Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-03-31

We lay before oni readers the following ac.
conut of another brilliant; VIC ory o our for
ICES over the enemy near. Sallo. We b we
sssonly time to add that this intelbgen my be
relied on. It viii be seen thai the &C o,llt
published bysus in our Extra of Friday las, de.
rived from thes New Orleans Delta is false, in
almost every particular
;ss $50 ~; lsSs. From che ~, o. P,cagune.
&GE0RI0US NEsWS-BATTLE OF BUE-
S Ma VISTA!y
.3 GENERAL TAYLOR VICTORIOUS.
SWe,lay before our readers, the glorious IL
dings from. the army. brought by the schooner
John Bell. Our reporter left the vessel in the
river and came up to- town by express with the
: glad news. The following account was pre-
!. pared for US by an officer Of the army. 1t may
be relied upon.
I'VE publish also Gen. Santa Annals account
of the battle, from, which it will be seen thar
he has suffered defeat, though he covers up
his sretreat with a flourish of words.
sAfemordndum Of the Battle of Buena Vista
< prepared for the Editors of the Plea
asisSa yune, 6y Lieut.. J.. j. C. Bib,
:: United States army.
80 DIR. Turner, U. S. A.. who arrived on the
9th instant from, Monterey, brought the glon
). GUS intelligence Of another brilliant victory
spser the Mexican army. The scene of action
- Was al Buena Vista, a hacienda aboutsi miles
Ssswes, of Saltillo. The fighting commenced on
the 22d of February and ended on the 23d.
Santa.A una retired TO Aqua Nueya, a distance
Of ten miles, leaving four thousand killed and
4slwounded upon the field. Santa Annals adiu-
Z s1ant general and many other officers and men
are prisoners. The loss on our part was Sc
sSyenhnndred killed and wounded. Santa An
mas force amounted to at least fifteen thousand
men that of Gen. Taylor to about FIVE thou
!. sand, almost entirely volunteers. His army is
. composed of Washington's. Bragss and Thorn.
: as batteries, one squadron of the Isl and one
oil the I'd Dragoons the Arkansas and Ken
fttucky cavalry, a brigade of Illinois and one OF
J. Indiana volunteers the 1st Mississippi and I'd
Kentucky Reganents and one company Of
1 Texas volunteers. DR.. T. brought list of63
saoficers killed and wounded. / left in such
), haste that was unable TO obtain copy. Col.
s Morgans regiment Ohio volunteers, having
Z been reinforced by command from Monte
& rey, had reached that placein safety.
Col. Curtis Of Ohio, with one company (Cap.
Hunter's) Of the I'd u. s. Dragons, his own
regiment, one OF Indiana volunteers, the Vir-
I: giinia Regiment, andl think some Texas ran
Z gers, in allabout 2 900 men, was about to leave
: Camargo to attack Gen. Urea, who is said 10
be aboutthirty miles south of,hat place with an
army Of from Alto 5000 men, principally rancho
ros He is believed to have with him only l.
!. 500 regular troops. Agreat many if nor all of
these ranciIeros, as soon US they hear Of the dis
comforture Of Santa Annals army, will dis.
Z perse, and the gallant colonel will no doubt OBJ.
tain the victory This news from above proves
that the various reports which had before been
received of Gen. Taylor's retreat upon Mon
serey, and the advance of large force 10 attack
our depots at Brazos and at the mouth of the
!. Rio Grande to be untrue. or the defenees at
9 the mouth of tile river know nothing, but
q have been told that they are sufficient 10 make
"a strong resistance. The forti6cations at the
Bgazos, with the force, of artillery and persons
| in the Quarternaster's employ, which can be
ayraised as garrison is sufficient to drive back
.h command of at least 2 500 or 5000 Mexicans.
! The work, which may be Technically termed a
.continuous line, encloses all the Quartermas.
g ter's and CommIssary's stores III depot. The
9 sparapetis formed. Of barrels Of damaged Com
t..issary stores. with sand bags for tue enlerjQl
U slope ;the sand from ditch IN frolii. thrown
,up againstithe barrels forms the exterior slope.
The armament of the fort consists OF four pie
lces Of arilery-two twelve aud two six ponn.
ters, in barbette-whch sweep the foot and OF
III
;;swhicli the enemy would be compelled to ad
vance, and about 300 muskets 10 line the para.
pei This was thrown up when an attack wns
daily expected. Nothing having reached us
!, from Gen. PdyltT for many days. we believed
: him surrounded, as was reported, and gave
some degree Of credit TO The rnmor sf the ad
vance of large force upon Our. deiols. After
waiting three or four days,anxiously expecting
1he approach OF. tle ehenly, we received the
Z GLORIOUS news aboye--understood, of course.
that the battle. Of Brazos Santiago was "no
go - and when sailed, the artillery Of Fort
Harney; instead Of moving down the Mexi.
d: cails was pealing forth salute in honor of"ld
{ Rough and Ready" aud his gallant liitle army
4 at Buena Vista.
Lis. of Killed and Woundca.-T list OF
killed and wounded was forwarded 10 as by
9 friend at the mouth of the Rfe Grande, on the
/ schr. John Bell. Ii should have reached us
Monday night but being addressed through the
Quar!ermasterfs Department, it only came to-
hand the following morning.
q DR.: Tanner, Of the army just fiom ,Camar.
20, furnishes the following statement: Fighting
81 commenced ON The 22d and ended OH the 23a.
: when Santa Anna retired vii b the loss CT four
thousand killed and wounded. The scene of
saactionwas Buena Vista hacienda four miles
west ofSaltillo. Santa Annals adjulant gen.
! cral. with many other officers and men are
!: prisoners. The express which brought the
news was sent by paymastcr Butler from Mon
terey, and was nine days in getting through 10
Csmargo. Gen Taylors official despatch has
probably been intercepted. Col. .Morgans
command had reached Monterey in safety, huv.
ingbeen reinforced at Certaiyo by command
" from Monterey.
4 List of Offers killed end ,oounded Oh. the 22d
and 23d Of February, l647.
REGULARS
1is Kilied.-Capt. G. Lincoln, assistant adjutant
4 general. '11
e., Houndcd-C Capt. Stein, lst Dragons, I'd
Lieut.. W. French, Sd artillery; lst Lieut..
]. p. O. 'Brien, 4th Artillery.
a. MISSISSIPPI VOLUNTEER RIFLES
IS KiLLed-1st Lieut. r S Moon; I'd Lieut.. 7
q McNuky7
IHounded-Col. JEFF Davis; Captain M
Sharpe; Lieuts. A B Corwin, Posey and J p
- Sf0HRt0n. .