Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-10-21

not save them or cause an instant's hesitation
in our ranks.
Our men run and fired, and cheered, until
they reached the work, the foremost entering
at one end, whilst the Mexicans, about 1000 in
number, left the other in retreat. The colors OF
the 9Th infantry were instantly raised, and
scarcely were they up before those of the 18th
were along side.
In less than five minutes the gun found in
the fort was laundering away at the Bishops
Palace! More ammunition was found than our
troops will use with the three guns that were
captured. One fthe guns was found conceal
ed. They are 9-peund brass pieces.
Another writer, under the same date of the
Oath, says:
Three of the artillery men, having rushe a
head too fast, found themselves in the hands OF
| the Mexicans. They surrendered; the Mexi-
cans took their muskets and shot them down
with the very pieces they had given up. lsaw
the poor fellows lying there.
| One of Duncan's howitzers, in charge oil
Lieut.. Roland, war dragged up, or rather lifted
UP, and opened on the palace, which was filled
with troops. The Mexlcans charged on the
howitzer but were driven back. A constant
| firing was kept up for several hours, partlcu-
| larly by Blanchard's men who left dozen Mex
leans dead upon the hill side.
At length charge was ordered, and our
men rushed down upon the palace entered mole
ina door that had been blocked up but opened
by the howitzer, and soon cleared the work of
the Mexicans who remained.
| Another letter under date of the 25th, after
giving the terms Of the capitulation which we
have heretofore published, says:
/ Many persons particularly the Texan Volun-
teers who fought so bravely, are displeased at
these terms. The town was all but in our hands
and they believed could have been taken in three
hours. believe that it would have required
much more hard fighting to take it, but this was
not the question with Gen Taylor.
He and all his officers knew perfectly well
of course, that the town could soon be taken,
but he did have an object in view which will be
reached by the terms of this equalization, and
that object will lead to result most beneficial
to our governernment, under whose advice and
orders Gen. Taylor acted in agreeing to these
terms.
t There was great slaughter of our men in the
streets OF the city as We supposed yesterday
The letter last quoted says:
On the morning of the 2lst, three compa-
MES were thrown forward as skirmishes and
advanced rapidly towards the works, followed
by the brigade in line of battle under a cross
fire of artillery from the citadel and fort, and
heavy fire of musketry.
The column charged into street about 200
yards to the right of the battery, passed the
works entirely, and effected an entrance to the
town After advancing rapidly about 400 yards
beyond the battery, they came Immediately ir
front of maskd battery Of artillery & musketry
I which swept the streets completely BY its range
The barricades of the streets at sixty yard
= distance from the head of the column, were
lined with Mexican troops, who entirely cover
e ed themselves opened murderous discharge o
+. grape and musketry upon the advancing column
e Every house in the street was pierced for mus
d kerry & enfladed the street in every direction
J. Under this fire the following officers wer
d killed or MORALLY wounded Major Barber, 3
If Infantry, by grape shot in the abdomen: Capt
e Williams, Typographical engineer,shot throug
, the body by musket ball, fell in the street an
: was dragged into the doorway of house b
Lieut.. Pope, amidst shower Of balls thf
covered him with dust.
# The galantry fthis young officer, now
his first batte,is spoken otin admiration bv the
- my. Capt Williams died the next dav land was
- ried with the honors of war BY heMexican trooI
70 into whose hands he had fallen. Lleut. Terr
To st infantry, shot through the body-died Il
next day.
IN private note to the Mobile Advertiser fro
ne its correspondent in Monteaey, GATED Sept.25
5, says;
nj 81 omitted to state in my letters that Il
-, Mexicans had seven thousand regulars and b.
nf tween three and four thousand Rancheros
the city. Their killed and wounded was sma
ID compared with ours-their legs and ,ca!is pr,
h. tecting Them"
l. Again he says: "Capt. Bragg's battery Wa
NJ terribly cut up-he lost twenty horses. | al
n told he behaved nobly. His orderly sergean
20 Waitman, was killed. RidgeIy had three fir
= horses killed-no men. The Dragons had n
r. r. chence to fight, but were very active as scout
etc.