The Arkansas banner., 1847-12-06

of our BatsaIIoN save in aiort paragraph nPclo- getic for the omission. 1 ll attempt no desc'iP- tlon Of these acsons. but IbuId inadyeEtantiy co injustice te some of the bFa commands who par ticiPated in those yictoFiebut give yon simple relation of the position of own Batta'ion' ! On the morning of Auggih, we left San Ah- gustine. The orders werennediately given ths
 men, no time foe provisions,d they started without them. Our advance was idrds ContFeros, ana at neon had come within longinnon raage' Ihne oa battle was formed and the lvance ordered onf position was under bank put 200 yards in front of the batteries. As we rally advanced to occn- py it the enemy kept up rTible fire of artillery l upon us In addition to tn, fire two things were
 much against first, the sture of tho route, " being exceedingly rough anrregu'ar' rent into hs sures aud chasms and again Towp into hliiocksaha ledges of rocks sccond tlnir at this eieFat'oh N rarified the men soon bee exhausted rom run ming any actlve exercise The little loss we mel with is a matter of eurioY. The position once gained effcc'ually protectefus, and we retn"nco thcTe during the various nUoeuye'fngs oi tne gay and night, vi hdrawing latst night "hhe we i9y here two Mexican spies, ,nadyertantiy' rethaps' came right among our men They were D'o"gn, UP and questioned; they stateihey had aeSar'eu 'neis coioFs to join us. Perceiug their story was not believed, one of them endNored to escape. ana in so deing Capt. Wood runhim through, he oied instantly, and, examinapn, proved to oe an oth- cer in disguise. Had he sccecdcd in escaping the whole of our Brigade mvt nave been cnt to pieces: Scarcely had returnedothe place wnefe iihe oi battle had been formed inhe morning for wewere taken there when withdlwn, when the counter march command was give and back we moved to- wards the fort Capt. Wood was now, in conse- quence of his superior beiC wounded in command of the Battalion. Hc toot nearly the old positioh' aud at d"y light ofa"sd ssarp fire upcn the iore, directing their attention whfc ise assaaing column cune down in theirrcar. Assool as the charge made the Captain hurried hts neM forward, and, coantering the flying foe on he flank poured into thef dismayed ranks destrnc Eve fire sTewing the ca, tn with their bodies. IL the night -eturn over the pedregaI ti. e. rough groundl bein, wet and slippery nndeI foot the Capain fell andreceiyed severe coatusion of the knr,; but it hndered him not from engaging in ihc stTe, and immediately af ter pushed on towards the trtihcatiohs al ChuIru busen. He so fortunate as 10 arrive there in advance of any regiment the Brigade. and was SO fortunate AS 10 get a shekr for his nen behind low stone wall Asit wa nearly our whole loss occurred in getting to the w from which the men, kneeliag and fling kept u galling discharge of musSetry against ten timesheif number. You are aware that this was moSobstinate engagement; {; hut our men stood their grund through the whole ] of it like veterans. In ikse actions Capt. Wood
 displayed not only great corage and cooness. but, so lar his position adrnfed of independent ae- i ton, much military ability
 On the goth Aug, the anistice was entered into, and we went into quarteIsd Mexico. At that place 1 ;he Captain was confined ehis bed some days by the confusion to wiich hee referred. When The troops were drawn eff to atek the defences nearer the city. were let 10 gaison the place m which was the General Hospital, aver 90 pieces oi aflli- lery. large supplies of ainmniton, CommissAry and
 Quarter Master stores Paynaster's funds, as also, under guard of Cant. Woe, over l600 Mexican pfiseners taken at CHtirero and Churrubusco, and i over 6G American desrteH taken in arms. FoI three days, oi danger ad excitement, oar h'tle Re- glment of 200 men. AihCli assistance, performed all this duty; were henEentoreed. " hilst hi l a matter of regret that W were not permitted to emulate the det ds ot or more fortunate brethren,
 n arms al Moline del RN. Chapultepec, and the Garitas, it is some littb cssolaton to know most important trust was cdnntted to our charge and sal, Y rendered uP. lac 1ih September we escor- ted the prisoners into ne dy ard went into quar- ters.
 The condition of the cy is becoming somewhat settled occasional dstubances and assassinatiohs i take place, but nothing ttereate apprehension An earthquake occure couple oi days ago; the vibrations continues and severe. lhe mo-
 ton oi tae ground was ife that oi light vessel on d fo.erabe rough Sea. No danag, was done be- ysHd lhe cracking of a sw walls; but were theIf houses constructed as siIhiiy as ours the whole city would have been hried into ruins. Another shock occurred that ngfs but much lighter than the frs. l trust they val not revisit us-I would i much prefer a battle. ------
 i Upnn that yeXed queson, peace, can offer no
 light. The prospect ceBlnIy looks gloomy enough. The whole irame-wOfkh government and society Ia in chaos and what vi be bfough, from this con
 fusion worse coHfognde" Time. The unraveller of all mysteries. can aioaedelermlne. A people So
 hard headed and Obstine, uneducAted and su-
 pefstitious, proud an(yet so degraded, set the
 ordinary rules of probaity ai fault
 ! Maj. Bofiand and Car Fucker, have had the
 pleasure of seeing, andsaught glimpse of Capt.
 paniey. after he was wlnded. They ali served in ! the late enga -ements wh distinguished credit.
 II may be proper to aa that Capt, Wood. has not
 ;be slightest kaewled-ef this letter; write it
 trely upon my own responsibility, and for your per
 soaal information.
 am, sir with gri, respect,
 Your mostbedient servant, J n fl FELCH