Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-11-22

arm, advanced upon the Capital. MS follows Twgg's
d, lslon preceded by larneys brigade Of cavalry, The
7h; Qumans division Of volunteers. with snall de
iachment of nt,d States marlres, the Sth; Nonhs dl
VISION the OH; aud Pillow s division. the lnlh--al IN
this month Ga the Sth lovefluok, aud then continued
with The leading division. The corps were, at no time.
beyond five hours OF supporting distance apart; and
descending int the basin OF the Capital. G., miles imm
Puchla,A they became more closely Appropriated about
the head of akc thalco, with Lake rescueo h,tlo III
front aud Ia the right On the 18th and 9Th We push
ed "Reminiscences upon the Penon. isolated mound
& mes from MrNleo) OF great height. strongly fortified
Ia the top, (ec tiers of works. aud handed around the
base by the ol alus and sn'ces from the lakes
This mound close 10 the national Rad. commands the
principal approach Ia the city from tn East No doubt
It might have been carried hut Al great aud dsp"por
loss, aud ANXIOUS spare the lives oi this
gallant army ior general battle which knew We had
bnfre capturing the CITY, obtaining the great
oJcct Of the canpagn--a Just aud honorable peace.
| Another reconnaissance directed The l3ih) upon
M,Ncalcngo, To the lett ii The lcnon, vag" nj ur
lih,d bridge The the outlet canal leading from
Lake ),chnco tu the capal-ive miles ilom the lat
ter. II nigh have been easy (maskng the PtnonC 10
force The passage, bnl the other side ot the bridge We
should have found ourselves. four miles from this road
on a causeway ankcd 10 the right aud lit by
water, egy grounds Those difficulties, closely
viewed. threw back upon the PROJECT. long entertain
ed oi turning the strong eastrn d,'n'es OF The city 10y
passing around south u Lakes halco and Joehmlleo, al
the o the hills and mountains. To reach this point
and hence Ia mauUuVlp on bard ground, though much
broken, 10 the South aud Southwest oi the caplia which
has been y less und, view, The 10Th In
slau
Accordingly. by sudden n,crsnn-W orth's divis=
lou, with llarncy cavalry brigade leading we march
! ed ON the 10Th INST Pillows and (ulmans divisions
followed cl sly. and then Iwlggs division. which was
lei, uIl the day, Ayoa, IN order to threaten the
Penon aud Me>Icacingo and 10 deceive the enemy ny
long practicable.
Iwieg 5, on the 10Th marching from Ayotla. towards
ohalco, tsA mllcs) met corps o more than double his
enthusiastically and sntanry Gen. Valencia 49,
iwggs Ia ted dcpln,cd line. aud by few rounds
from Captain faylors field battery. dispersed the enemy
killing or "onndng many men and horses. NO other
mol station has been experienced except IL" random
shots from gnerras, on Tho heights, and the march Of
twenty seven miles. over rnue deemed mpiacticable
10y the emmy Is now accomplished by all The corps
thanks To Their ndomahe Zeal aud oh, steal prvwess
Arriving here, Tie lSlh, Worlh's division aud liar
ney cavalry were pushed forward league. 10 reconno
TIE anl 10 carry OF 10 nasa San Antonio. the direct
road to the capital This village found strongly de
icnded by hrd-works heavy guns. aud nrmerous gar
rlsou II could only bo turned by infantry, 10 the lot o
yer field of volcanic rocks and lava; Tor night,
he ground MAS too bogpy. 1t asceralned by
the daring engineers Capt. Mason and Llculs Stevens
and Tower, HAT the point could only be approached, by
The front, over narrow causrway, nanked with Wei
bitches OF great depth. Worth ordered not 10 at
tack, but to threaten and 10 mash the place.
The first shot fired from san Anlunl Uhe 18Th killed
Captain y. Thornton, I'd Dragons gallant officer who
was covering the op tall1ns with his company.
The same d,v a,,co,no,,s,c, u,s commenced Ia tb,
left Of san Anao,l,. fist o.er difficult mounds pnd far
ther on over The SAME field of volcanic rocks and lava
which extends To the mountains some five miles from
San Antonio towards Maoualena This reconnaissance
was continued to d,v NV ant Lee assisted by II,uts
B.aurepaId and T,Xrr all oi The enune,rs who w,,,
,lued IN the ott,tuo,n nv M,,r smith uf ,,, gam,
q rms Other d,vs ans cumino nm p,llov,s was ,dyon
crj 10 make nr,r,icabIe ,d f., heavy ,,illorv and
Twpps thrown further IN font /, coye tina, ouoyaon
for by the partial reconnaissance, of vcsmray Can't -,
discovered arre c,,ns f bserv,,,nn IN In, d,,,nn
with detacbmrnt oi wbicb his s,nnors ot cavalry and
foot under Canaan kearney and Iicut Cal Ora
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