The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-05-13
CAMf BEAR P..s Del Rio,
AprIl lo-4 O'clock, D. m.

ed lmPregnable, as Gibraltar, one after a.
|, mother Of their works have been taken to-
day, five generals, colonels enough to com
mand ten such armies as ours, and other
officers innumerbble, have been taken pris.
oners, together with the loss Of every
thing, ammunition, cannon, bnggage truin,
all. Nothing but the mpossiblliiy Of find.
ing a road for the Dragons TO The rear Of
the enemy's works saved any part OF San
IA Anna's grand army, including his own
iliu,trinus prison.
Among The prisoners IL our old friend
la Vega, who tough, with his accustomed
gallnntry. The other generals are Jose
Maria jarono, Lns Plnson, Manuel Uori.
aga, and Jose Obando. The names of the
colonies have not been able TO gather.
/ Nothing saved Santa Anna but tho want of
7 dragons on the other side Of their line. -
! As II IS, his travelling coach, together with
all his papers, vnluables, and even his
roodea.tg, have fallen into our hands, 10.
I gether with all the money Of his army
No one aniIc paled, when they arose from
their hard biyouack this morning such a
complete vlcto-y.
4 The loss on both sides has been heavy
how could II have been otherwise The
rough and rocky road, Gu, through rugged
deiies and dense chappafal by our troops,
IS now lined with our wounded. The
Rifles, Col. HASKELL. Tennessee volunteers
the ii Artillery, the 18th Infantry, and
Captain Williams company Of Kentucky
v"luneers, have perhaps suffered most
Gen. Shields was severely, and am fear.
iul, MORALLY wounded, while g1llanlv
leading hls brigade TO storm one Of the
enemy 'staflhcst works Gen. Pillow was
also wounded, although slightly, while
s'ormlng foriGcallln on this side, com.
mlnded By La Vega. Al the field Off.
GERS Of Col. lla-kcll's Iegtment were woun.
ded al the same tune, save himself. OF
the Rifles, Capt. Mason has lost leg,
Lieut.. Eve!l his been badly wounded,
Lieut.. M'Lane slightly have already
mentioned the gallant MAJ. MINER aud
other officers wouoded yesterday.
| have specified some regiments above
which signalized themselves II happened
to be their fortune, 10 the disposition Of
The battle, To iall upon what all gnod sol
dlers may term pleasant places--ihc most
difficult works TO storm-aul bravely and
without fiterlng did They execute the per.
luus duties assigned them. At o'clock
this afternoon Gen. T0iggs, whose diyis.
ion has been 10 the hardest Of II, vas pur.
sung the fyinR enemy towards Jalapa,
Piefson, who commanded the forts nearest
Plan de X 10, asked Of Gen. Worth time
to consider before he caplulated, Desi.
ruus 10 come TO terms, Geo. Worth gave
him fifteen minutes, and he surrendered
Internationally. Had he not done 80, the
slaughter would have been terrible.
write IN gfee; haste, and have no tine
Tor particulars. The names oil The Killed
aud wounded | VIII ascertain as soon as
possible. think that five hundred viii
cover our eul.fe loss. Had il not been for
the positive covardce Of Saua Anna and
Canuizo, who ran, before the baltlc--at .
least "a brave mems hands-was halt lost,
It would have been far greater. No one
at present can estimate The loss Of the +
MeSlcans they are scattered on the hills,
in the roads, every where.
~ nat It's YflNfilhi Nitlis teN'hA - W lii'iht
OF the prisoners Is not vet known. lie
may set them all at liberty on their paroles
from he difficulty of feeding them, and to !
accelerate his own advance movements. -
We shall hear by 10 morrow. ! wish he
could send the officers al least to the IT,
nned SAFES, FOR there is a tiuc string Of
item.
LIS now impossible 10 name officers who .
have distinguished themselves. | caCnut,
however, omit To mention Colonies Elar. /
ncy, Riley aud Chds, Of the regulars
Colonies Baker, Fnrman and Haskell, Of /
The volunteers, as every one is talking OF +
them.
| write this in great haste aud with
noise, confusion and every thing else a.
round me. You cannot appreciate the .
victory, To describe the ground and for.
u6catlous OF the enemy, the difficulty of
turning 'aolr outer works, aud the toll aud
peril undergone by the troops were lmPos.
sIbc.
No time to say another word. scnd !
this of by nm express, L is Gen. SCOTS /
intention, | know, to push on towards The /
CIV Of Mexico with all haste. To.mor.
row, | VII write more fully, and send by ,
Gen. SCOTS express.
Yours. G.. W. t..