GREAT VICTORY AT CERRn GIN
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From the Extra The TcrI Cru. Eggls, Ig..& I


We received the f,.loNlng intcres!in. Il
lars Of the late battle. from our cOla: !,
Peoples. by the cNprr-. which arrived Ia Z
ing. and VIC hasten 10 lay them bcfJ-r as
rs every thing from lhr. quarter al tbs .= )
be- read "ith tn. drr.pr~, >p..i.Ii. VI. 4
viii rcmarn with t." army. aui, Of cos,s =
i,h us with the car'r-s, Intelligence: b
CLEEo CoEur. April l9,u. lOAa


At II o'c'gk. y.strr!ty, the Mcrcaa
. (or rather great proportion Of them sun,
cd 10 our arms. Oar prisoners romprsc %
ernis, vast number Of subordinate o6:s,
about 5000 soldiers.


About IL o'clock, part Of the irisr /,
Gen. Twlggs succeeded in carry ing the X,
Cerro Gordo, and the enemy at once ,is,
Parley, which led 10 a surrender Of a DE
with their arms, except the commanief.t
/ Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. who slccr'
usual. in otfoctng his escape, and that o.
tire Mexican cavalry, Numbering son's"be'
5000 men.


The charge on Ccrro Gordo Was one q
cool, yet determined ones. so characters
/ American soldier. From the time thsI on
, left tho hill nearest that prominent hugbl.
was inccssant. and they had 10 fight lbs-
foot by foot, until they gained the SURE,
which place the enemy gave way, afsi
short resistance.


Our victory is ompletc. Those OF he
who escaped were driven in oil dlrecliop
pursuers, and many of them cut dOSr
road. Gen. Twiggs, who followed lbsr
taking Cerro Gordo, approached ~hhE
miles Of JaIaPa, and finding no force Of


my. encnmped for the night. lie is in !
: before this time.


Captain Merrill, of the 2d Dragons, !
from fwiggs' camp lnsl n.shl. and is q
. that nothing but small body guard sS2
, Anna.


Santa Annals private carriage was
5 and amongst his effects was found the


SIS, 600, which is now IN the hands OF u
/. te rmaster, and an additional leg Of cox
= excoleucy's use in case of emergency.
= noticed one officer Of The enemy -"
the head on Corro Gordo, "ho was eoas
!. man at Vera Cruz.


Gen. La Vega, who is again IN our g
d looked as dashing and fine as ever. nc


seem the least Disconnected, but rode 10 u
s. battle field by the side Of Gen. SeO'i !


and talking as though he was once nO''
,r way 10 New Orleans.


c. Gen. Shields was morlalIy wounded an'
t. this morning that he is dead. lie Oesl'' !
,o galIantly, and his mishup is most .7ePiyS :


General Pillow was wounded 10 Inc


slightly.
- Major Sumner, of tue ID Dragons "
" in the head, but is considered out oi 'ans
y Tho force Of the MrNicnns, at Ihe o"',


down at 10000. The officers OF US - :
SIX army who give their parole. wh's
or with tho men, are being sent abou' Wv"
as our commander being of oPIn0n TSs r's t,
OF whip them easier than feed Them ~" II,
n will be sent 10 New OrIeans-amp"s r
at will have the second appearance o. -
h" having refused again TO be ParoSlea', A.
he The second in command to oa"' - ,
- - man as black as the ace Of sPaue''
" something like Stinton.