From the Washington Union. .. ...
A STRIKING DESCRIPTION OF THE TWO


A,IMEI ES
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BATTLES.


We 1to indebted to General Towso n for the
oppor,unily of laying before our readers a very
lncid escrip,ion of the movements OF General
Tnylor's army, and of the late deeply interesting
events on the Rio Grande. 1t is accompanied
bv two sketches Of tho battles of the two days;
hat it ia imoossbe for US TO have them engraved
in linn, to crafty the ardent curiosity OF our read.
rrs and still less TO have an engraving made OF
General Aris,as map. which was taken with bis
camn p,rers. Gen. Taylor could win two more
snth bai,,Ios before we could have these cuts ex.
scn,cd bv our obIiging engraver IN Washington ::


PoRr Polk, PoINT ISABEL, Texas. .'


.r..',,-,. ID. May IL, 1916. o


Nv vnr,R GENERAL: wrote. you a lew Gays
400 in a great deal Of hurry and excitement CIV.
inc Won The las news from our little lori opposite
Wotamoras. Since that time events Of such i'm
nor,,nce have ,ranspired, and have produced sucH
m IMPRESSION on my mind, that ! cannot leifa'n
from giving YOU a detailed account o. mem
tnowioo al the same time that you take greal 70.
,e,es, iSonythine connected with military events
:, Gs,ern, Taylor having received information
from, the fort, on the morning Of the 9th OF May,
,ho, !, wo doing vol, and the enemy's shells not
Jo;n,, much execution. concluded to wait at thls
,i,ce With his army for few days, and on the
MORN marnng Of the 9Th, placed his whole force on the
,renches of this work, and by the united Efforts
Of oii;cers and men, added greatly TO It's Strength
in Ibe course of twenty-four hours. About 8
n,cIock on the 7th of May, General Taylor hav-
IA, comnIeed all of his arrangements, moved iof-
wsrd wi,h his army and supplies, to resume h's
former posiition opposite Malamoras, Determined
,,d enared To push his way through. musl
"n L"re state hat il was my good luck 10 receive Or
n'.o So;;n The ,rmv on this march, and tob
s.sen, ~ ~ tbe TWO succeeding engagements -
His artillery consisted OF two le'po'na0's. o'
siege carriages. Intended 70 sl.onsinen @ ir' Yd''
and Major ,Ringgold's apd Japan Dinvan 's,,'
artillery batteries. The cayaIry hu'noeleu '.J tsJ
hundred sabres, di,ided into two squadrons' anu
Be infantry Numbered abou! '"" na!'''e's' eo'''