The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-09-18


Wounded in both legs. Al oicleck lhe bFl 2
JADE ef Gan. cadHalladeF was ordered ous g r
col. Riley; heavy feipfdfcbments being y
jeen on their way out from The city, while Cen 7
brigade was sent u sustain Gen. Smith. !
The firing from the batiefieso Of the enemy ccn- y
incessant, while from d hill just outside !
the range 81 their guns. tho spectacle was !
most grand and imposing. Az about 4 O'Clock I
Gen. Scou arrived, and seeing the immense :
strength Of The Mexicans, at once ordered Gen,
Shields Brigade from San Augnstine--a part
Of Gen. Q4man's command-tc the right 70
support Riley and Cadwallader, and prevent, If
possible, i a~nnction Of the forces coming out
from the si,h those Of Valencia. But
few Of the mcyemenis Of our troops could
be seen Il he hill where we were posted
owing to in se chaparraI, sharp rocks and
~ravines, but u moIionof the enemy but was
plainly visible. The order Of battle Of Va
lencia was very imposing; infantry we're seen
drawn up to support the batteries, while long
lines Of the ebemy's cavalry were stationed in
the rear, as If Awaiting the shock Of battles
Two separate charges Of the latter were die
%tinctly seen bpulsed by Col Riley, who had
moved his BHgade at one time to aPosition
. partially in tie rear 81 the enemy's work
/. Col. Harvey Was exceedingly anxiOusto march
! his cavalry tqthe scene Of action, but i was
! deemed utterly impracticable, The nature Of
the ground wls such that the infantry even had
2 -
e great dificulIy in finding the way across the
pedfsgaL as tie Mexicans term it--gronnd coy-
i cred with sharp, jagged rocks.
= Until night had entirely closed 10 the fire
from the eneemy's batteries did not slacken'
le II had been a continuous roar for nearly six
,f hours. Ger. Scott retired to San Augustine
"a about s o,cIDck, and il the midst Of hard rain
y, which had Just commenced falling. Gen'l'
d TwiCOs and Pillow came in about IL O'Clock
n, wet and completely exhausted. II was I'M
a. possible to use horses on the wei and exceed
ID ingly broken ground on which they had beel
al operating Or nearly twelve hours. Not anti
70 ~cipating lhe immense strength Of the works 9
he the enemy, Of the almost ~insurmountable DIN
ut culties of reaching them, it had been At frs
he thought that the batteries would be taken at
il dash, and that Tie troops would all be comiol
,ur tably q~uattered in San Angel for the night
Of instead Of this a large portion Of them wei
sas compelled 10 hivonuac without blankets IN n
Ich midstof a p~itiless rain, and on ground whel
,eT, they could not even stretch themselves ~
to- And thds, ne prospects q the morrow we
I'VE far from Hatsring-were enough to dismay al
Of but the stoutest hearis-that the enemy won
in doubtless reinforce and strengthen his wOrI
las, during the night, having every superiority
i Of knowledge in the ground-and again to th
at that the men were weakened by long exertio
iem want Of food and chilled By tho common
night rain, and il is not saying 100 much
nee assert tha, the bivonuac ofthe 10Th Augusi,w
he'd gloomy in the extreme.
era, Early on the morning Of the goth, g
OF Worth was ordered TO move with d portion
the his diyislon-Garland's brigade-towards
hey scene Of action ii Couireras, TO aid in the
'und tack upon Valencia, for 10 force this post
took was deemed indispensable. A few dischar
n 70 Of cannon were heard about Z o'clock, an
asse- heavy rafting Of the musketTy, and some g
than said that in the distance they had seen Ia
ls.- massesof Mexicans in full flight towards
ring city; vet few dreamed that the batterlei
ha- Coutreras had been stormed and carried.
! The as il was, Gen. Scott himself, accompanied
sfore Can worth. started for the scene Of act
the when they were met by Capt. Mason with
early ioyful intelligence that Valencia had B
lio Il completely routed after 2 short bnt teri
struggle. The attack pPon his works
Cou- planned BY Gen. Smith, and resulted in
is at capture Of Is pieces Of artillery, some 1900
! d. oners: among them Gen'ls. Blancc, Ca
way Mendoza and the notorious Salasi all the
can munition and camp equipage, while che
igged along which those who escaped fed was stl
with muskots. No Less than 100 Of the ems
b the among them many officers, we're left dead
posi- tie feld-thenumber 81 wounded was undo
, the sdly far greater. have no time nov q
leahe large Or comment upon this well planned
roken brilliant achievement but r~eserying = !
he FIJI description for come other time, must
q the On 10 other exciting events.
le Gre The work at Coutreras completely N
oh be- power Of the American army, Cen Scot
ID the dered Gem Worth 70 fall back upon San
rs Of tonic, 10 turn and capture that work and
to ad- 10 push On towards DE capital BY the main
j By while the main b6ay tie army UNDER
Z enc Twiggs, Pillow. Smith, Pierce and cadv
eayier der moved on towards San angel and e
Ii was can. Scarcely had the advance 81 Gen. Y
. enc. got half d mite beyond the village, bsit
moved rattling FIRE announced that il was activel
N Of. gagged with the ou,pOsts Of the enemy, an
nabIed heavy booming Of cannon now gave token
be the noted ID division had fallen upon an
~essant strong work. But : few minutes more an
Vance mendous firing from the right, and imHneS
en- " in The same road from San Augustine !
of III ssn;,,I made II evident that Gen. Worth