Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-05-13


nae, commenced yesterday by Sen I~'gg>
was terminated this day about noon. after sev-
era hours hard fighting on both sides, in which
many lives were lost On the par of The rne-
my. have no means Of ascertaining. So far
a, have been able TO recoeci the names OF
,be volunteers killed and wounded give them
We have 10 mourn the death of Gen SHIELDS,
attached To General rwggs disisioa He fell
al an early hour, gallantiy engaged in urging
his men on~ ard, and died soun al;er
The line of mach was commenced at day.
lieht This m0rniag, by Geaeral W0rlh's division
moving oil, which was followed soon after hv
the secapd and FIRST Tenpessee, and first and
second Pennsylvania. Company f, May lor's,)
vas attached TO the second Tennsseeans,
were also one kentucky company, and assure
YOU work was by no means easy. Al about
10 oIc'nck The c0aest was at It's height, and
several times we're troops forced to retreat
under The eailiag fire u( he Mexcans. but they
soon rallied, sad with such mighiy eiI.c as to
f3rce them l5om every point
Never Eere an enemy more strongly en-
Uenchea, and never did they struggle harder
so maia1ain their position; bul our bayone,s
we're 100 much for them They had TWO gun
baueries Two guns, of guns, and
heigh which seemed impossible for any human
power TO obtain, with 4 guns. They all, one
hy one fell into The hands OF our brave and GAL
LIANT band.
Sana Anna, finding il impossible 10 maintain
his ground. ordered a retreat and of course,
sci he example himself Gen La Vega, who
found himself surrounded, surrendered with a
torce of 5000 men, including lour other Gener-
ais who are now prisoners ot war IN our camp
We have all their arms, ammunition, d &C. and |
rn>t ere long We will have Santa Anna him
self. as he is being holly pursued by The daring
Col. Harney, who has immortalized himself. !
The Dlcaior's splendid Carriage one of his |
Cork Legs, several trunks, and about SO 900 |
are also ours The owner being obliged to cut
loose one Of his mules in order 10 escape
The Pennsylvania Regiments discharged |
rheir dny nobly. as did the gaIlan, Tennes-
seeans and noble kenIuckians. The 2d Ten
nessee Regiment nnder Col Haskll, suffered |
severely, as did also The Kentucky Company.
The Mounted Rifles and 9Th Infantry, under
Col. Harney, are also badly cut up. The latter
deserve The gratitude Of their country for the
manner in which their duiy was discharged -
But have nol lime 10 say more, as the express
is about leaving, excep, 10 annex the names Of
Killed and wounded. | am lired, nay fa,gued !;
and The scene | have witnessed this (Sabbalh)
day, will long be remembered.
Gen. Scou was present in person
KILLED Gen. Shields Lieut.. Gill, Co. E,
2 Tennessee Regiment; Serg't. H l.. Bynum,
do. do; Lieut.. F. B. Nelson CO. d, do; Serg'r
Brown, co. H, (Rife Guards) do; Priva,es,
George Keeney, co c., do do; Wn Oliver
Sripng, CO. F, do do; Fleming Williams, CO.
F, do. do; Ephram Price, CO. F, do, do; C. A
Sampson, (RIfe Guard,) co. A, do. do; Samu-
cl Floyd. co. A, do. do Rober, Kernar, co. F, !
do. do; Thomas Griffin, CO. F, do do; Corpo-
raj William F. Elkins, Kentucky Volunteers
Wln. Durham, do do.
WouNDED--Brig. Gen. Pillow, Isl Brigade
Gen. Pauerson's Division of Volunteers, in The
arm, slightly; Lieut.. Col. Cummings, Of I'd
Tenn. Regiment, in ihe foot; Major Robert
Farqneharson, 81 Team Reg' Capt Murray,
co. b. 2d Tenn. Reg; Lieut.. Yeowood, co. H.
do; Lieut.. w. P Halle, co. E, do. Privales.
c, Ross, CO. d, do; Ben. Havre, CO. D, do
Jonas NJ. Woods CO. II, do; VIM England, co.
G, do; Richard Bohaman, do do John Gnn-
ter, do. do; Alfred Hanan. do. do; l.. w Fus-
sell, CO. F, do; ; Wm. Whiuington, do do; Jno
Burrows, do. do; Chas Johnson, do. do; Geo.
a Smith. do. do; Alonzo White, do. do Frs
Bib CO. B, do NJ. Brewer, do. do
KENTUCKY EoLuNTEERs--L Lieut. Sutherland:
Sergean, Allen T. Mockabee; Henry Brewer
Minor t. Smith; Henry Williams John Lang.
sion; Whimore Kielh.
Ex-President Herrera is also prisoner and
appears 10 be plain, unassuming, parsonage.
The prisoners of rank, as they are collected al
the head quarters of Gen. Scott, attract crowds
Of soldiers, all anxious 10 catch a glimpse OF
Ihe Ions
Gen Patterson has gone 10 Jaapa.