Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-04-07
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Southerner, Capt. Goodspeed, bearing the
dispatches Of Gen. Taylor to the Govern
ment. Lieut.. G. took an active part in
The baIlle of Buena Vista as the Aid Of
Gen. Taylor, aud had the honor TO bear
the old hero's reply to Santa Annals de-
inand TO surrender. The Lieutenant
looked as sturdy and stalwartas a noun
tain hunter, and has no doubt, left with
the, retreaiing Mexicaus many memen,oes
Of his yaIor and strength. lie left Bucna
Vista on The 81 Of March. Gen., Taylor
occupied the very position which he had
never moved except to charge the enemy.
| He intended To remain there until all APP
! prehensi5ns OF an attack had subsided, and
he would then leave for Monterey aud
Camargo in order TO open his communica
inns. AS fur as could be heard Of Sauta
Anua, be was on his. retreat to San Luis,
many Of his: troops having deserted him
and dispersed over the country. Lieut..
CriltendeJ says our wounded were doing
well when he leG-lhat our loss is about
z59; 3eO killed aud 450 ounded.-Atout
half way between Camarso and Monterey,
Lieut.. q. met Col. Curtis with a'iorcc of
Eileen or seventeen huudrei men, COM
posed oil the 81 Ohio. regiment and six
full companies Of The first Virginia regi
men. They were pursuing their march
with great rapidily 30 Monterey, and were
undisturbed by the enemy. A sEoit dis.
tance from Marin, Lieut.: C.'s party. which
was composed Of two hundred volunteers
with two pieces Of arslIltry aud long
train Of wagons, were a'tacked by 1919
cavalry under the immediate command Of
Gen. Urea. They were met By sharp
fire of cannon and musketry, aud after a
short resistance, were routed, oosing sew
eral Of his men. Owing TO the terror of
the sleainslers, the enemy succeeded in
cutlins OFF about fifty wagono-aIl Of them
however, empty, exceptone or two which
contained nearly all the ! ammunition Of
the detachment. leaving them but about
four rounds in their carlouch boxes
Thatnight, however, The volunteers were.
consoled for their misfortune by hearing
kfrom AN exican who came iuto camptha,
Ufrea's capture had proved, like the; shirl
asol Nessus. a most fatal and destructive
3acqlisition-tor u exicans.s .snos know:
ling the nature o The gobds caPllred by
Il them, were quietly resting after their La
bors uponthe> boxes of ammunition, and
smoking their eigaritos, when suddenly q
spark communicated 10 The powder, and a
tremendous expulsion ensued, blowing
some. eight or ten Of them into eternity,
and terrifying the res, SO that they scat
tered all oyerlhe country. and fled like
scared sheep. They believed thatlhis was
a Yankee lrick-a surt .oliulernal machine
sent among them TO blow them up; and
loud aud deep were The curses they bes-
towed upon The excrab Yalkeesfor their
diabolcal cunning. -.
j. B. BUTLER, Payn1as;er U. Sac
P. S.-Many of the Mexicans who were
taken prisoners, slate that they had: mol
eaten any thing for three days previous
10 the battle, that the army Of Suuta An.
ma was in state ofuter desilulion, and
that unless he could gel supplies in four
days. his army would disband, or thatthey
must inevitably s,arse! This report is
confirmed from many sources.
am, 10 haste, yours, &c. ]. B. B.
P.S.-By an express | learn to-day,
2S,b Feb, that the wounded generally are
doing well. This wiIl be sent by another
Mexican express, as an American could
no, gel to Camargu without large escort.
Our post is weak, and the commanding
officer thinks that none should leave.
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