Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-24

heights were then stOrmed and carried-the
guns of the last fort carried being immedi
ately tnrned with pIunging fire upon the
Bishops Palace. On this same morning,
(the 2isD the ,st division Of regular troops
under Gen. Twiggs, and the volunteer d.
vision under Gen. Butler, were ordered un
der arms to make diversion to the lett Of
the town, in favor of the important opera
tons of Gen. Worth. The 10 inch mortar
and two "a FOUNDER howitzers had been
put in battery the night of the goth, IN ra.
vine l400 yards distant from the Cathedral
tort or citadel, and were supported by the
4th Regiment Of Infantry. At 8 A. M
on the 2lst, order was given for this battery
to open on the citadel and town, and i'm.
mediately after the LIST Division, with the
Sd and 4th Infantry in advance, under Col.
Garland, were ordered TO reconnoitre and
skirmish with the enemy on the extreme
left OF the city, and should prospect Of sue
cess offer, TO carry the most advanced bat
terry. The attack was directed by Major
Mansfield, Engineer, Capt. Williams, Topo
graphical Engineer, and Maj. Kinney, G.
NJ. to the Texas Division. A heavy fire
from the first battery was Immediately open
ed upon the advance, but the troops soon
turned it, entering and engaging with the
enemy in the streets of the city, having
passed through an ncessant cross fire from
the citadel and first and second batteries,
and from the Infantry who lined the para
! pets, streets and house-to Of the city. The
rear OF the first battery was soon turned,
and the reverse fire of the troops through
the gorge of the works killed or dislodged
the artlllerists and infantry from it, and the
building occupied by infantry Immediately
in its rear. The LIST Division was followed
and supported BY the Mississippi and Ten
nessee and list Ohio Regiments, the two
former Regiments being the first to scale
and occupy the fort. The success OF the
day here stopped. The Mississippi, Ten,
nessee and OHIO Regiments, thong warm.
Y engaged in the streets Of the city for
some time after the capture Of the first bat.
terry and its adjoining deiences. We're una.
BILE, from exhaustion and the loss they sun'
cred, TO gain more advantage. A heavy
shower OF rain also came up TO cause a sus
pension of hoslillties before the close of the
day. The 81 4,h and Is, Infantry and the
Baltimore Battalion, remained as the garri
son of the captured position, under Colonel
Garland assisted by Capt. RdgeIy's bate.
ry. Two 10 pouaders, one FOUNDER, and
and howitzer, were captured in this
fort, three officers and some 90 OF 80 men
taken prisoners. One OF the ~ Founders
was served against the second fort and de.
fences, with captured ammunition, during
the remainder Of the day, by Capt. Ridge
ley. The storming parties ofGen. Worih's
which were also Immediately turned against
their former owners.
On the morning Of the 22d, Gen. Worth
continued his operations, and portions OF
his division stormed and carried successive.
ly the heights above the Bishops Palace.
Both were carried by command under
Capt. Vnton, Sd artillery. In these oper.
atoms, the company of Louisiana troops I'M
der Gen. Blanchard, performed efficient and
gallant service as part of Capt. Vinton's
command. Four pieces Of artillery, with
good supply OF ammunition, were cap
tured in the Bishops Palace this day, some
of which were Immediately turned upon the
enemy's detences in the city. On the'eve.
ming of the 22d, Col. Garland and his com.
mand were relieved as the garrison of the
captured forts by Gen. Quitman, with the
Mississippi and Tennessee regiments, and
five companies of the Kentucky regiment.
Early on the morning OF the 23d, Gen.
Qui,nian, from his position, discovered that
} the second and third forts and deiences east
OF The city had been entirely abandoned by
) the enemy. who, experimenting another as.
sault on the night Of the 22d, had retired
from all his defences to the main plaza and
its vicinity. A command of two compa-
MES OF Mississippi and two of Tennessee
troops were then thrown INTO the streets
to reconnoller. and soon became holly en-
gagged with the enemy. These were soon
supported by Col. Woods regiment OF Tex
as Rangers, dsmounted, by Bragg's Light
Battery and the Sd Infantry. The enemies
fire was constant and uninterrupted from
the streets, house.tops, barrlcades, etc. etc
in the vicinity OF the plaza. The pieces o.
Bragg's battery were also used with much
effect far into the heart of the city; this en-
gagement lasted the best part Of the day
our troops having driven the scattered
parties OF the enemy, and penetrated
quite to the deences OF the main plaza. The
advantage thus gained it was not consider.
: ed necessary TO hold, as the enemy had per
, manently abandoned the city and its deten
ces, except the main plaza, its immediate vi
clnty, and the Cathedral fort or citadel
Early in the afternoon, (same day0 Gen
Worth assaulted, from the Bishops Palace
the west side OF the city, and succeeded il
! driving the enemy and maintaining his po
sition within a short distance OF the main
plaza on that side of the city; towards eve
nlng the mortar had also been planted in
the cemetry enclosure, and during tn,