The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-05-20
NJ MEIER BIB.


FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE BAT.
TIE or CERRO GORDO.
The American Eagle published q,
vera Cruz, issued an extra On the 10Th
vi, from which We extract cnplously, tho
mere are many rcpetilons IN II
The position occupied BY the enemy
were as slrcng IS nature, combined with
at, could make them, and could you bu,
see them whilst reading these lines, you
would wonder al their surrender. The
Certo Gordo, the most prominent Of the
deeuces, commands The Jalapa road for
two or three miles, uRd heavy battery
here, in the hands of skllful men, would
keep an army in check for many day, if
not entirely prevent It's passage The i'm.
poftauce Of this point was soon made sppa.
rent TO all, aud Ia, night, about twelve o.
clock, piece OF cannon vas hauled upon
a neghbofIng enlInences winch, aiIer send.
ny sundry shot among the enemy, was
iauud Of lille avail; and In the morning
the Cerro Gofdo Was slormed and carried
NOT, however, before the conmander.n.
chIet Of the MeSicans had secured himself
a safe retreat, by falling back with his BIO.
dy guard, several mt!gs UPON the JIapa
road.
In the mean time, the other defpnces
we're being stocued Dy our uoops. Three
forts, situated nearer to our camp, aud Oh.
On three heights adj .cen. 10 each other
each commandiH. the ytAeIs-aeIe the Oh.
Jecis Of attack; and the carrying Of them
sas the task Of The volunteers. The cen
TIRE one Of these forts runs further in than
tbe olhere, and this beng the object of
storm, the advance Of the slormers had to
undergo the fire Of lie i-ht aud left, and
The centte-the latter Vi which pfudently
Ntd held It's Gre un'll our men had advanc.
ed within forty yards OF tie guns, and then
The dogs Of war we've let loose with such
fury, that our men were driven from their
position, with great sIeughtet-lhe I'd Ten.
nesseans, who were III advance, having a
large number ot KILLED and wounded. Be.
lore the volunteers had time TO renew the
attack, the enemy had sutrendered-dri,
ven, as they had been, from their iavorile
position On Cefro Gordo.
Taking all things into consideration, this
has been great fight, aud gree, victory,
one calculated to shine brilliantly IN ias
chapter Of those achieved IN Mexico by
our arms.
The Mexican forces on the height OF Ger.
TO q ordo were the 81 and 4ih Light ln1an.
try, the 81 aud 5.n Regiments Of the line.
aud 8 pieces Of artillery, with The requisite
number OF cavalry. Cot. Obando, chief Of
artillery, was killed, and Gen. Yasquez,
general of division. Many OF cur officers
were Of opinion that this general was no
other than Gov. Morales.
Dor forces consisted Of the %, 81 and
7lh Infantry and Mounted Rtaemen, and
S.ep,oe's battery. Capt. Mason, Of the Ri.
ties, was severely wounded, having lost his
leg. It, Ese1, Of the 7h Infantry was
severely wounded, Capt. Patton, Of the ID,
left hand shot oif,
On the 9,h, Lieut.. jarvis, Of the Cd H.
tanIry, Was wounded IN ascending the first
hill.
Ga the top Of the Cerro Gordo, The scene
was truly horrible. From the Jalapa road,
dead bodies of the eaemy could be seen on
every spot where the eye was directed, un-
I'll they literally covered the ascent TO the
height. There is about half an acre of e-
vel ground on the top Of the mountain, aud
here was collected together the wounded of
both armies, ard the dead Of our own
Side by side were lying the disabled Ame-
rtcan and the Mexican, and our surgeons
we're busy aC,puIalihg and dressing the
wounds Of each--loulng them in turns, IN.
ess the acute pain Of some sufferer alone
causel him to cry out, when he would be
immediately attended to.
The pioneer parties Of our men we're
picking up The wounded and bringing them
IN from every par, Of the ascent 10 the
height. From the side towards the river,
where the stormlng party OF Gen. Twigg's
DIVISION made the charge, most OF our men
suffered, and many Of the enemy, also, for
they made a desperate stand but when
they gave way, and started in confusion
down he hill, was he time they most sui.
cred, many Of them receiving the balls Of
our men IN their backs.
The charge on Cerro Gordo was one Of
those cool. yet determined ones, so charac.
erIstlc of The American soldier From
the time that our troops left the hill nearest
that prominent height the fire was inces-
saui, and they bad TO fight their way foot
by foot, TIL they gained the summit, from
which place the enemy gave way after
very short resistance.
Oar victory IS complete. Those of the
enemy VINO escaped were driven in all di.
rectous by their pursuers, and many of
them cut down on the road.
Gen. Twiges, who followed them after
taking Cerro Gotdo, approached within 8
miles Of JlIapa and finding no force of the
enemy, eacamped for that ulghi. He is III
town 6eore this time.
Capt Merrill, Of the Cd Drsgoons, re.
turned from Twiggs's camp last night, and
is Of opinion that nothing but small guard
s with Santa Auna.
SsuIa Aun,'s private carnage was cap
tured and amongst his effects was found Inc
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