The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-15

City of Mexico, Sept. To- isi7.
SIR On tho evening OF the 18th inst, having the verbal
orders OF the General 10 designate party
aid in the assault upon the castle of Chapuliepec
and from my division, with scaling ladders, organ
commanding aud TWO hundfed and sixty men, volunteers
drawn in due proportion from the several corps.
the 18th ihcse dclaelncnts assembled the APP
pointed place, and proceeded to their duty For the
in which this was executed, refer the report,
with, OF the gallant commander.
AT the time, had the orders of the GeneraI-in
ehei 70 take position with The remainder of my division,
aud support the operations OF Gen Pillow This position
was taken al the time and place appointed, and that gen.
era informed Of my preparations. and OF my readiness
support BIN. Lieut. Senmes, (navy,) of my aids de
camp whom despatched with this intelligence found
General Pillow soon after The assault had commenced,
TO return me, with request to bring my whole
too Iate The "a tGiark 3 brigade was ordered Instantly
to advance did so passed on mingled with the advan
eng forces, and entered with them pel neH into the
saued work AT the same instant the Isl (iarland'.) brig
ade the light battalion, under Lieut. Col g. f. Smith, and
eastern base Of The bib Of Chaputepec. and moved in
operaon upon the San CosIne route and ngnednc After
advancing some 400 yards we came TO batry which had
been assaed by portion OF Magruder's field euns-par-
ucuary the under he gallant Lieut. jackson, ho.
although be had lost most of his horses and many of his
men, continued chivalrousy his post combating with
noble courage portion OF Gafands brigade, which had
been previously depoyed ia the field to the left,
up with, and defeated the cnemys rights the enemys
extending IN the direction OF the Tacubaya aqueduc
which Quitnan's division battiiag and adrnneiag
Pursuing fie San Cosme road, discovered archcd
passage through the aqueduer and practical
bic for artillery considerable distance over The mead
ow IN the direction OF the battery and of the enemy
me winch was CALLING, and endeavorng to check Quit
mans advance. Lieut. Col. Duncan, with a section his
battery coveredby It, Col Smiths battalion was turned oil
upon TINS route and advancing within 400 yards Of tbs
euly lines, (Which the ground
would permit opened effective frerst upon the bate
~ aud then upon the rereang troops. great numbers OF
Nhom were cut down. Having thus aided the advance, and
Cleared the front Qeng favoaby s,uaied) of my gallant
Hlend Quitffan lar II this
OF my command was Withdrawn The ID brigade
Sohh2 mp ie advance upon the main road continued
soon came UP with and carried second battery, and
anefwsfa thrd both OF them strong works and emilia
dlna me ROAD This brought the Campo Santo, or
bnsish Duiying ground which the road and ague-
70 ,e right Al this point the Generain-chici
carry the garta San Costne, and if possible penetrate
he Aiantua Shortly alter Brigadier Gen. Cadwalader
eofca 70 me py INC order OF the Geaeran- and,
later, between and p. m, Col Riley with the I'll brig.
ade ID division. The former was le in POSITION az tie
campo Sano, 10 hold that point look TO the left and
rear The latter coming after the firing had cea
was haicu IN rear oi te Isl DIVISION and entered the city,
with 4, on the morning OF the Iith.
Here came IN front Of another battery hevond
which, distant soue two hundred and fifty wards and
sustaining the las, defence. the garIta of San
nght line, and the whole space literally swept by
grape canister, and Shells from heavy gun and how
added TO which, fires of nusketry delivered
from the tops Of the adjacent houses and churches
became necessary mode of operations
lands brigade thrown 10 the right within and mask
ed by the aqueduc and instructed disodge the enemy
from the buildings M his 'front.' and endeayor reach and
urn the LEFT oil the garita taking advantage Of such
As might oner, TO enable him effect these objects Clark
brigade at the time, ordered take the build
gs the left OF the road, and, by the and
picks, bnrrow through from house house and In ike
manner, the right OF the garta While orders
The top OF Commanding building the left anoihei
on The church Of San Cosmc the right, both which
opened with admirable effect The work the troops
was tedious and necessarily Slow but was greatly favored