Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-05-12

together with 5000 men, and tlIerest of,heir
army driven aud routed with the loss OF
i every thing, ammunition, cannon, baggage
! train, all. Nothing but the impossibility
of finding road for The dragons TO the
rear Of the euemy's works saved any part
,of Santa Annals grand army, including
his own illustrious person. s..8
!. Among the prisoners is our old friend
Gen. La Vega, who fought with his accls-
toned gallanlry. The other generals, arc
Jose Maria Jareneo. Louis Pinsoe. Man
uel Uoriaga, and Jose Obando. The names
Of the colonies | have not been able TO
gather.-Nolhing saved Santa Anna but
the wan. of dragons on: the other side OF
their lines.-Asit is, bis travelling coach,
together all his papers, valuables, and
even his s0ooden leg, have fallen into our
hands, together with all the money Of his
army. No one anticipated when they
arose from their hard bivouack this morn
ing. such complete victory. I.
The loss on both sides has been heavy
how could it have been otherwise? The
rough and rocky road, cut through rugged
defies and dense chaparaI By our troops,
is now lined with our wounded. The
Rifles. Col. Haskell's Tennessee volrn:
teers. the 1st Artillery, the 7ih Infantry,
and Capt. Williams company Of Keutuc-
Ky volunteers, have perhaps suffered most.
Gen. Shields was severely. and | am fear
fol, MORALLY wounded while gallanlly lea
ding his brigade TO Storm one of the enc
my's farther works.
Gen, Pillow was also wounded, ,although
slightly, while stormins forli6calion on
this side commanded by La Vega. All the
field officers Of Col. Hashel's regiment
were wounded at the same lime, save him
self. Ofthe Rifles. Capt. Mason has lost
leg. Lieut.. Ewel has been badly woun-
ded, Lieut.. McLane, slightly. i have
| already mentioned the gallant Maj. Sum-
mer and other officers wounded yesterday.
have specified some regiments above
which signalized themselves: it happened
to be their fortune, in the disposition oflhe
battle, 10 fall upou what all good soldiers
may term pleasant places-lhe most diff
cult work to stornl-and bravely without
falteriug did they execute The perilous
duties assigned them. At ] o'clock this.
afternoon Gen. tFwigss, whose division
has been in The hardest Of it, was pursuing
the flying enemy towards Jalapa. Pier
son, who commanded the forts nearest
Plan del Rio. asked of Gen. Worth time,
10 consider before he capitulaied. Desirous:
to.come 10 terms. Geo. Worth. gave him,
tionalIy!.s Had he not done so the slanghs
have been terrible.
Even up 10 this time tits impossible 10
give anything like full or correct list OF
our wounded officers--itis is surprising that
many of them were not killed. Lieut..
Derby. gallant young officer ofihe topo.
graphical engineers, was badly but mol
MORALLY wounded while storming one of
the heights. Lieut.. Ewell, Of the rifles. is
supposed to be MORALLY wounded. This
regiment has suffered terribly. Lieut..
Dana, OF the 9Th Infantry, was badly woun.
ded Capt. Patton, of the I'd Slightly
Lieut.. Davis, Of the rifles. as very badly
wounded 10 the hip. Maj. Summer. of
the I'd Dragons, but commanding Rifles,
is improving. 80,
The list of killed and wounded Officers
in Colonel Haskell's command yesterday
| have been able TO obtain. II should here
be stated tina, Capt. Williams company
of Kentucky. and Capt. Chas. MAYORS
company of Pennaylvanla volunteers were IRE.
auached temporarily to this regiment
Here is the list:
Killed.-ls. Lieut.. Fred. B. Nelson,
comm anding company; I'd Lieut.. c.. 6.
Gill, company E. Both these officers
were from Memphis.
Wounded.-Lieut.C ColonelD. H. Cum
ming, slightly; Major Robert Farqrhar,.
son, Ioflhe lst Texas volunteers, assigned
10 this regiment for the day. severely; Isl
Lieut.. Wiley P. HoIe, adjutanf, severely;
Ist Lieut.. VIM. Yearwood, mortally;. I'd
Lieut.. James Forrest, slightly; Capt. A
Fl. Murrely severely; 2a Lieut.. George
t. Sutherland, Kentucky volunteers, Sc
verely. The regiment, which in action
numbered less than 400 men, and its loss
was 79 in KILLED aud wounded.
LaVega was in command of the Cerro
Gordo on the first day of the fight. but a
deserter from our dragons, a German,
going into their camp al uighl. aud inform
! ing Them hat the main atiack was tu be
on the righ, Of thir line-the work so fierce.
ly attacked by Gen. Pillow, be changed
fplac, nth { }. .VasqueS. The latter as
Ihave ,lready stated was kiHed-La vega
defended his post until the lines of the
enemy were completely turned. Several
Mexican colonels have been killed, but
their nalnessI have been unable to learn.
A brother Of Gen. La Vega, is colonel OF
artillery was severely, and as is supposed,
mortally wounded. =
Hundreds ofcases Of individual sallan-
try, in ,slorming the different beights, are
mentioned. Colonel Childs led on his
command on the first day until he had
only some forty or Fifty men with him, ~ II 7
is also said that Capt ,Magruder followed
up charge until he had but nine soldiers
left. cannot now recollect one tenth
part of the instances Of almost reckless
daring displayed, but shall endeayor %
| n;oE the,,nn shall alan aend Won one