Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-05-12

l.sAtillcry. the 9Th Infantry, and Captain
Williams company Of Kentucky volunteers
have perhaps suffered most Gen Shields
was severely. and I am fearful. mortality
wounded, while calamity leading his brigade
to storm one Of the cncmy's farthercs,
works. General Pillow was also wounded.
although slightly. while storning fortihca-
zion on this eide, commanded 10y Gen. LA
Vega
All the field officers OF Colonel llaskclrs
ssgmcnt. were wounded at the samc time,
1aSs> himself. or the Rifles. Capt. Mason
Aes, khut. Ewcl had been badly
~ - iclanc. slightly. have
~ he gallant Maj. Summer,
aNvothef Apdcd yesterday
>, fictson, ~ pded the forts near
Plan del R'o - I'm. Worth time to
come to terms. ave him fifteen
minutes, & he sun rondi,ionslly
Had he no, done ID Iiauph,cr would
have been terrible.
! write IN great haste, and have no time
for particulars. The n smes Of the killed nd
wounded will ascertain 20 soon ~ possible
Think tina, five hundred will cover our on
tire loss. Had IL not been for the posiuvo
cowardice Of Santa Anna and Canaliso, who
ran before the bat,le-a, lcas, in brave mems
hands-wss halt lost, IL would have been
FAR greater. No one. ~ present, esR estimate
the loss OF the MeXicans--,hey are scattered
on the hllls, IN the roads, and every where.
What disposition Gcn. Scott 10 TO make Of
the prisoners - yet unknown. He may xet
them all n, liberty on their paroles, from the
| dflic ul,y Of feeding them, and to accelerate
his own advance movements. We shall hear
by tomorrow. ] wish he could send the Of
ficcrs nj lcas, 10 the United States, for there
is fine string Of them.
II Is now impossible 10 name officers who
have distinguished themselves. | cannot,
however, omit 10 mention Colonies Ilarney,
Riley and Chids, OF the regulars Coioncls
Baker, Forman and Haskell OF the volunteers
a. every one is talking Of them.
You cannot appreciate the victory. To
describe the ground aud Qualifications OF the
enemy, the difficulty of turning their outer
works, and the .oA and peril undergone 10y
the troops Is impossible
Yours. CIV. X.
Camp at Plan del Rio,
April, 49, lsi7, afternoon,
: The rot Of the Mexcans, last evening
was to,al-compelc. They were pursued
to within four miles Of JaIapu by General
Twiggs, at which point there were none
to follow. Santa Anna instead Of tn,omb.
ing himself as he threatened, escaped by
cutting the saddle mule Of his team from
the harness OF his coach, mounting him.
and then toking to the chappara Ills
service OF massive silver, nearly oil his pa.
pers, his money-cvcry,hing IN his .carJi
age, even TO his dinner, was captured |
have iapl Story to tell about this din
ncr, whdD1|hayc molncn, to spare.
The Mexican loss upon the heights was
awful-thc ground in places is covered
with the dead Among the bodies found
was that oil Gen. Vas1uez and near him
was Col. Palacio, MORALLY wounded -
Their loss in The re,rea, was terribly severe
every byc-pa,h Is strcwn with the dead
Had our dragons been ,naL led to reach
them IN season, all would have been Killed
or cnp!ured-Sanla Anna among them
Canalizo with his noted lancers, had the
prudence to "vamos" early
Even upto this time, It is impossible TO
give anything like foil or correct lis, OF
our wounded officers 1T is surprizlng that
many more ofthcm were not killed. 1t.
Derby, gallant young officer Of the ,opo.
graphical engineers, was badly but no, NOR.
tally wounded while s,orming some of the
heights. Lieut. Elwell Of The rifles, is sup.
posed TO be MORALLY wounded This rcgi.
men, has suffered terribly Lieut.. Dana
of the 7th Infantry was badly wounded
Ccpt Patton, of the End, slightly Lieut.,
Davis of,he rifles, was very badly wound
cd in the hip Major Sumner of the 2nd
dragons, but commanding the rife. is i'm.
proving.
The lis, Of killed and wounded officers
in Col. tlaskelps command, yesterday,
have been able to obtain. II should here
be stated that Capt Williams company of
Kentucky, and Capt Charles Naylor's
company Of l'cnnsy lvania Volunteers were
temporarily attached to this regiment Here
is the list
Killed, lst Lieut.. Fred b Nelson, com.
mandIng company 2nd Lieut.. q G.. Gill,
company. Both these officers were from
Memphis
Woundcj-Licu, Co.. u II Cummings
slightly Major, Robert Farquharson, Of
the lst Texan Volunteers, assigned to this
regiment Tor the DAY, severely LIST Lieut..
Wiley + Halle, adjuan,, severely Let
Lieut. VIM Ycarwood, morally 2nd
james Forces, slightly; Capt. A. II. Muir.
ray severely; End Lieut. George T. South.
etland, Kentucky volunteers severely
The Regiment when in action numbered
less than 400 men, and It's loss was 70 IN
k He'd and wounded
l., Vega was in command Of the Cerro
9. iordo on the first day Of The fight. bu.
feserer from our dragons a German. 90.
ing INTO camp at night, and informing them
hat The main attack was to be on the riph,
d their line the work so fercely attack
q by Gen. PILLOW, be changed places with
len Nasqncs. The latter, as [ have OIL
'endy said was k'lled-La VEGA defending
MS post until the lines OF the enemy wero