The Arkansas banner., 1847-07-12

eers. and tha efse=ss feom eaeh ofhsr. nameeE e mF epmm11s who ses1eined e 1Aq Neld. lsN Ia Ilsk tSfe rfiaos Inisnuy. cd wi8 them teasnf ths AAstte o1k ESndine it to tsily ihgse whe had shes k.seA 1ssosasreds l ncantsd@y hesss
 Tks Ksntueky and Asksasrs Cavslry having hssn setiag snssihar daring ths day. were si ihls tine n good esieE. falling back before ths 9tsxi- can horse. Ahnut thit iime. EsinsRg an adsantdy geous position, ths command was given 70 charge, 14whsCh was promptly cbsyeds and. fsf the afft timA eaFiHG tha deYs wera She AIsxleAss sssFsz ssssy loss ssc.s cur caseinss and ksnhEszk 7he o1exieans hnxsnx bsta s1infeseeds it thsHghk ndFisabie again to tsil bark. whaeh we did, tAe Mexican laneefs parsaiHg. When we had gsinedz zhe plain ssme miles distant. we were helt cd SsA fFspkFs tp receive their chafge Qnr nun bers being but SO, anA theirs vaxleusly estimated at from Eae9 to 9oaa. Simultaneously with the conmana ,o ehsrxs sFesa the Mexican commanders, wns t echoed by nas gailent CeisS Marshall aua Yell, e shey led on their men. lDfidwsy the eoa- tending lines mel. and Col Yeli, my imwedlats con mandsF, who was in advance of his men. tels at she yery hrst onset. covered all over yitn
 ss. ssa Soy s9a s ysss = sg s ''''a' 'p'' ! upon tia fall of Cot. Hell. the eomnaad of the EeeiInent deeoivsd apca snysefas nexi in eoamand, | The ksht still went lo1. and though many of oar bsave spirits iay dead hhd bleeding ea tho gEoand, Mexican namaess &efe fegeed b yseid te Ssxaa cQfNN|G. H& A~If&4N1 &fst CAtAAEtf AAAk~A&e Nat iof --and nat agxnfaieE nnsil victory had crowned Tour arms dE5 tbey 3ein the main army SasAs p ct the enesny lay dehA on she 6eid. and handreds hleesiiag nssak thsz escape
 l From rSsz fiEae hnsii night. I. together wrh ny eomman3 e6niisaHa tn 1et with and under the com l bFouwkf so hzhf tla fs hsha with the enemy. yet wee aiI the tns E tAe hel<. aad ofesn in he most
 The naaBeF kilied apcn sAe ground, Oas of the Al. we're af aiseseat tines ia The Gghi under my com maad, was twenty .sbsee killed and forty wopnded, most of siem asn@eroassy. some of whom have since died and others aonbtfess win
 | IsmenkcasRg these whose gallant coadaet hap pened to fan under my personal observation. wcalh no esthoaghi to make inyiaioas distinctions That there were rnsny others whose conduct was alike galIsat and worthy of notice std commsnda- ton. have not d9akt Ts etiseEs leave the pleasing taAk of placing them in their proper po- si.ion. seforl grateful aad sdmiring coapty.
 It is withfeefngs Of mi ryied pleasure .nG beart- felt rsgret tsat measioa the naulss of the brave land ekixalfnas Col Fell and Capt Porter. wbo their fate 10 fan at the head of heir comnahds. urging them on Q victory and leading the way. By the side of thess wousa place the names of John Pelham and D. Stewart. altheugh they were Privates in the ranks thes fought like sol6iers.
 Y Amongst tho@ who were more fcEtunate and still
 
 wouM meatjon sarseon F.. H Roane, and Assis'sat Surgeon !. ". 5lean. who disregariiag personal safety. offsa found ninsiering to the wounded lSuaeinz, where dagger and death were most ire qaenfiy met; sd passing by aunotieed Surgeon C. Ifeytoa, who kndiy vosualeefed hts skiiifai pro-
 ssioual seFves. 10 alleviate the suderiags Cf some lof our wounded who happened to fall near him. Amongst the officers .ot my command whom ! by ny TcIasiv. position happened to observe. twoaA mention Capts- Patrick. Huater. billiard; Lieaieaants C. Trcasdaie, ". McKeaa, Desha aad the two Searcy, ReedeF. McLaia. Carr. Stewart Geo. Foster; Tonbehin, wiIhoH. and stjutani Meares
 or noa commissioned cSEscers and pFivates, out o a long list might mention. withaHt dispaTagemen n to others, gire the names of SeaIgt. Maj. B, F Ross who was long in the fight, and never yieiccd until shot dCwa on he battle ied fst Seargt. John D. Adams, O. Master. Seargt. Mcylcar. and Forage Aasisr Magsader; psiyates Wa. Qusssn. bury, Iohn LisiteF, and Joshua Daaiey, who was three tines wounded ] might mention others. bul the list would be too isag
 Y This is kzxty account of what was done, and the names of few, sery few of those who bare ar honorab.e part in it) by the Arkansas Regiment. inc memorable q and a3d insssn;s. days that will be remembered whilst Americans continue to TsS- erence ehivalrv ahd heroic deeds ard as the days oa which the proof conclusive furnished tQ iae world that the spiriis of Jackson and Naroleon still live in Taylor and's Wool.
 | am wIih great respect, yoar obeAient servant.
 JOHN SELDEN ROANE. IL Col. Comdy. -zrkaas0s Czrairy-