Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-17

q Soc,ock, Gen. Worth's and Gen. Pillows
lskS formed abou, 800 yard, apart. opposite
In q n,her. and tho Mexicans marched out,
~ IL ,beir arms and marched of. Oar troops
.~nyed in column into tho city at o'clock
49, tho Star Sp,nged Banner on tho walls.
~ bu, short time previous had waved that
f-~;n and concei.ed foe. The Stars and
|, 49, went up frs, on Fort Santiago. then on
inception. and then cn the Castle and other
~ Each Flag as it wen, up received Inc
n ~, s,Iu,e. which was answered by the
- &pn-,hc ward, of the vessels were manned
81 - colors hailed with three cheers
l. - Perry was present in the MusquIto FIee'
!, sicrCup,. TalnalI ut the evacuation a@d sur
4 TehIe,icans varousIy estimated their lass at
--fOO to 1000 killed aud wounded, but al agree
,stskc loss among the sodlcry is comparatively
/. Ssn and the destruction among the women anu
iI3ron is very great. Among their Killed IS
-. Fehx Valdez, an officer OF some ceIeOrhy.
n, Ia, in the Army AMI Navy IS about 20
;ll,.i and obou, 40 wounded, but many OF them
iishtlv, Among our killed arc two oIlicers OF
ia army and one oftho navy. Captains AIDurHs
Al Vjpion of tho army, aud MlIsMPman ShH'
'-iek Of the navy.
n.rTbe friend, of ..honcsI John SIS have
armed wi.h ,rea, gu.'o ,ha, this stalwert hero had
ssiueuishcd himself at Bucna Vista, having slam
e Mexicaus with his single arm. IHs iniof'
,,ion is derived upon his Orn authority.
1r from The y. o. Dehl.
RTICULARs OF TIE LATE BATTLE.
We had tho pleasure Of an ih.tr'e" yesterday
1 III Major Coffee, of tho Army, "Io oroue"'
,s GeueraI Taylor's dispatches. MS 9 mann
icsr--a son of the distinguished General "ho
,alt 80 brtvcly on the Plains OF ChaImo't''
I'd ip various olnor battles, by the s'dc OF tho
n, ,.,riols Jacnson-acloI as the AID of Gen.
.Ivlos IN Tho bloody fight at Brsna Vista. We
Rsaty indebted to hun for mlny ParIlcu.aTs
siis hard.fougnt battle.
rsGeee eral Ia,lor had fallen in love, at first
iabt. III the position at which he hn'IIy made
tstsnd-at Bueua Vista. lis movement TO- |
, .rd, A ~, Nueva was morcIy r"se 70 dccoy
, enemy uto the field which he had selected
~ his battle-ground. As soon as McC"IIocA
n. n no wore Invaluable as scouts, informed
In .ef Santa Anna's approach to Aqua Nueva,
,nernl Taylor quietly Broke up his camp and
Il back to his lirsl.Iovo-B sr"a VISTA ms
s;,ion vas admirably chosen. 1t was nt the
Of Of mountain, or rather Of two mounIHIns'
raween winch ran tnn road tniohEh h'f'""
.,llev, On his right larro was a deep raHne'
bich prCtccird ;nal llImk more cttccsua'y ihnn
,lf dozen regimr'.s could have done. h'
n Of Gen. Tay ur's Iluo rested on tho 'lS0 OF
ouutain. Tac road IN the cen:rn WIS en-
renchcd and defended By a strong battery. l"I
ont the ground was uuvvrn--brukcn into hills
ID deco ravines--welI ajapIcd to the mode OF
shtiny suited 10 our volunteers, and by It's pe'
iasill"s Supplying tho dtsH''a"''oc "' " s''"'
leriDrtv Of numbers.
On the 2l,l the enemy were discrr!. 1YPro'ch
oyer the d,s.an: h.Ii At their appearance
4 snun,crrs rnIsal great saoN Hni gave
- ,remcn IDas cheers. Their engineers am
3csss were seen ism. over the fold, and drag
aIR ihcr ca nnon about - get them INTO position;
"a the nature OF tho sroIni did not favor the
4dcriaking, and it wts late IN tic day before
% big guns began 10 open.
The enemy had with them thJrtytwo cannon,
Il ,s,ly of large callbrc. Their fire. though Kept
} very briskly, and apparently well manned
I'd 90 llIc execution N our ranks ihll II was
rA considered necessary 10 return their ire
ulr cannon we're therefore silent the whole OF
20 2ls,. Eight or ten killed and wouCdcI were
no extent of the casualties sustained by our ar
= on tho 2ls,. Daring tho day m officer ap-
coached our lines with flag of truce, and re-
,cs,od 10 DO shown to Gen. Taylor. The brave
A man was sitting quietly on his old white
rRrper, with his leg over the ponm@l OF his
rldle watching tho movements OF the enemy.
wen the Mexican Omccr was pres 'm'"'. in
!rv courteous and graceful manner the officer
tied ,ha, "he had been sent by his ENcc'Ioncy .
ren. Santa Anua. 10 his Eyte.ency Il IA. Tny. .
70. 10 impure, in tic mo-, respectful manner
ha, be Gen. Tay or was waiting for,' From
20 silence Of Gen. ,luyor's batteries, and the
,iet manner in which he received Santa Anna's
,rrific cannonading, tho Mexican supposed hc
as asking very pertinent question, TO which,
owsver, Old Rough ani Ready g1vo the worry
sr,inen. reply that "hc was only waiting for
zen. Santa Anna to surrender" The Mexican
.turned hastily to his lines. This message
soyed TO be rusc 10 ascertain where Con.
laysor's position was, for after tho return of tho
iexicnn officer to his own ranks the whole
iexlcan battery seemed TO open upon Gen.
Jaylor's position, and the balls flew over and
boo him ike hail. Uuorly lntltioren, to the
stjk Of his situation, there sa, the old chief, on
b eonspicuous whto horse. poerng through his