Washington telegraph., 1847-06-02
VOL, a..

The temporary command Of Col, lIameY,
ID dragons, during the confinement 10 his
bed of Breyel Btig. Gen. I, +. Smith,
composed that detachment. The style ol
execution which had the pleasure to wit.
mss was mosl brilliant and decisive
The brigade assenled The longand difficult
slaps oi Cerfo Gafdo, wiIhaal shelter, aud
Hular the tremendous lire Of artillery and
maskrlry With the ulma=l sloadIness,
reached the bfeaslwols, dfaFa the enemy
Inn thcm, planted lhcir o5.nrs Of the lsi
artillery, 81, aud iih in.anl8-lhc enemy s
ilas sui lIyIng--aud, aIIef some minute
ol sharp lighting, finished tie conquest viii
the bayouel
Il isa masl pleasing duty 10 say that the
highest priisa is due to llaney, Chills,
flfmlon, Lafhg, Alexander, their gallant
officers aud mfn Tor this brilliant service,
independent aflhe great results which soon
followed,
Nu.l division Of ragulafs coming al
this iim,, he detached Hfetet Lieut.. Col.
{. I. Smith. with his l.ghl battalion. Ia
support the as aull bot uuI in time. Tie
General, reaching the loWef before I'M,
aud observed whIle llla displayed from
lie nearest HaInl o, ius enemy toward
lha batteries below, sent out ColuaaIs
llanfy aud GaIis TO bod parioy. Tue
surrender followed ia las lHan two hoafs.
Aal. Ten. Patterson len a sick bed ID
share lhr dangers and laligaes Of the dayi
and alter the surrender went forward Ia
command tie advanced l5faas toward y.
iapa.
Dry Gen. Pillow aul hiz brigade I've
assaulted VIA great d4fins the euamY 5
line ul batteries on our lel.i and though
WIIho4, suerszs. they contributed To distract
and d.nay lien immediate opponents.
President santa Anna sIh Generals
gaHHzl aHi A.nnuie, aal some - Il
eaAi thousand maa, c.aaFaI towards Aaia.
"a. ms, IaIafe OeIl 6aflo Was catHHd,
aal before IsIee.- uisis s5a reached Tue
national rnsl ahutc.
lhave determined Ia faf1.e the pflso.
HaHz=-o..sHT# aH8 m.n-a=l have ual The
Hsaa Of ia#IH= furmlsH HHyaui Ia=aags
aHl lauuHI aIaid 'l leIaeh heavy bst
.. hdi am aHs VIul wazHas, lo accom-
FaHY H.u =saI4 tHz OR baggage
mn. i81aaa increasing. Is h1g yet HIga
enough fl sIEH M usHad progress In iH.s
amy, Bes.lsst greater number of FiIs.
aa=H WuHII#= =HI8ally. escape iUm iaH
rsc1r iIr .Uug aui drrp sandy faad.
without s1b i.lruCr-lcu 10 ono-iN1t $50
bod 6saa tot fbe amc bldy o. mcl, IH
The auss opposed 10 us. Not one o lhr
Vera Cruz prisoners Is believed 10 have
been in the lncsal Ccfro GufJn. SUmc siA
uilhc ulicr, itsacs iH mnt, refuse Gao give
their purs except Geo 60 TO Vera Cruz
uni thence perhaps To lue lni.cd States.
The sulaalu, and tifaccoulrcmeu's,
being u. nI yailo Go our army hew ur ul
home. have ui .rrrd TO be destroyed, l5r
we hagcud' ihe means ollnuporilug lhcm.
lamus1 .Hmawhai embarrassed with -
piece. oil artillery y-uIl hranze--vh.lh vc
have ra.Furd, I, would lu',r a bugaic
AND hi'tlh" mules u. la.safmy 10 tmH-g.r
them DIS mrz. A Hed battery tiau
|tlkcIur service With hiheamy but The heavy
metal must be collected and Iel here l1r
ihe prr.cu. We have our own scigc.
train aud lhe proper carriages with us.
Being much occupied by ihc prisoners
I and aIl tbr detail. of "a forward m1yrmru',
bcsdcs u.hng 90 Do supplies which ar
10 follow imm Vera CUz have lime tu
/ add no n5mnrc--iniruing 10 De ut NtHpi
early TO morrow. We shall not, probably,
mcct with serious opposition ibis side OF
Professionally uu', unless delayed by
the wlutofmr1ns oI transportation.
have Tie honor 10 remain, sir wl,h
high respect, your uhcdirn' saryaui.
WINFIELD SCOTT,
=. $. invite attention to the accom-.
pluying letter Io Santa Anna, taken in his
carriage Yesterday; also to bis p.o'buation,
issued on hearing lhlt wc hal captured
Vera Cruz. &c, in which ho says III ihc
enemy advance one step more, the national
independence will be buried in the ahys5
ol Tie past" We have taken that step.
w. s.
imakc n second pnicrni 20 say that
. lbcg is some hope, an happy 10 learn
lhal Gen. Shield. may survive his wound.
P. One uilhe priucplI motives .9r paro..ag
The prisoners OF 'far IF, 10 diminish ihc
resistance OF other garrlsons in our mnrcb.
W. S.
Hon. Wu. l.. MAEoy Sccrlay OF War.
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