The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-21

Second Corporal Lake Of Company l. and Private Jno
Coleman to be Second sergeants and wear sergea rs
cheverous By order.
WARD B. BURNETT, Colonel.
ROBERT A. CARTER Adjutant.
HraDauARrsRs LIST Regt US Vols, N. York;
Mexico Sept. %, 1871.
The follow ng promotions and appointments having
been made upon good and sufficient recon IN
VIII be obeyed and respected accordingly Il
Major James C. Burnhsm, to be 1t. Col vice Charles
Baxter Killed In action commission to date from the
18th September lsi7.
Captain Carrot Dyckman, to be Major, vice Burn.
ham promoted, commission to date from 18th sept,
LIST Lieut.. Alfred w Taylor, to be acting Capt.,n ca
II, vice A. Van onda killed in the battle on the ath
inst.
LIST Lieut. Chas. H. Innes to be acting Captain Co.
from 18th Sept. lsa7
LIST Lieut. William TORY, to be acting Captain Co B,
Vice q Heichardt resigned commission to date from I'd
LIST Lieut.. g B. Hail. to be- acting Captain Co. A, vice
Chas Shaw resigned, commission to date from 3st Oct
I'd It. Msyne Redof Co. B. to be lst It. Of Co. G,vioe
I'D 1t Francis E. Pinto to be acting LIST 1t Co. vice
Taylor promoted commission TO date from I4th Sept
I'd 1t Charles B. Brewer, to be acting LIST Lieut.. Co
F. vice Tory promoted, commission to date from I'd
ID 1t Addison Fsrnsworth to be acting lst 1t Co. II.
Sept lSi7. :
81 1t James Henry, to be acting lst It. Co T. vice
Robt Carter declined promotion and transferred to Co
!, com. to date from LIST Oct is47
Sergt. John Hill, to be additional I'd Lieut. Co D. vice
Is47 N'f'
sergt Alexander H. Barber to be additional ID Lieut.
date from 3lst Sept lS47.
sergt. John Wilson, Co @, to be additional ID Lieut.
Co vice Henry, promoted, commission to date from
Color sergt Hipolyte Dardonvls to be additional I'd
Lieut. Co ~ vice Farnsworth promoted, commission
Corporal Allan Mcdonnell Co D. to be Sergeant Major
vice McVey, reduced warrant to date from 2ad Sept
1917.
By order of Col Ward B. Burnett,
ROBT. A. CARTER, Adjutant.
SIEGE OF PIJEBIA
From the Pueba Flag Of Freedom
The late investment Of the American garrison at this
place by the Mexican army, furnishes another shining
proof Of the herosm of troops and the superiority
our people The rennsylyana battalion, under Lieut.
| Col s. w. Black numbering about 300 men, formed,
a2reeaby to Gen Scotts order the main body Of the
garrison" There was large number of invAlids In the
| In an emergency requiring fortitude and physical
strength as well courage This meagre force
account Of eight thousand men, led by several dis
tiuguished generals and directed Ia chief by Santa
Anna It was summoned to surrender on honorable
Its gallant comm ander, Col Childs, herocsy rejected
the proposition, and San JOSE Loretto and Guadupe
rang with the shout of EMULATION and defiance with
which troops heard the of the foe and the
answer Of their chief The enemy attempted the
cuton Of his threat and repused in every new ef
fort and at last after sixty SIEGE was forced to
abandon his positions and seek his own safety in aht
The ak hundred Alex YANKEES ss ths~ sra .nssr
iuay called were more than atch for the e hit thou
sand valiant Mexeans led on by the Napoleon OF the
SCUM CONTRAST the conduct OF TINS garrison with that
EZRA Cr1h wnere the poston OF tne comoatsnts WA
sltogsther but not more than half that number
ssoStvy ensteeI Afsnss .ns CITY. aver three aay
Uua and the walled city, with Its immense armament
anu gT r y. o AZ e " yeiueu 70 W
owing solely to the Of our positions in them
"" "a thsra unt1 g. niaa.ad o,r e.. - 60,
erSo na S OUT fancy 70 com o
tra...a IN Tho son,. wav 20 nrnvs r. 60 IT.,
awbnmab the cbaracrsr' of pur advsrssrissf V va
not the ,ams in both instances, AZ New Or
hi,h .na das.nasd s,most sxc,usiyeIv hv mail arm.
against nearly three times our numbers At Csrr,
Cordo We achieved triumph no less brilliant over on
trenched on nmost heights ana suppore A.
by thirty pieces Of artillery In Europe the strength
dsSncss IL ated NV The relation the hssr
each other with us 1t Is known by simply
which side the Americans occupy
The following letter wa. addressed to Col chlds com
aissi him in his gallant defence o. y '''' W."
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ne a's ts ~ ar h @ M
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.lchIy aoorneo ~ WIN eVe US .ns s,ea.est pta'u,e
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anmr d.s,mnn,sbsd s:yrvicss ou' 'sn'o
Very rs.pscifuly' y, .cv ,,. c.,
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To which the Colonel replied as follows
| . PuypL, Oct Doth 1917
Gentlemen ha va had the Lonor to receive your not
NJ vssterdav inviting me TO a private dinner The i'm
yi,ation as well as the reasons assigned were most un
| expeoted to me- and should tax your credulty wsr
TO express myself otherwise than highly gratned NOR
40 A YOU are all aware that have not hessted 10 en-
force the most rigid discipline and to exact from each
YOU the prompt execution of my orders wthou. favor OF
| he mi nj fea
| to the Young soldier
The advantages however resulting from such cours
ard ia results were dailv apparent after m
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of the siers when our safety and IN,
honor NJ our country demanded the most exact and in
liant with every order whether TO tn
hs or patentlv receive the Are of the
until nroptous opportunv 10 return II viii
| Wet fr "
ne o, ,h,nt oen.,emen that Won have been fort,,n. 4,
q, en- cnmmandar auriny The exciting scsne tbroma,
hh 90 inst na,sed was no less SO In the cali. =,
| onicsrs and soldiers have the honor TO Command