American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-15

= ueau found along his line. The infantry in the
! mean time was formed in rear Of the artillery
receiving with the greatest possible GOODNESS the
enemy's lire, and only anxious for the order TO
rush IN and participate actively in the affair.
regiment of the enemy's lancers was OBJ
served to move to our right, apparently to gain
possession Of our wagon train, few hund red
yards in rear. The 5th infantry and two pieces
OF dajor Ringgod's artillery, under the com
mand Of Lieut.. K. Ridgely, were ordered to
check this movement Having gained ground
TO the right, some four or FIVE hundred yards,
the 9Th was formed in square to receive q
charge from the lancers, who advanced within
hlty yards, when the opposing side of the
square fired into and repulsed them, having re-
ceved in the mean time several irregular dis
charges from the enemy. The lancers reformed,
and continued their movement to get in rear Of
our right flank, when ordered the Sd to move
to the right and rear, around pond of water,
and prevent their progress in that direction
| Seeing their movement frustrated in this point,
the lancers commenced retreat in good order,
marching apparently by sguadrons, when First
Lieut.. r. Ridgely, Of Major Ringgold's bate
~, assisted by Brevet Second Lieut.. French,
opened fire on them, and scattered them in
all directions. In this affair the enemy lost
some twenty eight or thirty men. THIS por-
ton of the right wing served in about this posi-
ton until the close Of the action. In the mean
time Major Ringgold, with the remaining two
pieces of his battery, continued to play on the
enemy with great success. The gallant Major
was MORALLY wounded by q cannon ball towards
| the close OF the action, and his horse shot I'M
der him at the same time. The army and the
country will long deplore the loss Of so brave
and accomplished an officer.
The second squadron of dragons, comman.
ded by Captain May, who, during the day was
under the immediate orders of the General Com
manding, being ordered to turn if possible the
left flank Of the enemy, the 4th infantry was
ordered to support him. Having advanced in
| in our right and front some four hundred yards
under very severe fire from two ofthe enemy's
batteries, it was found the force he had to op-
pose was eight or nine hundred cavalry; he re-
tired argreeably to his orders, and the 4th in
fantry was accordingly withdrawn. In this OPP
Grafton Captain Mays squadron had FIVE men
wounded and six horses killed, and the 4th In
tantry one man killed, one officer Capt. Page)
MORALLY, and one man severely wounded.-
| Night coming on, the right wing took position
in front Of the wagon train and slept on their
arms on the ground first occupied by the enc
my. The perfect GOODNESS of Lieut.. Ridgely,
and the great precision with which he fired his
J
deserves notice, the last and most effective shot
he having aimed himself
On the morning of the 9th, some Of the enc
my being discovered in the edge of the chapa-
raj, we advanced the 5th infantry on the right,
with End squadron Of dragons in front, ior
Rnggold's battery, commanded by Lieut.
Ridgely, on the left of the 5th, and the 3rd bri-
grade on its left. On advancing, the enemy
having retired, we entered the chaparal and
approached to within eight hundred yards of
ReSacG de Ia Pul,nar, where the enemy had ia
ken position for fight The advance guard ma
wing kept up fire till our arrival, Lieut..
| Ridgely was ordered in front Of the 5th with
his battery, and having advanced cautiously to
within about four hundred yards oftheir bate
| ~ in the road, the enemy opened on him with
| grape Lieut.. Rdgely pushed forward rapid
ly about 100 yards further, and returned their
| fire with great spirit and success, advancing on
| them whenever their fire slackened. At times
the two batteries were firing canister at each
other when not more than one hundred yards
apart. Having advanced in this manner about
five hundred yards, Captain Mays squadron
was ordered TO charge the enemy's guns.
| Dashing forward in columns Of iours (the main
road admitting Of no other formation) the
squadron charged across the ravine through Sc
ven of the enemy's pieces, driving the gunners
from them; Capt. May, with Lieuts. Inge, Ste
vens, and Sackett, and the LIST and End pla-
toons Of the squadron charging the guns in the
road and on the right of it; Capt. Graham, &C
companied by Lieuts. Winshp and Pleasan-
ton, with the Srd and 4th platoons, leading the
charge against the pieces on the left Of the
road in the ravine. Capt. May having charged
through the pieces in the road, rallied some
six men, and charged again at some of the gun
ners who had regained their pieces, drove them
of and took General Vega prisoner. In the
charge Lieut.. Inge fell at the head of his pla-
toon, whilst leading it on CALAMITY, having
passed through their batteries. Corporal Nc
Cauey was taken prisoner, nine privates and
eighteen horses were killed, Sergeant Maley,
nine privates, and ten horses wounded.
The 4th infantry, under the command of
Brevet Major Allen, the 5th, commanded by
Lieut.. Col. Mcintosh, and the Sd commanded
by Captain l.. N. Morris, retained possession of
the enemy's artillery, repulsing at different
times largely superior parties brought to bear
against them, and finally brought off the pieces,
making several prisoners of war. After the
unsurpassed, if not unequalled, charge of Cap
tain Mays squadron, the enemy was unable to
fire piece. In this affair, in which 1t. Inge, "a
dragons, and Ii. Cochran, 4th infantry, were
killed, and Lieut.. Col. Mcintosh, Capt Hoe,
and Lieut.. Dobbins were wounded, | would
respectfully call the attention of the Command
ing General to the gallant conduct of Col. Nc
lntosh, 9TH, and Col Garland, 4th infantry,
Commanding the Sd brigade, Lieuts Rldrely,
Shower, and French, Sd artillery, Captains Nav
and Graham, Lieuts. Winship, Stevens, Plea
sonton, and Sackett, I'd Dragons, and Captain
Buchanan, Liouts Hays and Wood, 4th in
fantry, Sc; the latter two having captured a
niaca Of artillery dnfandpG h,y Opa b,,,,i 81 II
fifty or two hundred, with but few men,
The enemy having been routed with great
loss, this days action closed with much honor
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