Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-05-26
GREAT VICTORY OVER THE MEX
ICAN FORCES!!-FALL OF MAT
AMORAS!-7O0 MEXICANS KILL.

weston News Extra dated Sth instant. from
which we copy the following:
Gen. Taylor, on the evening Of the I'd
instant, lel, the entrenchment with a de
ta,chmen Of U. S. troops for the purpose
Of opening communication between Poin,
Isabel and the entrenchmen,. On thu
morning of The morning of the 4th, the
Mexlcans, taking advantage Of his absence
a, day break opened heavy cannonade
on the entrenchments. which was gallant.
ly returned BY The IS. troops, and in
thirty minutes silenced their batteries and
reduced the city Of Malamoras to ash
es!!
Morning Of the 9th. A gentleman who
had just arrived from the field of battle, in
forms US that the slaughter among the
Mexcans was tremendous; that upwards Of
seven hundred lay dead on the field ofbat.
tie and hat the number of houses left in
Matamoras was no, sufficient to accommo
date the wounded.
According TO accounts received at Point
Isabel, the number OF Mexicans in and a.
bout Maiamoras, was estimated at 10 900
men, and expecting reinlorcements dali
ly.
Gen' Taylor was to leave Point Isabel
on the 9th inst, with detachment oftroops
determined to open communications be.
tween Point Isabel and the army opposite
Matamoras which has for some days been
Gu. off and only effected in one instance by
the valiant and undaunted Walker, Of the
Texas Rangers, whose horse was sho,
from under him in the attempt, and the
loss of six men. Santiago and Isabel are
now under Martial Law-every citizen
compelled to do duty.
On the morning Of the Oh, previous to
the departure Of the New York, heavy
cannonades were heard, supposed to be an.
other attack from tine Mexicans on tho U.
S. troops opposite Ma.amoras.
Great excitement prevailed at Point Is.
abel and Santiago up 10 one O'Clock, p.
NJ, when the New York took her depar
ture.
Of two among the six men who were killed
in forcing their way through the Mexicans
to the U. S. camp.
| Capt. Walker, whose skirmish with the
Mexican forces, was mentioned in the Cour
ier Of last Saturday, made his way with
four men, from Point Isabel TO Gen Tay.
lor's camp in front Of Matamoras. The
General, finding the communication be.
tween his camp and the magazines at Pm,
sabe' interrupted, leaving a strong de-
iachment in the fertilization, marched at
the head Of the remainder of his troops to
the Point, and arrived there on the I'd inst
without being Modesto on the way by the
Mexicans. But on the Sd, heavy firing
was heard in the direction Of Matamoras
The intrepid Walker again volunteered on
the perllous errand Of returning 10 the
camp, and ascertaning the state of things.
He got back on the 5 h, and reported that
the Mexicans, taking advantage Of Gen.
Taylor's absence with the main body Of
his army, opened fire upon the American
fort. fcation from Matamoras, while il was
attacked in the rear by the Mexican sol
ders. The American artillery returned
the salute, in thirty minutes the town Of
Matamo;as was in ruins, and the enemy
totally defeated with the loss Of more than
seven hundred men. 1t is said only one
American was killed an none wounded
The Galveston News Of last Friday;
says the number Of Mexican forces are
not exactly known-and are veriously es.
timated at from ten 10 ifjeen thousand men.
Some say they are not less than 10000
and may amount to 20.OuO, and fresh
troops were constantly focking into the
neighborhood Of Matamoras. The News
supposed thata desperate battle was fought
ON the 18th instant. McClster and Rad
cliff are the names oftwo men of the Tex
an detachment under Capt. Walker, killed
in the skirmish with the Mexicans McCls
ter was formerly resident in New Orleans
-Radcl:ff was from Mobile, fine Dung
man,who served as lieutenant in the Tex.
an army with distinguished bravery some
years ago.
Their bodies and those Of the others who
were killed were shock,ngIy and 5rltally
mutiiated by the savage Mexcans. There
is no true courage in men who commit such
atrocities upon the dead.
1t was presumed Gen. TAYLOR would
take with him o his camp the regulars who
went out in the New York.
Colonel Hays, with 400 Texan Ran.
gers, was marching 10 JOIN Gen. Taylor,
resolved TO make his way thro' the Mexl
cans.
We are happy 10 learn that the appre.
tensions entertained ay well informed men
here, tina, the Mexicans had fortified the
Island at the mouth OF the Rrazos in such
manner us 10 prevent the exito entrance
Of vessels, are groundless. Some Mexi.
cans were encamped there, but the com.
mander Of the U. S. Schooner Flirt,aware
Of the importance Of the position, landed,
with his crew and dispersed them.
The amount of the foregoing news is
highly satisiactory-all fears for the safe
ty Point Isabel are dissipa.ed and the works
opposite Matamoias have resisted very
serious assault made upon them by num-
bers that would seem overwhelming.
The reinforcement Of $50 U. S. Troops
from Jefferson Barracks arrived at Point
Isabel just in time to join Gen'I Taylor in
bis retuan.
From the whole We gather the follow.
ing
The Mexicans made the attack while
Gen'l Taylor with the main body was a,
Point Isabel.
Maj'r Ringgold commanded the Amer'
can troops during the engagement.