Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-27


We annex SANTA Annals 6si ACCOUNT
Of the notions Of B1ena Viyta b translated
fot The Tanipieo Sentinel. We h4ye tho
Spanish account III otr possession.
CAnr REAR BuErA VIBTA, Feb %, At.
EHteitent hH4-Atter two days Of batlet in
which the enemy with n force Of 5000 10
5000 fnen and twentY isis pieces of aftil-
lory. lost five oFhis positions, three pieces
artillery and two dags, have determined
to 90 hack to Aguh Neuya 10 provide my
self with provisions, not having d single
I,izcnit Of q grain Of rice loft, Thanks
to the position occupied by the enemy, he
has not been completely beaten, but ha
loft On the field about Q00G dead. both ar
mics hive been cut to pieces but tho tbs
nhies Of war will give you nm iden TN which
siIe has been The advantage. We havb
struggled with hunger and thirst during
forty hours, aud II w eaa provide ourselves
with provisions W. will 10 again to charge
the enemy. Thb soldiers under my e0tn.
mind have d8tIU their duty ind covered the
honor Of the Mexican nation with glory.
Tho enemy has seen thai neither hia ad-
yaftagaoua position, nnr the broken natttr@
Of the ground, nor The riguF Of tho soasoh
{fYr 1t has been raining during tue ncti0nl
e6tfd prevent tho terrible charge ofthe bay
onet, which left him Ter rified.
SANTA ANNA.
TE
The following II from ta Pdyiaa 9pan.
ish paper published in New Ofieans.
I'VE have seen severa letters written
on the 10Th instant 4 few minutes before
the departure ofthe n. G. Pfsstoa, FROM
the Rio Graudo, which announce ns posi-
ttvop tbs deteat Of .5atta Ahna by Cen.
Taylor. Firat III an aetion Which took
place meat Aqua Nueya, On the 2sl ult.
secondly. Con. Taylot having 1etfeated TO
5altlllU, Santa Auna there attacked him
again, hut wna r~eptilbed with considerable
loss, hut the nloat sanRntnafy fight was the
third, HI Il point called Buhna Vista. The
loss Of the MexicanH h stated at from 1
IL 5000 men. and that Of tho Amerieang hi
less than 1000. These latt6rs assure ~
That three Mexican geaerala were taken
pr ...eFH on tho occasion, tR5 Of whom afs
Lanibart1ini and Pncheco. Gen Ta5lof's
artillery il said to he much superior to that
Of the M5tieana; Bni thai wtR the rtinct-
pal advantage he possessed over thenl.'
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Rarely has nur nation been called on to
mourn 80 grent d number Of her sons slain
In tue dlgcharEe Of the high duties Of citi.
zeHBhip and patriotism Some of the most
ardent, brilliant and distinguished of our
t~ittzans hare fallen OH the bloody field Of
Buena Vista, iii the very bloom Of man.
hood. They felt not al soldiers whBBe life
passed amid the periIs 1T the camp, ard
wllose profession Fnculeated the necessity
Of "cncountertnF danger, mud Of bravely
meeting tho dfcad destroyer with h ealpa
front, but they went forth AZ citizens. who
leave for a while the ayocattong Of civil
lifo, IT, Justify the national rights aud s1s.
tain tho national honor. And bfavelf they
breasted the red current of the bloodieBt
strife. Nauvht caring and nauaht thinking
but Of the honor of tfat proud Republic
whose bright hauu@r faatsi over them,
they rushed against the very face Of dhhget
md Of death, md with their dying words
and looks, hurled defiance ut the retfeating
foe. Their names and deeti8 viii not be
forgotten by the people, They viii be
enba mod IN n nations tearg. The WbiI
Of the widow, The cry Of tho Orphan the
deep grnon Of tlle brfrhvtd parent, viii
mournltliy mjrF.e with the public applansc
Of the people but even thege will .hesofl.
oned by the proud reflections That their do
parted r]elaiiyeB fell al their post, hi The
mnnfll discharge Of glorious duty, hany
Of the gallant officers killed tit Bbena Visla
are we'll known To the people Of the whole
United States, Several Of tlthm have been
in public HE. ColoneIs Yell aud Harden
were both talonttd md h0nofed members
of Congress for several y~ears@-the torfnei
from Arkansas, the latter from Illinois,
Lieut.. Col. Henry Clay Is the son of The
iIIusfriou4 statesman of Ashland, who has
just lcit Our 9ty. bearing with him tic be.
n~isous, good wisAes md warnls esteem q
the men Of MI parties. Ills son had given
proof of The most brilliant qualities, ant
the promise oil his youth filed his agee
fathers heart with Joy aud pride. Col
Mckee belonged 10 one Of those old flrni
lies whose gallant deeds form part Of the
stirring history Of the infancy of his gal
liant Kentucky. Adj. Gen. Lincoln is the
heroic descendant of THAT old Rcvolutiona.
ry stock Of patriots who fought at Licking.
Ton and Bunker Hi. But we have no
time to dwell upon the character and his
tory If all who fell In this bloody strife.
History will do them justice. Their names
will 20 down to postegity on one Of 1T
brightest pages, and tho men of other &c
norations will look to them as models o
heroic daring and devoted patriotism.
Deita. Ha r. ID
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