Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-10-16

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on the hillside, over the moving column, ant
fired at our troops some hundred musket shot
without doing any harm. The division deployet
into the positions pointed out and remained ar
hour or Two, when Capt. c F. Smith, Oh the al
! ,illery battalion. with TWO companies Tins OWE
and Capt. Seosrs) and Jour companies oil Iexa'
Rangers on foot, were ordered 10 storm inc Sc
cond height. This the gallant officer cneefiniiy
undertook, and was followed with enthusiasm by
the officers and men OF his command. IL was
considered on all sides 10 be mos, dangerous
undertaking, and this party was CONSIDERED mos
emphaically iorlorn hope. Ihal Inc he'sh
would be taken, no one doubled; but mat many
brave fellows would fall in The. attempt, seemed
inevitable The distance 10 be ciimo'o dhei
reaching the foot Of the hill was ABOUT guar
Ter OF a mile; part Of The way was a''nos' pc,
pendicular and through thorn oushes ana over
sharp. ponied rocks and loose-sdins stones.
The Tin infantry commanded by Capt. Miles
was ordered TO support Captain Smiths parry
and. by marching directly 10 The foot OF the hegh
arrived before Captain Smith, who had oeen or
dered TO lake circuilous route Japan miies
semi up Lieutenant CAN'T, with detachment OF
men. upon the hillside. to divert The attention o.
The enemy from Captain Smith command, "hicn
could moi vel be seen. The 7Ih had already sus-
tanned heavy fire OF grape and round shot as 'ney
torded the San Juan, which winds around the ioo'
of the height which fell like shower oil hall IN
their ranks Without killing man. Lieutenant
Gantl's party were greeted with grape and round
shot which cut the shrubs and tore up The loose
stones in the ranks, without killing any one; Out
The gallant Young officer came within an men OF
he;ne killed by cannon ball, which raked down
The sleep. and filled his lace with fragments OF rocR
dnsr and gravel This fire was accompanied by
= cons,a nj discharge of musketry, The enemy CO.
vernp The upper part of the hillside; but The de-
lachment continued 10 move up, driving the Mex
leans back, until they were recalled captain
Smiths party now arrived and moved up the NIL,
the Rangers in advance, and did not bali lor an IN
slant until the Mexicans were driven from Inc
summit.
Willis, this was going on, Colonel Persiler F.
Smith who commanded Inc 5lh and 7th Infantry
the 9Th, with Blanchard's Louisiana boys, I'M
der Major Martin Scott had been ordered 10 sup
port the whole-gaye orders Tor these commands
10 pass around on each side and storm The Tort,
which was situated about halt mile back OF The
summit. on The same ridge. and commanded Inc
Bishop's Palace. Such foot race as now ensuec
has seldom If ever been seen, The LOUISIANA ooys
making The taesI kind Of strides 10 be IN with
the foremost Capt. Smith had The gun which ne
took upon the height run down towards the breast
works and fired into it. Then came Col. P. F.
Smiths men, with perfect rush, trins ana
cheering-ihe 5lh and 9TH and Louisianians reach
ing the ridge above nearly al the same lime. Inc
Mexicans cred al them with grape, put II did not
save them, or cause an inslanIs hesitation ID oui
ranks. Our men run and fired, and cheefed,
until they reached The work, the foremost enter
ing al one end, whilst the Me1icans, about 1000
in number, left the other IN retreat. The colors OF
the 5th infantry were instantly raised, and scarce
ly were they no before those ofihe 7th were along
| side. The three commands entered the tort tose-
Their, so close was the race-the bth, however,
| getting an advance al first. J. w. Miller oil
Blanchard's company, was among The hrst Tour
or FIVE who entered. The three commands may
be said 10 have come out even IN The race, Tor Inc
seventh was not five seconds behind. In less
than five minutes the gun found in The fort was
laundering a way a, the Bishops Palace! More
ammunition was found than our troops will use
with the three guns that were captured. One OF
the Guns was found concealed. They were nine
pound brass pieces. Several mules, and a hall
dozen beautiful tents, were likewise captured
Killed. none. Wounded, in The 7th infantry,
Lieut. Potter, bullet through the calf Of The leg;
Orderly Sergeant Hurdle, OF X company Corpo-
raj S. P. Oakley, severely in the thigh. Oakley
is from New York city, and very Intelligent,
welI.educaied uan, as we'll as good soldier.
Private Whi,e-ihe sd me Who ca ptured the Meri-
can officers trunk at Marin, and who received IL
and its contents from General Taylor-wounded
in the head Fifth infantry, killed, none; wound
ed Lieut.. Rossell, in the arm; Sergeant Major
Brand, badly in the mouth, with musket ball.
Privates McManus and Grub, slightly wound
ed. Sergeant Uplergraph, color.bearer, dislin-
guished himself by his gailan'ry.
Thus was this brilliant coup dc man maze d.
,ros, without bIoodshed. have mol lime now 10
Give the particulars OF this glorious affair Cap
sa;n q = Smith was in The advance, with Nc
Can. at the battle of Resaca de la Palma, and is
one of the most gallant and accomplished OH
GERS in the army-so say all his fellow-ofhcers
whom have heard speak OF him. Colonel 7.
F. Smith-Gsneral Smith Of Louisiana-dis-
,pguished himself on that occasion, as did Ma
ior Scott and Captain Miles, and, in truth, every
officer and man did his duty nobly.
The gallant conduct OF Captain Blanchard,
and Lieutenants Tenbrinck, and the Two brothers
Nichols, is praised by all the officers who were
there. In truth, the Louisiana boys have fought
every day for four days, and assure you, as Ge-
neral w or,hs report will bear me out IN saying,
and as every officer in the second division VIII
testify that this corps has distinguished itself on
every occasion where they have been called on.
The sons of Judge Nichols oil Donaldsonville,
have slood fire for four or five hours al tune,
driving the enemy under their battery from bush
10 bush, and rock 10 rock, and at last were among
The foremost TO rush into The Bishops Palace,
and take il by storm. Captain Blanchard and
his company have already made reputation
lha, will not soon be forgotten. S. G. Allen, pri-
vaie of This company, was MORALLY wounded IN
this fight, and died next morning Captain
| Smith had no one killed or wounded in his parry
| of regulars-two Texans were wounded, viz
William Carley and B. +. Reese Il.