The North-Carolina standard., 1847-10-13
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TS. - r1nI0r Hs6Hy's Con1mlnnd. g
sThe troops which ven, io1NNard In August lasl
t,o,h tfh Vera Cruz uudsr) ihe.5command Of MAjal
fLafly, have done more fighting and experiences
harder times than any former train, owing mainly
h,o stheo in,prsssonawhichA prevailed ainong' the
Guerillas- ,ha. they had an enormous amount o
EE.ipceie zi6 sBarges As no comPa6iesE in th
con- mand were :recraiied in this State and as I'M
friends of the rank and iIe as well nssof Clark
! Jones, Hoke, Oantwell, Waddslt, and others o
the officers are; no doubt anxious TO hear fIon
them,} we take pleasure in publishing what appears
below. % ,tl5.'5sf, as..- :....
II We end, in The Washington. Unionl Of, the 7th
instant, the following Official Report Of Major
rL.aly to Col. Wilson, Governor of Vera Cruz = !
I-gne Is HEADabARTERs, JALArA, August 26, i1s47.
70 Gor Wilson. Vera CruS: :,,:.a Is.rr u
NV command reached this place on abe morning
! Of The 2Olh instant. We have fought our way ul,
umphanrly every inch of the route. but have had
severe tcont6ssEnay. baitles-wiih The guerilas
on the 10Th at Paso Ovejss: las before reported
on the 18th Of August al the National Bridge, on
The l5th of August Cerro Gordo, and on the 18Th
al Las Animas. only mile and half from this city
Not wagon has fallen into the bands of the enc
my. We have been opposed BY at least l. 200 or
1900 gueras on these occasions perhaps less at
Gordo, where their loss was so large tha! they
could not reorganze. Father Jarauia. commanded
them. Our loss is great. During the entire
march-7 officers wounded tl2 Of rank and file
killed mortally wounded &c wounded. OfthiS
number, 4 killed aDd wouuded were at places
elsewhere than the four actions named above. /
regret 10 say, that al the National BfidS Mr. Geo.
Y. Twiggs (expecting commission and 10 be A.
D. c. TO Gen. T. was killed while gailanlly sery-
ing in my staff; Capt. j. H. Calwell Of vollgeurs,
and Capt. A. C. Cummings, l1lh infantry, were
wounded on the 10th, (as being reported, but are
doing we'll now Al National Bridge, Lieut.. Jas.
A. Winder. Of Veltigeurs, and Lieui. George A.
Adams, OF marine corps, were dangerously wound
ed also, op the same day, Cept w. }. Clark, l2ih
infantry, in the thigh Sd Lieut.. Charles M. Crea+
Tor, 18th infantry not severely, in the leg. Al Las
Animas, on the l9lh, Major F. T. Lally, 9Ih infan-
try, commanding officer was wounded in the neck,
not severely but has for few days been disabled
from command. A large number of sick have &C
euInlated, besides our wounded and we shall be-
compelled 10 remain he:e many days to recruit. L
cannot too much pIaise the gallanry Of the OH
ceIs-the men, raw and Uninslrucisd, have gTadu-
ally ACQUIRED confidence. Col. WynkOop. arrived
from Perote on the gath, havi ing heard, that we
were in danger AT Cerro G0rdo. We waited three
days for your Reinforcement, and hearing Of it at
Plan del Rio sent back body Of dfagoons to Ma
tional Bridge, who. finding in possession Of the
enemy, we concluded that il twss repused. arm
Pained al the rumor we heard Of the loss of some Of
It's wagons. Dr.. Cooper and Is Dragons reached
i
assume the authority 10 order the re-occupaton of
this ciry. Even if Gen. Scott was not before The
city OF Mexico, and beyond the reach OF reinforce
menis, you perceive that trains are constantly en-
dangered by soerillas, and am satisfied that this
city has been their headquarters and that their
chief supplies have been forwarded from here.
Their spirits have been raised by absence of the
troops am certain that Gen. SeOII, the spot
would order its re-occupation. Col Wynkoop con-
ours in its importance. g..
" tTnl
F. T. LALLY,
Major 9th infantry, commanding"
We cory from the last Fayetteville Carol,aian
The following account, from letter to the Editor
Of that paper from Capt. Charles R. Jones:
I'VE received by las, nights mail, a eonmuni-
cation from Capt. Charles K. Jones, giving an &C.
count Of the fights they had in marching 10 Jalapa
At which place his ieller is dated, the 9Th and
29Ih of August. Q =. >''''~,..''ss ~
I'VE have only tirne-for an outline of bis letter
They left Vera Cruz on The 9th Of August and
net the 6rsl partJ of guerillas on7,he 10Th, at
place called Passa de ia Wacca fight lasted Two
hours aud half-drove the Mexcans, with loss
supposed 10 be % killed. and about 35 ounded.
American loss, killed, about IL wounded Among
The latter. Csptsn Csiwel, Of the voItgeurs, and
Capt. Cummings, 18Th infantry, severely. On the
l2th, they were again attacked ;he National
Bridge by about 1900, double their number. The |
Mexicans were soon compelled to retire, losing 60
The prisoners. American loss, killed 1t. Twiggs.
lst Sergeant Rodgers of Raleigh, and Is privates;
wounded Capt. CLARK, severely, Capt. c. R. Jones,
slightly, and 90 non-cemmissioned officers and
privates. On the 18th they were again attacked
at Cerro,Gordo, Mexicans about 1000 strong, under
The priest Jurauta Major Laly left his trains with
TWO companies, and marched against The forti6ca-
lions with 500 men, and pieces Of artillery. They
again drove the Mexca us losing only killed = and
IL wounded. Mexican loss, about 100 killed and 4
wounded, besides considers able ammunition, arms
provisions, horses, &c. Again, about mile from
Jatapa. they had fight Of half, an hour, in which
Major La!ly and three privaIes were wounded.
=" Capt.. Jones lost but and him at the
National Bridge, named John A. Griffin, and one
wounded, r. Ford, Of Beaufort county, who is do
pg well. AT Cerro Gordo the whole command
vas SO hours without water, and "a without food
w lille at Jalapa, one Of his men was murdered, :,
Phelps. drummer, and private Thomas Evans, also .
If FayeIteville, deserted. Nearly every night
nan is murdered; but they are paid back with
interest.".N +.# .'
We have seen letter from Capt William J.
Clark, dated Jalapu, September Is, in which he
tates that at the battle of the National Bridge on
he 18th Of August, be was wounded in the thigh.
The ball passed through just above the left knee,
IN the outside of the thigh, fortunately without
ouchng the ,boneor injuring any Of the sinews.
He hopes to be entirely well in short time
During the bal,le at The Bridge several of his men
ell wounded by his side, and we regret to state,
hat Sergeant, Richard H. Rogers, formerly of
his City, was killed. n.'so''ts'c 27~ sn' n"a aa..
q,6a r6arIos,o T~onr;or ~ So, r11o =, L.,