Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-05-13

him fifteen sasaa:es. and he surrendered IN
csnd,tonailYs Had he not done % the
slaughter would have been terrible.
write in great haste, and have no time TOT
particulars. The names Of the kil'eu ano
wounded will ascertain a soon Is possible
I think that Eve hundred will cover OUT entire
loss. Had il not been for the positive COW
srdice ofSanta Anna and Canalizc, who ran
before the ba,tle--at least in brave mems
hands--was halflost, il would have been tal
greater. No one, al present can estimate the
loss Of the Mexicans they are scattered on
bills. in the roads. every where.
What disrosition Gen. Scot; is TO make o.
the prisoners is yet unknown. He may Sc
them at liberty on their paroles. from the diff
Guilty Of feeding them. and TO accelerate his
own advance moments. We shall hear BY TO-
morrow. wish he could send the otiicers
at leas, TO the United States, for there is fine
string ofthem.
III now impossible 70 name officers who
have distinguished themselves. | cannot
however, omit TO mention Coils. Harney. Ri.
ley and Childs, Of the regulars; Coils. Baker
,Formau and Haskell, Of the volunteers, as ev.
cry one is talking Of them.
/ write this in grea, haste, and with noise
confusion and every thing else around me-
You cannot appreciate the victory. To des
cribe the ground and fortifcatiops ofthe enemy
the difficulty ofturning their outer works, and
the toll and peril undergone by the troops wers
impossible.
No time TO say another word. lsena thu
of by an express. 1t is Gen Scott'siutention
know. to push on towards the city Of Mexi-
co with all haste. Tomorrow | will write
more fully, and send by Gen. Scott's express
Yours, G. w. K.
CAMP AT Plan DEL RIc,1
April 10, l647-foreDoon
The route Of the Mexicans last evening was
,otal-complee. They were pursued within
four miles Of Jalapa BY Gen. Twiggs, atwhch
point there we've none to follow. Santa Anna
himself, instead of entunbing himself as he
threatened, escaped by cutting the saddle mule
of his team from the harness Of his magnih
cent evach, mounting him and then taking &c
the chaparrai His service of massive silver
nearly all his papers, his money-everythins
in his carriage, even TO his dinner, was captu
red. have capital story to tell ABOUT this
dinner when have moment to spare.
The Mexican loss upon the heights wa,
awful-the ground in places is covered with
the dead! Among the bodies found was that
of Gen. Vasquez, and near him was Col. Pill
Gacio MORALLY wounded. Their loss in the re
treat was terribly ssvere---every by.pslh i,
s,rewn with the dead. Had our dragon.
been enabled TO reach them in season, al
would have been killed or captured--Sania
Anna among them. Canalixo with his noted
lances, had the prudence to ramos early.
Even up TO this time il is impossible to give
anything like fullor correct list of our wound
ed officers--it is surprising that many ofthen
were no, killed. Lieut. Derby, gallant young
officer OF the typographical engineers, was bad
ly, but not mortally wounded, while stermina
enc of the heights. Lieut. Ewell, ofthe rifles
is supposed TO be MORALLY wounded. This
regiment has suffered terribly. Lieut.. Dana,
ofthe 9TH infantry, was badly wounded; Capt
Patten, Of the ID, slightly. Lieut. Davis. oil
the rifles, was very badly wounded in the hip
Maj. Sumner, Of the I'd Dragons, but com
manding Rifles, is improving.
La Vega was IN command OF the Cerru
Gordo on the first day of the fight, but deser
ter from our Dragons, 4 German, going into
their camp at night, and informing them thai
the main attack was TO be ON the right Of theil
Ilne-the work so 6ereely attacked by Gen.
Pillow-he changed places with Gen. Vas.
quez The latter, rs / have already stated
Vas klled-La Vega defended his post until
Several Mexican colonies have been killed
but their names have been unable to learn
A brother Of Gen. La Vega, colonel Of artil
lery. was severely, and, il is supposed, NOR
tally wounded.
Hundreds ofcases ofindividual gallantry. in
storming the different heights, are mentioned
Col. Childs led on his command on the frs
day until he had only some forty or fifty mer
with him. Ii is also said that Capt. Magru
der followed up q charge until he hac
but nine soldiers left. | cannot now recollee
one tenth part of the instances of almost reck
less daring displayed. but shall eadeavor te
pick them up. shall also send you on full
return of the killed and wounded i'll can OBJ
tain it, but at present it is almost impossible te
set hold of anything. The wounded are still
along the roads for miles, although they are
bringing them in IS fast as possible.
The army is to advance towards Mexico
Immediately. General w orth's divisionfnarch
ed this morning Scott is TO march a
noon. Santa Annals coach is to be harnesset
up for the purpose Of carrying on Maj. Sum
ner-better use than it was ever put TO before
The officers and men ofthe Mexican army
IL mean such as are prisouers-are to b.
turned loose on their parole pot again TO taxi
up anns during the war Perhaps il is tn
best disposition that could be made Of them. d
any other course would delay Gen. Soott's fer
ward movement. Fifteen Of their officer
have refused 10 sign. but have given their par
ole Of honor to report themselves, without de
lay, TO COL Wilson. at Vera Cruz, as prison
ers of war. Among these are Gems. La Veg
and Jarero, the latter Governor Of Perote du
ring the time the Texan prisoners were there
and believe distinguished for his good treat
ment Of them. These officers will either b
kept in the Castle of San Juan de Ulua, o
else proceed TO the United States.
Gen. Shields is still alive, but it is consider
ed impossible for him to survive. The bal
went through his lungs as he was leading hl'
men to storm the farthest work OF the enemy
write this amid confusion of all kinds, ane
with no other table than knees. A hundred
Mexican officers are around me, making on
their paroles, while our own dead are being
carried by and consigned to their long resting
place by the road side.
shall start on for Jalapa this afternoon
and will write by every opportunity. sent
YOU some Mexican papers, as also Santa An
mas last proclamation. ], is rich.
G. w. X.
Isl have juN learned that there arr
some hopes for Gen. Shields. God grant hi