Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-24
TpON ORR VOLUNTEERS.

CAMP TAYLOR. Aqua NUEvA, Mexico
March lst, 1917 \
Mn dear sir-Bcforc this rcachr' YOU inc
news will have arrived at Van BIr'h OF % tnG Er'h'
baltic between Santa Anna and "'h'r"I 'N'"'
and from newspapers you "l' nave '''''''
nonr Y all tho particulars q H. ""' as ''''' "'''
of those whom old Crawcprd scnt out to The wars,
claim the prIyiIrre ol telling my fellow cIllzcns
my version of thai Affair."
On tho dav Of the list Of February. General
TavIor loft this cncampmcht ana moved to hurha
Y isla. a ranch five miles south OF SaIIlHo. Inc
Enemy were expected, and ;he position at tins
place was not thought avorabIc; the Arkansas
and kentucky Regiments were left 10 check lhrlr
advance, and protect the train That was taking
away our provisions.
About II o'clock at might. tho advance guard
Of the Enemy fired on our P.qncI, winch ran III
TO camp and gave the alarm. The ranch OF
Aqua Nueva was fired immediately and our men
formed for battle. Capt. Dtllnri'S squadron I'M
, der Cot. Yell then advanced about two miles on
: the San Luis Potosi road, 20 give the enemy
-rhcck, ill tho wagons could reach Bucna ' Isla
J Af:cr taking stand and waiting about three
quarters of an hour. the squadron, r"lurmcd,-
y there being no further h"-tII" IniIcalI"nS. Inc
two Regiments then moved towtr + bnrnl Is'a'
whcrc they arrived at daylight on the 22ud.
IS Early in the morning Santa Anna mad" hIs
hA appearance at Encantadu. winch yon may rrmcm'
. ger the Camp of tho Arkansls R'E,. ior
81 bout month. He pitched his tents that
I'd round, and commenced prepa otlon- for brtt'r.
vel IS first act to order Cen. Taylor to ~urr'n-
lre'r He snid that hun unity prompted the ORDER;
nsto he wished to prevent the rllI~on Of blood;
ii AS Gcn. Toy ylor had onI, tive thousand troops.
lac ur.e bis force was twcu,y thnl,:und, luo most
IaspIabc and proper plan to DC pIrsu'd, was
pat We be- gwen over prisoners. / o all OF "nlcn
Il i.lrrl. refused = ~>..u,.
Ma lnc arttn,rn Of Sratt Aun1, Gen. Woo,
wlNrI ~ Ia" - copy D.I-rv' aS tAr Il " >pl-
p'rs N tue Untri H..r:., III their snlrta.ss have
been picls.. T., rtiI U.s..
Br brtur' prJ.nr.I flr:n-r. must show Npu
tn" situation OF tnr ho;io grouuh Tine rooI from
Encautadt 10 Sulu.o runs lurDIgn 4 valley.
LpoH,uE southwark! thrra - 4 ,"rL. mountain uI
the left, anI con>1drr,bc g. on The other s.Ir
all baro VITA the Exception Of palm bu,lrs nma
srrubs. Long Slopes Of gr,IAa descent MAKE
from the mountain on the irtI, TO the road. On
the rgjlt OF the road ni near to T.. tlrr. /, d,rr
gully mndc by tIc >prIuys Of l.ucrulauo; al lh,
termination of one OF the "p"> Of ian LiD In.a.r
whore tho gully approaches urar,- - It. a battery
was placed behind 4 breast work winch had H"rt
hastily thrown up. This pass Is no; more thrI
fifteen feet wldc. Their" Is NJ other prncllc ,b.c
route to Sailo-the road running through ii.
hen the alarm was gwen, wu all sprung Il
our h. rises and in few minutes we had taken
our position al a few hundred yards distance from
. the north base of lhr large mountain o" the Ioi;
nearly on a rrsAt anc vita the P,~, AN In. uorla
base.
When We bad r,rmcl GA. Woo, roll, a ~
our ranks. Tie spoke IN il iuw No-rc 10 CO... lcJ,
" ho nr"ta,m g.! immediately that the Ginn'rAi nd
r.nla..,, INN TIN! Il VA :h' 22ui Of FrDrIrry.
the birth Grv OF W.>Iu.,nu. We 1--WE irrr,.
rar,r~.-rurr.. I. '"r- to G'n. Woo. wunn We
mad .ursud luouSluI !'.Hcs. ','r I' Is a rIi 81 -
cap1nnri,n. an4 uphcS no IN '.,' a.. '"tu'", I"f a
" minrr llrn H. docs t,r a r';'n r. Ia ) u ID
rnl uli. and few minute, ul, che 'r1 = vas
avs 8. trI jruHL tn '.l.S Il tY'yIry .-2ao-J Us
,ud t." pD.5
We lad a'i l,rr, An l.7u, ,p,'I wish. To- .l.
NIuIt *. 1t WIS tu.' - I'D ct l.3rInrv. auI Ia o.
u,Iug blood Of Wa>uIn.lon was on tn" ii ,i w,tn
Us; the ryo of General TlN .Dr. was u..Dl Us.
which we confidently know would direct to
victory.
We rested on our arms uil aboni three o'.loc&
when cannon from the enemy auupuu'rI thrI
the battle had begun. Dann5 the wno.r day II,
other demonstration had boon mrdn except Ia
ascent OF n great body Of tho Nr\rcun> upon tu,
SIDES OF tho mountain. N hen we saw luIS ",
were pIrasci rather than o;n,rw1>". for SONS u
us had cIambcrcd upthc >amo p1,rr about mruu
before, and we knew II was NJ; IN the power @
mortal man to scale tuosr hcrghts without wrar.u.
/ ont the strength necessary 10 n conflict of mas.
execution.
! a company SO Of kentucky and Indian;
Infantry had been placed short distance up tn,
mountain 10 oppose the descent of the Enemy
About Two hours before sunset. wo were al
aroused by the report of muskctry Of tho McNiran
WI" opened fire on tho kentuckians and lndI
onI'nS. The fire was returned, and our cvr
gazcd for the first time upon n battle. We ha,
SIT IN theatres, looked nj beauty, listened to dts
courses OF life and death. but never before ha,
our attention been go deeply fixed. Shouts wcr
raised by our men and answered by the foe; gu,
answered gun. Thus the bauIo continued nj
sometime after dark. Oar Regiment was order
cd from the field. As we were going, we cou
look back and SEQ the flashes Of the guns ON tin
heghts-a beautiful sight even had it been unat
tended with danger.
Two hours before day on the 23 a a,remcndou
popping of muskets awakened us; but it coosc
IN short time. Things went on uuie, iii dov
break, when the battle on tho mountain was r..
newcd. Our Regiment soon afterwards or
dcrcd 10 a position near the foot Of the mountain
Col, Roane with four rife companies was sent i,
advance TO br"s on the action. This they did
and then fell back to lhei; places. the Encm,
advanced towards our lines, with tremeniou