Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-20

bad not heSitd'ed ~ allow that General, ann other
Officers who hal been couri. U,aTalied for The al
lair Of Monterey 10 participate in these opera
tons, not only because did moi consider Them cul.
paoe, but also on account Of the zeal tney mani.
tested. This brigade was followed b. one 0l al
t!llefy, OF sixteen FOUNDERS, with The regiment OF
engineers and their tran and those b. The park
CT the regiment OF hussars. Then came lhe first
division, commanded by Gen. Don Manuel Lom-
ba!dini, with fcur lweve-pc nndcrs and The park.
The second division, under Gen. Don Francisco
Pacheco, followed nexr, with four eighl-poundeTs
anu their park; AFTER those The whole OF The cav
alry. under Gen. Dor Julian Juvera; and then
The remainder Of the general park and baggage,
the rear being covered By brigade Of cavalry
under Gen. Don Manuel Andrade.
In this order OF march tie troops were ordered
10 make The first fourteen leagues, between En-
cenada and plain called De Ia Guerra, which
is in front OF The isl def c, ca led the Pass Q! Pin
ores; and 10 pass tne night Oh that plain In The
same order OF column. The troops having eaten
lhe'r rG,;on,, order was given for carving water,
as nore could be me! with till The day following,
alter having overcome the ecemy al Aqua Nus-
va. three leagues beyond the aforesaid pass. |,
win my staff and the regiment Of engineers, &C.
copied the front. Ii he behind the lieh, troops
On arriving at he plain, DE la Guerra, con-
tincei The ia ch in order - pass The dehle oil
Phones, which was accomplished; and ordered
The light brigade totake position in The Pass OF
Carnero. where i, had skfnish with an all
vance 81 the eremv. Under these dispositions
We passed tn, night.
Al dawn on The 22l, the army continued Us
march with the IDEA Il carrying by force ri arms
the pass al Aqua Nueva which supposed woad
be defended oy lhs enemy; br. onni 10 my
surprise that il was abandoned. then con.
cl,,Ilg al nat hn r,rap
their Notifications in Tie hacienda, 10 concen-
lIa,e heir defence under cover OF The enfench.
menls which | had heard they had there thrown
up. Under This idea | continued The march, IN
order 10 turn BY The rgh' 10 The rancho OF Encan.
tada, which rs have before mentioned, IS on
lha Sai!io road, beirc between that city and
Anua Nue;a sad four %: five leagues from each.
Til, ina, time 10 one had APPEARED 10 give lie
information, nor did any one alter, except ser
want from Aqua NneTa, who told me that The
enemy had been evacnaiins his position since me
day previous and falling hack towards Saltilo;
and lha, on thai same morning The haclenfa had
been wholly abandoned by the retreat Of small
detachment which esc,r ed large quantity Of
munitions. By Ibis movement my first plans
and dispositions founded On al expected resist
ance, were rendered abotiire; bn | Sill did not
despair ot successful reenl', :or had IN anil
cipaiion directed Gen. Ninon, with his caval!y
brigade, 200 strong IL occupy ~ The morning
81 The Poi the hacienda Of Buena Vista distant
three shu.t leagues from Saitillo. THIS force
nigh: ares, The enemy's march, Or, al least,
N Ike diversion that wculd give time Tor The
army to come M. | therefore continued my
-, ,no Ida - l.;n,- u,.,c, on the r,si The
~. p,;.ois c,,,e .,,;,b;, sigh. ., mo ,n-mv's
- Iie.to.'a, 49,, :, ..o,ca !, co,.
49,, 80 h,s., r,.,;o,.r, nd reason
I hI;n. -. onamv wore mahrr nrscinira,e
,s,-s., - nov If, scysra, anicles on Inc road.
'.nss.' ., ",' 800 an ;,o,er,.n.. .r,r, wnae;s
a. ,rb:oi 90 ,,horia ,rbi,s march.
h'a "'i,s' ,!'n,s ~n,e'l rsro-,s 70.
~. -, 49, -, - - .tvance
i,ls....;, 600 ,vo,,a +, ah, ~ reach heir frar.
49, ,n,...lT !, 10 h4,l nj hose
80. ",.,' 49,
-, o,r,yio. :, n;ac. called aposs,nra.
,onnd ' 1'. M, bair # Inc sne,,; awaiting me
in nosi,;rn The road lrr,n The pass Of Phones
n S.!,;io ma, re;weer go chains 81 mountains
uhich tnrro ,hat rses ana u. sc Of Carnerc and
aon. N,eyo The rides ooer. bayona ina. ha.
..n4, ,,d annroach eac., n:haT 1nsin NJ An
,s,ura whore the road !n~as Ia - right At
i,.s .,,s-- mere IS slccc,. ion o! ria.. which
- .. 49,. - it, y! ~ -,,r,. 49, :. ti.;a,
angles with Il and between th,a ar -ayines
uhich form The drains Ct the mountains on the
sight they are more or les, pas,aa'e, tu. all
yety difficult The ensmy's position was in trent
and in rear ofhe road, MS right and front being
covered by ravines that were impossible even Tor
infantry, ard baaery OF ionr pieces being pant
et on The highest point Ills haitailnns we're
formed on ,he heights with two o.Aer batteries,
one u which was in low par. OF lie road, be-
tween Two hills and, % my view, ,lelf forces APP
pcared TO be about 3 OCO nien, WITH twenty PIE
ces but Inc prisoners taken from men repor'
iwr"''' e'x pieces, anu up~aTa' G! o,ooo coui-
balan''.
lec1hno1eleu .e p. Di,s a"a ~ Eon;uaars
enemy, al" oiue'eu AZ VII, 'a ~ AZ -,
beh. Doa i2"de'" ~ ~" "'a'i.' - W ~
sanie. hns' "sss'sa's '"e ~ 81 ;nt,n,rv
w. = "a' -. 60 -,
20 '"hc p's'',' - 49,, - h'ar,.sS H. :, no
aa'''ao'e. 80 Ne ,a,,
enemy na' nes.e" - 1922 -. u orso.od
mann dhu, m"uous .oso 'o IN. ,"ss:a,,
zen. An:Pna; =, "sme e, ~ ont ns;a.dna
o.' anu lJ' 800 ., hcao N ,'vo ;,es - y;sno
ch'ne ~ :, $3.50 no sn.,n,, ,hs,e be;,e an.
the e,ninen,e belwe,n orr t,yo positions: the
- car nr,h, ri;n; and The second nnher rbat
- S zen n..sa i;roo,e, -, C. Ma y
- zen Min ,ha co,oraod;ng
= ''""'i' " ..,iI,aen nnn an,on;o a,orona
Ill ga n,s;,;o, to- i nv of ,6 n,nnd.
s"ol'' '''"' 80 -, -. .s,;a.aayy =, .nn;uosr.
e1s 10 ,s ha,a,;ss IF - and nonnders were
wo n''s. ""'.e r.. c,r or" ro,rnoans. ID bv
i'cafp ~ "'u rs,. nl,csd mn H. l;,h, nf"ur
osn 'u,s." ~t d.. The r ~, NJ bu..as
anu oi' gu, ~ nana ,e,r -. ,,5 aao
vas a'se 'ps e. :. ~, 90" ~. ~, ~, .' hn,,.,n
sad was heisht which ofue'ea tne od''a''cn
Of Leoa 10 Occupy me sens'a'G PARK was "drsa 70
The rear, covered ny me orleaae :" yea. hnaraae,
AID between ms park ana Inc hueS VI oao'e
took my o"n position
The masns Of these DISPOSITIONS J., IS as may oe
supposed, occupied some tl'ne Tor Inc troops a.
rived Al their positions alter march of more
than twenty lsasass II was, therefore MOI eh
hour for co"bai, aad 'hs army lay on rs arms;
The enemy, however, so soon as ne peIee,vea
that We had occupied the helgni ina, hahSeo nv ms
left and our right detached ,wo oa''alions 10 u's-
lodge US which led 10 warm m eosseemen', ina,
lasted all lie a'lernoo" and ,ill alter DARK. when
he was ;epuised will, loss Of ihnr hundred men,
according 10 The report OF The prisoners. Opfs
was mrch less, as We had The advantage OF Inc
ground.
A. dawn en- The 231 mounted my hoTse-tae