Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-06
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Later from 65raZJS.
By he arrival here, Yesterday morning. OF the
Uui I'd STATES Steamship Telegraph, we have IN
,-I,gence lrum Brazus 10 The 23d insian, The dale
o: Ter departure thence.
The g,ealesl ACTIVITY reiens in The Quarter
mase,'s OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF all descriptions
are in the course oil being rapidly forwarded io
Camargp; and in very short lime Inc wagons,
mlirs. sc, c ,p.ured or destroyed by the enemy
Viii he entirely re placed
SANTA ANNA "A report was current al o faZos,
that santa Aona had returned To Malehuala
where he was en- 1eavoling TO brig together again
hi, scauered ioops.
MArAM,RAs The Massachusetts Regiment
has been ordered 10 garrison Malsmofas, TOUT
COMPANIES If which uele on The point oi idne,oa
a, nuzn from The ship Gemiuance, tose'ner
vi n ths remainder OF the /. lrth carolina heSl
neo,. News had ju>t reached Naismoras, II l.
sa,d f,om Ceraivu, which announced Inc arrival
,her. Of General Taylor with one thousand ho's
who had rum- 10 clear The county OF Urea aho
is ban g. The la er was reported TO have nei
in The difeciiun OF Victoria. the news OF Gr'
neral Taylor b ing al Ceralvo wants comm Ma
tim
PASSENGER n raE TELEeaApz.-Msj. Charles
Tho IA, @ ,ane,na,lrr U. ). A, recently OF
Gen. Wool's command, who - ordered 10 'hia
The following items we take from The Flag Of
lhe 20h INST:
BuENA VisrA -Prodiaies OF valor were pr
E,rnr,, bv b. IN off ers and men. Gen. Wool
was seen 10 every part of the field, where ms pre-
sence was most required, leading on and exorl-
ing bis men. To HIM Tins was an mp rlanl DAY
q, after events wili show. Col. ha'o,n OF Tue
Isl Illinois 'esiment, distinguished himself Par
lieu arly. He was struck on The breast win a
L. IN h..rac al
died iosra.liy. Col Yell, OF he Arkansas ca
vslry. tell while heading charge OF his req
msni His in,repidty on he occasion is SPOKEN
OF IN terms OF the highest praise. Cap'. A'oef'
Pike. oi' the same regimen, also conouclro MN
self Railanriy Col. w. r Mckee, Of The ~
Kenucky regiment receiving moral wouna 70
the throat The comma nd devo!vtd IN Lieut.. Coi
n Clay, son vi Henry Clay. WINE 'eaoins
on hi. men 10 the charg-. ne received severe
wouno in he leg Moi being able 10 stand. Tour
of his men attempted to carry HIM IRON The heio
They had not proceeded lar before he received
second and mpre severe wound in The hip ano
Two of the iuur men were killed. The other Two
insisted upon carrying him off herucaly he or
csred |, em 10 leave him and resume their places
in the fight. Aller the halile he was lounh
pierced quite through The breast by lance. Ac
;u,ant G neral Lincoln, son OF Ex-Governor
Lincoln, oil Massachusetts, was killed while re-
storing order among the Arkansas cavalry, VINO
were thrown into momenlary confusion oy an
overwhelming chs'ge Of lancers. His conduc'
is The theme uf exiravagani praise.
WOMEN Two thousand females, who !o.-
lowed the Mexican army, remained, like minis
ierips angels 10 lake care Of the wounded. Gen
Taylur trealei Them with The kindness due thrir
sex. and the humanity expected of an American
VIRGINIA REGlMENT.-The Vnginians
temporarily quar,ered here, lei, on Thursday lasi
20 arrange themselves underneath the conquerng
banner OF Gen. Teylor.
We have curtaied oar correspondent y. +.
q IS las, lel,er. much cf The information II CON
laioed having been already given 10 the public
CORRESPONDENCE of The Ccmmerc al Times.l
MAramoRas, March Is, IS47.
Our loss in Kill ed and wounded is about whs.
mas already been stated, and The Mexican io>s IS
supposed 10 BE- nearly as large as reprr srntsd ex-
cep as 10 prisoners, and the loss of general en-
GERS.
The baiterr commanded by Capt. Bra1'on
Bragg did terrible execution. The Mexican
cavalry made charge on him. He waited un-
M they were within two hundred yards, when ne
,ured terrible fire upon them, his pieces
charged with musket balls. The leading squad.
ron was moved down, and they stopped loI a
moment. Bra2ss guns were instantly loaded and
q second discharge. a. deadly as The fist, threw
the enemv in,u confusion. and lhifd pat lneia
20 fight. leaving the sioaId covered with mea
and horses Only Ina CINE for = .aoncni bal
ery OF cannon, charged almos! ~ the mnzze
with musket balls and slugs, e Cd three times IN
10 dense mass oil men and horses, ai distance
oil Two hundred yards, and you can form some
idea OF The slaush erl
Col. Mckee, Of The 81 Kentucky regiment,
was sbo, in The neck ard fell dead. Il. Col
Henry Clay wa. wounded twice and then spearsd
whilst lying OH The seouni. Col. Yell was kill
ed Wills, charging win par, vf h;s regiment
The morning VI tie 23d Col Hardin. OF Illinois
ia,hbixb Souls, I'D SAD 70 Gen IaylaI. INA
His regiment uohiy sustained Itself, but lis gal
lanl commander did no. live 10 see il triumph =
He d,ed as soldiers wish 70 die, 10 The arms .
vicIoIy al The head OF his gallan; comrades
One OF the Indiana regiments j, ia said, wa
vered Tor time, when Major Dix, Of he Pa,
Department, rushed among Them, seized heir co
lors. advanced 10 the front, anu card on toe me-
10 stand by hem. His voice and example hal
the desired effect. The regiment ralliec, and wer
disiingui he'd in the tight
Alter he ba,lle vas won, General Wool, whit
was distinguished for his gallantry and skill, me
General Tayor and threw his arms around hi
neck. and congratulated him on The brilliant vic
tory. in warm terms. The old hero replied, 'w'
can't b. beaten Gc eral when we ell pull toge' h
err" The wn"ie country will attest the justice .
lhs simple reply
None ut our parties could come up with Gene
raj unea tie ha, Ietreated in The objection {
Linares, and the rumor is, he will join SAM
Anna in his reat. crossing the mountains al lh
Santa Rosa pass.
10 the attack made on our wagon train nea
Ceravo The loss m our part was sevenleen Kill
ed, and ior'y z ms captured. IL is singular nc
q wuundei man has b-en found alive.
Al he las, account, General Taylor was a
Aqua Nueva, twenty miles in advance Of Sal'i
TO- C.l. Besnan had followed The track Of III
Mexicans win &, e hundred men fofly-6ve mile
tu,raer, and saw n"hins OF Them. Numbers {
he are sai,i 10 he In lhs mountains aboul Salh
j., amt anxious Ia surrender themsevts bat Ger
Taylor will NOT let them, as he has no troops /
spare 10 guard lhen, or provisions TO fee hem.