The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-09
BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
THIRTY MExIcANs KILLED
SEVEN AMERICANS WOUNDED.
&c. Sc. go.


SEVEN AMERICANS WOUNDED.
| &c. &c. go.
Our specal correspondent at st. Louis has sent
us slip from the office Of the Union, of that city,
containing the confirmation and the full particu-
lars of the baltic at FL Paso. now to be called the
battle of Bracito.
These particulars are highly interesting, and
exhibit a courage on the part Of the Missouri vo-
| lupteers that is refreshing.
The description of the fight, by Lieut. Kribben,
| is excellent
We learn that private letters have been re-
ceived in the city, containing accounts of this bril-
liant affair.
Annexed is the intelligence from the slips
From the St. Louis Union, Feb, as
It will be by the following letter from our indie
pendsnce correspondent thst mere nevs ooen sr
latter of our correspondent has not to hand but
Notwithstanding able to publish or,ss scceum
lay before readers more full and accurate &C
! count - ~ "a ,o.-
DrAR SIN To-day another company arrived from the
| plains bringing Santa Fe dates ss late a. JAM.
,most eyerv particular and enciose You an ocis rs
friend. Yours, &c H.
from the city Of Chhuahua ahout eleven hundred In
numberJ met the United States forces under command Of
500 Of Thorn being Of his troops the LIST Regiment Of
| M NJ Volunteers, and detachment OF 100 men from
Cd Regiment consisting 81 80 men from Mai Clark. bat
TALON Of Light Artillery under command OF Capt Hud
:0I ono u ,cr ba ana miles this side Of Fl
The following is the substance of letter from Col
Col states that he has the enemy and conquer
3D. and going take the FL Psso He further states
that the enemy attac him when his In great
conf;Ision hut they called 10 rether Immediately
dr. infantry and received three ar.s t ron
ing with great and hreskpg tho entire line Of the
enemy Capt Reid made gallant chsr9s after the third
raj Of the One mule load Of powder and several
horses and mules were captured Mos: of the Mexicans
our men shoot too high The battle lasted about half
hour There only about 20 minutes to prepare from
hi t.. says that
the Americans had glorious Christmas roiic on the IL
bread ,nd T she to Maj Clark
for the following report from Lieut. Krioben giving
s and sorrecs Account and the iu particulars Of the
| Rio Grande. December 26, l846.
DEAN Syn 81 can only write to you few lines being
upon the point Of breaking up camp Our detachment ct
Frey Cristoba overlook Col Doniphans command Ms.
s and COZ Jackson was following with 400 Col
Doniphan had but $50 men with him. the remainder OF
throssh the country From Fray Cristob our detach.
ment marched with Col Doniphan south, when, at he
thIourh an express sent by Major Gpin that the Mexi.
cans had determined to resist at FL Paso and had collect
ed considerable number Of troops intending 10 give US
the artillery under Msior Clark but no news had az yet
reached from there that the detachment Of thirty
men from the three companies of corps all that
are here from the battalion At the southern end Of the
Jornada ten miles north of Don Ana the traders had
| reached ma daily
Yesterdsy (Christmas dsy) when had just arrived
and most Of the s engaged
wood and water, the news was brought iato camp Oh
the sne% Ssg P an. aad as dsy va.
pleasant Our horses grazing some distance from
camp. at the time we formed single line ana dsssr
Ing being evidently designed on the LIFT flank, near
which was eur wagon troin, our detachment wa.
soon took up our position. Ono piece of artillery 400
regular ancers and cavalry anil 100 regular infantry
The enemy's force according to the best information
obtain from reports OF prisoners ana rom PsRe..
ON the east
mile Of our line, the mountains in their rear In our
was the river with little sp on ~;
forward waving black nag in his hGnd puy nseo
when within hundred steps Of eur line Ihom mas
Caldwell, our interpreter rode out to meet him Inc
messenger with the black sg Of defiance demanded that
tho commander Should come into their camp and spesk
70 , sss osr let him come here I'VE sha
break your ranks then and take him there was the re-
tort Of the Mexican. "Cone and take him said our IN
erpreer unwtingly usng the phrase Of the Spartan q
Thsrmopyls. "A curse on you, prepare ior cnsrge'
and waving his black nss gracefully hi. head gal
loped back towards the enemy's line Their charge wa
~ ss ~.
Their infantry, with one howiszer with thcm, AZ I'M
ms asskns our sa sass but wa. too we'll
too cooly met break line After their ire ha'
been spent their front column being at about one hun
thof rnNt az our Nan
voley into thcm which being few times repeated ere
ated such havoc in their columns that their force
wheeled the left rereatng from our fire. and in thei
fight made an attack the provision train Here the
met very reception and were soon compelled
fly in all directions and in the utmost confusion Thei
infantry having been put fight the Howard company
under the command OF Lieutenant Wright, taking I'D
vantage ofthe panic charged upon them and took the
cannon from them-th manned by the aItille
ry detachment, under Lieutenant Krionen, in CoioDe
Ing their arms baggage, provisions and other stores
a small body Of mounted under the command .
Captain Reid had by this time gathered together in lin
m nn% 4saassV where SsU they sought refuge
The number of their dead is said 10 be at least thirty
that Of their wounded slight far ascertaine
Had single piece of cannon with us they would hav
lost more Of their men, but having artillery on on
side we had 10 act as infantry until got possession
the howizsr gallantly captured by the Howard Con
pany ,,,, ~, SINGLE mai, ard had In, ssvsn slsb,l
wounded--we took eight prisoners, six Of whom die
last night Thus ended the battle OF Brscito, the M
battle oil the Army o tue West ohu AZ oa'eAS ou6n'
our me n as ever fought at any engagement.
We have every TO believe that there Is more
store for us. Oh KR BEEN,
LIST Lieut. Mo. Light Artillery
Santa Fe, Jan. LIST ls47
}, INTERESTING FROM THE ARMY.
T. From tbs Washington Union, March g.
Various letters have been received from ofhcers
their friends in this city, oil which the following " sur
!, | mary:- Il,
D. "BaAzos, Feb. 10 From Tampico We learn that q
the 7th January Santa Anna moved with ell his dispos
BILE force to attack Salo, and this BIO So battle WI
probably fought in that vicinity yesterday The rum
= comes in Mexican paper. in which santa Anna himse