New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-15

ysr,csns had fallen fsr IN ne rear. ard slowly
progressing under my nnetats sapertntencsnee rhen
Il reported that the enemy bad appeared n 'front.'
Col HAYS was Immediately ordered 70 repair 10 the head
q the column and The enemy with ne advance
gusft H. fsusd small tarv - ooscrTsi''n falnins
In Under he pursGt q -oo NrNean lHoecis ne
promptly rspuiset them ans with Capt Roberts an CON-
PAW and Lsuts. Riseiy, W-7pe, Waters. AcDonsf,
Balc Ani my private secretary, iif- fhtIfs, lum-
bcruC il al about IS meu, gAl-nty chsrseif prcAe
a. pursue tie sDfmy acfoss an e2telocl fnn Al "f
4 long rrsru .ols ascent toward the mountains. frlr
which they had made tie ltiack Midway q ne All me
sceny ha5cI ant attempted 10 rally. Iney wheeled 10
he ont bat fs1s rapidly before The continued charge
they s.aln broke. ani fsi over ihl summit. o N. noun
tan clossv flowei D. Col HAYS, Win lie snM iJEce-
Here tre my rtitflfcriby reserve or I'VE Llh-
sret lsrcsrs undeI the clnmsnt Of Gen N1A- Tue
mounted rifemen nct herS Emei viii iAtfes tnc theI
r.vovers ana rides havrg al been csccage1 10 ordered
his small force 70 their original position Ih
order SEs ccouy ooeyei, ard ne uen retired 90 Sod Or
der. under ne il ctAre 20 f1r .IFe lInalel l-I~els
Having retained . hti. position, To- enemy were I'M
me-stey repuscd and the post maintained uni ne ar
rival q the artillery under Lieut. fieas arc q me esN
gooLs. under CAPT Lewis, whom had ordered 10 iIe
'front.' nm fattiy peEcclg1g the strength OF ne ere
ny. 4 "a. 70 these excellent officers % remark that
they moved forward % the engagement with that promp
tu.s ard 41cty for ~hich they have been tsiil
.uished TheartIery WAS Immediately unlimbcrcd, When
The enemy retired % the mountains and. RECEIVING re-"
rcurls grace and canister they disappeared For sew
erA they continued 70 hover about our march ~
scattered deschmeus 100 remote Tor the assault OF OH
already sted horses And though the rncmcn dism0unt
ed AM attempted % Teach them foot aud the artillery
was several times unmhered and brought 10 bSar upon
Them .. impossible 70 bring them 70 another engage
uent- Our loss IN tbs affair was two killed and iEo
.lighti1 wounded.
The loss of Lieut.. Rigciy ms acting assistant Al ltant
General. who WAS mofia.y wounded while GAL ntly
charging with his comrates by the side Of Col Hays
deeply ssddens the feeling q satisfaction with which
report the brilliant conduct Of this small party 81 the pas
ofGAiaxrA Private Wan. wspas. OF The Rangers, also
nn bEayely fighting among ,hs foremost Ia the charge
Lieut.. waters, ard enc oiter, were slgally wounded
The less OF the enemy IN this affair IS not accurately as
certsne5 but could not have been less than hity killed
ard WOUNDED. or the killed, were two Captains, one
Lieutenant and also three non-commissionet Ofhcers or
ARTILLERY During the engagement the Mexican drivers,
cutting mules the made their escspc
This rendered u necessary 20 destroy All the captured
property except the large pieces OF artillery and the
hres most Of which were distributed tho mounted
and tbs remainder destroyed. Never di sny officer act
with more gaantry than aid Col Hays In this affair Of
the 2ah. when he found li necessary 20 retire for the
purpose OF reloadinghs having ssbrss-he halt
e n their rear and enemy advanced. deliberately
shot them dead, and covered hts retreat until the
arrival Of reiniorcements.
AT about 10 o'clock OF the morning Of the 25h, We
rived a. Atllxc0 After four hours rep0se moved on
To Pue0a where arrived without farther molesston,
a. o'clock in the aHcrn0On-hayiRg been absent sixty
hours
Ihsve tho honor 10 be- cir, very respectfully your ooe-
dent servant. JOSEPH LANE Brig. Gen. L. ;. A.
70 r JOINS, Adyl Gen. L. : A. Warrington, d. c.