The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-04-02
l. A TER!
GLORIOUS NEWS FROM THE
ARMY.

AkWn
BaHie of Buena USia-Gen. TAILOR
Victorious! THE Mcricm .4rmy,
led By Santa .Anna Defeated wih
great Slaughter!-Deah Of Colonel
Hardin!
We extract from tho St. Louis Republican of
.he 30lh ultmo, the following Memoranda OF
the Battle u Buena VISTA. prepared for the Ed
iIors Of the New Orleans Pcayune, by Lieut. ].
]. G. BInn, L. 5. A.
DIR. Turner, L. S. Army, who arrived al
Matamoros on the OH inst, from Monterey, bro I
the glorious intelligence of another brilliant VIC
tory over the Mexican Army. The scene Of ac-
ton was at Buena Vista, hacienda about six
miles west Of Sallilo. Tho fshting commenced
an the 22d Of February, and ended on the % J..
Santa Anna retired to Aqua Nueva, a distance
often miles, leaving -Four thousand killed and
wounded upon The field. San'a Annas A diu.
tanl General and many other officers and men
are pr,.son.u. The loss on our part was Scpen
hundred XII, I'd and wounded. Santa Anla's
force amounted 10 a, least fifteen thousand men;
that Of Gen. Taylor TO about fee thousand, al
most entirely volunteers. His army Is compo-
scd Of Washington's, BnsG's ana Thomas
batteries, one squadron Of The lst aud one Vi the
81 Dragons, the Arkansas and Kentucky cav
airy, brigade Of Hin lis and one Of Indiana
volunteers, the l.t Mississippi and . Kentucky
regiments and one company Of Texas volunteers
DR.. I. brought list Of CO officers killed and
wounded
Col. Curtis Of Ohio, with one company Gap,
Hunters) Of the 81 U. $. Dragons, his own
regiment, one OF Indiana volunteers, the Viz.
gigia regiment, and think some Texas rangers,
IN all about 900 men, was about to leave Ca
margo to attack Gen. Urea, who is said TO be
about thirty miles south Of that place with an
urmy of from 1000 TO 5000 men, principally
rinchcros. lie is believed to have with him
only 500 regular troops. A grea, many, il
not all of these rancheros, as soon as they hear
oc the discontinue Of Santa Anna's army, will
disperse, aud the gallant Col. will no doub, OBJ
tain The victory. This news from above proves
that the various reports which had before been
received Of Gen Taylnr's retreat upon Monte.
rey. and the advance OF large force to attack
our depo,s a, Brazos, TO he untrue. Nothing
having reached us from Gen. Taylor for many
days, we believed him surrounded, as was re-
ported, and gave some degree OF credit to the
rumor Of the advance of large force upon our
jcpols. After waiting three or four days. anx-
iously expecting the approach Of the enemy,
we received the glorious news above-under-
stood, Of course, that the battle of Brazos Sant-
ago was ''no go:' ADD when sailed, the arlil-
Iery Of Fort Harvey, instead If moving dow n
the Mcxieans, was pcaling forth salute in
honor OF old Trough and Rcaiy" and his gal.
liant little army at Bucna VISTA"
| We annex Santa Anna's own accoun, OF the
actions of Buena Vista, as translated for the
rampico Scnlinel
"CAMr NEAR BurSA yisrA, Z
February 81, 1917. s
Excellent Sir -
AFTER Two days of battle, in which the
enemy, with force of 5000 TO 1900
men and twen,y.six pieces Of artillery,
los, live Of his positions. three pieces OF
artillery aud two flags, have determined
TO 20 back to Aqua Nucva to provide my
self with provisions, not having single
biscui, or grain Of rice left. Thanks
to the position occupied by the enemy, he
has no. been completely beaten, but he
left on the field abou, 1000 dead. Both
armies have been Gu, 10 pieces, but the
trophies Of war will give you an idea on
which side has been the advantage. W.
have struggled with hunger and thirst du
ring forty hours, and il We can provide