Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-17

and Tennessee regiments and five companies Of the Kentucky
regiment.
Early the morning Of the 3d. Gen. Qutman from his
position discovered that the second and third forts and de-
fences east of the city had been entirely abandoned by the
enemy, who experimenting another assault the night OF
the 3d. had retired from all his eences the main plaza
and It's immediate vicinity command Of two companies OF
Mississippi and of Tennessee troops then thrown
into the streets reconnore and became holly
ed with the enemy These supported by Colonel
Woods regiment of Texas Rangers dismounted, by Bggs
light battery, and the Sd Infantry The enemys fire was
and uninterrupted Streets tops bar-
cades, &c in the vicinity of the plaza The pieces of Bragg
battery also used with much effect far the heart Of
the city This engagement lasted the best part of the day
troops having driven the scattered parties Of the enemy
and penetrated quite to the deences of the main plaza.
The advantage thus gained it considered
10 hold the enemy had permanently abandoned the city
and It's defences except the main plaza its immediate vicinity
and the cathedral fort citadel Early in the afternoon same
day. Gen. Worth assaulted from the Bishops Palace the
side of the city, and succeeded in driving the enemy and
maintaining his position within short distance Of the main
plaza that side Of the city Towards evening the
had also planted in the cemetery enclosure and during
the night did great execution in the ccumscrbed camp
the enemy the plaza Thus ended the operations Of the 23d
Early the morning of the 2ith a communication was
sent to Gen. Taylor from Gen. Ampudia under flag
king offer Of capituaon which the former refused to
dccede, asked than the American commander would
under any circumstances grant At the demand
TO surrender was in reply made upon Gen Ampuda Twelve
o'clock the hour which the acceptance non-accept-
ance to be communicated to the American General At
II A. NJ the Mexican General sent requesting personal
conference with Gen. Taylor, which granted The prir-
cpa officers of rank either side accompanying their Gene
of
city made either side and refused, hafpas p NJ
Gen. Taylor lose, and saying he would give Gen. Ampuda
hour to consider and accept refuse left the conference
with his officers At the expiration Of the hour the discharge
Of the mortar be the signal for the of
hosles Before the expiration of the hour, however,
officer sent the part of Gen. Ampudia to inform
the American General that avoid the further euson
blood and the national honor being satisfied by the exerons
of the Mexican troops he had after consultation with his
General Officers decided captuae accepting the offer OF
the American General which dictated with the
Of his Generals and by motives of good policy and
seraon for the good defence of their city by the Mexican
army
RiHed.-Capt Williams, Typographical Engineers; Lieut.
renett, LIST infantry Capt l.. N. Norris Sd do. Capt
Field 3D. do. Major Barbour, Sd do; Lieut. Irwin Sd do
Lieut.. Hazitt, Sd do. Lieut.. Hoskins 4th do Lieut.
Woods, 4th do I; Capt Mckavet, 9Th do. Col. Watson
Baltimore Battalion Capt Battlem LIST Tennessee Regi-
men Lieut.. Putnam ls do. do Lieutenant in Ger
many company
Wounded.-Major Lear, 3D. infantry, severely Captain
cambridge 81 do very slightly Lieut. r. H. Graham, 4h
do severely Capt Lamote ls do, slightly Lieutenant
Dilworh, st do, severely Major Abercrombe, LIST do,
slightly Lieut. Wainwright, 9Th do slightly Lieutenant
Rossel 9th do slightly Lieut.. Potter, 18th do, slightly
Major Mansfield, Engineers slightly Gen. Butler, Volun
eer Division sightly Colonel Mitchell Ohio Volunteers,
slightly Colonel McClung, Mississippi Regiment, severely
Major Alexander, Tennessee Volunteers lieut. Allen, DO
do. Lieut. Scudder do do Lieut. Nixon, do. do. Capt
Dowler Mississippi Regiment Lieut. Thomas, Texas Regi
ment Lieut. Armstrong, Ohio Regiment severely Capt
Gillespie, Texas Rangers, MORALLY, since dead