Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-03-22

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Division. It's gallant COMMANDER shed
tears, as he sawthss havoc made
among his msgs
Against !llesestsso sEresses, thus
sup paEsed 1!anHy. the
American. side snBf liing xas oppose but
SINAI al I'd "a raIiaalY insisnifl
nun soi ilfaa nf1und alIo-
set s!st fitn use afsfltery.
S hiie these sfSf q ere thus becoming
hoiiy engaged GeGS lds4si,h his Brig
sasls and Sen Piereesai ts portions Of the
Ssh, i2th. and 18th Regiments. Of new
Regulars aud two iSSnled Howilzers,
were ordered To- place themselves hastily
to The rear Of ga,sovssname Notifications
ans,he; uorth side o &c ghurlbusco River, and
fsaI fs;litrsi to- the civ Ebis was effected
5vspprsuing aroad, leading Oil from the
lef, of Mycoacan, forsliaH annie OF more.
lhcn hy filing 10 the right -ihrough al ex'
rensve corutieId. belonging iothc Hacienda
de. los Portates. The Howlzers were
Eplaiited on the;Sonth side ofihe Hacienda,
fana were proiecledS5hyzaslow brick wall
The whole body ofihestalantry under the
command ofGen. Shields. was ordered 10
form, rs the Regimene necsme up by tank
movemen, On. rishtaaYa file into line o'
hattie, TO 'heSE az anasesprtn ol me nae. A.
en!la lg.an 9pe.f laeesss PLAIN ~ .""s
Sensiny's Infantry cousisting of somethree
For four thousand sgexientcd along the road,
Leading from the B5idgslbead 10 the city
,ts(0r AT least a ft)urlhsso aaaiile, to the vii
NEfaee 'I :. I"f'alfs. al VII WIZ a"J ~" @ ronr
ran "i!cn SIX Slsse;sss OF esssas.se' "'"e "u
ors,S 'ee' oeel,.nssssyls' "a'e. ar W -,
nanheu o" olSls'',srs ~ 5sas.ns ~, ~ nrs ~
OF 1"ur .ssis !as 'hoaiH .I .eu ~
he'se ohlaesshi as4sysfanl' 'nr'us" .'I
intervals offs8nicns stee eteruy n,'e''eu
lsIh-!r hre; 9ny lhesssH HANK o. ueIeIa' 'h
Shlells, llne.to ipeaseef,n, " as sl.ua'eu .us
lsyillaseeofa' or! r!aless=oseap plsd ny meS'eah
ssi.iItantry; an,iIm,n ediafsty III rear ol lhe
q EEgillaae swas. statioleasa heavy body OF
ls.sIexican Cavalry, soGle3 900 slrong-said
skls5have been. head BY Santa Anna him.
ss;Sssff. From three directions, then, viz -
! sEifom the front. the flank. and the half rear
s the enemy 10 the number of seven or eight
thousand, covered hyi;ohjects Of defence
fred npon the American line. Between
This liriiess.4and the enetny's works not an OBJ
slacle existed TO the passage ofbulIcts. j
was level plain almost knee deep in mue
and water.
40 ,bo d;aeront Rep;ments came up
,hev formed themselves, s,,as stated into lin,
nr L,,,Ie within deadly ranoe of the enc
mr,s fire. So terti6ieSand fatal was tn,
r I,i,or n Reciment md scarcely time /.
Garu hsrnro !, Was forced 10 retire an,
cover i,solc lFor; ttSs:4reasop. the l2,h
l5,h and New-4YSrk Regiments soor
souSh, shelter behind, and within the en-
!, closures Of the Hacienda. When The Pal
! me,,n Regiment, ari iiic,i " as in the rear o.
:, The march. came nm "a form, every othc
.lsRe Resaimeu, had .beensscompeled 10 relir
: ssstsiYofss sihes6ei,.ss Workers wer
TnIrur JI, fTUIrueH ,---P5-.r
fifty men killed and wounded. :Bnt:th
e EPametoes, though Standing alone. march
r ed up and formed into line o: battle a
r. handsomely as they ever did on drill an
! then continued theirTnarch by the from
against the enemy with scarce wave y
5 the line. Fhey wers snon hal'ed, h"wev
: fr' and 'rdere', to opsn lire, huI sceIh
. me havoc made IN ineir e ranks by the enc
{ my ana mat II waSA unsus'alned ny an,
. other troops, The Genera', after leV
, minutes, comnIaneed The Regiment Il
withdraw to The cover OF the Hacienda
ms command was fetnc'ahIy oocyed, bu
executed IN Good order; NOT understand
ing 'n'iy me onJect o,l me oraer' '~o com
Pa"'es aS. on 5ne .e.', 1aileo !oopey u prompt
y. ne nlea.euaa.,n - coln',lano o' com
pr"y ~ sus5e 5ei,e' ,os'"e ga''an' o'p' all
OF company d. tney smo"'d Stand am
hSht' WIN as maca sa!lanlry as mef
neeu cover, 'n's nishrm'ndeh Captain and
MS brave ouoanerns, ca''cu upon theI'
men 10 Inaimta'n 'he Shonor "i tne!r olate
Inc Grave fellows noniy oneyeh the caii
anu 'heSe TWO companies Kept tnel' posi-
non and ionsnt some minutes alter The
resi- han ro.'Fe''. Near ey, s'nod Inc MAJOR
OF the heSimeh' ''oldiy encouraging IN all
the ardor ol heroic valor, to- deeds Of darihg
aud bravery. 1t wasnol I'LL the order Tor
retiring had heen twice reiterated, that the
above name companies were induced to
leave their position. They Withdrew at