Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1847-09-23

ma HAD bestowed such immense care
and labor, we're completed turned.
Onthel6ah Of August, Gan. Worth
marched as far as the Hacienda Of San
Gregotio, beyond which it was found
that The enemy had cut up and ditched
the miserable Eal along which the ar
,liliery and Nv were bb!igsd to
piss: Hes QUA hare zone 10 Santa
.Crux, MI NJ hacienda asleague fur
,her Oh d aof anpfder came Up from
Gen. Scafafof ! halt. II seemed that
Gen 4 xisgs promptly ordered some
~ The AtAr krguas Ia be unlimbered,
and ft d few discharges .lhe enemy
MA a{sperse wi,hihe loss Olive or
III Killed, Bit thj demonstration made
AN ahe Mexicsns, as. I have before
saiiE caused a halt Of Gen. Worth's
division before half a days match was
made. =
Ate o'clock on, the morning Of the
18th Gen. Worth resumed his march,
his route running through cornsfelds
and rocky lanes along which carriages
had never passed before. The filing
up Of the bitches caused some little de-
lay, but by s o'clock the advance was
in sight of Santa Cruz, andsthe spires
and domes of the noted capital Of Mex
,co could be discerned in the distance.
The distractions in the road, of which
II have spoken, were obviously Of re-
(, ent Observation-Disclosures that the
nemy had but jus: got wind Of our
approach, and that Gen. Scott had
completely stolen march on Santa
Anna. !.
Other than the bitches. and rocks
,ich had been rolled down from the
: ci2tous hill side, no opposition was
nj. lie to the advance of General Worth
unit he had reached point in the road
not ar from Santa Cruz-bus now a
scap ring-fre was opened upon the
hea5 Of his column by force stationed
at I vantageous positions above the
r to thee left. The enemy was
parsed, however, by Col. c.
+. light battalion and the I'd
art, nder Maj. Gait. AS the di
Wis 10 AIRED the hacienda Of La No
ouy:..- dyance was again fred upon,
) the enemy's pickets were
without loss.
Of the road beyond La Noqui
the pleasant village Of San
in sight, and after two or
sht skirmisbes, in which the
ans had two or three laLcers
= and wounded, our troops had
t possession of San Augus,ip.-
r only loss during the day was one
N, soldier Of Smiths light battal-
,on syho was wounded from corn fed
Xochimilco.
so'c'ock on the morning of the
rved at San Au-
~ eek Gen..Worth
4. a55 the city Of Mex
80 { th d. Major Smith
and 1nSnb Mason and other
er ineero toent in advance,
I ,orte az see~'s. squadron.
Oh dragons, 40 ,aS yas it was
known the We" 80. ne at or
neat San Ant, Sly, when
within .honsal lfred up
on from battery, sSmaskedl
~ trees, and the / e = santly
killed Capt. Thorton, of Drag.
oons, besides severely " Sing a
guide, Jonathan Fitzwalters.
] Gen. Garland's brigade wa s now
ordered to occupy the hacienda Of Car
rera, within plain sight and range u
the enemy's batteries At San Antonio,
while Col. Clarke's brigade and the
battery under Col. DUNCAN took 4 sta
ton in the rear close by. The engi-
.neer officers. were at once sent out to
reconnoitre BY Gen. Worth, @ ascer-
tain the practicability .of turning the
strong works ofthe enemy, and 10 the
mean time Gen. Scott nad despatched
Capt. lee with supporting party.
composed ofaCapt. Kearny's squadron
and 4 body ofihe 4 III infantry
ca rshani, ID sscertainthe practica-
b;tf6 III finfiinp had III Which the