Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-05-27
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GREAT BATTLE, DC.
LATER-FULL CONFIRMATION.

OF Gen. Taylor with the MeXicans, which
couoborate in all important particulars thu
accounts received by last nights mail.
The PiUayune, extra, dated Sunday, May
10, III A. NJ. says
Since our paper went 10 press, we have had
time toeXamine our correspondence and make
further inquiries into the circumstances Of the
action OF the 9th inst The general tenor Of
the briei account we gave in our mornings
postscript is correct A glorious victory has
been won, aud under circumstances TO shed
unsullied lustre upon our arms.
Ths Mexicans outnumbered Gen Taylor i'm
the proportion of four TO one; they had their
choice OF a position, and selected one extreme
/ ~ advantageous; they were driven from il
with great loss, and forced across the Rio
Gunde--and the victory has been stained By
no act OF cruelty on our part.
! In the casualties which were reported i'm
our postscript OF the morning. we have some
corrections to make. By the official report
OF the action IL appears that Col. M'Intosh is
not killed, but desperately wounded. Major
I Brown-not Colonel, as we stated-was kill
ed IN command OF Fort TAYLOR by tho eIplo-
sion OF a shell. The following is as complete
a list OF the officers killed aud wounded on
our side, in both actions, as we have been able
I To obtain:
hiuod. Maj. Brown, 9Th InfantTy-woun-
ded IN Fort Taylor-died on the 10Th; Major
Rnggold, 81 Auillery-wounded on the Stb
and Tied on the 10th; Lieut.. lnges, ID Ora
goons, Lieut.. Cochrane, 18th Infantry; Lieut..
Cladhurne, Sth Infantry.
WOuHded.-Lieut. Col. Mcintosh. 9th In.
iantry; Lieut. Col. Payne, 4th Artillery; Capts.
Page, lin the action on the Sth) Hooe, Mont
goineIy; Lieuts. Luther lin the octien OF the
Sth) Gates, seldom, Mcclure, Burbank, Jordon,
/ Fowler.
A correspondent Of the Picaynne, writing
from Camp Victory. near Matamoras, undel
date OF May II, soys:
presume some gentleman having more
leisure ihan myself will transmit YOU a de-
iaiteu account OF one of the hardest fought
battles which hos occurred i'm any country
since the Revolution. / will only saw then.
that about two thousand men of our much
abused army met, on the 9Th inst. with six
Thousand chosen Mexican troops, under Gen.
Ans'a, TIE latter having chosen their posi-
non, The lormeT being upon their march from
Ioint Isabel TO this pldCe-encunbered more.
over Win tram OF near three hundred ,ysp-
ons.
lou observe the advantages which they had
not only IN MURDERS, but in every thing else.
we have beaten them shamefully and driven
them across the Rio Grsnde--have captured
'helf whole park of artillery, and almost eve
~ lnihg they had with them-we have buried
hulaIeos oil Their dead. and understand will
Send over 10 them this morning about one
hundred OF their wounded. we had three
engagements with them. Their killed
FOUNDED ahd missing has not yet been ascer-
'aiheo' uen. Taylor sent over yesterday per
mission. TO Gen. Arista To send ever Doctors
10 ASSIST lE taking care OF his wounded-ihey
came over last night, and reported forty-eieht
OF The Mexican officers missing. whilst AZ,
LOST Out three. This morning those gallant
df1Soons captured from us some weeks since
are to DC brought over aud exchanged-wc
might give ten Tor one.
Mexican loss at Palo Alto, set down by
themselves at 400; at Resacu de la Palma
2OO0 missing.
The correspondent of the Bnlletin writing
from FONT Isabel, under date of NAV ~ after
recaPitulating the events Of the fIst battle.
STves the following account of the second:
On the 9Th, the General packed the heavy
Tram collected the enemy's wounded, in hos.
pilal, buried their dead, arranged our own
wounded: (amOns whom we have 10 reore,
the sudden death of Mai Ringgold, and prob.
ably Capt. Page,) and moved ON i'm pursuit ol
the enemy on the Matamoras road. They had
taken post IN the chapdrel the second time
occupying the bed OF stream called Resacs
de la Palma, with sheir artillery on the road
at The crossing. have no time for details Of
lhls affair. The General brought up his troop,
by battallons aud posted them, with brief or.
dcrs to find the enemy with the bayonet. and
placed the artillery where they could act in
the road
! The dragons were held in reserve. and a,
soon as the advance OF our line had uncovered
the Mexican batteries, Gen TAYLOR told Cant
May that his time had come, Heres the enc
mys battery sir--take IT, nOLeHs polsns." Ma,
dashed upon il with his sqadron. and lost ON,
third OF ~, but he cleared the battery and can.
tured It's commander, Gen. Veja, in the act OF
raising Port-iire to FIRE piece himself. Nav
took his sword aud brought the General of
/ me enemy renamed the guns aud opened
I them a second time on the 5th Infantry Cant
Barbour, OF the 81 Infantry, with his single
company and few men from the 5tb ,yhe
Joined him IN the chaparel, threw his back
gainst clump Of bushes, and received ant
calamity repelled \ charge Of cavalry.
E3CSpt. Duncan, with bis battery, did terri
! bic execution--he is most promising officer
Lieut.. Ridg,ley OF the Flying Artillery. wa,
also among the foremost la truth. IN was a
series OF brilliant skiTmishes and heavy shocks
IA which 1900 hghung men, met GOO hand
10 haDd--oyeTwhelmed them with the pgeci.
SION OF their vOliies, and the steady co6lpess
" we uagonet--and drove them from the field
with the loss Of their artillery, baggage 4 pack
mules liked ammunition, aud near 1000 stands
T OF muskets
7 The fort, meanwhile, bad been summoned
with true Mexican duplicity, and told that
/ Taylor was flying The Maiamofas newapa-
/ pers and official Bulletins called him e COW.
aTdly tailor. In answer 60 the summons. the
officers plunged their swords in the pampet
aud replied, "io the hilt." Upto the evening
Of che 9th, 800 shells, and 1000 shot bad
been thrown, aud The only loss was tha, ol
the brave commander, Major Brown. aud !
sergeant and private killed aud 10 wounded
/ A HiNDOO FEMALE. One day when
Lady Rallies. while iu India. was almost over.
whclmcd with grief for ihe loss Of q iayonte
child, unable to bear toe sight ~ her Other
children or the light Of day, and humbled on
her c,uch in feeling OF misery. she was al.