Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-04-07

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would have ,hazarded the action at Buena
Vista, as few would have fought The battle
Of Resaca. In the last battle, as 10 the
former, we understand that the determln-
alton of The General was not seconded by
the officers next in command; and that
but for the wise and determined courage
of,heir chief, there had been two less vic
tories won by the gallantry of the Ameri-
can troops. Had not the battle Of Resaca
been fought. Fort Brown had fallen into
The hands Of the enemy, and had Gen.
Taylor retired upon Monterey, the Mexi-
cans would have recovered portion ofthe
country wrested from them, and threaten
ed the valley Of the Rio Grande with re,
capture. The results would have been OF
jncalculable mischief to the country, as
well as in the loss oflhe n,nrate ofthe troops
as in the REIMBURSEMENT Of the fruits oil an
expensive campaign. These have all been
saved, and the immense military PrePar
atons OF Santa Anna have melted ava:
before the skill Of one American General
and the prowess Of bis small but devoted
army.
AS we have before stated, the. fighting
on the 22d of February-an unfortunate
day upon which 10 attack an American
army-was confined principally TO can.
nonnading and skirpishing with light
troops. The bloody business was done
on the 23d, which was opened by an al
tack from our side under the direction Of
Gen. Wool. A portion Of the advance
was shaken by overwhelming Numbers,
bur was supported by Gen. Taylor, who
brought forward The reserve and decided
the day by resistess charge. What is
here said in few words received day TO
consummale, and ricilal Of the incidents
aud manouvres which ended so trium-
phatly would demand many columns for
space. An eye wituess-one who was
near General Taylor's person all the time
with the exception Of those intervals during
which he was carrying his orders over the
feld-informs us that not man, with the
exception ABOVE noticed, Of the American
lines wavered for an instant whilst facing
the most CALLING FIRE, aud receiving The
repeated charges Of the enemy. which il is
but candor 10 say, were conducted with
spirit and address.
AS an instance of the desperation with
which both armies fought, MIR. Crit,enden,
who acted as General Taylor's aid
throughoutthe fight. when asked whether
the Mexicans had taken three pieces of
ordnance from us. as Santa .Anna reported
replied in the affirmative, and said that
guns were not given up ill every man at
them was sho, down, and every horse
killed near them; anl moreover. than in
bearing them off, The Mexicans suffered a
loss Of some six hundred men. They in-
terfsred madly between the retreating
guns and our men seeking loregain them.
These guns were part at Capt. WASH
ington's battery, under command Of Lieut..
.O'Brien. Lieut.. OBJ. was wounded be-
fore his guns were taken, and when re-
porting his loss to Gen. Taylor was COM
;plinenled for his brayery--it was no fault
sofahiis. capt. W Vashing gton1was in another;
'pafi OF The held, aud sustained himself
With great GOODNESS and Intelligence as did
Captains Bragg and Shermon, with their.
respective batteries-in all but fourteen
guns. -
II may be here proper to explain the
circumstances upon which report was
founded that Gen. Taylor had sen, Santa
Anna a flag OF truce during the action. 1t
occurred that a body Of Mexican infantry,
about a thousand strong, had become Ge-
tachsd from Santa Auna's army, and were
being moved do Tn with terrible slaughter.
Gen. Taylor sent Mr.. Criltenden with
flag to say to them that il they would sur.
render he would stop killing them. When
Mr.. Critlenden got amongst Them, he was
taken by them TO Santa Anna with his
eyes bindfolded. This he demonstrated
against without the effect. When he
was brought to Santa Auna he was
asked his mission. He told him he had
no message for him; that he was sent 10
ask detached force 10 surrender to save
The effusion of blood, and as his errand
was unsuccessful he demanded TO be sent
back to his general. Ii was then that
Santa Anna requested him to tell General
Taylor that if he would surrender he
would be protected and we'll cared for.
Mr.. Crittenden replied, that he had no
commission TO speak with him (Santa
Anna) upon that or any other matter, but
il wan no use to send any such message as
Gen. Taylor neusr surrenders.
From the N. o. Della, Extra, March 2Stt.
LATER FROM VERA CRUZ.
BY the arrival of the revenue cutter
Ewing at an early hour this morning we
are in receipt of four days later intelligence
from Vera Cruz. The Ewing sailed on
the li'lh. Through the polite attention of
lst Lieut.. Chaddock, of the Ewing, We
are indebted for the prompt delivery of
our correspondence. The news Of Gen.
Taylor's great victory was received on
the morning of the 18th, and, Of course
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