Washington telegraph., 1847-06-02
CT. sc0T1ss OFFICIAL
ACCof 81 OF TIE BATTLE 81
SIERRA AG0RDo.
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April II. IzIs
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ulrna i..lsh rpHr r''ge'y snH'' u
number. has been serious. Brigaiirr
Urncral sb.pHf, cnmmanirr of activity,
gul. aaialaa' Do, / r1E .'ua' daai NOR
f4l wmlII. Ie BE- sumo fve m'lrs
tom mr af.Hr mrm-nL Far fr'i I'D uno.
tar.aus r.utl wtnr m'es hHaru hr
umua'u ruI drrp cis.ua, 1ui hatr
rul arrr0r, as yrh rom auy division or
brigade. Twi.-s's division, followed ly
ShHld's (nUw Col. baker brigade, aro
now NJ. orurar Nahri, and Worl's llvis
irn Is n route ihthrE a.l puauiug with
good result. us learn. that part Of the
Mexican ARM -9eflal siA ur sryrn
thousand men, who G,l leiufc oIr RIGHT
had carried lhe tower, and gained, the VA.
llpa road. Pillows brigade alone. Is near
mr nj this depot oI wounded sick aud
prisoners. auI have tim' ou.Y tp give
.ram him the names et IL Lirwrull 7. b..
Nelson. and . l.'am. G.. C.. Gil, bfh o'
ibc "A Tennessee ialt llilsir.,. wgmnUJ
among the killed and in 'hr brigade 100,
orall ranks. killed M wounded. Among
the latter. the gallant hrigaiier geaemih.m
self hn- O. smnH wound n The arm, bu, mol,
disabled. and Major r.. raqlrson, 2l
Tcuucs .cc: Cant. 10. !. Murray 2i Lirn'
G.. :. Slllrrrul. o., LIeut. ". j. Hale
laIwiaml a'I u. lbc Bmc regiment, severe
ly. and IN Lieut.. ". icaraooi, moHnl'y
wounlri. Aud know, iron persona OBJ.
.rraflan 900 ih' gr1rud. thar IT, Lieut.
, EucI. nl OBJ, u.ic., b not now dead, was
m1ral.y wounded, loo entering sword in
lmul. ibr cntrcuehmruu around lhc cap.
lursl tower. S,ruul Lieut. Derby, t0p1.
rrapcal engineers. also saw. at The
same place. severely wounded, aul Capt
Patcn, ai United States infantry, lost bis
rsh, hrnl. Ma.lr SumHrG 81 United
Smrca 5mgrn.gs, was slightly wounded 'hc
day Ua.1tr. auI Capt. johnson, lnpoguph.
irll engineers lu1W lieutenant caioBr. oI
inhnlp) was severely wounded some days
earlier while rrcoun0ilcriug. ! must not
omitti adthat Cnp'. Mason and 81 Lieut..
Davis. both o' lh, rifles, were among
thcyery severely wounded in siom.ng thr
lowcr. | estimate our total lus9, IN killed
and woanI-a. may BE about 2jD, and that
of the enemy $50 la pursuit towards
Xalapa ,2j miles hencc) ! lcarn we have
added much lU the cncmy's loss in priso.
ncrs killed, and wounded. In inct | sup
pose his retlcu,.ug army 10 be nearly dis
organized aud hence my haste TO follow,
IN an hour or two, TO profit by events.
Inthis hurried aud imperfect report !
must not omit to say that Bnsndier General
Twiggs, inpas,ing the mountain range bo'
yond Ccrro Uotdo, crowned with the tower
detached lom Die division, as suggested
the day before, a strong force TO carry that
hrirhiwhch COMMANDED the Allapl road
at ihe foot, and could not fail, u carried to
cut of the whole or any part OF the enc
mys forces from a retreat in any direction
A portion oil tho Isl artillery, under the
o0cn.disunguishcd Broyol Col ChIds, ihe
3d infantry, under Capt. Alexander, the
flh infantry, under Lieut.. Col Pym.on' end
the rifles, under Major Loriug, oil under