The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-11-04

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t:ensrai pIlow ieirg dissiied ~ e.
nunnd. lea. Nasah ls.ak sias raanmani O.
hosh H. esn 1isisan sd llssi a Gra.
Iallaw. nd adssnrra along he agtraiars
leading ~ glr gaies III San Iasme. TIN.
gniinsn. y i'll liz o. = command AMI tien.
Smish's brigade. $50 aisanred tawasds
lie city hy lie agaeals4el lsadlag laao he
riiy II il,r gale 4 picsiaA. nhirh i com
manaird II ihe risadel. On ssrh II In
noGies he INo columns nlct uilh derid-
ed and siuhl'OTn Irsislsnrs. and alter tie
adEanee If Zen. Words rommana had
reached The gale II San cosme lie fiEr
uas 20 hon ilsal ilsry mere rampellsd lem
PoraTily 10 abandon IN. ANIL did nal make
permanent lntlgmrnl until towards esen-
in, nhen portion If thr sifge train hai-
TRY us hunghG into aeli0n. - alsa
piece ~ iwo III tie mountain hnwiszers.
whirh hallcd ihe shot and shell aIonl lie
saES IL The emmy ! liille hotter lllan ilsy
slesiIed. Gen. nuiiman's column. with
the titles ii ihrir head. continued STEADILY
and cautiously an. taking positinn snd
hFeassWnrk n they san,e 10 contact with
them until Ihey arrived near line gale ul
the riiy. lieFe tie lining was 80 heavy,
hoth from small arms and artillery, thai il
Wis dsencd pTudsn; Ia carefully recon-
noitIe il hefoie attacking. Accordingly.
l.ieuis. Bcaurrgars. Of The engineers 10.
Etii. Ut tien. Quiiman's siaif. aud Van DO.
Een. ii Gen. Smiths sal, went lalwaul
h" ascertain The position d Affairs: they
returned. sud upon ihsiT mpaH ile Iilles.
supported hy . small larre of infantry.
was advanced ierw aIi Iur the purpose of
packing oif tie anilIerisis. Mhieh they did
-helns partially covered hy tie aqne,luet
with tlle sane surrtsS and accuracy ~
one Of our southern or western men would
shot squintis. This rendered The sliua-
ton II The Mexican artilIeTists 50 uncem-
Portable that they were unable 10 stand
To their guns lung enough 10 lead them,
anil they commenced moving their gum.
which WAS perceived ~ Gen. Qnilnran.
and he ordered charge, which Was car.
ned into execution ~ soon as command
ed-l.icui. Stuart. Of the rifles leading the
way. II captured the main work. with
Two pieces 81 artillery. whirh fapl. Dunn
TUNED nn Ihe rtireating enemy. General
Quhman was himself among the first liz
mount The breasswork and plant the stan
dafd thereon, nj o'clock; The enemy
then formed md li,rec times attempted 10
charge rs and relakc The POSITION. hut the
unerFing and deadly fire Of the rifles. to-
gr,her with volley Of grape from Capt.
Dunn. 50 cut them 10 pieces that They
would mol approach nearer than rifle sllnt.
Tile illird time they tried 10 advance under
cover Of the arrhes of The aque,luci. hut il
ever Mexican poked his head ont Tor the
purpose Of slipping from one arch to The
other some rillcman would be sure TO put
ball through II. ..'.
During the whole Of The afternoon the
Citadel end \ fort OH our right continued
oar hoops weft;-m'iRfas'tbff ,sSFs,pfin y,SheFIG;
on, but III this they were much mistaken
although We had but IuIc cover. Here
u was that the lamenled Capt. Dunn fcll
MORALLY wounded: tie death of no man
IN our army has been more sincer,ly rr.
GREETED Than his--thionghaui the bomhar,I.
ment o. ChapultePcc he stnod by his guns
anu when The works Of the enemy were
s'"rine,i. he continued 10 advance his bat.
Terry under The heaviest firc, himself nos.
sesslis and iniusing into his men A cool
ana deliberate bravery aud sell.possrssiou
surpassed by none. You will rerollcct il
was MN who rceapiured The Bucna Visa
guns, still covered with The blond of those
VINO ieil over them al the time tl,ey we're
lost, and afterwards used them with such
neeis''c eilec, al the battle Of Moline del
lfey on lhe 9Th inst. Under cover nf The
lisht Ten. Quiinan's rolumn erected \ ,
'reasiwork. and put into position battery
y TWO IS, one 6s-pound howi,zer, and !
VIC fpaunh howIlzrr, intending 10 warm
p The citadel in The morning. General ,
" or'h's column got his guns in position
rake every thing in his vicinitv, and al. /
u n'ghl Lieut.. iiagner threw few shot Y
~" shell INTO the city, whirh no tloub, in. n
''i'oated The enemy very much, as they {,
al taste Of this al Vera Cruz. !;
Alter The results and successes of the =
aF, ten. Scott intended. on The mornilv 4
ule llh, 10 make Judgment on The n
New Paseo' (enlerins by the San Gus =
10 sate) and hombard the city. and for 6,
us purpose The balance of Gen. rwigas's
vision was ordered from III p,cdad TO
le support Of Gen. Wollh. .tr =,
TN The night Of The 18th Santa Anna =.
'acnalctl all his positions and rctrca,eJi e
p'n Tie city, having had more than one :.
~ OF his army killed and wounded or .,
Ken prisoners. amnng The latter Gen, =.
raro, with his stall, n, Chapulteper.
lIita Anna found th., If h. 81 10