Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-05-08
ANOTHER GLORIOUS VICTORY.
BY THE MISSOURI VOLUNTEERS.
First Authentic American Accounts from Chihuahua

possession Of the first merican account-of the
battle of Sacramento. 1t appears that tho force
under Col. Doni phan, mustered 500 TO which,
in anticipation of the battle, the Colonel succeeded
in adding about 300 teamstors and employees oi
the traders. All the wagons with their teams
were on the battle field, and were moved from
| point TO point, occasion Gemlnded, furnishing
excellent breast works. in the intcrstlces between
the wagons placed the artillery. If the battle
had commenced earlier in the day, the Mexicans
would have lost a, least 1000 men. OF the two
/ killed on side was The well known SAMUEL I.
OwrNs. of independence. Mo-, who was ki lied b.
d, cannon ball about 20 feet from battery which
he was cha rying and which his men carried: the
other was 1t. kirkpatrick, of jefferson city. Mo-,
who wounded on the field and died three
days afterwards. Our force was less than 1000
men, the Mrxicans numbered near 1000.
After participating in the battle, and in th"
subsequent occupriion of tlie city. party OF 33
toan,tcrS. who organized by eec,Ing }. T. CAMP
BELL, OF prn 5hod, Captain, started for the States
They crossed the upper Brazos, west Of the Cross
| Tmmbcrs. aud srnrk III" frs, settlement on Cham
b.rs creek, Texas. lIorc The purity separated.
s.ue gong down Rel river, others by Fort GIb-
son, AMI three cum. direct through tins place
from whom we g'cnnrd our inform rlion. which
/ Ia, been cor-ooortlrI by the accounts given by
r!.oy" vino passed Fort Gibson.
We understand thrt Col. Doniphan in. nnIs to
rcm1in in Chihu,hlo until he i, relieycI-,hr
tim Of service of hjs re- gm MT having nearly cx
pirrd. aud which VIII be out in July.
Tne american prisoners who wcro in the city.
were released the night after the battle and the
neat mocnInJ, they appeared in the American
camp TO participate III the rcIocings Of their VIC
torions country MN. All the Americans who
/ IIrd III Cnt uahun, or who were there, and hnJ
been arrested, were released; among whom We
and Francis McNanus. SAM. McCioilin was
carried Off to ST. Roslic. AMI is still prisoners
his brother had not arrived with his caravan; he
Of coarse at large.
Daring their prss1g' through the prairies md
before they separated, t"is party had brush wlIh
| party Of Clmlnc hes, who greatly outnumbcred
them. 1t was the Co'orado; they rctr,.aled
all night, by torch Ight and wilhout trail. ncy
finally got off after woun3ing two Of the Canaan.
ch"s aud kiIng three OF their mul-s. Their loss
was par Of soIic b1 = continuing Cot. DJnl-
phan'~ dc>prch"- AMI several numbers If the
"Auglo SNon.". Du,l cate d,.sprlch"<, had.
hoNr.rr, been forwarded VIZ Santa f.. The
"An4io SINou {, an American journal. puhiishrd
m Cmhu tlIu1, Mrxuo, hv JOINS 5. NE.lg an!
..'''..'' - ..''"' IL X .nn.N nave orru
iH'"r"i wlh tn: p'rr>u o Ia, frs. num5.r.
"brh was pro,urd f.oa .lr prr,: ,nr.arr.y,I
at Folt Gibson, alI po,!..,y !uru ,l.l Il, oy am
officer at iraI post 10 whom "" arc IA .cr many
oJg',.pon*. Itr~ dp,ei Ntr.A I3a. 1871, and
printed IN Spnn>A an. l.u.u>l. From w:n,.i.
VIC extract the tolowm. "cconm; Z tho oa!,0c.
from III, inglo N1r5n, Cn,nvAuA,i
| March 1914. 1917
| "For the benefit Of our rrudcrs at home, we
publish the following statistics of the battle of
Sacramento, fought on the Is uIi.. at the RIO
Sacramento, 20 miles north of CnIhuahua be.
tween the American forces under the command
OF Col. A. W. DDniPhnn, and the Mexican forces,
| Of DurargI and ChhuaEua, un Tor tho Command
Of GenI Jose A. lleredia, commander in chief
Of those provinces.
lac American forces, numbering 02i men,
met the enemy, fortified the Sacramento, ut
nan Pa'tlw o'clock. IN the evening, of tho 2SIn
rcDruary: the battle commenced immediate. y
and lasted NIL halt past five O'Clock. Tho result
wasn complete and brilliant victory for the Amer
| can arms.
| Ten cannon Of different Cahbrc--from 8 to 5
PoAndoIs--the "nNrc ammunition, pro, ison, and
| forage tram of the cncmy-srx mounted mus
qucioons about Sl,OOo-In money. aud a large
quantity of other stores fell into the hands of our
| forces. Among the less valuable items of our
spoIs, let US mention the Back fiag with skull
ahd cross bones, OF Brazto, which was found on
the battle field.
lhe cncmy's force numbered 2,7OO regular
troops and about 900 ranch"ros--among their
commanders we will mention the nrmes of Genl.
lleIedm, Don Angel Trias Gcnl. Ugarte, Genl.
JusIinInna, and Grnl. Garcia Condc
The Americans lost two men killed and had
eight wounded. The enemy had near 300 men
Killed, about the same number wounded and 30
prisoners. Tho battle of Sacramento NAV saf,.I,
be regarded as one of the most signal and briaD /
victories ever achieved by American arms,
| On the ID inst. forces took poss, ssion of
tins city, where ns yet all is tranquility and peace.
W" are informed that Gov. Trias has cslab-
iIshed temporary seat of government, for the
State OF Chihuahua. at Parrall, 200 miles south
OF the city,
d"r incemem Of the American Arms and Aris.
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