The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-04-21

both very much cut TO pieces and disabled
Late in the evening, Gen. Scott came upon
the field, and brought with him Cen. Shields's
brigade Of volunteers, whohet advanced to the
support of the forces now under Gen. Cad
waluder; butIl was too late-they did not get
into position until in the night
"The next morning before daylight, the bril-
gade Of Pierce advanced, in execution of the
original order of battle; renewed the assault
in front, vii lie Riley's brigade, supported BY
Cadmalader, turned his left, assaiIed The enc
my's works in reverse, and CALAMITY carried it,
capturing a large force Of the enemy, % guns,
(among them those lost at Buena VistaO and
killing in the engagement between 600 and
500 Of the enemy.
Shaving achieved this signal and brilliant
victory, Gen. Pillow Immediately resolved TO
pursue the retreating forces of the enemy, and,
while his troop7 were flushed with victory,
give battle to a large force u still at Santa
angelo, which he did, and drove them before
him. lie then sent an officer of his staff back
to Gen. Scott to say to HIM, if he would cause
Gen, Worth to cooperate with him, he would
sweep around the valley, and assault the
strong works of San Antonio in reverse, and
carry that place SO as 10 open the direct
route TO the capital for the advance Of his siege
train upon the other battery on that road. Gen
Scott replied that Worth should cooperate
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the valley at the head Of his triumphant forces
uatil he reached within one mile of San IN
tonic, where he halted to give his troops a short
time to recover their breath and exhausted
strength before engaging with the enemy at
San Antonio.
While waiting for this purpose, Gen. Scott
overlook the army. At this moment it was
discovered at the distance that the enemy
(seeing their work had been carried, and that
they were about to be attacked in the rear,)
had abandoned the work al San Antonio, and
fallen back on a second strong work at Santa
Martha. Gen, Scott, who now assumed COM
mand, Immediately directed Twiggs's division
to advance upon the left, and to arrest and cut
off all the retreating forces Of enemy, while he
ordered Gen. Pillow to lead Cadwaladcr's bril-
gade to advance and assault the enemy upon
the right and in front.
"Twiggs's division soon became Desperate
y engaged with the enemy's lett at Santa
Martha. Pillows division, in the effort. to get
to the battle-ground, got entangled among
some bitches, wide, and waist deep in mud
and water. (2) The General dismounted from
his horse, and, p%lunging through, called upon
his column to follow him, which they nobly
did. He advancedrapidly with it, in front of
enemy's main work, and finding it would be
cut down by the terrible fire of grape and CAR
lister which swept down the, road, he turned it
into the field on the right, to attack the main
battery on its left flank. Here his forces and
Gen. Worlds were joined, and went forward
and CALAMITY carried ;his work (3) in c%opiunc-
ton. During the advance upon this work, the
General himself was knocked to his knees by
The concussiono of aeapnon ball, which brush
ed his head. In the course OF the action he
shot a Mexican officer and killed him with has
pistol.
"The enemy's battery being taken, Pillows
and WoIth's divisions pursued the enemy until
they came under the fire of the enemy's guns
from the battery at the very gates of the city.
(4)
"During the battle in which the first work
with 90 pieces of artillery was taken, Santa
Anna was present all the time upon the field
of battle, commanding (5) his forces in per-
son.
"Our total loss was heavy, amounting in
killed and wounded to about CO. 8O0-the en-
emy's to near 5000. In the two works the en-
emy's forces amounted to at least 10000 men.
His positions were remarkably strong and well
fortified, and in every case he was driven out
of his works at the point of the bayonet.
The Generals well devised plans of battle
his j%udicious disposition of his forces-his cool.
ness and daring during the whole of this Ter
rible battle () IS the subject of universal con-
graduation among his friends, and general re-
mark with all.
Very respectfully"
CD Erased-' said to be''.
~ Interlined-" the Generalu.
(3) lnterlined-" in coniunclionn.
(4) Erased" During this great battle,
which lasted two days, Pillow was in COM
mand of all the forces engaged, except Worries
division, ~hich ~as not engaged c~rceptin taking
the last work. Gen. Scott gave bul'. 1.-THE
words in ltalic.in this paragraph were not eras-
ed in the original.-Ed.l
~ Erased" in formn.
(6) Interlined-" about".
% Erasure-" has completely silencod his
enemies and''.
Letter from Henry Clay.
Below we give the letter of Henry Clay an
n%ouncing himself as a candidate for the Presi.
dency before the National Caucus. We have
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