Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-06-19

enemy. The batteries on both SIDES ceasea III i"s
nj the same time Our exrend'lnfe Vi a,in"u =.
lion was thirty rounds oil both cailpte. ~ eisu,
o'clock A. M. Valdez, a Mexican came IN and
reported that party oil dragons hao pee'i WV"
hacl, from the n aiIie 10 the point and also par
" 10 The toil; Tia, he had seen thirty teseters
from Ari,ta's Army, who stated that The Me1i-
cans were without subsistence stores, mai the'
were tired. and Jeff for their homes; thai u was
stated in the Mexican camp tina, Afis'a had re-
c,,vad an exntrss from Mexico, inlornieS ann
,,,, another revolution had broken out IN HeAi
ea and lin, he could receive no support from
~, C;,yernment. Al rine o'clock, A. Nj. il
was ,erortei that 4 reconnaissance OF IN
Gers, escorted by mounted men OF .he enc
nv. was going on in rear, whhin eiSh' nun
bred wards OF The fort; and mat olhsr Fariies'
mounted and Infantry, were IL 'he saiiie ui,a".e
er,endino from The bend OF the lagoon to the nv
ar Lett Hansen. 7lh infantry, asked permits
s,on IN Iake The dragons and go aud look al
,hem This was granted, and in an hour he re.
tnrned renorlng that The enemy was establishing
ba,,erv at The cross roads; his appearance
among Them created great alarm, and they were
soon cnncentr. ted at a distance under cover Of
heir WORK Every man al work 10 day strength
an;n. he def,nces Several parties of cavalry
and infantry seen today occapyins our Old en-
campment. AT eleven O'Clock, /. NJ muskcsIy
was heard in oar Iear, from beud oil lagoon 10 inc
river. The troops all al their places IN Inc pas
lions during The NIGHT.
UednesdQu Eag 6-Attve o'clock, a. M.' me
cannonade commenced from Inc lo"ei io', any az,
mortar batteries Many round sho. and shells
thrown mill six o'clock, when there was ces-
sarion offring. During the last hour The shot and
shells were well directed bursting in all directions
ia the interior OF our tori, tearing our tents 10
pieces. and niurins several horses. al hai-past
six ocloci; the signal lS-pounGers were hred, al
which the enemy opened their batteries IN our
front and rear and the cannonadc continued from
two mor,ars and howi,zer in 'front.' and mortar
established al Or near The crossroads IN real unti
Ten o'clock, A. NJ, when our gallant commander
received moral wound from falling she'll
Large mounted parties and infantry were seen at
this time in rear. Al seven o'clock one mortar
was playing uron us from town al two rom The
rear A. Ten O'Clock small party OF infantry
ctept mp in The ravne and fired nuskeiry; but be-
ing out Of range, the fire was not returned. AT
haIi.past ten O'clock, A. NJ. several parties OF IN
us in rear Several rounds o! canister were lred
from Lieut.. Bragss battery, which soon dispers-
ed them. Several were afterwards heard to have
been killed Immediately afterwards, and until
half past twelve O'clock, p NJ, We received a
continual shower of shells from the enemy's bat
,eres. Al two O'Clock five shells were thrown.
A, halfrast tour o'clock, P. Nj, white flag
was shown a, The old buildings in rear, and 4
parley sounded by The enemy. Two officers al
vanced and were net by Two officers oil ny con-
mand, VINO brought me The doclmeG, maIHed A.
signed hl General Arii>ta, allowing me one hour
10 reply.
This document being considered one OF great
Importance, deemed IL necessary 10 convoke a
council, consisting Of allthe company command
ers in my command, and LAID il before them
They unanimously conquered with me in the re-
plv. a copy of which is the accompanying docu
men, marked B. This document was despatched
in The allotted time, and shortly after lis reception
the enemys batteries opened upon us with con-
linua shower OF shot and shells until sunset
The night was passed very quietly, but constant
vigilance was exercised in The command; every
man kept al lis post. as an attack was Confident
Is expected in the morning.
7nurssau. .licU 1-At half past O'Clock, A.
NJ. the enemy's batteries opened with Shells and
continued Tor about an hour and halt, and then
ceased. Al hail past seven, A. NJ several rounGs
Of canister and grape were fired nu the enemy's
picket guards, at the houses in rear, and al The
old guard house OF the second brigade, which
caused them 10 abandon their positions. This
was replied 10 By discharge OF some ten or
pwelve shells. AT nine o'clock, a. M, we re-
ceived a shower Of some four or five shells, and
then stopped About this Time, the enemy COM
m-nced firing iron shells, having previously
thrown composition shells, and il was discovered
that ono Of the moTtars had been removed FROM
our rear and returned To The city. Al quarter
past ten 4. NJ We received three shells; al eleven
a. Nj. eight shells; al Twelve ~, six shells, hy
which four OF Lieut.. Bracgs horses were killed
and the wheel 0! one oi his caissons disa led
Al half ras. twelve the batteries were opened
with round she. and shells, and continued TOT
an hour and a hall. By this time our bomb proofs
were so lar advanced shat our troops were ccmpa-
ra,ively protected Al Two O'Clock small par
lies OF Infantry commenced on Us with random
muskelry, on The bank OF The river and rom Inc
ravine. AT half past two p. NJ. a regular bonn
bardmen, with sho, and shells, IRON howizcr
and The morlars, was kept up with litlc intermis-
sion until sunset. Al five o'clock, during this
bombardmenl. shell struck in tent, almost en-
;irely DESTROYING the instruments oil seventh in
ian..y band. 10 The value OF three hundred dol
lars The accuracy Of their firing now evident
IL Increased, as a, least one hal: OF The shells
thrown fell in the fort. A sentinel Ia dag lost
his arm b. round shot from The enemy. a
soon as i, was dark enough, a parry headed by
our interchangeable engineer, Captain Mansfield,
was sent ou 10 Level the traverse thrown up by
General Worth, aud cutting down The chaPporal
which served as a cover 10 the sharp shooters OF
the enemy. Al ~ o'clock al night, random
FIRE OF muskclry commenced around Us, follow
ed BY Two bugles; this continued for about one
hour. and from A. M. was continued until
near daylight.
E1tdau, May SAT a quarter past o'clock,
A. NJ. The eneny's batteries again opened with
shells frcm the lower fort from the sand beg bali
,cry, and from our rear. The fire his morning
was kept up until o'clock, A NJ without ces
sation. A parry was sent out this morning and
bprni the cid houses near the traverse on the
river bank THIS drew from them several round
shot and shells; from II 10 hall paN2, L. NJ,
heavy bomba rdment Of shells was KEEP, up; al
least fliy ,trown al us during hat time. Al hall
past 3 they again opened their shells upon US,
accompanied BY rnund shot, Al this Tine The
enemy had established a mortar in the ridge Of
the cbapporal across the river, and immediately
west OF as Morlars were now paying upon US
from The North, South, and West, tour IN num-
her. The firing Of round shot was Kept up for
two hours. and that OF shells until halt past 7, P.
NJ. Abou, fpas 2 p. NJ, heavy cannon
aiding was heard, supposed 10 be litle North Of
East OF US il apparently approached until half
pas, a. when il became very distinct; il lasted
until nearly 7, p. M. This we supposed 10
be an action between our forces and The enemy.
A lille before sunset, a Mexican came running
in wi white flag from the direction oi The 81
b ig de suard-house claiming protection. He
stated thai our inlces had come IN contact with
those OF The enem,; had driven them back hat he
was a prisoner in charge of The plckel-euards f.
red on BY our batteries; hat while they were tn
lying the dead and carrying of The wounded: he
effected b escape. During the cannonade This
afternoon, small column oil infantry from above
and one oil cavalry from below, were seen advan-
cling, supposed TO be reiniorcemen'sto The enemy.
The excitement in our command during this dis
Mt cannonading was intense. During the day
We received from one hundred and Fifty 10 two
hundred shells, and from seventy five to one hun
dred round shot and mol man disatled. During
Tue previous night the haliards OF The flag on tie
outside had become unr'ssed; and as the hfIns
had become TOO intense TO re-estabh>h Them, a
temporary staff was erected on The inside, and the
nalona flag II the seventh infantry raised as
substitute. We passed very quiet nish-lhe
troops on The alert at their gnns.
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