Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-03-24
From The N. o. Picayune, March 6
Conflict with the GnerriHas.

The steamship New Orleans, Capt. Edward
Auld, arrived at an early hour yesterday morn
ing from Vera Cruz, having sailed thence on the
ID inst.
Our accounts by the ship France len Lieut..
Col. Biscoe and a small command, engaged with
a party Of guerrillas five times their number.
The issue was as we anticipated the guerrillas
were dispersed, though not without severe loss
on our part. The gallant Lieut.. Henderson and
twelve men were killed on our silc, aud the
Mexican loss is supposed to have been about
the same.
Col. Biscoe charged the gncrrillas three seve-
raj times. His teams are said TO have stamped
cd, and we regret to say that the Colonel was
compelled to leave his Killed and wounded be-
hind, and make his way TO Cordova. His way
ons, or the greater part Of them, were burned
the mules were taken by the guerrillas. Col.
Biscoc reached Orizaba the evening Of Feb. 22.
The Free american announces that the body
Of Lieut.. Henderson was brought back to Vera
Cruz on the LIST March, by Capt. Taylor's com
pany, who volunteered to go out, and were ac-
companied by several officers.
That we may do no injustice to Col. Biscoe or
his nina in regard to their skirmish with tho
gu~errllas-wbich is represented by some private
accounts as discreditablc to our arms-we COPY
the following account of it from the Free An.e.
ricdn of March l. 1t was written after the re-
turn Of Col. B. and his command to Vera Cruz:
"Lieut. Col. Biscoe lcft this city on the morn
ing Of the 10Th February, with detachments OF
Louisiana and Georgia dragons; on that eve
ming, about A o'clock, some forty or fifty guerril-
las were observed at a place called Alatacordera
a charge wassimmediately made on them, and
the Mexicans retreated 10 the edge of a chappa-
raj, when our troops, numbering about twenty
five men at that time, commanded by Capt.
Waflord Of the Georgia dragons, came close
upon them. Some 400 gucrrillas rushed out of
the chapparal, and n deadly conflict ensued.
Our troops, however, succeeded in passing thro'
their lines, and then calamity returned and again
opened the ranks of the Mexicans. At this mo-
ment, the main body Of the Americans, consist
ing Of about seventy-iye men, a up TO the
rescue Of this gallant little band, and a general
fight took place, hand to hand, in which we have
to regret the loss Of a friend, Lieut.. Henderson,
of the Louisiana volunteers, who was lanced,
shot, and deeply cut in the face by the Mexi-
cans. He died like a hero, and his name de-
serves to be recorded in the pages Of the history
Of his country. We have also 10 mourn the
death of four of the gallant Georgians who so
nobly charged the enemy. The other men of
the same corps were severely wounded, and
three Louisiana volunteers slightly.
The mules having given out from fatigue, it
was thought absolutely necessary by Col. Biscoe
to abandon them, although we understand that
he made all possible exertions to save them.
The guerrillas having retired from the field,
they were at different times pursued, but thew
were hot anxious to come 10 close quarters with
our troops.
The command then proceeded on 10 Cordoya,
and thence to Orizaba."