Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-11-10
FURTHER DETAILS OF
LATE NEWS FROM MEXICO.
Correspondence of the Missouri Republican.
NATIONAL PALACE.

CRY or MEXICO, Sept. IS. 1e47.
am writing from the ideal Halls of the
Montezumas-irom the National Palace Of
the Republic of Mexico, over whose stately |
walls, and from whose elevated dome, floats !
in triumph the ever glorious flag of our glo-
rious Union.
The achievements of Cortes, in the con-
quest and occupation of this city, has been
! regurded US miraculous by both historian
and reader. And the valor and proves of
his army-insi gnificant as they were IN
numbers when compared with those with
whom they were struggling-has been the
theme of wonder and admiration FOR ages.
But great, and, heretofore, unparalleled as
was that achievement, far greater is the one
that secured the victorious entrance OF the
American army into the ancient city OF the
Aztccs. Cortez conquered q people to
whom the use Of fire arms was unknown,
and the introduction Of which in the hands
of their enemies, created supernatural awe
and terror, greater than the effect of the
thousand strong--in the very heart Oft hos
tile nation, attacked and subducd the city Of
Mexico, with population of over two hun
bred thousand, against impregnabe Butte
ries, strong citadeIs, and other Publications.,
mounting, in the aggregate, one hundred
and five guns, supported by 9 well equipped
army of between thirty and thl1ty-tive thou
sand men.
Brilliant and unsurpassed as is THE great
est Of nil the great battles ever wnged by
American Enthusiastically honored ond
respected rs will those be by an admiring
and grateful nation, who, in any way, par
ticipated in this last fierce contcst--stll to
, the ovcrshadowiAg wing of the God of bat
tiles, are We, in the main, indebted for this
glorious triumph--the browning act OF this
evcntful campaign. And who by this VIC
tory has fully exempificd the force of his
declaration, that "ihc race is not always to
the swift, nor the battle to the strong"
The armieticc terminated rs it originated,
in bad faith, and without any other result
than furnis hng the enemy abundant time
to fortify the approaches into their city, and
the cost to US of nearly two thousand valu-
able lives. Upon this subject have much
S important information to communicate. but
= cannot do so OF this writing, as am limited
! to single sheet of paper. On the 7th in
: slant, in pursuance of notice given by Gen.
j. Scott the day previous, the ertnstice termi-
= mated. At Moliro del Rey, a point about
= midway between Tacubaya and Chapulte
- pee. there was reported to be an extensive
= foundry, where the enemy was busy en-.
@ gagged in manufacturing cannon. ehells
8 round shot, &c. This supposed foundry the
h General-in-Chic deemed it important te
o possess himself of, rs early as possible. NC
t cordingly, General Worth. with portion 0
o his division, was directed to gain q position
a during the night of the 18th, and assault the
= works on the mornining Of the Sth. This
u was done in most gallant manner, md the
= work carried With the loss Of but eighteen
men. After gaining possession oft 1t was
d discovered to be u mares nest, nothing like
o a foundry being connected with the build
j. ing or in its vicinity. Gen. Worth was in.
structed, after carrying the work and leaving
sufficient torco to occupy it, TO fall back
with the rest of his command upon Tacuba
ya. But in this instance, os in the case O
Gen. Twiggs, at Churubusco, departure
= from orders was assumed by the Genera
commanding the division, and the result in
!. loes Of life greater than in the former case
|. Gen. Worth, in advancing beyond the sup
posed foundry towards Chapultepec, led his
h command upon masked battery encounter
= ed nearly the whole strength of the Siexica1
l. army. repulsing chem, lit is true, but with {
u loss of 7OG men, including many OF our mos
valuable officers. The achievement was {
|
q was concerned. But it was without the
Y slightest beneficial result. and as military
d movement, considering the inadequate
e strength Of our force, a most singular ant
s unustifable one: Our falling back upog
o Tacubaya that same evening, after carrying
the work with so great loss. greatly ex-
. liberated the dropping spirits Of the enemy
and from that until the morning Of the 18th
gloom of dependency rested over those
constituting the headquarters Of our little
army. The interchangeable exertons of oul
: engineer and Typographical corps, completed
the necessary "Reminiscences by the night
" Of the 18th instant, and on the morning o.
. the 18th it was determined our demonstra
tion on the city should be made by on attack
upon Chapultepec, which commanded the
G main approaches to the city. Gen. Gut
: mans division. strengthened by Captain
S Drums battery, and Gen. Smiths brigade
f from Gen. Twiggs' division, was thrown in
!. the advance to make the main attack, while
U upon the opposite side of the work, Gen
: Pillow was also to advance at the same
!; time. The positions Of these two divisions
, were gained during the night Of the 18th.
while Gen. Worth was to be held in reserve
at Tacubaya.
!: The 18th woe entirely consumed in as
saultng Chapultepec from two batteries,
one Of which was erected on the Tucubaya
road on the right of the cnemy's works, and
the other at or near Moleno del Rey, where
,, Gen. Pillows division was posted. During
the day, our projectles did manifest injury
to the citadel of Chepultepec, and, US we
subsequently learned, caused loss OF five
hundred in killed and wounded to the enc
my. Our loss during the same period did
not exceed ten men in both killed and wound
ed. After the firing had ceased on both
sides that night, a council of the command
ing Generals WIGS convened at the headquar-
ters of the army. All felt as if it was
struggle for life and death. All acknowl-
edged that nothing but tho interposition of
kind Providence could carry US safely thro'
the conflict in which we were engaged.-
The enemy in numbers were more than five
to one, abundantly supplied with ordnance
and ammunition, md covered by fortifca-
tions and breastworks of the strongest char
acter. Our approaches were over cause
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