Washington telegraph., 1847-05-05

hlu IoAui running u, n. l.. through The
plain below the town, passes the village oil
Las Palomas, and then turning short to the
south, passes through narrow gorge into
Palomas adenlio, aud so on 10 Guaehuchil,
whence there are roads to lledfanda, I'm.
eauaeion, Nagidad aud san Luis, aud u
good road 10 Aqua Nueya.
From Sallille, south, it is SIX miles to
Raena Vista, AMI ioug more 10 EneunJnda.
for about two miles, the valley is level;
but then rises and sinks to naena Vista,
where it deseends iHto a lower plain, aud
the road dividing runs round and through a
Rancho Of | or houses, aud an enclosure
af two, which gase name 10 the batch
Standing ut Bnena Vista, aud looking to
the 'front.' You see first the two parallel
fidga of moualaiHs--,hat on the east, a
!a.iy aud impossible ridge; N lie west a
lower relieved against higher one behind
il, with u valley between them, and At
intervals a pass.way or two across into
lhat Valley then saulhward, along tho foot
ul lie eastern mountain, gentle slope,
running along thur base as iaf as the eye
can reach, baflefed by q IaRine, narrow,
bu lmyrlsib.e n cavalry IN open plain
stretches upward Tor hall mile south aud
east ul the sillags. GA Tie west, by
a.eep descent. the g 1lnd siul, inl1 a lower
Pltin, on each sue OF the deep principal
ayina mentioned above, cultivated in
wheat, n, also Is the ground a6sunI and in
aar ui the lilase, In lr0ul lie ground
iIses in ridges.
These ridges afe i5mcl L. deep
running westward from tho m5auia.ns.-
lhey are disposed parallel ona IL the other
aHl d. the road. Terminating Ihsfa "a sleep
s#aH across tue Fail.s Jl. OF 5Iaaai which,
i.a IHs runs. Iu1 maez I'm Brua
I za. one ai tn f.asr .aI aa. abruptly
uu tue road whel iurla raas a.gag b.
haza, between ilaul the long ne.as. which
lhsfa approaches within lauf or igo yards
.. lae bid, in Il H#al. Htte. across lhiz
IIlEIa uesh o. level ground. m ssaulmenf
WH= thrown up. an washing battery
stationed. Another tilsc bahinl TINS rested
On lag rJali aad alsa another IN 'front.', anl
lae mouths nl ihs spaces between were
sna.. hooks, ascending eastward IN ravines.
GHIns up either lheHe myines. or at once
e'lmh.uglha ridges, yOucums uH plateau,
JUIlcrcd with tIyiugs on the north aud
south, aud extending 10 tho foot Of the
moun'ailE; ml1Isncltd near the mountain,
by a uy.ue running north. Tho nyinc
on the south side Oi the plateau, rau cn.
iiWly TO the mountains. Near the base
of these, the plain s!opci somewhat down.
ward aud several steep spurs ol the noun.
tail, ihrus'ing themselves boldly out, COY.
cul with prIgk.y shrubs, rocky anl pre-
c'piJls, i0wucl over the battle hnd.
Further south the ridges and nyinas
continued, sYlsilug by degrees into plain.
Two m.'ts south was EncIn'Ala, a place
with q ilincl AH OF two, o milo or 10 be.
foni which tho descent commences with
the main valley oi Aqua Nlcya, 3 miles
tom EBcaH.aea.
We reached the battle ground about II
O'Clock. Tho action had not then CON.
mauerl. The Mexican troops had leit
aqua Nuayl, which place olr troops had
burned Ia lhs nigh, On leaving Il, aud were
then ab1u, lwo miles beyond our position,
approaching steadily towards the Held
They numbered, exclusive Of Mnon
troops, about 5000 infantry and artillery
all 1000 cavalry, with 10 pieces Of can.
nun, the largest; p1lulrr, aud mortar.
Gen. Antonio Lppel Do santa Anna was
ia command. Cen. IorTcIon commanded
the cayalB, anl Gen.Ampulalh the artillery.
GcnB. racheco, Auycp, LJmIal.niMelil,
Garcia Conlc and others were also present.
Papers from Mexico, oil February 10 and
10, .bund al Entlmacion since the balilc,
say they were tae best iro Hps in Mexico,
anI that such another army cannot be
raised. They had been furnished with
new clolhng, drilled at san Luis .yg three
months, and provided for as VOL as the
resources o.. the Government would admit.
They had been told by Santa Anna that
lhero was but hanllll of men over tho
hi.l, whom they could whip IN two hours,
and least on our stores and provisions.
They CONSUMED ,aCir last provisions on The
2lI.
10 mrelihcsc troops, we had 300 men.
When we reached the ground, they were
disposed as io.lowsi On tho right beyond
lh5 long rlyinr, near the western bills. and
north OF a rayinc which ran in front ol the
Mexican 6rcc westward entirely TO the
hills, Col. Mcllec's regiment OF Kentucky
infantry and Bugg's baley-placcd there
in anticipation OF an attempt TO turn our
right, beyond the ayiuc. On the road,
behind tho assaulmcnL Clpl. Mashingion's
battery and some companies oI the Isl IL.
inOis regiments on the ridge above lho
road, he rest ol the lst Illinois infantry
Col. Hardin; then the 2l Illinois, Col. Bis.
sell; then the 81 Inlanl regiment Col.
Lane; then lbe ~ Indiana, Col. lJwios,
with shrmlu's battery: and on lh1 ltlt,
the Kentucky cavalry, Col. Marshall cE.
ccpt Clpl.T.F. Narshal's company which