The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-08
"Details OF the FIght at san Ignaeio.

This morning the following was published in
the official newspaper of this department.
TANGANCICUARo, January 30, ls66.-To his Ex-
cellency the Minister of War; etc etc.:-I have
the honor to inform your EXcellency, that on
my arrival AT Uruapan, which was on the 26th of
this month, ! received information through my
scouts, that a command of the enemy under
Regules, was in Jiquilpan. Immediately after
wards arranged plan to attack him. and to
this end retired my forces to within the limits of
the Department OF Jalisco.
When there, divided my command into two
columns; the hfst one, under Colonel Farquet,
being composed of 450 Of the Guanaiuata bat.
talon, 100 OF the Yturbide battalion, $50 of the
regiment OF Michoacan, and 200 OF the Barcas
With this column was also placed two pieces of
light artillery. The second column, under the
orders of Colonel Santa Cruz, consisted of 400
Infantry of battalion OF the Emperor 200 ginetes
Of the 4th Cavalry Regiment 100 OF the Piedads,
and armed citizens from Ario. went with the
secol column.
l ordered Colonel Farquet to march with his
column via Tnguindin and Reyes, while l
moved direct, with Colonel Santa Cruzs column,
for Tangancicuaro, the point of my combination.
One object which had in view being to prevent
the enemy from sweeping round by the north or
south OF Zsmora, and escaping to the Sierre
Calenteg
My calculations proved correct. Regules, hear.
ing Of the advance made in the direction of
Reyes made countermarch, and passing by
Tnguindin, hoped, with forced marching, to
reach Tangancicuaro as point of safety As
Tangancicuaro was exactly the point of combina-
ton to which both columns we're moving, this
move of Regules was exactly what wanted.
As soon as the enemy had reached the Rancho
de la Palma and formed SO as to meet the column
under Colonel karquet, i moved up in the rear
of his position with the other column to the
Llano de Espejo, distant two leagues from Tan
gancicuaro As soon as the enemy was advised
OF this he formed line-olbattle on the table land
Of the Rancho de la Palma, and stationed de-
tachments at Cerro de la LVaguna and Paso de
la Cerreta. His cavalry he sent to Las Joyes de
Rlrgen, to Elias, and to the Llano de Espeo
fronting my position.
After had made my Reconnaissance, and cal
culated the strength of tine enemy's force, which
was about 5000 men, sent small force directly
forward to make q ient attack on the line Of
entrenchments behind which the enemy was
posted, while with all but small reserve made
a flank movement TO the hill of San Ignaco
This hill we took, together with the first line of
works, in about fifteen minutes.
After this, as the enemy became concentrated,
he massed all his cavalry in small open space
and sent his iniantryto hold second line Of
works.
Now commenced lively engagement.
Two hundred of my infantry charged the
enemys second line, and did so with such
enthusiasm that the enemy was paralyzed and
completely defeated.
just at the time when this charge was made
the enemys cavalry struck one OF our fanks
and moved up rapidly on one of the pieces of
artillery, and actually lanced two of the artil-
lerists, and made prisoners of all the rest.
For the moment the enemy seemed to be
gaining the ascendancy. But at once gave
such orders as brought my command again into
position of continuity of lire, and then making
a Grand charge, compelled the enemy to aban-
don his prisoners ana retreat with such precipi-
fancy that before the battle was ended, we had
made quite a.number ofimportant captures. Tue
whole affair lasted about three hours.
BY halfpast p M. the enemy had dispersed
in ali directions. Regules escaped with about
three hundred of his command by him, the prin-
cipal part being mounted. .
] have four hundred and eighteen prisoners.
Among these are some officers.
L lost twenty-five killed of the battalion of the
Emperor and torty-fve wounded in all.
RAMON MENDEz, General.