Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-08-30
Important from the Rio erando.


Great Battle -Saitillo CAPTURED after taoo dam
Ftghtiqg-7oss oftis Reoolut.o 1ists. btirfr-
e'gat-IicO thirds Of he Government Fb-ces
killed, lcoaadef aad taken pylsp,-vs- D;s-
patches oftLe CosamaHfiag General.
CORES spondenco oftbe y. o. Delta,
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, August s, 1855.
The best information can furnish Of thu
TOut and defeat of the despots min;ons under
/ his Generals Guitian and Saltillo and Cruz. NJ
oalilllO, Is 10 send transfaction of Governor
Nidaurri's official report, which is tue follow
ing:
"4y1ay of tie Noytl-Reslo-iS,q .Ee 7s1.-t.es Of
tie Cosnts-y-Cieseral al Chief
Today at hslt-plst eleven O'Clock. A. NJ
/ alter the shedding OF muoh blood. the army
under my command. has. by force of arms.
taken possession Of the Plaza of Saldllo
which was defended by over twelve hundred
men and four heavy pieces Of artillery placed
in commanding positions.
The attack on the lpace commenced YES
teFday at ABOUT hali-past eight O'Clock, A. II.
fgntIng with the enemy the whole dav the
most OF the night of the same and all Of to-
( days forenoon, when two Of the enemy's
pieces were captured, aud the tvranrs divisi-
on He'd preciptately, and which / am now
po,suihe, IN nopes OF capturing from him tho
so0OVO ne received yesterday, as also the
only piece he Is carrying along, as no le.t the
o'eer hid IN Saltillo, as have Just bean
informed. '''A
U9tli | siyo s. detailed report of this tri-
umph OF liberty, your honor viii tender tho
same to the State of Nuevo Leon and 70 ths
wnoie nation IN the name of the army thar
KNOW how 10 achieve il, ly publishing this
official note. which you will extensively c;r-
eulate
"Gcd and Liberty
Head Quarters at Buena Vista, July 23,
1882 three quarters past two O'clock p nj
SANTIAGO VIDAURRL
To the Secretary Of the Government of
Nnevo Leon, Monterey
The loss Of the Federalists consists OF some
thirty-eight in killed and wounded. and thst
OF The Government troops Of over two-thirds
OF their entire force in killed. wounded. tri-
soners and dispersed. Guitian and Cruz both
acknowledge this loss, with all the smunition.
provisions, clothing, wagon train. three pieces
Of artillery, aud very large number of small
arms. In Guitian's ranks were many of the
officers who wero liberated oD their parole
when they surrendered at Moaterev. The
two Ienerais led with two pieces OF artillery
and portion Of the ''dragoons of the Guard .
aud the Guides Of His Serene Highness"-
Il Il now known that the flying troops were
oyertaken and again dispersed bat the two
Generals succeeded in making their escape.
but lost 10000. The humane Guitian had
already selected the spot the day before the
action, where Vidaurri aud all his oficers
were to be shot.
The escaPe-gallows, General Vol, Is fast
fortifying himself in Malamoras after having
promised It's inhabitants that he would 20 out
and fight the enemy if he ventured TO ap-
proach the place On the 3rd be commenced
banning the suburbs, huts, houses. fences and
corn fields In the vicinity of Malamoras, audi
the chapparel or underwood and trees within.
three miles Of the place are being destroyed.
Even the brick-kilns have been razed, and
he mas wantoHly re1uced to bergary laany
,o-lr4 faiai lies M. ...-I. u -ts,f,S - L.
fI'TTIurc currIe an Tie little corn felds, with
which they support their hapless and help
less little ones.