Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-24
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what report it may make. canno, say. Tf,lS
session has 50 far advanced, that doubt il ~
thing can Uo done in Congress in relation b. { II
subject.
There is no evidence tia. these unsold pa { 4
said Section II were ever Offered for saln at
hc auction. Mr.. DeIafeld insists, however q.
there was a general proclamation for the sab
'Arsc reserved sections, and it is 10 DO suplt L.
'nht 'hcso parts of Section / were oilereg
the legal Presumption that the officer whose
II. was to sell these lands did his duty.
The ful,o",us is an cA.-asl of a c..~, ffa
officer IN the Arkausas rcg's Of MOun, I' =.
to'hls H,ie. Dated assF
...,s55-t III lr--ny Il rrr-.as'---s Z, +, -
lynso, a'' permitted to "ri'95?y Vzr&5 r-..-
will not ottemplo fulvai of al our ala nS
ai.: ,,amroIcs "Jf mere lIau a month rqst
W.. r,c y,ua bricl history Of the balte.
\, d,y.l-a, Iou the 23I or, indeed, 57no
tno before day, We were aroused by firing \ +
M ,'.. t on our arms all mgh!-aPd, by ih1l'ny i
II was n,It enough to see. thsNork Of q NJ /
comlAcnrcd and the day closed ono Of the " ;
.ls! and hardcst.fought battles on record, ~
enemy ou,.numborcd US at least 1 to "a,
they could have fired with the samc precision ~
our boys did, we would not have been dif'
spell for them When the sun had reachct
sulIi lent height to shine upon the side Of iiss'
mountain over which it had risen, tho sghI We
grand beyond the power ofdrscrptou-the EhosF
face OF the mountain having the appearance ttac
richest tuscI work, OccaS Oncd by the GlI ins
irms Of the enemy, VINO wore weuGinS lhe'
by thousans to ou!.hInk US on our lcitii ~
their numbers being so great, our men were ~ =
pcl.-I 10 gIyc way AMI retreat down the mOur.1in-
- rtrr avn rh n
Of tho curmy's largo guns, tho ba.S w.FsisnS
about Us as thick as hail. Oar rogt. Was o cred.
to retreat across deep rayInc, at The approach
of tho Mexican Iancers. who greatly out-hu'rhsred
our whole mounted force; and, but for the dis
mounting of som. of or boys, and running TO
the upper end Of the deep gutter, and firing upon
aud kt@ug qu,:. a number Of The advance, which
turned :hcm for a short time, they would have
cut of tho retreat Of our men, and, OF course,
s'rin the whole Of them. But they soon returned
along the base Of tho mountain, under cover o.
luo N"xIcln infantry. whose numbers were aa
the time increasing and formed on our left, ready
for Il Charge on Us. We were again ordered 70
retreat toward number of old buildings, vhers
We agaIn formed in front Of them, with two eess.
pancs Of Ky. Cavalry, and, in few moa.sp
came the charge from tho Ianefrs, y numb t's
least to ! Of U.s. -
-A'I IIlJ NHUllll1tII htiI plGOfei4.-
serve l1rjr fire Until they came Wilurn 1uTt sTfs
o! US Their mauUuvriug was ,aal---s slGs 3.
" uniformed and well mounted. About On.
third of thcn on coming close to US, turned their
horses to INK Us on the right. The firing e.4;
ucuccd chiefly upon them-but, in an instant,
they had ilaukcd US on the cfl and qsost bloody
conflict ensucd. We werc in among them 50
thick that 1t was almost impossible 10 shoot wlliis
out endangerng our own men. We were az ia
run, at full speed, and, as turned in my sad
die, to shoot one VINO was trying TO plunge his
ia'"2 into me, my weapon snapped, and with n
scream, he plunged it obiiqueIy into my lni.
shOuIder-Jut he was killed before he got t.lo
second thrust, by ono of my own brave boys--t ~
W. Nicholas. Not losing The rsc Of my bris s +
arm, instantly cooked my pistol, and shot 0 l.
close on my left, giving him ball and three buc y-
shots IN the body. | received another iirue
winch struck my sabre-bclt, andTTssed me. Z.
bIed great deal, but dI et2,' quItls horse until
on both ,idcS but they sui ,torscS- n, Col. YEL.
fell literally covered with Wodids;;
brought home. lie and Capt. PORTER, of Inde>
pcndeucc, were the most awful sights ever seen
-:acr faces being literally cut to pieces with
the IaHce and sabre. would enter into full
detail did not suppose you would have it in print
by the time You receive this. Many of the b.s;--,r
vest spirits that ever lived have gone. The layss
on our side is about 200, and wounded abotii 300
There arc III the church where am, about 200, .
and the ba,auro IN other large buildings in tho
place. Oar men fought so well ,ha. the, enen,y .
was forced to retrca! By an hour BY sun. TheG
report, am told, 1000 killed. If so. thoy car
report 5000 wounded, They have permission 10.
day to bury their dead, and it is believed tia,
Santa Auna will resume the fight tomorrow. II
he docS, 1t will in my opinion, be his last, f>--s u
have as many effective men nOW as we NJ "a 10
23I, having been reinforced fsa.a Vi .tey, ikl
with them, two guns, weighing saeE $40 ske II. {
++#F "it Is nov uiisr dsfl, ,01d, 4solfs
all We can learn, the Mexieans VIII not rcnow iii
attack iI present.
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