The Arkansas banner., 1847-12-20
e or suecNf lbe farrs. within ihs walls Os Che.

vance saecNf the farres within the walis os cha. pulterer
 Having completed these dispositions foe the as. saait, whiie heavy esnnenzds was going ou. Brig. Gen Csdwaisdrr was directed 10 see the proper ex. eeatien of Fay orders
 All being new ready and ss-ef for the ecaaios, ordered ihe batteries Of ny division silsncsa and the command ta sdvarcst the gensTai-ia ehirf hay ing seneed the heavy ha'teres.
 The yoliigears. hsFiag driven the enemy from the wsoa, rapidly rarsDed hum ratii ke retrea- I'd into their ia.eriaf Notifications Close in thsir rear, followed tae sta and Issh Regiments. with eqasi impetaesIy, ur.s these threc regiments occupied ihe exfeFies works around tho samssi. of chaPai:epec T
 Cant. MeEenzir's eaanfaand hsA rns Yet come np. The s.h 6'h and sth Rrxirsnts cf trsaa'Ty cf Gen WeEsh's division orSerpd faYwsrd zs a reserve sa- vsnSet fe their F'nsiiicaS and forfne4- A as csrs NcKeaz;e's eosnmsna was in pntf'ios with as s1asss fhe work was ainsost iHssaaFsv earri~s, and he Msxicaa asg farn fssra Yts rs<ife by the gsliaaf asai S-ymos. sf tie 9sh Regiment, sni tse ! Ans~TIean s'i', Wp h iss place.
 ro th- Voftigeur Regiment belongs the hsyor cT havIns tFst risaiea ifs co0ss af.eS the rarapet ~ The eaaF. bearer of fAe regiment hAsibE heea shct down. the color iInFneiafeiy s-isri hy tsse gal iant ant ( srisss Cart B&rnsr who scaled thf par aret and nnfnred iiie flag. nner feTrihe 6re, from which hs rcreiv~d .we wcands
 fhe chief honor of this hrilisn. victory Is dae "a
 
 Regiments Of Tnfsntry. who irnve ihe enemy frun hi> exterior entreneharnss sad positions took pos sAs<a1 Of ~nd enveisfp5 The cfsTf Of the roaater- scarp and held this position andsr beavy fire of graa~. canister an. rosad shot frs.a te enesny's artillery fIT pseers in naFahps ! and vrry s,lp~- rior force of small vH'ii th~ arrival of fhe lad ders; and io Csps NeKen1ie's command, who hrpNgtt sp fine taierS aBA, wsh the enrr,s already mentioned. yallsofsg stoamed >nd carried tse ma wcIks
 The reserve of Gen wnvth'. strision which mo- vsd Co its To&iiog ia gallant sfyle hv ,heir pres eHe~ ipspired tbe whole eofnsnand with iaereaSed confidence and portions Of if psriiripa'ei ia ihe immediate assault resulting in the fai of ihe for ,rcss.
 The advance Of Gen Qnilslsa's diyis,on. which 10 have assaulted ihs ief as lhe position havin. fallen End~r ias frr ol battery ca the oa,siia of ;be outer waH> acd being unahfe to scale t in consequence of fhs wast of a,dsfs. obliged t march several bunjreaYs ta ihe soath Aad enter The xesy breach through which portions oi my eofnHand had passed a, he commencement ot he actlor The ceas4{uence Hss, 'hat cogmard
 a naa gel info ysnsiiiea time io get.ss mate Tia assistance ia the assaTl3 though. owing to The delay at tha summit ef the bill. oceasionsd by the want Of laddsrs portions ei Gen. Qsifmsh's com. mauss. xho passed through the breach in ihe cutter wall under my ohsery alton, hsa time io come nn aud enter the wores about th@ itAe with parts of my command. witch had for some time
 
 out for jhr ladders,
 Lieut. Rei5. in e9rHraa'ld of one company of ihe the New York Regiment and enc Of marines. came forward a advance Of the other troops of this com
 and. participated ia the assaait, and was severely wounded
 While, therefore, aoald 10, det-act particle from ihe well reputation of he gallant corps of the volunteer division, who have proved heir gaiiantTy upon other haEdfought fe!as. ana whiie have pleasure in testifsiag io the ascs wite which they aayaRced ea is occasion 10 and around the waii. and 10 the Ights of ChapGl;ep.e, apon te ony practicable reuie for their advance, justice the corps above referred to of my commaae, as well 10 my supporting eoUDa. demands shai should assert absolutely, and claim fur these who had neblv met the hrunt of the conflict, and drove the caesny from iiis s,roughs and possessions of his forhcationss, the ehief honor of storuliaE the strong and formidable work.
 While this work WITS being done ia a nIaHasr 60 truly heroic, and under my iHneciSte and personal su-.riHteudaace and direction Colonel Trousaic' . ce,nrlsnd, consisting of the ,th and 18th Rsgi- meats of infant Y, and Magrnders field bsticTy csgei battery and large fore of ihe enemy the road mnlediaieiy the west of ChapnitePec. The advanced section of the baf;ery, pnder eoaTRanG of tie brave Lieut.. Jackson. was dreaafay ent u2 and alFnos; disabled. Though the command of Cooaei Troas3slc sustained lOss. and the gallant and in rcpi3 eeione was haGiy wOHnees by two balls witch shattered his rigll; arm. sill he msiulainea 2 frcra Ii. battery, aad turned hts guns upon his ] treating forces.
 Cap. Seaniisn was shot throngh the head, and WIS supposed 10 have been tDortsliy wounded, but Is ye, aliee. with ncreasiH. Di,e of hi- recovery Lt Co. Hrber,, who placed ia commend of the lith infantry is DO iticn 10 engage an rnDease body of the @ncmy's isneerS, who ;hrss;ened the -ear and flank of his column, distinguishes hiinssf sv the eoasaess. la sment and intrepid v with which he made his dispositions o receive the charge. and scsa gy held in cheek force of ten times his Ba,nter. After Col TrorSial- woaaded. ihe command of the ith Rrgisn-i drv5lye3 apoa him. and was led by him with ataity. daring the remain ' of ih- day, into 6 her hei&s of datyl
 In he achievement of tbis most brilliant victory, justice demands of me ackn0N leig-,nea' 9r tle clailns of the gallant officers. who uobly executed [ inv eriers, to high distinction. BrIng with the miia bai iy of my advancing forces s4ii was eat dC~n by grape shot st fae base ef Inc hii, had opportunity oS witnessing 70 person, the dtsta- gsistse3 graisaHtry ef uiy counaB5a gall1ntry uu- surpassed by tssi of any troops during this Alter being weancrd, esBs ( some of my soldiers ;o carry forward Co the top Of the sil!, where had fhe proad Satlsaetion of witnessing the nlaton s4 tas gisrioas victory, and the stars and stripe- ra4-a aiofl upon this f8-ln aske work erected Jpon t,t very sic of the ancient palace ci !. ,iic renvwaed MoateEu'n1
 { Yirst. I cannot witshold my high sease of the, very yaiaatis services rrndsred by Capt HHger and St9Re, ordnsHee, and Capt Brooks aad Lieut. Am ssers,F 24 Art wha together, dirsc tel aal S@rvs4 z ,hr heary guns If batteries E5s :! and : anaer a constant Ri direc; hre from the eaeipys ait ris si aapulieyec, during the i2Ih, and up 10 the ai axzaalt oa tIe 18th iBsiast The disiiaetion won by these seu,iencn former occasions needs not my testimony add to their weli-eayai Feputstb9a but ss tary werc serving win Fne, aud Uadrt my i; psrsoas 5hscrva;ian aa1 were eHgagsa Ia the se- aEciioH of ihs same great S0rk, canHut wsthho | my sense of thsir great ga!lantry sad nigh claims fo the distinguished coaslac.ation of the geBstei iD- ch irf and of the Government of o8r eOsstfy.
 Equaily d@siag aud meFto nous, and Ret less dis tiaEuise3, were the services of Capt Lee and Its. B.sareggr1, Styens. ana Tower, ei tse enginesf esrrss os daty al diHrrca, iin@s witiia ay fine oi operations To the great activity, ssfi, jsdgnl nj, and dar ng Of the valuable corps of officers ia the service are the naiioR iBsebtei for the oi onr army On tbe other, wei oa ths present oc- csssioai and the fact hai, wttsoat exception, ey wcr- si wounded during the brilliant operations Of th~ day fsiAces them before thp aYmy ana yls-ir