New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-28
BATTLES OF cosrRgRAs AND cHURUBUsCo.
Reports of cen. ~h,eId- and Col. Dickinson.

GFkFKAL. Early On the morning oi the 1Otii inst-
Col Bottle pursuance your orders marched ns com
fnsnc from The road running - the south u IL 9'-t
bv .bich IL 1ss reported many NcZicens were retreat
ins from the hei1 Of COnrerss q me ny o' M'A'''
OWing ~ tn thick patches % m-sueJ sna ra.-r "a
vine. be could Dot reach ne Po'iuoh sD 49, -
dffof The enemy had passed - me reg unt eHri seo
tom the rs,in. in,o hid extending o ne rOso ~nicn
asd Wa lanked 90 rsbt oy stone wall sAendinf
T. III road ard inclosins ~ orchard Ne e.'co'7fs
ars. masses Il Ih- enemy ia ms fO-1 Dti'fe Is hD
si,bogb tfy perceived al tie sans Time tney we're
onsbe h e.csys beyond our reach until every sDn n
tb bstt.ou had bc-n br0u -ntto bear upon them Host
however had broken into open hflo opposite when
only tse more expDsoo them b. or hfe lnfcosn 'us
ned In u u our posiion hinged groups
Of their cavalry aud iniantfy continued - pass.
shortly sfer, however. We perceived large masses
forming 10 line Of battle under cover o. NE stone Na
already northumberland that large BODY ss' so'she
Dg from the orchard our rgbt hsnk snd rear. Co
Butler Immediately changed i'oui 70 me feh' - So
movement and brought the earuyi IN DON tn'i p.
hons "a they advanced from cover, under DIS nfc VIZ
they returned for short time and ihen feifes'aa Co
Butler percevng that others Of the enemy were Passhs
through the field In front eit few hesto sosra our
resr-iormed again the road aud maintained s.aoy
ERE utou the tnsmy who continued 70 pass lor oDou
twenty rninules Large bodies Of he1lcsn' tnsn 80,
forward and surrendered themselves ~ No .'e 49,,
seeinz other bodies still coming, reinalSeo op1u ~
road with three companies. while TOE rent % W
rnent in PURSUANCE OF an order from 'ls "n.io
tired beyond the rsvne 70 oppose W Az - ,
cavalry appearing In our rear vi W. eoenJ ~,
80 "a ixeutv seven QZ7) were killed and wounded
and two hundred and seventeen CID tsken prisoners
Among the latter were toe iOIO"lns ON-ce'' Vi I1A -
vii one general officer two stat otlcen TWO coiOhels
,brse lieutenant colonies, four cOmmaDdants three
cautain. and four lieuteusDis. Our own loss IN Inc
sction from the random hre Of the enemy YES one SET
geapt severely wounded, and one private shgnty
Cants,n Marshall with his company ~ was lett A. a
guard over the prisoners who were placed 10 chufcn
and the regiment ,oOD after took up It's Inc o. naion
ordered 10 make detour the left and strike upon ire
same road short distance beyond the enemy "oAs a.
CherspOss 10 cut of their retreAt ss %
the works had been carried By our troops "a srINps
ON the fed after the subsequent action We found mat tne
York regiment Ia consequence OF numbers OF morse
men and small corps Of the hOwitzer battery hssn IN
truded themselves betwNt US we're some IhIee
wards in advance Of and the ninth II -nry attacueo
Tor thet time being 20 brigade nearly me same ostaO
10 ourresr at the proper point we Proeeeoeo " W
line OF battle and 81 soon 80 the TWO reht nsnh
were n line were ordered 70 hoVsnce-olfpa'e
reaching the road 70 cut Of retreat being consiooIeo
more importance than q regular advance beloie,t -
eyer one half OF tbs company In line We iOun ne
New York regiment retiring under cover OF the hHcieu
A. ., orr ,gb, and as soon as our line was unmsskei
hy his regiment found ourselves exposed 70 hes'y
FIRE from tho road which appeared TO be densey neo
with Mexican troops "a also ne nsschus 20 ,uo o5
ihe feld We occupied and Immediately on the roso. AZ
We mad attempted for the stated very mperiec'
order in our line Of battle obtained aoa Hs tha' ap
peared Indispensable we were ordered 70 ,a 8.
r. ,gbt gank a. we reached the left flank OF tbs New
/ york regiment As the hacienda did not possess SUI
eeut breadth 10 protect the flank IN forming me oil Dse
In lis rear the battalion was ordered 70 iOf Dy OoP
nies aud to march In column to the Inc ~ soSanSo
tho hacienda and little 10 i,s eit upon Whlcn 'he
General In person had placed himself there they were
ordered 10 deploy upon the color company INC CON-
paues Of the left wing formed 10 regular oTae' Du s'
companies of the right wing were thrown hio
Masses by the obtruson OF miscellaneous troops belong
Ing u different arms ot the service TINS was inosuy
remedicd. and the advance was ordered ine lno ~
uuued 10 advance under heavy hre. some thry PAGES
la rear of the General about hundred Jsi1s
when they were halted. ~,
The General had cautioned the men not 70 open the
hrs until hs gavs the orders but directly they mated
the General took his position in line OF bat'e' sno Al
this lime squad of mixed troops upon our csu"no
rirht already mentioned commenced hrins' ana Wa
battalion suppOsng tue order gwen opened us ic'
WAS understood by the ned oihccfs 70 nave peen INC
Gepsrsls intention have msne our battalion tue psse
Of formation of the others steched 10 MS ofsaoe' anu
that As soon rs the whole were ia line hey were "
advance within either easy musket range oil the rOa'
or To charge AS be should deem best 40 tbs hrlng hAd
already commenced and did not Interfere win he LOT
nation of the other battalion. IL WAS permitted 10 con
tnue As soon however. as Two companies oi
the New York regiment appeared marching up W our
ripht the order given 10 charge, and tne battalion
was ssianty led forward 10y msJ Glsddeo teu ~ cvis
mand Of the regiment The Colonel hha Deen Tlieu "
ctly after our FIRE had been opened aud the L'ooh'i
severely wounded a lew minutes bcinro Inc chsfse
Qqg nng OF bst,s pumbered ., me
- sers aanis gl3 rank and ie alter The OAlte tne nu"
Der who were unwounded for duty, was holi Uilc'f'
(MsjOr) captnns, Ia heuts. IL sergeants loJ rsnA
and file TINS total of our loss IN tbe engagement N
Killed and wounded, 1876. The MAYOR lniofihea hA'
upou hing position of the enemy no iOunc th
they had abandoned H. and were In iuli Ieeat ior 10"
city several companies IN pursuit. ana the V,neiS
formed rs a In the road The ~hOie were shoIt
Nv ordered To advance by the General but Ia conse'
quence of the large number of killed ana WOunuel re-
ported to him. tho battalion was soon oiuefea peoA "
the hacienda now converted into hospital me 'hrue
companies sent ia pursuit were oVeIishen oy piece %
artillery which they supported nearly to the suburbs u
the city, until they were recalled ,., IL,
CAPS Marshall who rejoined the reg iHent with bis
command At this place reports TO me- ihs' soon sol
The battalion had loft the church where the prisoners
were placed under his charge, hndng himsel destitute
Of provisions. sent detachment OF his company u
forage for fruit aud green corn tns s~
prsed party OF Mexican soldiers engaged In me sat
pursuit. They killed and captured 49, "hoih aneS
| brought back and delivered % their captain ih III
makes the total number taken Al that place 2oV "u0n
with ~ killed and wounded makes total OF 5,'.
should be- un ust 10 the officers OF the regiment al
10 my feelings, 10 close this report "iinou
acknow gng the gallant manner In when al 'ne quo
of officers performed their duty and sustained the mono
of their flag Until the engagement of the evening or
, regiment had been In no very dangerous postum, o.
the troops Ia that regard were raw and mex
upon that occasion each officer had TO lead his coia
! ami their number in killed and wonnoee snoS ~
faithfully they met the necessity. Our NOME anu
tunse commander had HE horse shot under MN 81 IN
head OF his command Ia the hrst OF the epgsseinent
short time after he received wound In the leg an
welded the command 10 his next In rank flndlu.
however, that the wound, although ser1cus' hsa u.
. i a.
sequcnt advance upon the held Here he had scare
taken his position in the line OF battle near ne color
when he received wound on the lett side OF bis hee'
which ins,antaneOusy terminated his lie As You VI
messed yourself bis gallant bearing VIII only sd9 W
he was not only brave officer but guardian a'her
his regiment
have already stated thst the occasion required
every officer fearless example 10 his command An
tina, Ii was fully by all few instances oil sslisnli
falling accidentally under my Immediate nouce' '"
mention not making iuvidious distinctions Out
conduct Characteristic OF the whole corps oil oihcers
Major GLADDEN. attracted my attention by his asas reg
for rcsulsriiy-dsOrder, however paIusi seeincu
siye him concern. tie always 1t his post and du'
Captains Sumter and Donoyani OF the hsnk couaPane
exhibited that prompiness and order 80 necessary 90 "
Asnk never once did either corps In broken ORD
OF behind It's time upon the line or IN The ADVANCE u
first its flower Ia the light Snd ended the tnsse
rnent without enough 10 bury its dead aod bear u
wounded 70 the hospital. In tns deployinenl upV
y the color company, Captain Wslkersl insi an
!, Captain DcSaussares which formed the nrst upon
: were nearly annhilsied the nrsi after the line W
formed having but four men left and TIE oiher Nt'
largo, company IN the regiment) leaving but "a VI
near Capt pcSaussGre. and saw his clothing literally II
died with bullets Tie stood on the right and iron, duri
All the hrng exhibiting such cool courage that mol OF