The Arkansas banner., 1847-12-13
No. IA.

he lefs dead upon fle feld' What a nosls scnsf- mnnt-how glorious thc fasalt
 Al daylight on tAe mernag of tho l2fh Pillow ulase is first movement by sicgiag ;he Mosiuo del Key. He held this place that asy under heavy fire from Chapaitepee, aad with aa iaameRss body ot the enemy aneeTs on his left Hank and feAy.-- Daring this esy he thoroughly rccoanoitrrd the eneay's works. tAe spproaches and ground, te Cht- pultepeU and al ten o'clock, P N reported tc Gen Scott thai he was resjy, and woald asaat sae work early next raoFaag.
 At o'clock 1A ;sc morning of the 18th hsv,ng completed his dispositions and givsn his oFxlerS in person he ordered tae 0tv..rcs. aad m, -t ,,nldg , his gailani command Go their duty Tsey eai,ss,.g the outer wal through two narrow sstte- ways gn terng into tsc mills and one .ansu bTaach mair5. was protected hy strong sfaa tag aryastNo4k, au der concentrated tire into tbess apartaFes ffusn long hae ot tbe entrenehed ensssiv Thsy ,lasg. si noMy forward oysf broasIworSs, tir tug iIsel.es and marches, ta the foot af caa,a'teDec ve tst enemy raijty up the heights that h. s,oslh not fire his m'ne es-iFove tean from t.e rs.ian and R- to the very citadel, and soAiea the inner walls upon ladlcrs, and eaptured the principal fociisc tion--- taking SUD prisoners. alnong whom WIS Maj Gene ral Bravo, who was in command, BrigadirF Gene ral Montude, Arrega. Doraum'ntes, Aal iana, and killed two other br gldier .nerals-captured pieces of arti iery, and killed and wounded DO of the enemy. In stoFmng this work Gen Pillow was, with his advancing forces nobly and gallansy leading the assault, when he was cut down by a grape shot, which crushed hi' leg bone just above the aakc joint; but he made his men carry ha for ward, in order to witness the consummatien af tfe most glorious victory that has ever been achicvei by the American arms; and he the 'stars and stripes" planted upon the citadel which had long bid defiance to us
 With Clapntepec fell two batteries at its basc on the ie next the city, and immediately afterwards the city itself Hail Colamhia.'
 The effect of these brilliant sueeeSses, in three successive hattes, has been to pIaee Gen. Pillow m
 high position in the profession of srns, and among the first generals of our country. He has showa himself to he possessed of military talsnts of he first order, willie he has established reputation for intrepidity and dariag which fesrs nc ianser-- Thoush cut down ai the very foot of Chapultppec, hs had himself carried fer,wafd under terrible fire and entered The work which he had SO nohy and gallan.iy sionned, just the 'star spangiad ban ner' of his country wna reared and fieeted grace fa,ly to the breeze over the walls ef tue castle.
 In briiliaRcy this achievement ia Unsurpassed by that of this any other army. I was myself an eye witness of the whole assault, and speak hat know; and they are he common sentiments of the array, h hen Gen. Sc0tt came ap io where Gen. Pillow ny apon wal of the citadel with bis eg h,9iy crushed by large grape shot he cxclaimcd, My dear General. thank God for vour glorious sacress. YoUI eoantry will yoa all eyer with honor, and vii! pour ou4 iis heart h gratitude for your distinguished gasatry this day"
 He is devoted Co his division ard his division is devoted ia hin; and many have heard express their regret thai they not attached to the conn Eand of this brave and meritor,ous officer, whom f,tu b,n