Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-05-28
General VEGA takesa Prisoner
From the Baltimore Sun, Ertra.

OF every thing, and was communicated by the
energetic correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun
through Morse's Magnetic Telegraph.
The news is taken from The New Orleans
Picayune of The l7lh inst and an extra from
The office of the Mobile Advertiser, of The 18Th
There have been two engagements bctw cen
General Taylor and Mexican Troops, the first
occurring on the 9Th inst, when Gen Taylor
was returning from Point Isabel to his camp
opposite Malumoras. In this The Mexicau~,
numbering from 5000 10 1000, were repulsed
Our army was sleeping on the field Of battle,
on which next day 300 Mexicans were found
dead, and several pieces of artillery, stores &c,
were captured by the American army. Major
Riuggod died from wound received in This
action. OF the two days balrIe we can only
give the following particulars from the Picayune.
The U. S. steamer Col. HaEney arrived this
morning, just as our paper was going to press,
from Brazos Santiago. She left Oh the 18Th
inst. The news is glorious 10 our arms. She
brings official accounts of second balile be-
tween the Mexican and the American forces,
which took place on the 9Th Of May, commen-
cling at haf-past P. NJ within miles of Camp
Taylor.
The action was on The edge of ravine, and
one mile from the chappare, which was near
II miles in width. The Mexicans commenced
The action with their artillery, which was post
ed so as 10 sweep a narrow passage through
which Gen. Taylor was advancing, there being
a swamp on the other hand.
Gen. Taylor Immediately ordered charge
in the teeth of the enemy's destructive fire, and
the troops promptly responding, carried the en-.
emy's guns at the point of the bayoner. So
sudden and impetuous was the attack, that
General Aris,a had no time to save his papers,
which, with all his correspondence, fell into
the hands of Cen Taylor
The action lasted one hour and a half, in
which time six hundred Mexcans were killed
or wounded and The Americans took three hun
dred prisoners, and eight pieces of artillery.
The Americans lost in The action about six
,y-two killed and wounded. Among The killed
were Col Mcintosh, Lieut.. Cochran by the
bursting of a shell, Lieut.. lnge, and one or two
others, whose names are not given.
Col. Kane, Lieu,s. Gates, Verbank, Hooe,
Luther and others, were among the wounded.
We regret to say that Major Ringgold, who
was wounded on the 7lh nsi died on the 9th,
and was buried with military honors.
The total loss of the Mexicans in bo,h' ac-
lions was at least twelve hundred.
The Mexican forces amounted TO at least
6000 men, while tha, of the Americans did not
exceed 1900 men,
An exchange of prisoners took place subse-
quen, to The bauIe, by which Captain Thornton
and Lieurenants Hardee and Kane were re-
leased. Lieut.. Deas was no, demanded.
Among the prisoners taken by Gen. Taylor
was Gen. Veja. For him two American off
GERS were offered in exchange, but it was de.
clined to give him up, save in exchange for an
officer of equal rank, whenever one should be
taken.
Gen. Veja was allowed 10 be accompanied
by one of his Aids, Lieut.. Colonel as friend
The Mexican army was so confident of vic.
tory that every preparation had been made to
celebrate it, but all their preparations fell into
The hands of the Americans.
In their flight many of the Mexicans took to
the river, and were drowned in their attempts
10 swim it.
Gen Taylor reached his camp the afternoon
after The action leaving there his whole force
| He started the next morning for Point Isabel
and arrived there on the evening of The 10Th
without molesialon
| On the morning of the lllh he started back
to his camp opposite Matamoras. We neet
not say hat he and his army are all in fns
spirits.
| Further information has been received tha
the American Consul and all The American res
Idenls at Malamoras had been arrested and sen
10 SalllIlo, small town about 80 miles from
Maamoras