Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-04-10
From the Army.
From our Extra, Of Friday, I'd inst
BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA.
GEN. TAYLOR VICTORIOUS!

From the Now Orleans Picayune, March 23d.
Gen. Taylor Victorious-the Merican Ar
my led by Santa Anna, Defeated at Bue.
ma Vista, vih Great Slaughter.
We lay before our readers, in advance
of our regular publication, the glorious IT,
dings from the army, brought by the schoo.
ner John Bull. Our reporter left the ves-
sci in the river, and came up to town by
express with the glad news. The follow
ing account was prepared for US by an off,
Ger of the army. 1t may be relied on.
We publish also. Gen. Santa Annals &C.
count of the battle: from it will be seen
that he has suffered defeat. though he CO.
vers up his retreat with a flourish of wordsl
1t will be seen also that victory has been
won at sacrifice of many men.
MEMORANDUM OF THE BATTLE
OF BUENA VISTA.
Prepared for the Editors of the Picayune
by Lieut.. ]. J. c. Cobbs, U. s. A.
DR.. Turner, U. s. A., who arrived at
Matamoras on the Sth inst, from Monterey,
brought the glorious intelligence of another
brilliant victory over the Mexican army
The scene of action was at Buena Vista, a
hacienda about six miles west of Saltllo.
The fighting commenced on the 22d of Feb.
ruary, and ended on the 23d. Santa Anna
retired to Aqua Nueva, distance of ten
miles, leaving four thousand killed and
wounded upon the field. Santa Annals
adjutant general and many other officers
and men are prisoners. The loss on our
part was seven hundred killed and woun.
ded. Santa Annals whole force amounted
to at least $4,000 men; that of Gen.
Taylor to about 5000 almost entirely vol.
unteers. His army is composed of Wash.
ington's, Bragg's and Thomas batteries,
one squadron of the LIST and one of the I'd
Dragons, the Arkansas and Kentucky
cavalry, a brigade of Illinois, and one of
Indiana volunteers, the lst Mississippi and
Cd Kentucky regiments, and one company
Of Texas volunteers. DR.. T. brought a
list of GO officers killed and wounded.
Col. Curtis of Ohio, with one company
Capt. Hun,er's) of the end U. S. ORA.
goons, his own regiment, one Of Indiana
volunteers, the Virginia regiment, and !
think some Texas rangers, in all about 1000
men, was about TO leave Camargo TO attack
Gen. Urea, who is said to be about thirty
miles south of that place with an army Of
from 1000 to 5000 men, principally rancho
ros. He is believed TO have with him only
500 regular troops. A great many, if no,
all Of these rancheros, as soon as they hear
of the discontinue OF Santa Annals army
will dispense, and the gallant Colonel will
no doubt obtain the victory. This news
from above proves that the various reports
which had before been received of Gen,
Taylor's retreat upon Monterey, and the
advance Of large force to attack our depots
at Brazos, and at the mouth Of the Rio
Grande, TO be untrue.
Or the defence at the mouth Of the river
know nothing, but have been told that the
are sufficient to make a strong resistance.
The Notifications at the Brazos, with the
force of artillery and persons in the quar-.
termaster's employ, which can be raised as
garrison, is sufficient to drive back com
mand of at least $500 or 5000 Mexicans
We annex Santa Annals own account o.