The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-05-18

the day before, and Capt. John
sion. typographical engineers lno" now a. sOUs
of InfanIry was very severely wouo'I Imnst
.avs before while accommodating. mus,
no; omir TO add that Capt. Mason and "a
+ ion, Davis. among the rifles, were among
he rerv severely wounded in siorming Tie
same tower. ,uoI md
7 estimate our total Loss, in Killed ana
uounded NAV be about $50, and that oil The
enemy $50. In the pursuit. towards Aaiapa,
(25 miles hence) | learn We have ADDED
,n,cb 10 the enemv's loss in prisoners, killed
and wounded. In fact. | suppose his retrea,
ling arm TO be nearly d~isorganized ano
hence nv haste 10 follow, in an hour or Two
to profit by events.
In This hurried and imperfect Report mus
no, omit TO saw that BriIadier Gen. Twlggs,
in paesinq The mountain range beyond CerFo
Gordo. crowned with the tower. detached
from his division. MS J suggested the day ne-
fore. a strong force 10 carry thatheight, "hicn
commanded The Xalspa road at The foo'. ana
could nolfail, if carried, 10 cut of the WHOLE
or any part of the enemy's forces. from u re-
treat in any direction.
A portion of the LIST artillery, under me o.
| Ten distinguished Brevet-C Colonel Chiids' me
| Sd infantry, under Capt. Alexander, The 7th
infantry, under Lieut. Col. Plympton, and
| the rifles. under Major Loring, all under me
temporary command Of Colonel Harvey, "a
dragons, during the confinement 10 his bed
of Brevet-Bris. General P. F. Smith, COM
posed that detachment The style oil exeCu-
lion. which ! had the pleasure oil seeing was
most bi iiliant and decisive. go.
The brigade assembled the long and diih-
cult slope Of Cerro Gordo, without shelier,
and under the tremendous fire OF artillery
and musketry with the utmost steadlness. re-
ached the b~reasiworks.d drove the enemy from
them, planted the colors Of the LIST Artillery,
Sd and 7lh Iniantry-ihe enemy's flag still
Hyi1g-and, after some minutes sharp hiring,
finished the conquest with the bayonet.
IL is most pleasing duty to say that the
highest praise is due TO Harvey ,Childs, Plym-
ton, Loring, Alexander. their gallant officers
and men. Tor this brilliant service, iudepen-
dent oil the great results which soon fol-
lowed.
Worth's division of Regulars coming up at
this time, he detached Bre,et Lieutenant
Colonel c. r. Smith, with his light battalion,
10 support the assault, but not in time. The
General, reaching he lower a few minutes
before me, aud observing a white flag dis
PLAYED from the nearest portion OF the enemy
toward the batteries below sent out Colonies
Harvey and Childs 10 hold a pailey.-1hc
surrender followed in ao hour or two.
!Major General Patterson lelta sick bed 10
share in the dangers and fatigues OF The day ;
aud after the surrender went forward TO con-
mand the advanced forces tow ard Aalapa.
Brig. Gen. Pillow aud his brigade twice
assaulted with daring the enemy's line OF BAT
teries on our left; and though without sue
cess, they contributed much TO distract and
dismay their immediate opponents.
President Santa Anna, with Generals Ca
nalizo and Almonte, and some six or eight
thousand men, escaped towards Xalapa just
before Cerro GordO was carried, and before
Twigg'S division reached The National Road
above.
have determined to parole the prisoners
Officers and men-as | have not the means
Of feeding them here, beyond to-day, and
cannot afford to detach a heavy body of
horse and foot, with wagons, TO accompany
them to Vera Cruz. Our baggage train,
though increasing, is not yet hall large e.
uough to give an assured progress 10 this
army.
Beside, a greater number of prisoners
would, probably. escape from the escort IN
the long and deep sandy road, without sub
sisrence-ien to one-thai We shall hud a.
gain, out of the same body of men, in the
ranks opposed to US. MOI one Of the Vera
Cruz prirouers is believed TO have been in
the lines of Cerro Goldo.-Some six OF The
officers, highest in rank, refuse TO give their
paroles. excep, 10 20 TO Vera Cruz, and
thence. perhaps. 10 the United States.
The small arms and their Requirements,
being Of no value 10 our army here or al
home, | have ordered them 10 he DESTROYED 4;
for we have not the means of Transporting
them. | am, also, somewhat embarrassed
win the-pieces Of artillery-all bronze
which We have captured. Ii would take a
brigade, aud half the mules Of our army. 10
t transport them fifty miles.
a field battery | shall take for service With
the army but the heavy metal must be col
lected, and left here for the present. We
have our own siese-train aud the proper car
riages with US.
Being much occupied with the prisoners
and all the details Of a forward movement
hesides looking to the supplies which are to
follow from Vera Cruz. | have time TO add
no understanding 10 be al Xalapa early
70 morrow. We shall moi, probably, again
meet with serious opposition this side Of Pc
rOte-certainly not unless delayed by the
want of The means of trans portation.
! have The honor to remain, Sir, with hish
respect, your most obedient servant.
WINFIELD SCOTT.