Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-13
INTERESTING DOCUMENT.

staff OF General SCOTS army TO friend in tins
city. AS gives the only methodical account which
we have seen oil the operations OF our army, from
the day 1t left Puebla TO the final conquest of the
city OF Mexico, il is letter which will be read
at this time with profound interest. The writer is
an officer OF high merit and enlarged experience,
and IN every way qualified TO Judge of the opera
tons which ne has SO graphically and beautifully
described Union.
CRY OF MEXICO, SEPTEMBER 26, ls47.
My last letters from Jaapa informed you of the operations
Of the army and the duties of the officers of the corps Of to-
biographical engineers include the battle Of Cero Gordo
Since that me and after the army left Jaapa, there has not
been single opportunity communicate with the coast ex
cept by private express which but rarely reached there's and
is only now, through the influence of friend have met
here, that am enabled to send limited package
The army leaving gansons in Jaapa and Perotc, march
ed Pueba, where il remained several weeks waiting for
the new eyles Leaving there the sth of August en-
route Tor this city in four days march reached Ayota,
being the point dappu from which the General would select
his aackwhether by Tezcuco the right and enter the
city rom the north by Guadalupe in front by the Penon
to the e by the route south of Lake Chalco OF which,
at hrs there was doubt of the practcabiliy The
route to the right very long one that in front was
strongly fortified, and seemed defended with large body of
The Penon, being isolated hill surrounded by water,
turped and necessarily only taken by assault which would
ha cost many lives On continuing the reconnaissance the
roue south OF Chaco ascetaned to be praccabone
and the army moved that line though, enemy had
beea all enerpsng, they might have checked progress
very materially, prevented altogether After reach
the southern shore of Lake Chao the road lay along the
base OF high range of mountains at times crossing rocky
spurs the mountains at others along the margin OF the lake.
on very narrow causeways, very much cut The hills
the left were often pecpous and few sharp shooters might
have annoyed exceedingly by their fire. and few
psng men might have blocked the road completely by roll
ing down rocks and yet they only attempted but
few shot soon dsodged them, and three hours
work cleared the road The head of the column being Gen.
Worths DIVISION reached San Augustn the nth August
the other divisions followed intervals of few hours sup
porting distance On the 9Th the Generain Chief arrived
and picket of brigade and afterwards Worthswhoe div
sion pushed rward in the direction of San Antonio inn
mediatey south Of the city, and within six miles Recon-
NOTHING parties wee also pressed forward and San Antonio
was found to be sngy fortified The only approach knswn
at the time was blythe road On the left immense
field OF lava called Pedregd the right wet and marshy
The advance of the lary fired upon at turn in the road
where they came in SIGHT Of the enemys batteries and the
commander OF the eston (Capt. Thornton) killed in
stantythe ball 'rcoetng along the road covered me
with mud and ragmensof stone making slight bruise
on The thigh After moving in front for ime the PEE
rsodtcal ram came on In Intervening Gen. Worth took
session OF hacienda whnveach Of the enemys guns and
held for the night Reconnaissance had also been pushed
wards the west in the direcon San Angel and small body
Of the enemy routed The Bet morning the enemy were
about miles distant,
on the San Angel road Pillow and Iwggss divisions
ordered in that direction. The enemy were Sound en-
renched, and defended by several guns The approach to
them this pedrega lava-amost impossible
Tor men, let alone artillery yet our boys managed TO nc
compsh IL the officers dtsmounting and sharp conflict
ensuel, which lasted till night Our people succeed
ed in getting possession of village and hacienda the
flank If the enemy although they threatened in The
by large body of cavalry and infantry ( 600 command
ed by Santa Anna in person
The General ordered the attack to be renewed at o'clock
next morning; but the night stormy, and troops
much exposed, did not commence until daylight To guard
against any reverse the General took with him the
morning Gaand's brigade from Worh's division but on
their WY from San Augusin Conreros he by a
messenger, saying that the battery had been taken in fine
STYLE
Garand's brigade ordered to San Anto
MO, and Gen. Worth to make demonstration it, while
the General advanced by San Angel Coneros having aen
San Antonio could be turned The affair Of Coneros
extremely well managed Rey's brigade thrown in adj
vance, and reached the enemy before daylight without
being discovered. The other brigade to attack in flank
Riley depoyed his column and pounced upon the enemy be-
fore he Of IT, and carried Inc work IN twenty min
ues although ounumbered by least four times The other
brigade intercepted them their retreat towards the city
The complete and the enemy loss very great
willis ours comparatively small. We captured twenty
guns, mostly large pieces among the number four large
Sn bronze howizers But the greatest prize brass
6 aen from us at Angostura We had also between seven
and eight hundred prisone including several geneals and
the amount ammunition taken exceeded by onehaf the
quantity which we brought from Vera Cruz
The General Immediately followed in pursuit. passing San
Ange and Coyoacan. Our army again encountered the
al Chuubusco, the second line of defenceoi which
knenothng being able make
in pursuit The enemy had church strongly fortified by
renchments Sides the other sides being completed;
and he had also the advantage of heavy guns But
thing seemed stop the ardor Of troops and they
with will and the and the most continued
FIRE / have witnessed In the time Worth advanced
upon San Antonio but the enemy having heard suppose
Of the fall Of Contros, retired without much resistance
Worth pursuing, upon another work, fefe de p0n
in advance the church, which carried by assault few
minutes before the works at the church The enemy
pursued along the causeway the very gate Of the city by
cavalry tie defenders of the gate get at hem fired
upon their people retreang Captain keany charged
the parapet the gate, and CALAMITY lost arm in do
ing Our loss Churubusco far greater than Con-
treros but the enemys loss still greater In the works
took guns and several hundred prisoners including
many more generals. The day ended gloousy. The
enemy acknowledged 80 900 in the field and yet We
with less than 9O00 beat them in four separate battles and
captured at least 1900 prisoners with pieces OF
artillery and any quantity of ammunition.
The morning the (2lst the General with the Dragons
marched Woh's division following, 10 take possession of
Tacubaya. En- route Coyoacan, he met by Commits
sioners from Santa Anna proposing armistice the time
asked acceded to by the General and giving the
reply he told the Commissioners that he intended sleeping in
Tacubaya that night and they very kindly offered he would
delay his march few hours that they would send order
10 the fortress Of Chapulepec not to fire him. But the
General did not delay his march, and entered the village
with the Dragons alone early in the afternoon Wohs div
In in he