The Arkansas banner., 1847-03-31

of aisssh. ed givss she only aeeount of the manner in which ihe haisle wss Sought shai has yet been received:
 Al 2 o'clock On the 22nd alL the battle commenced at Buena Vista, five miles from SaltiIlo. The 6ght opened wisls artillery and . destructive eannonade was keps opsn until sansel No decided sdvanssge WIS o6sain- ct by either side--she loss oa both being vsry great.
 s-On the 23d. as 10 o'clock. the hauis was was again renewed and kept np without iIi- termission uniI half psst three in the sfter- noon. Both armies were closely engaged during she whole time. Gen. Wool advanced with strong detachment against the Mexi- can army. but was driven back wish immense loss The Mexican cavalry charged upon him with drawn swords and did great exe- cu.ion. .1s Wool fell baek Cen Taylor ad- pAneed sriiA fresk trops sad grpsIled th< .Nerieons ~iih grsaf siangkeSl This charge decided the battle, which was not again re- Dewed. The number killed and wounded was very great on both sides. l can only estimate lhe number by the cart leads of wounded that have entered this city from both battle fields.
 .On the 24,h both armies hung oG with out coming 10 general engagemrnl-eseh occupied in carrying of the wounded and burying their dead.
 ~After the 24th there was no moro 6ght- ing--the Mexican troops famishing with hunger became eeHviscsS :s.s. shey could not triumph or drive Gen. Taylor from hts position and retired.
 ! "As yet Santa Anna has only retired . short distance. hut l do not entertain the belief that he will venture another engage ment
 "Mexico has uot the means to bear ths burden of the war--it is opposing poverty to bundanee--weakness 10 strength In my opinion Ii would be best for .he two Go vernments to enter into negotiations. With the power the United States possess 1t would | be dishonorahIe in her to force us into Urea. ties advantageous alone 10 herself, as il ] would be for us 10 make concessions from 1 necessity.
 "it Is reported that . train carrying pro- visions to the American army was aitaeket and captured at Marina, by Don Jose UIrea aud IS yet in his possession, with quantity of prvaie merchandise, taken at the sam. l time,' &c.
 Through the poli;eness of Mir Arnold, whC came with Dr. Turner, VIC have received ,h, ] slatamoras Flag Of the 18th, also letter, i from an esteemed correspondent Our let ters confirm the list of killed published ir another column, and also the amount of los. on both sides heretofore reported. The Matamoras Flag publishes the letter from which the above extracts were made. Under the head of ssLaiesi Intelligence ! the Flag states that Gen. Taylor was exPee- ted at Monterey on the Sth, with the Ken lucky cavalry. for the purpose of opening the communication between that place and Camargo .1So ii seems" adds the Flag ''.hai old Rough and Ready no, only has to whip their big general in the mountains, but has 10 come down to scare their liule ones away from the highways. so as to relieve the lower country from Lieut.. Gen. Stampede" :" In case he undertook the ehas,isement ol Urea, he would leave the main body of his army al Buena Vista.
 NOBLE Acr.-A Mexican physician re- siding m Canlargo. says the Flag. has receiv- cd letter from surgeon at Sal,illo, dated two days after the battle, which states tha. Gen. Taylor permitted Santa Anna to have all his wounded conveyed into Saltillo and rendered him surgical aid from his own army.
 ',is reported tn Matamoras that Gen Urea had reireated toward inc Tuia Pass, as soon as he understood that Col. Curtis was march, ing against him.
 l, is also said that Santa Anna was falling back upon San Luis Potosi; but as we before said, Dr, Turner thinks he has only re- treated to Parras.