The Arkansas banner., 1847-12-20

ward win hts pieces, kept with tho stersainr col. usaa, and as the very base sf the height psaced them in battery almost al the mouth of tsse enerav cannon. and served them Aasii he was dssAasesi hx woands' when his pi@Se was sapplsed hy Lssat BeaaregHTd. swhen have arraay nosiessl unrii the pieces weFc eemplety masked kY sur advancing forces First Scrgeaas ". Feaiy, of si,is cansoaav who acted with extraordinary daring. lo~s oas ef his iegs-
 In asticng the con5nct of Tho officers Sf lie vol tigcnrs, and te 9h and 18th Iatt ia this charwN of aasurpassed gallantry. scarcely cagssuana lsn Ea% gs t. eo them justice.
 las NsltigeaE Regi'aent. wheh was ar4eres forward h aavaaee skirmishees 10 ersr he en- iTeacaneats and large trees of line larEe fsgen of fhs my, wno weEs ssr0cting most raliiag fire into she eomasaa-she rtghf siag nnacr tho very
 gallant and se9smpsizAss E.isat Cai Jehns.arF aaa tse seit umser the hrzve al adreygs h{t,srH assisted by bis gsaat Nm. Caldwell having. ani. ted. eeara the woosts, and ParsGad the esssnY sa hoIly thst he not ale it ite his mines drove hnl iasase tho Parapet itf aEd occur isd tho hro- ken ground araaRG she c:1eA sf the fartiicatine-- all "a the face ef uust heavy fire from the er~.
 my small sruss and heavy guRr. The ladders ar- Tiyd. and several efforts nsadc hy both osieerx and mes 10 seal. the was. Ba; maav af ffsr gal. Ian; spirits who first tt-mpteSi ii fsah killed ar woaaSssd. Got Andrews, whose regiments sn dis tingBis he'd Itself and commander by this hFilfaas el5sf5c. Aso Lieat- Cct Iahnsinne aud Maj. Ca4- well. whose activity essaaIe them 10 lead this as-
 tait, have great issingai hee then~eives hv the gsssantry aud caring Lieut.. Col Jsiilsi5ne re- c'ived three waaads. but they were ail gtit ana aId net st aIl arrest his sfipg ard oawari move Henss. Capt. Bzrhar4, with distinguished gallantry
 hayiag srixod tie eeiors of his reg sinent Hpoa the
 fs of the eolor-beareF, scaled the wall w,ih tAstl RtfiFi-e, aud bas the hono~ of planting the first AmerSan sisndarG ia The work. Cart, Biasile, al. ways prompt ygIhiat' ard aaFssg. tao ga much eateeiled by sestsc io se able to walk ien his sick bed tlsi. oecasion and was aH,oar tse fe-ea ct 10 eut r c works.
 l fse gallant Gel. RaRsssn. Of the ath Infantry. fell dead from a sset in the forphead whi,c at the heasi of his command. waving his sword and lend
 ing his spieadi1 regiment hp tise heights 10 the ! summit oi thapnltepec, 1 had nlysef ir- n vii
 ness ts his heroic eo3suet until moment before, when wss eui dewn hy hisSide dy heart bccds
 Nifa arEush st ihe loss ef gallant aa ssficaf The co.GBiaad of his egiaseui cevgived unon Ma Sey- moHF. who fa'sree8 Rot, bas with eii command @csed the P8rat. entered ;se oIsesl sword in hand aud hsrs f str9eS tse Mexican iiac from the walls Ne. less ii tngni>hed and no less orious was
 tise cendsci of the s5th Regiment of infauigv now under command ef BieaL Co Howard ThiS rrgi-
 eai, which md greatly distinguishes Its 1T in the actions near herabusco oa the hlsh Hli Y here the brave Col. Morgan was w.1fndei, n6w covered itself with Hew hoBors and fH-sh aurels under
 comEnaBd of isS present veteran ica,ier assisted hS
 his gallant Ma. " eod. CBpt. Chase, of thls regi- meat, al a most cyifica molaent ia the csaree,
 sViiea tbe Neltigeur Regiment had advances partly up the hit, and tir enemy in strong fierce had oc eHPi~d the redsn, hah way up The :eciiYisy and
 held in check, under orders from my a,ttitaut general, Capt Hooker alsoui the time was S.. ! ded. with hrnesSs few but himself psss.a.ssee
 dashed rnpiiiy forward to ttls right flank nf The. l work, eailiag uTea his company 10 follow I.ieut | hsach oacSig supported him with lis company.
 and the eBcny aed from ths rs-iaa, pursue. by inc
 troops of my command. Great credit l. due ts the xatr ume, for the whole hi-si5e WIS mined. and, had ] the eueny b-en aiio~rd ;o fire sbeir train great 1 desIra1 tioa must have inevitably eIsae-i l l-ea'. Seidca, q ,le eth Infantry, Of Capt. Me ! ke''zie's eoDmaad. one of the first io moast the
 scaling ladder, fetl from ls saln it sever-y won- ! ced i.ieHt Rogers. iti laftntry and Li at Smith
 Slh infautry. of tiie same party, wcsc beth dzin- ] gRsshea by 'teir heroic ceHr4ge aaj da ing, and
 were boih kii'eS while no5iy aaiag ca tle.r men.
 Capt Mcken2fe, seseeis 10 lead the siormie, eOr rps
 from the tst aiTsiJH, acted well his part after rsa h. ing the bei gbts, and sustained the q ascter of the
 veteran oiyision of which lis csH1ntaad was par :. usxe feebiy cndeayorei la sketch the action and io notice the conduct of those wh0 wers censaicn- ous ia deeds Of dari z. have no doubt omitted many eas-s eqGas,y worthy of considerations: b,i ! in a genera! report. caEu g9 fdrihr into de-
 Tai g. and Hiust refer to th- reports of eolf.an rs 1 of corps for more extended inforniat.en.
 Suffering ss ara from my wognl, which forces
 me io write wii'e tying on my back, trust shsii b. par.ored fo any omission winch r.s have CO., cured ia this E.psft.
 regret ihai sa1z5 5irp5ivei turing lle actoa oi
 the serYieSs of my brave, istented and accomplished Brig t'cn- Pesc-, "fo eOnlhe to a s.ek bed. Capt. Wius'p, biz a5lua4ai g-aerAi. who vas dis
 tiagaiSsei ia my si1d by his talcss ani greag dar
 ing al he siege of Vera Crnz aai al ihA baL,le of ( ITO Gor!n, whi;f coiafnaa I'd brig de- th0ug8
 hborns un Ter severe in4isposi,i3n. and ihsagh his chief absent, was nrTsrshrs-s aP9a ;ps hei1- | [
 consequence of bss hlarss. Yeiunt er.d his ices
 10 eomman4 oae of his eonpaui-s of ts~ g1iisat New England Regiment, which distinguished itself. l ss diI tbis 0s:eompl shed oflrey- IwsS ahy sasai s,.l and ass siel during tte day by Brig. Geu. Ci4N aiaser. whose sclyity coarage
 aHI aigh uaii sry talents have already aisiga~i,e
 hiru other Sclas. f upon Hone sl9re than lhis. ttke plesarp in ,stfyirfg rty higa Oi obii-
 gaiioa ta hiia and Ia his chiya'Tic aGt4ni g aS-, i Capt. Geo. as.
 sy ea Ire ne jed s,aiT alast prorrr,; and cntive 10 t.eir duties. Sargson elae, sl le IStl ! Regiment, upea the field and ia the charge
 and par.aoA deeply of the patriotic essibaxiasas
 s ich sni3irI botis officers and of lse es4s-
 Ilsad and, ~ii .e ls aid not fogg ae d0tes of his
 o.sssn tesEie'e e.ilelsai ia cheering on 1 U,p lssn. lie va. aFtrr~tasd particularly active
 an5 rendered important ssFsices is the eos sisfiG { Ia Soaclsissg nF rePoit cannot aiesasleiy gx-
 pte-s to the zeaeral-iH-chtri the obii stia
 feel ta say personal siaB iaf s;s distinguished gal
 aistry ais3 pstieHi "bdaFa;fse ss tAs dangers zus
 siiars iace, fo ;hs brilhaai esalis past sker he'd ] Hhise labor greater exposure has iailea 1 the iei 0l isA oiscSfs tn this valley than nysei
 sgsels Ro have b eH asiy supported by tir,i personal stsa- l.. .AeBts. 10 HisHcs, pets6ila courage ana riiya.ross aiing 2B all, and ailh 4li hsy have ai4~G and sue aned me- sad have cen q,
 61tsd iu ao small degte~. 10 5sn. sb,.tl the bsii
 liant resalts ahi-a tsAset Hs9eh hoaps sad aierS on oaf Airhs la sFwnng Ghap8t pee. hai is,2 ! b~sa nS ssf 5ai dos G, thr assg coad8ct. al rss sarS Slis ai ,be 4,ie, l@it deabv the ssi4s s { their distinguished services.
 ! Capt Hooker, asy adlalsa'-gea>fsi sni ebisi o
 my s,aG wAs greatly distinguished throughout t,i action by bIs exraoss,asfy aeiigity, energy ans s gaisniry.
 i Lieat fiAsris 1'b Artillery, and Iieai Ripley, 2 Arsifferg sav siis -de-e4i6b. nrxrF behaved witt
 taore gsliaairy and rendered services mor,
 Ytaiiy imroffsai tkza ia ttsis a1orsbi@ a.ssuli Nj Ysiaaseer sit-Bs-tAmp. Passed Msdshbt1s ' R. C. Rodgers. who hss aIssy+ S~4ved rae viii
 gysat fezTlesess zeal zfst zefiYtty on thi4