New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-10
Battle Of Sierra GOrda.

The New Orleans Bee gives the Glowing inter
esting particulars from the pen Of It's former cor
respondent J. II. Peoples now one OF the able Ed
itors Of the American Eagle published at Vera
Cruz SIERRA GoRDA Aprl ~ ~ A. ~
A, twelve o'clock Yesterday the Mexican forces or
rather greater portion OF them, surrendered 70 our
srms Our prisoners comprise nve Senerss = fas'
number of subordinate ocers and about 3OVJ soldiers
Ahout II o'clock part Of the division under General
Twiggs succeeded carrying the hight OF sierra Goroo
and the enemy At once came 70 pariey Nhlcn eo 70
surrender o. All the troops with their arms except ths
Commspderin Chief Antonio Lopez de santa Anna
Who succeeded a. usual in eectng his escape and that
Of the entire Mexican cavalry. numbering somewhere
The positions occupied BY the enemy were as strong
az Nature combined with Art. could make them, and
could you but see them while reading these lines you
would wonder At their surrender The sierra Soro@'
the most prominent OF the deiences comnshos tne
Jaspa road for two or three miles and neaVy Ds'ey
here In the hands Of skul men, would keep A. army
in check for many day If not entirely prevent is pas
sage - li.
storrned by troops Three ioru situated nsare -
our csrnn and upon three heights adjacent 10 each
o,her-esch commanding the oihers-were the OBJECTS
of attack and the carrying OF them vas the TASK e
volunteers The centre Of these forts runs iartner
IN than tho others and this being the object OF storm
5vsnce nj the stJrners had 10 undergo the IRE Of
the right and left and the oenire-the latter OF "ncn
prudeny withheld It's fire until our men nso spproacneu
within forty yards Of the guns and then the dogs Of
usr were let loose with such fury that our mer were
dve from their position with great slaughterihe &C.
cond Tennesseeans who in the advance, loos ng
large number in killed and wounded Before the voun-
teers had time to the attack the enemy nad SUI
rendered. So, -
The Mexicsns cannot say. as they did at Vera Cruz,
that we stood Of long way and whipped them with
sunorior guns for the small did the business here
did II against superior numbers assisted BY ali toe ne
fences Nature was capable Of shordlng them
The Mexican forces on the hight Of Sierra Gorda
were the Sd and 4th light infantry the ID and 5h reg-
rnents Of the line and pieces Of artillery with the re-
quisite number OF cavalry Col Ooshoo ensl U So.
ery was killed and Gen yssques, general Of division
Many OF our officers OF opinion thst this Genera
was 20 other than Gov. Morales .
Our force consisted Of the % 30 and 7th infantry and
mounted rAemen and Sieptoes battery. Capt Mason
of the rifles was severely wounded having lost his lett
leg Lieut. Ewel, Of the 9TH infantry, was severely
wounded. Capt stten. Of the ID leii hand sno' on.
On the 1lth, Lieut. Jaryes, OF tne "a inishuy was
wounded in ascending the first hill Ga the top OF The
sierra Gorda the scene was truly houible-irOm the
Jslapa road dead bodies Of the enemy could be seen
on every spot where the eye was directed until they
literally covered the ascent 20 the hight There IL ABOUT
half an acre of level ground on the top Of the mountain
and here was collected together the wouned OF ootn
armies and the dead Of our own. side by SIDE was
laying the disabled American aud the MeNcsh ahd our
surgeons were busy smputaung and dressing the
wounds Of each.
On the side toward tAe river where the stormng par
~ of Gen Twiggss division made the charge most oil
our suffered and many OF the enemy hlsvi io t'g
made desperate stsnd-but when they gave way and
star,ed in confusion down the HILL was the time they
most suered-many Of them receiving the balls oil our
men in their backs.
The charge on Sierra Gords was one OF those cool
vet determined ones characteristic Of the American
soldier From the time that troops etthe hill near
est that prominent hight the FIRE was ncesant and they
had to fight their way foot by foot until they gained the
submits. e.
Gen. Twggs who followed them after taking Sierra
Gorda approached within three miles OF Jalapa, but
finding no force of the enemy, encsmped for the night
He is in town before this time.
Capt Merrill Of the end dragons returned from
Tgigess camp last night aud Is of opinion that nothing
but a email body guard is with Santa Anna
Gen La Vega who is again in our clutches looks as
dazzling and fine as ever He did not at all dscon.
cer,ed but rode in from the battlefield BY the side OF
Gen Scott laughing and talking as though he was once
more on the way 70 New Orleans
Gen. Shields hear this morning, Is dead.
Major Sumner. Of the % dragons, was shot in the
head but is considered out of danger
The force OF the Mexicsns at the lowest s set down
at 10000 The officers of the Mexican army are being
paroled the Generals will be sent TO New Orleans
anon them you will have the second appearance OF La
Vega he having refused again to be paroled.