Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-10-06
From the Diario del Goblerno. Sent. 8.

L rom LtlC bIttllo uCl NAoOlCll1u, oCDL. Q.
At hall past four o'clock this morning,
the Americans attacked the position Of the
Mills of Ell Rey, close to the fortress OF
Chopultepec. His numerous and brave
columns were, however, repulsed three
times, by our valient soldiers, who this day
gave evidence Of their patriotism and bra
very. More than 1000 Of the enemy re-
mained on the field of battle, and on our
side the loss has been less than one half Of
this number; having, however, to lament
the death of the gallant Colonel Balderas,
and Gen. Leon wounded, together with
several other distinguished chiefs and Off
GERS. Gen. Santa Anna commanded in
person the column which forced the Ameri-
cans to retire, carrying with them, without
doubt, the conviction, that it was only
through rivers Of blood that they can pene-
trate to the city Of Mexico, and that, at all
events, they will find their sepulchres
We translate the following letter from
Jalapa to the Arco Iris, without vouching
for its correctness:
"When Gen. Pierce abandoned the Mil ell
Rey, bomb discharged from Chapultepec,
fell among the ammunition wagons OF the
enemy, in the yard of the mil, causing four
of them to explode, by which 500 Americans
are said to have been blown up-among
them Gen. Worth-who, according to ae~
counts, bad not been seen or heard of the
next day." s
The next accounts from the capital come
in letter to the Arco Iris. land says that the
Mexican Government has taken 100000
which was sent by commercial house to
the army oe General Scott.
sGen. Smith is dead.''
cat O'Clock, OIL the morning of the 10Th
of September, the bells awoke US by the
announcement of an alarm by The batteries
Of San Antonio, and the corresponding bat
terry of the enemy opening fire on each
other. At the same time firing commenced
al Chapu ;tepec, from the rig ht side of which,
and in the mountains, the attack was direct
ed At short distance from the enemy
was stationed our infantry and cavalry who
were watching the enemy. At 63 A. NJ,
we opened on the enemy from the battery
Of the Garriffa of Belen, or it may be from
that starting from the end of Bazo Neuvo
which is stu ated in the angle formed by the
causeway leading to the villages of Lapledes
and;Tacuays." .--.. o.. .. g..
This brings US, says the Picayune, to the
1ath, but at what hour cf the day the letter
was closed we are not Informed.
Of the eventful denoument we hive only
brief account, but sufficient to assure US
that our arms have achieved a brilliant tri-
umpb, and that our army is revelling in the
halls of the Montezumas. The only relia-
BILE account we have of the last struggle be-
fore the capital il in letter addressed to
Mr.. Diamond, our collector at Vera Cruz,
from Orizaba, as follows:
OR!zABA, September 10.
I boya tho boror to inform Won that m
express arrived here last evening from Mex
ico which brings u the intelligence that
Gen, Scott is in possession CT the city OF
Mexico. On The 18th, the American troops
took Chapeltepec and the citadel marching
into the city the same night. Gen. Bravo
was killed, and Gen. Santa Anna was wound
ed in the ARM The latter had assembled
the remains Of his army, which had suffered
much, at Guadoloupe.
Your friend, &c.
A letter from a creditabie source cons
firms all that is said in the above, aud only
disagrees with it stating that the city was
carried by assault on the i4th, and the Sun
of Anahnac has it on the Is h. The heights
and works Of Chapultepec were carried on
the 18th. The city was bombarded, and u
part of our army entered II on the 10th, the
balance remaining at Chapultepec.
AS to our loss, says the Plcayune, before
the army entered the city, we have nothing
authentic. We fear this new victory has not
been achieved without great loss Of life
The Mexican accounts show that hosIlites
commenced on the 9Th, and were continued
with more or less vigor until the army took
possession of the city. A passenger on the
James l.. Day informs us that 1t was repor-
ted among the Mexicans at Vera Cruz, that
we had lost 100 men in killed and wounded
but he could not trace it to any auth6n ntlc
source. Another passenger estimates Gen.
SCOTS loss at from one fourth to one-thire
of his army.