Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-11-26


iuily forcing their way towards the principle
plaza. lhen oul,ud up the 81 regiment o.
reNss mounted volunteers. who entered the
cts, di,nomtci. aud under the immediate
orlers ol Gen. Henderson, Co-opcrated Will
Gen. Quilnsu> brigade. Capt. Bpeg's bot.
{ tcry WAS al,u oriered up. supported BY the q
infantry and alter firing for some time al
the CathcdBl,a portion ct II was likewi>s
/ thrown into the city. Our troops advanced
7 from house Ia house. and irom SQUARE TO square
until they reached a street bat one square in
resroi the principal plaza in and near with TIE
enemys force WAS mainly concentrated.
This advance was conducted vigorously bat
with dus caution, end although desiructiv,
+ 10 the enemy, was attended with but small
los, on our part. Captain Rriglcy, in the
meantime, had scr,ci a captured piece in hat
+ ter Mol against tie city. until The advance
ol our men rendered il imprttdcnt to fire iu
the direction Got the cathedral 1 was TO y
siti,hsd thdt we could operate succcsslull,
n the cip,,nd that thc enemy had retired
from thc lower portion OF il To- make stand
behind has h1uicljv,. A. Gen. Quitmdn :
brigade had been on duty the previous night.
Diet rmin Il TO withdraw the troops to the
evacuated works, ani concert with General
Nurhs combined attack upon the town.
~. iu good oplcr. and resumed their original
positions. Gencnl Quitmsn, brigade h.ing
received after nightisll by that ol General
liamcr. Oh my r'ium IA csmp, met an
officer with the intelligence that General
Worth. indnccd by The firing m the lower part
cot the city, MAS about making an attack at the
upper extremity. which had also b,cn cvacua.
ted by the enemy TO a considerable distance.
| regretted that this information had not reach
cd me before leaving the city, but still deem.
cd It mex pcdIeut to change ny oulers. aud
accordingly returned to camp. A note from
General Worth, written at eleven O'Clock. u.
m, informed me- that hc had advanced TO
within short distance ol the principal plaza
aud that the mortar (which had been sent Ia
h,s division IN the moming) was doing good
execution within effective range ot the enc
my > position.
Desiring To- make no further attempt upon
the city without complete concert as TO the
lines aud mode of approach, | instructed that
officer tn suspend hts advance until could
have nn interview with him on the following
morning at his headquarters.
kaFly on tie morning OF the 2lthl rccciv-
ct, through Colonel Moreno, a commuhica
lion nom General Ampudia. proposing Il
eydCuitc the town, which. with the answer
were forwarded with nv first despatch.
arranged with Col. Moreno cessation %
iiw until II o'clock, at which hour | would
receive the answer oi thc Mexican general al
General WOr,hs headquarters, To which
spon repaired. In the moantmc. General
Ampudia had signihej To General Worth Iii.
desire tor personal interview with me, {,
which accorded, sui which iidaly resulted
in caWtuliliun, placing ths town aud the
ml'crni OF war, with certain exceptions, Ia
or possession. \ copy OF that equalization
Wa, ,rdnsmitted with my first despatch
Upon occupying the city Il was discovered
u bc OF gr.a strength iu itself, AMI 10 have il,
approaches carefully ani strongly fortified
The town and works were armed with forty
two pieces ol cannon we'll supplied with sm
muulliou, and mpnued with q ior,c of at least
1000 troops at tic line aud from 600 Ia
5000 lrrrGulsrs. The lorcc under my orders
before Monterey, a. exhibited by the accom-.
pansiug wturp, was TO officers. aud Is go
men. COR artillery consisted 1T one l0-inch
mortar, two 2 I pnuulcr howi;z'rs anl four
hight helt batteries ol four gums cach--lhc
mortar hrius ths only piece suitable 20 the
oP.ra,iois ot q ,irge.
Cur loss IL twelve officers anl on, hundred
AMI eight mcn killed. thirlv-Ouc otlicer. sud
three hundred AMI thirty. seven mcn wounded.
hNci considerably To cxcccl our own
take plrosJr: la bdnsing to the notice oi
the government Jh- =. OF Icon iuct % the troops,
both rrgtlar, and counters, which has been
conspicuous throughout lhc operations. am
prou tO testimony toihcir ctoucss and
consuncy "a battle, aud ia. chcrr.u3aess with
which they have Submitted 90 exposure al
pnyailnn. 10 thc general officer. commlnd.
ing divisions Major Generals Bnler aud
Henderson. AMI BriIadicr Generals Twigss
aud Worth must express my Obligation,
Tor thc ctilcicutdil which they have rendered
m their respective commands. | VAS unior
tnatcly deprived, early on ilie DIST. ol tn,
valuable services of Major General Butler
who MAS disabled by a wound received in th,
attack ou thc Itiy.
Mijor Gen ril Henderson. commanding
the Texas Volunteers, has given mc impor
uni AIT in tl'e organization OF Isis command
ant ~ subsequent operations. Bdg. Gcnl
IW.-g> rrudcrrd important services with hl'
division, and, thr second in command atic
Mayor General Batter WAS disabled. Big
Geul. Worth was intristcd with an impor
tint detachment, which rendered his opera
liou> iujcpcHdcn, oi ny own. Those opera
iiDus were conducted with ability, AID crown
cd with complete success. desire also {,
mm, commanding brigades in Gcnl Butler,
dti~ioH. Lieut. CulOutls Oakland ani vii
spn, commaniing bngdcs in GenI. Twigg
division. Colonies Mitchell. Campbell, Dd,i.
ani Wood. committing the Ohio. Tennessee
Mississippi, and "a Texas rcginents. rtspcc
lively. uuj Majors Lear. Allen. aud Aber
crouIr, commanding the Sd. Eth, aud Isl
regiments OF infantry. oil of whom s.rvcdun
der my eye. aud conducted their Commandi
with coplucs, and gllantry against the enc
M. Col. Mitchell, Lieul Col McClung
Mississippi regiment, Major Lear, 81 infaI
Try. and Major Alexander, Tennessee reg
menl. were ell severely wounded, ~ WEI,
Cipt ldmoue, lsi infantry, Lieut. Graham
4lh inIentry. Adjuiaut Armstrong, Ohio rcgi
ment, Lieut~. Scuiduf ond Ailsu. Tcunr,sr,
regiment. end Lir,it Howard. Mi,~is.ipp
regiment, Willie ltaiing their men against iis
en'mY position ou the 2lsi aud %
A'ltr Zoe pll ul COL Mitchell. tIlr command
ol Toe To Oaio f.qm.nt dsyo.ytd upn,