Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-11-21
sARAGoSSA AND MONTEREY

la NaPier's Admirable Iiisiory.of the Penin-
suior wsr Is most interesting and graphic de-
scrip,ion of the siege and capture Of S,rapos.
81 by The French, undsr Mtr,hau Lasnss.
After describing the progress ol lhe siege uu.
al The French obtained possession Of ,he r.,o-
parts snd toe iowa be SAYS.
The walls OF Slragussl Thus went to IA,
ground-but Sangossa hrrssl ID 7, ,nsii,st er,.,,
auI dslhc brJkcn,g,fdie tell iron Ga. h,r5iIity
tie b'srisrr, startled at the view ol hen ia.
Ned sl(erGlh-the regular dcleuces had iud..d
crHmhicd bcior Tie sAIii 81 tie ss,il,nis but
iht puPu,f resistance was Immediately cali
Cd VIII 81 It's terrors, into sciion. ana ~ 4
iogtun- had resolved To mark IA, ey,, ma.
ment when all the ordinary calrul,ti,,g n,
s'leucr should cease, The chief engio...s ~,
both suites were simultaneously I'm ~,
French General. IL Cosje, q Nouue man j.,
tNpid, >hHiul sHd endowed with prf,irs mr..
lsiie1 hhe brave soldier The Stani.b "a
san GruiUs died not only with the honor ri !,
soldier oJl ihe glory ol The pdtriot-his bln.d
s'"',,l"s vac f"ihrurs he he'd hins Il RAISED
Tor lhe protection oi his native ulsce
lhe comb5t now being ia tbr s,r,,,. n,
S1mgossa the sound of tlr mar, iii -
. heard ln every qubncf-th. prople rro,,', 4
INTO The houses nearest the Judgments 81 n,,
enemy additional barbados wen, ron.,,,,,.
1ed across the principal fhurJuahiarcs-- MIN.
were prepared ~ the more open snacss ,fl
lh' internal communication from housc !,
mouse were multiplied until they fof,,sj
vast lahyuuih.i he Intricate WiuIins- ,f,,ii,t
were only TO o. traced b., the ,y,sr,,s ,,.
ihe dead bodies of Zoe defenders P,.,, ti,.
height OF thr walls which De- had cot,oi,s,.'l
l"Sles contemplated this teuifs seeee 49,
judging bat men ~ passionate and "a rrs,,,
90 could not be encountered in omen b,ite
ne resolved SO proceed by the slow. bui ,.,
tam progress OF the mattock aud ibe p,ine
I Napier then proceeds To- relate Inc G,ftbr,
I operations ol She sirgr How hons all,
tou'f was raincd sud blown up. street b,
stte' gained, ant finally Sa8gos.a csptt,rei
but only after it. ,,as alno,E r,I-,,,i -
ntl~cuminstc mBss Of sInouliering ,.,,s
lhe Nea Orleans Bulleiip s,y. Mil d..
exception oil having no mm.afis 10 M. ,it,
tLe M'htau7 attempted q similar defence Z.
H"niI-y 10y taking possession of tbs b,ps..
si'd TOYS wan iisi roofs aud parspet walls and
tHas heh'ihg 10 greet advantage Buf votof.
lnhitfly lof TIE enemy. ouf Vniuntcsrs an
irAaH h7ngcn bad no engineering seieprc
oii" ~ liel Dad, there b. too much oi t,s ...,,
HIit'd pnnopic about them to sJ,.t NJ.
so" process pi "iha matto.k and ~. -. -
dHt so after fighting fof some f,,oa ol..,i, T..
i"e streets 1nd huiiug ita LOSING r,'pe ibe,
l.i''s, .'oH Gen. Bu,lcr permission to =,
' work "n tlelr own bo0k and io tl,eit o,,,
"a}' COZ which was at once faIii, conceded
ithiIE 'n-s ,siou ct thr ar,t hons.
''.".'i. cod FiIk-aSes were pm into
a-'''. OPERATION. h1l,s wee made tb,n-,f.
won wells .o i'lr next h9as.. as.i NJ.
w. ''' r'.arei lhe aj0.niug bai,l
N't- '' N'."t Defenders rle ssaiI.,t.
'''sue ''t''.h t'F apftuns tt1s made sp.
"i'a ~ i.'.Pus oI Zoe net, hons, II
hI'si re Volunteer. aefa tI,ts
e".5 WV YVES .p hotH ..i.- Of ,Hs street.
h'f'9 s>lr.,l ta.a u.alfJy a era.s ar.
' ". "il siir oi ilt .fatt .i,ling aH
'ie duon aul UintJA. a.fI fl,..s oo ~ ,,....,
siie re'wG.Hs Ih. ,sma lgmrI,.t,sf ....I -.