Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1847-10-27

80 +' E"
lal7a, in ms place. although sbts number IS
mHc1 Ie,s tbsn others estimate. Tia force
Chat is5Fr tlela lsotn their lsila# did not
exceed 80 .nen. Our loss was as follows
2 I'll zers severely weunjed-rapt Clinmluss
ii lHe abdomen, and Capt. CoIwr.J OF tbe
company tk.of Xalligeurs Gom Virginia ~
Tie head. Ono man killed. tbrlpag.as "a ear
company and eigbt WOUNDED sEgrteate ele-
yea Killed aud wounded. The battle IasteJ
but - OF 80 minutes.
". were doggrd b. the black ~tssesls on
harseAaea aimed with escspotts aud lonces.
from the lime we left our e%ncampment. three
miles beyond The battle ground alta place cal
led The Tea BffIges. aaal We arrived al P
monte N4cioaaI. They would ~coneeat them-
selves IN fhe ehappsrai On ne read aud dre
upon our forces al eye,y favorable point, am
noying Us ia hts way immensely
We arcsyed at Pcnoute Ndrional at noon
on the (2A Of August. Major Lally'a AID.
Lieut.. Twigs> returned from an examination
Of the National Bu lge, aud reported the enc
my IN large forces.
The company which Lieut.. Lorng com
manIed was his day again in The advance.
The National Bulge IS work Of immense
strength. Added to It's natural advantages
as a point ler defence, there ore three forts
which command the bridges at masket rangs.
The one on the left IS large stone fort with
walls same SIX Or eight feet ia t~hieSness-
The hIl o. which it Is situated : an islaad
90 steep 10 b charged. Tie heights on the
tIea where ar ,arateI the other ierts, are al
most perpendicular. Between these Two forts
%a1#site l-tt rgls a br.sstvork which entb)es
Itle Mxie5H7 ~ distribute a force the whole
teos@5 oil M 40 bridges on that sile.
a company Of infantry, our artillery. O.
poan3ers) Two pieces, With another company
OF Infantry to support the b%ittery, was the
G,st column sent down on he bfiIg-. Aa5th
er column Of infantry composed Of three com
paaies vas formed, of which Lieut.. Lorias
had The night. These three companies were
sent down the hill on the first brilge and
there halted. Ep!o this tim. nor a gun had
been hfed from the enemy. and the oniy no
nee we had OF their occupying the Ieris, was
that We could now and then see one peering
his head above tie wall to watch ou~farproach.
The first column had arrived at the entrance
OF The second bulge when The enemy opeued
their IRE, and terrible fire itvss. From both
sides and from all directions came this mar.
d@f8us dJe. i Was doubtless The intention
eff Major Lally 10 force his way across the
bulge, clear the town with the artillery aud
thn b%ayonet. II; forgot that the bridge could
be barfiea3el. which 1t proved to be. aud be-
hind the bafricalc and IN The town the enc
nav wer. in large forces. The FIRE had not
continued more than two minutes before the
artillery We're abandoned, nearly all who nan
ned il being either killed or wounlcd. Capt.
G.ark Wa woInlel. all his company unable
,o bdag either pieces OF. Oar column was
suffering severely from the fir. We were
ordered 10 support the company which took
he artillery only to the bridge and which had
there engaged the enemy. Lieut.. Loring or.
dtred a forward march and we moved through
the fire across the space between the two
bridges. Lieut.. Loring hastily dis. osing Of
his command as best he could 10 protect them
from the enemy bullets, he ordered a re turn
Of tbs fire. For five hours these two con
p4nies held their position which prevented
the enemy from crossing the second bridge
and securing our artillery. In the meantime
II. Loring gaye Lieut.. klotz permission to
take a file oil his men TO try 10 secure one
piece Of the artillery by dragging it up the
ball. Previous 10 this, twelve Of Lieut. L1r-
lng's men had been detached from the GONNA.
ny and sent eu:asa picket. These added to
the number taken by Lieut.. Kioz left Lieut..
L9ting with but 81 men. After several at
tempts the artillery wert taken to such a
height hat they could be brought TO bear up.
on the stone fort. The fort was soon ab.n-
doned by the M-xicans and possession taken
by our troops. With the balance of his men
Lieut.. L1fiug charged across The bridge un-
der a CALLING fire from the enemy and expect
lag every moment an attack from The lancers.
lie then displayed bis command as skirmi,h
ers aud again opened a fire upon he enemy
at half gun shot from the large fort on the
night, which commanded the town. They
returned il in right good earnest and we were
thus employed Tor half an hour, when we saw
d column oil cavalry and infantry Of our own
men crossing the bridge and coming to our
support. We assisted then To remove the
bauleade SO that the cavalry could Co.'s
Lieut.. Loftne then reported 30 Major Lalt,I