Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-24

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| ,; L.ing untenable, as the expected assistance
VS. not given, we returned 10 our horses under
ne hottest fire tina! several thousand muskets
could pour upon US. Some OF our horses were
killed. several wounded, and others frightened
broke loose. lInrman WInn fell as he rosc tue
hill wicro our horses were hitchrd
We had scarcely formed at the Ranch when tn"
Nex,c.u LancrrS in body about TWO THOUSAND
sw,.p, down and formed in beautiful order about
IA hundred yards IN front OF Us.
The command was gwen and we charged thew.
thew separated IN two divisions. and we Dor" down
hard urOu those ON the left. Our huihO'r lhphEh
ve acted in cohnrrlion with the Kentucky Reg.
ment under Coz. Marshall, was not more Than
,hree hundlcd and fifty, or four hundred The
L,nrers met US half way must give them
credit The firht then VAS hnnd 10 hand, aud
not a word was spoken, not n sound heard except
the reports Of carbinrs. tho clash "i swords and
lanccs. We rolled through the ranch III cIond
Of dust and smoke. The enemy gav1 way, ana
escaped across the deep gully to tho rig i-S"mc
of them; the others wheeled and returned 10 their
Infantry nj the mouutlln.
We paid dearly for our glory. In the few
minutes of the conflict Col. Yell had iuIIcn, Capt.
Porter, John Pelham, Richard Sanders the stand
| ard bearer OF Independence. AMI several others.
! Darwin Stewart rode perhaps /" o hundr"d yards
before he fell. passed hrin hnt uIi not know
| him at the time; lao was upon ms face, and many
| of our men wore sllnliar dresses.
! Dead M,.Xrcans were strpwn everywhere.
Josh Danny had Ierkcd from his hnrsr and
| plunged lance Through his mead nni he'll htm
pinned to the ground. Those wound d b'Gg.I
| for life. But no quarter had brch shown 70 our
wounIrd men on tHu field; ~! oLc OF II m hrI
escaped when ovcriahcn by these ermc I,nrrr,.
From lup time ol our charge. the I.pcmy b. . an
to faster. \ battery was brought To bear upon
the rrlrcnlInL lnn;"rN. gNnI over D" rood - Iu'
RIGHT. Il vas supported by Col. VI ~ Drlgoou,
and Capt. Pixies >quuIron OF our R'Ym mt winch
wjrs attached 10 the drug1unS a. Il kind Of icrrb'
.'rrscrrr for moro desperate work. We n.,,rd
tins 81 rIrJn IN i"r cHrrEr, hu, aS II Ms o.trn-
atr from is. bor. t." wuo. bruu! of !Ir Il iLl;,
! and Their "rcsr.,c' Wi dcJpr L. IN from .ls.
honor That Was won.
Tn" irur"r> 1~luG rout"l. our ur,..nry hnLon
10 play up,n the Nr\Irrn Inf,n!ry Il. tn: foot ct
The. mo Inuul. Il WIS supported by Inc r'murni,
Of the kru.unky and Arhansa, R.g,s. Nnmbrr~
had lost their horses by having Ihcm k.nI auI
wJIuIri.
\ ou! lhls tim" shower Of hail and rain was
add ! 70 lIr shower ut bullets. Tins Wa D!ouJ,y
uuroaIur.n1.n. for SO were all as 'lLr!y Irr-~,.I
ns pp~- -,.n an som .oi .un uIrn wrr" btr.l.r...
Anv ug lost ru"Ir cups 10 lAr harry of the action.
Tu. enemy h.uL pr. ,,rd loo co>c s.ut 81
wh.t" lrL over 10 our battery. THIS Was ' a
MrNIcnn >ubtcrtu-'. for wnl,c the l1g was com
my IOr tlc phT'l ih'y were CSC pln5 a> Last u
they could.
Ga other parts of the iic'd, tho battle had b.ru
kept up Without iulcrml>>lou slnco lis cunuIrurc.
mnnl IN the morning. The cannous of Clp,r0u
Washington had been ppIrnL nl every tir' ia,
most fatal destruction INTO the cnrmy's rau,s,
| insy wore c"rtnturS fools 10 think that our armN
could be conquered, with dcsccnLrni OF the
Father of lis Country AMONGST us. aud the halll,
commenced on IA" 22ni. II WIS the nrtIIcr,
rIt. A,,1.
perhaps be u'arnL Of the defeat Of Your country.
IN II at ljr.un VISTA.
Iur IuuoIs volunteers fought like vc, rams;
but the M,s1,,lPpan, bon" lho palm from ali.
f"wrris T." close Of the day Col. II rrd.n fell.
I'ut ne died with glory enough to nuke : D, Inc.
I.Ivy hIu.
! lic:,ro ~,o.., tho " N.,rn arms were -i,.n.rI
}a eve y part OF lo li'l. Blt our ar,HU.ry
lnI1 !":cIuo, oHg ai:o5 lr'y h,i cr,s,d - I.,uru
nur fire.
Warn ,urrr romeia-I noIntug nor, ro- Us t,
10, We wee ordrrra to move 10 the >punG, ii,
HLrmr VISA = refresh oIisr.,cs wiki raw h,ror.
cracnrIs and CO. - .;rr. u e had uII uJluuI
mor' sine" the mornuI OF the 2l>I.
i In trH INITIATES ~ pturur to ln. Inc> ot' Ia.
army at tn" pass. Tina, ended the % of 'r5 u
Try, 1917.
An alarm awakened US an honr or 50 before
day ON tine , llh rs usual. DNIr.at hro,r bu,
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Il Tho word was pissed, anl IN a few moments
shouts OF victory broke forth from all q Itrlcrs.
Col. Roano in conmrnd WAS srnI on a scout
with our RnGt. We passed up the valley VII.
Messing scenes ofdcrih and misery at every step
4 Tho wounlrI sat 10y tho dcnd. and friends were
o'h to leave. We took prisoners as fast a. wc
d could wish. or manage after we had aken thrnl
Tho cnrnnGr had been dreadful Manglrd bolic,
IN groups lko sleeping friends lay thick wherever
; our eyes turned. KIdrrs and horses, stray leg,
4 and arms wcro scattered. wherever we rode.
| have convcrSCd with men who have gone
4 through many battles, but they all turn to this
c ms this bIoodlcst Of thnm all. Monorcv's glory
n fades before IT, The is crded The brI Ihl
i est page of our country's History may now b.
: hIIed with the victory Of Bucna Nls.a-anL il
d Tas IRON by Volunteers.
t Our loss amounts TO seven hundred killed
D.. wounded, and prisoners. The enemy loft abou
Two thousand dead on the field.
; Inc killed in the Aris. Rrgt according Il
d oo,' hoane $ Report, amouniS, TO twenty. tn rec
anu 'orty wounded, most Of them dangerously.
. Very respectfully yours, G.
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