The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-05-15
From tie 81. Louis RepuLliean.
month later from New Mexico,
Memoraliia of the battle of Sacrame INTO.

Memoranda of the battle of Sacramento.
METsthe enemy 28h February at Sacar-
mento, eighteen miles north of Chihuahua,
strongly eatrcnched; action commenced at 8
r. M, on the part of our artillery, at nine hun
dred yards on an advanced charge Of cavalry
eight hundred and sixty strong. Ehemy's ar
tilery directed against ours for time. The
enemy's advanced charge fell back and re-
formed assuming their second position in front
of their line of redoubs and entrenchme ns.
Our own Battery at the same time advancing
again opened their fire upon the enemy, and
in a very short time threw them into confusion
and fight AT the moment of the retreat of
their cavalry behind their Notifications, the
order was given to our right wing to charge
upon the redoubts, which were manned by re-
gulars (nfaniry) from Durango Zacatecas.-
This charge was made in most gallant man
ner, supported by Major Gilpin's and Lieut..
Colonel Jackson's command, and the section
ofshowitzers under Captain Weightman and
Lieutenant Chouteau. In very short time
their whole line of Notifications was evacua-
ted, their batteries silenced and the enemy in
full retreat, in every direction. The enemy
in full retreat Maj. lark with his four poun.
ders, (howitzers being already in the pursuit,)
followed at the top of our speed, until we
were some distance inside their line of forth
ficaton, when the Majors attention was d.
rected to formidable battery, some 1900 yards
distant, the position of which, on the summit
of an immense pile of volcanic rocks, comman-
ded the retreat of their own forces, and might
have done great execution OH our pushing
troops. He Immediately anticipating orders,
wheeling and advanced to one of the enemy's
redoubts within 1925 yards of the battery just
named, and opened upon il with one 9-poun-
der. Although the height of their battery
was so great their shot fell short Of us, doing
no damage. Our first fire dismounted one g.
FOUNDER and in about 10 or 20 minutes their
battery was silenced, their position abandon
ed, and our colors planted upon the height.
We tooktwo large 9-pounders, seven 4-poun-
ders, and two carriages, each mounted with
three pieces of me and half inch calibre,
with a prsportionate quantity of ammunition
Their provisions, baggage, and every thing,
Was abanssned upon the field; four or FIVE
,ttsoa and GLARS In specie taken. The enemy's
forcsY KS hiEn iiicfuding some If their finest
regular troops, and well armed. Our own
force in the action was 924 The enemy lost
in killed 300, great number wounded, thirty
or forty prisoners. Our own loss was one kill
ed, one mortally wounded, seven wounded,
(not mortally) About four days after the bat
tie, Col. Guilta, who was in command of his
regiment at the battle, in attempting to escape
from Chihuahua, in disguise, he having been
concealed in the city during that time was ia
ken prisoner. Col. Sam C. Owens, of indie
pendence, who was In the action as Major of
the battalion Of Volunteer Traders, was the
only one killed upon the field.
The city was entered by detachment of
Artillery under Capt. Weightman, of the LIST
Regiment, under Capts. Rice and Parsons, on
the LIST March and the main body entered the
next day.