usketry was kept up for some time, until finally the enemy's
batteries were carried in succession by a squadron of dragoons
and the regiments of infantry that were on the ground. He was
soon driven from his position, and pursued by a squadron of
dragoons, battalion of artillery, 3d Infantry, and a light
battery, to the river. Our victory has been complete. Eight
pieces of artillery, with a great quantity of ammunition, three
standards, and some one hundred prisoners have been taken; among
the latter, General La Vega, and several other officers. One
general is understood to have been killed. The enemy has
recrossed the river, and I am sure will not again molest us on
this bank.

The loss of the enemy in killed has been most severe. Our (p. 284)
own has been very heavy, and I deeply regret to report that
Lieutenant Inge, 2d Dragoons, Lieutenant Cochrane, 4th Infantry,
and Lieutenant Chadbourne, 8th Infantry, were killed on the
field. Lieutenant-Colonel Payne, 4th Artillery,
Lieutenant-Colonel McIntosh, Lieutenant Dobbins, 3d Infantry;
Captain Hoe and Lieutenant Fowler, 5th Infantry; and Captain
Montgomery, Lieutenants Gates, Selden, McClay, Burbank, and
Jordan, 8th Infantry, were wounded. The extent of our loss in
killed and wounded is not yet ascertained, and is reserved for a
more detailed report.

The affair of to-day may be regarded as a proper supplement to
the cannonade of yesterday; and the two taken together, exhibit
the coolness and gallantry of our officers and men in the most
favorable light. All have done their duty, and done it nobly. It
will be my pride, in a more circumstantial report of both
actions, to dwell upon particular instances of individual
distinction.

It affords me peculiar pleasure to report that the field-work
opposite Matamoros has sustained itself handsomely during a
cannonade and bombardment of 160 hours. But the pleasure is
alloyed with profound regret at the loss of its heroic and
indomitable commander, Major Brown, who died to-day from the
effect of a shell. His loss would be a severe one to the service
at any time, but to the army under my orders it is indeed
irreparable. One officer and one non-commissioned officer killed,
and ten men wounded, comprise all the casualties incident to this