Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-10-07

which were seen on the causeway of pledad.
A few shots were exchanged and the enemy
withdrew. According TO all appearance we
I shall be attacked tomorrow at three points, as
the enemy, during The night has been recon
noiteriDg the country, by means Of Camp lam
I terms 0avot de Campana) The government
/ has taken 500, 900 which were being sent by
a commercial house TO the camp OF the enc
my.
1 Gen Smith has expired, and by the enclos-
ed slip you win see that the Americans mutt
/ lated and cruelty assassinated the unfortunate
Irish, who Were taken at the battle Of Churu-
busro.
Sept. lit is O'Clock in the morning and
thus far nothing has transpired.
In addition, we find the subjoined extract
from the Boletin de Atlisco, containing intelli-
gence from the capital. under date OF the llth
and 18th instant, which give continued mar
ratiye Of the operations of the two armies:
Mexico, Sept IL. ls47.
My Esteemed Friend, uuder cover of what
| sent you last night | stated nothing new, a;
which we were surprised, as it did not rain,
and we expected 10 be attacked. Thus we
passed the morning until O'Clock In the even
ing, when The larmbel was rung, and it
was ascertained that there was firing Of arhle-
ry at Chapuitepec and San Antonio Abad.-
In the first pontit was caused by the approach
of force of the enemy's cavalry, which took
position on the hills Of Tacubaya; moving
from that village towards Morales, and there
skirmish with party of our cavalry took
place, in which a captain and several of our
soldiers were killed and some twenty ofthe en-
envy wounded with the lance.
In San Antonio Abad the fire upon the bat
terry, Of the enemy, which is in little hermi-
tage half in ruins and situated at the end of the
Causeway del Nino PeTdido or La Piedad,
which leads 10 San Angel, the enemy fired
from six 10 eight bombs, of which but one fell
without exploding. The others we saw burst
IN the air. We then gave them several shots,
well directed, one OF which fell within the ve-
ry hermitage. raising great dust; in conse
quence OF which The enemy did no, fire more
than three or four shots up TO 6 o'clk. A
strong norther, which was blowing, prevented
us from hearing them, and we only saw the
smoke.
1t is said that tomorrow they will open with
4 forty pieces on the batteries of "garitas." At
the moment we cannot hit upon an English
word which will convey the meaning of this
| Garitas are the places in the immediate vicini-
| ty Of cities, at which the revenue is collec ted.
Eds Pic. Or, perhaps, lombard the city
/ from these points situated in the neighbor-
/ hood of the village of Piedad. which have no
doubt they will do after taking any one of the
garitas, particularly the one of San Antonio
| Aban, which is the most advanced, being in
straight line with Palacio, which is nearly on
a parallel with the batteries of the enemy and
takes them in flank
1t appears that the enemy is convinced of
the impossibity Of reducing the capital by a
ny other means because there is no doubt that
he has lost 900 TO 1000 men who were placed
tors de combat by the action OF the 9Th, and
among them 81 officers and 8 colonies killed
and colonel wounded. Ii appears that the
death of Gen. Pillow is uncertain.
In compensation for his loss, or whatever
you like, they hung yesterday at San Angel
all the prisoners OF the Legion Of st. Patrick
they took at Churnbusco, when all the world
thought they would have been spared capital
/ punishment. They have expelled from their
houses all the inhabitants OF the village of Mlz-
coac, in order TO establish there their hospitals
and head quarters.
Last night parcel Of men started 10 work
at the fertilization at the call of the justices OF
The peace, animated by the most lively feeling.
Besides the Penon and Chapultepec, where
from the natural advantages, there were strong
deiences, and where they are first, second and
third lines of defence, all the "garitas" are
strongly fortified, having besides between La
PIedad and San Antonio Abad three batteries
and one trench which raverses diagonally
the grazing grounds and unites the two "gar-
itas."
| Sept l2.-At O'Clock in the morning the
bells awoke US by the announcement of an a.
larm. The batteries of San Antonio Abad and
the corresponding battery of the enemy open
ed fire upon each other. We have seen
discharged by the enemy multitude of bombs
the greater number OF which burst in the air,
and long before they reached our trenches
AT the same hour firing commenced at Cha
puliepec, on the right side ofwhich and in the
mountains, whence came the attack, at short
distance from the enemy are stationed our for
ces OF cavalry and infantry who are watching
the enemy.
We opened, at half after 6, from the battery
OF the ''garta" of Behen, or it may be from
that starting from the end of Paseo Noeva,
which is situated in the angle formed by the
gateway leading to the villages of La Piedad
and Tacubaya. But where the enemy direct
ed all his efforts appears TO be the ''garita" of
San Antonio Abad. The servant is at the
door; must close--the alarm bell still con-
tlnues to ring.
This brings us to the 18th, but at what hour
OF the day the letter was closed we are not in
formed. OF the dcnouen,ent we have only a
brief account, but sufficien: TO assure us that
our arms have achieved brilliant triumph, !
and that our army is "revelling in the Halls
OF the Montezumas." The only reliable ac
count we have of the last struggle before the
Capital is in letter addressed to Mr.. Di-
mond, our collector at Vera Cruz, from Oriz-
aba, which will be found below Our cores.
pendent at Vera Cruz vouches for its accu-
racy, and we have reason to believe il is from
the same source as was the letter giving the |
first and correct account of the battles at
Contreras and Churubusco.
ORIzABA, Sept. 10, lS47.
Dear Sir--I have the honor to inform you !
that an express arrived here this eveing, from !
Mexico, which brings the intelligence that
Scott was in the city of Mexico; that on the
18th the American troops took Chapultepec |
and the citadel, and went into the city that |
night. Gen. Bravo was killed, and Gen San
ia Anna was wounded in the arm and had re-
tired with the remainder of his troops, which
had suffered much, to Guadalupe. Your
friend, sc.
To F. M. Dimond. Esq. Collector, Vera