Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-10-06

find that on The Sth. Gen. Scott attacked
the Mill del Rey. or Kings Mill, in he i'm
mediate vicinity Of Chapulepec, and ac.
corlng to The Diaria del Gohierno aud the
Bolclin, published a, Arlixco. our army
was repuSed after severe conflict. in
which we lost about 400 in killed and from
600 to 700 in wounded. and fell hack upon
Tacuhaya. We give below translation
oflhe Boletin's description of the engage.
ment: promising, that The reader will
bear in mind it i. Mexican and is, in all
probability, great cxaggcratiou, if not an
entire misrepresentation. 1t is from an
extra of The Boletn, issued on the 9Th inst.
"A, half past FIVE this morning tlho sth)
the fire commenced on the TWO fanks Of
Chapultepec. The left was resting on the
mill of Ell Rey, close 10 the forest OF Cha
purepec. This point was commanded by
Gen. Leon. and under his orders were the
battalion of Nina, whose colonel was The
patriotic and valiant Balderas, and the
hall alinns Union and La Patrla, Of Oaxa.
cal ir one OF which was included The COM
panies of Pue0la alsn a body from Quer'
etaro and some olters-aIl composing The
National Guard. The right flank rested
on The, house of Mata, a, the distance OF q
quarter of league from Chapultepec, aud
occupied by 1909 Of The regular urmy,
commanded by Gen Perez. The enemy
in two coIunns, with his usual daring. al.
tackled these pnints-first with artillery. at
a quarter to 6 with rapid fire Of muske
try. Gen. Perez sustained the fire very
well for about half an hour, when, for
causes at present unknown, he retired with
his forces. although he had not lost ten
men. The retreat must have been fatal
for Mexico, if fortunately. Gen. Leon aud
his brigade had nol shown prodigies uf va
lur. Twice he repulsed The column that
attacked him, and in the seco' d he sailed
from his pusi,ion 10 recover the anll,ry
| Gen. Perez had los, buI then lie received
a mortal wound, and in IA few moments
afterwards the valiant Baderas was al.
50 wounded and died on the field. The
enemy with additional forces again charS-
ed and took possession Of the mill. Twice
he was dislodged, but on his retakins it
lhe third time it was found impossible TO
bring our troops to ,he charge.
"ln spite of these two advantages which
they had gained in their endeavurs 10 a.
tack ChapuItepec, they could not effect a
farther advance, which may be owing 10
their being inundated by the resistance
of our forces anI The considerable los, they
had suffered The result was, that at 9
o'cnck in the morning the fire of small
arms had already ceased, and they were
seen employed in collecting their killed
and wounded. At IL o'clock the enemy
had commenced Il retrograde muvememt,
and by 2 in the afternoon he withdrew all
his lJrccs to racubaya, abandoning the
two points he had occupied aud blowing
up the house Of Mata, although SOME say
it was sci on fire Ly bumb fired from
ChapuItepec. II is believed that Gems.
Twigs and Pierce directed the attack, aud
that they put in mnI"n aboul S0O0 men.
1t is certain that The fire was mnre intense
ond brisk than at Churubusco. IL is i'm
possihIe ID ascertain tie loss on either u rs=
Ours does moi aT10tHtt< % f65 Killed and
$50 wounded. There are few missing
nearly all not killed or wounded retiring
to ChapuIlcpec. The ereny, according
to the confession Of an Irishman who came
over 20 US in the evening, carried of 4OO
dead anil GOO ur 7O9 wounded, We have
TO Lament Tho loss Of General Lem; siuce
dead; that of Col. Bal'leras, Of the val
liant Coils. Huerta and GnleIi and Of the
determined Capt. MaIeos, of PuebIa, wh"
conducted himself like hero, telling his
soldiers, on the point of death. that they
must never forget they were Pueblanos,
aud 10 fight vaIianlly 10 The death. We
wi!l,ake care that he shall be buried in the
Pantheon. and that his unfortunate widow
shall receive pension.
"If The cavalry had taken The position
assigned to them al O'Clock in the morn-
ing, by Gen. Santa Anna, and if above all
they had made the charge which was or
ered at lI,s moment that the enemy al
tackeI the mill Of Ell Rey, instead Of fly
ing precpitalely, the AclIon would have
terminated early and The triumph would
have been complete. But they did not
take tho pnsirinn 10 which they we're order
cd, much less make the charge as com
manded, Gen. Alvarez being obliged to
stale officially or through his adjutant that
he did not make The charge, because his
subordinate officers refused on account Of
the ground being 'oo uneven AMI broken
for cavalry, as if il were not the same for
The cavalry OF the enemy.
"Il is beieve,! that the enemy will re
new The attack tomorrow by some other
route-eilher by that Of LA Pieded. or by
that Of San Anonio. May God protect
our cause on this occaeion.
"One Of The eneiny's guerrilasi who
came with Scott, was made prisoner
aud shot on the spot"
(From The Diurio del Gobicrno.)
AT half past 4 o'clock this morning the
Americans attacked the prosl'iun Of the
mill of Eray, close t the fortress Of Chap
ulepec. Ills 'nu mcrous and brave COL
umns were however repulsed 3times BY
our valient soldiers, who this day gave bril-
liant proofs uftIreir patriotism and bravery.
More Than thousand Of The enemy re-
manned on the field Of battle. and our side
The Inss has been less than one half that