Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-09-23


Sigh, bruise on my rlgh, thigh. guide was
Knocked from his horse within five feel of me,
iih shocking wound in the head by piece
II stone. /, is though, he will recover, bu,
with the loss of an eye The Reconnaissance
was continued right aud left with some hopes
of fstorming the battery that afternoon; but night
and the rain came on, and it was gwen up
Very early The nenl morning, discovered from
,he top OF The house in which We were quar-
tered IN San Auguslin, a large body Of the enc.
nv, some II 600 or $4,000, on our left, about
rntee miles distant The General had ordered
yeconnoissances in thar direction towards San
Angel, where | reported TO hlm. He immedi-
a,ely ordered two divisions forward onder Pill
low and Twiggs, and followed soon after him.
self. The enemy were found in an enrenched
camp, a, place called Conlreros, with 20 pie
ces of artillery, some Of them very heavy siege
pieces. The attack commenced at noon, and
the firing continued necessarily unlil dark, when
it ceased on bolh sides, our troops maintaining
,helr ground, and occupying village near by
During the afternoon watched The different
movements of our troops with The most fearful
anxiety, and could plainly see one Of our col
unlns rcsis, charge Of large body of cavalry,
and the enemy falling from their saddles and
heels During the whole of The fight, we could
On the righ, body Of al least ten thousand
infantry, and cavalry in reserve, towards the
city: bu, they had hot the courage TO advance,
although Santa Anna himself was said TO be
there The attack was ordered 10 be renewed
a, 3 o'clock mex, mornng and the General re-
turued 20 San Augusln. lie left at an early
hour, taking with him Gen. Worlh's and one
I,siG .I fiJvIsl ne pInf,t hut
route lie was met by an Officer, who reported
that the batteries had been carried by our troops
in a mos, gallant style, Col Riley leading the
assault. As he approached the scene of action
it seemed most incredible how our men got over
the ground 10 The attack. Ii was over immense
masses Of lava, thrown up in The toughest,
sha!pest possible shapes, and covered with
dense brushwood. Streams had 10 be crossed
and deep ravines and most of them having
passed The night in pellng rain without shell
Ter, il appears almost incredible tha! they should
he able 10 drive double their numbers from a
battery of 25 heavy guns. The scene Of The
arrival of The General was most exciting The
cheering of the troops left to project the prop
eriy taken, and their delight on seeing him was
very gratifying. Many of The guns taken have
been added TO our siege train. The amount
The whole which we brough, from Vera Cruz
so that we are all well provided. But the great
est cause of erahation raS tie recdpture of tpo
Of our O'cn guns, brought from Buena Vista, the
last battle of General Taylor When saw
the United States on them, feh like dismount-
ing and embracing them What as remarkable
about their recapture, 1t toas made by the 4h ar
tafery TO sohich regiment they formerly belonged.
They with other small captured pieces, were
immediately fiued up as light battery, and the
captain DUNN who took them, in command Of
il. The General, when he received the intelli-
gence of this victory, sent General Worth back
10 make demonstration on San Antonio, whilst
he, with the portion of the army which was
pressing The enemy, should gel in It's rear.
will not stop TO describe the scene on the field
oi battle. On leaving il the road was literally
sirewed with dead Mexicans. arms, broken car
flages, DC. In passing bridge, looked over
and saw the bodies of at least twenty, piled one
on the other, and the bank OF The stream was
sirewed with them, and il was some distance
telore we got out ofsight. Going on we came
10 church, in which were confined 700 pris-
oners. The General halted few minuies and
addressed The officers very kindly. Amongst
them were four generals. He then hurried out
70 join the pursuing army We came up with
them at San Angel, where they had hailed
AS the General passed along The line it was
one continued shout. After few minutes, we
passed on 10 village called Coyocacan, where
we heard firing on our right, about two miles
off, in the direction OF San Antonio The Gen.
eral Immediately sent me, with Captain Kear-
ney's troop, 10 ascertain the state OF affairs
We galloped on, and on approaching the place,
fonnd that Worth had turned the place by
both hsnks, and driven the enemy from il, and
was IN hoi pursuit. returned 10 the General
as quickly as had gone; and as | galoped
along | heard brisk firing in front. When |
reached him found that he was fercely en-
gagged with The enemy al another strongly en-
renched posiiion-San Pablo This action
lasted more than two hours, and The firing was
more general, and more continuous Than any !
had heard yet. The enemy's grape and CAMS.
ter flew like hail, and the fire of our infantry
was one continued ,oey. Captain Taylor's
battery was obliged 10 retire, being most sadly
crippled-losi two officers, grea, many men
and left the field with only two horses and q
gun; but the enemy, although behind entrench
Eenis, with heavy guns, could not Withstand
the lnpeuosiiy and rslor Of our troops. Th,
place was carried by assault, and the Who'll,
armament, and great number Of prisoner
were taken. In the meantime, Worth havin!