The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-29

aud 9th, was engaged in the attack upon
strong work upon tac ,ncmy'S rich;, aud
was Oppo.c to Such superior numbers that
1t was compelled to retire along with the
others. The celebrated Col. Martin Scott
was killed in this attack, along with LiCuts.
Burwell and Strong, Wild Col. Mcintosh
and many other officers were badly Nouud-
cd. The worse than savage miNcrcant5 in
the fort, after our men retired, set mp Well
AMI came out and EaSSacIed such Of our
wounded rs were unable 10 get OF. Ia this
way poor BaIwell lost his lie. Fully Ncre
they aycaGed, how ever, for within half an
hour Duncan's battery, aided hy the fall Of
another Of their works, dICy Cd the bastard
~ wgctchcs in iui! flight across the fields.
No one knew or even suTrniSed the strength
Of the place it was an old fort, cen tructcd
long since. and was one Of the main dcien-
ceS along the line Of works.
On the cncmy's left, and near Chapulc.
pee, cur loss was also great, although not
so severe. 1t was here that Col. VIM. VI.
Graham, as brave spirit as ever lived,
was killed; Capts. Morrill, and AyrcS also
fell in this part Of the field. The wonder
now is how any one could set out safe un-
der such terrible fire as the enemy poured
form his entire line Of works. Nothing but
the daring and impetuuSity Of our men, who
rushed onward while their comrads were
falling thick around them, gained the vcto-
ry-had they once falelcd Ill would have
been lost.
The broken ground CT the right Of tic
enemy, cut up by deep iavincS, saved many
of Santa Annals Troops in then fight; yet,
as II was, our dragons killed end captured
many of the iugitiyes. Large bodies Of the
Mexican cavalry approached the scene Of
strife several times, but they were driven
Ike sheep by Duncan's battery.
The Mexican loss las been even more Sc
we're than cur own. Gen. Ba!dclaS, Gen.
Leon. and many other officers are number
Cd among the dead, while the interior of
their works, the tops Of the houses from
which they fought, and the ground over
which they fed, are strown with lifrlcss
bodies. such was the panic tina: many Of
our officers say that a few fresh troops
mich! have taken Chapu.tepoc itself almost
without a struggle; but other than few
shots fired at that point FROM some of the
captured cannon, no demonstration was
made.
After TIE battle was over Gen. Scott
came out, accompanied 10y his staff. and al o
by Mr.. inst. The McAicams at the tine
were throwing shells at some ofthc wagons
Gen. Worth had sent ont 10 pick up the dead
and wounded. They had placed howilA-
er in position on Chapu!topec At the close Of
the action, and now, seeing no cncmy in
reach, the cowardly wrCtchcS opened upon
the ambulanccs and those who were gath
cring the bodies Of their wounded and life
less comrades. On seeing this worse than
savage outrage, one of our officers. wi th n
sarcastic expression cf couitenance, asked
whether Mr.. Trist had my new propositions
y! peace in his pockets. McIa;csh did
not come out after the battle 10 cain
more time for his ilicnd Santa Anna, nor
worm out fresh intelligence Of he strength
and movement otour army, in oulcrthat he
might be oi service 10 I'll. alc..icGua lv ccm-
municating il.
The Mexican prisoners say that Santa
Anna himself waso on the ground in The rear
OF the works. but left at the commencement
OF the route. They admit that their entire
force was $4,000; it is certain that inClLl-
ing killed, wounded, prisoners. and d.spcrs-
ed, their loss has been near 1900. Many
OF them were regulars. the llh and 18th
infantry regiments suffering most. The
commander OF the latter, Col. Tcnoyio, is a
prisoner in our hands some fourteen off,
GERS Belonging to the former are also plisu.
ncrS, but the commander, Gen. Perez, cs.
capped.
The foundry in which several mouils
for casting cannon aud other apparatus were
found, was entirely demolished. and after
aSceltaiEing this, Gen. Scott. hot wishing
to hold the position, ordered all the forces
10 retire. The whole affair. as a military
movement, is severely criticised by many
of our officers. They contend that 10 re-
rult has been gained commensurate with
the immense loss we have sustained in the
battle. This is 4 matter do rol feel my
self qualified t. discuss, lat it must be GER
tain that the moEoia upon the McXicauS. o.!
4 defeat % disggac,ul AMI SO disastrous,
must be important. They have now q. Is
I've o'C,1cI IN the a'tcwCou) returned t.
their positions: and Il Santa Anna was On
the ground gs !ya,atCd, ;aI an fad up one
to lay the blame upon, he may twist the
whole aiirir into yjctory--oH pdper. II
VIII no. Je the ...-, ,iE.y he has done this
thing.
Sept. 0.-No less than v,rc'r.a Of the de.
N''HNi' - . 90 |.f'lH''' Natt'F' J N.s--N anu
Shields at CaUubu ,o, have been found
fully guilty, mad are TO bc hung Tomorrow
morning. The Miscreant Riley, who CON-
mandld thcm, escaped the punishment Of
death, rs he proved that hc deserted before
the war. lie has been sentenced, howcv-
cr, to be severely whipped, to be branded
as well, AMI to wear a ball and chain III front
OF the army during the war; 4 dcscr,cr ta-
ken among the prisoners at the Moline on
the 9Th, was spmmayly dealt with. 1t
seems that he deserted from Monterey last
fall, and comrGde who recognized him, 10
save the trouble of court martial, at once
pitched him into the mill nunc. and lie as
crushed to pieces by the wheel Another
batch Of dcsey,eES, who have been undergo
ing u trial here in INcUbaya, viii be hung
in day or two, 1t is said. Most richly do
they deserve their fate.
Sept. lO.-Wc have accounts from Mex.
leo, Brought in by frcuchmCn aud other for
oiSncrS, TO the effect that Santa Annals loss
at III Moline, WAS much more severe than
any one here had anticipated. They say
that daring the afternoon Of the Sth, no less
than 900 wounded mcn came into the city,
willie the number Of killed was over six
hundred. The slaughter trCn the batteries
Of Col. Dnuran aul Capt. Drum, must have
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