Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-11-12
Interesting War Intelligence.
GES. sccfr's OPERATIONS IN MEXICO.

extract Of letter from an officer of distinction
of the staff of Gen. SCOTS army, to friend in
this city. As it gives the only methodical ac-
count which we have seen of the operations of
our army, from the day it left Pucbla to the f.
nal conquest Of the city Of Mexico, Il is letter
which will be read at this time with profound
interest The writer Is an officer Of high merit
and enlarged experience, and in every way
qualified to judge Of the operations which he has
70 graphically and beautifully described.
CRY OF MEXICO, Sept. 26, ls47.
My last letters from Jalapa informed you of
the operations Of this army, and the duties of the
officers Of the corps of typographical engineers,
TO include the battle of Cerro Gordo Since
that time, and after the army left Jalapa, there.
there has not been a single opportunity to COM
municate with the coast, except by private ex-
press which but rarely reached there and it is
only now through the influence Of a friend
have met here, that l am enabled to send linn
tied package.
The army, leaving garrisons in Jalapa and
Perote, marched on Puebla, where il remained
several weeks waiting for the new levies.--
Leaving there on the Sth Of August en- route for
the city, in four days march it reached Ayotla,
being the point d'dppui from which the General
would select his attack-whether by Tezcuco on
the right and enter the city from the north by
Guadalupe, or in front by the Penon, or to the
left by the route south of Lake Chalco, of which,
Mt first, there was some doubt of the practicable
ity. The route to the right was n very long one !;
and in front was strongly fortified, and seemed
defended by large body of men. The Penon
being an isolated hill, surrounded by water,
could only be approached by the causeway. 1t
Souiu ~, oe 'aiheu' t,u hecessariy ohiy 'aAeh
'ssaul.' winch woulu nave cost many lives
On eon a n,g tne reconnaissance, the route
SCUM l,n VI ohalc9 was ascer'aneu 10 DC a pracu-
s ,hou one ;e anu inc army moved on una. nne
inc shsr oS ha,s o , "a o At a.,
na' .'S.I 9ul p'ogless wy
,a =, e'sl "t ~ az s,
,ha road iaSs, ,ion1 ,he hosa oc " In ,,'.a "
,uo,nr,,,us ~ u H. ~, sn ~
mountains al other alone ,bo o opr 81 ,ho
Lake ON very narrow cansevavs yery much cn,
nm The h;lIs an tho lef, ,vo,s Co., ,rao;o;,o,'s
MI c Re-, l,,,s,o- -. -
.'"u q NV s"n ig"e nave annoyed US
y "1u ny anu ie" ehterp,isihg
NIL NIL. inighe na'e oiocAc9 inc ROAD completely ny
1 "a :. uomn ai,'. ye' 'nes Jnly a,enpt
ou a. put once ,ewsnoe soon uislodged them,
W. 'Io u rse hDuls "1rh cieireu we ROAD
ny neAu " 'hs eoii'ih' Denny zen worm
Hn,,' a. NJ, ~: ~, VI. 'le .'n Oh
s w o.nei u''islols .ollom,Ins az inter
t.''s 81 q ~" MUS, :. Supporting u,s'ee oh
o''i .e ar,l' ,, ana pick
49,, ~. y 'n"e, sna" s ,u.erwa'us worms wnoe
ui'i''oh was l.usheu lorw"ru IN 'ne direction Of
~, hn.onio, llii"'1uiaey sou'. o' inc ci'y' ana
nIS .,''n s,N n,iss neeonno,'eIig Pa1ues were
'so PieSS1u lol"eu' anu S"n ~ ANTONIO was
iounu 70 DC s'ronSy iortiheu, Inc only APP
I'o'I 10 AnoNn al :lie ulne was 9y lie road On
.io .o'' was az in,n,e"se he'n OF iava, caned
P.oey", on 'hc righ' wei ana marshy' Inc
,s''Ve ~ 'lI parry was hreu upon al the turn
~ ,se ioaa, Mnere ane{ came IN sght o. the en-
elg Dnuer i, anu inc commander oil the es-
o"i' \SaP.' inorn'on,) was killed. instantly
..e pau ricoche.nag along the road covered
ihe Win mud ana fragments OF stone, one max |
in the front for ssme fine. tbe ner;ol;caI rain |
came on in the evening. Cen. Wnrtb to.[ 80
ession of hacienda within reach of the snnrn,,
guns, and held II for the n;ght Reconno;ssanco
lad also been pusbed towards the west in The
direction Of San Angel. and small body Of the
enemy routed. The next morning the enemy
were discovered in great force on the west,
about four miles distant, on the San Angel road.
Pillows and Twiggs' divisions were ordered in
that direction. The enemy were found to be
entrenched, and defended by several guns
The approach to them was over this same ped
regal or lava--almost impossible for men. let
alone artillery; vet our bows managed to ac-
complish 1.-THE officers disnountirp: and n
sharp conflict ensued, which lasted till NIGHT sci
in. Our people succeeded in getting possession
of village and hacienda on the flank of the en-
envy, although they were threatened in the rear
by large body of cavalry and infantry, Il ,OOO,)
commanded BY Santa Anna in person.
The General ordered the attack TO be renew
ell at three o'clock next morning: but as the
night was stormy, and our troops much exposed.
it did not commence until daylight. To guard
against any reverse, the General took with him,
the next morning. Carland's BRIGADE from Cen
Worths division; but on their way from San