Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-31
Gen. Taylor Victorious---Thc Mexican
Army led by santa Anaa Defeated at
Bucna vistn with great slaughter.

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| Gen. TayIor Victorious---Thc Mexican
| Army led by santa ANNA Defeated at
Bucna vistn with great slaughter.
lay before readers. advance OF our regular pub
heaton. the glorious dngs from tho army brought by the
schr John Bell Our reporter left the vessel in the river
and came mp town by express with the The fol-
lowing prepared for by officer OF the
my Ii may be relied upon.
We publish also Gen. Santa Annals account Of the
tic from which 1t will be that he has suffered defeat
though he up his with flourish OF swords
IL will be seen that victory has been sacrifice Of
many brave Tomorrow we will give further parti-
| culars.
MEMORANDUM OF TIE BATTLE OF BUENA
| VISTA.
PrFaroi fer tAs Editors e P.eayrss ~ c BiS,
Or. Turner. u $ A, who arrived at Maiamoros on the
9th instant from Monterey. brought the glorious intelligence
OF another brilliant victory over the Mexican army The
scene ut action ut Bucna Vista, hacienda about
miles west OF Salulo. The fighting commenced on the
22d February and ended the ODD Santa Anna retired
TO Aqua NueNa, distance of ten miles, leaving four
thousand killed aud wounded upon the field Santa Annals
AjJutsnI General and many other officers and men are
prisoners. The loss part hundred killed
and wounded. Santa Annals force amounted to nj least
hiteen thousand that OF General Taylor about five
thousand, almost entirely volunteers. His army COM
posed OF WashinRons, Brags aud Thomas Batteries one
squadron OF the LIST and the 2d Dragons the Arkansas
and kentucky Cavalry, brigade OF Illinois and one of
Indiana Volunteers, the let Mississippi and ID k,ntuck
Regiments. and one company OF Texas Volunteers.
Dr. I. brought list OF SO officers killed and wounded
iett in such haste that unable obtain copy but
feeolect among the killed Capt. Lincoln, Asst Adj Cen
u 3 A, Col Yell, OF the Arkansas cavalry, Capt Moore
AdI Vaughan and three others mot named) of tho Ken
lucky Cavalry Col Mckee, LIT Col Clay. Capt Willis ID
kentucky Infantry Col Hardin and Major German Illinois
brig many OF the Indiana brigade several of the Mis,issp-
p reg and two Leurs OF Texas volunteers Among th,
wounded remember Gen Lane Col Jefferson Davis A.,
Miss. ReR't, Capt Stein LIST Dragons Can't Conner
Texas vol, Lts. G French and O'Bden. u $ Artillery
1t Barber ID n.y. lniany 1t Corwin, LIST Miss Rest and
1t Whiiesde of the Ind. brigade.
The official dispatches OF Gen. Taylor have been eu off
Col MorRan's Ohio vol. having been reinforced nv
command from Monterey, had reached that place IN safety
Co Curtis, OF Ohio, with one company, captain Hun
tets OF the 2d u. 5. Dragons his own one s
Indiana Volunteers, the Virginia regiment and think
some Texas rangers, in all about 1000 men, was about In
leave Camago 10 attack Gen Urea who is said 4, be
about thirty miles south OF that place an army of from
4UOO 10 oOUO men, principally rancheros He IA believed
TO have with him only 1900 regular troops A great many
not oil these raneheros as they hear of the
dscomhluro OF Santa Annals army, will dsperse and the
gallant Colonel will doubt obtain the victory This
news from above proves that the various reports which had
before been received OF Gen. Tayor's retreat upon Nop
terey and the advance OF large force 10 attack our eno
al the bazoS and at the mouth of the Rio Gande be I'M
Hue vi the deonces at the mouth of the know moth
ing, but have been told that they are sufficient TO make
strong resistance. The Notifications nj the Brazos with tho
ioiee OF artillery and persons IN the quartermasers en-
poy which can be raised a garrison is sufficient to
drive back command OF least $500 or 5000 Mexe,ns
The work, which be technically termed continued
line, encoses all the quartermasters and coumssnry.
aged commissary stores with sand bags for the supeor
slope; the sand from n ditch 'front.', thrown nm agans
the barrels, forms the exterior slope The armament of The
Tort consists OF four pieces o. auiery-two IL aud two
FOUNDERS, in babee-whch sweep the foot OF and cross
Their hres upon the level plain which the enemy
would be compelled To advance, and about three hum
ued mlskeis 10 line the parapet. This thrown IN
when an attack was daily expected. Nothing hay-
ing reached us from GeAeral Taylor for many DAYS
we believed him surrounded, reported and gave
some degree OF credit the Tumor OF the advance
OF large force depos. After waiting three or
ieur days anxousy expecting the approach enemy
we received the glorious above-understood of
course, that the battle OF Brazs Santiago was no go and
when sailed, the artillery ct Fort Harvey instead Of now
ing down the Me1eans, was Pealing forth salute in hon
or OF old Rough and Ready" and his gallant little army AT
Buena Vista. 10y "
We Santa Annals own account of the actions NJ
Buena Vista, as translated for the Tampco Sentinel We
have the original Spanish in possession:
CAMP MAR BUESA VIsrA Feb. % Is47
Excellent SiT-Atter two days OF battle in which the
enemy with force of 5000 5000 men and twentysx
pieces OF artillery lost hve OF his positions three pieces of
artillery and two days. have determined To 20 back Il,
Aqua Nueva 10 provide myself with provisions not having
single buiscuit grain OF rice left. Thanks To- the
position occupied by the enemy mas been compte
y beaten, but he left the field about 1000 dead Bob
armies have been pieces hat the trophies Of war will
give you idea which side has been the ADVANTAGE
We have struggled with hunger and thirst during forty
hours, and We provide ourselves with provisions we
will again To charge the enemy Tho soldiers under
command have done their duty and covered the honor
OF the Mexican nation with glory. The enemy has seen
mat neither ms advantageous position the broken
the ground, the gor the season flor il has
charge with the bayonet which LETT him terrified.