The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-10-12
FROM MEXICO

On the 7tn, Gen. Herrera, as command
ant of the city OF Mexico, addressed the
clergy, exhorting them to exert all their
influence to incite the people to arm
themselves and prepare 10 resist the A.
mericans.
Following up events as closely as the
somewhat disconnected accounts will
permit, in the order in which they occur
red, we find that on the Sth Gen. Scott
attacked the Mill del Rev, or Kings Mill.
iu the immediate vicinity of Chapulte-
pee, and, according to the Diario del Co
Jierno and the Boiefin, published at Al
Iisco, our army was rcpulsed after Sc
we're conflicse in which we lost about
400 in killed and from 600 to 700 in
wounded, and fell back upon Tacubaya.
We give below translation of the Boil
etin's description Of the engagement, pre-
missing that the reader will bear in mind
it is, in all probability, great exagger-
alton, if not an entire misrepresentation:
RRoM THE BoLETIN, EXTRA, OF SEPT. 9.
At half past o'clock this morning the
sth) the FIRE commenced On the two
tanks of Chapultepec. The left was
resting on the mill of Ell Rey, close to
he forest Of Chapultepec. This point
twas commanded by Gen. Leon, and un
der his order were the battalion of Nina,
whose colonel was the patriotic and gal
liant Balderas, and the batallions Union
and La Patria, Of Oajaca, in one of which
were included the companies Of Puebla,
also body from Queretaro and some
others-all composing the National Guard.
The right flank rested on the houses Of
Mata, at the distance ofa quarter Of q
league from Chapultepec, and occupied
by 1900 Of the regular army, command
ed by Gen. Perez. The enemy in two
columns, with his usual daring, attacked
these posts--first with artillery, and at a
quarter to 6 with rapid fire OF musket-
ry.
Gen. Perez sustained the FIRE very
well for about half an hour, when, for
causes at present unknown, he retired
with his forces, although he had no. lost
ten men. The retreat must have been
fatal for Mexico, if, fortunately, Gen.
Leon and his brigade had not shown
prodigies of valor. Twice he repulsed
the column that attacked him, and in the
second he sailed from his position to re-
cover the artillery Gen. Perez had lost;
but then he received mortal wound, and
a few moments afterwards the valiant
Balderas was also wounded, and died on
the field. The enemy with additional
forces again charged and took possession
of the mill. Twice he was dislodged,
but, on his retsking it the third time. il
was found impossible to bring our troops
to the charge.
lnspite Of these two advantages which
they had gained in their endeavors to at
tack Chapuliepec, they could not effect
further advance, which may be owing
to their being inundated by the resist
ancc of our forces and the considerable
loss they had suffered. The result was
that at clock in the morning the fire of
small arms had nearly ceased, and they
were seen employed in collecting their
killed and wounded. At11 o'clock the
enemy announced retrogade movement,
and by in the afternoon he withdrew all
his forces to Tacubaya, abandoning the
two points he had occupied and blowing
up the house of Mata, although some say
it was set on fire by bomb fred from
Chapultepec. 1t is believed tha; Gems.
Twiggs and Pierce directed the attack,
and that they put in motion about 5000
men.