Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-05-12
From The Constitutionalist Extra, May S
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM
MEXICO.
ANOTHER BATTLE AND ANo-

MEXICO.
ANOTHER BATTLE AND; ANO.
THEIR VICTORY!
i Blythe New Orleans boa.this morning
we have news of another battle, and o.
course, another brilliantvictory. We are
2 indebted 10 our friends oflhe Picayune 70.
( The following briefaccounl furnished at the
moment, oilhe departure ofthe mail boat:
We have only time TO say before The
nail eleares:that Gen. Scott encountered
Santa Anna on the 18th of April, at Ger
ra Gordo. and entirely defeated him. We
have taken FIVE Mexican generals prison
ers. land among others La Vega.) and six
1 thousand soldiers. Santa Anna made his
4 escape on mule.
I His army is completely routed. & would
all have been taken prisoners or destroyed,
if we had had a sufficient force of cavalry.
The less on both sides has been heavy.
Gen. Shields was severely, and it is fear
ed. mortaIly wounded. Gen. Pillow was
also wounded, but slightly.
Col. Haskel's volunteers, the lst Arll-
tlery, The 7thjInfantry, and Captain Will
liams' company of Kentucky volunteers
have suffered most.
Mr.. Kendall thinks that 500 will cover
| the entire loss, but he had not been able
to obtain even a list Of the officers, killed
when he sent of his express.
Santa Anna and Canalizo fled in the
most shameful manner before The battle
was lost.
Gen. Scott advanced at once upon the
city of Mexico.
PLAN Del Rio. April 17-l1 A. M.
The division of General Twiggs started
two hours since, and heavy cannonade
has already commenced upon this line
from the fartheres, of the Mexican works.
AT intervals, too. the rartIing of small arms
can be heard distinctly from the Dragon
camp where am writing this. am 60
ing out, with Coils. Duncan aud Bohlan
and Cap. Pemberton. to the seat Of action,
aud will return here at night TO report the
progress Of the fight. 1t was not intended,
l believe, that Gen. TwIggs should open
the fight day, atsleast to bring on gen.
eral action. and itsis therefore presumable
the tMexicans have cammenced upun him.
/ write in greal'haste. e. w. K.
5,sP. MI have just returned from The
scene of conflict, aud a bloody one il has
been, considering the number engaged. A
hill this side of The ffartherest Mexican.
last evening, iii was found occupied by the:
senemy's light troops this morning, and TO
force il was at once deemedindispensable.
Forslhfs purpose the Ri fles under Major
FSummer, besides detachmen,s of artillery
aud infantry, were ordered to charge up
the rugged ascent. This they did in gal
|lan, style, driving the Mexicans,after re-
sis,ance which may be put down as most
obstinate. Great numbers Of the enemy
were killed, while on our side the loss was
also severe. Major Sumner was shot in
the head by a musket ball-severely but
not mortally; Lieuls. Maury and Gibbs,
OF the Rifles, were also wounded, but not
severely, as was also Lieut.. Jarvis Of the
Cd Infantry. 1 could not learn that any
of our officers were killed. The entire loss
on our side, in killed and wounded, is esli-
mated atabout one hundred; but from the
nature of the ground-broKen. covered
with brush and thick chapparal, and ex-
tremely uneven-it is impossible to tell
with accuracy. Nor can l. at this Time,
give even the names of the officers who
were Immediately engaged.
About 8 o'clock The enemy made de-
monstra.ion from the fort on the neighbor.
ing height to the one our men haG capu-
red Jas If with the Intention of regaining IL;
hut il attended in marching down the hill,
blowing a most terrific charge on their
trumpeIs. firing few shots. and then re-
string. Their appareuce, as they came
down The slope was certainly most impo,
sing. The cannon on the height mean
white kept up continuous fire upon Gen.
Twigg's lines, yet doing little execution
other than cutting down the trees and
brush. As we returned TO camp, the fire
sill continued-the enemy had evidently
ascertained the position Of the road. which
had Just been cut, with accuracy, but their
balls princippaIly went over.
Gen. Shields, at 8 O'clock, was ordered
out to support Gen. Twiggs, with three
regiments of Volunteers-two from The
Illinois under Coils. Baker and Barnett.
They will have warm work'to morrow. if
the Mexicans stand up as they did to-day.
| There has been not lille skirmishing
. to-day between the forage and beef parties
sent out in the rear, and The rancheros.
| One Illinois man was killed, aud one oi
The same regiment and a Tenuessean
wounded. ;Icould not learn their names.
I Tomorrow the grand attack, both upon
the front and rear Oft enemy, is to be
mads. Gen. Worth isto move at sunrise,
and little peace will the Mexicans have for
one twenty -four hours at least.
I Ifpossible lshall report and send of
the progress Of The conflict. although one
7 has littleiime or convenience in the chap.
paral writing. G. w.K.
CAMP NEAR PLAN DEL. Rio,
l9a April ls-4 o'clock P. Nj. s
ltHf- Ill.,. A o,,,o, boya achinye1 an.