Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-12-01


Ecarried, and the city of Mexico entered
i:at that point. In few moments nearly
1.-The whole command was compactly up
"a large part Of i, within the garla.
The obslinacy of the defence at The
garia may he accounted for by our
being opposed atrbat pointlby Gen.
Santa Anna in person, who is said to
have relreated by the Paseo to the San
Cosme road, there 10 try his fortune
against Gen. Worth.
On our approach to the garita,a body
Of The enemy, who were seen on cross
road threatening our left, were dispersed
by brisk lire:of artillery from the di.:;
iection Of the San Crsme road. take
pleasure in acknowledging that this sea-
sonabIe aid came from Lieut.. Col. Dun
cans battery, which had been kindly
advanced from the San Cosme road in
that direction by Gen. Worth's orders.
Upon the taking of the garita, the
riflemen and South Carolina regiment
rushed forward and occupied the arches
of The aquedu:t, within hundred yards
ofthe citadel. The ammunition Of our
heavy guns having been expended. "A
]cap,ured S.ppundsr was turned upon The
3Eenemy, and served @itI1good effect un'
IEtiI the ammunition taken with it was
aaIso expended. The piece. supported
;Fby The troops forming our advance, had
been run forward in front Of The gariIa.
Twice had Major GLADDEN., Of the
South Carolina regiment, furnished adj
d.ional men to wo'k The gun, when the
flgnoble and brave Capt. Drum, who with
a'iindo irritable energy and iron, nei We, allad
stdirectcd the artillery shroughom this
sHtryiug day, irll mortaIly wounded by the
side of his gun. A fewsmomenls AFTER
wards, Lieut., Benjamin, who had dis
played The same cool, decided courage,
met with similar fate.
The enemy, now perceiving5 that our
heavy ammunition had beeiisexpended,
redonbed their exertions to.driyc ussoal
of lha Iodgment We had, ,.eilec c,ed. A
-Iteffifcsfre Of artillery and small; arms
q was Opened sfrom the CITADEL 500 yards
dist tsfst ,hes s6asi ieriiss oa4the Paseo,
a iFGs snow swept r.tnntt .tnntt
I road on both sides of tie aqueduct, il
was impossible to bring forward ammu'
milton for our large guns. While await
ing the dat ,kness 10 bring Up our great
guns and place them in battery, the en-.
envy, under cover of their guns, attempt.
ed several saIlirs front the citadel and
buildings on the right, but we're readily
repulsed hy the skIrmishlng parties o
rifles and infantry. To prevent ou'
flank from being enfIaded by mnsketry
from the Paseo, Captains Naylor and
Loeser, I'll Pennsylvania regiment
were ordered with their companies to d
sand bag defence about hundred yards
in that direction. They gaIlanly took
this position, aud held it in the face OF a
severe fire, until the object was obtained
A, night The fire OF the enemy ceased:
AT dawn of day on the l4lh when
Capt. Step,oe was preparing his he,vy
missiles, a white flag came from the
} citadel, the bearers Of which invited me
To take possession OF that fortress, and
gave me the intelligence that the city
had been abandoned by Santa Anna
and his army. My whole command
was Immediately o,dered under arms
BY their own requests, Lieuls. Lowell
and Bcauregard we're authorized TO &c
to the citadel, IN advance, to asceltar
the truth Of the information. Alta signa
!. for the ramparls, the column, Gen
Smiths brigade in front, and the Soui
Carolina regiment, left in garri>ou al ll1t
J garita, marched in'o the ciladed. llav'
ing taken possession Of this work, il
which we found fifteen pieces OF cannon
mounted, and as many not up, with the
extensive military srmanenlS which /
contained, the second Pennsylvania re
, gimenl was left 10 garrison it. Under
) standing that great depredalons were
going on in the palace and public
buildings, muved the column il
that direction in the same order, follow
! cd by Captain S'eploe's light battery
, through The principal streets into lh'
! great Plaza, where il was formed il
: front of the National Palace. Capt
: Roberts, Of the rifle regiment, who llat
4 led the advance company OF the slormin!
! party at ChapuItepec, and had great.
I Distinguished himself during the preced
ing day, was detailed by me To plant tlI
, slar.spangled banner Of our country upol
t the National Palace. The flag, the frs
strange banner which had ever wave'
. over That palace since the conquest o
e Cortcz, was displayed and saluled viii
G enthusiasm by tho whole command
. The balace, already crowded with Mex
F, lean thieves and robbers, was placed i
e charge of Lieut.. Col. Watson, with hi