The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-10-23

greeted with grape and round shot, which
cut the shrubs aud tore up the loose stones
inthe ranks wI,hua, shilling aay one but the
gallant young oilicer came within an inch
OF beng killed By cannon ball, which
raked down the steep and filled hts face
with fragments If rock, dust aud gravel.
I'm, ire vas accompanied by constant
discharge OF muskeuy, the enemy cover
ns the upper part Of the hIl side, bat the
detachment continued 10 move up, driving
the MeXicans back until they were recall
ed. Capt. Smiths party now arrived and
moved Up The bal, the Rangers ~ advance
aud iid not halt Tor an instant until the
Mexcans we're dfiyen from the summit.
Whist this vas going on, Col, Pershor +.
Snnh, who commanded the OH and 9TH
nlantrv-the 9th, with Blanchard Lou
lsaaa bows, under MaJ. Martin Scott, had
been ordered 10 support the whole gave
=, orders tor these commands 10 pass around
Oh each side and storm The tort waich was
situated about hall a mile back Of tie sum
mi, on the sumo tIdse and commanded the
i Bishops Palace. Such a DOT race as now
ensued has seldom u ever been seen, he
Louisiana b j, naklog The allest klnd Of
strides 10 be ia Nlh The Foremost. Capt
Smith had HE guu winch he took upon
+ the height, run down toward the breast
works anu tired 1t. Then came Col. L,
;. med Win a perfect Iush, iIrlpg aud
cheering he 5th aud 9Th aud Luuislan.
IaHs reaching the ridge aJnc ncafiy at the
same Ime. The MEXICAN, tired al them
with grape, but Il did not save them o.
cause an ius,ants hesitation IA our ranks.
oar men run agd fred aud cLecfrd, until
hey reached the work, The foremost enter
u4 a one end, whilst the MeNicans, about
1000 10 number. lett ,hc other IN retreat.
he culors OF tie 5tn Iulunlry wero in.
stauty ruisej, and scarcely we're they Up
before those u the T III we're along side.
l'he three commands entered the lnrt TO.
geihcr so clnse was the race-thc 9TH,
however getting an advaacc m hrsl. }.
W Miller OF Bianchard's complny, was
among lie first four o. five who entered.
HE turce commands may be SAID T. h1ye
cua.e out cycnla tie race Tor the 1.h was
no, five seconds behind. Ia less ihan five
minutes The gun found IN the tort was thun.
derng aHal at the Bishop Palace More
ammunition vas ouud than cur troops " i.
use with The three guns that we're p'ur
Cd Oue d the suus was found canceal.
Cd They are 9 pound brass pieces. sew.
clal mules and filt a [, zen beautiful tents
likewise capt4rcH Killed, none. Wuun-
dsJ IA 7jb In.ausn, In 1t. Potter, bullet
though tic caH 81 the ieg; Orderly Ser.
gean. Hurdle of X. company Corporal
). T Oakley, severely 10 the lmoh Oak.
les ) from New ufk CITY, aud d yrty ia.
telgent, we'll educated man, as vel as a
good soldier PAaie White tue same
Who captured tie Mexican othcers trunk
al Marin, and whp received It aag q, con.
leu,s from Gen. fay 'ar- wouuled N The
head Fifth INFANTRY killed none voua
ded-- Lieut.. RosseII Sergeant Ms.lct
6al, Puyb,es Mchauus aud Gtubb, slight
IL wounded Sergeant Up,ergrapu, color
bearer, distinguished himself b lis gal
lau,Jy.
Thus was tn, brilliant coup Dc mar
made almost without bloodshed hay,
nor time uow 70 -pe the particulars Il this
glorious ATTAIN, Capt. G. t. SAITH vas 10
the advance, with Mccall, at the ba.,Ie o
Resaoa del \ Paine and Is Que Of ,uc mos
gallant and accomplished officers IN th,
Army so say all has fellow officers whom
have heard speak Of him. CO.. +. +
Smith Gee. Smith OF Louisiana -dtsliu
gut,hed himself on ttat occasion, as d.
MAJ Scott and Capt Niles, and, ~ tutH
o'csy officer aud maa dti his duty nohIy.
Ia. gallant caaauc, Of CAPT. Banchar,
lua Lleuls. Ieubf,nc K, ADD tAet two broth
en, Nichols IS PRAISED ~ ali tive sii.cer
Who wcrc there. III ,ruib the Louisiana
bays have fought every day FOR four DAY >
and assure You as Geu. WoIt's report
vi. bear nte oct IN suylng, aud as cy.
cry officer IN tie "a Uvsfon .ilI testify
That ms corps Aas distinguished Itself on
every occasion where they have been cal.
lei 1u. TIE sons Of Judge Nichols, d
Douaiasony!le, liave stood fro tot four On
five hours 81 a TIME, driving the enemy -
under ihgit Jaatty from bush 10 bush
ard rock 10 rgua, aud at last were amoug
the foremost 10 rush into the Bishops Pat
ace aud take It By storm. Capt BIauch.
efa aud us comfaay have already made q
,eru.auOa tamt @t.IHJ' soon be forgotten. :
T., Allen private Of thi- company va, NOR
tally wounded IN thus fight, and died mex