The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-05-28

FoRT PORK Po1Nr ISABEL. May. 9th, 1886.
Gentlemen-I arrived here last evening
with the return train, bringing the wounded,
captured and booty.
day to further his plans. and had started back
this morning, when an express met him rom
above and brought him back, Report said the
Mexicans were again moving down on the other
side Of the river TO cross at Burita's Ferry, some
8 or 10 miles from this place. The fact that
some OF our army. just arrived. have been or
dered 10 that point, and that large expedition
irofn our squadron. consisting of sailors ana
marines, are also about ascending the RIVER
would seem to confirm this rumor.
This morning part of the lst artillery, LIST in
fanIry and some volunteers from your city and
Mobile arrived, others being hourly expected.
A company of mounted Texan rangers also ar.
rided. a large number being daily expected 10
join the army opposite Metamoros. A large
/ quantity of substance. arms. ordnance aud
ammunition is being taken to the army above,
and soon the General will be able TO open upon
Matamoros.
The volunteers who have arrived appear 10 be
of the "clear grit"
There was an exchange of prisoners with
| the Mexicans--both officers and men-on the
] 18th. We have YET as many left as We sent back
TO them.
Some of our naval surgeons are here kindly
| assisting in attending our wounded All tho
| surgeons kept very busy at this Time One
/ hundred WIKI nearly cover our killed anu WcuH-
| ded in both battles-l5OO not that OF the enc
my; with the missing, some say 1000. When
ever one of our officers or men got into their
! hands they would comm1nce butchefing and
stripping him at once-mutiiating dead and
wounded bodies. There appeared to be wo-
men with their army whose business in part
was to strip the dead. There is no mistake
those fellows fought well. We aStonished them
however, according their own confessions by
the many marked instances of daring valor
displayed by several officers and many men, aud
the fighting oil the whole OF our army.
Al the second fight nto over 1900 of US were
engaged at once. AT the first fight they had
over 5000 we about 1000. AT the second they
| had a rein fore enc OF 1000 or more, and we,
| as, said above, had only 1900.
They lost their aIl-everyihing was captured
I-all their mules, 500 or more, and pack sad.
dies, very large quantity OF ammunition,
their camp equipage, artillery. 1000 stands of
arms, muskets, together with lances. drums,
aeco ulremenls, clothing. supplies. colors, &c.
&c. As rush ed alter them in persGIt, all
this was encouraging.
Their dinners the fire cooking and
answ cred Tor our suppers. We ate their bread ;,
soup, tomatoes, meal, &c; smok ed their cigars
a good MANY fine ones being captured, and
drunk their liquors Their ready-slaughtered
beef did not come amiss, nor that on the hoof
Our battalion followed at d run in persus six
miles to the Jerry, where they crossed. The
last few miles their treat perfect confu-
:
sion-t'every one for himself and the devil for
them al,'
Most Of the shot, cannon balls, grape and can
mister. copper, brass and some composition
which is against, if not the law of nations,
their usage. sc.
+; In the FIRST action the Generals Adjutan.'s
horse was struck twice by cannon balls. the sec
ond time being killed
The General behaved most gailantly. In the
second battle he was mole exposed than any
one else. aud there he sat part OF the unle Civ
J ing his orders with his leg cooked OVER the
pumme of the saddle, unheeding the solicila-
tions OF his staff TO retire,
S Such victory, such slaughter, and such
route l hardly think can find its parallel.
What s most pleasing to US is, we did il our
Selves against such odds and without the assls-
= tance OF brave and generous friends, the vol
tunteers.
Yours truly. ;.
P.S-The mussets of the Mexcans notices
! were all marked George Rex, or, Feush, Tow
J er.