The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-06-17

aud at IL O'Clock 1T night we '
sid down, worn out with fatigue. At
o'clock on the morning of the 18th some Il
more wounded arrived. Having ascer- J
lained that The enemy had rendered him. I
self master of the wood aud mountain ;
" hich he had attacked the evening pew a
Gus, considered that my camp hospital 1
had become useless, and called DR.. Ri.
yadche,a 10 my assistance. despatched
two more wagons with wounded to Ialapa, I
but without escort, as there was none dis-
posable.
As the enemy advanced, turning the
Cerro Gordo, few Wounded could reach
my hospital, aud as besides two congreNr
rockets fell, enc close to my tent aud the
other ia the park Of artillery, which vas
only at the distance Of a pistol shot, but
fortunately without bursting, concluded
to avoid this danger aud 10 go nearer TO
the rear guard Of our forces. According
ly transported my camp hospital higher
up on The public road distance OF about
SIX hundred yards, TO q hut fronting the
commissafiat general, where, at thai mo
meni, several Wounded arrived, and among
them the sergeant Of artillery, Anionlo
Bnsios, whose left foot had been carried
Of BY pound ball. All our cavalry
vas extended on the public road the brI
gade Of infantry OF DR.. Ouega was dc
scendins at repI pace, 50 that 1t was
with extreme difficulty | could reach the
house with ny medicine chest. Dr.. Do
minrueZ, Who c ne with this force, Ie.
ported himself 10 u.r, aud dttaiued hlm
! to ASSIST 10 performing tie ampuiauDn w
DIs,os. u made The necessary arrange
mcuts for the smputauon u the entry Ct
the house, DIS. iarbs and We're holding
: the patient, aud Dom.n-uez and Ryadene.
+. ira assisting me. hud commenced cu'.
, ting the flesh Of the patient when show
er OF balls coming from the woods 20 the
rear Of the house and, passing through It.
e feeble walls, made our cavalry retreat Il
: the direction Of Corral False. A woman
0 so old man and child Of seven year
E we're wounded ID the kitchen OF The house
Our cavalry continued the descent viii
j. lmpuu,ly, whlle our horses, tied 10 tn
J.. posts Of The entry, attracted The attention
aud the bulls Of The enemy. But homo
$ would not permit Us to abandon the ser
d geaut, whose amputali0n VAS only hal
{ finished although our death appeared 10
IL eyiable, but Divine Providence saved u.
% continued attending 10 the yariou
u stages Of the ampu,atlon in the midst {
q balls and the CRY Of the enemy, and at la
j finished an operation Which appeared /
q me 10 have lasted an aye. The seteut
aud resls nalion Of my companions IN tn
ie crisis we're admirable, and IS above d
% scnpliOn. All remained around the pl
al tent attending to his part Of the opet
9, ton which eel 10 their share, N the md
US uf the ~histltng of baa. AVID ,hc ev'es
Us death aud when we rose, lock NJ TO lie
10 ven with gratitude fDr our salvation, as :
thought, a new peril came to dlsmay q
4 number Of volunteers presented theI
selves 10 front Of our entry, and sccli
: our unifofm, cried -" Death 10 the Me'
can officers, and presented their guns
oar breasts. Il DO not know what sen
, men, inspired me 10 he resolution ioa
/ but | rushed to he muzz OF their III
i showed them my haad, dropping ~
blood, and hodin1 piece 81 lie mutiat
leg, CRED Respect humanity o. = u
1l% pi'ai Of bIood-we are surgeons '
is words produced a mage effect In 90
10. slant ~ officer, whose nsme have stn
he learned 70 be Pion, stepped between /
sin volunteers and ourselves, raised their q
ny with hs sword, and these men, animal
lgI by victory, thifsliug to ayeHgo the loss
be- their General, MORALLY wounded, as
ny have since harmed, became from ibat u
on ment our friends, our protectors. Wa
lie these events were passing 80 ny hu
40 which u.i never he erased from my men
% DRY, our firing bad ceased the troops
n he rcdoubls, finding themselves cut G
e. from the public road, surrendered or G.
e. p.'uIalcd those on the slope Of the Ger
W Gordo retired through the rayiucs, and Cd
et enemy remained masters Of all our POS
Of ions aud Of an immense matcrta
sc The volunteers of the enemy commend
rs ed bringing 10, without Distinction, The
Of own and our wounded, aud VIC dIe.sc
sc their wounds according to the dic'a'es
ne humanity and their Instructions. We Pc
formed various ampulotlons On some rc
- giants, which succeeded IN gaining the
u good viii to such an extent that they II
nd fused US nothing that could be useful to u
pi or our wounded.
10 Although two Of their own surgeons la
~ arrived, the body which have the homo
III to command had the satisfaction that iror
h their plumber was chosen ONE member I
y. assist 10 Some grave cases even 10 ln'
Of Gen. Shields. vino had been ira er'
) ed by grape shot.
( o. tho 18Th 81 my compouions q 10
4, camp hospital Of the redoubts whero Che
- had rcmsined a their post, with honor /
!. their corps, unl., they received perml-slo
- from the enemy to re,,re, presented then
ID selves 10 ne, and considering Their pf'
. sence 10 this place indispensable, ! hay
- retained them neay me. God and Liberty
" PEDRO WANDER LINDEN
u TT Col. d. LUIS CARRIos,
IT In chaags Of the In'peetn Of Med hllituf
At Department.