The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-10-14
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.ppPaIrd f0E lheIn.. IhapRlie-
&c. soa know. l. silnased heiNeFh 1.aru-
Lsya md de City. wilma eznnoa-shos
q Tie fasmrF. and some thRe milss 81
lie lslisr. II i = bold hill oFesiooking
sasl Eange az r0nnlEy. which eaaahle our
soldiers % watch every manRusTe e The
rnemy. n also eonHnanis The Euai lnum
TsrulsaEs 20 The eily. which nnns elosr 10
is base. and i ran only ~ asrentled lay =
'riFcsisous paved way. which alseE turning
= certain angle, Is EXPOSED 10 Ihe fall isnge
II Ihe fuElrcss guns. A. the AneEiralas
asrented The hill. ; PeElari siorm u mus
let balls and grape eliot. drose il-m bark
with heasy loss. They recovered and
sdsanrrd again, bot we've rePulsed.
Our iroops fought with dsspelaie ,aloF.
HOuhy The character IL Mexicans. The
enemy also fought hrasely-his men srrm-
al like 50 many devils. whom Il Was inn
possible 10 defeat without annihiIaliOn.-
tie made ilird and last change with lrrsh
lorne and heavy guns. aud our gallant
IroOps, having exhausted ihsiI gIapr shat.
were iorcesi. very unwilIingiy. "a TelIcai
and yield up The forircss. Of whirh The en-
emy took possession. thur soldiers re-
lraIed towards The city, but we've M.
fortunately rni of by detachment ii
the enriny's cavalry, and about Illou-
sand we've made prisoners. but were soon
released. rs the enemy had no men 10
guard them. The enemy then opened his
batteries on the Mill II hey, Kings
Mill c'Ose upon chapnllepec. which AZ.
ier obstinate fighting and great loss Ia the
Amerie ans, We were obliged Ia abandon.
The Iw0 actions continued over nine
hours, and were the seseTesi. considering
our small number Of soldiers. aud the en-.
emy's large force, that have been fought.
dur l"ss in killed and w0nnded WAS not
mOIe Than 500. while the emmy lost aver
100, OF al least such WAS the report Of
deser,eis from the American camp, who
came Ia Us in the evening. -rreing lllsl
the Ciiy would inevitably be attacked,
General Santa Anna. during The actions,
caused a number Of iTcnrhcs io be cut 4.
cross the road leading To the city. which
were flooded with water. On the morn.
ing Of the lilh, before day light, the enc.
my. with part Of his force. commenced
his march upon the city. Our soldiers,
posted behind the arches Of the aqueducls
and several hreasiworks whirh had been
hastily thrown up, annoyed him 80 Sc
veIely, together with the trenches which
he had 10 bridge over. that he did not mr..
rive at the gates until late IN the afternoon.
Here he halted aud attempted TO bombaul
the city. which he did during the balance
Of The day and the day following. doing
immense damage.
In some cases whole blocks were de.
stroyed, and great number OF men, wo.
men and children, killed and wounded.
The picture was awful. One deaiening
rGarlilled our ears, one cloud of smoke mel
"ni eyes. now aud then mixed with flame,
aad amid it all, we could hear the various
slIrIeks OF the wounded and dying. But
Tue city bra'ely resisted the hundreds of
ilylng shells. II hurled back defiance, 10
The blnod.lhirsty Yankee. aud convinced
him tl;.t his bombs could rot reduce the
Mexican capital. The enemy then chang.
'ad his plan, and determined In enter the
rily, where We prepared To meet him.
Having barricatled the streets with sand
bags, and provided on the hnuse,ops and
at The windows all who could bear arms
'r missiles, stones, bricks, &c.. To throw
on the heads Of the enemy, before Gen. /
Scott had fairly passed the gates he found
he difficulty OF his position. A perfect
orient Of balls and stones rainetl upon his
roops. Many were killed and wounded.
sill he kept advancing until he gained the
'n'ranre ol Two streets leading direct To
he Plaza. ..-,... !
Finding tina, he could no, oppose him
ell Ia our soldiers, and that he was los.
ny hls men rapidly, Gen. Scott took nos.
essIon Of the convent of San Isadur. which
Slends back 10 The centre of the block.
i'n al once set his sappers and miners To
ulllng way directly through the blorks
I buildings. In some instances whole
ouscs were blown up, 10 iarililale his pro.
ress but after several hours he again
merged into the street, and finally regain
the Plaza with great loss. On entr.
" the Plaza a heavy fire was opened IN.
u him from the Palace aud Cathedral.
'hlch were filled and covered with our
airIosic troops. .e. g. ......:-.. ~
Finding himself Thus assaulted, the on.
my drew out his forces in the Plaza. aud |
pened cannonade onSte Palace and Ga. :
'edral. firing over Sne hundred shots. +
hIch did immense damage to the build. ,
Igs aud caused II severe loss of killed q
I'd wounded. Seeing further resistance i
'eIess. our soldiers ceased firing, and on q
'e 18Th September (sad day y the enemy b
as in possession Of the Mexican capital. n
liough we inflicted havoc and death up. r
the Yankees, we suffered greatly our. /
Ives. ss.s - .sl..
Many were killed by the blowing M of |,
C houses. many by the hnu,h,r,I,,a,, ii