Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-11-25
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
Battle Of Moiimo Del Kcy.
REPORT OF MAJOR GENERAL SCOTT
NUMBER -
HEADQUARTERS or riir ARMY, J
Iacuhaya, nrar MeNico,

Tacuhaya, nral MeNico,
September II. lsis. !
sir; i have heretofore reported that | had August
u, concluded an arnisce with President Sania Anna
which VAS promptly followed hv meetings between Mr.
Inst and MeNlean commissioners app United 10 treat al
peace.
Neg hlaiionS " re actively continued with as was
understood, some prospect Of successful result mn n
tho I'd Instant, when our Commissioner handed IN hts
WhH'nn Con houndaucs) aud the nepoaiors nainarned
10 meet again the 9th
Some lnrarllons OF the truce, in respect 10 our sun
plies from the city, earlier commrd f,lonea n,
Apologies on The part ui The enemy. Those yeNatlons
MAS willing I" put down 10 the imberilty q, the ,oy,rn
nehi ana waived pointed demands of rcpar,tlon uhL,
any nope remained ct n satisfactory termination oi The
val bu' on 'hc ON, and more fully the OH learn
ed that aS soon ~ the nIuna,u had hr,n c,nsa,ej -,
grand council II ministers aud others President >anla
Anna. on the iIh and 9th, without giving me the sllpI
esl noce, actively recommended strengthening the mil
af' dccnces Of the cuy, IN gross violation oil the lhir
article 81 the armiscc
On tina, Information, which has since received the full
est eeuhraton addressed 10 him my nolc OF The tlh
Ills reply dated III, same day. received next morning
MAS absolutely and nutnriuusly false both In recflmln,
a#h and oN planaon | enclose copies of both papers
aud have had no subsequent correspondence with thu
enemy.
Beng delayed by the terms Of the arm,, CO more than
Two Weeks we had tow, late the lh Ia bepla 10 rr
eonnorc the diff rent approaches the CIV v,lln onr
reach, before could lay down any dcnlivc plan of at
tack
The same afternoon a largo holy of the enemy was
discovered lowering about tnc .Noiiaos del Reg wllhna
mlle and lhIrd Ut ths village, where | am duarerrd
with the general slaIlaud Worlh's DIVISION
II might have been supposed that attack upon Us
WAS lnended but knowing the great value Ia the enemy
ii those mills. (,loiuos del Reg) containing a cannon
lonhdfy win alnrgr deposltot powder in Casa .1iaia
near lhm ana having heard two days before thai many
church bells had been sent ont To be cas gans-the
'n'n'y movement wascaslly understood and | reslv
cd IltutI ia, lIiN It, la, IL.
the poNdrr and To destroy the foundry
Another motive ir thus decision ic,vinr The penrr
Al ata upon hc city Tor full rcc1nnas Vas TIA
w knew onr rocenlcapmrs had left hcenrmy rot fourth
o me guns necessary I" arn all nj the same time the
strong works at each Of the eight city gates; AMI W.
could moi cut the communication between the fundfY
and the capital without first taking tn formidable ras
tie On the heights Of Chapucpcc, which over loo,1ed
both and stiud between
For THIS dtcuto operation we were moi entirely real,
and moreover we might altogether neglect The castle II
as we then hoped our "Reminiscences should prove TIM
'he distant southern approaches to the city were more
eligible than tins southWcslc approach
i'enre the dcrSlon promptly taken, the execution Of
winch was assigned To Buvt M1Jlr General Worth
whose division WAS reinforced with t1lnalmlef's bfa
ade OF Pillows division three slnadr1ns Of 1roe,5.
under Mayor sumner and heavy pnns Of the 4terr
tram under Captain lIugrf If the ordnanc aud Capla,n
pnn, OF the OH aruIIcD-two oni ers OF the hla hest
merit.
The report OF the Immediate COMMUNICATIVE GENERA,
W ofth--ln whose cnn,ndllo uf the gallant officers
aud men dead and living heartily concur; having
witnessed, but with little Interference thor noble de
vatlon IL fame and ~ country
he enemy having several times reinforced his line
ahd the acon soon becoming much general lhan
na1 fAP'clcd called up, from the distance of lhrre
miles, hfSt Mayor General Pillow with his remaining
brigade, Qcrcr's) and next Rleys brigade Of 'rupes
dFson-Ieavng his other brigade s min - IN ubsefya
lion at san Angel Those corps approached with zlal
aud raPldiiy but the battle won Just AZ Bnp Gen
fiefce reached the ground and had lerposed his corps
between HarIand's bn. adc Wouh's dlyson) aud the
relreatlng enemy
ne accompanying report mentions. with Just ,om
'hehdhl'ol Two OF my volunteer aids MAJOR Kirby pay
master and Mayor Gaines Of the Kentucky volunteer.
also had the valuable services on the same field of sew
era other officers Of my staff general aud PERSONAL
LIEUT. nan Colonel Hitchcock aching inspector peneral
'"pian IL f.. Ice, engineer; Captain Irwin che.
qnaftrmascr Captain Grayson, chiei commlssary ,
.aP'a IL L. Scott, acting assistant adl1iant general
Lieutenant Williams aid d camp; and Lieut. Lay
military secretary.
nave the honor 10 be. sir
Nrh high respect
our most obcdIent servant,
-, ;, WINFIELD SCOTT.
The Hon. WM l.. NANCY,
Secretary q War