Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-10-22

Oh everything. Inc CoIllndnu VI lhe Chy ~ va
San Cusme route was attained.
During the night, Gen. 0ui'man commenced
,he work Of throwing IL? breaslworks and erect.
inc batteries, with the intention Il opening a hea-
w cannonadc upon The Cuidadela with the first
light this morning. Al 10 o'clock al night Gen.
Worth ordered Captain Huger 10 bring up a "a
pounGeI and a 10 inch mortar 10 The eaiita or gale
ol San Cusne, and having ascerlaincd The pear
ines anc distance OF the grand plaza ani palace,
al once opened upon those roin's. The heavy
Shells were head 10 explode in the very heart oi
tie CITY. A, a lille after midnight MAJOR Pala'
cics, accompanied by Two or three membeIs u inc
municipal council Vi The city, arrived al General
WORLDS headquarters, and in great tfePidalioh IN
formed him that Santa Anna and his grand army
had fed, and that they wished al once 10 snrren-
der The capital! They were referred 10 The com
mander.in-chief, and Immediately started Tor Ia
cubaya but in The meantime the firing upon The
town ceased.
Al ! o'clock this morning Gen. Scott, with his
staff, rode in andlook quarters in the national pa
lace, on The top OF which The Tegimental flag Of
the gallant rifles and the stars and stripes were
already H. ing. An immense crowd oil blankeied
leperos, the scum oil the capital, were congrega-
ted in the plaza as The commander 10 chief enter.
ed it. They pressed upon our soldiers and eyed
them as lhou3hlhcy were beings OF another world
oO IluIU WtlC lUty III TIT way uha ~ s0Sh
eagerness did they press around, that Gen. Scotl
was compelled 10 order our Dragons TO clear The
plaza. They were told, however, MOI 10 inJnre or
harm a man in The mob; hey were all our friends
About five minutes after this, and while Gene
raj Worth was returning 10 his division near Inc
Alameda, he was fired upon llom 4 house near
the Convent Of San Francisco. Some oil The
cowardly Polkas, who had fed the day previous
without dischaiging their guns, now commenced
the assassin game Of shooting al every one OF our
men they saw, from windows, as well as from be-
hind The parapels on The azoteas, or tops oil the
houses. In halt an hours time, our good friends,
the lepcros, in the neiehboThood Of the hospital oil
San Andres and The Church OF Santa Clara, also
commenced dischars ins muskets, and throwing
bottles and rocks iIum The azoleas. ! have neg
leclei to mention, that just previous 10 this Colo
mel Garland had been severely wounded By a
musket, fired by some miscreaIt from a window.
For several hours this cowardiy war upon our
men continued, and during his time many were
killed or wounded. Ii was in this species OF
fighting that Lieutenant Sidney Smith received
his death wound. The division OF General
Twiges in one part Of the city, and General
Worth in another, were soon actively engaged IN
putting down the instruction. Orders were
given 10 shoe, every man in all the honses from
which The firing came, while The guns Of The dill
ierent light batteries swept the sireeIs in all d.
r~ections. As the assassins were driven from one
house, they would take refuge on %anoIher; bui BY
the middle Of The afternoon they were all forced
back 10 The barriers and suburbs. Many innocent
persons have, doubtless. been killed during the
day, but This could not be avoided. Had orders
been given al The outsel,o blow up and deinolish
every house or church from which one man was
fired upon, The disturbances would have been al
once quelled As il is, trust that the lesson The
rahbla aud fhpir misehipvous leaders have re-
ceived to-day may deter them from future out
RACES.
On entering The palace, General Scot! al once
named General Quitman Governor OF Mexico
a most excellent appointment. Some wag i'm.
medialely proclaimed about in The plaza as fol
lows: General John A. Quitman, OF Mississippi,
has been appointed Governor Of Mexico, vice
General Jose Maria Tornel, resisned-very sud
denly."' Ii seems that the valiant Tcrnel ran on
at an early hour, and his magnificent house has
been converted into a hospital Tor our wounded
officers. Yours, &c, q. W. K.
CITY or MEXICO, Sept. IL, lSiI.
The Capital is now quiet enough, and although
he Inhabitants say but lille, they ale probably
moi altogether conIented with their new masters.
They say that The Lord and Santa Anna arc to
blame for all their mistoriunes-lheir " lack
Of proves and courage is not thought oil. Ihey
say that Providence withheld the rains and gave
The Yankees fair weather for their operations,
while Santa Anna deserted Them in their extre-
nifty, and gave up The city without even making
terms for them. The later has gone no one
knows whittier. Some contend that ne IS on has
way 10 The Coast, with The intention oil leaving
The country; others say that he has gone towards
Queretaro; while many think that he is lurking
about Gnaada!!!n,Pe g Or S san o GlhF's s snar. T S5ite q Z
cavalry al his command. His wife, who has
been living ali the while al the house OF his par.
licular friend Macintosh, has gone out in the
direction Of San Chrislohal in search OF him -
Santa Anna, Just before ne LETT The CITY, grossly
insulied General Terres. who commanded al the
Belen gate, Tor deserving his post. II is also said
that he has quarrelled with Lombardini. These
ale old tricks Of the iyrant-lhrowing the blame
upon others 10 cover his own sha conduct.
Lieut.. Morris, OF The Sth Infantry, has died
oil The wound he received al The haId-fough' battle
of (. Moline, and il, is thought extremely doubt
full whether Lieut.. Ernst, Of the 9Th, wounded at
The same time, can recover. | do no; learn that
any other officers are considered as in a canse-
rous condition.
The following is 4 list Of The killed and wound
cd officers in the taking OF Chapultcpec and the
capture of The city. Il will be seen that some Of
the brightest Of the service have fall
len:
KlrLgD-Col. Ransom, 9Th Inf; Lieut.. Col.
Baxter, N. Y. Vols; Major Twiess, u. S. Ma
rines; Capt. Drum, 4h Art; Capt. Vanolinde,
n. Y. Vols; Lienl Ganu, 18th INIT; Lieut.. Calvin
Benjamin, 6,h Init; Lieut.. S. 3. Monaeue, S. Z.
Vols; Lieut.. A. P. Rodgers, 4,h Init; Lieut. J.
Willis Canlcy, S. G. Vols; Lieut.. J. P. Smith,
5h Inf; Lieut.. Sidney Smith, 4h Init.
WouNDsD-Maj Gen. Pillow, severely; Brig.
Gen. Shields, severely; Col. Garland, cund' 8 Isl
hriuaie WarfhiS division spvarplv. Col Tr1uS-
dale, l4ih Int, severely; Lieut.. Col. Johns'one,
volligcurs, Slightly; Lieut.. Col. Gcary, ID Penn.
Volunteers, slightly; Maj. GLADDEN., S. G. Vols
severely; Mai. Loring, Rifles, severely; Captain
Pearson, New York Volunteers, severely; Capt.
Gates S.h Inf, slightly; Capt. G. e.. DanIcy, vo-
Iunleer aid 10 Gen. Quilman, severely; Captain
James Barclay, N. Y. Vols, slightly; Captain J.
b. Backenstoss, Rifles, slightly; Capt McPhai',
5,h lai., slightly; Capt. L. G. Williams, 81 Penn.
Vols, slightly: Captain ]. s. Simonson, Rifles,
slightly; Captain Bernard, Volligeufs, severely;
Cap. Beau,esard, Corps Engineers, slightly; Cap.
tain MaelndeI, Isl Artillery, slightly; Capt. ST.
las Casey, 2i Inf, slightly; Capt. JAMES Miller,
ID Penn. Vols, severely; Capt. NJ. Fairchild, n.
Y. Vols, slightly; Capt. Jas. Caldwell, 81 Penn
Vols, severely; Capt. George Nauman, ist Ant,
slightly; Captain $. S. Tucker, Rifles, slightly;
Capt. Mackall, A. A. General WORMS division;
slightly; Capr. F. u. Page, Gen. Qu;!man's aid,
slightly; Capt. Marshall, S. G. Vols. slightly /;
Capt. Williams, S c. Vols, slightly; Lieut.. Earl
Van Dorm, aid To Gen. Smith, slightly; Lieut.. J.
Vi. Brannan, Adj. Isl Artillery, severely; Lieut..
Nat Lyon, 2ad Inf, slightly; Lieut. Jas. Long
street, Slh mi. severely; Lieut.. Tillon, Volii-
seurs, slightly; Lieut.. Sp:ague, Adj Oh Int,
Slightly; Lieut.. NJ. Clark, Adj SC Vols, Sc
verely; Lieut.. ] Il. Henderson. US S. Marines.
slightly; Lieut.. Bell, S. C. Vols, slightly; Lieut..
Reno, voltigeurs, severely; Lieut.. John Keeie,
2i Penn. Vols, severely; Lieut.. Martin. Volt
gcurs, slightly; Lieut. Maurice Malsney, 4th Inf,
slightly; Lieut.. M. Lowell, on Gen. onitman's
staff, slightly; Lieutenant J. Selden, 9Th Infantry,
severely; Lieutenant Stevens, Corps Of Engi.
neers, severely; Lieutenant J. w. Green, N.
Y. Vols. slightly; Lieut.. A. S. To%ison, ID Penn.
Vols, severely; Lieut.. Armisiead, 9th Infantry,
slightly; Lieui. Mayne Reid. n. Y. Vols, severe
"; Lieut.. Sellecb, S. C. Vols severely; Lieut..
F.S. X. Russell, Rifles, slightly; Lieut.. J. A.
Haskin, Isl Artillery, severely; Lieut.. D. D.. Ba-
ker and Lieut.. J. w. Sieen, sc. Vols severe