The Arkansas banner., 1847-06-09

found surselves ilAin three hAndsed yads of thslr battery. ro.l. Nhg poured the grape shot upon us swresly. bat hurt ho ode. Geo. Twiess called us in and we returned sS camp 1t Plan del Rio. A eompaby of lnfaaby wsre then sent out to recon notrs. and the T. F. officers reported the coalition and establishment of the five batteries. The No. s overlooking and commanding all, so that if either of the othefs should De taken by storm. the storm- ing party could De easily forced out by fire from it. or aay of the others The number of troops were estimated at about 1000 The next day the general of6cers determined to pass around these batteries by turning to the night. On the 18th we again rssurned our line of march at o'clock, m and srrived ai No about o'clock, q m turned to the right and had proceeded as far as the hill oP Pcsite No. g. when the enemy discovered our insen- lion of attacking them in the rear, which two miles more would have brought 1s. they commenced the attack from the sunmit Of the hitl, between my in the road had cat, and their battery No. 5 Col. Harney erere4 the Rifles up the hiIi to drive them back. The Rihemen deployed up the hill and at the summit lay l.50o men, and under the protection of their batteries whea the Rifles fS-~" et1O ~stSe-ey tAts9s N'Sty naad feS7-N hoop, tfrdian I.l Then came the crack of 100 ri Aes-the whole regiment being in the line of bat. te. The yell was taken up by all of our army, even back to the camp at Plan del Rio, by the wa gon train. Such shout was eeyer before heard in Mexico. Ia.ooo I5.yo0 soiees--- -i@erieans, Or ikaba shook it's boary head. as the winds bore the sound to its snow-clad summit. The Mcxicans bsoke down the hiii to No. |; and now the Rifles are raked with grape. canister, and round shot. from Nos 2, and 5 We drove them down the hill into No. [. under range and in the fire of ket shot from No. ;, and returned 10 the summit of the hill, when we found we had killed. as the enc my say themselves, l60 men our, loss was about 20 killed and wounded. Our gallant old soldier, Maj. Sumner. was wnunded iu the heah but is now recovering. We laid down in the woods on the summit of the hl, and remained on the battle ground during the night. In the night the artillery brought up one 2l,pounder, and 3-tweive poundeis, and one squadron of the mountain howitzers and rocket battery. The morning dawned, we eat our bread and drank our water, and as the sun peeped over the hill, single rocket gave signal for us to charge.
 Infantry, artillery, volunteers and rides, smulta- neously. kiercifui God.-such another shower of metsl,-iron, lead and copper. Tbe shouting of inc Americans. the d of the artillery, the keen crack of the Rife, the sPsng of the musket, and bumbie- bee buzz of the d--d escopet, made old mother earth groan, as we stamped and raved over her rocky breast. The Mexieans gave away even in their eagles nest position. Santa Anna ran and Jeff his carriage and about S2s .Oeo in specie and cork leg and boot behind, with but one attendant and muie The dragons pursaed him. but he took mountain pass. The stars and stripes run up. and you could see at least four wtite flags. Firing ordered 10 cease, 1000 marched up and surrended.
 We'll. we had the No. then; we shouted, pick ed up our dead and wounded, shook hands and con- gratuia'ed with the living. len garrison to take care of the captured property and vanquished army. and marched ten miles and encamped with General Twiggs' division. Next morning our guns were ordered to be discharged and cleaned, which was done. took up ths line of march for Jalapa twelve miles, marched into town with empty guns. - The people were in expectation of seeing the vic tcrious Mexicans with their American prisoners, but were greeted with about $50 RiAemen in ad- vance. dirty and black with powder, smoke. and the whole of the 2nd division, dragooas and al as quiet as be d-d. Marched 10 their garrison, took their public stores established police in the city, quaItered their officers and - sloped.
 Yours, ac, S.sT.