Washington telegraph., 1847-08-25
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT on THE AfFAIL-
NEAR nuAJuTLA.


NEAR nuAJuTLA.
Tho Iepaa Of Geueral. Gates. commanding .
Tumiioo, to Gen. Scott is as follows
IlEApauaRrgps- DEPARTMENT OF TAnrIoo'
Iampiso, Mexico, July u, lslt
SIR, Since | had tho honor of addressing YOU
upon the anbieet of the American prisoners, Mat
Gaines detachment, then confined at HuaJnllas
several Of them escaped and reached Tampico on
the Cd inst Their report Of The miserable sltua.
alton and staiementthat some sixty or seventy OF
them had been on the road trying to reach this
naea on the day previous, inspired me with
hopa that could assal them, and, perhaps, re-,
cover the whole party. hhereupon, ! ordered
Col DeRussy TO proceed with an eseofl Of QUO hun-
dred men, consisting Of Capt Wyse's company.
with ono sis poundet Capt hoyds lQouLted
men. some louisiana volunteers, aud ten or twclvel
citizens, with written instructions mat he should
use his besl efforts 10 obtain The release ol The
said prisoners frout tho Mexican aenefal Tar.
! ay as they had been repeatedly assured, that
| t6ry Were an lheit way p fappieo, having been
exchanged ioa portiou Of the Mexican prisoners
taken al CeTo t!ordo. The colonel accordingly
proceeded in an orderly aud peaceful maaner, one
4 hundred aud twenty mllss, or nearly TO llnnlutla,
making known the object of his maFeh as he passed
/ along. Here he was waylaid aud attacked by
i lafse party Of infantry aud cavalry, lie fought
| them brayrY IN saldcf.ike manner Tor sevrfel
hours. and finally dfnyo them of, loosng an ollis
eyf some OF his men, and the principal part OF hiH
hannaar. When the enemy became quiet, the
colonel retired, fnlng It difficult to proseeale his
onward march any further We accordingly is.
hack on the neal village where he immediately
made demand iuf za4ae olheial person IA oFdrfte
communicate with Gru. GaIsy, but was only al. :.
tuTsi q. further hostility, The ealunrl immedi#
u,elY determined ou returning 10 fanpIeu, IA do
inr which, he encountered dInioullrs pfiyations
aud hardships which saly sancd 70 try the good
q,nli es ul hIs tfaNa command. for llifee DAYS
ir iaual his way to Tamp.eo, beat by at least
one lhfusaul Armed mtu, who had three prepared
,tnbsIzesdds fur him. but tie determined courage
Vt bIs men enabled him 10 uuuiunr hH march
with aaiuuishug sueers.. aud hually To seeufr a
ps.IIaa it winch la uuemf caueudrd 10 respect
aUdIaayc hun, us liey had nu further hope ni ar
resting his pIusfyss Tie ealonrl, hoHc c'rf learn
ins that a new nmhaseade was Pfspar'd Tot hu
0n thH road ifnu faHaHo IA fampea seut 10 ing
luf uHsistaHre aud supIaits, which fsachrd hun az
due lHur. IL lhenFz.umvd TO his zi4iioa IN good
uti#E
'TIIus Won nrreeIse thai detachment Of fcz.
dilute Amruaaus mafuhed through population Of
auuu1 inhabitants. on a lIng lsl mIlrs, forcing
dhieuli pas. cfeHas nssu aud various ol~la=
ulus. IL u,rfuamf an armed force ui ~ least l3u0
nrH 10 ts.Isl. HiIli comparatively little los suel
Wa tie lIaKs D., skItl and remarkably gasd rou=
duet aI Nd nrku==Y anl lhus. uiidst hun ! en=
ruspI yua tie rrgaII OF tlia fsluut Nhieh srl.af
and jn.lly sIeumHlaniIa, H. has particularly
natlaad tha admirable eaHduci OF Capt 4. q
Nv, aud Hn uuaHlri company 81 artillery
alsa. Gap. Mace, Capt seztlue. aud the men Of
,bsIE sauj-azaas, sHa bata shown what excellent
qualities iheF P1ssFsz al dHll.ul aud irsalHir sals
drf. llt 40 sraa.s well ai the iaen Of tl's la
moulsl IaHI. ElYdz ugmRaly, and ie9 hghly
bf NJ l.-ile#. VI Aiueh and ht Wells aoiias
sufIsf Nufsaoula IAltastiuuu ny uu IA fashngs
u pfds and sal-Iaaian al the conduct of all the
hraKa oiIrefs aud men selealsd b the oluuel
who participated "a lhu aaagr.s aud hahlsh'e q
the ezprd.uHa
Tasf taHfsy. aizils aal perseverance ouu#
mlnd III, hIsrst eaulileu1s af their gallant lsli.
20. aud si4ll hops HAT At same favorable prfl
3D. tn GrHaHil "a ehlrl gIIi notice lhcm heiot4z
by aud puhiely.
/ enclose 10 you, alsa, tbr l5. ir.,gl OF Goa.
Gafay, wherein he spcik, ui "a exchange nl thcss
prisonrri for Gen H. Nogi, which ! replied 10 as
usual luirrd DO not pc lhe il'l'oc ~ honor in
t.r ruAduci rf ihr NrAIrlps, uAua tlcy bold on
10 irg uniunpnais Amrroaus wtlh such prfti-
uac.ly. wl,,r We have saws usit or u'ac thou
saud ui iliais gnu,pmrn on "ul l'si oi pnspnrf-
The hr4ih oi ihs place j. mpgh the -hu" as q
Va. Al,.u Nfuir last moalh Nothing remark.
aho. I trust that the may reach yuu M tic
rrcai cts OF Mr,ieo where glory aad honor asgii
ltl,r American arms wih rta, gopet, an
your obcdi,ui servant
MM GATE', % Nj, Comfy.
t. ilr,r 1. S,or, Ao Adj Gen. 4 ; \
Nurr--'lbr Nmrnclh Pusulrrs have b,en rr.
. moved br you'd 'lllaiaila," 10 village 100 nilcs
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