Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-11-27
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Full Particulars o. this brilliant Engagement,
with Description u the Poeition and Move.
,nents Of both ARMIES, &c. &c. ..... .....,
We have conyes.cd wth several officers en-.
psged in the brilliant sc,ion at Husman,ls on
the s'h inst, snd bave obtained from them such
Information q, eusbies us TO- give full and we
lhiek accurate, account of tive battle. with the
previous movements snd pcsitsns of the two
armirs. The extra which we issued m the
Oath gave a vivid and fsithful account Of the
gallant nnd resiet'ess exploits ri o,,r cavalry.
but the report which we now publish not only
embrnces those memorable events, hut presents
a mn'e reners, picture or The field of battle and
the dessos of the contendirq forces.
The American forces under Brig Gen Iat-,
eonpos.'d Of Col t;orman's regiment Of Indiana
Volnntserr, Maj Lally's battalion Of infantry.
one bat,slion under command Of Capt Simmons,
ore battalion under commend Of Cap, Heu,zle.
man, and four pieces of artillery under Lieut..
Pratt and Fields, left Jslnpa on the lst Of DC.
iober on their march TO Puebla. When they
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and men Of that post, the LIST Penney ylvsnis Re.
gimept, who were in garrison at that place, in
anticipation Of an action on the way. and snxi.
ously desirous 10 assist in relieving their be.
temporarily attached 10 his command, Gen Lane
added battalion Of 4 companies Of lst Pa vo.
lunteers, one company of convalescents of vs-
rious corps, and park Of artillery, g guns.-
Capt Taylor. Sd Art. the whole under com.
msnd Of Col Wynkoop. lst Penn'a, at the same
time appointing Surgeon c Reynolds. Of Penn.
sylvania, the Medical Director Of the whole tor.
ees. and attaching him to the general staff.
Tie army, now numbering some 3OU0 men.
advanced towards Puebls, and on the evening
| OF the 9Th of October arrived a, the Hacienda
, SIN Antonio Tsnsrir, distsnt 35 mites from
tha, city. Information had been daily received
that Gen Ssnt. Anna was stationed II the pass
of Piosl Vents del PinaD with four Thousand
men and several pieces If artillery to oppose our
progress This pass was twelve miles 10 ad.
vance Of the hacienda. Accordingly, on the
morning of the 9th, the whole army prepared to
march, and attack the psss. Al this moment
information was received that Gen Santa Anna
WAS in the town OF Husman,iu, distant 10 miles
iron the hsciends, miles FROM the main road
and 8 from the pass, or miles nearer tie pass
than our pncampmcnt
Gen Lane leaving considerable portion o'
HE Co,ca. q, tbo c;opda ,,;, m tho ba oa ~.
eoas and par, of the artillery, Determined to ad
vance upon Huaman,is, taking with him the In
diana and Ohio Regiments and Col WynkooP's
Maj LslIy's and Capt Simmon's bsttalions, and
sending in advance the mounted men, abou'
200. under command Of Captain WsIkee, witt
| instructions 10 oct as circumstances might 20
Quire. Capt Walker advanced rapidly towsrd'
| the town, and when within short distance -
cer.ained that the enemy were there in consid
cradle fsce with severs. pieces o: artillery, snt
| tearing lest any delay, in waiting for the I'd
vance Of the infantry, might enable the enemy
10 escspc with their cannon, gsllsntly ordere,
4 a charge with his handful OF men. aud AFTER
brisk fight, succeeded in capturing four piece
OF artillery snd driving of the enemy. 81 ,s
When the order was given 10 cha,ge, Their
! rose wild yell, and such a charge, the Hashin!
+. Of the sabres, the laundering Of the horses fee
over the paved streets, were enough 10 strik'
terror into the hearts Of the enemy. Two o
| ,her pointed down a cross street, and the fus,
was Su,ninc in il. TIE terrified srtileryme,
moved merely 10 the sides Of the houses. q
whom our men made their ,hrusts a,.d right an,
leh cuts, killing many in this manner; the ca
vslry rushed over their cannon, the isncers
chow many We did not know. but supposed ,her,
were three or four hundred.) fed; our men %
psrsting ia,o small parties pursued them beyont
the town, on the outskirts Of which good ms
ny were killed. Capt Walker went beyond th'
town Tor the purpose Of over'aking the attller!
which had lcf, the place. Capt Lewis vent il
another direction for the came purpose Cap
Besancon was ordered to follow The road to Sc,
if the artillery could be over,aken. In III,
mesnt:me, the most of our men having gone il
pursuit. Capt l.oyall with few men assisted b!
Adjutsnt Claiborne, secured some, fifty or SIKH
prisoners at their quarters, together with .hei
arms, &c. Lieu, Claiborne then proceeded, I
secure and bring up TO the plaza the cannon
3 pieces, we had captured; Capt Walker re
turned about this time. and going to the plaz
wns collecting our men. .osnaa iga.I 3
Lieut. Anderson. oi the Ga. vola, persued ~