Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-11-26

About an hour earIier, Worth had. bv skinui
End daring movements upou the froutana risht,
t.nsd and forced San Antonin--ils garrison, no
aaub', much shaken by our decisive victory al
G0nrsras.
lis srccad brigade lCol. Clurkc',l conducted
hv Can. Aasoo. engineer, nssislpd by Lieui.
J. 'tdcas'lA. Typographical engip,,r, turned the
ushi. ant by wide sweep came out upon the
h.Ih rnai 70 the csH'Il. Atihis point the heavy
garrison (JJUO r,snl N rc,r,a, WIS, by Clarke,
CIT IN lh' GENRE: oor portion. the rear. driven
u4oa ChgrGbJscO. IA the direct line Vi our ope.
rIr-0s.
The fJFcias of San Antonio was the second
eriilian, eyent olthe day.
WORMS division being soon reunited on hot
pursuit hp was joined by Major General Pillow.
"ho marching from Coyacan aud discovering
t7sI san Antonio had been carried. Immediately
'i''et to 'ns left, according 10 nv instructions
e'o though mnrh inpeded by bitches & swamps
h1 stoned to the auuck Of Churubusco,
Inc hamlet or scattered houses, bearing thi;
rane, presented, besides the fortified convent,
sir'ng n"Idwurk (ieis 9sTonr with regular has.
tons and curtains, At the head of bridge over
which the read passes from San Antonio 10 the
capital.
The whole reTauiug forces Of Mcxi-o-some
97.CyO r'H-c1valry, artillery. and infantry,
r" lsr'od from "vrry quarar-wrre now in, on
Tn Hanks or within supporting distance Of Ihose
works, End seemed resolved TO make a ast and
d .iperats eff,rI to s,anl for if heatan here the
"p.ar dtteHc2s al the gates Of the cily-4 miles
od-->'i.d not. as was well known TO both
'.ur> delay the victors an hour. The capiia
q au an'''lt empire, now OF great republic; or
r1 "ar.v peace, the asSaanls were resolved To
w.n. Nc'on Amcrican-and We were less than
bird Of hj sasmy's numbers-had doubt as
ln .IlC r'sH,t.
The fortified church or convent hotly prcssed
by lwiags, hal already held out about an hour,
when Nurh and PilIow-,hs lalter having with
m only Ca!wauder's brigadc-bcgan to ma.
naavra closely upon the tSie de pant, with the
invent a, hal! gun shot, to their left. Garlund's
L'ga1' lWnHh's drvsion.) 10 which had boon
Hided he + git battalion nar Lieut.. Col. Smith,
"oaHUuot padvrnco in front, and under the fire,
a. Ing 'jao Of infantry, of on the left Of the
irldg'i uud Clarke Of the same division, directed
"a urE1l' aoog the road or close BY its side.
iwH %. Pitnw's aud Caiwaladrr's regiments,
- i;h and lIh, supported and participated in
i0'S dr'ct movement, the other (lhe voIticours)
vas irt' IN reserve. Most Of these corps--par-
r-u'ary Carkrs MISUNDERSTANDING pcrncndi.
N"Ill - u ~ ulllH 10 Nllll'T iIuCN OV inc IRE u
the ic'e De poat. aud they would have suffered
greatly more by flank attacks iom the convent,
bgt Tor 'h' pressure Of Twjgss on the other side
"fihDi rk
lhsw 4 combined aud daring movement M
long.h ZACH d the principal point Of attack, and
ih formidable tele de poai was at once assaulted
Rlf Carried by the buyonct. It's deep wet ditch
wa first gl,aarly crossed by the 8rh and 5h in.
Cr.ttvf. a k,,
ulI ii uL CeI. Scou--ioiIowrd closely by the
D.h infantry ltame Lrgadc) which had been SO
lluch exposed in the rnad--lhc llh regiment,
under L.'ui. Col. Graham, ana the 4rh, com.
IA ad .d ly Col. Trousda,e, both or Culwainder's
hrg,d', Pillows division, About the same time
tl euoay IA front of Garland, olier hot con.
~ Of al hour aud hall gave way. in Il retreat
towards lic cap al.
tn" iwm.1'r" results Of this third signa tr,.
r0gh '' the dag we're 3 field pieces, 1872 prison.
a., uDG,n aaintga!llon, aud Iwo coIors, taken in
tro ter dc pant.
Li.ur. }. =. Irons, Isl artillery. aid de.camp to
Fag. G. u. Cadwaadcr, young officer Of great
mrr.raud cons. icuous in bauc on several previ.
o's occasions, received, in front Of the work,
ro0a wonad!~lSu,o draI.)
As he Concurrent attack upon the convent
favored, physically and morally, the assault upon
The ia'cd" pant so, r'riprocgy, no doubt, the
r,l olt1"lanrr contributed to the capture Of the
irm.r. The Two works were only some $50
y'r!s n'ar;aad t, aoon as We were in possession
e. '"r '"r ar t'",' " captured FOUNDER was
'.., '' ''" tItl-ht" DN 1ar'"Iu LafNh Hmi'h
H"d next Ny Lieut. '"''''oS, pom OF the a'h ne
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