The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-05-20

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Further Particulars of the Battle Of
Cerro G0rd0.
In The New Orleans Delta OF the Cd in
slant wee find tie following general eseIip-
lion af The ballle. founded an information
furnished BY Capt. Hughes. Of the roPo-
graphical rorps: -~
On the arrival Of the aiher division al
the army al the encsmpment of General
Twiggs, on the 10Th Of April. General
Scnli, a'ier taking reconnaissance Of The
enem, : works. determined toslorm them.
The position occupied by the enemy was
regarded BY them as imprgnable. and iru-.
ly 10 any other than American soldiers Il
must have appeared an insurmountshle
and impracIicable undertaking 10 carry il
hy storm or take in hy strategy.
The road from Vera Cruz, A. !, passes
the Plan del Rio, whirh IL wide rsky
bed Of once large stream. is commanded
by series Of high cliffs, riSirg one above
the oiller. and extending several miles. and
all well fortified. The road then debonch.
es IN The right. and. enrSing around the
ridge. passes over high cliff, which is
completely enhladedby forts and batteries.
This ridge is the commencement Of the
Terra Templa,la--the upper or noun.
famous country. The high and rocky "a
vine Of the river protected tie right flank
Of the position, and = series q! most ab
rupt and apparently impossible monn-
lains and ridges covered their left. BE.
tween these points, running distance Of
TWO or three mics. succession Of strong.
" fortified forts bristed Al every turn. and
seemed 10 defy all bravery and skin. The
cerro Gor,lu commanded the road on a
gentle deelination. like glacis, for neaf-
ny mile.. An eprva~~l. 80 si... -iss-~ss..n
was impossible. A front attack must have
terminated in The almos, entire annihila-
lion Of our army. Blu, the enemy expec.
ted such an attack. conii,ling in the des.
perale salor Of our men. and believing that
II was impossible to turn their position to
the right or left. Gen. Scot. however.
with the eye Of skilful general, perceived
the trap set for him, and determined To a.
void il. He therefore had road cut to
the right, so as 10 escape The front FIRE from
The Cerro, and turn his position on the
left flank. This movement was made
known to the enemy by tleserter from
our camp. and consequently large in
crease Of lorce under ten. Vega was sent
to the forts on their left. Gen. Scott. 10
cover his left flank movements, on The
l7.h Of April ordered forward General
Twiggs against The fort on the steep as
rent, in front and little to the left of the
Cerro. Col. Harvey commanded This ex-
pediIion, and, at the head Of ihe rifles and
some deiachments Of infantry and srlilie.
ry. carried this position under a heavy
fire Of grape and mnsketry. Having Sc
cured this position in from, and near the
enemy's stronges. fnr,iication. and hav-
ing. by Incredible labor. elevated one If
our large guns TO the top Of the fort. Gen.
Scott prepared to follow up his adyanta-
ges. A demonstration was made from
this position against anniher strong fort
IN the lear, and near the Ceno, but the
enemy were considered too strong, aud
The undertaking was abandoned. A like
demonstration was made by the enemy.
On the next day. The 18th. Gen. rwiggs
was ordered forward from the position he
had already captured against the fort which
commanded The Cerro. Simultaneously
an attack on the Notifications on the enc
mvs leftwas IN be made by Gems. Shields
and WORMS DIVISIONS, who moved in Sc
paFale columns. whilst General Pillow adj
vanced against The strong forts aud diff
cult accents on the right re the snemy's
posi- ion. The enemy. fully acquainted
with Gen. SCOTS intended movement.
had thrown large bodies If men into iIle
various positions to be attacked. The
most serious enterprise was that Of Gen.
Fwiggs, who advanced against the main
fort that commanded the Cerro. Nothing
can he conceived MORE difficult than this
undertaking. The steep and rongh char.
acter Of the ground, the constant fire Of
the enemy in front. and the cross FIRE nG
the forts and batteries which enfladed
our lines, made The duty assigned To Gen,
Tw'ggs one Of surprising difficulty, No
thing prevented our men frnm being utter.
! ~ destroyed hut the s'eepness Of the az.
cent under which they coull she TER.
Hut they sought no shelter, and onward