American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper., 1846-10-12
MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER I2, 1916.

yond The battery, they came Immediately il
front ota masked battery Of artillery, which
swept The street completely by lis range.
The barrCadCs of the streets at sixty yard
distance from head of the column. were lineC
with Mexican troops, who entirely covered
themselves, opened a murderous discharge o
Crane and musketTy upon the advancing CO.
lumn. Every house in the street was percet
for musketry and enhladcd the street in every
direction UnGer this FIRE the following off
GERS were killed or mortally wOunded Major
Barber, Sd Infantry, by grape shot; Cap
tain Williams, Typographical Engineers, shot
through the body by musket bull, fell in the
street and was dragged into the doorway Of a
house by Lieut.. Pope, amidst shower Of bail;
that covered him with dust. The galIantry o
this young officer, now in his first battle, i;
spoken in admiration by the army. Captain
Williams dled the next day and was buried
with the honors Of war by the Mexican troops
into whose hands he had fallen. Lieut. Ter
rett, lst Infantry shot through the body, died
the next day.
WOUNDED-Maior Mansfield ball through
calf of the leg. This brave officer would not
leave on account of his wound, but rode about
behaving goiously. Major Lear dangerously
wounded in the mouth, the ball passing out at
the back of his head, Major Abercrombie, lst
Infantry, and 1t. r. Graham, 4th do. severely
wounded, the latter in both legs and body, but
will probably recover. A great number of men
killed and wounded-numbcr not known.
Being reinforced, a second charge was made
under Gen. Butler, but owing to the tremen-
dons fire ofmusketry and grape from the barri-
cades and stone houses, likewise proved lneftec-
tual. The troops were then ordered by Gen.
Taylor to retire in good order and get under
cover from the enemy's fire, which was hand
somely executed,
The following officers were killed or motally
wounded (since dled) in the second CHARGE
Col. Watson, of the Baltimore Battalion; Capt.
l. N. Morris, Sd Infantry; Lieut.. d. Irwin, Sd
Infantry; Lieut.. r. IlazIltt, 4th Infantry
Three officers were killed in the first charge
which did not include in that llst viz: Lieut..
Hoskins, Sd Infantry; Lieut.. J. S. Woods, 4th
Infantry; Capt. Field, Sd Infantry.
Wounded Major General Butler, slightly,
through calf of the leg; Col. Mitchell IN the
leg; Capt Lamotte, list Infantry, slightly;
Lieut.. Dllworth, lst Infantry, leg shot off.
During the engagement in town Of Garland $
Brigade, the forts that were passed on the lett
IN entering the town, were gallantly carried by
the Tennessee anu Mississippi regiments
| LIeut' Sol' hcCIulg, VI TIE mlsSlS lppl FegI-
ment, was dangerously wounded. These reg-
ments sustained great loss of killed and
wounded.
Several pieces of artillery were captured.
The forts that were taken were occupied by
Ridgely's Light Artillery company, who turned
the captured pieces against the Mexican works,
aAd the cannonade was kept up the rest of the
) dsg.
= On the night the 22d the enemy abandon
doned the two works which had proved so do
, structive to the Sd and 4th Infantry, and they
were occupied early next morning, by the Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee regiments under Gen
, Quitman. About 8 O'Clock, same morning,
these two regiments advanced on the town, and
, a sharp engagement commenced. These rcgi-
, ments were supported by body of Texan Ran
gers, (dlsmounted for the occasion, under Gen.
Henderson, and BY the Sd regiment Of Infantry
The fight was kept up until 4 O'Clock, ?. Nj.
during which ticne our troops drove the enemy
from house to house, almost to the main plaza.
8 The loss Of life on our side waJ not severe
during this day. On the morning of the cath
a flag of truce was sent in, whce resulted in
the capitulaton of the town.