Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-04-07
Mexican Account Of the Battle, Z

The following, from the rampico Senti.
mel, gives the Mexican account Of the BAT
ties at Baena Ttsfa, which, to our mind, i
as conclusive proof Of our yictory as that
which comes from Gen. Taylor's camp.
Our city was thrown into great state Of
excitement yesterday by the receipt Of news
from San Louis Potosi, giving the particu.
lars Of bloody engagement between the
American forces under Gen Taylor and
those Of the Moxicans under Santa Anna,
at point called Buena, Vista. AS these
details are from Mexican journal, we, Of
course, have to receive them as such, and
give them just SO much credence as each
individual may suppose them to be worth,
making proper allowance for the known
disposition Of this people to exaggerats
everything, from the noble conflict Of two
courageous armies TO the allurments Of the
cock pit. When the contents of the said
paper were promulgated first, there was
such horror commingled, with the recital,taat
one would have supposed, that Alexander
the Great was again at the head Of the
Macedonians, carrying triumph and devos.
tation wherever his army appeared, and
there was such an air Of grandeur thrown
around the stratagems ofthe dignifed and
conquering Mexican chieftain, that We
were carried back to tho golden days Of
Roman warriors. s;tA
From oil we wero able 70 gather, in the
excited state Of the public mind, which,
having little TO work upon, was inventing
and conflicting with it self in every possible
way, the accounts published in our paper
of the 9th inst, are partly confirmed. IN
that number we gave the substance Of des.
patch from Santa Anna, declaring his ia.
tention to give Gen. Taylor battle on tho
3ist. Gen. Taylor was then represented
as being at a place called Aqua Nueva,
New Water) Terrifying himself. w are
now inclined to think this was intended ~
the general as a rase 10 decoy Santa Anna
into a regular standing engagement, know.
ing that the point no had selected was ono
that Santa Anna must pass, being the only
good water within q great number of miles,
which would be sufficient 10 supply Tho
wants Of 50 large force as Gen. Santa
Anna Ind then. under his command; and as
we have drawn this much from the probn.
bilities attending this bloody encounter,
VIC will draw further, and suppose Il proha.
BILE that on arriving here, the Mexican army
which had been fully prepared for The strife
BY starvation nnd thirst called all their
energies into requisition, md hence ths
slaughter reported 70 have taken place on
both sides The one, a struggle for food and
drink on the other, d natural display Of
courage and military enthusiasm. n
The enemy, outnumbering our army.
about four 70 one, and standing as il wsre
upon his own ground, possessing superior
advantages in the way Of interested friends
in all parts ofthe country, together wi,h
correct knowledge Of its geographical and
geological character, and many otherf facts
calculated TO favor him, is reduced to the
necessity ofinventing subterfuges 10 account
for, an objectionable want of success,
amounting, in word 10 defeat. Thislis
humiliating indeed. Twenty 10 twenty two
thousand men against four or five thousand,
with all the attending favorable circum.
stances, and yet that tho lnrger force
should acknowledge the necessity offalling
back after lsss than two days, battle, Il
almost incredible--we would BE- inclined IA
think the dispatches Of Snntn Anna a
forgery, as far; ms this acknowledge goes,
did we not find il in one Of the prints under
the patronage of his government, Bct
here is the precious docufncn -let q speak
its own shame for the present We