The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-09-30

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sns DE enemy. shanld eel N Is mar. q
srail no stop 10 iesrnae ihr seene % he
Esll al hattie. un iesEiag i The Enad as
literally slreWra With drad ArEiranS.
arms. hnakra rauiSgrs, ar. lR passing
bridge. lnokcd pyrF, ahd saW the hasl'es
II II ieasl twenty. piled Hne nn the other.
anil the hank al tic ssraHi Ms sireaed
with ilsem. and Il Mas some dislanre he
larr Ne Roa oal II sight. l;oing IN. NC
zane 10 ulsuTch. in whlrh we're eOnlinr'i
s00 prisoners. The t;eneEal hailed = iew
MINUTES, aud addressed the nilisers very
kindly. AnanngsI them were lonr gene.
Esls. lie then hnniel suI 10 Join the FET.
snins amy. We zane mp with Ihem n
Ssnl Angrl. where ihey hsd halted. As
the GeneTal passed along the line. q was
one continued shout. AiieF a few min-
aics Ne passed IN 10 ayillage called toy
oaran. wherc NC l,eanl firing On ouT right.
about Two ln,lcs oif. ia the dlTeriion OfSan
An;0nin. The t;eneFal immediately sent
me. with rsP'ain keaTny's troops. to as.
eerlaia tho state of affairs. We ga.lopel
Oh aud ON approaching tho plaee. lonn,'
Ina, Worth Ind turned the place by bath
tanks. and driven the enemy from q. and
vas IN hot pursuit al them. returned
Ia the General n Iuirkly as ] had gone,
and Is gaIlOpesl along heard brisk iir.
ing IN front. WHEN reached him found
that he was iercely engaged with Ilne en-
envy q, anOiher strongly entrenched posl.
,i0n-San Pablo. This action lasted more
than two hours, and the firing was more
general and more continuous than any ]
had heanl vet. The eneny'S grape and
canister flew like hail. and NE fire of our
infantry was one r0nliaued volley. Cap
tain faylur's battery was obliged to retire.
being most sadly cripple,l--los, iw" oil.
GERS. n great many men. and left the field
with nnlv two horses 10 gun; but the
enemy. although behind entertainments.
with heavy guns. could not Withstand
the impe;nnsiiy aud valOr Of our troops.
The piare was carried hy assault, and
the whole armament and great num-
her of prisoners were taken. In the mean
time, Worth having holly pnIsued the en-
, emy, came up with him At another ioriI.
fed place in advanre Of San Pablo, called
Chunbuseo, and after an obstinate resis-
iance, carriedil, made many prisoners, aud
drove the enemy before him. The drA.
, goons pursued and followed him 10 the
, VERY eaies Of the city. The Officers are
said 10 have been killed inside the enIrench
ments of the gateway.
: WIN agISs "sss, S..-I-... and I think yot
4. active One--four distinct battles hsvin.
!. been fought and won. and the enemy out
f numbering us in each al least three 10 fou
!, times. They acknowledge Ia have had
8 thirty thousand men in The field on tia
;. day and yet we drove them VII every oc
\ caSlon, and, in the end. made more thar
;. iwen.y.,hree hundred prisoners. anon.
}. them seven Of their principal generals, ant
q about forty pieces of cannon. Our loss
/ | am sorry TO say, as may be expected
: has been very gieat. II may possibl,
. reach one thousand killed and wounded
r. but The returns are mol yet in but enough
j. is known 10 satisfy us that we have los
:, many very valuable officers. Among tht
4 prisoners taken. ! was mortified tn see he
; tween Go and 20 tleseriers frnm unr army
y with The Mexican uniform on. A cour,
!, is III session to try them aud trust that
!. many of them will be punished. II i.
pretty well known from their position in
/ The battle az San Pablo. that v"llry frnn
q them killed and wounded sixteen out nI
/. seventeen ol the second infantry. includ.
i ing an officer, and leaving one officer The
r adJniant oil the regimeni) standing.
+ "rhere are many of our friends. am
\ sorry TO say, among the killed aud wound
7 ed: but lean hardly enumeratp them now.
c Young Cnp,. Hanson. of Washington,
e was killed. Col. Butler Of the S, nth Ga.
: rolina regiment, was killed: Smith, badly
e wounded in the arm and thigh: hopes are
: entertained tina, his arm may be saved.
$ Lieut.. Irons shot through the wind pipe
slight hopes ofhis recovery. Capt. Phil.
I kearnev los. his arm in Tie charge tow ard
the gate Of tle city; lie is doing wrIl.-
, There are others. no doubt, which | can.
, not Tecolieri at this moment: but many
. that we are equally interested in are safe.
. Hagner and Gait are both safe. 1873:
! "The next morning, the General. leav.
:. ing hospital aud garrison in San Angus
: Tin. sci of with determination ol reach.
ing This place before night. Hating a,
r Coyoacan short time, I'D allow time for
I his various orders for the movement, Of
! the troops 10 be executed, he was met by
flag from the city. asking terms. Alter
, making his reply, the bearer Of tie n.g.
{ general of engineers, very civiIly pro.
!, posed to the General. knowing his inlen-
> lion Of coming here, iha, il he would halt
. few hours longer he would request his
goternment to send word TO the castle ol
ChapnIteprc not TO fire on US as we ap.
} preached. But The General replied that
. II was his intention TO come here. and he
!, would take The risk aud on he went
J On approaching the town the General sent
me Inrwarj with an order To Col. Harvey,
~ Il.