The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-31
Correspondence Of tie Mn York Daily Times.
Revolution in Northern Mexiee.

Highly Interesting Account, and Full Portsrr-
lars Of the Battle Of Csraluo-Lia of Killed
and Wounded, 9c.
New ORLEANS, Saturday, Jan. IL, 1882.
| | have just been put in possession Of a letter
from the celebrated /. Jack Eyeritt," of Mexico.
giving the full particulars of the late battle Of
Ceralvo, which has never been published j ok
Everett is the son of Judge Everett, of Ala.
bama, and has been residing in Mexico for many
years. During the late war, he rendered great
services to Gen. Taylor, and distinguished hi H.
self with the Texas Rangers at the battle Of
| Monterey. The following extracts will be found
| highly interesting:
ALAMO, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1851.
| have been engaged with my whole soul
and body in tho Sierra Madre revolution, and
have just returned from the famous battle Of
Ceralvo. of which ] give you correct account
will not trouble you with description OF the
! cowardly retreat Of Gen. Jaeregui, commanding
| the Mexican forces, from Mier. Suffice it to
say that Gen. Carvajal had only 100 Americans
| and l26 Mexican troops, the staff inclusive,
| without piece cf artillery. The former general
nd 400 regular troops, and 80 Seminole In.
dams, with IL ID. howitzer, and one long six.
We run him AZ hours without sleep or food
| and finally got ahead of him at Ceralvo, and
there penned him up. had the honor to guide
the battalion Of infantry under the gallant young
Col Wheate, Of New Orleans Ny Instructions
were to attack the enemy in the Cathedral, and il
Wheate thought it practic .bIe, to take the ene-
my's artillery. We gained the desired position,
| but owing to a very deep ravine and creek, WIS,
were unable to storm the Cathedral, but took
position by storm, which placed our little army
in possession of almost every point in the citv.
1t was in gaining this position that Col C. r.
Wheate, Capts Mclean and Chinn wove bright
laurels around their brows, which will never
fade. Col. Wheate charged to the port holes
the enemy's fortresses and drove his sword
through the heart of the officer in attempting to
carry it. Our ammunition here gave out, when
the whole command began regular fight with
rocks, which were thrown almost unerrinply "a
the rife ball, and we finally drove the enerav
from their stronghold.
In this engagement we lost in killed and
wounded nine men, while the enemy admit FORTY
six killed. All this was the work of one hour.
but the fight did not end here. While this was
going on, Major Andv J. Walker, 1.-THE flower ~
the liberating army with Capt Edmondsoo,s
company, attacked the Indians They were the
boys who taught the SeminoIes the differencein
lighting in the everglades and swamps of Flor.
ida. The red men fell before the gallant Tex.
ans rifles as If moved down by the scvthe.
After driving the enemy through all the houses
in the city to the great stone mission in the
rear, we were compelled to withdraw from the
action for want Of powder and ball, as rein.
forcement Of 900 Of the enemy's cavalry were
advancing upon ne. We succeeded, however. in
making good our retreat to Guerrero Oar loss
is twelve killed and sixteen wounded, among
whom is Col. Wheate, badly. Killed, Captain
CHM and Lieut. Gurley. The enemy's loss is
estimated over one hundred men. Our cause is
just one, it there ever was a Just cause for
throwing off the shackles of tyrannical gov
ernment who refuses to protect Us. and contin-
ues hs oppression. II should create the warm
est feelings of sympathy in the heart of every
son Of Washington. Carvaial ia only waiting
for reinforcements to renew the war;
Erastus Hopkins esq a member of the House
from Northampton, has been dispatched by Gov.
Boutwell,, with the invitation to Kossuth. TO vis;t
Massachusetts,.
The Wheeling bridge case has been decided
against the company 10 the Supreme Court. The
bridge must either come down or 90 up higher.
The Turkish government has introduced tho
culture OF cotton in the vicinity of Damnseu.
with seed procured from the Unted States. Il
succeeds WE'LL ~
The Tennessee Wings have introduced an M.
portionment bill into the legislature, giving
Themselves l6 out Of IS senatorial districts.
There are SSS550O capital absorbed in plank
roads leading to the city Of Detroit The
length OF these roads in less than year will ex-
coed $50 miles,
A sure preventive of railway collisions il,
that each train have one of the directors secure
~ fastened in neat chair, placed directly in
front of tn Q LOGON olive.
The old gentleman that invented leather bed.
posts, is now busy getting up gum elastic
cooking stove Ha Indian ruhhav n;rnhk.&s ara