Washington telegraph., 1847-05-12

bY aue2pIusa II d. t,ru susll's lnlrItiun, know
u push un towards the city OF AexIee with all
a4sgr Tomorrow will wala mafp @ally, aud
ssal BY Con se5iI's express O " h
CAuf At Pas net Rio.
Apu l9==Fufsas5a.
Tie foat Of The MrNcans last evening was total
complete. They were pasaed WITHIN iaaf nilss
bl lalapa hy Goa, TWiggs, al when RalHl lhsfa
Wefa u6ae 10 follow, Santa Anna hims#II, instead
ol sntambng himscll as hs thfeatgnea, escaped
8, usns The saddle mule ui ha tam ffum the
Ia tues ai h.s magnificent egaaa, mounting H.ln,
aud Iafl taking 90 lhe cBapaual IL sHfsIe aI
maHste silver, uaaty uil ha faPeia LIS aHuHa} =
everything Ia bic carnage. even Ia ais dihhef, was
eapiHFad. hay, a capital story 10 tel ah9ai tiis
DINNER when have moment 10 spafei
The Alaxcll loss upga Tie aeisals was aRiul
the Hfa4uI ne places b. covered with the dead
Am sn4 tho b1irs found wns thai ol tn hssiaHEt
aHH Haaf hir was Col paaGi'' maaalIY Wanuasa4
fHff loss m llr rrlfrit maH tzfnaY seKefs==
etafy uy path % stfg"h with TIE afad IL eaf
aasauas uaen enabled 90 pAah TIM IA ssasan,
al would haze b,eu Killed OF captured =ssata
Aaaa amauf ilrm. CanaHla, Niih L. H9iad
I4aeafs. hal lHr pfilgBsa 10 u4.4af eaHY.
Leo up 70 laB time t .upHs#Il.e IA zFu any
IIH= #aH "a ia.l ur connect l.si q en- WaaHa# d
a...e#fH=-.i 10 sapatrg iaai maay pl tasm Nsfe
Hal kHI#I. L.e.t DUr1Hyra zlIlaai EaHHlz alli#sf
q. lie igpagfpa4l ru.Hssa, WzH szalg Hat nj
u4HHa|Iy wounded while alalmIHI ehH q tie
hHsaiz L'4l LHrH, oil lar ltsl#a. s saHHa#si
10 b. naiiaIy wpaU cd Iaa t. ia II zs# sals
iefud tefnu.y. ..u pta, o. lie IL iaiaasTg,
+ Ma badly Nounarl; Captain falHal a lie H.
slightly L.rul Dave, Vi taa kliHss rs fs8
/ b4ai} WolnIrd ~ TIC hp NJ sHmazf 81 .li#
| - ,.Ia. .1ols bat commanding lltl#z aHHHEIHs
/ t. Hst o. killed aud wounded eazsIz "a GsA
/ Eazss.Is c,mnaud yesterday hass hefn al 10
aa.zll. Il should here be stated tat taPl. " IL
I=Hls e5npir, uf Kentucky aai Gapi taafles
+ Wy aIs company Vi i,uusylsaaIi volunteers
wffs a.lsehtI IrmpgE4ry to tas regiment. Itefa
! Is tie l.a:
Kaisa.-la Lsul. =. u. Nri6au. commanding
company; % Lrlt G q GIL, esapaay I Baib
+ lAHsa effects wofr from Memphis
HsaadeI-l.eut Col u Cumming aashilyi
Iaipr Robert Fapnharsln, .ol the lsi Iekn sol.
nalaes, assigned 70 tna regiment for tie day
seYafa.s lsi Lieut. " 7 llatIe, aJjataut ssFsfaYi
+ lI Lcut Nm irafW05d, mJuliiy; "a Erut
] Forrest, sIighlly; Cnp, A II MlUay severely, %
T Lieut. q 4 sutherland, kaulucky youaicrrs, se.
[ yefely Tho regiment, whoa 10 agiou, numbered
less than 400 myn, an! ts ig.s was - n kl, and
I wounded.
l., Vega wasiu command OF lhr CcHo Gofdo
I gu the Int day Of the fight bu, drs1Her from
OUT dfa looHs German, gong iuio their canp at
. u.sii, aud Informing them thn, the matn attack
T wss 10 be- on illr right Of their lur-lAr work 30
/ i-rrely attacked by Gen. Pillow, he changed
i pllcrs with Goa Nupuch, The latter d. have
I already stated, was kulcd-La Vega defended his
pos, ultl ihr lines of the enemy were completely
turned. Several MgAi1an colonies have been
killed. but their names have been unable to learn
A.. oil & "a al al "A
was severely and, 10 supposed, mohslly
wounded,
Hundreds or cases Of individual gi'Ian'ry, in
I s,uFnn4 the different heights, ARE mcalioncd.-
/ Col. CAlls led on hs command on the lirsl day
until he had only sjne forty or iity meh with hun
| Il Is also said thll Capt Migruder followed up a
[ charge until he had but nine soldiers left ! can.
no, now recocgl our.ieuIh part Of the Instances
. OF almost reckless daring displayed. bat shall rn-
/ drayor 10 pick them up shall also send you on
a foil return ol the Killed aud wounded ii can
obtain il, but at pfrscGt il is almost impossible TO
| get hold OF anything. The wounded are still along
[ the roads for mlc1, although they are bringing
them 10 as fast as possible.
The army to advance towards Mexico inn
mcdatrly. Gen. Worlds division marched this
mofniug--t,rn Scott is TO mIflh ul n0uh Santa
AnuuH coach is to b. harness up for the purpose
. was ever put 10 before,
The officers aud men Of tho Mexican army
f. mean such az sre prsouefs-.aro to be turned
loose On their parole not again to tale up arms
during the war Perhaps Il is tho best dspos..
ton that could be- made Of them, as any other
course would delay Gen. SCOTS forward move
meut. Fifteen ol thu.r officers have refused 10
SIN, bat have gwen their parole Of honor 10 rr-
port Themselves, without delay, 10 Col Wilson
at Vera Cruz, us prisoners Of war Among these
are Gems La Vegalnd Jircro, the latter Governor
/ Of PerItc during the time the Texan prisoners
were there, and | lclcvc distinguished for his
good treatment Of them These olcfIs will
either be kept IN the castle Of San Juan de Uluu,
or else proceed 10 the United states
Gen. Shields Il alive, but i - considered impos.
sblc for hnto survive. The ball went through
his lungs rs h. was leading his men TO storm thv
hnhrst work OF the enemy
write this amid confusion Of all kinds, and
with no other table than knees A hundred Mex
lean officers arr around me, making out their pa
roles, while our own dead are being carried by
and consigned to their long resting place by the
r1ld-sdc.
/ shall start on for Jalap1 this afternoon, and
will write by every opportunity ] send you
some Mexican papers, as also Santa Annas last
proclamation. II is rich o.wK
P.s.-I have ngt learned that there ia some
/ hope for Gen. Shields. God grant he may live.
/ Col Baker, who charged on last fort, LOST, forty.
/ five mrn IN killed and undcd out Of only portion
I Of his regiment Lieut. Cowardln, Killed, Lieut.
Murphy supposed TO b. moHay wounded; Lieut.
| johnson wounded in three places, and thigh am.
| puatcd Lieuls. Scott, Fromln and Maltby,
wounded ow'K.
| FURTHER DETAILS OF TIE BATTLE
Tn. American Eagle, published at Vera Cruz,
issued an extra on the 2Uth ull, rom which we
tslrae; oopiously, though there arc many repeti-
| tions in IL
Tho positions occupied by the enemy were as
strong as nature, combined with art, could make
them, and could You but see them whilst reading
! thege ii1es, you would nder at their surrender
| The Cruo Gorlo, the m st prominent of the de-
fences, commands the Jaapa road fortwo or three
miles, md heavy battery hero, in the hands Of
skilful men, would keep an hnny In check for