Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-05-26
BATTLE WITH THE MEXICANs.
OUR ARMY VICTORIOUS.
GEN YEA A PRISONER
MAJ. RINGOLD KILLED

We copy the following from an extra of the
Baltimore sun, OF Sunday morning las, l.
must be taken with few grains of allowance
! Ourexpress reached Washington in advance
oil every thing. and was by our enerpetic cor.
respondent communicated TO US by Morse's
Magnetic Telegraph. We hasten To issne il
IN an extra sun.
I BY The Daily Picayune and on Extra from,
ihe Mo6ile Advertiser, OF the 18th. we have
news, the substance OF which is contained in
the following
there has been two engagements between
General Taylor aud Mexi1an troous. tho 6rs,
occurring on the 7,h igst., when Gen. Tsylor
Was returning lfoIn Point Isabel to hrs camn
opposite Maldmoas. It this, the Mexiosnt
Numbering from 5000 10 1000 were rrpuIsed
Our army was Sleeping on the field Of battle
on which the next day 200 Mex cans ,,crs
found dead, ond several pieces OF artillsrv
stores, SC, were captured by the American
army. Major Ringgold died from a wound
received IN this action. OF the two DAYS ha,.
tle' we can only give the following particu
lars from the Picayune.
The Y. ). steamer, Col Harvey. arrived The
morning Just as our paper was going TO press
IRON Bfazos Santiago. She left on the 23i
INST Inc news Is glorious 10 our arms. She
brings official accounts a second ba,t,e H..
'ftNN tt4l AikulfA una TIE 4 farreu
winch took place Oh The ninth of MAY. com,
meneing at bali past 3 +. NJ. within 3 mics
OF Camp Taylor.
me action was ON the edge OF ravine and
one mile from the chapporal, which ,vns oear
IL miles in width. The Mexicans common.
ced the action with their artillery. which ,rss
posted Soas 20 sweepa narrow passage tbro,,,b
winch Gen. Taylor was advancing. there be-.
ing swamp on the other hand.
Gen. Taylor Immediately ordered CHARGE
IN the teelh OF the enemy's destructive fire
ana 'Ue troops promptly responding, carried
we enemy guns at the point of the hayonet
, sudden and impetuous was the ait.ck Ira,
General Arsia had no time to save his Dsners
Whlch WIN ell his correspondence. fen 'jnto|
the hands OF Gen. TAYLOR.
lie action lasted an hourand half in ,ybi,b
time six hundred Mexicsns were killed -,
wounded, and the Americans took three bnn.
dred prisoTers, and s pieces OF Artillery.
Inc Americans lost in the action about
Ss.ANY Two KILLED and wounded. Among the
hl'ed, were Col. Mcintosh, Lieut. Cochran
~ 'ne bursting OF a she'll; Lieut. lngc and
one or Two others, whose names are moi given
Col. Kane, Lieuts. Gates, Vcrbark. Hooe
Luther and others, were among the wounded
we regret TO say that Major Ringqold who
was wounded on tie 7th inst, died on the
/ IOlh' ana was buried with military honors.
! The total loss OF the Mexicans In bofh ar.
tons was al least twelve hundred
The Mexican forces amounted Ia nj leas,
OJOO men, aud tliat of the Americans did ma,
exceed 900 men. "O'
nm exchange OF prisoners took place subse
/ quent TO The battle by which CANAAN Tborn.
ton end Llrute. ilanee and Kane vera -.
iessed. Lieut.. Deas was not dempnded
Among the prisoners taken by Gen. TAYLOR
was ten. VEGA. For him two American I'm.
Gers were offered ia exchange bat IL was de-
Chhed 10 give him up-saVe in EXCHANGE for
sn oiiicef OF equal rank, whenever one should
Gen. Veja was allowed TO be uccompou;sa
by one Of his aids, Lieut. Colonel. as
friend
The Mexican army was A. confident Of vic
lofy that every preparation had been made to
eeieoralc %, Dat oil their preparations ieii into
the hands Of the Americans.
IN Toe light many Of tbe Mexicsps took n
We river and were drowned iu their ATTEMPT,
% swim &c.
Gen Taylor reached his q. np the s0e,.
Hoou a''sf TIE action leaving there bis whole I
,''Ge. be started The next morning lor Point
isao.l aud srnvcd there on the evening ol
lbe lOih without molcsiation
On ihe moming OF the llih be- started bach I
20 hls camp opposite Maamorss We need
ho s'y iDai De u1d lis army ore all in fine
Furiher Information has been received from
zoe American Consul and all the American
residents 81 Matam0ros bad been arresiedand
seut TO Ssiiiilo small town about 30 nile
from haiam0ras