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under Lieut. Davidson were in the centre Captain Gu
lespies command followed Glepies heldPiece had been
ordered to the Of Major Swords quartemasser In
command Of the luggage, packs nc. Captains Turner,
Emory, and Lieut. Warner upon the Generals stan
Lieutenant Beae had volunteered as aid Surgeon Gr1u
the medical officer Of the command Arriving at the
top of the hill overlooking the valley Of San Paseua
halt called, and the General, addressing the men,
told them that "oAe thrust OF the sabre was worth
dozen cuts and depend upon them more than upon the
carbnes and res This advice quite necessary to
dragons the emen for they were more than half
recruits badly drilled and very poor at that Now the
Americans proceed down the hill than mile in
tent the dragons sabres ringing like bells upon clear
frosty morning. Lieutenant Davidson fell TO the rear OF
the rifemen, Major Swords following on very slowly
When approaching the base OF the hill and the advance
fairly OFF OF it, General Keaney gave the order TO
rOt which misunderstood by Captain johnson, who
charged with YELL oblgng Captain Moore TO follow be-
fore he could get space TO form or hasten all his men from
off the hill. He moving by flank when the Califor-
mans opened their fire from the Indian Ranchera AS
Moore and Hammond were bringing their men into line
the Cafornians fled before the attack made upon them by
the advance-now under Captain Turner, johnson having
fallen at the onset-suppored by the General Captain
Emory Leutenants Warner and Beale Before all his men
could be brought up Captain Moore charged after the en-
with between fortyhve and fifty, and rushed down
the right of the valley Captain Gillespie fearing the
enemy would and attack the baggage charged down
the left side and the enemy fed took Pablo Bea, the
second in command prisoner Finding the Americans very
much scattered, and not than thirty men supporting
Moore who being the best mounted had almost distanced
every one the enemy made stand and used their ances
with good effect -
The of the Cafonians tied in their saddles
and being the best horsemen in the world, they would
charge lance rest and then upon the smallest space
imaginable. They inflicted terrible wound if they did
not kill instantly Capt Moore fell at the head OF his men,
pierced in the breast by nine ances Upon this his men
turned Gillespie epdcavored TO rally them but they broke
their order and getting separated it now became hand
to-hand affair." two and three-and sometimes more-Cali-
fornians upon American. Capt Emory shot Cafor-
nian the latter about attacking General kearney In
the rear whilst defending himself from the 'front.' he being
already severely wounded Lieut. Beae did deeds of vaor
md arNa amap from over
erng numbers and he would have been rewarded by the
capture of the Mexican colos had not his horse en after
he had down four Calornians and had his hand
upon the bearer Lieut. Warner was everywhere upon the
field and badly wounded in two places Capt Giles
pie defended himself from Californians who
rounded him. and though badly wounded in three places
and aintng from loss of blood escaped TO the and
fired the mountain howzer with his cigar machero which
held the enemy in check Capt Gibson was severely
wounded in two places. Duncan had now hastened up
with his fed-pece, and, opening fire of grape soon
cleared the field of the enemy which permitted the Amer
look to their dead and wounded Nineteen were
put in grave; two captains, lieutenant Ham
mond he died after the action from nine lance wounds
in the breas) fifteen non-eommssoned officers and pr-
Yates dragoons and rfeman. There wounded
General Kearney, two captains lieutenant and sixteen
| non-commssoned officers and privates
The enemy seventy-eight strong and from all that
be asceained subsequently there is doubt that
they suffered loss of twenyeght in killed and wounded
The part of General Kearneys force engaged at no time
numbered fifty and, as the enemy was driven from
the field the writer in the Annals is not justified in and
no authority for asserting that TAT San Pascua
General Kearney intercepted by the Cafornans and
defeated" for he only sought the enemy, but gained
the day and that upon as hard fought field as was con-
tested during the Don Andres Pico deserves great
credit for animating his men as he did, considering
he had help of them into their saddles, and tie
them when there but although the people of the country
did celebrate it such they not entitled to the claim
of victory San Pascua is it very patriotic in an
American acknowledge defeat when the facts will not
substantiate it.
FURTHER NEWS FROM MEXICO.
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intelligence to the 10th ut We make the following
tracts from the summary made up by the Louisiana Cou
rer of the 28h ut from Mexican papers received that
office:
Difficulties continue almost If not quite rife
in the country but rejoice to perceive that President
Comonfort without hitherto in the degree trench
those principles OF free upon which he has
hitherto aced-always excepting the of the pressis
proving himself fully equal to the emergencies which
arise great though these be- His subsection of the pra-
hood civil jurisdiction appears complete The sales Of
mortmain property have continued without interruption
though OF without such opposition the cler
" able offer The value of the property already
sold up the 18th inst is stated TO have amounted to
$l4793 I05 This may safely be lid to be the event of
the day in Mexico and if carried out to consummaon
cannot fail to prove the basis of her salvation.
With regard TO the item next in Importance to the
try-the rebellion Of Yidaurr-here appears good
to believe that is in the way 10 be satisfactorily settled
Gen Cara who has been reported here from the
Rio Grande to have joined Ydaurr at least to have
contemplated doing far from that had arrived at
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great enthusiasm by the inhabitants who entered into
subscription celebrate his arrival able and staunch
supporter Of the government II also appears from state
ment in the Opinion Of QueretaTo, that Senior Vdaurr
had sent commissioners Mexico endeavor effect
Arrangement with the government The Monitor states
that he by means in such good odor as some ac
counts received here have represented He s reported
have imposed forced loan Monterey and TO have eIed
number Of those who had refused neglected to advance
the amounts assigned 10 them, which, of had not
much served bic purpose 1t is also stated that he had
ceyed a contribution Of $4,000 from Bishop Verea in
consideration for which he engaged combat the law Of
dssanorz1cion and rensate the priesthood in their land
ed possession and consequent influence the govern
msnt of the country.
| The papers contain account OF some half a do,D
emtaes ana attempts a. LIEN in various parts of 20 o
ny out not one Of them that ia nhown 10 have
in the first place of any consequence whatever end
in the next have been easlv oueied In one Of them
for instance sI government troops were asgaied on The
one size by dozen OF insurgents or robbers
the other There be ground to fear thai
Mr. Forsyth envoy extraordinary and minister p'e1ipo
tentiary 10 Mexico, has been attacked with the yellow
fever The Extraordinary announced the 18th that he
expected to arrive In the capital that evening The
Monitor OF the same day announced that ha had been at
uacNeu oy Tue Nomi'o papers Of the 10th copy these
ACCOUNT auu intimate that he bad not arrived in the capi
fu whether the Monitors report was not correct We
trust with IT, that it may prove otherwise
In addition to the usual robberes OF digencies incur
sons Indians and other stock occurrences OF the coun
try besides the petty which have already
erred some excitement had been created both at Puebs
and the capital by the fact Of Gen Tracons having
signed the government Of that State and Of his secretary
having followed the example; and also by number Of
arss having taken place at Vera Cruz and the capital
NothinU howeyer known O the particular In