New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-06

.,h - r,ov,r, forward with 1000 cavalry and four
rrisce. nj cannon in their masked by them. our
movements were 30 rspid that we cameo inc
Ei,b our forces and the advance OF our wagons ~ ~
10 form before they arrived ~hin ressn o s.i SO 80
The enemy halted and advanced the head OF our
coiur,n within 200 yards OF them 90 a. 10 iet our
wagon. a,tsin the hieh lands snd form as before
we now commenced the action BY brisk hre rom
s.o our IRE, proved effective At this distance kins
rs men wounding snd disabling one OF the enemy
guns We had two men slightly wounded ana sewers
horses and mules killed The enemy then slowly re-
,-..s hshind their works In some confusion ana we
\ ,,r march in our former order still divergipg
rno-s ~ he reht 10 avoid their battery on our lett
their rightly snd their strongest redouots when were
on the JET, where the ROAD passes AteI naen
Ing ss far as We safely could without coming WITHIN
rnre Of their heavy battery right Capt weight
m.n Of the artillery. was ordered to charge Win me
twr ~ pound hoWiEers to be supported ~ tire cavalry
under Cspts Reid Parsons and Hudson.
The h0wiizcrs charged At speed ana were ssllSh'y
sustained bv Capt Reid bet By some misnnderstsnd'
ing nv order not given % the otner Two eompsh,'
Capt Hudson anticipating my order charged N hn' "a
civ. ample support % the towiizers. tspt PARSONS
he sa,s moment came 20 and asked permission Tor
his company charge the redouhts imuediatey 70 tne
left Of Capt Weighmsn, which be did very sallsnty-
The remainder Of the two bstts0ns OF the lot regiment
were di.ounted during the cavalry ehsrge and follow
iugrapdy on foot snd Major Clarke advancing ~ fst
as practicable with the remainder OF battery We ensr.
eed their redoubts from right 10 leit Win ofl.A ana
MID ard well directed IRE scolnmn OF cavalry at
tempting to pass our left so as to attack the wagons
bs -s was 40 well directed as 10 force them 10 fall
back and our rhesn with the csvslry and ho"iiHefs
cleared sitter an obstinate resistance Our forces az
vanced 10 the very brink OF their redouots ana SscNe
them with their ssbres When the redouots were cleared
and the batteries IN the centre and our et were senc
ed the main battery right su continued 20 pour
in constant and heavy IRE. IS II had done during inc
head OF the engagement but as the whole i'ts OF tne
a Tho
battery this the right remained unattached, aud
the enemy had rallied there five hundred strong.
Major Clark was directed 10 commence heavy nre
uncn IL while Lieuts Col Mitchell and Jackson. com
nendinc the Let battalion ordered 10 aud
charge the battery the left while Major Gilpn was
directed 10 pass the I'd battalion foot the rough as
cent of the mountain the opposite side. The fire OF
our battery was so effective as to completely silence
,heirs and the rapid advance OF column put them
~ aight over the mountains in great confusion.
Can't Thompson. Of the lst Dragons, acted "a my
ia and adviser on the field during the whole engage
,nsnt and was OF the most essential service 10 me.
Also Lieut. Wooster, OF the United states army VINO
acted very cooy and CALAMITY. Major Campbell OF
Snrnefsld Missouri also acted as volunteer aid du
I'm, mart of the time but left me and Joined captain
Reid in his gallant charge Thus ended the battle oil
Sacramento The force OF the enemy was LOO cavalry
from Durango and Chihushus win tne vera I'M ara
goops ! 200 infantry from Chihushua. 800 srtilersts,
and 40 rancheros badly armed with assos lsnces,
and nacheoes or knives ten pieces OF artillery
nine eight six, and four Founders ana SIX cut
verins. or rampant pieces
Their forces were commanded by Major Gen Hendes,
General OF Durango Chihuahua, Sonora and New Next
ro Rria Gen Jastimsn Brig Gen Garcia Condo, Tor
merly Minister of War Tor the Republic OF Mexico who
IA a scientific man and planned this whole held OF de-
fence. Gen Uguerie and Governor Tra, who acted rs
BrigadsrGeneral on the held ana CooneIs ana olHer
officers without number
Our force was 92ieAectve men al least one hundred
Of whom were engaged in holding horses and driving
teams. 80,
The loss of the enemy his entire artillery Owsg
..Hr.. Ia 9TH Mo II
vons about three hundred killed and about the same
number wounded, many OF whom have since died ana
forty prisoners. ~, A.. ,.., ..s
wounded from artillery and the unerrng IRE OF our
rihemen. Night put stop to the carnage the oatte
having commenced about three o'clock. Our loss was
one killed one mOrally wounded, and seven so wound
ed "a 10 recover without any loss OF limbs cannot
speak too highly of the GOODNESS gsantry and bravery
Of the officers and under my command
was ably sustained by field officers Lieut. Co.'s Mitch
ell and Jackson OF the let battalion and Major Gpin OF
the "a battalion and Major Clark and his artillery acted
nobly and did the effective service IN every part oil
of the field III abundanty shown in the charge made
by Capt Weghtman with the section OF howzers, that
they be used In eny charge OF cavalry win great
effect Much has been said and Justly sad. of the gal
lantry OF our artillery Numbering within $50 yards OF
the enemy at PalO Alto but how much more daring
the charge OF Capt Weghtman when he unlimbered
within fifty yards of.the redoubts Of the enemy.
on the first day of March took formal possession
of the capital of chihuahua In the name OF our Govern
nent We were ordered by General kearney 20 report
! 20 General Wool 81 this place since arrival we
hear that Saltillo surrounded by the enemy
Our present purpose 10 either 70 force our way 10 him.
or return by Bexsr term OF service expires on
Obodisnt servant 4 w. DONlPHAN
Colonel lst Regt Mo. Vol.
Brig. Gen. K. JONES Adjutsnt General L. s. A.