Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-05-15

The following is lis. Of the officers killed
and wounded:
Wounded--Generals Shields and Pillow
Major Sumner. Of the Rifles !: Capt Mason,
Leuts. Msury. G bbr, Davis. Ewell and lane,
Of the r A,.s; Lieut. Jarvis, of I'd Infantry; 1t
Darby. Typographical Enpineers l.. Dana, 7,h
Infantry; Capt Pat,en. I'd infantry.
Among the volunteers the killed and woun.
dcd are os iollows:
KitieA--Le"ts Nelson end Gill, of Col Has.
kclrs Tennessee -regi,aeat, .sz-.-.-.-
Wonnded--L, Cob Cumming, sliyh,ly; Ma.
j"r Fs'quhersot, Of Texas, severely Lieut.
Hattie, severely; Ii VIM Yeowocj, mor,aily;
Lieut. F.res,, slightly; Capt Murray. severely;
George Sutherland, (Ky voiun,errs,) severely.
Correspondence Of the Daily Delta Il
.... PLAN DEL Rio, April ls, 4.
Eds. BeHds The American army, under Gen.
Sco,ts, has just achieved another great victory
over the Mexican iorces under Gen Santa Anna
The kght was fairly commenced yesterday by
Gen. Twiggs and Col. Hsrney, and concluded
abou, noon to-day by Gen. Worth and Gen. Pat
terson's divisions. The enemy could not have
less than $4,000 fighting men, while our force
was not over 10 900. The position Of the Mex.
leans was one ofihe stronees, imaginable, and
our brave troops had hard task 10 perform in
routing them They were entrenched upon
veral large heights upon which no less than seven
batteries were planted mounting 81 guns in all.
One by one they fell into our hands.
At about 10 o'clock, charge was made at
several points by the regulars. the two Tennessee
and two Pennsylvania regiments, which for a
time, was strongly opposed by the M-xicans,
who fought desperately but finally their trum-
pet sounded retreat, and away went Santa An.
ma and the larger portion ofhis army as if Old
Nick himself was after them! Not so, how.
ever, with Gen. Vega, and 5000 Of his command,
including four other Generals, all of whom sur.
rendered, and are now prisoners of war in camp
with all their arms ammunition. &c &c.
General Santa Anna, in his retreat, was so
holly pursued by Col Harney, who had com
uand Of the 9TH Infantry and Mounted Rifles that
| he was forced TO leave his splendid carriage
trunks, some $4,000 in silver, and one Of his
cork legs They are also in camp, and attract
much attention, and cause no little merriment.
Our loss in killed and wounded is severe,
while that of the enemy must be very great
Among those killed and wounded on our side |
regret TO mention the name Of Gen Shields, who
fell mortally wounded at an early hour in the
day. The victory, in short. is a brilliant one.
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country's history. ! have not time TO write
more--all did their duty nobly, and all share
alike in the glory the day. ! annex the names
Of some of the killed and wounded. among the
volunteers, as Ear a. they reached me:
K;hied--2d Tennessee Regiment, under Col
Iaske,l.--Lieu,s Gill and F Nelson Sergeant,
H s Rynum snd-Brown; privntes George Kee.
ney, VIM o Stripping Fleming Williams Erhra.
i'm Price, c A sampson, Samuel Floyd Rober,
Kernnn Thomas Griffin. '"a
Kihed--Kentueky Volunteer. Corporal WIN
F Eikins VIM Durham
| Uounded--2d Tennessee Regiment Brig
c en- Pillow very slightly; Lieu, Col Cummings,
Major Robert Farqnbarson, tof lst regimen')
Capt Murroy, Lieut. Yoewooo. Lieut. w P halle;
private C Ross. Benz o Havre, JOSEPH NJ Wood.
George Dearnonj Wm Enc land, Richard L
Bobauan, John Gunter, Alfred Hs,,-n, L w Fus
I SELL VIM Wilmington John Burrows. Charles
Jobnaon. George A Smith, Alonzo White, Fran
tis Bibe.i M Brewer iarss7sa aaf N,57rF hs' ~.
4 styoundrd.--Kensacky y. Volunteers Ii South
4 erland; Sergeant Allan T Mockahse private,
Henry Brewer, Minor Smith, Henry Williams
Josb Lsngston, Whitmore K'eib. se.e t..r'
Many Of the above are mutslly wounded o
r-s .ss - Fa 9fl.r ~ SOS l.. s. B.
On the top Of the Cefro Gordo the scene wa
truly horrible--from the Jaapa road, dead no
dies Of the enemy could be seen on every sVo
where the eye was directed, until they literaii,
covered the ascent to the height. There is abou
half an acre Of level ground on the top OF th
mountain, and here were collected together th
wounded Of both armies, and the dead OF our own
Side by side were lying The disabled Amerira'
and the Mexican, and our Surgeons were bnsy nm
. puta,ing and dressing the wounds Of eaeh---'ot
ting them in turns unless the seute pain Of som
sufferers further along caused him to cry out
when he wonld be Immediately attended to-
3 The poneer parties OF our men were pckn,
up the wounded and bringing them in from. ever,
8 part Of the ascent 10 the height. From the ard
}. towards the river, where the srorming party o
: Gen. rwiegs' division made the charge, most o
q our men suffered and many Of the enemy, also
J. for they made desperate s,snd--but when the
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