Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-05-01

arcn out OF Santa Fe, and meet then in
field. He took with him three hmm ~,
men, composed of Capt. Angney's b d
nlantry. portions Of SIX companies Of ,,,
nent, and company of citizens o6gt
ers under the command of Can't. 81. w.,
ng 1t. Col. Wilcox in commnnd If thn
force composed Of his own battalion +,
PanIcS OF the I'd regiment, a portion ofC
her company Of light artillery, and
|any OF regulars. On the evcnjbG or
Co,' ir'ce encountered the enemy n; Z
nmbcrng about 1000 men. under tho
OF "cheraiS Jesus Tllova, Pablo cb..
aOIo Mohtoya. The enemy were posi-.
is commanding each side of the ro,d
clock, p. NJ, a brisk fire from tho or,r
The command of Licuts. DYER (of H.,
army and Harsentlyor, was opensJ r
Out' from their being so much sca,tero-
lt little effect. ''e' {"
artillery were within such short Tis,,o
Oe exposed to hot fro, which e;,,
tu or penetrated the clothes of ninn,,
Fhe twenty men who served the opns -.
seeing the slight effect which tho ar,;,Il.
'n !hem' ordered Capt. Angney with ri.
pn 10 charge the hill, which was paIIn r,I.' s
e'ng mn SIIpRGGuTIe9 IGuI. ,4Xle" Of the UarroT com
I The charge routed rhem, and a scatter.
|bt ensued. which lasted until sqpdown.
& was twokiled and seven wounded. The
kns acknowledge Il loss OF th!rty-six killed
r,y.fve taken prisoners. The enemy. re.
towards Taos, their stronghold. Colonel
'on the 9Th, took up his line Of march TO-
Taos, and again encountered them at FL
Iia, on the 29lh. Thcc were discovered in
lex brush off each side of the road, at the
ice of a drlie, by party of spies, who inn
lely fired upon thom. Capt. Burgwin, with
mpanv Of dragons, hearing the firing, came
pelher with Capt. 81. Nran's and Lieut..
Is companies. A charge was made by the
resulting in the total rout of the
ans and Indians. The battle lasted half
ur. but the pursuit was kept up for two
march vas resumed on the next day. and
nth no uppos,ion until tht evening Of the 3l
JruarV, at which tlmU they arrived at the
) de Taos, where they folnd the MeXica rs
ldians strongly fortified. A few rounds
fired by the artillery that evening, bu. il was
~ uuN lSbDlt IlOl ~ III 't.t Il 0tAtlll ulldCh
but wall unIIi morning.. The attack was
cnccd IN the morning by two batteries under
,mmnnd of Liculs. Dyer and Wilson, of the
If army, and Lieut.. llarscnIIver, Of the
ArtiIIcy, by throwing shells into the town.
I II o'clock. NJ. a charg" was ordered and
ltly executed by Capt. BArgwin's company
ried by Capt. McNlilIan's coIHpany. and
Anguey's battalion OF infantry. supported
,pt Barbco's company. The church, which
cen used as part Of tho Notifications, was
by this charge. Tie fight was hot.v con.
until night, when two white flags were
d, but were Immediately shot down. la the
ing the Fort was surrendered. In this bat.
Il Captain Burgwin, whom bravcr soldier
Tier man ever poured olt his blood in hi,
ry S cause.
{ total loss Of the MrXcans in tic three
- estimated at 2S2 killed; the nam.
their wounded is nukuowm. Our total los,
| | killed and Al wounded, three of whom
since died. Among the wounded were Coz
Capt. J. II. Burgwln, j. 5. A., (sincc died.
the 25lh uII. Capt. llrnI,y, (of Cot. VIII
battaiiUn,) who was ia command of the
lg parties on the RIO Moro, marched Will
men, to the town Of Moro, to suppress tho
cctlon there, and Qrrc,t the murdrrcrs o
$. Culver, Waldo, Nuy,'s ana others. whr
al that place. lie found bu ~
,Xicans under arms, prepared to d f'ud tic
and while forming his men into line fo
(, u small party OF the insurgents were seeI
ng from the htIs-a detachment was order
, cut them of, which was attacked by tht
BODY Of the enemy. i general cngagcmon
dialcly cusucd, the NrA cans rctrcutlng AN,
from the windows and loop holes in thei
IS. Captain Hrndiy and his men cIosnl'
led, rushing into their hulSrs with them
ing some and running others through wit
nets. a large body Of the insurgents ha
possession of an Old fort. and commence
from the loop holes apon the Americans
H., with a small party, had taken pc scs
of an apartment IN the fort, and whlle pre-
~ to fire he was shot 10y bail from an ad
" room. He fell. and died in f,w minutes
men having no artillery, aud the fort beln
cgnablc without It, rctI.cd to La Vega. Tn
y had twenty five killed and seventeen take
ners. Our loss, one killed, and two or thre
ded
INC Isl luSI. Ndp'' hpIIll' "IIO iI'u D|Ci vi
from Santa Fe by Coz. Wilcox, TO succce
Hen lily in the command, proceeded with
of men, and oac piece Of cannon, to Moro
razed the towns Copper and lever MorJ) t
ground, the insurgents having fled 10 III
hg lns. Several MexIcans were capturet
osed 70 be concerned in the murder Of Mcssr.
2r, Wa,Io and others, and after many threat
pI,n l.,
Sevea of them were found and carried
E for internent.
own NENT PRINTING OFFICE,
ala Fe, Feb. 10, 1917.
re following is an extract of letter wri
New York to the Boston Post, upon I,
.! the first news of the battle of Buena Vi
rHis credilabio to the memory of Gov Ye