The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-05-21


may be about $50, and that of the enemy
360. In the pursuit low ards Xalapa
rs miles hence we have added much tc
the enemy's loss in prisoners, killed and
wound ii. | suppose his reirea,ing arm,
to he dlsorgauized, and hence nav haste
IN follow, Ia al hom or two, To prulit by
events.
Brig, Gen. Twiggs, in passing the
mountain range beyond Cerro GorJo,
crowned with the tower, detached from
his division, as | suggested the day be-
fore, a strong force to carry thai height,
which commanded the Nalapa road at the
foot, and could not fall, It carried, to cut
off the whole, or any pant Of tie eucmie,
forces from retreat in any direction.
The brigade assembled the long aud df.
hcult slope of Cetro Gordo, without shel.
Ter, and under the tremendous fire Of ar.
Iillcry and muskeuy with the utmost
,teaduess, reached the bleaslworks,
drove the enemy from them, planted tho
roIors Of the Isl artillery, 81 aud 7Ih in
ianuy-Ihe enemies flag sill lying-and,
after sorle minutes of sharp firing, finish
ed the conquest with the blyonel.
1t is mos, pleasing duty To say that
the highest praise is due To Harvey
Cmlds, PIymplon, Loring, Alexander,
their officers and men, for this brilliant
service, independent If the great results
which suon followed.
WORMS division of regulars coming
mp at this time. he detached Breyet Lieut.
Col. c. +. Su i,h with his light battalion.
10 support the assault, but not in time
The Gencrul, reaching Ihe tower a few
minutes before NE, and observing a white
flag displayed from the nearest portion OF
the enemy towards the batteries below
sent on, Col. Harvey and Childs to hold
a parley. The surrender followed in al
hour or Two.
Mi. Gen. Patterson left sick bed to
share IN the dangers aud atigues of tn,
day; aud after the surrender went for.
ward to command the advanced forces
towards NaIapa.
Brig. Gen. Pillow and his brigade,
twice assaulted with great daring, the Il.
emies line OF batteries on our left; and
though without success, they contributed
much to distract and dIsmay their imme.
dia'e opponents.
President Santa Anna, with General.
Canalizo and Almonte. and some six OF
eight thousand men, escaped toward, Xa,
Iapa just before Cerro Gordo was carried
and before Twiggs' division reached the
National road above.
have determined to parole the prison.
crs- officers and men-as have not the
means Of feeding them here, beyond to.
day, and cannot afford to dctdch heavy
body of horse and foot, with wagons to
accompany them to Vera Cruz. Our
baggage train, though increasing, is MOI
yet half large enough to give an assured
progress to his army. Besides. a grea,
number Of prisoners would, probably, es.
cape from the escoil in the long aud deep
sandy road, without subsis,eEce-,en tC
one-lhat we shall find again, out OF III,
same DO Iy Of men, in the ranks oppose,
to US. Not one Of The Vera Cruz prls
oners i, believed TO have been in the liue,
Of Cerro GorLo. Some six OF the Off
GERS, highest in rank, refused to give lhei
paroles, except to 90 TO Vera Cruz, ant
iheuce, perhaps to the United States.
The small arms and their accoulIe
ments, being Of no value to our army her,
or al home, have ordered them to b,
DESTROYED; for we have not The means o
Transporting them. am, also, some
wha, embarrassed with the pieces Of ar
tillery-all broLze-which We have cap
tuIed. 1t would take brigade, and hal
the nnles of this army, 10 transport then
fifty miles. A field battery shall tax,
for service with the army but The heavy
metal must be collected, and left here To-
the present. We have our own sieg,
train and the proper carriages with US.
Being much occupied with prisoners
and all The details Of forward movement
besides looking to the supplies which are
to follow from Vera Cruz, have time ,t
add no more-inlendi G TO be at XaIapi
early tomorrow. We shall not, proba
bly,, again meet with serious opposition
this side Of Perote-cerlainly not, unIes
delayed Ivy the want of the means o
transportation.
WINFIELD SCOTT.
p. S. invite attention to the letter t,
President Santa Anna, taken in his car
riage, also TO the proclamaIun in whicI
he says, "lf the enemy advance one sleI
more, the national independence will b
buried in the abyss Of The past" "
have taken that step.
One of the principal motives for tarol
ing the prisoners Of war, is to dimlns
The reslslances Of other garrsons in on
march. W. ).