Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-04-29

& Ssitis and resdercd as col r.-oie a. Circumstance
wosid permit
oa the oycnagof the a6h, elo.e reoonpoissance wa
made ct ,ha enemy postun vh Oh fund Ia le &C
cuped ogiy ny snali boiy II cavalry, the infantry
s-flfy having reirea;ed The direction Of San iua
Potts. On the 9Th tnnoIs resumed their frne
camp al Aca Naess. the snen, quart evscuans
The place rs appnsctcG. leaving o1ne dcrahie num-
her Il wnanoed Il was y purpose beat MP hrs quar-
tr a Laesuscion nsgy the aeNt morning. bat up,a *
animation. the weak conJlian Of the cavalry hcrss
dsred pasdvissae h attempt so long march without
~aler 4 csren,ni finally despatched To En,arna-
rion, the Isl Of Mar,h, under Col Gelknap Sane two
hundred wn Bded and ah5ut sky Mexican soldiers
flnna there. the army having Jass in The d.
Tec,l1l o Mstehaala. with greatly reduced numbers. and
Suffering mpob from hunger The dead and dying were
sewod npoa ha Foad and crowded the buildings OF the
haeierJa.
The American farce engsged in the ,rtion Of Buens
VISTA shown. by the accompanying field report 10 have
been sd officers and .i<5 men. exclusive Of The snail
command leii IN snd Saltlio OF this number Two
s1aadres Ct cavalry and three batteries N S artillery
nakng tran i5S eomptsed the only force
efHegl ar troops. The strength ct the Mesca army 10
salel By ssna Anna in hrs summons, Ia be % 90
aRd thai tsaseis Confirmed by 81 the information
otts.n.j Oar iuss is 81 killed. 456 wounded and %
missing. OF The Numerous wnanded. many did not re-
euro removal the Spita and it hoped that
paFdtiteir small number viii he permanently disabled.
Use MeNtan lss IL killed aud W unded NAV be fairly
estimated a. .5De and VIII pro.sly reach 700. At
least 80 o heir killed left upon the field Of h5 tie
Ne have meats # asceriaInee te number Of dfsef
and dspsrsed ium ther anks bn Is known 10
Il rcfs gr-at.
Our iss has been especially severn in eli es, twenty
eehi having hran Killed np1n he d We haye 10 Ia
men; the death q Capt George Lincoln. sss slant adn
general servini the saff Il Geo. Aoo-a ynng
Gi.i,, Of hg Iear NJ and approved gaanfy, who ie
carly ~ the action NJ hss tails h'ayy upon The
aray In iin 6old i.an that d otnelS Hard and Nck
and L'aui. Cl CLAY. Possessing IN remarkable degree
the confidence 4 iheii Commands, and the last iva hay
ing enjoying The sdyaot.Ce Of military ducauon bad
hooked PARTICULARLY 10 Them ar support IN tase we mel
iir enemy need not say that fhoir IN engaging
inc enemy, and the cot, ard siradf.s ruu1.ge With
which they maialained thor pnsi,ms during the dsy
folly raalize3 my pcs and caused ,ei yet ~.
scn sl5lY tler uniinielr lus,
f1nrm grateful duty IA bringing lo Tho notice #
the t'eternmeu the senci1l good conduct Il the troops
f.N'sii fsr Successive nights without fires the sever
~ II ia weather, ibeY were prunpi and chteflu
IN he discharge If every dpit. and haay splayed
conspicuous siradness aud CALAMITY IN eru,sg at pfrat
lids disciplined loo. While the inlliant .access .
l.icgrd by thr'T aims releases from the pa nf NJ
1ssly 81 9 ery NJ maHy cases # bad conduct heiure
ic ercnv icrl ~ increased obligation neuiion tnr
1raar ciFps and filters hose SKILL c..ainesa and gal
auy 10 ryagsinaa ms and md continued aud IA, lyy
ire sem 10 uprIt bartender nai.oe
To hnrad er Grncrul We'd my al CATIONS are esp,4
'aiiy dine the heh state uf 81 lne aud i0s rnciion
" HtN'+A' 80 ''' taf8tf' HEh1th ; was attained under
rs cmnaaj. And ia BIS yg1afs and ardau0s serves
ciars tire se'on al n c1la9y and arvtiy .on he
10, ara snare Of zr saess may justly be- aliilu-
a. a5a1 ~ q 81 he engagement he Was IN lmelndi.
re cais=aea y lia 'ftiS ufahh hack oa enr flank.
Avn - fF.head MN 10 I'M iaF"Iaoe nollc" 81 tic
.-ttaScf III ss3itf beaefal lauo fsliehty wuund-
- v4, active and jealous throughout the day. and
h ila c goat cosness aoi ga.lanity before The oae.
~
q The gbi aniIiey, slwats conspicuous.
rf-- me Ian usually di-uga shfd. Mssng rapdly
v7S tHs ts = aud. % ~ a|ways action 1t Tn
- SO 71d RS right TIME. sast is wei recicl 6f
'l-- eessf ~fi7r n 1fas ias-ss Il be- eHeH.y Wmle
- E-e ~ fzrtas-.af w. - e aat rud yet anA
-7-s-e sz7r-~ z Ma II -. cHirf fa,ailrrv and
sr.zz y 7-. 80. =fg. al >aer.nan Al
Be- =#sa+s 2't,i-ss. d-sr. n f.# +
-r-e #z= -, q. aas=fss7 -# - s.taifsfn ,li-s.-
81 -=H - f.iI-ra=t tI.rcs ID
b. tFfz ss- -z sAzzz#'s- as ~ sad gallant
IT. tzH=zz- % afHs- J. 'szaHs BIeai " a!iinr and
w. 81 -s. -. B-.a5;# .-l - al ,4,y,aeers
-z5 - $3.50 1.zHa#sa e.. Caa.aip " ssbiey,
-'. tzezf -. t5sz.ea--s Ih.uas. REYNOLDS AID
J ---1. - ar .efE. -f-fe,sY w,unied.a la that 4
1 g. ~ >5rra-a sd Csrtsa Slsycr AMI Lieut. k1f
: r-r. = zrnrry. = tI5i 4 cap;an Rraay Canaan
< r1r JaazaB NIB Lent Doni ld~,,n LIST sr;jl
1 ". reaer-f gallant ami important service in pusnp
60 eava1fy oi q d Nnon. Inc regular cavalry nna,
5.ieat 9l. NsY. with whiea was associated Canaan
fs zfalrJn "a Arkansas horsn, rendered useful ser
~ sidug The enemy IN cheek and ia covering tho
harc7e5 al several points Cart Steon. lst dr,e,ns
was severely nnde5 carly the day while gallant, /
cusag 7n. with my epihJty 10 rally the tfo ps winch
falling o. ihe
The Mss ssir|a nhcmen. under Col. Davis. wef,
h'ehF conspicuous their eaiany and steadincss and
sustained through the engagement tho refntat,n # vol
efan tffIs. bunght INTO actirn against an immensely
sHrsag force. they naiHed themselves for nq tim,
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