The Arkansas banner., 1847-05-12

 sEkai IEs once desrrmlhet es k4sSassing his rsar; bat on sxanflsag lle sssle of s,e men ubd hoeses. fonBd thNt ffe days sd miesks matrhshw imenns sans watching, and lxseem hei1ss hnna fnsinn. Asa so exhausted the asal atd tFctf dowu th&latles, N ssas next 10 impossible b mcesnpalEA a1ythinx without Test. We feHainea qsiet hsxe aasii ths a lassani, when pushed aromsaand cH the San I.uis read tn ssrxe raanssesca eaissi Icarnasian wlsese we fonnd between ssEs sHSi ssTTFs kssssza usaiA<d in tae most wfetehed eanditiest haslss those the9 carried with them ard ten hSv ena om sha nska, Here we took aheat ten psiseseEs fae mAfn nnEsAt thelr army having proceeded hA 10 the dreesinn of Sun Lass in very MAorganting roNditioA
 On the 59d she eHemY shFeW in Uua rear thse1gh ths pass@s oG the uonssains. 1eoo saralsy NAd saFs y n She morning q shs aeN day, the asa. msie aeHonsNFaiinns sgatns Sastlne and throughout ihe day They saeceeded at one snae ia eWllsam eff Dc communications htsween ,heei,y aud hxs,in ground. snd making seFeTaiptisoneFs hut were dFiyeA mQay hy the officer cowmAnshag in the city. with. fsso pieces of artillery. eovered hF aAoaf axtY fssa. They, however, watle ia pdssesslon q thg fesd. pFesented good mAny frssn running of 10 ts eisy. b which place Aasai 200 of cn nee hsa spaess'sa 1n getting Previessly to the cavalFT nesnpyipN ite rnad--they, the taaaways Eepostine lhst oar army WIS beaten and in fali Yefrssf
 The loss on both sides Mas vefy great se yeA may sappcee--eTscagh ~. on ours tp coSeFtha NANA1 country with meuraing. for aaong the pphlpel aud patest ol the land have IAleA. We bod 60 kfiie1 and so1 wemnded. The enemy h6s suiltfpd in stlft greater numbers. but as the dead and wounded ore scattered al over tue county it is dieait ts sss certain their number. The pFiscaesn Mho hnxa fallen into our hands. lbet@een aae and 9ea~a enaHeh Co extnange tar an wka have hesn fkNsA from asl las well ns some meaieal cfseess ssle he. hind b take care ef the wounded, say fheis kilea and wpsaded is 10, less thAa i,sea. end thsy ssy perhaps useFe..,l t zsrl NF I t3 sa,.a ( hope the greater rartion of the god peoris q the country wiil he satisfed wiii what ws hs 2 done ea this occasion. 1 hAtier myself tkaka oai | eempeiling Mexican army uf more than q. .eel men. completely osganisea aua led hy thslf ehlzl magistrate, to retreat. with less than se regular. and about fSur thousand volunteers. will meet tkei I approval. bad not a single company ef reguiai ] infantry: the whole was taken rum ine. ,s, I i was truly gFatihed- tp oisera that ihs ek3n magistrate Of your State had eealerFea oa yan thl rank of brigadier general in tho militia, And kRs 1 hoped the PreSsdeut ef the United Sfafes wouil have called you into service ss such with he nav 1 regiments. and hope he may yet do soy as I Aee' hardly repeat the pleasuFe it would ave me b b associated with you ia carrying oa this war Tn road so the city of Mexico from hese is now open and we only want few thousand q guoa regsiars ia addition to the volunteers to enable ns tp raasl l that place. What efeet our late battle wtli hat, l on santa Anna and the Mexican Congress. tim' must determine; but sincerely hope si will ieaa | | peace One thiag IS certain then principal nrn' has become dsmalishsd. and t pill be very daheni for them to raise and eqnip another < ,ss, .s l regretted 10 hear your ervp q sugar vas sIns cne but sincerely hope as the failure ol tha ersI general that the high prices obtained viii iais make up for quantity. l much fear have spun out this ioag. and ie yo' aninterestiag epistir, beyond your patience eseI to wade through t bal have the eoasaiation | know yon are not compelled to read inc whole Q any pat of it. wiil roaclads hy desiring yoa ! present most respectfully to y0sF excslissf lsdy 1 ss well as to my friend Coiahei Nicholas. ami Ee tept ny sincere wishes kaF the eoninasd health ss | prosperity of yoa and yours through . IoAg liis. with respect and esieens. ycAt friend.
 '. TAYLOR. 1 Gen F. G. ". RuTLkA kcnisianA.