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WHOLE N O. 464.Camp near Plan del Rio,* April 18—4 o’clock r; m.The American arms have, achievedt ,another glorious and most brilliant victo ry. Outnumbering Gen. Scottfs force materially, and occupying, positions which look impregnable as* Gibraltar, one after another of their works have JeeD taken to-day, five generals, colonels enough to command ten such armies as ours, and other officers innumerable, have been taken prisoners, together with 6000 men, and the rest of their army driven and routed with the loss of every thing, ammunition, cannon, baggage train, all. Nothing but the impossibility of finding a road for the dragoons to -1 the rear of the enemies words saved any part of Santa Anna’s grand army, including his own illustrious person.Among the prisoners is our old friend La Vega, who fought with his arcus-touted gallantry. The other generals are Jose Maria Jareno, Luis Pinson, Manuel Uoriaga, and Jose Obando.— The names of the colonels I have not been abje to gather. Nothing saved Santa Anna but the want of dragoons on the other side of fheir 1 nes. As is :s, bis travelling coach, together wish all bis papers, valuables, and even his wooden leg, have fallen into our hands, together with all the money of his armyMM. L .A'.—and then taking to the chaparral. ^lHi« service of massive silver, nearly all hit papers, his modev--everythinr in fiis carriage, even,to his dinner was ed.^ I ha ye a cftpnaL story to ten a bout this;d ipner w Rein f tatea uiVmcnI 10spare.^/^ ... , /The M exican lots upott the heights whs aw Tul—the ground in lt;places is covered, with ;thegdeedt Among the bodies found was that of Gen. Vaeque^ and near him was Col. Palacio, mortally wounded.Their loss in the retreat was lerribly severe—every by path iastrewn with the dead. Had. our dragoons been enabled tu reach them in season, all would have been killed or captured—Santa Anna among#them.Canalizo, wi»h his noted lancers, hadthe prudence to bamos early.Even up to this time it is impossible to give anything like a full and correct listof our wounded officers^ftij^surprisingthat many of them were not 'killed.—-Lient. JDerby, a gaflant young officer of the topographical engineers, was badly but not mortally wounded while stosm-ing one of the heights. Libut. Ewell, of the rifles, is supposed to be mortally wounded. This regiment has suffered terribly. Lieut Dana, of the 7th inftn* try, was badly wounded; Capt. Patten of the 2d, slightly# Lieut, Davis,of the rifles, was very badly wounded in the hip. Major Sumner, of ihe 2d Dragoons, but comrnar.ding Rifles, is improving.The list of killed and won tided officers in Col. Haskell’s command yesterday i have been able to obtain. It should here be stated that Capt, William’scoiiri-pany of Kentucky and Gapt. Charles Naylor’s company of Pennsylvania voK unteers were attached temporarily to this reciment. Here is the list: :
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Goshen Democrat
Goshen, Indiana, US
Wed, May 19, 1847
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