Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-04-24

nue his retreat wished to draw US from our strong pos
on but contented ourselves with watching MIS- movements
closely Finding, the 26h, he had renewed his retreat
early the morning Of the 9th the army was put in motion
for this place. where we arrived about O'clock r. Mheir
eaguad consisting of cavalry, leaving as our advance Got
in sight determined ON haIassing his rear but,
examining the state OF the men ana hofses hnnd mat
five days and nights marching ncessant watchne and SIX
hours hard fighting had exhausted the first and bro
ken down the attef il next to impossible to accomplish
any thing without We renamed quiet here until the
I'd instant, when pushed command on tue san LUIS road
large plantation called Incarnation, where we found be-
and three hundred wounded IN the most wreched
condition, besides those they carried with them and left here
aud the field Here took about ten prisoners the main
part Of their army having proceeded on IN the direction OF San
Luis in a very dsoIganzed conduon.
On the 22d the enemy threw rear, through the
passes of the mountains thousand cavalry, and early IN
the morning of the day. the 23d, made demonstrations
against Sa and throughout the day. They succeeded at
one time in cutting off the communication between the city
the and making several prisoners but were
driven away by the officer commanding IN the city, with Two
pieces of ardery covered by about sixty men, They how
ever while in of the road prevented good many
from running off the city, to which place about two hun
ded OF our men had succeeded in getting previously to the
cavalry occupying the roadhey, the runaways reporting
| that army was beaten and in full retreat.
The loss both sides very great, as you may sup
pose-enoueh SO on ours to the whole country with
mourning for among the nobes and purest of the land have
fallen We had 240 killed and 500 wounded The enemy
has suffered in still greater numbers but as the dead and
ascertain their number The prisoners who have fallen into
hands, (between and three hunded enough 10 ex-
change for all who have been taken from as well as some
medical officers left behind take OF the wounded, say
their killed and wounded Is less than fifteen hundred and
they say perhaps more.
hope the greater portion of the good people OF the country
will be satisfied with have done this OCCASION
aater myself that our compelling Mexican army of more
twenty thousand men, completely organized and led by
their Chief Magistrate, retreat with less than Ave hundred
regulars and four thousand volunteers, will meet their
approval had not single company OF regular infantry
the whole taken from
truly gated to observe that the Chief Magistrate OF
your State had conferred on you the rank Of bgadr general
of the militia and had hoped the President OF the United
States would have called you into service such with the
regiments, and hope he may yet do need hardly
repeat the pleasure would give be associated with you
carrying this The road to the city of Mexico from
here open, and only want few thousand OF good
regulars in don TO the volunteers to enable Us to reach
that place What effect late battle will have on Santa
Anna and the Mexican Congress time must determine but
sincerely hope will lead to peace One thing is certain
their principal army has become di.oganized, and will be
very Difficult, for them to raise and equip another.
regretted to hear your crop OF sugar was short one but
sincerely hope the failure Of the crop general that the
high prices obtained will fully make up for quantity.
much fear have spun this long and TO uninter-
estng epse beyond your patience to wade through
have the consolation know you not compelled to
read the whole any part Of it, will conclude by desiring
you to present me respectfully your excellent lady, as
well as to my friend Col Nicholas and accept sincere
wishes for the continued health and prosperity OF you and
yours through long life
z. TAYLOR.
Gen. L. G. w. BUTLER, Louisiana.