Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-04-03

Killed and Wounded-Smta Anna's Army
Gu, TO Pieces by Gen. T.yior-Loss OF Col.
onels Yell, Mckee. Hardin, and Henry
Clay. Jr.
The news 10 at length confirmed. great
battle has been fought at Buena Vista, between
Santa Annals immense and well appointed army,
and the gaan, handful Of volunteers under Old ,
Rough and Ready, and once again American va.
lor, constancy, and discipline, have triumphed !
over vastly superior numbers.
The following statement was brought from the
schooner John Bell, in the river, by the reporter
by LieutJ c. Bbb, of the U. s. Army. Though
necessarily brief, i, is clear and connected
Dr. Turner, U. S. A., who arrived at Ma,amo.
ras on the 9th inst. from Monterey, brought the
glorious intelligence Of another brilliant victory
over the Mexicans. The scene OF action was at
Buena Vista, hacienda about six miles ives, of
Saltllo. The fighting commenced or the 22d Of
February and ended on the 23d Santa Anna re.
tired to Aqua Neuva, 4 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 our part was seven hundred killed and
wounded. Santa Annals force amounted to at
least fifteen thousand men that of Gen. Taylor
TO about FIVE thousand almost entirely volun.
teers.
His army is compose d of Washingtons, Bragg's
and Thomas batteries, one squadron of the lst
and one of the I'd Dragons, the Arkansas and
Kentucky cavalry. brigade Of illinois and one
of lndiaua volunteers the lst Mississippi and Cd
Kentucky regiments, and one company of Texas
volunteers. Dr. 7. brought list of G3 officers
killed and wounded.
List Of OGcers Killed and Wounded al Bue.
ma Vista on the 22d and 23d Of february,
ls47.
| Killed-C.pt. C Lincoln, assistant adjutant
general.
! Wounded-Capt Stein, ist Dragons; ID Lieut.
w French, Sd Artillery: LIST Lieut. P o Bri.
en-, Ath Artillery.
! MISSISSIPPI vOLUNTEER RIFLES.
Ki,led-lst Lieut. X S Moon ID Lieut. T
McNulty:
! Wounded-Col Jeff Davis; Captain J NJ
Sharpe Lieuts. A. B Corwin, Posey and p
| Stockton.
FIRST KENTUCKY CAVALRY.
Kilisd-Adj, s NJ Vaughan.
Wounded--One captain and three lieuten.
nnts, (names no, given)
ARKANSAS CAVALRY.
Killed Col. A. Yel; Capt. A. Porter.
Wounded-Lcut. S. ReGder.
SECOND KENTUCKY Foor-RIFLEs.
Killed-Co'. McRee Lieut.. Col H. Clay 4;
Capt q. w. Moore; Capt w. T Willis.
Wounded-Leuts. E. y. Barbour, Wthos,
and Mo-ier.
INDIANA BRIGADE
Woundcd-Gen. Lane.
Second Regiment.
Kied-Capts. Kinder, Walker, and Lien.
Para.
Wounded -Capts Saunders and Osborn =;
Lieuts. Csyer Pennington, Morse, Lewis, Da'
Wis and Epperson.
Killed-Cap,ain FsggsL
Wounded-Msjor Gorman and Capt SluP.
ILLINOIS BRicApE-lst Reg,.
Killed--Col. Hardin. Capt. Zabrusk, Lieut..
llangle,on.
Wounded-Lieuts J. L. Mcconnell, and II.
Evans.
ILLINOIS voLuSrEEas-2i Reg,
K,lled-Cspt Woodmsn; Lieu's Brunton
Fletcher Ferguson, Rollins, Barthsen, AlheI
son. and Price.
Wounded-Capts Cuffee md Baker; Lien.
tenants Picket, Engleson, Steele, and West
Adjutant Whtssides
Company Of Texas Volunteers, attached Ia
Illinois Volunteers.
Killed-lst Lieut. Campbell, and % Lieut.
Lombard.
Wounded--Captsin Conner.
The official dispatches OF Gen. Taylor have
been cut Of.
Col. Morgan's regiment of Ohio Volunteers
Seing reinforced bY command from Monterey
had reached that place in safety.
Col. Curtis, OF Ohio with one company, Cap
tain Hunter. of the I'd y. S Dragons, his owr
regiment, one Of Indiana volunteers. the Vir
, ginis regiment. and think some Texas Ran
gers. in oil about 20O0 men, had leh Camargo
, to attack Gen. Urrea, who is said 10 DO abou
/. 30 miles south Of tha, place with an army 0
1000 to 5000 men principally rsncheros.
+ lie is believed to have with him only $50,
/, regular troops A great many if not oil OF thes
rsncheros. as soon as they hear Of the destruc
ton of Santa Anna's army, will disperse
n and the gallant Colonel will no doubt obtsi
the victory.
= The subjoned version is the Mexican &C
= count of the conflict, from the pen Of SAINT
. Anna. u is translated from the original b
tho Tampico Sen,inel His emphatic deel,
l. ton that both armies were cut 10 pieces, 10 .