Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-24

fare, made no stand subsequently, az tlie.
pass of Pinal. sfs.,
The loss on our side was l3 3killcdsand
| IL wounded all with tho exception Of
of Capt. Walkers company: The 2loss
of the enemy was 100.
The hishes, comncndaionis sbcsloMcd
upon the officers and men engaged lnlhs
brilliant affair Tho loss offhe gailapt,
noble hearted Walker is irreparablc.
Surgeons Reynolds and Lancr hayey@on
great praise in this ALTAR, chargsilisssas
ihcy did with tho mounted forces ;;S,uf,
econ Reynolds, who, on this occasion
had volunteered TO accompany sillesgnpll
band Of cavalry, charged side by sidsastll'
Capt. Walker, and continued lighting
al his side in both parts of The engagement
until the latter fell morta!ly wounded
and after carrying hack his body and re;
cciving his dying breath, again Toturncd
in front aud there remained unlll5the5 az.
rival of the rcinforcemenls. Sufgeopi
Reynolds in the action captured a ktexS-s
lean Lieutenant of lhc artillery, andfaklns
from him his sword, delivered hinl;pger a
prisoner 10 the American forces, alldsalcr
Inc termination of The battle, nc resumed
the duties Of his profession, and property
performed his am putalions aud oth0e3op'
cralions on The field Of halllc. Besides
the commanders OF regiments aiiasbal-
taliuns who acquitted themselves nobiy,wc
have heard mentioned with greatscom-
mcndaliun Lieut.. Anderson, Ga.agolun. :.
tccrs. who succeeded in capurinSsCol.
LA Vega and Maj. Ilurbide ; also$Eicut.
L. p. Mcdonald, Sd artillery, who;;gWenl
forward into The town with an ordtrsfrom
the gcacral previous 10 The entry of the
rcinf0rccmcnts. Mr.. Bradley, Ct the
quartcrnasler's department a,nmopanlcd
him. They were surrounded by lanccrs,
but liuaily escaped. q
We will hero mention one Incldsnl'
which shows how insensibIe the gallant
Walker was to danger, however ImFen,
ding. Whcu, in the course Of lhctsecond
engagement between Walkers bald and
The overwhelming body o(lancers, Surgeon
Renyolds, who had become separated
from him by the breadth Of the plaza, or
open square of 100 yards, scizins tho most
favorable moment, dashed through the
space occupied by tho enemy, andJump-
lug from his horse, with an escopeta,
which he had taken fran Mexican, took
his place again by the side of Walker. the
later turned to him and said, "thal'srlSht.
doctor, we can whip them ALL" t5b
Santa Anna had been waiting sipr the
American train for somo time lluamanta,
and had obtained accurate information oil
its strength through his spies. Twas his
intention 10 let it proceed until it feached
tho narrow and difficult pass of Pinal, and
then 10 attack it in The rear. sHe was,
however fortunately for us, outseneraled
by Lane. When the Americans9leil the
road and took that leading TO lEuananIla,
Sania Anna was in the seeple of a distant
church, surrounded by his staff, using his
spy glass in scanning tho country. The
moment tic head Of our column debouchcd
from the main road, he realized the design
of Gen. Lane to capture his artillery, aud
Immediately sent Two or three oil hIs AIDS
with a strong force to bring il OIL, II Not
already lost,aor recap'ure ii. if laken. IN
the execution Of this order, Maj .lfur6ldc
vino was afterwards made prisoDer. came
-1e 81 rlis.s Hss
nald, of,he artillery, was spurfins aheah
of our troops towards the same point. Btll
officers rode for SONIC distance within hail
of each other, aud desperate aud exciting
race was kept up bctwcnc them, unIll
Lieut.. AlcDonald's hcrsc stumbled and
fell, when I!urbidc pushed forward and
gained the town. He, however arrived
too late TO bring oil all The artillery, and
was soon captured by Lieut.. Anderson.
Mai Bowman was in The immediate
command Of The four companis of the Isl
Pennsylvania Regiment, and led them up
ia gallant stylc.-llis conduct on this oc'
casion is highly spoken of by all who wit
ncsscd ii. Lieut.. Claihorn, of Capt.
Walkers company, is also highly COM
mended for his Sallantry.
Many other Interesting instaccs have
come to our knowledge which VIC vii
hereafter mcution.
from TIC ~ 0. COmmerrmi Times, lM inst
LATE AND IMPORTANT.
departed ESCAPE q S0hN anna Jf0"'
Iumpco.-Suspici9us locLting !ScIt9oner
&c. SC.
by the arrival here, at a lae hour last
night, of the steamship James l.. Day
Captain Wood, Iroml Vera Cruz The oil
inst. we have received Ialc and important
intelligence from The seat Of war.
Escapc Of Saniu Anna.-Our attentive
correspondent .. p. S., in Il letter DIES,
patched TO us few minutes before the
James l.. Day got under way, informs US
that news had just reached Vera Cruz,
from Tampico, announcing The astounding
fact of lIlo embarka!ion of Santa Anna al
The latter port, on board the British steam
or, the Forth, and that he had thus escaped
out Of Mexico.
1t appears that Colonel Gales, lhc Gov
ernor Of Tampicc, had previously received
intelligence That Santa Anna was in the
Dcirhborhuotl, and he Immediately ordered