Washington telegraph., 1847-05-05
From The Gascac.
SKETCH OF THE BATTLE OF
BuEN VISTA
~ A. orHqGasH Iug ARKANSAS e4fAlar

- hAh NiHtH uh lde'i hAI hIHHuiNU WIS
stationed at LIS palomas, l. min E.N,E
q salliilo. where we were iuflilyiug our
selves against an apprehenIea attack lIom
the Mexican cavalry under Gen. Miuon;
whor u0lr capturing the eomm1nds ol
Gtiae aud ileady hal reHaaal in The
vicinity Of SaIdIIg with l.5l9 Iaaccls.-
sum1fs continually reached Is Of HE ap.
FFaaeh Of strong Mexican iaffef Of lie
tmsb Of which W weu aIl insfe1ulols,
Imposing Miniaa 10 be out merely lor ob
sehali5n aud lafase, and 10 capture small
delaehmeals by surprise. Bat the mmofs
were lrc. WhIIr onr insane rulers were
taxing ,mm Geu. Iay'ar neatly AL h.a
regular troops. masi of his artillery, and Il
Iafge plH o. lie uluMcrrs-iHslga gated by
a blind de5iia In ruin him II Pc s.br, and
avert The disaster Of Bic being sp9nlauc.
only elevated 10 the Pc esnfy hg gmle.
III aal aamiHH# RHap,u-si.h4aE aucr ~.
gafamg orll tdey Hgln-l, without caring
iar, tue laHEar II disgrace tnuaF arms anI
al the maU..a disasters ul dsIaas Wl.ie
LIE old yclHHa Was isi with hafely COOS
men TO de..Hd Hal lu.i lae Iinn from the
Del N1rtrasz.H.Iai while se5ll was look.
IN IN IHouAs#a=s ai Santa tuna on \cn
gI## alI a# #He down 8u5 al a1mp4n.
Iaa# N.-..a#5aa ul Lls hHleg; and
vim Iusn= refusing uur uub.r
e. oeBrnI medal ami lie powers al
Washington Neze ms4.ia'Iaz. aaa perhaps
ordering a esaI, SANTA iaaa Was really
aasauguH uIoa Is will 2l.aHuuen.
Il Is b. la nm Numbered Iaa. h o.. Dts.
1afHl wLl .La.I record d. sEEaIs o. il5s
aam. 'au. llal alter t..c Gagrmu @. bad
4#izW.i.l % e4si a5.,q4y aa Gaa. Taylor
III cons, ,Tlrnes 81 the lrum ii e7fIiu'a'.un
granted 20 alaaEH5-hli feHHzalfl those
Inns aal wit a. ru'si5f q ialigHa
l.aa ala gl aa aasaHeg, It's Immediately
proceeded is a9Haise lls asHeHa. ol the
means and F#N#H C.. uisaugIaE, IL taking
NY D. uauFz and leaving = Hs'. budl
q men 10 Dee aal=algl, aud then murdered
10 mau ia a IN attempt n retreat hun.
dIeas Of miles uaI7fe a ,,ul.eIige eowarliY
and wJiual 4lta 4p.
On dc 2O1 u.,, Cap, Pike received
ia.oInl.iuL, ly a letter from Cen. Wool
bimeL Wat santa Anna was at Enear
ulc.ln with 1000 mau, aai oE iba after.
moon o. ,Hg glsL be was ordered TO laI
back 20 sa.u.o. which De l.i accordingly.
w u8 hul town a|.r lllh au, found lhr
stcals Iw.ea3sl with wlg goes. and every
preparation made hy MAJ. now A.. Col
Warren, gl DE D., l..Hu.. regiment, then
Iu lHMusUi .i ,ac .uWu. zoo resist gu attack
momeutHH.g expected. Our squadron was
well known Co the troops in iown, and was
greeted uila tau.uug aeg'uWrious as
we i4y.sal laa cowlfI r.".'=. Mli.
harwn US. gatd u' qIluoH aud ordered
OUT commander Go thr event %. an attack
90 man Die hospital, taking c1mmaud o.
ab5l, 100 infantry Igued 10 that building
We manned tie tops o! the houses, aud
kept up rrgulafguafd. and advanced pq1c,s
On lhr rglls 10 Monterey and palOmla
during iIr night. One o. the p'q cts was
chased IN by The enemy. That night Saua
Anna reached Aqua Nufva. lie 'e.i En-.
carnacion at r. O'Clock OF that day. and our
troop. moved i5m Aqua NucYa TO iilcna
Vista, al IL.
Tho neEt morning C8g'. Pike was or.
defel 10 take bis squadron, and one piece
OF artillery commanded Ly Lieut., ki.bln,
OF Bragg company, and proceed, with %
wagons, lo tho Riconadi Pass, . miles
towards Monterey, and thence to pium
with Cen. NurshalIs command, of abou,
GOO volunteer Infantry ami C1P'. vrcnlIsI'
bagicg %. Is and 2l.pounlors, which was
supposed 10 be there. "luu will be back
before ,ic battle said Gen. Taylor to him.
iii wil, not come of for two or three days
yet ! want you TO be with Us then. -
We started oil, and were nearly out Of
town, when we were ordered back, the
wagons directed TO ulurn, and tho squad
ron and piccc ul artillery ordered rapidly 10
Bu'Ra Vista.
This was very fortunate. We had
just escaped Niiuon, by leaving PllOmas
not an hour too soon; aud now we escaped
death or capture on the road to Monterey.
On mrn IN high spiiis marched tuwarls
the icIdol bl,jc, high resolve cleaning in
every cyc-lraiael, disciplined, brave aud
ohcdicuL
SaluiIo lies On tlc slope and :, tho foot
of The descent from a long valley, stretch.
ing suuihwad, between two ranges OF
mountains, To drbouchc into the broader
valley which runs westward towards Par.
us. lti3. in laci, situated on the sido OF a
hll %. front looking Dollaward. Ascend
ing thc h,l, yuu come upon plain, which
iusl above lbe ciy is, from mnge 10 range
OF mountains, about four miles across. On
tbc cast, near the town, ibis plain is open
To the mountains; as yoJ ascend which, IL
slopes gradually downward, and then swciis
yg agan-intcrscelcd by two or three I'd
STts, washed by rains. Along the west
side of tho valley, Is a deep rayinc, in most
places mpas5lbic 10 Ca,a.yi which COM
mcncing at tho southern eGt.cmc ol the