New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-16
sLAUGHrER OF MExICANs BY TEXAN RANGERS
The Court Of Inquiry and Gen. Scott

Ffom the y o. Picsyune Of The sih.
The steamship Sew.oreans Capt. Edward Ard, arrived
a. an early hour Yesterday morning irom err uA ni'
Ing sailed thence on the 2i.inst NJ.
our accounts By the ship France eit Lieut. So.
90 nes their number The issue was IS we anticipated
the verilas were dispersed but not without severe loss
on our part. Tue gallant Lieut.. henderson aLu t"eNe
men were killed our side, aud re Mexican loss sNp
posed 10 have been about me same.
Coi Rscoe charged the guerriss three several times
His teams said 10 have peded and we rcsfe, 70 &
that,he Colonel compelled 10 leave his killed ana
voursed behind and make his way 20 Cordovs BIS was
ons or the greater part Of them were turned tne
were taken by the guerrlss Col b'seoe reaeneu 0i'A
s r~ Isar Announces that the remains Of Lieut.
Henderson were brought back to Vers Graz on ,ne ~
March by capt. Tayor's company VINO Voluhlee'Su "
vo ont with Capts Fairchild and Connouy Leu,s ,
., "a Esiv OF the Louisiana volunteers, and Lieut.
Anderson OF the Georgia volunteers. a., .
Toatwsmav DO no IN ustee TO Col Biseoe or his com
mand In regard TO his skirmish with inc guetuas,
which j. represented by some private accounts As
Itsbie 10 our armswe copy the following account OF
from the Free american OF the LIST Inst II was written
afer the return Of Col Blscoe and ME eommanH 10 'eA
Lieut. Col Bi.eoe efl ihs city the morning o. tae
lgh Fsbruary Win dstachmeus Of Louisiana and Oeotgs
Drsyoons: On that evening, AZ about O'CLOCK some ,oJ
or ifS rusrrlleros were observed At place csed msa
cordeTa charge was inr eciately made on tns, su
the Mexicsns retreaed TO the sdse o. -, rroe
our troops numbering about @-nty uNe men ~ ne
commended by Capt. Wsrord OF the georgia Dissoons
them 400 guerrleros fusNeu OUT v
the chappsrs aud deadly conflict eusued Our troops
however succeeded 10 passing through tnelI nes, -
then sslsnty returned aud a2hn opened tn9 a., ~
~ ,ba MsxcGns ~ this moment tho mho booy OF
liz Asriesus consisting in al! OF about seventy hVsmen
rse 90 10 the rescue OF his gallant little banl 800
general ght took psoe, hand TO hsno 10 whlen We nv
~ Inc oss OF friend, Lieut. Henderson, OF the
Iouisi.na yolusteers who was anced shot ana deePiS
nt in fbs face by the Mexiesrs He died hke nero ana
~ ae deserve, 10 recorded in the peges OF the hso
~ Of his country We have also 10 nourn me oet VI
-, ,bs sslispt Georgiaps who V.noby charged the
hsru IN q
wounded and three Louisiana volunteers slsnuy. /.
The mules having even o., from iat que =, bn
though we understand that he made all possible ehston'
having retired from the field, they were
a, dssrent times pursued but they were not anxious 10
come to close quarters with our troops -, 49,.
The command thea procesaea on 10 No'uo'S' uu ''NN
IT, foIlowisc officers were in this engagement Lieut.
Col Biscoe commanding, Capt NaLofc ehu Two ~ ~
t.re,fs Csorgis mounted ulen Capt. Kerr Leuts Ten
derson (silleo.) Berry, Hook, Mitchell and Hunter.
train Of 100 wagons arrived AZ Vera Cruz on the 29h
ult escorted by portion OF L. Col DISC
volunteers consisting Of the companies OF Caps fs-
child Connolly sri Kerr, Capt. Howes company o. tn'
On dragons and.two companies Of Michigan infantry
2a0 in ali According to the Free Amertcah OF the Is
.t Mexican VINO arrived with the train, reported ina
on or about the p nit. Gen. Santa Anna, win ZOV
men had an engagement with about 400 Americans al lie
huacan and ths, men had been killed Oh ina American
side. , r. -. ,,
"a, be attached TO this report but would not be at al
s,roTi.ea m CEN Lave had returned 70 the pursuit
santa Anna az the AmsyfeaH sor Of the the lsth pub
lished the following lines
.sa;n "a the Saddic--Our Marion, with Hsys, Polk
etc is sgain IN the seddle."
rrns letter of our correspondent in the City Of Mexi
"a sh Wa that Gen. Lane had gone In different direc
/ uon.-Eds. Pei .o,,. -,
nv this train the dates from 0rzsba are 10 the 20 an
from Cordovs 10 the 27h Col Bankhead Is Governor
the former city, with command Of 200 men, consstn
OF the 18Th infantry. the Alabama battalion. company
DRAGONS under Lieut.. DorD, and various detaehmens
infantry.