Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-09-29

ers were successfully shot down, whenif
Lieut. Col. DicIsins 5n took the scolors and
was bearing the Palmetto prondly amidf
the storm, when, he nlso received q severe
wound. About the same time that the three
| divisions at the forts were enabled to close,
General Shields succeeded in driving from
their position the. large force with which he
was contending.Ss
4 The dragons were now brought forward
and drove the enemy to the gates Of the
lcapital; tf1as closing, fer the present, the
most brilliant victory achieved by our arms
during thewar, and one which will vie with
lany achievement of our arms in times past
For uores. fully detailed particulars J
must refer you 10 the reports OF the seye-
raj commands find that if were to nj
tempt to record the entire details of the a.
achievements of the 2O,h; would not be a.
Bile to conclude it in time enough TO be of
any interest to your readers. -i5'- p.
Louisiana had two brilliant representa-
. tives, who participated largely throughout
the whole affair, viz: Gen. P. F. Smith, Of
the ist brigade, I'd division; and Lieut.
Beauregard, Of the engineers-both Of
which gentlemen sgnally distinguished
themselves, both by their superior military
knowledge and their personal courage =
The engineer corps throughout has borne
:. large share of the labors and exposure OF
= the battle.
. From intercepted letters which we have
, in our possession, written on the evening o!
;, ;, the battle, we learn the Mexican loss to be
= 5000 in killed and wounded; and by them
:, we also learn, that out of 80, 900 men, they
y 'r had but between 5000 and 5000 left, anc
>, they in confusion, without leaders the
balance killed, wounded, prisoners, Or to-
= tally dispersed. -
. | send you list of killed and wounded
as near as they can be got at present.
= | also send you the muster roll com
: pany of volunteers, who organized them
- selves for the occasion, Under Capt. M'kin
. stry. They were composed OF men VIII
were not attached to any particular com
-, mand, but mostly belonging to some Of tn
e departments. They had five wounded, bu
y, have not been able to get their name:
ID On several occasions they rendered highl
~ ~ important service, and exhibited the met;
e all Americans possess. .s--
,s We also had many persons who bore
~ conspicuous part in the actions OF both day
3 who were, not attached to any particul'
!, +. command-among them Eneticede eeonspi'
- uously Maj. Bryant and Lieut.. Dickinson
~ formerly Of the Alabama regiment Of vo
u unteers.
70 After the troops had arrived at this plac
IF all e.rormer Texan prisoners who wer
Z present, assembled just below the Nation'
r. Palace on q fine paved road, made b
~ the labor of their hands, while they II
q manned in this country. On the side {
- II the road stood beautiful monument. wit
d the following inscription Erected to th
ho memory of Gen. Santa Anna in considers
=. =. ton of his having constructed this road b
~ the labor of the Texas prisoners " 1t ",
-. NJ not long after the assemblage ofthe crow
j., until down came the monument; and NJ
:. satisfied with tearing it down, they brok
the stone into small pieces and scattere
=, them to the four winds.
w. w. herewith send you copy of the armi
v. tice agreed upon. -
h. On the evening Of the Goth, white fla
:, ~ came out from the city, and on the NOR
ID ing of the 2lst, we learned that proposition
,;s for an armistice had been made, which we
80 - agreed to, and commissioners appointe
le who arranged and agreed to the terms.