The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-04-15
CHARLOTTE. n. G. AKsRELf5o 1877.

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thal so far from having any desire to COZ.
ceal his situation, he was deslrous Of exhlb.
iuHg TO Gen. Tay Tor the ullef folly Of re-
slsung go poAeriui an army as he had W.
der his command. To which the Lleuten /
ant replied, that he simple message was 70
demand blc Santa Anna's immediate sur
| lender 70 Gen. Esy Tor. When this extra.
ordinary demand was translated TO the
Mexican, he rel.ed his hands aud eyebrows
10 utter astoniehment al the temerlty and
presumption Of such message, and replied,
thst he would expect Gen. Taylor to sur
render IN an hour, or he would destroy all
! his forces. Lieut.. Crtleuden's Tcpy,
which se have already given-"G Gen. I0g.
Tor nerer aurrenders Differentiated the 10.
leIvIew, aud the battle recommcnced, aud
was continued until night.
Santa Anna took three small pieces Of
our erlillery, ahich, uader Lieut.. OBnen,
lad been posted too far 10 advance to be
covered by our infantry. All tho gunners
we're shot down, and when tie guns wore
captured there was not soldier left to man
them. One OF these pieces was an CID
Texan G.pouuder, shlch during the Texan
Revolution, had done good execution among
The Meslcan rsAks, As to the Aigs he
boasts Of having taken, they are very pro-
baby mere company markers, hich were
dropped on the hsd aud picked up w the
valiant Mexcans. He Eyce,leucy OF The
War Department, to whom Santa Anua has
sent these trophies, VII no doubt be sotely
disappointed 10 the etZs texture and beauty
Of these standards Mexican PRIDE is easI.
Satisfied when such feeble nementoes o!
their proves and ysIor as these console
them for so IN lorIGus defect.
All the officers 90 our sIde, N THIS hard.
fought battle, distinguished themse YES
J he details OF the bltle re coulded 10
denCe vi his commander sn1 brother tete
ran, bv The most active, z"aIous, efficient
ana g8llgnt conduct. Ihto'ou Tie y hee
= ucuou he wac constantly engaged 10 the
disposition oil our forces, sud IN Tallyina
( them to the onse'. L sss a miracle That
/ he escaped The thick ayIug bll!s winch
} lhinned the ranks he vas marshaling. -
i There was bet one compliant made against
{ hlm and lhst sss, th.i he exposed hIineei.
too much. Brig. Gen. Lene, also Shove ed
# himself 10 be brave end capable Officer,
J. Although wounded early III the Lcuou, he
kept ms horse uuu 1t closed, and never 10
,e mome NJ left his post.
The old General.,u. Chief remained 9
n. his original nuch exposed position super
5, intending the battle and netrony watchiu
re ls events, An escopetIe bail passed thrC
IL ..tI -. 4
c millar 10 all tie fiicers and men who hay
'. ever be . uuc r his commsud, aud wb!cl
Of las seen several campaigns in ForIds, II
:, Texas, aud 10 Mexico,
' Ga The night Of the z2d, both armje
IL drew IF from the field Of b.lte. Our me
N we're engaged all night 10 bringing IN ID
il. wounded aud taxing care 81 them--th
Is Mexlcans as well as here oNn men. lAer
ut we're, however, but few Of our men ioun
at % the field sounded. They were, TO Us
es Santa Auua's significant words, 10 his dc
CHI spa,ch, "aii dead, the corardly mlscreant
y having killed every man whom ,hsy o's
took, wouuied aud helpless on Inc ssl
%. With Ike lurpHude aud treachery, the
,ul left taelr oSn dead unburled aud the
e.
D they fell. The latter were carried 10 Sa
ey tito, IN our o@n Nsgons, the former We
D.. buried by the slcalde, under The orders
ne Gen. lay or.
Al. A number Of officers we're taken priso
ms ers and an exchange vas tfftcted, by wink
d.. all our men eho are nov 10 their ham
iie we're released, Casstus NJ. Clay's par
ost are understood now to be 10 the city
the Mexico.
ils Among the killed and wounded Of /
I'm. Mexlcsns are, three general otncers q
Of twenty colonies aut commanders Of bait
and hons. Gen. Minon, it appears, has not
re vet realized he brilliant career of Win
re. he considered his capture Of Maj B0ra
an earnest. lie was ordered by Santa A
TIT, na 10 attack and carry SaIlllo during /
rec engagement at Bueua Vista. Wta this {
nix ieci, he made demonstration against ,
hat Town with 1000 cavalry. Lieut.. Shove
! ~ with SIXTY men and two small pieces OF {
But ullerv, went out 10 meet the valiant Ger
%, raj, and at Que discharge OF hla capu'
,hu sent him and his large force to the rig
lain ABOUT IN double quick time,