Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-11-20
NUMBER 81.
Recent Events in Mexico.

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The New Orleans Courier publishes d
letter g from high source of military in
formations" dated g City of Mexico, Sept
18th" from which we copy the following
blrd's-eye view of the principal events in
Mexico, between the 18th of August and
the 9TH Of eptember.-Detroit .4dp.
Worth's division was much annoyed ]
by the enemy's gums at San Antonio as we
We're trying to tiirn that position, while
brisk cannoriade was carried ON by the
troops Under Gen. Pillow, against the eiies
my's batteries at Courtreras. On the nornz
ing of the Goth of August, Riley's brigade
OF regulars, supported by Cadwallader's
brigade, assaulted the strong works. while
the rifles stood ready TO flank, and at sig
nal one rush was made, the works carried,
twenty-one guns (some eighteen Founders,
and O'Bren's guns taken at Buena Vista)
captured, and also eleven hundred prison.
ers. sixty wagon loads of ammunition,
three hundred pack mules, and eighteen
thousand dollars in money, besides killing
more than seven hundred men; and all this
was done IN seventeen minutes by the watch,
with loss on our part of only forty-seven
men killed and wounded.
Leaving our prizes, Shields brigade
f,.'''"N' thN NhNiiiN W luilfdIl, lefE3MGQ Dy
all the troops under Pillow; when Gen.
Scott ordered Twiggs by one road. Pillow
by another, and Worth by a third, to adj
vance upon the enemy, then in large force
and strong position (ls,000 men) at Chur-
ubusco, and the tete ds1 pont near by.
Worth drove the enemy at San Augus-
tine, who fled to the fete du pont. At these
places an obstinate resistance Yves made for
two hours and more, when the enemy had
fled to the city, followed by the dragons
and light troops to the very gates, leaving
upwards of three hundred dead and one
thousand prisoners, besides dozen guns
and large quantities of fixed ammunition
Our loss was about one thousand aud forty
killed and wounded. Here we captured
about sixty of our deserters, fifty Of whom
were hanged last week.
In these three fights we lost many Of
the best and nobest officers in the service.
Gen. Scott wisely recalled the troops,
as, by entering the city, (Which could most
readily have been done,) the authorities
would have been dispersed land all chances
of peace dispelled forever
g On the eIst, Gen. Mora, chief engineer
OF Mexico, came out, and meeting General
Scott at Colucan, made propositions for
a truce. The advance of the army moved
to Misquaka and Tacubaya, and ON the
Gath truce was signed, and Mr.. Trist
met the four Mexican commissioners, when
negotiations commenced
During the first four days of the truce,
there were so many palpablc violations Of
II, IN stoning our teamsters, numbering our
men, receiving reinforcements, laboring on
their forts, &C., that finally, on the 9th of
September, Gen. Scott demanded explana-
ton, avowing redress, or the reopen
ing of hostlities. Santa Anna having sent
an undignified and impairment answer to
Gen. Scott on the 7th, Gen. Worth, with
1900 regulars assaulted the mill of San Sal
vador, defended by the Mexican army, 49,
900 men, COMMANDED by Santa Anna in
person, drove the whole of them from the
field, blowing up the foundry at the mill,
taking six guns, good supply Of ainmuni-
ton, seven hundred prisoners, and killing
aud wounding two thousand five hundred
Mexcans. Our loss was above seven hun
dred killed and wounded.
BY the morning of the 18th September,
our engineers had made a thorough recon-
noisancc of every position; and, while
Twiggs' division was making strong de-
monstration at the San Antonio gate, Gen.
Scott had maturcd his plans to take the
strong castle of Chapultepec by assault.
The 18th was occupied in bombarding
this castle, and in the morning of the 18th
five hundred picked men, supported by
Quitman on our right, Pillow in the centre,
and Worth on our left, carried Chapultepec
at the point Of the bayonet At this palce
we killed some three or four hundred, and
took above three hundred prisoners and an
immense quantity Of ammunition. A Mex
lean was killed in the act of setting fire to
three mines; with the intention of blowing
up the CASTLE and killing every soul in it,
Gen. Smiths brigade joined Quitman's d.
vision in this fight Riley's brigade was or
dered up from the San Antonio gates.
Having secured our prizes, Quitman's
division and Smiths brigade (Riley's sub
sequently joined) took the Tacubaya road,
while Pillows and Worth's divisions took
the San Cosme road, and pursued the enc
my to the gates Of the city, which after
some fighting were carried. At these places
our loss was very great, but it is lsor yet as
certaiued. Worth's division dug their way
half mile through stone walls, took to the
house tops and carried every thing before
them. Santa Anna knowing, that next
morning we would drive him on, evacuated
the city with all his army, and on the 18th
we took possession of the palace.
On the morning of the 18th Of Septem-
Der, Gen. Scott and staff entered the city,
and after reviewing the troops, were escort
ed to the palace.
As the troops were about to move to their
quarters, large body of leperos comnnenc-
ed firing on our men from the house tops,
and a general street fight ensued, which was
kept up for two days and nights, when the
priests and authorities, finding the lepeross
worsted, called on Gen. Scott, who stopped
the further effusion of blood by recalling
the troops, aud everything = as quiet as II
no hostilities had existed. we killed near,
10 one thousand Ieperos, and lost in killed