The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-05-13

Saafa lima again Defeafed ina Pitched Bqttl.
w GEN Scou-Str 7'aoUsdqd Me1iedas Ia.
Ken Prisoners F.se Hundred Ame,icqas KiR
81 and pounded Cen la Vega agdia q
PrisoEsr
DAILY PICAYuNE EXTRA. !
frldiy Evening, April 30-j o'clock
BY the steam ship NJ Kim, Capt. Pills
bury, which left Neru Cruz on the 20h
mt, we have glorious news from the scene
Of action, Nj. Bu.ben who was sent bv
Mr. Kendall ~ilh dispatches for this OF.
fee. left the VI kim2O miles below the CITY,
and came or to the CITY, express, with the
gor Gus tidng-
Ga the afternoon Of the II h, the adj
vince under Gen. T"iggs encountered The
enemy, when a severe tut indrcisNe con.
iiicl ensued. A. the general orders Which
we gne below, show thu, 1t was Gen.
Sc1lt's iuicntion 70 give battle only on the
lsth, il may BE lhlt this engagement uas
brought on by lie MrNcans Tho man
battle occurred on Tire l-.h, and resulted
IA the complete lunph Of the American
arms.
Santa iuna made bis escape after his
arny vas routed Gen, IL Vega - again
am9ug The PRISONERS. Besides him there
we're tive Gcncral, taken, ana ION, III,
OF oal"ncls and subofdinat" officers. We
give below d l., e such vi the officers as
are camlng t. this place. They were 10
icake vera Ittz about The 23'h.
Pass pu RIO, Aprl l7-ll. an.
sIa4 a tt.... 80, 49,.
houis since, and heavy caunpnade has
iteady com cHced upon h.. lne ifam the
iatthesl OF the MrNcan works. Al IN.
tefNsl- too, the rafting ~ small arms eau
ba hcard distinctly tom he u agoon Camp
where am Nuung this. am gons out
with toi,. Duncan aod j hian and Capt.
Pemhc ton, 20 The seat OF acton, aud vii
felum here al night % report the progress
"t the hShi. Il Vas inlcnded, believe,
that Gen. i"iggs should open the tight 10
Jay, a. leas' 70 btlnI % general action,
aed - - Therefore P1esunab,e the Mex
edns have comHeuced upon hi.n' wu'c
M great haste u w n.
3, T. MI have II,t returned from
lie scene OF conf e. and bloody one It
las been, considering tho punber engaged.
4 tam TINS st.c 1T tie fauhest MeNican
work, ana on which there Ma. no one seea
asst evening" Va. found nccuticd by the
r.eul'. h..Ut from. Tins norn,ey and +,
fafee II vn, al a,c, d,ened ,nd,.rensible.
Far aims o,,,,,.c thu ria. ~, o. Maj
Snlnuer br.t.,. d..tarhmcn,. AZ ,r,,Il.ry
aad infantry were ordered Ia rh,,.c IN
the f,t.,grJ ,srept TIN, thaydtd m aaIIanr
,,,Ie. du,m, The MeSicnns, after fe,ls.
t,nfo "a vein may b. nuu down as mast OH.
stn,le. Gf.., numbers If In. enemy
,,.,o l.,g,,d u,i.,f.,, a,, .,do ,l,,. la. vas
.,l.=,s.,.,c IL, S,,,rc, u,as .b,,t,, Tho
l 49,, ,.'.,4..a ,,,ot,. ~,
nn,,,l.,. Lem. u,s,y Cl,L. If Tho
"a. se,c ',iso- xa,,lsa Inn, no, s,yo,s.
w. aIs, Len I,t,i.cl ,br 81 IN.
6nlry. could net Ie,rp Inn, ANY If our
officers ucre killed Tho entire Io.s ON
~, s,da IN L,lted ,oJ wounded = c.1,m,.
,cd Al about one hundred but from the ma.
,,,,. ~ rb. ,,,,o,d- -t,ol,, coyo,c,l with
b,n.b and ,G,,s cbac,nral and extremely
,nc,.n-,l =. i,eo..,hle IN Ieu wuh ncc,,.
racy. Norc,n NJ hi, lime. owe even
,he .,,os ~ ,no atIiecrs Who we're ,mme.
d,a,ely engaged.
About 3 O'clock the enemy made de
mausirat,nn from the Tor, on the nei.hbor.
ing height to the one our men had caplur.
ed, a, II With the intention Of retakmg it
bot ii all ended in marching down the bill
blgNiny a most terrific churra on their
trumpels, flung few shots and .hen retIf'
tug. Their appearance as they came down
the slope was certainly most imposing
/ The cannon on The height mcnn" htte Kept
NJ continuous Il c on Cen I"isSs lines,
j YET dong hulceN execution other than cutting
down the trees aud brush. As we return,