Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-10-28
MIR kENDALL'S LETTERS FRou ,rur
ARMY ~"


b"'1e 81 .botiao del Reg, ar Kings Nm
lAcvn,'A, Sept 8. ls47.
ft.H',@ ~ &c eek--i have Just Returned from an.
'o'' 'a''e hed--one on"hch the victory of The Am.,.
,'a' s"'s was e"nph'r, and on which our r,ups cDn-
'luea against an enemy immensely sun.,;o, 4; ". -. -
ald htfongiy posted. Ten Wy,L conn.,, = -, a'"evs
ID a'e"ily udl Iaht. and in less than iva bours 80.
pomt carried Ill the eannon # the eacmy ua,. J.
III an lin"ense quantity ofnminnn,,im c,r
ioi'd AND near l0oo men, among them 81 f1.,. ~,
KIN pllsIuefs. e'' 70
fef nofe ,1ah an hour the lallle rsp,l with v;,...
i' S''I"s.," SINCE me Mexican war enmm.nced and
- - "' 'ug, opmsed thai Cor sumo tim. tbs
f6sult "ns doubtful. The force Of Tho enemy i l s'
esiunaiti al tom 1900 Ia ,nfo s,r,nl ".. wv"
hiod .r!st"urhs. and Ia attack lhe our small c,..
ore} JIM" WAS ohised 10 approach on an OMEN nI.;,
an Neui 'ne l''sic'ef, but iher daan,l.ss coY,,,,
!, ,t57 se' every ollst',.l, aud nowiihs,andocs
tie NsAtfans ieh9hl Nltila saluf rnte Il ,ha ~
"tre hnoly routed tium one iaIn, ar ,m,Lr -, ~.
"a,e alNeh an lhPeited. Tho det,a, was ,o.l "
~ gam mus NlthftY. on own ,ss has hne unco,n
.,'9 4't' IL n's bon purchased with tie oA II
'fhe 81 llle most gallant sp'fls The army ~. sn
hi1aif, has su'lsfcd tho nrst Tia ,ec.n, o"
WI" ltr e.h aud Stl. was engaged II, the n,lacL nno
'''@ "''A on thp ehoinY nsat, aud was orpos.d IA
s'"yl''l 'ua'1"t hal II was conprled to rein,
along via lhe e.h'f, The esI,bat,d t,lon,I NJ.
scott eas hiiIod n ts attack. song v,h 'a, ni''s"
eht"ell aud NHang, while Caonl NleIn,, sh md ..
ela'f III 'es wefe badly wouniel The worse ,h,n ...
we III 'au'e IN the lri, after our men retired ,.i Ma
size al
/ Il "efa uahhleio g'l oil In this way pur nnr.,.n
la#i tfs ''ie. Fully We're 1hry avonscJ h,w.v, 60:
5sl IN hfof lhnran's hacry aided BY the e,li If ..,
,''i " "'I "'HH' ot1Ve The dlstadly wreich,s in fall
'isi ae's ~ 'ne i'5s NJ one knew N even sunni odd
t's sn"hRH Of tl' pi1re. 1t was an Old ari cnns,r,,
ID lnas s.nee, aud WAS Of tho man ,leEnras nr ,h.
7 no ID, *. "''' VI 'es
GA b' - my leil, and near Chapullup.e our ,,..
- Sle''' 'I,aaa@il not as severe. 1t was he,.
itat Nel Am, NJ Graham. n. brave spi,i, ,a.v.,, TO
killed. Gnnfatl3 Nj fstI anil L.,
!aft Il the I'LL ihe wonder NV IL bou ms, 49,.
59s ene OUT yale oni"r such terrible fire A. IA. en.
my poured from hts entire lme of works NoJL,n, h.,
lac 'alug aud a'peieHiy ofonr nrn. who rushed on.
ward nli' thcif comrades were allinp thick a,,nnd
'aems Pained the virury-hal they once f,,.,al al
wound have been lost "'
he hraten ground the riaht of the enemy. en-, ~,
~ deep raYih saved many If Sana Anna's truns IN
9sf iip1 va ~ u was, cor drag ,,ns killed and can
.4fHI ia'ny ct The t0elnYes Large dies of The N.,
ian cavalry affnclrd The scene OF sttf4 several ,,
nj my WI driven Ike sheep by Duncau's lsl,e.
ne NeAl,,3 1913 Aas been even more severe than our
aan' htn Baldtias, Zen. Leon and many nh.r ~
'f1s, are uamh.t', amjan me dead wh ,ha ;a,.r..
a men works, The tops II the houses fr1m which ,hrv
lieoh aud The ground which they fed arc s,,ewn
"llh fel'ss bodies Such wos The panic that many Of
oaf officers aay TINT few fresh troops mqh, have taken
th"iiiiep. SCI almost without Struggle; but other
H-n isN slo'r fred al thai p7n from s,no OF the csp,
luei eahnon, no dcmanstraitaa was made.
Ala the battle Wt> over General Scoi cs,ne oul m
companirI ny his SAL. and ais, by MIR IRIS, IT,
AeNcnps nj The time thyou Ing shells al sane If ,h.
Nhgogs Con Worth bad sent out 10 ca up the dead and
Wauudtd They had placed hovifzer in o,s,, ~
thapnlttpee at The elise Il The action and nav s..;,a
na cuenly within rach the coNardlv vre,ches -
Fupin thu nfnnIanres and fboae win, ,,., -. f'"e3
bldcs Of tn wounded and lteless comrades ~ W.
M tins worse than savage outrage one of onr NJ.
with sircnsc expression Of ranntenaneo ,sLad h,I
er Mr irst had any peace prom ns in lis n..rL
els Macintosh did not come out nfle, Tho l,,,l. -,
gain more time for his hiend Santa Annn NOR xa,o .
iles Intelligence # the strength and moy,men,s 81 NV.
army, IN order that he mloh be Of service 4, liza N.i
cans By communicating H. " "
The Mexican prs nurs saw t,ot SAM. A.. L.. r.
the gr end in The rear of iber III, ,. VIM" ,"n
'he COMMENCEMENT Of the route They adm, thai thu If
/ ed, wounded pr souefs and dtspsrsed ,L.;r Is H.
been Hea 300 Many OF them were ryrol,,s tha III
AID l2th Infantry Regiments suffering ,n,st The co,,
maaJerol the latter, Col. Teno, is y r,s,,er Il; NS
hanJs; spnle fourteen officers beltnai,, ;, a. o. $50
als1 Prisoners but The commander Gs,,, p
capped '' '''N@ w.
The foundry, in which several ,,,,Ll,
and other apparatus were ,onr - ~, eas's
mulshod and AFTER asrertainn,, ,ls I. w.
wishing to hold the n,sltion u,,, ~, nco''. nos
tire. fhc whole afYlir os r,li,, Wv S - ~
verey criticised by MANY ,fonr o; 20,
that no result ha, ocen c,,nrd o's i'y con'end
/ in ,nrnsa los. az, - -" ,''''n'esn'a,e Win me
A matter h, not G,, ,f ,; -, ''o or''o ms 10
must be certain Thai nh, mech ~ ~ nr o"' :.