The Arkansas banner., 1847-04-14
FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS.

We take from the Arkansas Journal the following letters from our old friend Major Davis Thompson, of Phillips county. Arkan- sas. He describes the fight with Urrea's ances, ill which he gallantly sustained him. sell against charge of this body, outnum- boring him four to one.
 .'' The battle commenced on the 22d of February, (Washington's birth day, about o'clock, r. M., and asrenew- ed early the next day, and continued the whole day (tcn hoHrSJ, without moments Interrnlssion, and the result doubtful until the last momtnt-until the darkness of the night closed the scene. The hceniy-third day of February, 1917, will be as memora- ble in history, as the eighfh Jqnudry No such battle las been fought in modern times. Our effective force did not exceed 5000. Santa Annas was not less than 20,000, and composed oi the best troops in Mexico, and ours of roilmteers, with the exception of d few dragoons, not exceed 300, 10 which our tPike's squadron was attached, on the 23d.
 The mail is making up and will leave to- night, in the course oI half an hoAr, and l write in a hurry.
 The 23d of February will last us long as time endures-it was an awful day; a day that tried mems souls. The Anglo-Saxons triumphed We were victorious; bu, the victory was dearly bought. The enemy are yanquished--thcy have 1ed--and Santa .lRna nor any oiher General, IcH eeer Dc able io raiig thc rhipt and detedtcd .Nsri- cans.
 While am writing this letter, hear the cries and shrieks of the wounded, whose limbs are being amputaIed, More Ihan one hundred wagon loads of wounded Mexicans have been brought on here, and are reH at tended to by us. IL is impossible for me to give you an exact account of the killed, wounded and missing on both sides. Our loss has been hcary. The Mexiean's, more so--ours no, less than 750 killed and woun- ded-Ihe Mexican's not less than 5000 kil- led and wounded. Wherever there are many officers killed in battle, il is the best evidence ,hal there has been hard fighting. Such has been the case on both sides. Col ' ell aud Capt. Porter of the Arkansas Regiment, Col W. R. Mckee. Lt Col. II. Clay, of the Ky. reg't., Col Hardin of ihe I'd Illinois reg't., and many, rery maHy Captains and Lieulen- ants fell in battle. The feM on the 23d continued for ten hoHrs-the result doubtful until late in the evening-sometimes thought faey had Rs but now am now perfectly satisfied all h--l can't whip us.
 The great battle was fought in the valley or pass between this place (about twelve miles distant and Agua Nueva, or clear wa. ter. The ground occupied by Gen. Taylol is called Buena Vista, or Fine View; and tho ground occupied by Santa Anna is called La Encantada, or Enchanted ground, where Santa Anna had on some former occasion won a great battle--bu, he was not ther ] fighting against Americans,
 The victory has been great aud glorious one The war Is in my humble opinion a, an end, but. unfortunately, there Is no d,t ti,ority here to conclude with the U. S, upot the terms of peace. The Mexican Congres. may do something. Santa Anna IS don, whipped to h-l. They are all whipt--the, never can, never will be able lo rally ant give us such another fight as they did or the memorable 23d. Yes, Il was an awiu days fighting.
 l wish had time to write plain, straight forwartieYa and particular statement of every thing; bui I am harried and have to fire a random. Sso yoy must take the letter as i IS. NJ
 lake back everything offensive ! aay have said about Gen. Wool He is bray, msnd, and sse,r {. ~ 'n