Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-05-30

volunteers were about starting whea che
left. This news made US mos, cheerful
as we could no, have then expected the
resul. that has since taken place with our
troops.
Dispatches had been sent 10 Vera Cruz
by Gen. r., contents 10 US cubs unknown
but rn,nor would have i, Aforesaid Vera
Cruz was 10 have been hombarded. Judge
OF our surprise. then, when al daylight on
the morning If the 9Th. after the whole
squadron Falmouth excep,ed) appeared
oft our harbor. The Commodore had no,
received the dispatches from her. bu, was
informed a, Vera Cruz, that the Mexi.
cans had marched 6 or 1000 troops across
bv land to assist Gen. Aris,a in ,ohippimg
Gen. Taylor.
Com. Z. therefore thought very wisely
,ha, his presence here would do some
good in The way OF reinforcements. Glad
ly was he welcomed. Gen. Taylor had
marched out the evening previous. tn
meet and conquer the enemy, taking with
him twenty.tw0 hundred men, teamers
included, with Two hundred and fifty
teams loaded with ammunition, provisions.
&c.. which the Mexicans were no dnub,
appraised If, as the teams had been loaded
ever since Monday last. awaiting The
orders for march al a moments warn.
ing.
! Gen. r.. left Point Isabel with lule
over ionr hundred men Ia defend il. Ma.
jor Monroe. commanding here. sent in a
requisi,ion to Com. Conner. for as many
men as he could spare, a. we heard fr.
ing abou, 2 r. NJ. of the 9Th. which con
unued with but little intermIssi0n until
dark. Com. G. sen, ashore $50 men.
and on the 9th. or 500 more. which
makes this place strong enough to with.
stand an attack against 20. 900 men.
Believe me when say there was The
greatest excit+men here all the afternoon
Of the 9th. as We could plainly hear the
cannonadng from the field Of battle.
On The evening OF The 9th. Mr. hurry
and Mr Bacon volunteered 10 70 and tind
o., The result.
On the morning Of The 9th black boy
came into camp, and gave history Of The
fight, which was about the time. bu, AZ
he had run away and left his team he was
no, believed. "A, 3 P. M. &c ,he OH.
Messrs NJ. and B. returned, and stated as
follows:
They got 10 Gen. Tavlor's camp, six.
teen miles from here, al 8 A NJ. and there
learned tina, the army marched Until abou,
ID miles from here, when they saw The
MexIcans drawn up IN battle array across
his road: lie immediately gave his orders
for The cams to halt until The % Brigade
had passed The Mexlcans were on the
prar:e near the edge Of The Chaparal,
wheE Gen. Taylor go, within three quar-.
,ers of mile. they opened upon him with
their flying artillery.
Gen. Taylor arrived with Capt. DON.
can and Major Rnggold-s Companies,
and at i, they wen, until about sunset,
when the Mrxicans had re,rea,ed 10 the
edge Of The chapparal aud ceased firing
Afterwards Gen. Taylor fired ten or
fifteen guns at them. and set To work
throwing up two hreas,works. AT day.
light The Mexicans were in the edge of
The clarparai. council ~ war wa> held
by Gen. ray lor, and ii was agreed thu,
one brigade should advance up to the
charparral. in homes 10 draw the Mexi.
cane into a renewal "f the 6gh,, bu, the
more The troops advanced upon them.
''he more they warn. ,here"-the Mex.
leans having relreated. leaving three pie.
If r.
,inr--from FOUR IN SIX HUNDRED
DEAD upon The field. and Gad only
knows how many wounded that they took
took away. We took th,r,y or forty pri
soners mostly wounded. One Mexican
who was stationed at one O: their batter
les. says every b"ty bu, himself at The
battery was k,lled-says the guns beat
anything ,hev ever dreamed nc. they were
50 quick. One of The Mexican officers
in Trying to rally his men. found he could
not, aud commenced cutting them with
his sword. when HE troops shot him
dead We had eleven killed and ten
MORALLY wounded.
Capt Page nf the Sd. had All the low.
er par, ot his face shot off with q cannon
ball-It il thought he will recover, tho
h"rrlhly ma.ila,ed. Major Riuggold had
the feshy par, Of his legs shoi through
and horse k.lled--none Of his bones bro
ken, which is wonderful. Our imfnrman,
says the field Of ba,l- was slrewed with
the dead. and they could hear the graans
Of the Mexican wounded All nigh, a, Gen.
rs camp. The M4xicans were com
manded BY Gen. Mrj,a. There is n"
doubt they have retreated across the river.
When The volunteers arrive you may de
pend you will hear uf them ..revelllng IL
The halls Of the Mon.eznnas," %. peace
and good. will be whipped INTO those BON.
bastic Mexicans. II is a matter Of sur
prise that 50 few were lost on our side.
Yours. J.P.
In the decisive battle, Gen. Ta;lor lost
about sixty killed and wounded. among
whom there were three officers. VIII
Lieut.. lnges. of the Drag""ns. Lieut..
CMhran, of the 4,h Inf,n,ry. and Lieut..
Chadhurn Of the 9th Infantry. Among
The wounded are Col. Macintosh Of The
5,h Infantry; Lieut.. sCol. Payne. 4,h Ar
tillery, aud Capt. Hooe. 5,h Infantry.
mos, If them slightly. aud none suppos.
ed MORALLY.
Major Brown, Of the Artillery. who
was l-fi in command ii the forl opposite
Ma,amofos, died ON the 10Th Of wounds