Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-04-10
VOL. v.
From our Ertra ef Sunday Wight.
GLORIOUS NEWS.

WALUEaAUUS INEAssS.
Battle of Buena VistaI Tay-
lor Victorious.
By the fine steamer War Eagle, we
received this morning. Esd inst.) ST.
Louis Republican Extra, of the 9th
ult, containing the following news, the
main features of which are no doubt
correct:
From the ". 0. Picayune.
GEN. TAYLOR VICTORIOUS
THE MEXICAN ARMY LED
BY SANTA ANNA DEFEATED
AT BUENA VISTA WITH
GREAT SLAUGHTER!
1t will be seen that the battle has
been won at the sacrifice of many
brave men.
Memoranda IF the battle, prepared
for the editor Of the Picayune,
b. Lieut.. j. j. C. Bib.
DIR. Turner, U. S. A., who arrived
at Matamoros on the 9th, from Mon
,erey, brought the glorious news of an
other brilliant victory over the Mexi-
can army. The scene of action was at
Buena Vista, a hacienda, about six
miles west Of Saltillo. The fighting
commenced on the 22d of Feb, and
ended on the esd. Santa Anna re-
tired to Auga Neva, distance of ten
miles, leavir four thousand killed
and wounded on the field. Santa
Annals Adjutsnt General and many
other officers and men are prisoners
The loss on our side was seven hun
dred killed and wounded. Santa An
mas force amounted to at least fifteen
thousand men; that of Gen. Taylor to
five thousand, almost entirely all vol
unteers. His army is composed Of
Washington's, Bragg's and Thomas
batteries; one squadron OF the lst and
one Of the Cd dragons; the Arkansas
and Kentucky cavalry; a brigade of
Illinois and one of Indiana volunteers;
the LIST Mississippi and the Cd Ken
lucky regiments, and one company Of
Texas volunteers. DR.. I. brought
list Of 63 officers killed and wounded.
Of the defences at the mouth OF the
river, know nothing, but have been
told that they are sufficient to make a
strong resistance. The force and ra-
tons at the Brazos, with force of ar
tiIlery and persons in the Quarter
masters employ, which can be raised
as garrison, is sufficient to drive
back command of at least $500 or
5000 Mexicans. The work which
may be technically termed n continu-
ed line. encloses all the Quartermas-
ter's and Commissary's stores in de-
pot. The parapet is formed OF barrels
of damaged Commissary's stores. with
sandbags for the superior slope. The
armament of the fort consists of four
pieces OF artillcry-two twelve and
two six Founders in barbette-which
sweep the foot of and cross their fires
upon the level plain over which the
enemy would be compelled TO adj
vance, and about three hundred mus.
kets to line the parapet. This was
thrown up when an attack was daily
expected. Nothing having reached rs
from General Taylor for many DAYS.
we believed him surrounded, as was
reported, and gave some degree of
credit TO the rumor of the advance Of
large force upon on! depots. After
waiting three or four days, expecting
the enemy. we received the glorious
news above-understood of course,
that the battle Of BRACES Santiago was
mo go;' and when | sailed, the artil-
lery of Fort Henry, instead Of moving
down the Mexicans. was pealing forth
a salute in honor Of old "Rough and
Ready" and his gallant little army at
Buena Vista.
We annex Santa Annals own ac-
count of the actions of Buena Vista, as
translated from the Tampico Sentinel:
CAMP NEAR BUExA YIsTA.}
Feb. 2Sth Is47.
Excellent Sir:-After two days Of