Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-12-24

! tains details which will be found highly in
teresting. Although the writer requests
that the few lines of the letter wherein he
recounts his own connection with the bril-
liant affairs mentioned, may not be publish
ed, we trust we may be excused for crafty
ing his many friends, by stating that his
gallantry has won for him the especial no.
tice of the commander of the division, and
that his name has been preferred for the ex-
ira pay roll, in view of the eminent service
he has rendered.
CASTLE OF CHAPULTEPEC.)
Oct. u, 1917.
Dear
We left Puebla on the 10th of August
shall skip all the incident of our march
from Puebla until we arrived near the enc
mv's advanced guardon the l7th of August.
We arrived at San Augustn,a small village
from which we had u view of the enemy's
advanced Notifications, on the heights of Pc
dierra. The 18th was spent in reconcile
ring and getting some batteries into position,
INV ,o''' .'',''' - -" ''''''O '' - IVA
San Augustin; we advanced to within can
non shot of the enemies batteries, and then
were oruereu 10 rest "c ia" l'iI We"
of our batteries, which were PLAYING with
terrible chcct upon the enemy ana they
were returning IL WIN equal NlSor' when
cost US Inc lie OF many gallant nero Hc-
hefai 'a'eiicia hau SIX 'housaho troops en-
"eL'i''" uPo" inc he'Sh'S oi Ieolerfa l"f
Oo'''i'I'') anu !" YAH! "''' Po''''o" was
necessary before we cooIu advance ih'o me
cry me we We're iElIlS al rest expect
ing soon 10 receive an oraer TO charge. sew
era! SHOTS passed over u.s. ana one came We
~ near Killing oaP'aih 'luafieS. lie was
S'a""'iig pom FocN ana Sd" 'i'e Silei' CO.
''''''s u'ieo"! 'o"druS INN 'a'0 s'0Pi'eu"o""
from ''ie rock just III tiihe 10 save Ills ne.
we were not long allowed 10 rest idle, LOT
II was discovered mat Santa Anna was adj
'ahcihg 10 Succor valencia with the grand
army VI NeAlco' twenty thousand slrohg'
anu 10 c'lecN 'i''S strong iofce' ana 10 cut OH
w. WIN '"o o'''et Ie9'-
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v,Ierc;, from his ortrocbmon,s ., ,bo no;,,
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