Washington telegraph., 1847-05-05
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told us Na should remain until the enemy bhouiu
retire. lll was kind enough 10 say that he e"nll
not relieve US, for he had no other cavalry except
the Dragons in whom he could put the sumo conn
dtnug and that whom we wefo ~ adRaneo he
awaya felt safe. There We stayed uhllI the
mofungof the 2lth without tents, baggage or
cnnl,ing utensils, On the goth Ruekefss squadron
and ours went down near Aguo Nueva' on a re-
mort that the enemy hud rettegtedi but retired on
hidaf HAT there wefo ,01n cavalry still there
Oa Tho morning oil the 9th they had all gone,
and the army moved there and encamped, There
we found l31 wounded MeXieans len by santa
Anna for us to tao care Of all OF whom were
scnl N wagons 10 Suillio, and there plaeed IN
hospal. On tue aslh cur squadron was senl to
Sal Ia, Whe.e It is stllluued under Col warren.
Snea ihon, Col Bslknap, with two p.eeos oil
nrtl cry, 800 oaYaly aud d10 infantry IN was.
oas, la been TO Eueurnaeon. The eneny was
/ roue When they reached thure, leaving b0hInd
+ thsm about 800 uen, sick, wounded aud &c, all
Starving Tor food. Provisions have been senl There
/ hy Cen flylar Santa Auua lrllihere with only
f llul1 men, aud they are in a miserable condition,
/ amishag for igol Ills army Is all disefganErd,
/ aad vii dw,adle away 10 nothing hflafc he
reaches San luIs lie las gwen out thal he only
f u.es la Matiguaid, about lsu miles, hal do not
+ byleFe that H. elnuos stop short o. San Lnis.
/ As sud bette. ha men ate the at provision
on tie 2lst. Those Who uame into our camp On
/ the 18th aud 2Gla, hldsaHed lrn thu day, OF
eaten uo.h.nr but raw corn. Men who wefr
+ killed bY cannon sIols IN ihtif abdomen had raw
/ elfuiu their bowels. have seen mrn commence
eating com WHEN thry Ieao sl our camp. Hun.
d,gds hayu dOcd Thousands maf' Will die pIstarEa.
lion Oar eanuan drive great many high upon
The maanlalu-, WhsIe they starved 10 death
Then common expression, alter eating enough to
give t8rm ,IrenglhI TO speak Was, "Af que insfaio
ssra SaBiIBa'
Tat ply seians, lea with The SEX At Aqua
NueYa, ziy, tile night ol tie retreat Santa Annl
called luula ul tic general, al winch he las
Timothy told t.em, that laf want OF resources II
would ha Hplsslle longer Ia uatry IN the waf,
We al. h1irSu l4Is 90 be the lsl battle. MrNleo
strained every nerve 10 get tins auu5 toy lhrf
sne could not Fase such another IN ifn IN ulhsi
and IL with ~ Jun OF her bfsi troops, she oaald
mot whip i,iu1, mostly volunteers, vial could sis
do If SIZE had a usN amy alirT We are fFlll3EeTa
wilh new Regiments
Maun came fuand rom falgmis, and lsn viii
the p.Ief gar4If. uu lhc 25tH. liz pHsaueu, B1f.
land Gaprs, ana tho rrst- have gone 10 MaAce
Au ufaef has hsan sent far thaf disghaTgr Thf
officers have been well liealcd, being On ptfale
with tIlfif -aeafmz
ten laylaf ~ shot through the cot in sHF.
praI piauas. bat Hal ml 1fad. santa AuHa's huns
was zaai under Inn Gen LambiflH Ra. msf,
tally Nauutra. aud many ool9nc.a Wsfa Allied
+. u.f F#=Hurnt aal ga'y = af i meu. oar squad,
roH HHHH kHHd. lNl wounded
SHHia Anna S greatly disappointed aud mort,
Gei afIH ihr result IL expected 10 find us n
Aqua A4ayl, WHHff h. would have had a Level
O I'd laI H.s UHtEztIJl., aud an oycfp8HHHng Iufss
aaaIH#l us. AIlsf orr amy fell b4ak to lliral
N.sias hs s,iIi confidently thuught u efa.h uz
ouf NHa'e iine fI8H, lrFs IA CamifEai was 10 b
detaa. shrd uffea, with d.g91 mea, #IlaehJd uai
tam DESTROYED mAay waHans, sul murdered tie
drkef5l but Was checked and driven II st MfrH
b, zmaIl loren, calamity I'd Tie whole ogun
iTy Waz HP Iga|asl Hs, saHIt sc had ben HcatrH
y,.fs HH.IaU would have had a kufa ready o. pHl
90 Gu tl.Tuais. fKa.tataH, bu.afe tie tagtlH
,aaas iH WY MeNaau eoupicuaH5s. MHei
M BIS vsifJ sauia Annals caiaR. he loaui
biui n a furious lfmpof quite lrlsesllng Napa
'r1al IL stood ufaci, Win his arms hsilud hun
aud taua suuiE sad lie, "hru Ia5l1f Uauuo
always expect 10 iiul riyines 10 cover him.' MAJ
u iss, not luihuUgeI u entertain such dsru,s on
uildo 30 rpIy H. further sai, "lhe var hI
not 1.rn conducted by sou ls by civilized uaii1n
IAc httgau nation i,cl great ind gnIt1u. io.
have sacked olF otts, plunIgfci lai burned uu
uUa.rs and violated onf hoB1r IL 'hlf, so,
have egndu,irI The WlI like Clmluchvs, aud MI
lia, grrnt naIon.'
Az Hs was al infamous flsclyal IL ics
IuH,aueas, aamc Volunteers had committed eKcrs
80, bl, h.stly ga hereafter stale, aud ifily, ila
never -inoe NaTs commenced, has one bHcu cuu
ducirI with lR much i1Iltrariuir towards ih'
people OF nn invaded country, as the And mfi
wl always Gui m-lua, despite all prrcauiian. q
DO bad and cruel acts bIt neither the eouniry
H#. 4H.H H.. .H.
with lHlt Al.l, tA battle, Willie our mrn CAV,
quarter 60 oil, Ted iHc wounded, aud showed ih'
macy Ui grufhu. iDa, iAr MrSeaui gave "a
qularF except m q irw instances --sI'w uiicrr
who HlI gwen up their tHus.s, nui mru wul
wsrr begging iofl..r. They took bli "a pnsoUrfs
ANsS the battle. our mru bluulh, Their wnuate.
duwn from ihr mountains on their bleas, an,
iFgltrd ttrm wlh trsai humanity.
II ia DId, that BIO UufiItoI was S,uta Anna
that hH s'.Ht one uI As sp.rs, who had repeated g
hun that nor i0rrr was uuly 900 strong. on tH'
ground tIst $40 bod uea y ljull mrH, ai fcru
ilfa The p'Bsrbus len ~ Aqua Surth, il.t
ma Tart from tIe ,Airui ana iu.rr Of our Ifs, 4
NaB calculated hy 40, that wr bad laH1J man
lhs battle, gouous u H. fssul, bls proven
several taug. Il wll n.l answer Go take uud 10.
cphuHd troops, aud especially uu4tsopinrd cay,
b.rg, into the tJld. Il s muusfpus Men most
NNl N4.g H' NiAtat NA| Alb" fplNfh iNFb mus
bot only lie, boz rsbei lier officers ior their
,uprrof kuowirdgr, and lslr them hgctisc they
have bfcn taught 10 obey Tno nglt after N,
hlill'. suuc ui tls regiments were almost wholly
dsHfs1u l'I And dusnr the battle. among tho
uuasrn1nI regiments, tlr men SEEMED blind and
drll and uui 60 know The voices or persons oi
their officers ifc how rould captains have been
Irn without mru' Every oas srrmrd 10 dread
ihU result 0f q battle the neat day | AN sure
iHal, 10 gloomy were my anucIpaiOus Of the nrki
days battle, never passed a m0fc autods night,
nor was ever moro nIlcrd than when The cnd
rfiy daylight, creeping over the mountain sum.
NIT, revealed t. me the cn my's camp drsrded.
No man living could have won the battle bui
Gen. Taylor liz presence gave confidence 10
tlr mru While bc tat there unconcrmrI'y on
hl white horse, target Tor The balls aud yot un.
hurt, every min lrli Ike May, when ho said Ia
bic men ut the gIu1mrft 9mcnt-"mcn' the dly
can BE- gained yet, aud The dmgoons have to do H.
The same confidence would not have brrn isli ia
8ny other nuu and TO Cen. Taylor II 10 owing
al. Ia..