Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-06-03
PERoTE. AlExIco,
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ton aud events Lave fol-, wed each o'her rapidly thai
the thread ofuy narrative must needs have Teen inter
ruped, without the nieTv, ntion Of 1--we The sagac ~
Of santa Anna, who anticlI aod uch irjury to l1
The de1dy malaria of The Plan del Rio verified in
my case, for II poisoned ne dc, Fly. am b,ttT nov
hui still lar from telng well.
Iwggs' division # Rceulars reached the Plan del
Rio the tn Of April, and found that the enemy had
armed ard occupied III tuIce the hey hson the oil side
The position The at winch Eustamsnte was
defeated some years ago was Immensely strng by ma
t, The line Of Goitnte was oDg. C,ninucu, ard
crow ned by the towering summit Of the Cerr
Gurdo, nor had the Engineers skill failed add every
artificial obstacle, possible, 10 Pr grtss. General
Twiggs prudenty awaited the arrival OF Gen Patter-
sons division ard thon issued his orders for the assault
Gen Patterson being reported sick and unable 10 take The
field. Tie latter General. however, much my surprise
resumed hastily the command and nterdcted The attack.
when Was on the point OF execution and suspended all
oiensive opera Ions TIL the arrival Of the commanding
General who made his appearance the l5th. On the
18th Ten IwGgS ordered to put his DIVISION
sitting Of 2nd, 3r and 9TH Regiments Of Infantry RI
les, dismuuned Dragons, ST and 4th Reg nens of Ar
l,y Iayors Battery Stertoe' section of llowliezrs
IN motion 10 Turn the left of the enemys position and
cutoff his retreat upon Jalara The enemy rerceivinq
the oItci aiched strong party occupy the cres
81 hill and che ok This brought severe con
ict, by which The enemy disodgod and driven hrr
riedly back To his do cnces on he Cerro Gordo J
night OF tie lTh was occuptd until 2o'cluck. IN Geltl
an iron "a FOUNDER and the "a FOUNDER Huwitzcrs
Just mentioned, up the steep side Of the hill from which
the enemy driven. On the morning of the 18th
about 10 occk, these three guns opened upon the
my S works opposite and continued their fire until en-
s lining party rose high on the adjacent hill
TO require a cessation. The sornng OF the works on
the Cerro Gordo brilliant in The eXrcme-n0lhing
could have been finer The hill. (uounain it should be
caud.) was excessively difficult ascent, and lis sum
init defended ty four and large force of the
eneny's very best troops. commanded by Of his brav
est Generals hose facts dsct scd by DYING Aid
OF the Commanding Genera, tasqaez. for said he,
I'VE knew that either HE DIT, ision OF Gen Worth.
that OF Gen. Twiggs, would attack that point" The
Cerro Godu the hey 10 he eneniy7s lines it was in
Of all the other works, Chat to Jalara
commanded the road al It's base; and with its capture
the enemy lost hope instantly and surrendered Gen
1wigss pushed with the portion of his division
engaged, bu, was Ion laie to intercept the flight Of Santa
Auna with several thousand Cavalry and Infantry.
Gen. Pillow, with part Of Paerson's DIVISION
dered to storm the eneny's works the right lat
repulsed with considerable loss This is greatly To be
regretted, because, say what they WILL the works could
have BEEN and should have been, carried Had Worth's
d. vision cen there, not iny could have saved the
enemy, nothing could have prevented gurl.
result; and this to have been the opinion OF
General Pillow, for he turned 10 ofco of Engineers
and said, go to The General, Sir, and ak him 10 send
me regular free. no matter how small I his was
when lie trying in 10 rally his broken columns
and 10 brug uphs reserve, winch On said refused 10
advance. Ito not mention these things in Wanting
spirit, 10 dsIa age the Nollnccrs-no at ALL ndlvd
ualy, They as brave as any men on earth But wish
- assert aud believe, that 'cahcm discipline, no troops
can fine Ct canister 1t Weniy PAGES and
cont 'lle 10 ddrdnCe
Gtn Shields sent to assa a low work at the lase
of the Cero Gordo simultaneously with the attack upon
the latter. 1t mere collection Of guns and the
least tlicult Of ach bu; was CALAMITY carried
Notwithstanding.
This brilliant battle attended with results com
mensurate with the Commanding Generals hoIes and
antcimllos-it opened The road at t. The capital
aud unlocked the gates OF Perue and Puebla The Mex
ran Army. in fact, aunihiated they claim nothing
tbs time their t1icors cannot proclaim the shadow OF
victory. it is now said HAT Santa Anna is organizing
a Guerrilla free 10 carry The Doubtless sound
reasoning would dictate to him the absurdliy Of con
tending, as heretof re but cannot believe that he
will gain ,tIng bv this change Our Government
has nut rrocaim Its fr srlls tca. 'afmed1 ccula