Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-19
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galsfaT R.gors Of fke .;z,4ic@H Genera
Fr m ~ Re,'uelor Of Santiago re Cuba, May 23l
From the Official BHiirtia Of the governme'
! Of The State ol Paeba, Of the Sth inst, wic
/ ae have received by the STEAMER LOUISIANA
! Jake the iJlowing;
/ [oFFiCiAL
CoRPs D'ARMEE OF THE EAST,
BYRRioZtBAL BRIGADE
! GENEEAI. Iy-CnIFF: Ia compliance with tn
/ verbal Orders ana instructions when the cl''Ze
! general in.ch;ef W $ pleased TO give me l 5,
4 Liz It, pllc j mJ self tbs mtTning 81 The Ha'
! ta dc Amozec, with IlI; brigaie waich i uuie
nav orders. composed Of ihe fixed battalion Q
| Vera Cruz and ibe lst and 3 / light bat:a ions
To.u.a. tumtd ia two columns of attack, an
really TO make the anticipated charge IN case
80 determined.
o'clock in tLe forenoon, by order Of th
citizen gensrslin-ehief, | proceeded at qucl
sen lo H.. tpp of mounts Guadalupe and Lore
Ia. f,r The puipose of aiding the citizen Genera
Miguei Negrete, cha: ged with the defense q
those positions l arrived Cpportun' ly, for th'
enemy was completing the organization OF n
forces Tor the attack. | arranged with Gen. Ne
yrete that with Iii, reserves and my brigade wt
should form a line OF battle, supported by {
ditch covered wi.h trees, at the cXlremides o
WHICH hEAC AllC- -SAlA lbAlAto va A@'iotN 49, N'N
daalue This was done, and making the ma
ncuvsr at a q lick step, the line OF battle YVES
formed and ready 10 res ist the shock Il the en-
omy.
Al a quarter before twelve O'Clock two bat
talioLs OF uavcs, extended as rihemen, pre-
seuled thvnlstl Ives 70 U.s. maxi ing on us deadly
frs and pr paTI fer charge with two strong
columns that sdvai ced spiIly towsrd our line,
pr, tscicd by hot fire from their ri d cannon
Our iidencn fell back in good order, aud tic
enemy, with the bravery which IS peculiar to
the French soldier, anI worthy of b' tter
cause, rushed "a US Oar safisIing soldiers, 40
less courageous srhaps than the French, re
c wed lie hot fire u Tho Zouaves vi huut III
charging their pieces, Mailing for the wIrd OF
command ON IEeir ,fiiccrs. When We had
the emmy at less than fifty i aces, the cit,z II
Geu. n g,,te aud / olds al the firing to be c'm
mencel, " hen tie valiant French 50 dlcrS came
lorNard and FIJI dead within fifteen PAGES ct cur
line Of battle Ihrir columns were i C;m d
by Il. fire, weIe put in mplete disOrd'r, and
compelled TO hy before the modest soldiers Cl
Mexico, =, 10 ilnme ediste|y charged on ihem, a
bitter cor act with the bsyontt taking place be-
tween some ol the soldiers, which finally rem
dercl Us masters Of the field.
The brave Col Csanian2 lore the fag OF his
corps, the first light battalion Cf Tolnca, IN
charging on the in, adeIs and the fixed bdital
ion OF Vera Cruz and the ,hIrd light battalion
remained not back, but their commanders dis
tirpu;shcd themst Ives by the order in Which
they "a, cuiel the charge.
The enemy, j tellig.:ht and stubborn hal pre-
pared new co!un and strong aankIg fIces
of r;aemen. With these they turned mmed
a., ly to the charge, but al tie commanding fiji
c, rs Of our forces and most especially the eli
z n Gen Negrute, whose calmness and activity
were remarkable, reformed the Inc Of battle AMI
awaited another push of the enemy. Their ct
forts were u ayaillng, and for the second time
we compelled them to fly and leave d great num-
Ter Of their dead, who had received ba Is in tie
back A C nd time our corps also charged
with SXTao!dinary iutTpidity, and the French
army won Eaye been entirely destroyed tins
time H. at the cOmmC ncement, Ne had had 1t
iig cavalry al cur disposal; but the cavalry b.
rg employed at cth'r points, notwithstanding
We had repeatedly sskel for it, it was not posi-
bic fer it to arrive Ut til this laSt chargs VS.
ever. b #, nevertheless, tleir presenc and the
ut,e idi'y with which ihe b;ave Gen. Alvhrf
charged IN the little ground which lac cou'd use
- as 81 iiictut TO prev, nt tie enemy from rep al
ng his attack Cn foot but our after ton was
gain called 90 some Ji1 men, Will on the righ.
.nk Of TIE fort tiea ions ,f Gaudalupo, strong
,8.umn If rhasseurs # EIuctnnes charged with
extraordinary bollurss and reached the ditch,
,nd sCme OF their 81 iicrs assaulted tie parapet
,ut the df ndoIs Of that p!Gce, with calnn,ss
llsO admirable succeeded IN hurting th, m down,
more than thirty dead bodies of the enemy re
Ilaiui-c IN that dItch At this tine the Reform
battalion Cf San Luis, sent TO ME by the citiz n
,rueral-iu-clicf, came forward, from which corps
detached Il company to fight the enemy on his
light flank This v as completely rOlted an
As be,o,e his soldiers urGed tLeir bsck 10 u,
4ul have not sgan undertaken anotl or attack
Ju us since that hour, which was four and hsli
o'clock in the aiteTaoon.
) ayiug with and Supplying myself 10 the right
li our line, which where the enemy Te
doubled Li- attacks, conld not observe the left
with the pre- cisiou that desired for the purpose
Of reporting 10 the oiiiz N geueneral-in chief
he n.Jsi n0tab 9 deeds OF the bsttaliUns which
.oY,Io3 Il; /; but the ctizsn Gen. Negrete viii do
50 Immediately through tie force OF bis dlvls-
cn.
All the commanders and cfioers OF the brig
4de Hnder my command have conducted them
selves brilliantly; aud with truth | eau assure
you that / did not notice a srglc sign Of COW
zrd.ce in any of them; for which reason
make no special conmeudations, as | repeat, all
perfectly discharged their duty; and it is only
in this way that can be explained that an enemy
has beeu routed h0 is accustomed TO conquer
ing uyurywhere, as is ovincrd by the decOra his
won. on their breasts, and who were drvcn
Jack Ia the midst cf the combat by our soldiers
Some prisoners wCre taken by us, and have
been sent to ihe fortress AND up 10 this tim, we
have. pirkel up more than three hundred Ol the
lnemy's dead bodies.
We have also TO mourn the loss of s-me Ct
)ur soldiers, and tie wOunding Of the high
,oul,d l:eutenGnt colonel, cit'Zen Jose l"d1y
A'cala, Chi. Of my s,ail as well as the lieu e.
mt Of the first light battalion, citz n Susano
\ etc, and sub-lieu,enant OF the same corps,
.itizen Margsrito Moreno, although slightly.
The respective reports of killed and woui ded
4, the brigade az well as Of the arms taken from
he enemy, are being drawn up, which will 6e
,casouably communicated to you for the knowl-
sIge of the citizen general-in-chief.
The corps which compose the Brigade bearing
NY rame. in dScliaIging their duty, have com
pretended that Cu tEeir drporImt nt ia the hist
,cncounters which We should have with ia,
.,rcign enemy depended the assurance or loss OF
he in.,ependence Of their county. The naughty
French soldier has been humbei on this ami
1ersary Of the death Of Napoleon the First, and
or the first time, according to the prisoners,
nave they been compelled to ly before their en-
mics, arirg iheir dag without the glIry which
hey had Conquered in thousand battles.
Ia reporting " lDu Httts iAo ffCAACN ~ hhN
memorable a>sage OF this day, for the knowl-
sdge Of the citizen general in-chici, l eongratu-
ntc you on the brilliant result we have obtained,
or il will ever DO honor to Ah K ec, whatever
subsequent events may be
G.d, Liberty and Reform.
Fort { GaudA'upe May 5. 1862
FELIPE B. BERRTUZABAL, CONG Cen.
Headquarters Of Corps d Armee Of the East
THE MARYLAND LINE This organization
Of Maryland refugees, Of which MAJOR George
II. Ky ls is the recruiting officer in Il chino. d,
is nov " ith Gen. Jacll,On's army in Ihe valley
Of Virginia, aud numbers ten full companies,
aud m5re j,inng it daily by companies and iu-
dividuals. Two companies of artillery, Captain
Morris Monigomery's ard Capt. w. D. BFOwn's,
q up in few days. These have both been re-
c,u;ted within the past TWO months, aud it is
expected thGt The " Line" will muster three reg
inienis Of infantry and two or three OF artillery,
with a regiment If cavalry. There are several
hundred Marylanders in Richmond at Ills time,
whose t,rm OF service has expirel, and many
I I.