The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-04-08
Glorious TictOry!
From the n. o. Picayune Of March IS.
Glorious " fsrSIrOni the .frniy'
BATTLE OF BUEN4 VISTA.
GEN. TAYLOR yICTORIOUs!::
And The Mericdn Army led by Santa
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We lay before our readers the glorious
,idings from the army, brought by the schr
John BELL. Our reporter lief, the vessel ii
the aver and came up to town by express,
With the giud news. The following sccoUut
was prepared for Us by an officer Vi The ar.
my. II may be relied on.
We publish also Gen Santa Anna's &C
count OF the battle, from which It will be
seen that he as suffered defeat. though
hs covers up h,s retreat slth a hJurish Of
words.
II will be seen also that victory has been
won at a sacrifice Of many bruye men.
MrnoRANpA Of The Battie Of Buena v.Hd,
prepared for the Edao-, of the P,cuyune
by Lieut.. J. J. {. Bibb, u. =. A.
DIR. Turner. u. 5. A., Who arrived al
Mstsmoras on the g b instant, from Mon.
Isrey, brought the glorious intelligence OF
another brilliant victory over the Mexican
army. The scene of action was at Buena
Nrsts, a hacienda about s,s mites ~rst Of
salillo. Tie fighting commenced on the
22d OF febfuary, aud ended on the 23J. -
Santa Anna retired to Aqua Neuys, de.
lance OF tea miles, leaving 1000 killed and
wounded upon the held. Santa Annas Ad.
l1tani General aud many other officers and
men are prisoners, The loss on our part
vas zoo killed aud wounded. Santa Anna.
force amounted 10 at least 10000 mcn I;
1hat Of Gen. fsy Tor to about . 600, almost
entirely volunteers lis army Is composed
vt Washington, Bfagg's and Thomss's
batteries, one squadron OF the / 81 and one
Of the 2nd Dragons, the Arkansas and
kentucky cavalry, bugsde Of Illinois and
QUE Vi Indiana volunteers, the lsI Msss.
stppl and 2ud keatucky Regiments, and
Que company OF Texas volunteers. DR.. T..
brought a hs, OF 50 effects killed aud
wounded. left IN such haste that was
unable to obtain a copy. bot r-colect q.
mcng the Killed Capt. Linco,n, A's'r. AdJt
General L. ). 4 Col Yell Of the A'kan.
'as cavalry, Capt. Moore, Ant Vaughan
and three Others not named) of the Ken.
lucky caSalry, Col. Mckee, Lieut. Clay,
Capt. W llIs. "a Kentucky luiun,ry, Col.
Hardin and Mol German. Illinois brigade
many OF the Indiana brigade, several Of the
Mississippi regiment, aud tao Lleulenauts
Of Texas volunteers. Among the wound.
cd | remember Gen. Lane, Col. Jefferson
Dls', lH Nlsstsapp, Regiment, Captain
Stein, la L. ). Dragons, Capt. Conner,
IcSas volunteers, Lieuts. s. G.. French aud
O'Buen, L. s. AttiIety, l. cut. Barber, %
Kentucky Infantry, Lieut.. CuE~in, l.t Ms.
uppt Rex meHt, aud Lieut., WhIeadcs, Of
The Indiana brigade.
The Official dispatches Of Gen. Taylor
have been cut oft. Cel. Mofgan's regiment
OHIO volunteers, having been reinforced BY
,bat place IN safety Monterey had reached
Col. Cutu., Of oaio, ~ith one company
Capt. Huuiers) Of the 81 [. :, Dragons,
h,s own regiment, one Of Indiana volun-
'eers. the Virginia regiment aud think
some Texan rangers, IN all about 2OOO men,
wns about 10 leave Camar.o TO attack Gen.
tues, Sho Is SAID to 30 about thlt'y miles
south Of that place wlth an army OF from
1000 TO 5000 men, principally fanchetos.
lie 10 believed 10 have stth han only lou
regular troops. A great many II not ali OF
these runcheros. as soon as they hear OF the
discontinue Of Santa Anna's army, viii
Glspefse, and the gallant Colonel will no
doub, obtain victory. This nows from
above proves that the various reports which
had before been received OF Gen, Iay loI 4
retreat upon Monterey, and tho advance 81
a large force to attack our depots al BRA
zos aud at the mouth Of the RIO Grsnde &c
be untrue. or the delences at the mouth
Of the river know nothing, but have been
, told thet they are sufficient 10 make d
stronr Teslslancs. The torufcauons at the
, Bfszo., with tho force Of artillery ADD per
? sons IN tue qusftcfmastsrs employ "hici
b can be raised ss u garrison, 10 sufficient Il
, drive back a command of al least 1000 o
1000 Nescaus. Tho work winch msy b.
. technically termed q conuuued line, encIo
n .es all the quattermastcr' and commls'a
d ry's stores 10 depot. The pasapel IS form
j, ed OF barrel, OF damaged comnlssars stores
n ~ilh sand bags foT the superior slop", tn
n sand from a ditch 80 front, thrown up q
, galna the barrels, forms thc exterior slope
:. The armament OF the fort consists OF lou
,e pieces OF arullery-two twelve aud two 81
nj nouudeTs, 10 batbQtte-vhlch sweep th
., foo, Of aud cross their fires upon tho lew
Is plaln over which the enemy would be con
D. pcllcd TO advance, and about 900 muske
es to Inc tho parapel. This Mas thrown 4
q uheu an attack was daily expected N
. thing having reached us from Gen. Tsyl'
for many days. we believed hun surroun
cd as was reported, aud gave some degt'
IT.. OF credit TO the Tumor OF tho advance ol
er large force upon our dePo's. Amer VA
on ing three OF four days, auslousIy eSpec'''
)r. the approach OF the enemy NO feceN'
n, the glorious news above --undefs'oo"'
n. course, that the battle Of BtazoS Ssnuot
No was mo 20 !" and when | sailed, the
uo ullery OF Fort Harvey, instead OF NOW
10. down the Mexicans, was penl'ns 'otth
n, lutte IN honor of old Rough and Read,
h,s and his gallant little army at Buena N's
We annex Santa Anna's Own account
the actions of Buena Vista, rs uunsa
70. for the Tamp'co Sentinel. We have
1, original Spanish account IN our Posse''''