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4 ~ From the N. Y. Courier s Enquirer,
BATTLES OF COntrersas and ChurubMscO.
The following clear and admirable description
of the march and achievements of the American
Army, under Gen. Scott, from the day of It's leav'
mo PuebIa until it became master of theFclty oil
Mexico, will be read with universal interest:
SAN ANGELO, Mexico, Aug. 5lst l647
We leit Puebla on the morning of the, 7th, and
altered upon beautiful rolling country OF great
fertility, supplying with its gardens the lnha6l'
snts Of Puebla with food, and surrounded by lofty
mountains, some of which were covered with
snow. Our road was gradually ascending and SO
good that on looking back from the head Of the
column, our train could be seen for miles in rear,
lOtling with its snow-whhe tops the maguey- y-cov-
I fed plain. On our left was PopocataPetl and
LcatafetI the snow on their not distant tops rem
Isring the air quite chilly Gen. Scott did not
leave with us, but came on next day with Kear-
news dragoonS.; - 1- --gs2aEss e s=a 81 t---
The second days march was like the first grad
uaIIy ascending, passing through detilos, narrow
passes and over deep ehaSfns wheFe IA more deter
j mined enemy might have seriously annoyed us
4 by merely making use of the obstacles nature
erervwhere presented. Thick woods Of the finest
forest trees were abundant and the rugged nature
Of the country would naturally carry one back 10
The Northern parts of New Eng land or the pass
IS of the g Nolch."l Here and there beautiful
Eue lakes were inteTspersed in the deep vaflies,
/ md the cIeafness and GOODNESS of their waters
we're almost incredible @-
The third dav we were to encounter the much
vaunted mass of 'n Rio Frio," and along the pas
sage of the mountain hich was to lead as to the
Ell Dorado of our hopes, The great plain oi MexI-
co. Our march was. 10 be long and dIftlculi,
and o'clock saw US under way with heart and
hopes full of the prospect before us. The much
dreaded pass is reached and passed The moun-
aims which skirt the road on the left, here close
upon it for about a mile overhanging and in6lad-
lg il completely, and afording with their crests
i n1st exccIlcut coverings for enemys marks
men, The newly cut trees and long range Of
breast works thrown up on the crest showed pre-
plrations were made, while numerous parapets
with embrasures in the logs taught us what might
have been done. But no men were there-the
muskets and cannon were gone. Valencia with
5000 Mexicans, were fall days march ahead
making for Mexico with speed with betrayed
homesicknrss Rio Frio was found TO oe a lntle
sream pouring down from the Snow mountains,
Of lev coIdn' IS and crSytal purity. After slight
pause for refreshmcnt, we commenced our ascent
of the ridge which separates the plains of l'ucbta
and Mexico, the former OF which 1t had hitherto
skirttd For several long miles we toiled up the
HILL only recompensrd for our labor by what we
hoped to attain at last When all were pretty
nearly worn out. a sudden turn in the road brought
our view. Il sight which none can ever forget
\ The whole vast plain of Mexico was before us.
Tie GOODNESS OF the air, which was most srnsIbly
FELT at this great height, our fatigue and danger
we're forgotten, and our eyes were the only sense
.ha, Thought of enjoyment Mexico, with IFS fofty
s,eepIcs and chequcred domes, its bright reality.
and its former fame, its modern splendor aud It's
ancient ma gniiccncc, was before US; while around
on every side its thousand lakes seemed like silver
Stars on velvet mantle.
We encampcd thatnight at The base of the noun
tain, with the eneniy's scouts on every side OF u.s.
The next day we reached Ayots, only fifteen miles
from Mexico by the National Road, which we had
hitherto been following. Here we halted until
Generals Quitman, Pillow, and Worth, with their
divisions. should come up We were separated
from the city by the marshes which @ surround
Lake Tezcuco. and by the Lake itself. The road
is like causeway running through the marsh
and is commanded by sleep and lofty hill called
Ell PinnoI The hifI completely enIfades and
commands the National Road, and had been. tortI-
fed and repaired with the greatest care by Santa
Anna. One side was inaccessible by nature: the
lest mad been made so by art Batteries, N all
mounting so guns Of different calIbre, had been
placed on it, side, and a deep DITCH "a feet wide
and 10 deep, filled with water, had been cut CON
Meeting lhesparts already surrounded by marshes.
On this side Santa, Anna had $4,000 men against
our force of little over 5000, all told. ....
On the. 22d, we made reconnaissance of the
work, which was pronounced. intprGetacGbtc, as
the lives of five thousand men would be lost be-
fore the ditch could be crossed. We continued
our search, and found another. road which went
round on the left but when within i've miles oi
The city, were halted by coming suddenly up
on five strong batteries on the hilI which com,
manded this road, at place called Mexicaicingo
We soon countermarched and then saw Our dan,
ger, With one regiment and three comPaniesIoi
cavalry, in all about 400 men, we saw the EI Pl-
mol lay directly between US and our camp, distaa!
full fifteen miles. Every eye was fixed on the hifl
with expectation of an approaching column, which
should drive Us back into Mexican prison, while
we stepped off with the speed and .rtiddrance OF
400 Capt BarcIayssll At about !midnightswe ar
rived safely at camp, and Gen. Scott did ius the
honor of calling it $ the bodcst, reconnaissance Of
The war" Gen. Worth was encanped about five
miles, that is in straight line; across the Lake
Chalco, at a paceiOf the same rdnne, abupnbodt
Ten miles by the road. The Mexicans had a foun;
dry in the mountains at which we were getting