Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-10-21

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AID one .howitzer were captured.in this fort
\ Three eeofhcers apdsemg twenty .or thirty
men Wore taken prisoners. One oftha Il
apolDders, waseserved. gainst the seconG(ori
land defences, with cdpttfred samunitioGdur.
gEin& the reniainder Of the day, by, Capt
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The storming party OF Qen. w 6ftiisll
4 division glso caPtured two nine .popnders
/ which were also Immediately yturued against
! their former owners. G.
/ :a 0nihe dlorning-oetbe s22d Gen. Worth
continued his operations; and portions of
his division stormed and carried successive.
ly thesheights' above thesBishopss palace.
Both were carried by commandl under
Capt. SVinton, of the 3darti1lery.,s hthese
operations the company Of Louisiana troops,
under Capt Blanchard, performed 8 fficienl
and gallantservice'as partofCapE Vinton's
command.
q, -Four pieces of, artillery, with q good
supply Of ammunition, we're captlred in the
Bishops palace also. on this day, some Of
whieh-were Immediately turned upon the
enemy's deCences in the city. ! ~- IL,
y 0nsthe evening ftlie 22d, Col. Garland
and his command we're relieved as the
garrison of the captured forts by Ger.
Quitman, with the: Mississippi and 'Tennes.
see regiments, and five companies, of the
Kentucky regiments. s~ 9, ! = q g ..,
Early on The morning ofthe 23d, Gen.
Quintman, from his position, discovered that
ths2d and3d forts anddefehces, east Of the
city, had been entirely abandoned by the
enemy, who apprehending another assault
on the night ofthe' 22dhad retired fom all
his delences to the main palace and its. ina
mediatesyicinity. s I: 2 2 = :, = e,
A command of two companies Of Mis-
sissippi and twoof Tennessee troops were
then thrown into the streets 10 recohnoitre
and soon become holly engaged with the
enemy These were soon, supported by
i Col. Woods regiment of Texas Rangers
!, dismounted, and BY Bragg light artillery
4 and the Sd Infantry. The enemy's fir,
4 was constant and uninterrupted from til,
, streets, house-tops, barricedesa a2&e. & \
In the vicinity of the palaza, the pieces
of.Bragg's' artillery were also used with
much efficiency far into the heart Of the
city. This engagement lasted the bes,
part ofthe day, our troop$ haging driven
the scattered parties Of the enemy. and
penetrated quite to thedefences of themain
palaza, in its immediate vicinity, and to
the Cathedral fort or citadel 90: r2d
Early in the;afternoon of the same day,
Gen. Worth assaulted, from the Bishops
palace, the west side eof-the city,, and
succeeded in driving the enemy, and main
tanning his position within short distance
r of the main, palaza, on theside of the city
} Towards evening the mortar had also been
, planted in the cemetery. enclosed, and
during the night did great execution in the
> circumscfibed camp Of the senemyJin the
4 palaza. Thus cndedthe operationsof ofthe23d.
4 On the morning Of the 9th, at an early
. hour, a communicationiw sent by Gen
). Ampudiato Gen.. Taylor under iaaeflag oi
3 truce, making an offer of capitulhtion ia
$ which the latter fefusedto accede, asst ask.
i ed mote than ther American commander
It would under any circumstances grant. AT
n the same timesaIdemand to- surrender was
d made to Gen. Alnpudiaiin in reply.s woa oh
y Twelve O'Clock, NJ, was the shour al
d which the acceptance was to be- communi.
It Gated to the American General. 5ao ''''
At ll'o'clock,i A. M., the Mexican Gen
j. eral sent, requesting aspersonal conference
> with GengTayior, which was granted, tn
y principal officers Of rank on either side &C
y conipanying theiraG Generalah yAb-oj 10 ok
S After several offers in nrelation to- theca
h pitulution Of the city, made on either sid
6 and refused, lat mlapast4 p..Mls Genera
n Taylor arose, and saying he would Civ
y Gen. AAmpudip one hourto considef and .ae
u cept or refuse, left thefconference with hi
officers.eltE 4ao guixig0oiTsmA ,aloq "
!, loAt theaexpiration1o 1of ahei!heurq the di
b lbcharge ofthesmortars toberthe, ignal fe
d the fecon,menc of hostiliiies!sdj
q nAtthe expiration ofthsitime agreed q
!, however, an officer rMpssentfon the part
4 Gem AmbodiaIlto infbfm thesAelsrica
D General thattotavoid itheoifnrtherr efiusio
/, of blood, and the nationalshdnorbeinlg sati
+ fed BY the eyertipnso the Mexican troop
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