Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-04-03
FROM THE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN.

Battle of Buend Visfa-Four Thousand MeTicdnS
Killed, and only SeUen Hundred americans.
The reports that have been circulating for days of
severe battle between General TAYLOR and SANTA ANNA
length confirmed and the result has been another glorious
triumph to the American army The brought by
the schooner John Bell from Brasos, which vessel left
about twenty miles below the city, and received last
evening by special messengers to neghbos Of the Pcay
une and Mercury, both Of whom issued sheets We
give the following from the Picayune-that Of the Mercury
is Of a similar tenor.
It appears that General Taylor had fallen back from Aqua
Nueva Buena VISTA (about six miles beyond Satlo
advantageous position for receiving the attack from
force vastly his SUPERIOR and that the action continued two
days. and ended in Santa Annals complete repuse after
terrible carnage. Santa Annals Of the battle which
also received by vessel below from Tampico acknowledges
that his army has been pieces though he asserts the
same thing regards Gen. Taylor. He exaggeraes the
force of the American army, which know did not exceed
five thousand men, and has doubt exaggerated in other
respects AS to Gen. Taylor having been driven from five
of his POSITIONS the result Of the action completely dspoves
the assertion, and have doubt the American army
changed the ground which the action commenced for with
such overwhelming against hem any serious
during the battle could hardly been recovered and Would
have ended in their defeat
The evoluons Of flying artillery have probably been
mistaken by santa Anna Tor change OF positon ana we
have doubt that the enemy ranks have suffered deadfuy
from that highly efficient corps Of our army.
The result OF this battle will shed additional glory upon the
American arms, and when is recoected that has been
open fodfght by force almost exclusively composed of
volunteers, who have only been embodied few months,
and against army Of regular troops fouold their
ber il has parallel in the military annals Of modern
warfare.
FROM THE PIcArUNE MARCH 49,
General Taylor Ticto,ious-Ihe Mexican .army
led by Santa Anna defeated.
We lay before readers, in advance of regular pub
LEGATION, the glorious tdngs from the army brought by the
schooner John Bell The following account prepared
for us by officer of the army. II may be relied upon
Memorandum ofMe Battle Of Buena VISTA, prepared for The
Picayune by Lieut.. j. C. Bib, y. :. A.
Dr. Turner, IT, 5. Army, who arrived at Matamoros on
the 9th instant from Monterey brought the glorious inte
gence Of another brilliant victory the Mexican The
OF action at Buena Vista, hacienda about six
miles west of Sato. The fighting commenced the 22d
Of February, and ended the 23d Santa retired
Aqua Nueva, distance Of ten miles, leaving four thousand
killed and wounded upon the field Santa Annals adjuant
general and many other officers and prisoners The
loss on our part was seven hundred killed and wounded
Santa Annas force amounted to at least fifteen thousand
that of Gen. Taylor to about five thousand, almost
tirely volunteers. His army composed Of Washngons,