The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-04-08
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| NLAh ottNs lsfAt REQ. lo4ts
EScetienf SH-After two DAYS OF battle,
W winch The enemy, with force of or
o,ooo m-n and twenty SIX pieces of artille.
~, lost hive OF his positions, three pieces Of
artillery and three flags, have determined
10 60 BACK 10 Aqua NuevH to prov de my.
'eli with provisions, not hayln. a single bi
cut or gram OF rice left. Thanks to the
position occupied By the enemy he has no,
been completely beaten, but he left on III,
field abou, 1000 dcud. Both srm,cs hay,
been cut TO pieces, but the uophne- Of war
will give you an idea on which side has
been the advantage. We have struggled
with hunger and thirst during 40 houf,,
aud It We can provide ourselves "l.h ptovIs.
ions We wi! go again to charge the enemy.
The soldiers under my command have dons
i their duty and covered tho honor of The
/ Mexican nation With glory. The enemy
has seen that neither his advantageous po.
slIion, nor the broken nature Of the ground
nor the rigor OF the season TOR !, has oeen
tnlnlDg during the aciioH) could prevent
the terrible charge with the bayonri, "nlch
left hun terrified.
SANTA ANNA.
Tie Tamplco Ssn,inel accompanies tue
translation OF the despatch of Santa Auus
With long article. The editors were no,
so veil informed IN regard to eyeuts ~ b..
ena VISTA as We are here, but iket derive
the staple Of their news from the Mexicsns.
We, therefore, give the ahoIe Of The Sen.
Inel's article:
From the Tampico S,Hnnel Esftd Marcl IL.
Our city was thrown into great state
Of excitement yesterday by the receipt Of
news from Sac LUIS Putosl, giving the par.
ucOa's Of bloody engagement between
the American forces under Gen. raylor
and those Of the Mexicans under len San.
"a Anna, al point called Rueua VISTA
As these details are from Mexican journal.
We OF course have TO receive them rs such,
and gave them lust so much cfedence as
each individual mny suppose them 10 bs
worth, making proper allowance Tor the
known disposition OF this people to exaege.
rate everything, from the noble conflict Of
two courageous armies 10 the aliufemens OF
the cockpit. When the contents Of he said
PAPER we're promulgated FIRST there Vas such
horror commIngled with the recital tna, ono
would have supposed that Alexander tho
Great ~ss again al the head Of The Mace
tontsns, carrying triumph and devastation
wherever his army appeared, aud there was
such On ar Of grandeur thrown atoond tho
sltatagems Of the digniied aud cobquering
Mexican chieiain, tina, We were carried
back to the golden days OF the Roman
warriors.
Ftom al ne were able 10 gather 10 tho
excited slate OF public miud, ~hlch haylog
hIte TO work upon was lnseuuu. and con.
fhettng with ihelf IN every possible way,
the accounts Published IN our lslor Of the
9Th instant sfe partly confirmed 10 that
number We gave the substance Of despatch
from Santa Anna, declarln. his intention 10
give Gen. Iay Tor battle on the 2Ist ult.--
Gen. Tdylo was then represented as being
at place called Aqua Nueva New Wa.
ter terrifying himsel--we are now Inclin.
ada, tbluk TINS sas intended as q ruse to
engagement, kuo sing Ina,'Ggp lar standing
selected vas one that Santa Anna must pass.
beng the only good water within q great
number Of miles, which would be sufficient
to supply the wants OF 20 large force 50
Santa Anna had then under his command;
and as we had drawn this much from the
probabilities attending tas bloody encoun.
tor, We ell draw further aud suppose II pro-
babe that on arriving here the MeIicnn
army, which had been fully prepared tor
the strife by starvation and THIRST. called ali
! their ensrg,es into rcquisiuon, and hence
the slaughter reported TO have taken place
on both s,des-,he one a struggle for food
aud drunk on the other, natural dlplay
Of courage and military enthusiasm.
The enemy, outnumbeting our army q.
bout four TO one, and standing, as IT were,
upon his own ground, possessing superior
advantages IN the way of interested friends
III ali parts OF the country, together With
correct knowledge Of ITS geographical and
geological character, and many other facts
calculated 10 favor him, is reduced 10 the
necessity OF inventlng subtcrtuges to &C.
count tor an objectionable want of success.
J amounting, IN word, to defeat, ihls 10
Illuminating indeed, Twenty to twenty.tSo
thousand men against four or five thousand,
with oil the attending 70, orabe clfcumstsn.
, ces, and yet tina, the larger force should &C
, hUuNifdkt VIC HtCcbsihl VI ibilhS vain
Ter less than two days battle, is almos, 10
e. credible. We would DO inclined TO think
r the dispatches OF Santa Anna forgery a.
I lar as this acknowledgement goes. did va
e not fnd It IN one Of the prints under the
i patronage OF his Government, but here "a
!. tho precious Accommodated Il speak ia
$ own shame for the present.
o Inete follows Santa Anna's letter, which
, we give above.
II I'm addition to the above, We find in thu
1 same paper private letter from an office
e IN the Mexican army, giving some lact
a which, When conlrasied, hos something o
T. the "suhlme and ridiculous order, min
Y gled with the horrible. At first no Stale
ID that the Mexican army were then eac1mp
oil ed upon the same ground which tney hs
20 previously occupied from which NO ,nie
Z. that they had been driven from II, aud %
* been able TO recover II, either from the lac
"a. that :he American forces had chosen SON
:" other camping ground. or that they gene