Washington telegraph., 1847-12-22
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
BATTLES or c0NfRERks# AND
ClluRtHIstu.
aErlHr ~ MAJOR GENERAL searr.
Va. Il.
Hn4nQu9HfEDR % nm Amy.

HnRnqutHrms or fuH AENY.
- Ausu fty, AoAHuI6o Ran.
. miles I'm NgSiea. Aaa. 10. lslL1
sim Leaving a competent faaison In
hasila. lhl# army advanced uRaa ths cari
nj. as l,luWa-TWirez division. preceded
h llameg's hriIalH Il cnsalfyl Tue IT.
tsHHm0a's division Il volunteers with q
mali detachment aI Is. Marine. Ihs s.h.
AaHhs division ,ha III and Pillows III
vision lh' lMh-a'I infhi month. Onlhe
zId, ] ufHzlaab, aud Len continued with.
lie IraaHg division. Iap caHs were at
NJ time bs8aad i've LuHf#, OF supporting
dHauce. amH; and ea ae#crrlIas into ue
haz'u ofIls eapiHl q mile iam puahG
Ihsy brsims moro eiazely aaafakimlled
ahal' lhe aaai ui l.ake Gal'ra Nth Lake
ieseuCa lI.i's 100 liaui aud lu tie sight,
0n ihe laIhanl l3'h Wa pushed z#za4aaig
aaff upon The rtaul all Isolated mound
+ teieli mia= fom MekieoI ol gnaf height.
strongly sfli.Iei 10 the IaH yhHe f.sf. Of
WaIhs aud ilandsd afmnl lle luse hy iha
#sa-an + fI#Ia and s'aIsfs trumfH lakes
ibs mound g'osc ia Tie naitaud ral.
aam1ud# IL principal approach To DE
+ eIH5 from IL eaat NaHaHl' q mi#il have
Heen Carried hn' NJ sfaai and a.sappfo.
HFia'e Jos aal ! wa aasiaH "a pare DE
I|ses1l lAIz gallant aH# 'ar general lat
- which ] IaHHa ~ Id O. HIH Gre cap
IH.ng ia# - ar oi#aIH lha rTHa##HIsal Hl
f LIE ema .sa-a i.#' aalhnna#gls fHara
An1'aefH#aasaa waa d.Ha|ei Iibe
IaIl) uHan Ia1ica'a.H=a. 20 lie IsII Pc
~ 3 f..'a=s al aU aIzI#I af elH#i# iai.na
Iam l-aEst#ad.m.aa n ida HaHHaI-i,n
mIIa from iHe .auea i might lzHa lrcn
easy lna-kias is rsaal Ia lats tie pas
zagHi bHt an lie u.def le nf lie bridge.
se should H=ta ldusi ourselves mI.ss Inm
lhis road. TN a narrow sausevaY. Ianked
IA The rshl AMI ..i EY water q baggy
grounds. fHase d.lIHH.IisH closely viewed.
lafew M Lick upua lie project. Iaas on
laIlaIue8. n lanus L. ung eastern de.
lnees a.fAa city, b} fz Ing afazHd saI.h
n lll,fs gaa.ro auI lauhImi.e8. ai he
laai ul Tie hiIls aud mountains, 50 as to
fsaeh this FajnI, aud hence to mahmlyre.
IN lal afaaal though much broken to
tAr south and .l'h.wefi ui The capital.
+ which has been mere or lees under olr
view since the lOh instant.
/ AgclId.ugl', 10y sudden inycrson--
WoHh's division, wiih ll4mcy's cavalry
brigade, .raiing-we mircirl m The 18Th
instant Pillows aud @ QIi.mun'. division.
followed clo,oJ end then rwigr5 division.
wAirh was lrii li.l the neat dng sl Ayo,h.
.n nrigrta Threaten ibc pron AMI Mraical
r.ugo, ani % deceive lLt enemy as long d..
, prac .ruhir.
TWiggs, ON ihc I0b. marching from
| Ayo,ia, towards Chalco, (,iS milcsl met a
corpse Of murr shan doubts bis numbers
cavalry and IuauIn- under Con. Valencia.
| fwigss baIlrd a1j dcp.lyel into line. aud
I iy d lew rounds from Capt. ToJi1f's leid
battery Dispersed tAc euemD killing Uf
wouuIIng many men aGd h1rscs. No other
moicsialion has been experienced except q
irw rnIan shots from guurhIcl0a, on ihr
] heighl-; aud .hr march ui Wruy.sctcn
miles, over route drrmel imp1aricab'
/ hy JHe enemy. is now accomplished by aU
/ the cnps-,hauls to theli iudlmui,al.r
zeal and physical proves.
/ Arriving hac, lac lsL, Wouls division
aad Hamey' clnly were pushed hrwarI
Z 10 league, to rcgunn1i,ru aud to carry or
/ 'n m * san hr0uio, M DE direct roai 10
. .ar clpiIa. lu.s village wac Iouui strong.
] ly decnied BY ued works, heavy guns, aud
nYmrpv garrison. Il conll only be turn.
cd by infantry, 90 tie lgD, oeor a Geld @.
volcanic foeks aui Laval - On our TIgt,
| lLe grluaI was iup buggy. O. was soon
/ aicrrtailei, hy lh daring engineers, Capt.
/ Mason ull Lcis. Stevens anl Towrl
llai tlu point coIl ouii be approached. bJ
the iiuul By a narrow calsewaE hlnkcI
/ With wei d.lehas ol great depth, Worth
was ordered no. 10 attack. bIi TO threaten
AMI to- mls! tut place.
lhe hrs, shol fired from San Antonio
| (lhe lsd) killed Captain S. Ibumo oa, %
/ dragons, "a gallant oiiser ulp was cover.
/ ing lHp operations wiih Dis company.
The slma day. reconnaissance was
commenced 90 tho ,aa OF Slu Auglsliu,
/ first over difficult mruuis, and farther OH,
over lhr same ae.I Of volcanic rocks and
lava which pSicnl5in lAe mountains some
five miles, li1m san Antonio towards Mag
dalenl, This tcolaoissmre was coulinu.
ed to day, by Capt lee, assislcdby Licuis.
Beaucgard and rowo5 ulI of tho eugi
n'ers; who we're joined in the afternoon
Ly Mai. Smith uilhr same corps. Other
divisions coming up, Pillows was adync.
cd 10 make a pncicahIa roal f1r heavy
artillery, and fwigg5 thrown farther In
front, 20 cover that operation; for by lLc
/ partial reconnaissance Of yctcrlly Capt
Lee discovered large corps Of obscru
ton 10 thar direction, with deiarhmant Of
which Die supports of elyalry aHl foot uu.
der Capt. kcauey and Lieut. Col. Ora.
ham, respectively, had a successful skir'
misb,
by three o'eIo 4, this afternoon The ad
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