Washington telegraph., 1847-04-28
Correspondence Of the N o Delta
FURTHER PARTICULARS o. THE
TAKING OF VERA CRUZ.
col, uARNEY's DRAGON fGnr.

col. uAnNEY's DRAGON rIGnr.
Information was received in eamp tins
morning that body oi Me.ieans were
hanging IN our rear intending 10 Iorcc tier
lines If possible aud make Their way intn
the city with number OF cattle. Col.
llauey. with 120 Dragons was ordered
out ia search ai Them, aud report his oh.
scralinns. IL discovered them about tWu
thousand IN number rnlunrhed at u hrdg e
and Supported b, pieces ol artillery. J
miles ifum Gen. PallelsJn's headquarters.
Col. Halney started VA his return, intend
ing 10 prepare properly aud attack them
tho next morning. Bu, The gallant old
soldier knowing that delays are dangerous,
could mol bear tho idea ul leaving the enc.
nv ailer having come IA eight Of them,
without having brush. Accordingly, be
returned 10 the place, look position where
be could watch their movements. aud keep
his men secure from the cuemy's tire
The Neiicans commence lifing Al hIm
and threw a palltgt shaver ui balls al
around him, bu. without INJURY. Col. llaf.
nry then despatched a messenger TO camp
for small reinforcement, aud some afli.
lrry 10 break the brrastworks. lie was
reinforced from Gen. PallefsOH's Division.
by Lieut. Judd, with Two pieces ol artillery,
about 90 dngoons, dismounle1. aud siA
companies OF the l.. anl "a Tennessee
volunteers under the command OF Col.
Haskell, accompanied BY Gen. Patterson
in person, although he dii not take the
Command irum Col. llamcy, but merely
participated as any other individual who
WAS engaged. Col. llaney then formed
the Tennc,sreans On the right, hi, da.
guons on The lea, and advanced slowly, To
draw the lire Of the Mrk.cans, uulil Lieut..
Judd 60, bis artillery Ia such position as he
desired. The movement succeeded admi.
rabb: Lieut.. Judd got his ground within
l5D,ard. Of tho Mrl,cAns, aud commenced
hnng-ihcy attempted 10 Icluu, i, bu, a.
soon as a slight bwauu was malc in the
patapel, Col. llamey ordered charge,
which was answered by a yell from ;hr
dragons anl Ienncsseeans. Col. Has
kcll, Capt. Chcalhlm and Capt. Foster
were the hfsl men TO leap over lh" breast,
work, aud, ~ a naval officer remarked,
who witnessed the whole affair, the bal.
anre went over ~ much like "a thousand
ol brick that there was no telling Who
was Gr.t or last, A, NIGH have been eh.
pcclrd, ihc Mrtirans were unable 10 sldni
charge lrom 'ihc hos. who stood the ire
of the Bacl, Fort at Monterey A few
Of The incumbnnccs were suou thrown oHi
Of the way. aud Col. lllrney. with his dA.
glun., lraprd the bicas'wurh ani gave
chase. he had not plocerjrl more than
mile before be found lhr enemy luumed
IN line ~ receive hin, llr Immediately
drpu,rd. aud lriu lhr hrnl II the linr and
ordered a rhargr. Whru be- approached
within about 20 ,auI. Of Ibr rnHml's uur.
Ihry gave him a lre wUh ibcir -'dr arms
bnuyrrsho'. Then came the strength AMI
shill--lhr dmguun sword IN hand. lurl tlr
cunlling lancer, with puncl lance Icai>
TO receive him, lhc contest was bat Tor a
'shu5, time In many instances lances
were twisted from their c,rnrhrd hold; The
MeHieuns were un.adlcI and driven hcll'r
skrller in every direction, and pursued hy
the Dragons IN dr'achnenls. Col llar
ney anl several Of his officers mt their
men ia single combat. pul none of them
received ans injury except Lieut.. Neil,
Adlnnnt oi the regiment, who was wound.
cd severely in two place, rom his magma.
nimiiy in attempting To capture a Mexican
instead ul killing hun. ln full run hc over.
took the rrlrcatIng Mexican, aud placing
hi. sword in front ol him commanded HIM
to surrender. Nhrr'upon The Mexican drove
his lance into his mlgntG.mnus adversary.
As tho Lieutenant wherIcl his hrr-r tn
dr.paich hin another Mexican charged up
and .tuira him with a lance. However,
severely wounded q, be- was In iva places
he conquered one nl hi. lors, and "a Cnf
poral cam, up IN time to "s'tlc account.
with lhr other
Ia this affair, Col. llarney had four
wounded and one killed. Lieut.. Judd had
one killed: and the Tcnnes,ecans had
Nlcssrs. Fox. Long, Woody and one other
Of Cant. MuCown's company whose name
could not ascertain, wounded. MI Young
Texan Ranger who was acting rs guide
was also wounded slightly Nineteen
Alexicans were found dead at the bridge
behind the breastwork. ColHarney killed
fifty and wounded about the same number.
The Mexican force near 20O0 Col. llar'
ney's about BOO.
Col. Haskell, Caps. Chaalham, Foster,
Snead, Lieut.. Judd, and all tho officers and
iden in the command, are spoken Of in the
very highest terms by Col. llarney for