Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-17
.4prjl II, 1877.


,r''o, ,aIt to man lurn. Ga e ,Io,a pieces
vas an o.., TrNan G0":n'"r, VIII during .he
p,y,n R,y,'r.,a, LaI .mn @7l cN 'u.lou
a....,..., e.. ,,,>.a, !on y. Is 3 l.r nr'S ~
l,qs;s IF la,In, ,7lor, !,sv az very pr1ao5.l
more comaquv markers vi. u "ere tr"."nd On
,l,. 1..d an. ;lr',.I SGD .yl.r y,'rit h'N'oNs.
HIS ENrrlru'y ol tie W.rI"rE'a. It,, ,''". ".'
Santa Aaua has s.u. the. ;r, .a :, aIa 80 d, ~
be sorc,y ..,o2. .olairl .a I"sz'' '.N;|r'' AM
lc7ulv If ,lc,c standards. Mexican pr.h Is
c,,i'v s,u,li.I when such n,cm"noes Of their
prowcss and yaIor rs these console item for 50
iagor.o@s defeat.
\ 4 the officers on ou- sj!,, in his 7hnrl-G,,g''
la,.,,, distinguished lhcmso'94s. Ia. l..,..a5 Of
H.. Ja.t,c wo. d con,ilri to G-.. ".o' woo uo".y
.i,ul.u tho rnailnne: vt III, conmGc Yer an"
.ro:.ol.vc,crru. Ly Il.u uI1t' a'tI,'. Lr.1I: ,,i-
crrni nianIs,I.aalr3mir.,. an I Ilra""s1H,4'.",u.'
ac,j,u lr was cousl u,.y eng, ~ :.' .... ,..
lrn t oHr fyrcc,, aud .l r.., .,-, Ia q. - the
o.-4 II VISA mrrac.. !I.. 4.rstin.I ,..~
,ulcs.n,iug balls winch .A.mual Ii" ranks he WIS
mar>aaIu.. There was ha,n4' ro'npIrutra1lc
arqin.. han qnI laat was tint .o oyn,, d him.
,r.f too mach. Big. Gcu. lane, Ass, sAo"cd
Himself 10 b, \ brave an capob.c iii .nr. A.
Hough wuunIcI early in the action. ne kept h.v
no. Nilt5i i GtOSC HtII I.'~4 W. '''NN''' -
ms pot.
TuroI G,noralin Chief rcmo.nai At lis or.s.
mn, an mu,u exposed ps..o1, sIp-nn!cnln-
the bail c and narrowly watching is events. An
rsco2aue brI passed ,hroJIn h.s ovcrc'nt-Inr'
same oil brown, 50 familiar to al ;h' Officers and
men w.o nrye ever been unirr hls comU1nI,
ami winch hHs seen scvcra. cam l2'5us!A i'9EilH'
:.. T'.,.. ~"i -" N",i,o
6 ,r., I.,.1o '...Iy ItI
from TIE ii.lI Of battle. Oar men wara engaged
all nigh. L., bringing in the woI"icI nni taking
care Of tlom. The Ncy.caUs As ".i as Their
.onnm u. There were. however, Ju. few ofo1r
mrn ..nl ua the field woundcI. Inry were,
70 Us, Santa Aunp's ,nltjcaut words, IA ms de-
soa.ch "a1l dcqi." tho cowarJiy sciranIs haY'
mo killed every man whom they overlook, wolnj.
cd and helpless on the ic}I. Wll like turP.'uJr
and ,rcachcry, they left their own dead unOlucd
and their wolnicd uncarcd for. on lL' field where
,hcy fell. Th. latter were carried TO Sal.i..o. in
our own wagons. the former were buried by !"r
oIcolIe. under the orders Of Gen. Tay,or
number of Officers were taken prisoners, and
nm exchange was effected. by which all our mr."
who are now in their iAnl, we're released. Cas-
sins II. Ga, urrly are understood "cE 10 be l"
tho city Of MrNrco
Among the killed and woaAlrd oFthe NcA'can'
are three general officers and twenty c",oncIs
and commanders Of bouoIons. Cen MInon' 1t
appears, has not as vet raiIzcl tho brh"n! ca
rocr of which re considered his capture Of Mayor
BorIanI in earnest. lie was ordered by Santa
Anna to attack ard carry SlItIIo tufnG '"e en-
g,cemen, A, Buona Vista. With Tins ohJ"cl' h"
made demons.ration against the o"n with 2oJo
cavalry. Lieut.. Shower, with sixty men and Two
small pieces of artillery, went out 10 meet the va
liant General and at one discharge OF his cannon.
sen, him and his large force 10 the ri@h-aoou' IN
doubic.quick time.
In concluding our necessarily imperfect sketch
! of the few details Of tho brilliant deeds OF Amcrl'
can vaor performed at Buena Nl>ta-dctaIS
gathered from hasiy conversation, we must be
| 9Ilowcd to express our satisfaction to hnd that
the authorizations we have SO confidently AMI 50
frcoucnlly expressed of the bravery and clhclency
Of our volunteers. have been more than realized
Tc, those who havo heretofore made our citizen
soldiers the ,hrmo of their rIoaIdrv md rhrcuIe
ho forever hushcd into Souce by the unparalleled
g,IIantry and glory which have consecrated II
| American hi>ory tn t'7cty hsi" o' "u""'