The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-04-15
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Iurote E0n \ hasiy letter lasl evening.
with shor. account IL lhe movements ~
The dav. Alter il uas rlosed. The Rifles
undsI col. Smith had brisk action with
The enemy. in whirh The laiieE. after
pariial susress ~ the outset. were hnalit
driven I,s.rk with considerable lies. ihis
morning me line of insesiment-sNme i've
or six miles in eKien.-Wiii probably DC
complete.
| 10 not think. from MI that can see
and learn, that ten. Scott will be allie 10
plani his batteries for several 6aysi rome;
and ualil ne can make a good show he
will MOI open upon Inc town nj all. When
the homl,ardmenl does commence, u will
be ~ earnest.
Capt. Nin.on Of The artillery has been
ordered 10 take mp position a. lime kiln
close into the walls d The city. and lhis
he has effected without loss. Anticipating
an attack upon This point last night, Zen.
Worth went out. after iars. with two CONT
panies. To support Capt. W; but nothing
occurred. There was same little sslrmlsh-
ins Al the different picsels daring The night.
bat otherwise all was quiet.
Col. Hamey's Dragons have not as yet
arrived. vet their services are greatly need
ed. II is said that large train oI pack
mules. which went out Of the city yes,er-
! day. tnek heavy amount Of specie as
well as valuables. All Ibis pFoper. might
probably have been captured. had Gen.
. Scott had a cavalry force. II was also
. reported last evening that something like
one thousand Mexicans were seen COM
ING in towards slndown, by The main road
, from Mexico, with large drove Of cattle
, for the belcagured city ; but rs the invest
ment was not then complete. and as We
> had 10 cavalry, they could not he taken.
, | learn, however. that Gen. fwiggs. who
|. commands on the northern side OF the city.
succeeded during the day in capturing
= quite number Of cattle. 4 norihFr is
/ now blowing. whieh il is hoped will bring
in the I'd Dragons.
9 At the magazine. which was captured
!. day before yesterday, considerable guam
=, tity of ammunition was taken. 1t was eyl'
DENLY Of English or American make, rs i
.. was labelled " short range" "long range.
n &c. &C.. in gond vernacular. The Mex
). leans managed 10 get of safely the large
A portion of their ammunition. and il is now
carefully slowed away inside the city
wallis.
4. Capt, Alhurtis. who was killed yeStor
/. tlay. was sitting at the foo, of a tree ai the
:. time he was struck. The ball caIict
=. away almost his entire head. took off thu
!, arm of drummer hoy. and wounded cor
. pural besides. II had gone entirely Owe
n one of the Pennsylvania regiments befor'
= it reached the spot where the brave bu
4 unfortunate captain was sitting.
Ii would take a page Of our paper II
,, give full effect to a description of the frs
;. landing Of our tro"ps "n the afternoon q
!. the 9th-a more stirring spectacle ha
> probably never been witnessed in Amer
:. lea. In the first line thee were no les
). than 20 heavy serf boats. containing near
~ 1000 regulars. and all of them expected
4, to meet an enemy before they struck tn
. shore. Notwithstanding this every maj
n was anxious TO be first-they plunged in
% TO the water waist deep as they reache'
q the shore--ihe " stars and stripes" wer
!. Instantly floating-a rush was made tn
pr the sand hills, and amid loud shouts the,
,s pressed onward. Three long and lou,
=, cheers arose from their comrades still a
!, board, awaiting TO be embarked, and mean
II willie the tops and every portion Of The ioI
m eign vessels were crowded with spectator
i. of the scene. No one who witnessed !
h. will ever forget tho landing. Why III
Mexieans did not oppose us is create
n. mystery than ever. considering their gre;
"a advantages at the time and tina, they hay
g since opposed every step of our a,
:. vance.
m The troops, both regulars and volunteer
have suffered incredibly since landing
If marching over the heavy sand hills, will
ho out water, under broiling sun during ii
y day, and sleeping out without tents or be-
be- ding during the heavy ,lrws which ha,
IN fallen al night-exposed too. to con'iI
n. ual fire from tie batteries Of the enemy
-. yet not a nurmur has been heard, AM
IA thing can be effected with such troops.
q. W. II.
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