, 1865-06-02
FROM TEXAS.
LAST FIGHT OF TIE WAR.
Palo Alto a Battlefield
Again.

BnAzos. May II, 1855.
To the Editor Ct the y. o. Times;
Colonel 7 II Barrett, Of the cd cnlored rc,i.
mer,. IL ia command Of the post All the hostes
ard all lie beef required tot the post hare 70 be
c:ptu1ed ftem lhe enemy. as none OF these necas-
tafies s.e furnished b{ the Qus1tesnsster,s De-
runm3rd of the coioFed regiment, WA sent ont
with a detzekm<nt o: t~T, hundred and dlty men
AID any Texas vo,nniseft. On TIE morning Q: tho
Eth !ntshf, 10 capture rome hDraes aud cltt.e
the rl'ad 10 owasvti'o. At Whites raache. on
the Rio Gtande. he encountered force OF rebel
etva1Y, w1th whom he ek':@isaed md dso's o..
pied By the rebel cavalry as heafquArtefs. Colonel
bsop.on capturtd this platr< md the RIBS. we're
der 1nszclca. Colonel Bronson then returned 10
# bite'e rsnthe 10 lamp for the night, and WIS
he wsy Cshustties-onc man allgni'y won9ded;
more 1n!ssiug.. Captured three 7eoc!s aud an
boreed several OF their humber, The cava'ry
Of eEsparral. Consideziug his force not etron.
cnoogh, he gent ce'aehmcnt far rclutorc-m.nta.
telun+l Barrett started with 20 troop-, {3in 1nd)
cficien' FORE Of 43l mrn. Ileut. Col. aIorriapn
had copusnd Of the detachment Of lndlsna
t1oops.
soou 1lcs tk1rmleh,ng commented, the rebels r.
s.eatfrf AID hghtinc. TIL wc reganed their camp.
captured the previous d3y, where ths conuaud
hhlted for breakfast, and in order that Palmetto
rarcpc etuu!d not furuI.h the enemy shelter whtte
jp The act. of var, the rancho was len heap of
bmnulterng falnt.
tnns army crossed The river on the !1y to Bra:
za+, being dtterters. The command sdraucet
about hre~ miles further up the river. the rebel
cavalry fontesttuR every inch OF the ground, and
rapid. Acssn our host we're drcd On By pa.iies
fer stTe.. ,se 1:,n ss fney
Iett taving nei her cayary OF artillery, he was
unshle to ovprtske The rstteating ioe, and cou.
claded further pursuit usele-s, aad ordered the
ni6ine, 10 retire, and WIS seont to evs he order
10 e.form and return 70 P4lmetto rancho 70 camp
nv cane out Of the cIapotr.l, shout mi1e 10 sd-
vance, and develops a force Of from four to I've
hundrcd cavalry, ind advanced to att,ck; 4, tau
:arne time opened On us with three pieces Of A.
fiierT. ELith thcy ctldenllJ had sent to BROWNS
Tile ior during thc preytous iay,
The ipcaii,y of he opposing forces il referred
to wtfE much pride ty all the admirers Of A1psr.
ean va1or, u ii va. PIT Of that pru,rte ou wn!ch
the batfle Of Falo Alto was fought BY on zach.
Not bt,ns ae!s 70 soniees nh asts.y 4 sad sas'
Eecp their plsees ia ;hsr ranks. Aner 1st1ea ing
pm rsn,dr spe her srsr aDs
1t.csea IT. ivai ~I nra;,s ennntv ihat exItndp5
mtst Of The wa, to Brazos. The G5d CoIoreu Rsri-
ny mnS cnicnd,n their l,ae out aso1t
hslf mia fr,.,o the i'm bodr 10 prevent
he =, 4, nrcd tT tho c,TaIy1. who werc COMM
tn. to ,etat mt f1eA Thev fnu0hF
hr.eatr The;r ofirers> he1nr rnustant]y on H.
.'ert nresentrd ercat c..a.tcr. Tho ca.u t!ucs
n tbe inniaux rcgfmrat are not, &c, Known. o.
mnant III hc'r,1y and renart+ fo
afN1,sn ssr ffry sx,ye shn. nItnr ha1n. tsEen
,,is..n+rs
prta "a c,,n,As vrofee,ea the retra,t hnrnaa
49, E;th ~ itne IA 5,r,..,r ar1 renn,seI ;he
+.1s n thia rctYca, Iar ten mlies and Gins Ia
III noio,s 9't,np md hand nlav,nv. # m dress
e...da istn.,iies fnr I'D t;avs' 4, httnrNtwn
rat iiv ,rnrn5ad thret. s,Ichfiy fnn,y In no,Dl.