Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-20


suppose, be very ltge Gen s.o,t received wound
IN The IL b,low The hee but ir,o lie niaunrr in which
Mr. Kendall spaks u IT. We are led pa lha injury
ell III 5He.
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Tho celebrated Afeiblslt. ps Palace Of arn,aya Is
no" oecfhed by Gtf Scott aBd lsirihn oi n- army
after tnier defeating The cucmy Il, two Of the bard!
rS tmshi hacs II llle war are gGarrred immediate
b aTu nd bin have alfea Is sent you off hurried
sketch - 7lte Rrieug events II he ooh aad even the
prrsht ietter n be- bit ftf-fied s1rtsf= y The bat
tI'>. winch have s,fJ such additional gor, uf,in the
urfic1n aTn-
On the ! iih inst a Reconnaissance made by Cd
Duncan having prp.ei thai mad fr artillery and wa
rurs could BIZ cut troH thac1 10 san Augustine Gen
W Htls division moved ON the ailornoun 81 tire 10Th
thai d1,c,luu Cen Pillow lll1npd tho next rn,ru-
IL = a the same hour Gen Qntlnan broh, Up his en-
rampmeni nj Bucns VISA. a email huc eula between
N"nIa tic CUrI VI aud AyoIla, and Immediately Gen.
t%Ras was m motion from The latter place. BY tins
movea ne" line IT operations taken upon the south
en aud northwestern SIDE ui the city at Altxeo and The
srpng works y the Ptnon and AIeAcaisngo upon which
santa Anna had b. slowed sech minoe-c and labor
were completely inf.hr1
oo the lG'h August G, n. N,rh marched 1s far rs
the laeends ol San tT guro beyond which MS found
that the .tery had up and d,hed the miserable trnl
along vhlrh The artillery aud wagons were ublia,d lo
pass. lie would have gone 10 Santa Cruz. another ha
rtcnda leaGucf lfber on, had order came up
from ten. SCOT t,f halt Il seemed that ..cn Twipgs
hun nraf thaico. A. H"Ith the intention u dNpulmg
hlsaJFaare, cnttins him III from The main body Of h.
army aud perhaps bringing ona general action. Gcu.
~ egs prompt, ordered Of his heavier guns to 10
nnIhbefed. aud alter few dis argos the c1ciny wa.
dispersed, with the los Of five slx killed. but Tho de,
mouslrai.nn made by The MeAieans az | have before
said cars haHlt oltcn Wrfli div son BET 70 half
day 'smtTcl made.
Att o'Cl1ck en- tire morning % he I7th Gen Worth
resumed hrs mach, his roelo reHn,ng hroAt rnrnfcds
4 4
never passed e,are The iline ep a the d,ch,- caused
some little delay, bnl by O'Clock he al, ance was in
SIGHT VI Santa trz aud The spires aud does of the noted
capital of Mexico could be dscetned in the distance
The distractions IN the road, If which have spoken
were obviously of construction that tho
enemy had but just got wind Of appoaeh and that
Cen. Scott had completely stleu march upon Santa
Anna.
Ot,,r Than the dllchcs snl ,ochs Which had been roll
ed down from I'm prrcpt,"s m side ~ Opposition was
made 10 th advance OF Cen Worth until he had reached,
pnlnt III the road mol fT from Santa ruz-hut now u
scattering fire was opened upon the head ID his column
hy force stationed nj the advantageous positions above
the road 10 tho f. The eneny was qur XIV sprrse,
howeyerhy Col. C. +. Smiths III, battalion and the %
Adultery, under MAJOR Gait. As The division nearrd tn
hacienda 81 La Noana the advance was agiin fired upon
but again The enemy's pIckcs driven ln wi hou
loss Turn of the road beyond La Nova brought the
pleasant village oi San Augusn 10 sIgh, and after twa
three light Sklrm9hes, IN which the Mexicans had TIVE
II three anrrrs killed and wounded troops had quet
possession OF San Angus,ln Our only loss during the
day vas ore IMAM, soldier OF Smiths lghl battalion
who was wounded from rornGell near Y ,chilullco
At 3o'r'ck on the morning OF the 18th Gen Scott
arrived At San AHgnsn, and al 10 o'clock Gen Worth
was IN full march for the city Of Mexico hy the main
nad. Majors Smlih and Tnrnbu, Capt. Mason an,
other engineer officers in advance supporc,
by apt Bakos squadron Of Dragons to reconnoitrc
was known the enemy was in iorce.ator San Ar
tonic, Tho parry, when within Thousand Yards wa
hrrd upon from battery, which masked by trees
and the first ball from ~ pnunder Instantly kille,
capt thornton 81 the Cd dragoons. besides sevcrp
wonndnG guide, jonathan Filzwallep. Cob Gar
lands brigade WAS now ordered To occupy the hariend
1t tar'efa within plain slght aud range u the enemy
batteries al san Antonio. while { oil Carkes brigade an,
the battery under Col Dnran took station in the fen
close by The engineer officer. were at once sent out Il
econnoltre by Gen North, 10 ascertain the practicable
" Of turning the strong works oi the cn-riy and In b
mean time Gen. Scat had despatched Capt Lee with
supporting party, composed Of Capt kcarny squadron
aud body ottho llh infantry under Cob Graham, /,
ascertain the praciicahiy OF finding road by which
ho village Of San Angel could be reached and TINS u,r,
the strong hold at san Antonio This latter larty had
sharp encounter with the advance Of tho enemy tn,
main body being found posted at strong point not "a
nomihc factory OF CourrraT. In the shirmish some 81
or eight MeAcal, WIRE kIIIed aud many nofc takcf
prlsnncrsun SIDE nlan was touched Tho re-
suit Of the reconnaissance proved favorable II WINS az
ccrta,ned that raad could he made which world rna,
me army To reach San Angel and thus turn the stronf
ailees at san Antonio md perhaps others the ene:u,
inghi nave upon the road brtwCtn tia, and the cy
Mexico, 1hr MeAcans were plainly IN force at !
6 mmandlng position near Corlreras and il vas ,viden
that they had number of cannon IN u aon: but Al
council held al night il determined upon 10 attacI
them III. following day
In il'e mean time. while tins reconnaissance was il
progress Grn. Worth had established his he,duuort,r
at the hacienda of Curcna. while from the window
count IS numbers Of the enemy could he seen at wof
upon the batteries Of san Antonio About man the,
b. opened upon the hacienda with both tound shot AM
she'll, nearly every OF which took effect hn vithou
doing other injury than to the bnltllnr. Late in tn
evening the batteries again opened but with no uthe
result than showing the pos ton of the different uuls-
For marvel tho batteries silent during the luht
Had tho re been kept up, the hacienda might have beef
torn IN pieces and the entire command compelled tu re
re Before gong further. it may be well tn state tina
Tho Guy OF Mexico lies about nine miles nearly north q
>an An9nsiln. thai San Antonio il about three miles il
me same direction, while the point occupied by Gen
Valencia, near Coutrcras, for he had command at tina
narr Is at least three miles III straight line and in
n tannta |, w5s 1t waste miles tie way m n,
of our troops had 10 march. for Won canno, lmarlne
moro rou4h, uneven and Jagged surface
Al socluck on the IN rtng Of the 10 h the batIerie,
again opened on Gen. Wohs position at the hacienda
near San Antonle. the balls crushing through the wall,
and billing the ros with fragments Of plaster and bro
Ken furniture Shells also burst in the air over the bu
ding and the pieces dropped among the men Stationed II
the rear 10 hot ,hc fire that the truIns vere blu
ed TO gain shelter behind the building bit still did moi
give up The position. About 6ucr, the divisions o
utn9. Pillow snd lwigCs ordered 10 advance IN
the direction Of CouraaS and hy ocnc. IL, tho after