The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-06-10
From the Ne,c Orleans Balletia, Nay q.
FROM TIE BRAZOS.


From the Ne,c Orleans Ba!letiR, NAV "a d,
FROM THE BRAZOS y
[. S. Steamer Irpmbull arrived on Sat y, :.
lrday from the Brazos. We have tecelv- :"
ed BY this arrival The Maiamoros Flag Of :
18th, and the Slullo Pioktt Guard OF 81, =
The PICKET Guard contains the follow. a
ING result oil the court martial IN The case F."
of Gen. Lane AMI Col. Bo"les: .
Inquiry ia the case Of Gen. Lane. !
FAcrs.-That at the battle Of Buena n
VISTA, on the 22I February, Gen. Lane I
commanded the % and 81 Regiments OF 4
Indiana V olunteefs that on the 23i he vas !,
tnlmmedIate command Of the ~ Regiment
Of Indiana Volunteers, and three pieces OF ,
artillery under The commsnd o! Lieut. /
OBneu, and iha,lhe % Indiana Y Volunteers !
fetrealed from the f,id without any orders
from Gen. Line, 90 the 22i February
but through the eNerilons OF Cen Lane
add other officers, from one hundred and
fifty TO Two hundred men OF tue % kesI'
meuI ludiaus Volunteers were rallied aud
attached 10 The Mississippi Regiment aud
The Sd Indiana Regiment, aod renamed
With lhem on the field of battle during The
remsinder of the day.
OPINION. The court are Of oplnion tha,
during The whole period Of the 22d and 23d
OF FEBRUARY, iSI7, Big. Gen. Lane con-
Quoted himself as brave and gallant OIL.
Ger; aud that no censU'e = attached 70
hm for the reIreat Of The ~ ReslmeGi
, ludlana Volunteers.
Iqq4iry in the Case Of COL Berries,
FACTs.-In reference 10 Tie hrs, charge,
i appears from The evidence that Colonel
Boales i gnofant Of the company, baual
100 OF brigade drills, snd that the mauuIyre
y Of the evening Of The 22d February, md
Gated IN The third s. ecilication Of that
|. charge, vas indicative Of an ignorance 81
he bdtialion drill.
Ia relation 10 lie second charge, II aP.
pears from the evidence before lhe court
0 that Col BgmIes gave tie order, cease
D duug aud retreat; that Gen. Lane was
present, and that he had 90 authority from
Gen Lane 10 give such order.
Il appears that Col. Bow les retIea,ed af.
' ter having gwen the aforesaid commaud
: but that he DID not shamefully ron away
Il from lie enemy, nor did be hide himself 10
e any raylne ffom lie xaemy, or from his
e regiment.
I, appears, too, that Col. Bow les dis.
a mounted rom his horse N rear 81 hisregl.
e nent; bot there IS no evidence 10 saow
/. TIA; be dld so 10 pfo.ec! himself from HE
e enemy.
{, The court find tina, the lac, Of Gel
e Bo~les having gNeu the order above men
Ii toned, did induce the regimen, 10 relrea
'. 10 disorder.
p. Col. Bowles gave this order With the IN
- 'euton Of making the regiment leave II
= position, but the cuufI does not tad that b
q. had been particularly ordered 10 ma,nlal
o. aud defend 1t.
ID OpINIoS. With reference TO the frs
II charge, the court are Of opinion that Col
Boatgs IS ignorln. Of the duties o. Celouel
n Uu, The court would remark that r.i bral.n
fs aud absence on account Of iil health, have
,e 10 some degree, prevented him from duu,
te aimsei. or he duties OF that oii e.
ii. The court IS OF opinion thai, At the tim
te Col. Bo"les gave tie order ietreat," b
II. vas Under tie impression gha. the astl:rI
) had relreaed When, N fact, tao batter,
81 had gone 10 au adv uced position, unde
le the orders o. Gen, L4ue, which orders ha,
MT b. en- Communicated 10 Col. Boses,
he Aud, ~ concIusioo, the court I'D tha
% throu. chou, tie engagement, and throug
re The whole day, Col. Bowes evlnced %
II. want Of personal courage or bravery b.
ls that he d.l manifest a want OF capacity an.
n judgment as a commander.
/ From. the N4tgm9ros FJg, Nay 49,
;, II IS stated 10 the N1netey Pioneer
o upon the authority Of gentleman from
e San Luis Potosl, that but !e~ hundred e,.
iecliye troops were 10 that CITY, aud that
r the hospitals were filed sglh the sick and
d wounded, sho we're dying Tor want Of a.
e ,cnaru. report reached there that Gen,
Taylor vas within ihrse days match Of
G The CITY, which caused hundreds OF the il.
s aab,ton.s to ramos VITA !heir property.
o The Monterey Pioneer thaks That on
3. advance upon San Lutsls designed BY Ceo.
Tao!Jr, rs unusual aclgity prevails 10 all
the departments, 5ui four trains, loaded
1 aHh subsistence stores, have fgceauy Or
e tl'ed al that place.
. EscArED.--A young man named john
1 DAVIS az American We heIteyeJ vas con.
j fined IN prson tuesday, charged with &c
. ing arms aud ammunition 10 Nsxjclns.
- Through the insecurity Of lhs prison, or
j the carelessuess Of lAs sentry he effected
> his escape during Thursday night last,
Romano Pdz, a notorious Mexican roDJer
and murderer, was captured IN lie WEAKLY
3 Of O,d Reyuosa, by Captain Red, Of the
steamer Corvette, and brought down 10 rhis
cry 90 " edDesday last, where he Is now
d Imprisoned. It appears chat he holds the
rank OF captain under Cabales, 9nd visited
o the settlements near Reynosa, for the puf.
ID pose Of inducing or forcing the Ranchefos
? 10 jim hIs STANDARD. TIE people we're no,
disposed to J9lu ban, aud sought 40 oppor
tUn!'y 20 ptace htn IA The hands OF the
Americans. THIS was Effected by inform.
lng Captain Read oI bis aherea6outs and