The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-09-11


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head 81 part of his forces leaving % men
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s;;ok and wounded CROSSED the ountsins by
s s ,sarenf route than that saken "a The Pa.
triots, and placed himself with hosaies oI
the south side Of the bills. The Patriots
made their appearance in small parties at oii-
lferent points, which kept the troops q con-
Ifinual movement. The roads in the pam
are filed with water from recent rains, and
the reports continually speak Of the labor q
the soldiers in marching through continued
sloughs. The appearance Of party OF Ia
triots near Callajabos, a small town two OF
three leagues from Guanajay. drew the troops
to the east. The next day they were an
Inounced as being far west of the army
The troops again took up the line of march
west, through the worst possible roads, and
on Sunday morning, the 18th, Gen. Emma
was advised that Lopez was at small coffee
estate at the footof the hills, one league from
San Cristobal, (Which town you will find on
the road through the southern plain nearly
south Of Bahia Honda. The estate belong
ed to the family of Lopezs wife, and Lopez
had in former years lived there. Gen. En-
ma Immediately put all his troops in motion,
about 1000 men, and when near the estate
divided them into two columns, one Of which
he placed under the commander Rosales and
ordered to attack the flank of the enemy; the
other he led in person. When he came in
sight Of Lopez S men they were reclined IN
der some mango trees, it being about noon.
On the appearance of the troops the Patriots
took to the trees; when the charge was order
ed, they left these and lined a fence. The
troops advanced very slowly, notwithstand-
ing that the trumpet was blowing the "charge
bayonet," and the General endeayored to
stimulate them to amore rapid motion, even
striking officers and men with the fiat Of his
sword. Despairing at their cowardice, he
ordered small number of grenadiers to fol
low him, and seeing the small number of the
Patriots he advanced at a rapid pace with
some ten or twenty brave fellows who fol
lowed him. He was received with murder
Gus GOODNESS. Notaman remained standing
after the first discharge, and the only one not
wounded was the General s aid, whose horse
received eight balls
Gen. Emma received rife shot in the abb
domen and a Craze on the temple When
he fell the column halted and very soon were
in confusion. Roseles seeing this, instead
of advancing retreated and took up posi-
ton on a hill the hating column exposed to
the cool and steady fire of the Patriots
Seeing their men fall on all sides, foreverY
shot told upon the dense mass, began to re-
treat, and soon broke into fight, not hating
until they got to the town of San Cristobal.
Gen. Emma was taken into hut by the road
side and guard of twenty men could not be
gathered to protect him. He was carried in
a cot to Candelaria and died on the sugar es-
tate of Chapotin, on his way to Ceiba del
Aqua, to take the cars for town. His death
was kept as secret as possible, but soon leak
ed out. At San Cristobal my informant
counted ffty-six wounded men and officers in
the temporary hospital. Gen. Rosales took
the command, and on doing so addressed the
troops and assured them that the tactics
should be changed; that the enemy should
not be attacked in his trenches, and the sol
diers should be saved from forced marches
Since then that column has done nothing.
The great cry is, when will the reinforce
ments come that Lopez may come down iutt
the plain, where his friends can join him
The city is still filled with horror at the afro
cious and barbarous indignities comfnittec
upon the remains Of Crittenden and bis IN
fortunate companions. The secret of theii
surrender is still a profound mystery, but
rumor is beginning totalk promises not kept
Yours, Pluto PATRIA.