Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-17
F,og, the ArkJnsls SiIts Dtmcrlt-EIird'
FRIpAY EVENING, April 9, lSl7.
FROM ORR VOLUNTEERS.


FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS.
The following items Of intelligence, in relation
10 the. battle OF Bucnl Vista, we're geancd Dy Us
from cou,cr>aiiuus " Ih Lieut.. John W. F"'ricN
nud Ii. Stuart. of the Johnson coln'y company
AMI Lieut. Tombelnn, Of the Franklin county
roupanv Of Arkansas MoJntol Gunner, ""o
arrived on the s. b. Arkansas y. ), on yesIcrdty
morning. aud have passed NJ, on 'hc'r return
Lcmr. These gentlemen had been discharged
previous to the igh', in sonscq qlcnce OF long anu
severe sickness, but participated IN ana p7r'ooN
Of its dangers. We were suown, by Lieutenant
Stuart, Mexican curOne, which hc brought oil
us i trophy. Laylng exchanged Il tor the one He
used during the N, lee, which he discharged Il
Zines; but. On the iSin, i mssed fire, "hcn tie
threw it down and picked up "nc wHIcn had been
dryp,cl Ly one Of tho slain o.! the enemy. It Is
a ,ery common looking Pl.c', aud las the low
er" slgmp on il.
They assure US l,..I there is 10 truth IN the r..
pol!s Of Letter writers, through the New Orleans
pape,s, that the Arkansas regiment d'sgr'trd IT.
$ f Jy ngoriJuslv rctrcntug. Tho only time
:hey /, treated was when opposed by Vastly 81.
pcrur bodies Of lh9 Cucmy. AMI "rlo ordered
uach BY their superior olcers, 10 posi-, wnero
they sustained themselves Ike mcu. The occur
rcu,o winch may have @ly II,c to tho report"
they ,Aluh, arose from ) VI / mrn from each OF
..r several cOmp0aus, w"o lad been ,rit III
rhars, of the horses, A.u.u5 fl d nou ch2rE,
r.aJu by large JOiy Of tie enemy.
Af,r the battle. It, Col. Joau 5. Eaa&c was
elected Coouel Of ,he AuaaustS Regiment, ia
place Of Col. yell, who, as b.lorc STATED, fell
uhHe CALAMITY charging lie ,ormy. AI.uant
Meyers. Of Lafayette comfy, vas c.cci.d Lieut..
( Co'. III &c soIm Of houu".
We have been unable 90 "J;1jnn complete lio,
Of lIrl and Wouo.yI Of the Arkausl, regiment.
/ The following are al Nrran a>ccrt1ln:
! In the JoinSJl county CON any. the kMtH were
DAVID HOGAN AID Pleasant Williams; and the
tr0undei, John y. Adrms (,on Of Gov. Adams,)
Ralph FarnuII. and Vim. G.5son--aL slightly.
In tho Franklin company, tic klHei were
! James W. Tombcrn, George Martin, and Frank.
lin Brown; aud the ,ro&aicl, Alfred IIarrs, slga!'
~, and jackson Wu.u,.h, severely.
Pope company-kHeI, Wm. Tcagur, and OF
others; rounIei, David Logan severely.
I DUiey'S (PuIask) mPany--&iHd, John Pei
agm. Of Little Rock; lr)qnlel, Joshua Dau'cy,
severely, but not supposed Inortj
. Sericr county company--ki led, - G,crr.
IdychdeNce county ompany-kHlcd, Captain
Pwttr. and - Panther.
Saline county company-kWcl, TLomTs RO.
land, jr., trJundei, Ii. T4os. ~ Rr.icr severe
Iy.
LW'e Eoc, Gaurh -roaai1I, c. l.. SULLIVAN
aDI Isaac Joaus1l--lo,N ,.l-lt.y.
Cra~t1rL county comany-C9H'ojn Du'ard,
!Mcd, Dar,in Steward aud lipmon W!mn. uoHH
Ied-Cco. Y. Lo.hnm aud b. +. Ross, s.Jg tIy.
The Whole number of killed in tho Arkam,N'
Rrgimcnt. rs osc"r'"''"' '' '~' "'"' '"' 0'''c
"tS 10.
We h,vo s.ncc seen Gen. T,y los ,hieinI &c
sqa;rIcs, anI the fJ.oN.n, additional stof hi.'r,
..ij wo";I j may yo a"rI. We "ic ut.pJa +
-n" 'hr rompan3cr to winch lhcysuso.a'|y h.,ong
In !hn Alh's. re- sM,h, IT, ;otA ht""i IS
vo.a@cl 81.
EH,F,-Ccrr., X. ". 51unl.rs; D.iv., Wm
r"ipHs, G. II. IIis2Ous,J J. Roy, and ". Robinson
+ Woundcd.-Z. d. Boy ard, Sgt; II. s. IIarniI
ton, Sgt.;M. L. PopHn, Corp; PrISalcs, VI. Kelly
\. +. Nicholson. ". p. &y.rcy. Jas. Pewter {
Tayo L. McMayncler, |. +. A en-, N. Graham
=, Y. Jones, L. McCoo J. Williams, l.. B. Deck
worth, J. Roy, l.. y. Browshi, ". Turner, J
Bigcrs.of, W. Gibson. R. Arnold, J. LowaI.cn
! .Hissing.-L. S.ccI, las, Green, Geo, Norao,I
u. Parker.