Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-05-13

70 cor bsa1s. soss,bsr vi,b The money
Of BE srny. No 60 spiieiptied. Wben /,
they sross NON lbsir bsrt biyensck this
nolnjpr. sreh eomp}s,e yiciorg. 4
TIE Ios, g both sites kss tssn very
hesvy- how could il have been ptbsr- /
wise The rough and rocky road. cut i
ihropeh rugged deilss pn3 deess chap
plfr.I b. our troops. = zoe lined With /
our sounded. Tns rises. Col Hsskell's
Tsnnessse Feipniefp. The il artillery, i
The 7ih . snpy and Csptsin Niiisms
eonpspy oi Krstucky yelRa,srgs. hayr !
pefhsps soGtted osL Ges Shields
sas severely. and ] an lsgI4ri morislly |
senndri. phae esnsnfiy leading bis |
brigsSe 10 sioTm one Of the eaemy : isrihes, |
worts. Geo. H5iioR Fss sise voepded,
sishoush Sighllg. whse siorging = iur,i.
scAtiop on this eide eommsnted BY Gen.
Ia qrgs MI The f.ld ayscers Of Col
nsAkeil's regiment were wounded a. the
same line. save binsrli. OF The fies,
Capt. Mason has losi leg. Lieut.. Esell
has besn badly wounded. Lieut.. MeLsne
slightly. | have already mentioned The
gallant Major SIMMER and other officers
aoonded yesierdsy.
have specified some regineps shove
which siensIiEed thsmsslsss; j h,pesn~
led TO Be stsir lsripae. 10 The eispssi,ion
! y ihs t.tile. 70 fsll qpo4 phsi 81 good
Isoijiers Rsy term pless,nt plsces---ihe
mosi d&coj. works 10 siofm--sn6 brave
lly and uiihou, iplieripg did they execute
ihs psrhous daliss isiebet iheu. Al ]
19elock this afternoon Gen Twiggs. whose
ldSsision hss bsen 10 The hardest Of Il. vas
lpursping the flying enemy towards Jslspa
Piefson. who commanded TIE forts near
. lest Plsn del Rio. asked 81 Gen. Worth
Iiims 70 consider before be espitYlaied.--
DESTROYS 10 come 10 terms. Gen. Worth
, Igavs him fifteen miautss, and be suTren-
dersd uncoodiiionsllyl Had be moi done
%. The Slaughter wood hsve been teni.
lbie.
| write IN greet haste. and have no
lime Tor particulars. The names Of the
killed apd wounded I will ssceriain .,
sooo o possible. ! think that Eve hun.
1dEed vii coysr ouf en,ire loss. Had il
DOT hsys been for HE posi,iss eowsrdice
; lof Ssnia AIMS snd Csnsli2o. who ran
lbefore abe bptee--siieasi in brave pen'.
hsnds--vss bjf losi. il would bsye beer
liar efester. Ne one. q present, can e
IiinfA The tos, II tks Mekfcans--ihey
rs scsttszed on tho bills. in ahs roads
Ieyefy where.
!; What disppGiiion Sen. Scott il 10 make
: sf The psisonsrs j. yei nnknown. III
!. lmsy sci Them allai liberty 90 their parole
from the difficulty ~ feeding thep. end
10 accelerate bis osn advance movements
Us shall bear By ie-moffow. : wish b.
J. could send The of6eess stlsaai 10 the u
2 States. foriheJe is 6ne sting Of them.
. Il 10 now impossible 70 name officer
, who have distinguished lhsmselve.
: cannot, however. omi. 10 mention Coils
J. Harvey. Riley and Childs. OF the fegu
i lars; Coils. Parker, Formal and Haskell
= Of the volunissrs. % every one is ialkiuI
o Of them.
J I write this IN great haste, and will
;. noise. confusion and everything else .
o round me. You cannot appreciate ID,
2 vs. ofy. TO describe the ground and for
}, lii6calions Of the enemy. the difficulty D
}. turning their opler works. and the ioi
: aud peril undefgons by the troops wer
: liupossible.
: this o. ~ On exprsss. II IL Geo Scott
!. intention, I know. 70 push 90 toward
= the. city Of Mexico With I'll hasie. To
: morrow J viii write rass lrliy, and SEQ,
!, ~ Sen. SCOTS express.
fonrs. @. w. *.
III CAMP AZ PLAN DIT Rio.
April 10. l6t7-Forenoou.
fhe,ropl Of The Aexicsns last egenips
vas toial-cowpleie, They were pursn.
Cd within fouR niles Of Jalsps BY GsneraI
Fwieys. II which point there we're none
70 ioliow. Santa Anna himself, inste id
Ioi smiombing himself. a. he idfeatensd,
ESCAPED By cutting The sadels mule Of his
team from the bai0ess oi his magnificent
ievach. mounting hin. aud then taking 10
ihe chaPparel. His sefyice Of massive
lslyer. nearly al his pspefs. lis money!
everything % his csIrisge. evan 10 bis
1dinnef was csptuted. 1 have ! CAPT, al
s'oty 10 tell about this dinner, when /
have momentto spare.
/ Tbs Mexican loss upon the Iheighis was
aWful-:he ground 10 places vas covered
with the deadi Among the bodies found
Eas that Of Gen. lvseusz. and near him,
1 was Col. Ralacio. ndFtsli5 Wopnded -
Ehsir loss 10 the ,relrest was terribly &c
ssre-eyesy ~ path is s,rswn with the
defd. had our drFgoons been enabled
% refch thsn 10 season. al would have
lbeen killed or csptuIed-Saaia Anna.
among them. ;CsnaliEo with the noted
lsneeSs. bad lhe pruduce 10 pgnos ear.
lily.
] aLaVega was Ia commpnd az the Ceno
i Gprde on he -ffst day Of The 6sht, but a.
ddesszter tom opr dfpeepns. German,
1eoing iaio their scsmp % ri sht, ana in /.
totmioe theM ,hF, NE main atsack was 10
be mpte on the right 81 Their liae-the
work wss 20 6efeely attacked by General
Pillow. he changed places with Gen. Vas
lqaez The latter Is I have already STAT
led. NJ, killsd--Ls vssa defended his
Ipost 0asil The lines u lie tnemy were
lcompleiely tpr6ed Several Mexic.n
'lccloae's have heea killed. but their
plraes 'k.ss been unable 10 learn. A.
hrpiber Of Sen. ia Vega. I 5lon Il of a
Isillesy uas ssseiely and p Is supposed
mos.slly paaa5sd {,
+ The army IS 70 sd.saeee sowards sfex;.
leo inRtSiassiy. Gen wotiIi,s division
msrchpl This morning Gen Scot i ins
march - noe1. Sspis Anns's coach i
l,ehe D Wuvssed up CT he pyfpose Of car
lsyiRg % Msj4f Sainp,es --bstisf use nan
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