Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-10-27
vol uNE NUMBER 20

by the officers and men Uf his coDlmauds
1t was considered on all sides 70 be q
most dangerous undertaking. and this
party was considered, most eInphatically,
a fori6ili hope. That the height would
be4aken no one doubted, but that many
bfaye follows would fall in the attempt
seemed inyftabfe. The distance TO be-
climbed, after reaching the foot Of the
Hill, was about a quarter at a mile; part
Of the way. was almost perpendicular,
and thro0gn thorn bushes and over sharp
pointed rocks and losse sliding stones.
fhc 9TH infantry, commanded by Capt.
Miles, was ordered to supported Capt.
Smith party, and, BY. marching directly
to the foot ofthe height, arrived before
Capt. Smith, who has been ordered to
take circnistous route. Capt. sTiiIer sent
up Lieut.. CAN'T with a detachment Of
men, 0p6ns bill side, TO divert the At.
.tention ofthei enemy from Capt. Smiths
command, which could not yet. be seen.
The It'll had already sustained a. heavy
dire of grape and round shot, as they ford.
ed the San Juan, which winds around the
foot Of the height. which fell like a. show
'er ofhail in their ranks, without killing q
man, Lieut.. tiantt's party were greeted
with grape and round shot which cut the
shrubs and tore up the loosse stones in the
ranks without killing any one; but the
gallant young officer came within an inch
of being killed by "a cannon ball, which
faked down the steep and flied his face
with fragments offock, dust and gravel.
This fire was accompanied by q constant
discharge Of inusketry, the enemy GOV.
ering the upper par. of the hill side, but
the detachment continued to move up,
driving the Mexicans, back. until they
were rcca!hd..' Capt. Smiths party
now arrived and moved up the hill, the
Rangers in advance, aad did not hault
for an instant until the Mexicans were
driven from the summit. Whilst this was
going on. Col. Persifef F. Smith.. who
commanded the 9Th and 7ih infantry-
the 9TH, with Biahchafd's Louisiana
boys, under Maj, Martin Scott, hal been
ordered to support the whole--gave or.
ders for these commands to pass. round
on each side and st2rm the fort which
was situated about half mile back OF the
summit, on the same ridge, and conimad.
ed Bishops Palace. Such a foot race
as now ensucd has seldom, If ever, been
seen; the .Louisiana boys making the tai.
les I kind ofstrides TO tie 10 With the fore
Ih1st. Capt. Smith had the guns, which
he took upon the hight, run down. towards
the brea stworks and fred into it. Then
came Col. p. r.. Smith s men, with aper.
fect rush, firing and cheering the 5th
and 7th and Louisianinasi reaching the
ridge above nearly at the same time.
The Mexicaus fired at them with grape
bot it did not save them, or cause an in.
ssant's hesitation in our ranks. Ourmen
run and fired, and cheercd, Until they
reached the work, the foremost entering
at one, end, whilst the Mexicans, about
I .OO9in number, left the other in retreat.
The colors Of the 9Th Infantry were in.
stantly raised. and scarcely were they up
before those of the Tth were aIopgside.-
The three cornnands entered the fort to-
gethcr. SO close was the race-fhe 5th,
however, getting an advance in first, j.
w. Miller, of Blanc hard's company. was
among the first four or five who entered.
The three commands may be said to have
come out even in the race, for the 7th was
not FIVE seconds behind. La less than
i've minutes the gun found In the fort
was laundering away at the Bishops
Palacel More am:n1nition was found
han our troops will use with the three
runs that were captured Ono Of the
runs was found concealed. They are
bfasspieces. Several mules,
md halfa-dozsn beautiful tents, were
likewise captured. Killed, none. Woun-
led, in 7th Infantry, Lieutenant Potter,
,l,llet through the calf of the beg; Order
sergeant Hurdles of G. company; Corpo-
al s. p. Oakley, severely in the thigh.
oakley is from New York city, andayery
intelligent, well educated mau. as well
IS good soldier. Private White--the
anne who captured the Mexican.oficer'
runk at Marin, and who received it and
IS, contents from Gen. I'aslor-wounded
D the head. Fifth Infantry, killed, none;
Rossel, in the arm; Ser.
cant Major Brand, badly, in the mouth,
nlsket ball. PriVatesa McMsnus and
frubb, slightly wounled7Sergeant Up
prgraph, color. bearet, distinguished him
elf BY. his gallantry, a ..srod q
Thus was this brilliant eoap ads main
lade aim Jst without blpodsheI. Il have
OF time now 10 giys therp articuIars offhis
lorious affair. { Capt.C =. +. Smith was
J the advances with Nc Cali at the hattie
Resaea de la Palmaaand Is one ofthe
lost gallant anb accomplished oficersin
le army--soq say all his fellow officers
'hom have heard speak of him. p. f.
mith Gen, Smith Louisiana-dis-4
himselfo that occasion, as
id Major Scott and Capt. Miles, and,
! truth, every officer and man did his du-