The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-04-22

thought The safest piece ne hea pseh w
dnrlss The vhcle day, AZ he aPproaeh-
ed Santa Anas's RR,h he Wss gree'sd with
a most tremendous houiish ai lFumPs's,
Wb,eh mishl have been heard . Hils 90,
-, rraduced % very great tFTFoE 10 ihe
n,.S ii ,hs Krnlnrklsn. His bind WsE
s.ken eG. and be luund hinsei n The IRE
ssnre a the famous Msxiraa Chief. snE-
raunI!sd by biillisnl S,sfI 81 bfdiIzsnsc.
sildst. aid mouslsehsd rfieers. SANTA
Anns spolagzsd 10 the Lieut.. Tor Ne aei
81 his siIioefs. IN having him blindlolaed.
saving. Inst - Ia n, m having any desire
70 conceal he silussinr. he wss dsfloos
Of rHh,biiing 10 Gen. Tsy lor The D1leT
Iolly 81 resisting so powerful sn army 80
be had Under his command. 10 ahl.h
The Lieutenant replied. that his simple
message Was 20 demand lis Ssnia An
nae immediate sDlIsn dsr 10 Gen. lay
Iar. When this extraordinary demand
sas translated TO the Mexiran, he r'ised
hi. h.nJs and eyebrows in utter asi"nl'h.
nea, u The temsri,y and prssunPilan oil
such . message. AMI replied. thst lie
aould expect Gen. T.slor 10 surrender
in IN hour, or he would destroy al his
lares. l.irui. CIiiIsndsn's reply. Shieh
we have slrssdy gwen" Gen. Taylor
nsrsr suTetnisrs r'-isrminatrd The In-
leIssw ami the battle recommended, and
IVES rOLiiEuFd until night.
San'a Anna took three small pieces Of
our artillery. WHICH. undeT Lieu. o BTien,
had been pos,ed too fsr 10 advance To be
cosered by Our inlaalry. All The gunnsrs
acre shot down. and when the guns weIe
captured there VAS no. a soldier lsiI To
m.n ten. One nj ihtse pisres Was an
old rrxan a-pounder, which. during the
Texan Revelation. had done good exscu-
rpn among the Mexican ranks. As TO
E the figs he boasts "f having taken, III, y
: are yery probably mere company markers.
. uhieh y ere dropped on the field and pck-
. cd up by The valiant Mexicsus. Iii. Ex-
rel,ency Of,he War Department. 10 who's
Ssnls Anna has sent these Trophies, Wi
no doubt be sorely disappointed 10 The
s,ze, texture, and beauty OF these slsn
: dsrds. Mexican pride is easily satisfied
When such feeble mementoes of iheiI
| prowrss and Vslor az these console them
I .or 60 inglorioCs defeat.
= All tie officers on our side. in This
hardfOUehl battle. Distinguished them.
selves. The details Of tie battle we're ron
fJtd To Gen. Wool. who nohiy juslife'
the confidence Of his commander and broth
a er.vetersn, BY The most active. Jealous
I efficient snd gallant conduct. Through
y out The whole selicn he was constant!
e engaged in the disposition Of our f"rees
!. snd 10 rails iaa lhem 10 the onset. IL wa
a mirarie that he escaped the In,es nj. -.
= balls which ihinnsd The ranks lie va
: msrsh.llInR. There was but one com
} plant made against him, and that was
! that he exposed himself too much. Brig
] General Lane, also, showed hims. II 10 b
e brave and capable officer. Although
4 wounded early in the ALTON he kept h.,
!. horse until II closed, and never Tor mo-
n ment left his post.
D The old Genersl-in-Ch'ef remained a
:. his original and much exposed posiuon
e suptr.n ending The battle and nsrrowi,
= watching lie e,en's. An escorelis bal
e passed through his overcoat--that sam
i old brown. 60 familiar 10 all the off
4 GERS sDd men who have ever been unde
!. his command, aid which has sfen 5. vera
is comPaigns 10 Florida. in Texas, and i
Mexico.
p On tie nigh, Of the 22d. both armie
a. drew off from the field Of battle. Our me-
If were erg ged all nigh, in bringing in III
r wounded and king care Of them-,h
J. MeAicsns as well as their own nen
ID There were, however, bui lev Of OIL
e meu found IN The field wounded. The
5, were, TO use Santa Anna's slgnfcsn
n words, in his despatch, =" all dead" III
o- c"wsrdly miscresn,s having killed ever
" man whom they overlook sounded an
ID helpless on the field. With like turpitud
o. aud tr,srhery, they Left iIeu dead unbur
IN ed and .ha ir wounded uncared for. on H.
al hrId where they flI. The latter wet
Ie c'sf'ed 10 SaIt,llo. in our own wagons; III
IN former we're buried by lie a!csde, unde
J, the orders Of General Ia, lor.
g Anumbef officers were taken prisoner,
and an exchange was effected, by wbic
Il. all our men who are now in Their hand
= we're erased. Cas.tus NJ. Clay s tarI
e'i aIe understood now TO be 10 The city {
ry Msxlro.
e Among the killed the wounded Of Il,
20 MrxIc4ns are three general officers all