The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-17
NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER IT, 1S47.

9Th (sucossdsd after being wounded by Brsvst Major
Montgomery Mckenzie. Burke Waite, and Montgo
merry emnently distinguished
desire to bring to tbs notice II the General ohief
the gslautrv and conduct OF Brigsdier General Cad
waader and bis command, by which the most timely and
essential service rendered In supporting the attack
and following up the success. Such movements hs
promptnsss. General Cadwaladsr particularly not ices
Col Andrews, Lieut.. Colonel Graham (kiied). Lieut..
Captains C J Biddls, Irwin and Guthrie; Lieut. r
Johnson; Assistant Surgeon Scott and espsc tally
Capt q Dess, assistant adju general
My Acknowledgements dus, and respectfully ten
dsrsd to Major Kirby pay department, and Msjor
Gaines Of the headquarters staff; who ms fra
qusnty during thu oouaot with communication from
the Gsneraliu chief; aud at critic moments nay cwn
staff being detached, did tn, favor under very hot
men my thanks Major Kirby, soldier o!
thirty five years uorequlted serves.
the gallant dead, among whom the services mourns
the hish.sonl.d Scott brsvst lieutenant Colonel 9th
command Of the storming party devolvsd; Captain
s =, Kirby smith (mortaiy wounded and siucs
Captain Ayrss. sd Artillery First Iisat BurbsnS
mortay Wounded and since ds~) stb infantry; Lisus
strong and Darwe 9th infantry and Lieut. FAIRY ord
artillery All these gal@nt fell when It pleased
God, they would have wished fall fighting bravey at
tho head Of their troops leaving bright example to
| lectiens OF comrades.
It - again my grateful duty to present the general
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officers. Sa'terlos, Wright simpson, De Leon simons
Deyer!e and Roberts the last mentioned when the men
assumed the duties Of his fallen comrades and was
desperately, probably mortally wounded.
the STAFF who performed their with
intelligence and bravery; Capt Mason and Lieut.. Fos
I'd artillery division comuisssry. who persisted at the
close Of the action Capt Macka, assistant adjutant
general Capt pemberton, Lieut.. ssmmes, (navy) aud
Lieut. Wood ads.ds-camp; and Lieut. Hardcsstis to-
biographical engineers And desire to express my par.
ticular obligations to Msjor Boand Arkansas voiun.
Louisiana, Capt Wyse, and Mr. Hargou. army agent
who came upon the field, volunteered ther acceptable
or orders, with conspicuous gallsntry
Accompanying Is q tabular statement OF casualties
with lists name rank and die killed viz nine Of
hcers killed, and forty nine wounded hundred
and twenty nine rank and file killed and wounded
Reference Is respectfully made to the annexed topo
graphic sketch, executed by Lieut. Hardc astle Illus
trative Of the tactical part Of this report
have the honor to be- very respectfully your obedient
Brevet Major General commanding.
To Capt soorr, A. A. Adj Gen, headquarters.
Battles OF Mexiro--Capture or the city.
REPORT or MAJOR GENERAL SCOTT.
No. 81 HEApauAnrEas OF THE ARhv,l
National Palace Of Mexico Sept ls l6i7.
sR-At tho end Of another series Of arduous an brill
liant operations Of than forty eight hours contin
uanoe this glorious army hosted the morning Of the
4th the colOrs Of the United the walls of this
palace.
The victory Of the sth at the Molinos del Rev was
followed by daring nnossapces the part Of our
distinguished engineers Lee, Lieuts Beauregsrd
stevens aud Tower-Major Smith, senior, being sick,
and Capt Mason third Ia rank, wounded Their ope-
raticns were directed principally to the southtowsrds
the gates OF the Psdad San Angel (Nino Psrddo) San
Antonio and the Passo de Ia Vigs.
This city stands slight swell Of grounl the
centre Of irregular basin, aud s grdsd with ditch
and dspthvery difficult to bridge In the presence Of
enemy and serving ut for drainage
gates over Of which We found dsf.udsd
by system OF strong works that seemed to ars
thing but some men and guns to be imprsgnabis.
Outside and within the cross rss OF those gates We
found to the south otor obstacles but little less ormida
b!e All the approaches the city elevated
caussways cut In many places Ito oppose u and flank
ed on both sides by dtches also OF unusual Dimensions
The numerous crossroads fsnked In like manner
having bridges at the recently broken The
meadows thus checksred, moreover In many spots
under water or Nasty for It will be remembered,
In the midst OF the wet season. though with less
rain than usual and could the fall OF the
nsighboring lakes and the drainage
grounds At the edge Of the cyths lowest In the whole
After CLOSE personal survey of the southern gates
covered BY Pillows division and Riley's brigade Of
TwiggS- with four times our numbers Atad in
our immedsts 'front.' determined the lth avoid
that work Of obstacles and to Seek by sudden In
version to thu southwest and west less unfavoabe APP
proaches.
To economist the lives OF our gallant officers and men,
a. well as to ensure success became indispensable that
this resolution should be long masked from the enemy
and again, that the new movement when discovered,
should bs mistaken for fsint, and the old indicating
our true and ultimate point Of attack.
Accordingly, on the spot the llth ordered Quit
mans division from Coyoscan, to join Pillow, by day
major generals with their divisions, shoula by night
proceed wo miles 70 Join me at Tsoubsys, where
Quxrtsrsd with Worths division. TwgSs with Risy's
brigade and Captains Tsyors and steptoss field batte
riesths latter Of IL pouudsrs-wss left Ia front OF
those gates to to threaten or to make false
attacks, in order to occupy and deceive tho enemy
Twiggss other brigade (Smiths left at supporting
distance, in the rear at San Angel till the morning OF
the and also to support general depot
Miscoac The strstagem against the south admra-
bly, executed throughout the twelfth and down the
~ fha htvfaa nfh . Ia.
the enemy to from the effects Of his deuson
The Arst step in the new movement to carry Cha
pultepec natural and isolated mouod Of great eeva-
ton strongly fortified at It's base its scclvties and
heights Besides numerous garrison, here the
@ii;sry college OF the republic with large number Of
within direct gun-shot Of the village Of Tacubays
aud, until carried We could not approach the city
the west without making circuit too wide and too Ia
xardous.
In the course OF the same night thst OF the Iith)
heavy batteries. within easy ranges, were established
No. /, on right under the command Of Capt Drum
4h artillery rsevsd late next day for some hours by
LEM nsSnsr opdnsnosISotS .uuoor,.S Sv oui.%.ns
division. Nos and 4, on the opposite sde supported
BY Pillows division, were commanded, the former by
Captain Brooks and Lieut. 8 Anderson, I'd artillery,
alternately, and tho latter by Lieut.. Stone ordusncs
The batteries were traced By Capt Hugsr and Capt
Lee engineer and constructed by them, with the able
assistance of the young officers those corps and the
artillery.
TO prepare for an assault II was forsseen that the
play OF the batteries might into the second day but
captures had only trebled siege pieces
but also our ammunition; and knew that should
therefore, haste in ordering before the
works we're we'll crippled by our missiles.
ton Of Capt. Hussr were commenced early in the NOR
ming Of the Before nightfall which necessarily
stopped our batteries, We had perceived that good I'm
preston had been made the castle and It's outwork
and that large body Of the enemy had remsinsd out
side, towards tns city from early hour to avoid
force the garrison against an assault The outside
force was discovered tho next morning. aer our bate