New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-14
Letter from saltilIo-Iucidenr.-AB arrle Field.
Correspondence of the \. o. Delta

sALTILo. March ,, lc4l.
In letter which wrote few days since gave you
a very full sccount Of the ssnsuinsry affair Of Baens
Vista pronounced FsNo Ess, and will now give you
few scenes which have witnessed not mentioned 10
ina; letter
The frst view ina, caught Of the enemy was when
they had turned the Jeff tsrk Of lines, and were
pursuing the Tying infantry snd horsemen Column al
ter column succeeded until they formed dense mass.
numbering something ike twelve thousand men. NO
words convey you even faint ides Of their i'm
posing appearance Their arms. brilliantly Furnished
rejected million times the dazzling rays OF the sun
their rich and gsudy uniforms stood out in bold relief
against ihe soied and tsi,ered garments OF the ursr
ing Noiun ecrs - their Cavalry Lancers drawn up 10
beautiful style in numbers from to three thousand
and in lines the beauty OF which. the mos, accurate NIL
ary observer could have found no fault win and scd
Cd 70 this 'haihey were for the time yietors assure
you We did not look upon them with contempt bui
when toe quick sharp ringing OF ri1es sounded the
death kusll Of score after OF them three hearty
Mississippi cheers told full well that no cowsrdy fear
psralyzec that tte band Rushing our small force
would have scattered the retreans foe in al directions
the death field bad watchful leacer
Col Davis. perceived that we were about TO DC sur
rounded By empowering force and ordered US 70
retire snd rally
!. Here an amusing circumstance took place. Major
Bradford-whO IL probably the most imPetuousy brave
officer who ever drew sTord-pereei7ed Us reurins
and thought defeated He dismouried from his
horse aud followed slowly after "a, exelsming-
Skoot ne Sko0, ne 20 Some one called out
What the devil the matter. Major g.
a. XIII ~ Tie MississiPPi RsStussaf has rEn and
don, Kant 70 lire sHoiA1 INMATE
But the gallant Major quickly undeceyed for we
soon reformed. and although our ranks terribly
thnned By the killed and wounded yet again was heard
the deep voice Of the noble Davis, F0rrar4 Guide
centre Marck ." The command was repeated BY atty
voices and with sesdness and precision than the
careless fellows were ever knowa to eyince on drill
they returned 70 the bloody contest but Il Is not my in
tenr.ou TO repeat what have already written.
At one time during the fghi we returned over the
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the msngled bodies of our fallen comrades and
although animated by the excitement Of the fierce con
test which was Just then renewed yet think there was
not heart among us which did not for a moment
TO beat beholdng that horrible But for
bis hat and few other articles OF clothing which
the ruiisns had left him. should have failed 10
cognize the body Of young Eggeston. He wss shot
stabbed and otherwise abused This was. indeed the
fate Of all whom I saw. Lieut. Moore and man named
Couch Of our company were the only persons whose
bodies easily recognized.
After the battle rode over the whole field. Parties
were engaged In burying the desdbut there were sui
hundreds Of bodies lying stf and cold with cover
ing the scanty Of clothing which the rob
beers OF the dead found too vsluees TO take from them
saw the human body pierced In every place. saw
expressed In the faces of the dead almost every expires
sion and feeling Some seemed 70 have died execrst.
ing their enemies. and eursng them with their lsst
bresth-ohers had the most placid and resigned ex.
preston and feeling Some seemed 10 have died de-
lending their lives brsvey % the last while others evil
IDENTIFY used their last words in duplicating for mercy
Here lay youth and mstre sge calmly reposiDg 10 IN
timely des,h.
Passing on from this part OF the bloody ground went
to the plain literally covered with the dead bodies
Of those who had recently been foes. This
was horrible enough, God knows-but wss Invested Of
Of its horrors by the fact tina: not Of the Mex
soldiers either robbed stripped Of his clothing
was there the eas, appearance OF the bodies having
been abused after being wounded. This indeed speaks
much for the "bsrbsrous volunteers Of the United
states Of the North" As the Mexicsns style us
Among the hundreds Of dead whom ! saw there, |
much touched by the appearance Of the corpse OF
Mexican boy, whose age, should think could not
have exceeded Is years A bullet had struck him full
through the breast and must have occasiOned almost
instant death He lying on bis back his face slight
IL inclined TO side and although cold. ye, bssming
with bright and sunny smile, which eoquently told
the spectator that be had fallen with his face TO bis
eOuntrys foe.
Sslro i one vast hospital. Beside our own wounded,
Qour 20 Eve hundred In number) Gen Taylor mas CO..
lected sil the wounded MoNicsns who were ieit BY
their srmy, and put them In hospital i u most DIS
gusting visit of those places All Of them 0he
Mexicans) sre badly wounded for those that were
slightly wounded went OF They are dying every hour
in no dav