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

Itself on every occasion where they have
bceen called on. The sons of Judge Nj
coils, Ol DonaldsonyiIIe, have stood fire
Tor four or Eve hours at time, driving the
enemy-@tindcr their battery--ErotII bush
10 bush, aud rucls 20 rock, and at IasE we're
among the foremost 20 rush into the II sh-
ops Palace aud take It by stotn. Napt
Blanchard and his CDmpans hare ALREADY
made reputation that will mol soon be
forgotten. s. @. Allen, private Of this
company, was morially wounded in this
iiyhI. and died next meFnjng. Captain
ShIitk had no One killed Or Wounded in
bis party of regulars--twO Texans were
,.,S wounded siz: VIM YIN CAREY and 3. T.
IL . ssSi. lis 40 ls.ahI sao5 sau il u u,
d' bno 'guisssiloba rIsnoP, ALAetsEsa Ae.
,..7i 's ,1 ltSa.Srey SIP: 24th Ia 4,
1s,g GESFLExE Nil date both my letters
49, pnc day, ), because |, am Obliged To foot up
Z the news, Of ihe last four days, having no
/, writing materials along. Even now,
81 though wrile in palace, Lam obliged
r,,,- 20 hold the sheet Of paper in one band pi
= my knees, TOR want Of a desk. Bat have
~, no time for, extra remark s--a chance %.
.oe tefs 10 send you the news. and must
- hurry r. give, 4 glance at what has been
i'd done here, before the express goes off,
!, OR the morning Of the 2lstl Col. .Childs.
:. Of the artillery battalion, with three, Of
=, bis f0mpanesr---one commanded by Cap.
,,talgs Xinion, aRotber, by Capt.. B. Scott,
- ! and ille third 9by Lieut., Ayres--and tliiee
+ =. companies o. The 6, h NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
-,sa. =, c0plWanded Joy Lieut. Lpnastreei aud
y.o Lieut.. Wainwright, ! lcoinpany, ILeut,
i,tg Holloway, commanding and Lieut.. Mer-
4, btshani; D,renpapy, Captain Serirner and
s,sS Lieut. Won't yNncry--w ordered toiake
-; The summit Of Palace Hill. The Colo,
Is y mel LEFT camp at 8 o'clock, A., 81, aud
a, climbed the nountaint through the chappa-l
4, : raj and up the steep rocks, with such Sc.
4, crecy chat nj d1yl,rcak he was within one.
,oi hundred yards of the breas:work OF sand
49, bags before, he was discovered. The
!. s Mexicens poured their nllsketry, into them
lslsb ptgi they rushed Up the precipice and soon
n s,s bad the Pace, Thee of the artillery; men
~, having rushed ahead tonlast, found tllc.n
.rt selyesfin the hands of the .Mexicans.--
-, t0pk their muskets and shot them duwl
IL. with, the very pieces they had given up
sfysa1 saw the poor fellows lying there. Ii,
ea, F. have but a few moments lcii TO write
.l,,s in, and must, therefore, delcr the par4icu
sye,,l lars of the storIning Of the palace until
have more time. Col Stamford went M,
~, at daylight with the baIancc of the S:h anil
-, Mai. Scott led up the 5ih. The Llnisia
sas ma buys were In the bill with the 5:h a;
ual. 8 O'clock, a. NJ. One uf Dlncan's huw.
-, iizers. in charge OfLjeu. RIw.all, WIS
en- dragged M. or rather tifieI up, anlopa
4 ia ed Oh the A ttace,, which WAS filled with
"a, troops Tho Mexicans charged spa the
.br howitzcr, hut were driven back. a,A con;
esar slant firing was kept up fr. several hours
GOD particularly by y aneharIs msa wis lei;
LAT adazen Ne xican dead ongthe hillside -
.576?AG length . charge was orlcEe,l, AMI olIl
Haja mon rushed down uPqH e-placc, ,eniere,
sF7s elm The d lpr thathal been hlucke.
up, but opened by, ihc. bpwiizsr,- AM sr,p
.,eo cleared the work Of the few Msxiaaas, " h.
dli remained. Lieut.. sAyres was the luck,
I'D, one who, first reached the shIyarI; ana
.sfn lowered the atg, Oao Is 4snlirI brass
90 piece, a beautiful hrtic:c, IN ~ Iiacturcl ia
nj Liverpool in 1872, AL = short hrIss l.!
"a. pound hnwitzer, were cap:urel, with q
a large qnntiiy ofa;nnaliton, lnls!xei,
and lanccs. Thu fort alipining the pa!
:, acc walls Is not c9pp'etcl, but is yer,
neatly cslstrustci as fir a i is l,lilt =
"a The kille1Oa our side, in taking thepll,
~. ace. was scyea-wounde,l, twelve J. cu
-. Wainwright WAS woln1e1 in the arm an
ID, side by musket ball, but viii s2oa re-
.ijicoyer. il il hgpe5. NJ, Jo!,a Ffaacis .
u New Oleaas, bclqlging TO Ranch ard )
ssqcomlany, wis killed. sl will give a luI
.bsacSGlasaf this afEair at auptaer lime. ca
szsChildss Capt. Xintop, Capt. Blanchard
sagLieat. E.aFk, (Adit. qofthe 9Th J. Lieut.,
rsaAyres, Liplt. NJ sCswel, AL III, iw. Nj.
s75fcholIs seem to have been the heroes of the
i daya The two latter '.did the thing ~
- browns" and not only Judge Nichols but
esold louisiana naylwell be proud of such
salsqps- The MexicsYs lost at least thirty
81 skillea7-tweaty.aae hal been hlfiedsihis
.ssm9rning, AMI have ,snea a nam ,er, lyina
81 on tho hill sdapthA wee moi ,liscpseresi
-aieyFolr alaa ,lwasa they bro ,gat. III THE
,4uaeadsnsas1ns ,Yliaafal ~ ,bsa
.fAhsYcstcrday initningthe whoIe division
.epnder GsnVoW oSthgentsred the town on
.Hdhis sideg and hare been Fighting 4lIere
E1nversince.io Tho heart nfIthei civ is no
isthing ,bat0ahs sEbaifcatianaheu lick wall.
s, o4heingd Pierce1lifor mnskeIs, and cnnnor
a1beihg paced SO as telfake9 rlle apFiheipa
sGstfeets. - Fheo roofs beiiIg lAats and ih.
baSfung'ralls rising shF6o or four feet above
;eahe roa9 af course every street has Zine
-saua slIreastwori<s on each side. ReKf IL,
sataciI mortar came qfdlRId fr6hs Gen Ia