The Arkansas banner., 1847-03-31
t.Iorio,ls News From The
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W. sar helore eur Fealters, n AdrAnee ni m, r-rusar puhgicatun, tle glorious ue~s s"-, ,s, army, brought hv shs schooner. Iohn RsE. Osr +rpasser left tise sessea in ,s. r,rer, rHd ranse up |" own hy express ..,,h @ ,b. al~d news. The following account w.. prersrstl for ss by an ofiessof the army, k rxy be relied ar.
 Et puhaish, also, Gen. Santn Ahuah ac- ,,,.nt ef the hastIe. from winch H wI1 be ...-r ,h.. he hss suffered n defegk longh fie -.~s-~ rp his rr,rras wftll1 Hnnrish Of words.
 m;li he seen alsa. ftzt fise victory has s.,p won a, sacrifice 0f many brave men. Truorrsw .re xil gixs farther particulars. M,noranduun of 4ks battle ef Bsena Vssta-
 ,nrrugred tur tGs easiurs gf ths PScaywne-
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 Tr Turner |. S A. who arrived al Masa- ,norns on the 9th inst rum MeAeTey- brought Ihs glorious intelligence ot another h-Ihaua victory over the MexaeaE army. T,s, scene of ucsion was Ut Buena Vista a h.c,eada about six miles vest Ot SaiIalo The fighting rommeDced on the 2zd Feb ' and ended on the 23a. Satia Anna retiFe6 to Avna Nneva. tilsbnce oi leu malFs- ieaS- ms l,ur ,l,eussnd klfied a1d woaassee tsn the hsid. Santa Anug's sdJusAA general. ane msnv osber officers and nca are prEsouers The 1ass nn aur part was seven hnRdred killed and wounded. Santa Annzas force srnour.ed to al irasi 6iaeen ihossand neil; sha; of Gen. Taxior io a5os. ire thsasaad- nlmoss eusHety volunteers. His army IS composed d Washingtonss, Brsggr. and Thomns's ba lerlss, one squadron of the lsL and one of the 2d dragoeRs- the Arkansas and Kennedy rasalry,a bragnae of the His- noas. and one ct Imdaana FolunEhefk. EhE 1s1 Mlssissirp and d Kentucky regiments and .ne. canspany of TeKLs volunteers. Dr. T. brought i,st os 63 officers killed and woun- ded. leit ID sBch hasae that WAS uUaslt so oh,ain . copy. bal recoflect among tle killed. Capt Lincoln. assist Adjusans genf U :. A. Col. Yell. of she Arkansas cavalry. Capt Monroe. ad'r Vaughan and , {ao' named .of the Kentucky cavalry, Col Nc Kss. Lieutenant Col Clay- Enpi. NaiI's. a Ken.ucky lnlautry, Col. Hardin and Major Gornan- Altnoss brigade. many af the lndsAns br,gads. sereral of the Mississippi regiment and tws Lseulemznis of Texass volunteers Amaus Ike waxnded remember Gen. Lane Col JefTerses Dsp.s. iss Missasstppi regiment Capt Sle4n, is [ $ Dragaons, Capt Conaer. Texas soi1nieers- LleUis- S- G. Fiench aAo o'Br,en. Il. ;. Artillery LieHi Barber. I'd Keuluekr tslastry. Lleai Corwln- lsi Mas SIS app regiment. Ruli Lieut. Wiriseside, of ths fndEua hrIgutie.
 TAe ofEcsaI dispatches of Gen Taylor nave beea rpl uE Col. A~rgva's rsg.ineni of Ohso volunteers, having t,~en reisisHcee by co~nAnd from Monterey, had reached liIai place in saiesy-
 Cug Gurus ol Ohio. Aath one compan ' Capt Hunter sl oi bse 2d U. s dFagoons, hss owa regllEe4i, ose el fHdlzna volunteers she Virginia regiment, and Iaink s,ame Tex as rangers, ID aii about 2000 men. was about ia leave casnasg % io attack Gea. Brrea- ~ho sasd to be about thAEiy males seulh fd Ina Elace sith an army ei from 4000 to 800 men prlnespaIly raneiseros. He Es bel'e-ec to nave with hsm only l@500 regular troops 4 greak naAny Il nei all ei these rxncReros ak soon ss they hear of lhe disconhire O Santa Asns's army. will disPerse. and tht gsllaRs colaasi will no d,sub. oaiaIn the Fie-
 
 the various rcaasts ~hlrh had before beer recease6 Ssf Gen Taylsr's retreat upon on- tercy, and the advance of large frce to a. tack our depols al BraZ0s and al the mouth of fhe Rio Grzufe to be untrue OE tsss Je- fences sa Ihe mouth ef the r'ter know both mg. but have been iols thsl stsey are suff- csent tc make a strong resistance. The tor- ,.fications al the Rsazas, WIth the force o srsstery aad persons sa thr quaraesmasaers employ, uiIIrh can be rassea ss a garrison is sufkcsaHl 10 aripe bark eemmaRd d a' leasI ei 250o CT 3o30 Mexieans- The work. Whlch nxr be Ieclln,catiy termed a contin- usd line. enrioses ali Ihr quar'ermasi-r's and commissary's stores 3n depot. The parapeI # formed ct barrels af damaged eotRmiSary stores wah sand bags for the superior sseFe; the sand from diieh n front. ssirswh up agains. the barrels. orns the exterior slope. The armament oi the f0a consists Gf four peces of aitaiery-twc twe3ve and two six- pounders, ir baFabeue-which sweep the io0i of and crnsa thelr hres upoa the lert p&sln ovur winch the enemy weuld be con- peaied 10 advance. about 300 muskei:s to line tae psFapet-Thss was thrsWn up when an sIsAck was daily expected. Nsahsng having reached Us from Gea. Tssler for msay days. st sei,ered tIIm surrounded as YVES repnr- iee, and gave sur,e degree of errei. to the rUmor os lhe advance of large forre upon onr depois. Alter waiting lhree or four days, aaxrOnsly expecting the approach oi the enemy. we rerelved the glorious news aoove-undersiood, of course, thai the bal iis ot BFasas Santiago was -Ano go;s and when ] saAec, tae artillery Of Fort Harnev. 'hsIead of moving down the Mextcaus. was peslRg foritra salute ia honor od old --Raugh and Ready" and hts gaIlanl Iltlle army Ri baeaa Nista.
 We annex Santa Annals own account Of Int sct4ons of Buena Vista, ss translated for 4s Tampico Sentinel. Ne have the origi- 0A! spanish account in onr possession
 Camp near BueHA Vista. Fen. 3 iS47
 kxselien; Slr-alter i've days of battle.