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rsiasy Evening, Ap.iI TO- s'slo.E.

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DAiLf PsrayuKE nTSieS.
Fsidsy Esssiae, Ap.il 10 y'slosk. ~
B, he steamship MeKIm. Capt. P.ll.-
,urT. which Jeff Vera Cruz % The 2u,h
Insi.. ve hsse glorious news IRON ths
army under Gen. Scp.i. bk f3ugbee.
who uss seas iren The scene 81 seiisn by
81. Kepdsl. With issp .tches tor.ibis Of
Gee. left he MeKim - miles below The
city, sod came up % the city. express.
with ihs glorious tidInes
On The afternoon 81 the l7ib. the cd.
ysncs under Gen. Tuiggs encountered
he enemy, when severe bot decisive
conflict snsued. A The general orders.
which We give below. show thai il uas |
Gen. SCOTS intention 10 give balls cnly |
on The l6th. u may Be that his engess-
msni was brought On ~ tbe MeEicsns -
The main battle occurred on the 18Th.
and resulted 10 ibe eompiete triumph d
ihe Ansricsn arm,.
Sl1ls ANA mste s. escape after bis
army uss routed Gen. q Vega Is gain
amoag the prisonefs. Besides him there
were Eve generals taken. and lone list
ri colonies snd subotdipsis officers. We
give below . Istsef such OF lbs oiiiclrs q
are coming 10 shis Piece They were 10
leave yssa Cruz about The 1Jih.
spIar DsL nsa. April Till, y.
The division Of Cen. Twiggs started
Two hours siace. and hessy cannonade
has already commsuced upon Bis line
irom The lsribea Of The Mexican works.
Al intervals. loo. the railing Of small
arms can be heard dislncily Fcp De
prsgoon camp. uhsre lam writing Ibis.
am going out. 9Th CSls. 4ancfn and
BohIsn and Capt Pemberien. 70 tho ssal
Of action. and will return here d night 20
report the progress Of The fghi. Il was
moi intended, ! believe. Thai Gen. Twiggs
should open the fsht tc.dsy. q least 10
bring % general action. apd il j. lhese
fore presumpbls ahs Mexicanp have cop-
meneed upon hin. ! write 10 great hss.e.
e. w.
5PyM.-I have just reiprpsd from the
seens Of conflict. and bloody ops j. has
been, consiisriog The nuG Der engaged.
A bill this side Of ihe flfthssi MEXICAN
Hork. and o. which there wp no one
rsen isA sseaiDg. was FOUND occupied BY
The enemy's light troops this morning,
and 10 foFee Il was q once deemed indis.
penssble. Far this purpose the Rliies un.
der M4jor Sommef. besides detschments
Of artillery aud iufaniry. were ordered 10
charge up he rugged ascent. Thu they
Did il gallant siyls. driving he Mexicans,
alter fssir,fnes which may BE- pat down
o. mos. o6siipatf. Great numbers Of the
enemy we're killed. while, On our side,
the loss vas also sewers. Msior Som.
mer sss a'so shot 10 the head By mus.
ket b3l-seyerely but moi morally
Is>.As.-, AA-.----<s<l, f5-ts,-~s.sls.Slyesr =.
was also Lieut. Jsfvis Of the 81 Enf.oirr.
! could mol leprn that ,ng Of our olscsr,
were killed. The erite 1oss OF our .;de
20 killed and wounded vi es,inat.d ), !
bou. one hundred. 'but Ison he nsiure or
the ground-bsoken. covered with brush
apd thick chspasal. snd extremely une
sse--ii i impossible 10 tell with accuracy.
Nor can |. a This time. give vsa~,6e
Names Of the officers who were immedi.
sisiy engaged.
About 3 o'dQG;r The enemy made ! de-
monsua,ion from the fort on The ne;phbor.
ing height to tie one our men had csp,ut.
Fed, a. il with The intention Or reiakipe i, !,
put It 81 ended 10 marchiag do 10 he
ghHl. blowing : mosl terrible charge ON
thar irpnpsis. ffipg : e v shot. ani then
Is,tias. Thek appeatancs. a, iheycame ,
down the dope. was certainly most in.
pcnng The cannon on The height mean.
while kept up continuous Gre u,on &c.
neral Twiggs lines. yet doing little exc.
eutioa other Than cutting down tie Tree,
and btpsh Aswsgetsrned 10 caspp' ths
IRE .ilu ronhpped-ike e1omv bad eyi.
denllN sscerlained tie poGiop q The road, ]
whie bad Just bsep ieui. with accuracy. i
bu. thsir balls principally weut over.
Cen Shields, pi , o'clock, wa, ordered
,cps to support Gen TWiggs. wi,h three |
Tegimeuis Of Volunteers-iuo rom MI.
nos up dsrGols. Raker spd Rarnsi. They
will have wsfp WORK q WorroF. IL The
Msx,elns ssapf PIP - ,bsy Did 10 aay.
There has hekp got ffilte skirpssh ins
to, day eetweeh The lorpRs ard beeI par
ties. ssai out ia fheresf. a d The x,nehe. 81
ros. Oss Illinois man Va, kined And
one Of TIE Sans regiment snd Tennes-
seean wounded. epall %, learn ,beir
names.
To-norrow ihs grand ,iiack bo,b ppop
the ircat and rear 81 TIE enemy, Il 10 Sc
made Geo. WMth u d move !, sunrise
sad ltl,le peace pill'the Mex;e.n, have
IT, ooe 81 houts 81 least.
nc possible. | shall repart snd send al
The progress Of tie conflict. although one
has h,s:s lime Of ro1venience II he cha.
parsi iDr writing, e. W.K.
cAMs NzAs Pas Dxl RE.
Aplll ls--t e'els,k, Pm. 4
The American Arms have ACHE ia ID. !
cher glorious and most btlllianl vie,ory.
oa,nnnbstius Gsh Scouts force mp.esi
ely, apd occupy Ing 20 :iions y bic y look
81 lmpfe 70 able 81 GiAiki,e, one after an i
oshfr of ihtif wotk ~ y bssn tz;;ssn IL
diy. fses geaer,ss, csIepsls enough 10 !
com nand tea such ss,a;es ~ Gun. and !
olher oihcsrs inpapsr.6le. have heen Il |
ken prisoners. together With DDno men
ard he real 81 their 81 ~ driven sud
routed viii The loss 81 every ihias anu I
munlfon. cana 10. bSsta,e srsio m i
No,hiee but lhs ippess,sih'y 81 fadipe , I
road tcr lhs dr.eo5ps - tke f.sr Il she
sneuys works. sprsi par ppi 81 Ss6i,
Aans. staod array ipoIpi'Hr ~ eeo
llIusisipu4 ptfrcn.
Aneok lie prisoner, /. OF ia '....s /
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