The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-05-08

leading his brigade 10 storm one OF tne enemy'S
farthest works, Gen. Pillow was also wound
ed, although slightly, while storming fsfti-
cation on hisside commanded BY La Veg
Allthe field officers Of Col. ,Haskell's regiment
wounded at the same time, save himselE or
the Rifles, Capt. Mason has lost aleg, Eleut,
Ewel hos been badly wounded, Lieut.. Mc5Ane
slightly. Al
have specified some regiments above Which
sgnalized themselves: it happened te be their
fortune, in the disposition OF the battle, to fall
upon what all good soldiers may term pleasant
places--the most difficult works TO storm--and
brayely and without faltering did they execute
the perlous duties assigned them. At o.
clock this afternoon Gen. Twiggs, whose d-
vision has been in the hardest Of il, was pursu-
ing the flying enemy towards Jalapa. Pierson,
who commanded the forts nearest Plan del
Rio, osk cd of Gen Worth time to consider be-
fore he capitulated. DESTROYS to cope to
terms, Gen. Worth gave him fifteen n,inates,
and he surrendered Internationally! Had he
not done so the slaughter would have been
terrible. %yN
write in great haste, and have no time for
particulars. The names of the killed and
wounded will ascertain as soon aspossible.
think that five hundred will cover our entire
loss. Had il not have been for the positive
cowardice of Santa Anna and Canalzo, who
ran, before the battle--at least in brave mems
hands-was half lost, it would have been far
greater. No one, at present, can estimate the
loss of the Mexicans-they are scattefed on
the hills, in the roads, every where.
1t is now impossible to name officers who
have distinguished themselves. Icannot how
ever omit to mention Coils. Harvey, Riley and
Childs, Of the regulars; Coils. Baker, Forman
and Haskill, of the volunteers, as every one is
taIkingof. them.
write this in great haste, and with noise,
confusion and every thing else around me
You cannot appreciate the victorys TO des-
crlbe the ground and Notifications of the enc
my, the difficulty of turning their outer works
and the toll and peril undergone BY the troops
were impossible. z@
1t is Gen. Scott's intention, knoY, TO push
on towards .hescity Of Mexico witnall haste.
Youls, CIV. x.
CAMP AT PLAN DEL Rr,(
= April 10, -Foren29n
The rout Of the Mexicans last evening was
total-complete. They were pursued within
four miles of Jalapa BY Gen Twiggs, at which
point there were none to follow. Santa Anna
himself, instead Of entombing himself as be
threatened, escaped by cutting the saddle mule
of his team from the harness of his magni6-
cent coach, mounting him, and then taking to
the chapparral. His service of massive silver
nearly all his papers, his money everything
ia his carriage, even TO his dinner, was caPtgr-
ed $
The Mexican loss upon the heights was aw !.
ful--the ground in places il cover with the
dead! Among the bodies found that Of
Gen. vasquez, and near him was III Palaeio,
mortally wounded. Their los the rs2eat
was terribly ssvere--esery 81 is IL w
with the dead. Had our dragooh cen enabled
to reach them in season, all woum have been
killed or captured-Sania Anna among them.
Canalizo, with his noted lancers, had the pru-
dence to bamos early.
Even up to this time it is impossible TO give
anything like full or correct list Of our woun-
ded officers-itis surprising that manyof them
were MT killed. Lieut.. Derby, gallant young
officer Of the typographical engineers, was
badly but not MORALLY wounded while Storm
ing one of the heights Lieut Ewell, Of the
rifles, is supposed to be mortally wounded
This regiment has suffered terribly Lieut..
Dana, Of the 18th Infantry, was badly wounded !;
Capt. Patten, Of the I'd, slightly. Lieut.. Davis,
of the Rifles, was very badly wounded In the
hip. Major Sumner, Of ihe2d Dragons, but
commanding Rifles, is improving.
The list Of killed and wounded officers in
Col. Hask ellis command yesterday ] have been
able to obtain. 1t should here be stated that
Capt. Williams company Of Kentucky and
Capt. Charles MAYORS company Of Pennsylva-
MIA volunteers were attached Temporarily to
this regiment. Here is the list:
Kiued--lst Lieut. Fred B. Nelson, command
ing company; I'd Lieut.. G. G. Gill, company
e. Both these officers were from Memphis
Wowded-Lieut. Colonel D. H Cummng,
slightly; Major Robert Farquharson, (of the
LIST Texas volunteers, assigned to this regi-
ment for the day) severely; LIST Lieut. Wiley
P. Halle, Adiutant, severely; LIST Lieut. VIM.
Y sarwood, MORALLY; ed Lieut.. James Forrest,
slightly; Capt. A q. Murray, severely; I'd
Lieut.. g. T. Sutherland, Kentucky volunteers,
severely. The regiment, when in action, num-
bered less than 400 men, and it's loss was 70
killed and wounded.
La Vega was in command Of the Cerro Cor
do, on the first day of the fight, but a'deserter
from our Dragons, German, going into their
camp at night, and infoHning them that the
main attack was to be on the right Of their
line--the work SO 6ercely attacked by Gen.
Pillow, he changed places with Gen. vasquez.
The latter, as have already stated, was killed
LA Vega defended his post until the lines of
the enemy " ere completely turned. Several
Mexican Colonies have been killed, but their
names have been unable to learn. A brother
of Gen. La Vega. Colonel Of Artillery, was
sev.relv and as il suDposed nortallv ,voun-