Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-04-27
From the Union.
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.

Lieut. Grey, II The Unted States navy teaehed this city
last evening With important dispatches from Commodore
stockton TO The Ser 'aTy OF the Navy. on hch
arc permitted 20 lay before reudcrs. Lieut.. GRAY
ie Diego the 25h OF January in the pr ~ .chr
Maek Adel Al Panama he found Major Emory of the
amy bearer Of dispatches from Brig Gen Kearny 10 the
Secretary If War, and Commander MeKean of the soop
Dale, returning 10 United States, In bad health Tbcy
crossed the isihmus and took passage the British
q the Havana Mel Emory took passage the N Orleans
packet, and may be expected daily. Lieut.. Gray took
passas IN a vessel bound TO Baltimore.
HEADoUAkrEKs CIVDAD ANsELEs,
January II. ls47.
have the honor to inform YOU that has pleased
God to crown poor efforts put down the rebellion
and TO retrieve the credit OF our arms, with the
pesc success. The insurgents determined. with their
whole force, TO meet march from san Diego
this place, and TO decide the fate OF the territory by gene
raj battle.
Having made tho best preparation could in the face of
Boosting ard vgilant cncmy left San Diego on the
s9ih day OF December that portion OF the insuRen army
who had been watching and annoying u.s. having left TO
JOIN the main body with about sN hundred fighting mon
composed OF attachments from the ships Congress Sayan
NAH Portsmouth, and Cyanc. aided by Gen Kearny with
auT'ae"men' OF SIXTY men on loot from the LIST regiment
OF United states dEagocns and by Capt Gillespie sixty
mounted iihenCn.
We marched nearly hundred and forty miles in ten
days. and found the rebels the Sh day of January in
strong position, the high bank Of the Rio Gabriel
with SIX hundred mounted men and four pieces artillery
prepared TO dispute our passage across the rver.
We wadod through the dragging our guns after us
against the calling lire OF the enemy without exchanging
shot until reached opposite shore; when the ,b,
became general aud troops having repealed charge of
the enemy charged up the bank a most gallant manner
and gained complete victory the insurrent army
The next day, march across the plains If the
Mesa" to this place. the insurgents made smother des-
PeTate effort The capital and then own necks they
concealed with Their artillery in a rayno until we
came within gun shot when they opened brisk fire from
their field pr, right flank and same nio
chsIged both front and We soon siienctd
Their guns, and repealed the charge, when they acd aud
peTmitied the morning march town with
out any further opposition.
We have rescued the county from the hands OF the in
su'gcns, but fear that the absence OF Col Fremont
ba,ta OF mounted nitmun will enable most OF the
Mexican Officers, VINO have boked their parole to escape
10 Sonora.
happy say that ourloss in killed and wounded
does exceed twenty. whilst Informed that the
enemy has lost between seventy and eighty.
This despatch must so Immediately. and will wait nm
other opportunity 10 furnish you with the details these
two battles, and the gallant conduct OF the officers and men
under my command. with Their
Faithfully your obedtnt servant,
r. r STOCKTON, Commodore &c
To the Hon. george BANCROFT, Secretary OF the Navy
Washington, ID. q.
Z. - Enclosed have the honor send TO you a rsnsa-
OF the letter handed by the commissioner men,
toned another part OF this despatch, b. Jose Ma
Flores, negotiate peace honorable to both nations
The verba. answer, stated IN another page this letter
sent TO ths general and command chief
lie had violated has honor aud would treat with him
write 10 him.