Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-04-17
The Pennsy,vansans In Hattie,

NOuuteeI6 nave uITPduy
shown the ardor and daring Of true solJiers. A
letter in the Washington Union, from Vera
Nrnz' speaks Of their conduct in the field, and
shows how they may be depended upon. Gen
Pillows brigade. while assisting to invest the
town. came in collision with the enemy. The
latter fled to the chappareL
They were holly pursued by this brigade, the
General leading, encouraging and cheering his
'"rces with the most commendable gollnntry
The passage Of this ravine, SO thickly covered
with chaPporet. narrow and winding. was pret.
'y sharply contested by the enemy, who occu-
pied strong position in an extensive ruin on
the other side, called "llncienda Maiekrnn -
and, although some five hundred strong. he soon
fled, as before the wind, TO lnrge and spacious
building on the heights beyond. used by the
Mexcnns as a magazine. General Pillow was
now in possessi"n of an important point. foot
hold. where he could rally and refresh his men
fer further pursuit. With the Ist Tenncsscr
regiment he sscs nded the hill intervening be-
tween the ruin and the naga zinc. carrying iha
latter place with little or no difficulty. Tho
magazine, at the time il wns taken, contained
from one to two hundred bomb shells and quan.
tiiy Of signal rockets.
The enemy. who had now been driven from
hill TO hill, and from stronghold to stronghold
by General Pillow, lied across the valley, along
~hich runs the railroad into the dense thicket
beyond. and reorganzed to some extent, under
cover of the chapparel, to dispute the passage
OF our troops TO the heights beyond, which over.
look and command the city, on which heights
a large force Of Mexican cavalry and infantry
had been parading for hours in spirit of def.
ance. A considerable force of the enemy had
also taken position across the railroad, where
our forces would probably pass on their way to
the heights.
Leaving the first Tennessee regiment, under
comman nd Of Colonel Campbell, in possession Of
the magazine, General Pillow. at the head
of the second Tennessee regiment under
Colonel Haskell. and the LIST Pennsylvania re.
gimcnt. under Colonel Wyncoop. de.cended 10
the railroad, driving that portion of the enemy
who had taken possession Oft towards the city.
and then bearing off TO the left through the
chapparel and towards the heights. A brisk
fire was sooh opened on both sides; but the i'm.
peiuosi,y of the American troops was perfectly
irresistible and overwhelming; officers and
men, rank and file vying with each other for
the advance. All on loot, (for no horse could
hold footing thrrc,) they asccndch n steep at
an angle not less than furty.6ve degrees, with
the sand knce-de"p al every step, drawing
themselves up by the roots and 5rushwood and
brars that covered The ground-alt the while
keeping up an active fire upon the rcieestinr
enemy. Gaining the summit OF the heights
the Mexican force there was found 10 be uboul
1000. They attempted 10 mako a stand. Ge
neral Pillows command charged upon them
and put them again 10 flight. They ran of
briskly. and were as bri>kly pursued, until the
frowning batteries OF the city reminded ,hciI
pursuers that no order had yet been given tc
pr ceet further; so they rciurne.l To the sun
nit to survey the surrounding country, and wit
ness a beautiful sunset behind the lofty peak o
snow.clad Orizava.
GEN. Srprrs BArrrRiM TRAIN is said to bs