Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-02-15
BURLINGTON HAWK-EYE.

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From the New Orleans Bulletin of the 26th ult.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM YUCATAN.
Another Battle fought on Mexican Soil
The American Army Victorious.
Our city was thrown yesterday quite
into state of excitement, blythe arrival of
the brig Machigonne, Capt. Chamberlain,
with dates from Sisal of the l4th instant,
announcing the fact that the American
troops now in Yuca,an, had met the In
dians in pitched battle, and had defeated
them with great loss on the part Of the
savages.
The following are the particulars:
On the Oath of December, Col. Besan-
con, with detachment of 300 men, attack
ed an Indian village, three leagues from
! Iehosueo, and after short engagement
took and burned it. The enemy's force "a
mounted to between 5000 and 5000 men.
In the engagement, Capt. Kelly and Lieut..
Campbell were mortally wounded, and a
private in Capt. J. ]. Gaines company of
Dragons, was killed. On the 25th, the
whole command, numbering nearly 500
men, under the immediate command Of Col.
White, left Tehosuco, early in the morn
ing, and almost Immediately engaged a
body OF Indians numbering several thou-
sand. They fought them for about five
leagues, but falling short of ammunition,
were compelled to fall back upon their for
mer post, with a loss of thirty Eight killed
and wounded.
In this engagement, we are panied to
learn that Lieut.. John II. Gallagher, of
Captain Maloy's company, Serg,s. Lane,
Cunningham, and Convey, of Capt. Biges'
company, and Corporal Morse, of Captain
Freeiand's company Of Rangers, were kill
ed, and Sergeant Major Martin severely
wounded. On the 27th, the regiment again
took up IFS line of march from Tehosuca
for Iela, an Indian town distant about six
leagues, and in short time again met the
enemy, who had been reinforced. Every
mile of the way was disputed, and we are
informed by one Of the officers concerned
in the affair, that the savages fought in a.
most determined manner. The road thro'
which the regiment had TO pass was thro'
dense chapparal almost impenetrable, and
across the way the enemy had erected at
short distances a most formidable set Of
frencheros or barbados with bitches, form
ed with the trunks of trees and rocks, with
loop holes conveniently for the use of mus
kets. The fight at seine of these obstacles
was very well contested, but the indomit-
able bravery Of the American arms COM
pletely carried the day; and by the time
the last barricadc was carried, the Indians
were III total rout, and the regiment en-
tered Tela at o'clock, p. NJ, with flying
colors. Destroying portion of the town,
they encamped there for the night, and, the
next morning, fred the remainder of it,
and reduced it to ashes. The entire loss
OF the regiment was eight killed and onn-
ded. The regiment then returned TO Te-
hosuca, where they arrived on the 29th,
alter some more bard fighting. On the 9th
instant, Colonel White took up his line of
| march for the seaport town of Bacalar,
where the Indians were reported to be in
large numbers, under their celebrated lea
der, lNIcID PAT, and where a severe en-
gagement was anticipated.
With this cheering news, we learn that
IN the previous engagements, the main body
oil the Indians have been driven back into
the interior at least fifty leagues, and their
/ spirits so completely broken, as TO give
grounds for the opinion that they would
not make offer for another battle. The re-
suits ofthe engagements have completely
taken the Yucataneos by surprise, and
have caused them 10 look upon the
American troops with feeling akin to
reverence. We are Informed that but ff-
'y OF the Yucatan troops were with the
regiment, and these only as camp follow
ers and servants, who expressed their as
ton'shment in the most graphic manner,
when they saw the Americans upset the
barbados and plunge over them upon the
enemy. The entire loss Of the savages in
the engagements is not known, but is sup
posed to have been very great.
The following officers came over as pas
sengers on the Machigonne. They are all
on furlough. on account of ill health
Capt. J. j. Gaines, Captain d. c. Briggs,
Capt. Edmonson, Lieut.. c. C. Hicks,
Lieut.. A. Blakely and Lieut.. Brown.