Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-03-17


JAMES |. BRYAN. Sec'y.
From the New O,leans Picayunr March 8.
ONE WEEK LATER FROM MEXICO.
Arrival of the New Orlesns.
Col. B1sCoEs CONFLICT WITH GuERILLAs.
The steam ship New Orleans, Capt Edward
Auld, arrived at an early hour yesterday NOR
ming from Vera Cruz, having sailed thence OIL
the 81 inst.
Our accounts by the ship France left Lieut..
Col. Biscoe and a small command engaged
with party of guerrllas FIVE times their num-
| her The issue was IA we anticipated ; the
guerrillas were dispersed, but not without Sc
we're lo.s on our part The gallant Lieut.. Hen
derson and twelve men were killed on our side,
and the Mexican loss is supposed to have been
about the same. Col. Biscoe charged the guer-
r.IIas three several times Ills teams are said
10 have stampeIed, an we regret 10 say that
the Colonel was compelled TO leave his killed
and wounded behind and make his way 10
COrlOva His wagons, or the greater part OF
them, were burned; the mules were taken by
the guerriIIas. Col. Biscoc reached OriZaba
the evening of the 22i uIt.
The Free American announces that the re-
mains of Lieut.. Henderson were brought hack
to Vera Cruz on the LIST March, by Capt Tay
| lor's company, who volunteered to go OIL,
with Cap:s FairchiId and Connolly, Lieuts
Pearson an Kelly. of the Lou sana vo unteers
and An lerson, of the Georgia volunteers
That we may do no injustice 10 Colonel
Biscoe or his command in regard to his Skin
mish with the guerrillas-which is represen.
ted by some private accounts as discredltable
to our arms-we copy the following account
of it from the Free American of the LIST inst
1t was written after the return Of Colonel Bis
coe and his command to Vera Cruz:
Lieut. Col. B:scoe left this city on the NOR
ming of the 18th February, Wi h detachment'
of Louisiana anil Georgia Dragons; on tina
evening, at about O'Clock, some forty or tif
~ guerrilleros were observed at place calles
Maturordern. a charge was immediately made
on them, ami the Mexicans retreated to the
edge of chaparal, when our troops, number
ing about twenty-five at that time, comman
ded by Captain Watford, of the Georgia bra
goon>, came close upon them, some four hun
drel guerrileros rushed out of the chaparai
and deadly conflict ensuel. Our troops
however, succeeded in passing through the
lines, and then galIantly returned and agar
opened the ranks OF the Mexicans. At thi.
moment the main body Of the Americans. con
up TO the rescue of this gallant little band, an,
4 general fight took place. hand to hand. il
which we have to regret the loss Of a fr'eni
Lieut. Henderson, OF the Louisiana Volunteers
who was lancet, shot. and deeply cut in III,
face by the Mexicans. He died like hero
AMI his name deserves 10 be recorded in thu
pages of the history of his country. We hav,
also to mourn the death of four of the gaIIan
Georgians, who SO nob'y charged the enems
The other men of the same corps were severe
" wounded, and three Louisiana Volunteer
t slightly.
The mules having given out from fatigue,
was thought absolutely necessary by Co one
Bscoe to abandon them, although we un Ter
| sanl that he made all possible exertons Il
save them.
: The guerrileros having rc:irel from the fel
; they were at different times pursued. but the
were not anxious to come tn close quarter
with our troops.
The command then proceeded on 10 Cordo
e va, AMI then to Orizaha.
e The following officers were in this engage
1 ment 1t Col Biscoe. commanding CaptaI
a Watfor 1, an / two Lieutenanis, Georgia mount
e e men; Capt Kerr; Its Henderson, [kiIle.!
e Berry. Hook, Mitchell, and Hunter
A train Of 100 wagons arrived at Vera Cru
: on the 29th ut. eScoGte BY portion of l.
J.. Col Biscoe's Mounted Volunteers, consi.tin
= of the companies of Captains Fairchild. Cor
: nelly. AMI Kerr, Captain Howe'x company {
). the 2 Dragons, an two companies of Mich
iyan Infantrv-2S0 in all. A corliny to III
r Free American of the LIST instant, Mexican
# who arrived with the train, reported that o
II or about the % ult Gen'l Santa Anna. wit
1000 men, hal an engagement with about 40
: Americans at Tehuacan, AMI that eight me
b hal been killed on the American siIe.
We do not know, says TIE American.
Il much ere lit can be attached to this report. b,
j we would not be al all surprise it Gen'l Ian
VI ha returnel to the pursui, of Santa Anna, =
e the American Star, of the 18th, published III
e following lines:
Again in the Saddle Orr Marion. wit
is Hays. Polk, ETC., is again in the sd Idle"
Ii 1.-THE letter of our correspon lent in the cit
/. of Mexico shows that Gen'l Lane hal gone
a different direction.-Eds PIC
e By this train the dates from Orizaha are (
y the 25th. an ! rom Cordova TO the 9th Co
is Bankhea1 is Governor of the for ner city, wit
Il command of 1900 men, consisting of I'll
= 18th Infantry. the Alabama Battalion. "a con
y pany of Dragons un Ter Lieut. Dorm. AMI Vi
re riouS de:arhments of Infantry.
l Col. Stockton of the Michigan Volunteer
le IS Governor of Cor Iowa. and his regimen
J. forms the garrison at that point A comp m
'e of Alabama Volunteers is also stationed Their
but would come down to Vera Cruz with ii
Dr. first train. Another garrison is TO be station
d Ell at Pa>o del MachO. under the commanl
Major Juile. of the Michigan regiment, VII
3. will have two companies of the same regimen
with him. AMI such other force as will
u thought necessary to command that place.
The following is from the Free American
ID the oath ultimo:
n A company of Louisiana volunteers. WI
70 fancied themselves enlisted "a cavalry onl
:, and who hesltated to do infantry duty wht
y ordered, were yester lay morning sent to Il
castle by order of Brig. Gen. Twiggs. Pr
| tn boz l. 81