The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-30

to pieces by General Tayior-Loss of Colonies Yen
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| By the New Orleans boat this morning we have an
thenuc intelligence OF another brilliant and glorious
achievement OF General Taylor We hasten TO Law the par
ucuiaIs before our readers
| From the New Orleans Pcayume of Tuesday
General Taylor rictoriouS- The Mexican army led b,
Santa dina, defeated at Buena Vista, ,c,ih gred
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We lay before readers, in advance of our regular
publication, the glorious tdngs from the army, brought
by the schooner John Bell Our reporter left the vesse
IN the river and came up to town by express with tn,
news. The following account was prepared for us b,
an officer of the army II may be relied upon
We publish also General Santa Annals account of the
battle, from which it will be that he has suffered
defeat though he covers up his retreat with flourish Of
words
twill be seen that victory has been won at a sacrifice
OF many brave men, Tomorrow we will give further
particulars.
Memorandum OF the Battle of Bucna Vista.
Prepared for the Editors Of the Picaync by Lieutenant
j. c. BIB, u s. Il.
DR.. Turner, United States army who arrived at Mata
moros on the 9th instant from Monterey, brought the
glorious intelligence of another brilliant victory ovei
the Mexican army. The OF action was at Buena
Vista, hacienda about six miles west of Sato. The
fighting commenced the 22d of February and ended
on the 23d Santa Anna retired to Aqua Nueva, dis
lance OF ten miles leaving four thousand killed and
wounded upon the field. Santa Annals Adutant General
and many other officers and prisoners The loss
on our part was seven hundred killed and wounded
Santa Annals force amounted to at least fifteen thousand
men, that OF General Taylor to about five thousand al
most entirely volunteers Hsarmy is composed of Wash
ngons Braggs, and Thomass batteries squadron of
the st and I'd dragons, the Arkansas and Kentucky
cavalry brigade OF Illinois and one of Indiana voun,
teers the LIST Mississippi and I'd Kentucky regiments and
one company of Texas volunteers.
Dr. l. brought list of G3 officers killed and wounded
lett in such haste that was unable to obtain copy,
but recollect among the killed Captain Lincoln assistant
adjutant general u S. A., Colonel YELL of the Arkansas
cavalry; Captain Moore Adiutant Vaughan, and three
Others (not named Of the Kentucky cavalry Colonel
infantry; Col Hardin and Major German, Illinois brig
ade many OF the Indiana brigade, several OF the Mis-
sssppi regiment, and two lieutenants OF Texas volun
teers., Among the wounded, remember Gen. Lane,
Stein, lst u s. dragons; Captain Connor, Texas vol
uneers; Lieu,s. s. G. French and OBrien. U. S. art
lery Lieut. Barber, Cd Kentucky infantry; Lieut. Cor,
win, LIST Mississippi regiment; and Lieut. Wheside, of
/ the Indiana brigade.
The official dispatches of General Taylor have been
cut Oft Col. Mogan's regiment Of Ohio volunteers, hav
ing been reinforced by command from Monterey, had
reached that place in safety.
Colonel Curtis Of OHIO, with one company, Captain
Hunters) OF the ID U. s. dragons, has own regiment
one OF Indiana volunteers, the Virginia regiment and
think some Texan rangers, in all about 1900 men,
about 10 leave Camargot 10 attack General Urea, who is
said to be about thirty miles south of that place with
army OF from 1000 10 5000 men, Principally rancherOs
He believed have with him only 800 regular troops
great many, II not all OF these rancheros,
they hear OF the discontinue OF Santa Annals army, will
dsperse and the gallant colonel will doubt obtain the
victory This news from above proves that the various
reports which had before been received Of General Tay
lors retreat upon Monterey, and the advance of large
force to attack depos at Brazos and at the mouth
OF the Rio Grande to be untrue OF the defences at the
mouth of the river know nothing, but have been told
that they sufficient to make strong resistance The
Notifications al the Brazos with the force of artillery and
persons in the quariermasters employ, which be
raised as garrison, Is sufficient to drive back a
mand OF at least 1900 or 5000 Mexicans. The work.
which may be technically termed continued line, enco
ses all the quartermastes and commssrys stores in de-
poi The parape is formed of barrels Of damaged COM
mssary stores with sand bags for the superior slope the
sand from ditch in front thrown up against the bar
rels forms the exterior slope The armament of the fort
consists of four pieces of artllerytwo and two six
Founders, in barbee-which sweep the pot of and cross
their fires upon the level plain over which the enemy
would be compelled to advance and about 800 muskets
line the parapet This thrown up when an attack
was daily expected. Nothing having reached us from
General Taylor for many days, believed him sur
rounded reported and gave degree of credit
to the of the advance Of large force upon our de-
pots, After waiting three four days. anxiousy ex-
pectng the approach of the enemy received the go
rious above-understood OF course that the battle
Ept Brazos Santiago no go :" and when sailed, the
artillery OF Fort Harvey, instead of moving down the
Mexicans, pealing forth salute in honor of old
Trough and Ready" and his gallant little army Buena
Vista
We annex Santa Annals own account of the action
Buena Vista, translated for the Tampico Sentinel We
have the original Spanish account in our possession:
CAN'T NEAR BuEyA VISTA Feb 49, 1877
EXCELLENT SIR Alter two days battle in which the
enemy, with force of 5000 TO 1900 and twenty
six pieces artillery, lost five OF his positions three
pieces OF artillery and two flags have determined go
back to Aqua Nueva, TO provide myself with provisions,
having single biscuit a grain OFFICE left Thanks to
the position occupied by the enemy he has been
peely beaten, but he left the field about 2003 dead
Both armies have been cut to pieces but the trophies
will you an idea which side has been the ud
vantage We have struggled with hunger and thirst during
forty hours, and If provide ourselves with provi
sons we will go again to charge the enemy The soldiers
under my command have done their duty and covered the
honor of the Mexican nation with glory The enemy has
that neither his advantageous POSITION the broken
nature OF the ground the gor of the tor it has
he errihl
charge with the bayonet, which left him terrified
SANTA ANNA
The Tampco Sentinel accompanied the translation of
the despatch of Santa Anna with long article The
editors so well informed in regard to events at
Buena isa are here, but they derive the staple
of their news from the MeXcans. We, therefore, give
the whole OF the Sentinefs article:
From the Tampico Sentinel extra, March H. Ia M
Our city thrown into great state of excitement
yesterday by the receipt of from San Luis Poosi
the American forces under Gen Taylor and those of the
Aexicans under Gen. Santa Anna at a point called
Buena vista. As these details from a Mexican Jour
nal we OF course have to receive them as SUCH and give
them Just so much credence each individual NAV sup
pose them to be worth, making proper allowance for
the known disposition of this people to exaggerate every
thing from the noble conflict of two courageous armies
to the aurements of the cockpit When the contents of
the said paper promulgated first there was such
horror commlnged with the recital that one would have
supposed that Alexander the Great again at the heal
OF the Macedonans, carrying triumph and devastation
wherever his army appeared and there such air
OF grandeur thrown around the satagems of the dgni
fled and conquerng Mexican cheftan, that we were
carried back to the golden days of Roman warriors
From all we able TO gather in the excited state OF
public mind which having little to work upon, in
venting and conflicting with itself in every possible way,
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