" _reatrictioii.‘ it is trulv'the greatest legisln» live. monstrosity thztt l have everféeeo, ~—, This company would Slfllttl lilieiii’i'indo: pendent sovereignty—it tltluill commit ev ery description of outrage and injury upon the people, and it could be cited to necouri-' tubility no where. No provision is made fornlorfciture of charter. for no abuse of ' ite'pri'vdeges ; and perhaps this'ia all righl. ‘ for a charter “llhoul‘ limits could not be . violated. i call on Senators to pause and reflect before they cost their votes in favor . of this bill. If no once part \\ ith the main ltné‘_ol our improiements. on the enndi . tiona proposed in this law, it is gone forev er. There is no reservation to the Legie lature, on there nae in all former proposi tionir‘to sell tlto public works. to re possess them alter a given number of years. ’l'tta right to do this never should he _i‘ir'ded. No matter howtlestructirc the t’tpc'intinns olthi; company may be upon the Stole. rind upon the intereats ol indiviilunl riti lens. there .is no powerflreserved in the‘ hill to cite them to flCCtiUDlt’llHill'V.‘ Nri-l lher the Legislature nor the Courts are to . have any jurisdiction tll',(‘t' this: monsterd And I oppeal to Settnloi'it to my “hem-r! they are utlling to gin: any Ctlrptrttllltrn suth unlimited power»? Are you utllinz to confide the interests ol the purple, a“ connected with the public works. to lllt'l iendermercics oi youlmow not whom 9- For. air. under the proviSions 0! this bill, no; person may be. elected a director, no matter “ltt‘the he comes. or ulrai his leel logs tottar'da the people of Pennsylvania may be. ll the mnjotity oi Oilnrt'rt were held iti New York. the directors might be elected from among persona interntetl in the commerce ol that city, and uhoae nmnageruent might he fatal to the rum metcinl Wt‘irtll'e ol our own 'llt'ltt)pirlitt.— The Measrs. Ratings. through Mr. Ward. their agent at New York, \Hllt their live millions at State stock. it they should see proper to invest it under this bill, might select directors for this company, and thereby, ion poucrlul utent. wrelrl the destinies oi our own beloved Common wealth. The idea alone iaetiiiugli to tilt” the blood in the veins ol a true Pennsylva nian. Other lawa, directing it stilt: olour public works, expressly provided that the directors should be it'sidt‘ti's untl cizizeos ,0! this State. If we are to sell this im proVement at all, I hope we shall fll lent reserve its government and direction to Rennaylyaninng, who will have some re gard {or the interest ol our people and the honor ofthe State. But, air. ldesire to roll the attention ol the Senate to another vie“ u! this subject. This‘company. as l have hen tolore shown would have the tight to indulge in almoat on] wild and imaginary srheme of im provements that the fancy ul lhc directors inighvtzdictate—dhey could make railroads ondcmals through nearly every county lrom Philadelphia to fittsburg, and con ulruct o basin in the Allegheny river; and too” this new work, the State is to be a party to the extent of onehdfol the Whole capital ofthe company. uitltout having 8 Vince in deciding upon the propriety and utility til such work. Her direction \Miuld be a mere nullity, and thus .he «until be liable to be involved to the full extent ol thejncome upon the ten millions of stock rctaiinedby her, and the tvhole thing rel within the realization ol not. one dollar beyond the cancellation olthe ten mill. ions first to be subscribed. She is also to be I party tom steamboat company on the Ohio river; extending its operations doui it: far perhaps. in New Orleans; t'ttlti Mr.. Speaker; to have made thin mode: ’cliemvficmete, , this » Corporation ough to have the right to extend a litre of pack tell to _Liwrpool ; it riereibcotcclj’ ttecu. vary to confine its operations'to this Cone tinent. This compan)~ would not only own and control the main line to the full extent that it itihnow owned and cuntiolletl by lltt' Slug—directing all its t-peruttonl through its own bilicels and agents—but 'it u to monopolize the chute transporting. bun. uess._ It Would at once untl forever rswul~ tow up this branch ol hustnus. nun con ducted by individual (utetpltze. The targé.‘transportiitg lines. as null us the - éinglleirndilviduul with his horse and boat. tollowing this business on the truck or section-boat system, are to be crushed by lhi‘ monster, , 'l'hey tire to bedriven [rum 8 business that they have followed to: ma. nyjenrs. and in the puxsuit ot “IHCIt they haul 'realon to__belicve they never would he dl'ltlutbed. Many of my conatituenta. Mr. Speaker.~ in the counties of Cutttbrtu, Imti the and 'Arinptrong, are engaged in (hi, buiinfifin. and I am unwitting to have them and their business Suddenly transferred to llteteitder, mercies o! o corpot tion ofsuch unlimited jmne'rs'. , . If iris-nine tosell thizi improvement. which Ideny, 'it‘ certainly is: our duty in doing ib,to have pttop’er reguul'to the in tjgtr'eitu _ot those ot’f'ou'r 'people, who me. hgreutteito truusu'ct'bu:itlesa unit. under lhc'.l‘egoinhany. The author of' thigh bill .ee'ns to have overlooked these considera tions entirety; his holy‘ object hashegbn to confer. powers n'iut 'jprivitegcs uptrn H the carboratorst Now',‘ ai'. there are. no te; qtii'c'tinnp in this bill in reference to the rate of toll's tube charged by this comply nyl‘m'l‘he tltr’eetors can establiah ,whateVer mtee ol toll may wit, itheir veracious (le. aigi‘mu; Competttionr‘lntty‘ hzit'e~ the effect to onvevt‘he through tonnage. such I mean.- .ir’,‘ .155, may puss, the entire distance from Pt'ttbhurg to Philadelphia. or twin Phil» «terribly _to'Pittsburg; but the internal bu. sinet'i'l,‘ Would :be entirely nt_.the mercy of this'eorpordtion. The rates'ot tolt might be uuch nta’be oiiprlesetv'e in the extreme, uhgl'tlie people sufteriug such injury c_outd’ huvfe n'o remedy. -_'l'he lat'lWFJHJhfitfllg not (it the State'alu‘ng thentjne .of thug im provement, with the wheat, flour, cern., hdcon. 516., might ' find illlllieil'ilh'l‘dlly" shut out train the tltfll'kt‘l by the l‘lltll’gc til exorbitant 1011-3. The ntinet' with his cool, GE untl_the iron titaslcr'ttizlt his weighty pro ductltrits, would tind theinselves in the some unlitttutmte position-——cnnipu’.ilton could not Come to'therr t'elieln-they Could , not refuse to ltttn~pott on this ltllltldyc.’ ‘tne‘nt nod plttrtrlttze another. tor Fame is ‘nn rivnl route Within their. relief“ and the) {would have to submit to “ham” ”H. ‘Cotnpuny might decree. Thug the (“Hm-,5, (and ”UH "WSW” Ul tho interior, thro’ the ‘npt'l‘ttlions ol nn'_ unjust system ot (“Hg— tund such a_\'.~'.cm uoultl be ill urcntdunce “\llll ”10 Voracious interests of this (ontpn "_Vt "fight find themselves unable to corn ;|r(‘.re in the titetropnltu ol our own State. with (ili'Ll‘ltii of the States ol illtitan-l, ()- hio nnd llltnois, engrtgt-ti in the some hu sitteas with themselves. Such a system ol tolls. while it \tould nnmver the purposes ‘nl the company. could not hill to little it "out ltltpllt‘t’l’lalltli: ellect upon the. Slate. l‘ht-n, sir, uhy should we not ‘H‘Sltt’llll this Company to moderate charges upott lltt internul tonnage of the Shite. l‘rnly. Mr. Spertltt'r. this bill ltntn begrnning to toll l! .t tt-gtdultvt- Cttrttntty. li‘enlure the os sertlon lhttl thrrt: is not the t‘qunl ol It on the shtlule ltoolt‘ ol thtu or on} other Slott ul the Union. l'sott-tahatlutvtog potter would be equal to that rd the sovereign State that m called upon to gite it YXlsl once. It Would plat't‘ ilhl'il by the ~ide ol other corporu'iottu. HS mu the tod ol At rntt plrtu‘d by the rods ol the tliugit‘tnns, and suddenly it “til swallow them till up But, sir. uhy should the legiolulute puss a bill to sell the main line on any condr lions? \th htts collt-d upon us lor such action? Surely not the people, lnr then: ti not a solitary Inl‘llltillJl on your desk asking lor any such "manure. and I think he uttuld do \list'ly to " let well enough alone.” “9 are now realizing a hand some revenue ltotn that Work—more by $200,000 annually, than we could have any certainty 0! receiving under this bill. l‘ltis revenue is increttstng every yawn/ind i! \t'lli continue to increttse. Ultlll tt rea ches the entire interest on our debt. The present tositton ol the State is on eleva led and proud one. Ste liieels the tie tnunds ol her creditors nith p-otnpttludt' and fidelity, and ll lillllgi we allowed to l't'lnblt] us they are she uill continue to do in. Her revenues lrum tlll ntiUlt‘es, are gradually increasing, and her expen lttures are tether dltlllltlsillllg than other- Why then should “a ttflt‘r lrotn .er the right flrlll ol her llt‘rt-ury. by it bill n! this kind? I recollect the conditton ot aliens here ti} your: ago, when first I had the honor ola seat upon lhi. “‘JOF. The S ate lulled lor the first time to pay the lttltilenl on her debt at ritulurtty ; site had over two tntlltons of relitl notes It) circu lotion, at n ruinou: discount, and she owed near three millions to her ottn Citizens. which “a. detoanditble every hour at her cm; lrcuwry—sumc ul iliose.tililenq were in med by (he inabilily ml the State [0 par iliein their juxl demands upon her. This slalc of ullairs Limited a dispoailiun in Ihc minds oi the pet-pic lo srll lho: public wuika, ur ralhw My hand (horn over to our (imilluiu. But, sir, Ihc S'nle has been ‘IESCUCU hum Ihc humiliating pumiun 31,9 lhen occupiul—ugurous measures ware adopted (0 hu~b.iiid hi-r means. and m crezne her revrnuu's. and she now stands (in rlm‘nlcd guiuml. 'l'hc (It-bis to INT 0“" cilizens have been [)flltl-—Cliiill)€ av Eilillhl lho iii-awry. which had lur years berm (apt-11. pigeon huh-d and cuburbbeil uH-r. have been brought [0 light nml paid. incl-wh'rf mnes'nrc"bungeunceilud il'uar. (erly.:uid m: semi (u have nothing in the uiuue but [umpuily mu! hupplnc-s; uni! lmw that (here I: no urgt'lll nvcehlly fur such a measure, I lIUsl Hm Slum “I” no! part th (he mun Imc nf hcr Imp'm'e men's, “huh l “'22:“! us {he night ul‘m 0| our treasury, lho lu‘ure hope 0| the pru [)H‘. and llw [Jillf‘ u! "~r' (‘umumnuwi'lh. CRANE 6‘; BRU'I'UER, (furwmmvillc, n’glnmyh’unia, E‘IAVE, nml mil kt‘c‘p cunsrnmly on hand. a Luge aunr'uu-ul n! Dry-goods, Hardware, Queens ware, Groceries, Drugs and Dye- Stufl's, Tin-ware, Books :9 Sta tionary, Hats, Caps and Bonnets, Boots and Shoes, Tobacco and Segars, Umbrellas, Carpet and Carpet and Cotton Yarn, Con fectionarics, Paints, Oils, Teas, &c. &c., All ul uhich they are prepared to sell on IM- mosl roannnublc leum,_ Cqus 8; “norm-1“ are the Agvnta for e uh.- uf Dr. Jujnua' celebrated lamih ("Pl ICIUK’G- . s:;“Gund-i exchanged for Lumbur, Pm (ldce and Furs, tur which the highest pri cgalwill be gwen. - N 0 :E‘ H (3 HQ . FEHE subscriber u‘spcclfu|l_y iufunns nll'hls (customers lhuli he‘ is übuul closing his‘business in this place; and de sires thrm lo call and .selHe [ht-i; respec tive acouuu immediately. M. A. FRANK. Clemfield. Murch 11. 1847. 'f' Co-I’artncrslzz'j) Wotice, THE subsqubc'rs have ('th day'e‘nte'r. ed in!" partnership, under the name of ‘H Crans‘&'Brol/wr.” Their business win he conducted at lhe store lately occu pied by Worrell &Crans, in Curwens villeLClen‘rfield county. Pa. . ' VHLLIAM J CRANS. ”'.' ‘ ‘ ' ' ‘ Philadelphia.“ .' J ' '-L“. JACKSON CRANS. . Md‘rch m, 1847. Curwensville. March 12. ’47—tf 101 WEN”?! ’E‘IE E!) A} [EH ‘2’. N. TA B A'P’l‘ L Yfluimm H. 055 4,01uW-n/financa'i- can laws 7430. SIXTY THREE AMERICAN OFFI CERF: KILLED AN!) WOUNDED. LOSS OF COLONELS YELII. H IRDIN, HENRY (.'L/\ Y. Jr., AAD McKl-lE. . Frnm lho Nuu' Orh'nnfi I’iruyunn \Vc lay ln-lnm uuv render-o in advance ufnus‘ n-gulur publication the gluriuus li «lmgs {rum llw Army bvnughl by (he schoo nvr Jnhn Bell. Our reporter left Ihc vvs gel in the (in-r and conic up to the (own by t‘xpross with the news. The lnHuwing uccnunt “as prepared fm “9 by an officer ul llm urmy. ll may bl' I‘t'lie-(I upun. .\\‘e publi‘h also (Sun. Sal: LI Anna‘s accounl 0! Mn- baHlr, lrnm whith It uill in: seen lhur he has sufl'crul :1 dr- Mar. Hng‘h‘ht' (‘mrrn up 1114 Ivtvu‘ul “HM Illuuvx-h u! \Hutls, ll uiH 1w sm'n lhnl ictmy has bq-rh mm M u manificc “find 1) Draw men. .YRi‘inmn‘nmnn of am- Hfianic on Burma Vista. Dr. Turner. ml the U. S. /\., “ho irri ved nl Mulutnum’u on llH‘ 9m ins'a, lu-m Mnnlcroy. bruughl {he glutinus inh-lli- Lzo’flce ul annllwr milliunl Hclnry nrcr lht‘ Mum”; filmy. The #cencml action wan Al liuenn Vlsln. übuul 6 miles “9-1! of Snllllln. The fighting cmnnwnu-d {in [he 22d of {Frbrumy and ended nn the ‘33d. Santa Anna rcluvd (n Agun Nuvva, n dislancv 110 mdrs, leavmg 4000 kdlml and “‘nun det.‘ upon Ihc firld. The lu-s on our pm! Wili 700k1lled and wounded. Sum: All-l na’s lorces anlcm‘lcd (0 A! loan 15.000 l mm. That of Gcnrral 'l‘uylm’s lu ulmul 5000, almua' enllrrly \nluntrms. His army In cmnpuwd nl \\’ashin:tnn’a and lirngg’s Arlillvry, and Thomas’ Hal (mics, une squadmn nf Ihc lu and 2 drnglmns, Ihc Avkanns and Kn-ntmk. Canlr)‘, n b‘lgndc ul Illinois and and uh ol Indiana mlunh-eru, Ihc fits! Mississip pi and second Kvnlurky n-ginu'nls, ann um: cunnpany of Trans volunteeri. Dr. 131)anng a list ul six'y-lhroe nl cors Killed and nuundud. I lelt in sucl haste that l was unnblu In annln a copy but recollect nmnng lhe killvd Cam. Inn. ‘cnln, Aul-lunt Adjuizml (ienvml U S Army; Cul. Yell, ul Ihc Arkansas Caval ry ; L'ap'. Mauro, Adju'anl Vn'lglb, and three ollu'ta not named n! the Kvnluck) Cavalr) ; Cnpl. Ml KO9. L‘rulv Cul. Clay, son ol llr'nly (Ilny.Capl. \lels, ‘24 Ken lucky lnlun'ry; Cnl. llzndm, und .‘lnjnr Gmmun, ul Ihc llllnnis l’flglllll' ; (”gt-(her \th Innn)‘ ul lhc lndmna Brigade. qwer al ul the Mississippi regimen's, nml tun lneulvnunls ul the Texas vnlunu-ers. A mnvg (he wounden l rememht'r Gen. Limo, Cnl.JrlTers.ln l)»vi~'_ Fm! Muelulppz re g'men'; Cum. S'll’n, 1~1 U. S. ”lagoons; Capl, Cumu-r, 1)! the 'l'- x h Vuluulm-Is; Lem. S. G. meh nml U'Briw, U. 5 Allillery, Im-u'. llubnur. Q-I Kenlmln lnlanll)‘; Llru! Curvln, lat .‘ll‘ilnllp‘ll rvgixm-nl. and Licut. \Vhlzrsnlc ul die In (llama llrlg'ule 'lhc officul desthchoq of Gen. Taylor have bvrn cul ufl', Cul. Mozgan’u regiment of Ohin anun- Irma, being rvinlnrcwl by {rcommnnd from Munlvrey, had reached that place In safety. “-7. » ' Cn'. Curtis. uf Ohm, wilh one cnmpuny, Cups. Hunlar’s u! [he 2'! U. S. Dragoon“. his own veuunrnl. one nf lmhanu vumn tars. the Virglua Irgunrnt, mull Hunk wme ‘l’rme Runurri. in all uhnul 9.000 mm. W‘lsnbuul lo lravc Cummgo. to at lark Gen. Utrea. Mn» is am! H) be nbuul 30 miles wulh ul lhu! place nilh an ulm)‘ ul 4000 to 5000 men. prxncipaHy ranche- rus @He is believed to hum u‘Hh him only 1500 n-gulnr Iroupe. A grvul man-r. 1| nut all 0! lhvse rnnchcrus, as soon as lhry hvurul Hm destruction of Santa A'mu'a army, will (lis‘periw, nml Hu- gallunl Cul- LlH'l will no ulnubl üblnin (he vlctur)’. The news {I‘UIII hbme pruvozl (ha! the various reports which hm! been before re- Celved ul Gem'ral Taylor’s relreut before Munlcre)‘. and lhe advance «I! a large (oer l 0 nlluck uur (vam at [he Bruzm and al the mouth oi' the Rio Granule. [0 be untrue. ()l [he (lelences 3| the mouth ul the river I know nolhing. but have been [uh] lhal they are sufficient to make a strong reais ‘ (ancc. V SANTA ANNA’S ACCOUNT. ‘ We annex Suhta Amiah own account of the action nt Burnt: Vista, as translated or the 'l‘atnpicu Sentinel. We have the original Spuniah account in our possession: Camp near Buena Vista, Feb. 23.- EXCELLENT Sim—Alter two days at battle, ltt which the enemy. with a force ol‘ 8000 to 9000 then and twenty-SIX pie ‘cus of artillery, lust five at his positions. ‘three pieces of urtillerxand two “32%.! have determined to go back to Agun Nue- Hi to pr'ot'idc myself with provisions. nut having 11 single biscuit or a grain of rice lelt. 'l'ha'ti'ks t 0 the position occupied by the enemy, he has not been completely beaten. but he lelt on the field about 2000 ileutl. Both urtnies have been cut to piei cos. but the trophies of war will give You an Men on which t-ide has been the advan. tnge. We have struggled with hunger and thirst during forty hours. and if we can provide ourselves with provisions, we “i” 9.0 again to charge the enemy. The soldiers under-Jny command have done their iluty and covered the hoitor‘ot the Mexica'tt nation with glory. The‘enetny hn‘sieeu that neither his'advantageous po- i siiinn, Mr tho broken mtur nnr Ihcjlgor uf Ilic-sen-un, YLOR VIC'I‘ORIOUS’! Inft'ging-clwing Ihe _flflivn) 4h? lumb'o muge wllh‘rhe Ivfl him terrific-J. ‘ E OF BUENA VISTA. ‘ . {.s' an. , r» ..'" ~- “~- SANTA ANNA. A DIH'I'ION .-\ I: PA R'I‘ICU I. A R 5. Hum Iluu N. O. Delln. Mnrch 23, [2 M. r - ()n Ihc ‘22.} Santa Anna begun the but ”r, h) \urinns manmuvrra, attempting n onllluk nml terrify ()4! RnUgh and Ron I”. ()1) Hunt day llw bulllc was confined tn ulxirn'iuhinganll cannunmling'wilh much vfl‘um on vither -i«le. ’ In tho nmnnlime San'n Annn hull sent n large {urea in 'l'uylur’s tear, but uur'urlil~ In] npmml upun (hcm‘ wilh grout ofl'ccl. nnd Ihry “(we soon cmnpellml m wuh draw. ()1; [he 23:! (he lmlllc Cummenced in rm! onrnuu, nml raged wulh great no- lcnce du‘ring lho day. The Americans did not wail lo be 31' ‘tuckml, but Milh the nine! «lnrlng impunity charged an the enemy \rilh lnud buzz". their nlficvrs leading them must gallanlly. (inn. 'l'nylnr was cwrynhrre in the lhlck- Ml n 1 Hue fight. “L‘ receivml a bl” lhru’ his nva'rl‘tml, but was ”Ml wjurvtl. Adjutant [Him um slighlly wnunclecl u! hi‘ mlv. A‘lju'nnl mem, also 0' the Gt-nmnl’» nun”, the min-pit! ynu'lg «'fl'lcel whn an (lialingunhvd himself 11! Resara (10 In Palmd. wfu' killed. 'l'lnv Imlllt‘ nl llw 28c! lasted from early m the mnrning UCIH nbnut 3 P. M., when Smm Anna (how nfl’his nrmy,aml re'ired (n Aguu Ncuu. to await a reinfluccmom ll uill be n-membcrcd [hut Santa An‘ na's Cmpa dc Resvrve, commanded by Gvn. Vasquez, haul boon delayed in its march. and has no (luubl jnined him, a lew [lays al‘er [he balllu, but in ”IE lnenmime In: mmy is starving. and many 0! his men «hum-(mg. Cal/I. Hunk-{"5 \glrong arliHery cumpn‘ ny was nut in ”10 action. but had left Mun tr'rcy Inj-lin Gen. Thylur, wilh six piecn o! runrmn. Mn (-1 them bring 18 pnunders-J On lb? 7!}! ul March um: ml the Olil! ro uimenls als» lvll Munlcrvy m juin Gen. l‘nydur. If lhune and the mlillory nf Capt. l’rvnliss avrlve in lmu'. (he Generul's hua ’\y |u.-S nil! bu ltu repaired, and he M” be ready In meet SJnlu Anna agun. Gen. ‘l‘éyim, at Ihc lan: acguunH, un~ shll maintaining Ins pmillun, undlsluvbe-d by (he unenly. An exchange M plisonera had lnken place nml ()hl Kuwait and Ron «I}‘9 prnmlné In General Marshall, lu gm bank 0. M. Clny and his party, by taklng erxcan pvifonrrs ('IHDUgh to exchange In: them, hm bm-n fully rcdccmed. Urn. \Vunl greatly (llslinguinhcd him sclt in the union: and the ullirors {uugm like hunt-u. Al'lvr (he bullr. Gt'n. Tay- Inf Ilt'llmmlu'd of Sunln Anna 1:» uncmull rinnal hurrrndur of his. uhulu army, wlucl the lullcr dulined; but in return rrques (NI Gcn. l'uylur m suru-mlcr immmhutc l_v. Immuuul b: [hr rvp'y of uhl Ruugl nml Ready, as (hflH'L‘H’ll by (he gallun Livuh-Cclllvntlrn— 7 “General Taylor never Sm- renders.” From the Wnshtngtnn L'nion. April 2. From Gen. 'H‘nyloa"s Camp. Despulcltcs from Gen. 'l'aylor— The great loss of the Mexican army—Loss of (he .’lmericans—Jigua Nuevu again occu [Merl by our troops [{clreul. .vlurvrrliun rlcsez'lion, mid (lisorgunizalion of Sun In .I‘lmm's army. We lluVu never publlalll'tl a numln‘t ol he Unton, that “as trough! with more In t'fesllflg papers - than the present; “turn- Irndeutt) ol the Important ‘tctter U! the [’lesttlcnt, and the .Itlmiruble report ol the the Secretary of the 'l'rru‘ury, In reply, upon the tluttt‘i to be lC\lt‘tl on Imports tttltt the ports ol Mexico, we lay bt‘ltlrt' our rt’nllr‘fa the Very illleleattllg rlt'sputth es llonl Gen. Taylor. and it letter lrnm (,‘umxnotlore Connor, conterrllng the land tng of our troops at Vera Cruz. The two sets at lltf‘leCllt'S were brought by the Imuthcrn ateu'nboat this evening. The tIBIp‘JICIICS lrnm Gen. Taylor “the bro’t In the Secretary ol War by Mr. Critten «tun, n votun‘eerunl ol Gen. 'l‘uylor : Headquarlcrs flrmy of Occupation. Camp on the field ol battle, Buenu Vutn, MeXlcu, February 2-4. 1847. Sm: l have the honor to report that. hawng become assured on the 20th imt.. that the enemy had asselllbled In very tacnvy force at Encnrnut‘lun, thirty miles in lront oi Aguxt Vueta. ‘ttith the evident design of uttnrking my position“.‘ I broke up my camp'ut the latter place on the 21§t and took up a strong line tn front ul Buena Vista. seven miles south nl Sultilloh A A cavalry lorce lelt at Agua Nuevu for the Jnurpose ol govcring the removal oleup», pltes was driven In dunng the night, and on the morning of the 22d the Mexican army appeared immediately in lront or our position. At 11 o’clock. a. t_II. a flag was sent. hearing from General Sonia Anna a summons ol uncuntltttonul .urre'ntlur. To which I immetlmtely returned a negative 'l‘eply. ’L‘tlc summons and my reply are herewith enclosed. The notihn was com menced lute in the afternoon between the tight troops on the left flunk. but was not seriously engaged until the morning ol the 23d, when the enemy made an effort to lorce the lelt flank of our position. lAn obstinate and sanguinary conflict was maintained, With ishort intervala,,througli out the day. the result being that the enei toy was completely repulsedl trunl_'our tunes. Au attack ot cavalry; upon the roncho of Buena Vista‘nnd‘a’dlintonstru tton upon the city at Saltillo ituelt". we‘re ttkewiue handsomely ‘I-epettegl’. Early in ' the night the-enemy finnthtlr'ew from his comp "and'tell .'bac’lé ‘u'pon'fig‘uol“Nue'vu,' a distance of lWCltlfim’ilés.‘ , f u _001" {l}th lfififhhgdged nt‘oll points in Unit actmn lgllggommhut shorty! 5.400 ' men. while that of t} e rnvmy. lrnm the stuteuu-lil ul (hm-ml Sunla Anna. may be ‘ estimated 1:120 000. ”U: aucccaa again“ \guch great mid. £4 a sufli ient ucmuium all the gum] ruvylucl n! nun (room. In a more tleluilell ‘(iflirial nepnr', I shall have, the sutiahncliuu of bringing to the nuticc of Ihc guvvrmno-ul Ihc cnglspicuuui gallantry of particular uflicers an-l co-ps.’ I may be permitted here, hnmeverf lo ack‘nuwl. wlgc my phrliculnr obligations to Brig. Gen. Wnul. the second in cuzmnaml, u, whmn 1 Le! particularly Imlehu-d fur his valuable sewiccs on this uccasiun. c u! Ihc ground, (fur it has bm'n cnuhl pvevunl buynnelfivhich , ()ur loss hm been very severe, and will not probably [all lhwl ol 700 men. The Mt-xicnn loss has been immense. “hall lake the can lies! opportunity of forwarding 'n conecl list of the cnsnnllies oflhe day. I um, sir. very rcapvclfullv, yourobe. dicnt snrvan'. Z. TAYLOR, Mnj. Gun. U. S. A. commanding. The ADJU'MNT GEN. of Ihc army, \Vnsh. irxgmn, D. (.‘.‘ [l‘rnnslntiom] . [Summons (2/ Santa flnna to General Taylonj Ynu are surrounded by twenty that“. and men, and Cannot, i‘nany human prob .hiéli'y. uvaid tuflcrtnga mute. and-being cut to pivces with your t-uupl; but a: you «lewrw tumult-rattan & puticulnrestoem. ‘I wtsh tu'snve ynu lawn a caluswophe. and {or ”In! purpu-e give yuu Um lluliCt‘, in ur du that yuu may hurrcntlcr n 1 discreliun, Under the assurance that yuu will be tren ted with the Consitloratinn bclnnging to the Main" character. to which end you will be granted an hour's time to tmku up your mind, to commence from the moment that my fit; of tvuce arrives in your camp. With this \iuw, l ussare you 0| my par (tcu'nr cuthltlrrutton. Go! and Liberty. Cunp at I'lncnpla (Ja, Frb. 32d. 1847‘ A. L. DE SANTA ANNA. 'l‘u Gm. Z. Taylor, commanding the lurccs of lhe U‘ S. llwdquar/crs flrmy of ()ccupuliun, Near Bucna ana, Feb. '29., '47. Sm: In reply to your 00!: u! Mi! (lulu. sumnwning me (u wrrcmler my lmceg at discreliun. I brg leave In say that [(1.3- clim- acceding In your rrques'. \Vilh high Input, I Mg". lir. yuur 0b"- dlcnt wrmnl, Z FAYLUR, Maj. Gen. U. S. A. Commandmg. Senur Urn. I). A Lupe'l. do Sama Anlu. Cmnnundcr-in Cmul. In Encanudar’ flan/quarters flung (g Occupation. Smith», eb ‘25. 184?. Sin: l lune lu lfpml lhat [he mnin MI-xicun farce iu yr! :1! Agua Nue\'a.— ()ur lruops huh! _lhc pmmonu which lhcy' have so «ell «lcfcmlml, and me [)VQ‘HIN‘ (0 receive [he cut-my, would he Venlunt anulhcr allark. An arrangc-uzvnt “as been made \n'h Grncral Smla Anrm lurnn rxrhangr uf ”Lone”, by whi‘h nu nhall 'ecv'ne all, or new“) nil, nl Ilune cnpluu-d lrnm u. at (I flew“: luncn,be~i.ln [hp few taken {rum us In line ac'iuu of lhl‘ ‘23 l. Uur woundr rd,“ \n-ll an ”1059 u! we Mexvrans whirl! have fallen into um hmxln. have been re muud to his plarv, and are .‘cndtred cumlurtablv. ()1: In!» in ”w n‘rent aclions, In far an asrululnml, amounts lo 264 klHecl, 450 nuundml. and ‘26 mining. ()ne (mnpmy n! [he Kcnluck)’ (‘.H'n'l’)’ is flat includml in [his stalemvnl, Us ra-lnlxiva nut bring )el rc-portulf Imam-c Hull-v rncluxe a hit ohm?»(‘mn-mixsmnvd I-flict-‘r's Rifle]! and wounded, embracmg [mny mum-s u! the night‘s! IDCI’I'. lam. slr. wry l(‘~|)l‘C'ful‘\'. \‘nux "be IL‘M :cum I. Z. TA YLUR. Maj. Gen. “:5. A. funny-_:. ‘he Auijulalzl Gem-ml ml the army. “Huh inglun, 0.0. ‘ Ileadquar/crs firm}; of Occupalion. Aguu Nucva,.\hr(hl.lB47. Sin: l hare :Iu: lmnur m rrporl that the troops of my cuuumml urcuplrd (hell on glnul cmnp ul lhls place 0n the 27d) Feb" ruury, Ihc last ol the eriran army leav mg the murningi ul that day in lm: direc nun nl Sm Lula. It is aacertainud that the army is in lull relxcdl, and in a very dianrganl'lwd comltliun ; the men deserling and dying ul almvalion in great numbers. I despalch a cummnml lhis day as lar as Eucarnacion to harass his rennaml secure whatevc; military ~supplies ulay be found l From the statumcntsol Mexican nflicers. particulaily of the medical stafl lelt tn lsuccut the wounded. there seems to be no doubt that their loss in the recent actions is moderately eutunatcd at 1,500. and may reach 2000 men. killed and wounded; besides 2.000 or 3.000 deserters. . Many officers of rank were lash .lcnclose a list of the numeulul our own killed and woun~ dud, made at complete as praeticuble'nt this time. One regiment (Kentucky cav alry) ill not included, its return not being rendeied. " l The enemy had full; reckoned upon our total rout. nml llntl (nude arrangements to intercept our retreat. and cut oil the army. stationing for that purplise. corps of cav alry, nut only immediately in, our real. but even below Montcrey. .I regret to report. that they succeeded near tile '.“illage of Marin in destroying a tram of ‘aupplnes, and killing a considerable ~nnmb'iprtol the escart and teamsters. Col: Morgan. :2d Ohio regiment, on his mind! from Cerralvo to Monterey, was infested by the Mexicqn cavalryr With whith’ho had several rencontrcs. but finally disper se‘ll.them'witl\ small loas' ouvhis own'part. Capt." Graham“ 11'. Q. M'.. 'vblunleeuer yice. was mortallywoundeil in one pflhela ,nffnirg. «I huéeéno doubt that the defeat gol'tlie main Mm‘ytiat Buenn Vista will se‘ (life. our line 0! communication from for- El
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