Washington telegraph., 1847-05-26


s..a..rsro.-1'he following ~
BAffLh of .s,,ie wns communicated to the Y
lount % y" s ,nbiean by Mr. sublei'e, one y w
Missouri wv ,griysd at 81 Louis from sah'N
renllemen VINO atlNs'
lie On NV ~. enemy asth February, al saelan,'"
ne. s.. Wv ! norts1pf chihuahua strongly On
elsns1sd lsnehad, lion commenced at ihlsei ss,ds. or
tfeneheui ''nr artllery, at nine hundred ya'u',s
tue l'ils IT'D w. cbarae Of cavalry, sbV ahens
the ea' a',,,ls,y directed against onis ie' ~
eal9 49," ndyaneed charge lell haeA ~"
lhe ''',,ning theif second poslueh u, ~
let'lle9, 1,. oT reJaubls aud entfnnahnee%
tie,t t',,,sv III nl the same time advancing "
s,',,ad iheir fire upon the enemy, a'.' ',o,jn
- time threw them into eonlp.sse a, nm,
nj aght At the memeh. ol 'ne ~ ~, vI
4sslrs brhnd then fofhep'ions' ''is V'aI,
siysn 10 outright wing 10 ohaigs elYs .,ean,,y1.
. winch were manned by f,gu'a'i e"
, Durango aud Eieataeaa' Ha la,,,,s,lsd ea
: N a most gallant manh,t spff D.
| .,sInn's and Lieut.. Col jackson > Gun
lbe section OF hoAieseis ""'''
J and Lieut. Chouieau t-..h.l. Une VI m.
- us. evacuated, their batteries = 'need,
- ,i,. enemy IN tul retreat 10 ekefy ui'o'eii'
~. ,n,,,,y hinH in full frtTrat MAt ,iaIA' with
= f,,,, 4. G.nenndafs. fihe h0wiiEefs eeihg AIoaa}
!, H.. uur'ut3 followed at the 'sf VI our spoea q.
lnul We were same dAT-. -, ''''s =
tHItiratiaa. sst4ala tA " ~ safsat.h NAA u
.,s,, ,o a tafnlsi.aiu battery euma 500 yards
Distant the position Of which, on the summit Of an
i,nmrusc pile of volcanic rocks commanded the
r ulfeal OF tlef oNn lurccs, aud mlght have donn
raat execution on oaf pursuing inaaps. llr im.
, nedatcIy, anticipating orders, whesed aud ad.
Yanerd TO one ol ths rnrmys tedoabls, ythn
le2l yards OF the battery Just named, aud opened
upon It with one hspoundcL Although the hss 1t
oi their battery was 50 great their shot all tell
! short, dong no damage, Our hrsi IRE dlsmountud
one g,pouudef, aud IA about ID or 20 mhuics
tln,ir battery siIenoed, their position abandoned
aud our coofs planted upon tue hslght
We took two large g-poundcts sefsn I. FOUNDERS,
one 6.pounder, aud two carriages, each mounted
with three pieces Of one aud hall lHoh oaIibtr,
with propafllonaie quantity Of ammunition
Their PROVISIONS, baggage aud every thing was
abandoned upon the spot; four Of i've Thousand
: dollars IN specie taken. The snemyis force, ,1a1
men, including same Of their finest regular Troops
aud well afmed Our own loea IA the action
! was pa The enemy lost in kiIIfd 300, great
number wounded. % OF 10 puspasIs. Oar own
loss was one killed, one MORALLY wounded. seven
wounded, not maflally Abaul four days AFTER
the battle, Col. Cailla, who was IA command Of his
regiment at the battle, IN attempting to make his
escape from thiaaahua, IN disguise, he having
baen concealed N the city durng that time, Was
iakgn pusousf. cal sam c. Ovens, Of lnds-
peniencu, wha Nas IN the action major Of the
battalion Of volunteer traders, Waz tie ouly oue
. killed upon the fed.
I The city was entered by a detachment Of artil.
lefy under Capt Meighiman, Of the lsi ffgmrni,
andef Capls Rec aud Pafsans, On The ld March.
and the main badY entered the nsIi day.