Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-10-26
Tw;sss should make a feint for The PURPOSE
dra wino ont The enemy in that direction.

Al daylight on the moipios r., Tw;oos,
batteries upened-the hfst maue nS = -
division Succeeded admirably. As soon as Cap.
Srep,oe opened his guns The enemy ma'chsu ou.
several heavy columns, and in reaching me ioi'
passcd within range OF S.ep,oe's guns, wen nc
inrned \ heavy and destructive tife upon 'hem;-
As soon as lhey reached the woiK he lciheu ps
| attention 10 the tort, and in the courseo Of an ho.i J
cannonadins drove Them out oil u, ana s'len.ea
all the guns. Capt. Siep;oe's fire Throughout mds
one Of The most effective and we i-oiftcnu 'na'
has been Witnessed during the war, wn's .as pr
silion was such that the enemi's sho' " "''~ -
no effect upon him. ,rs
The siege batteries continued an "n,us,,ap,,
IRE upon The Castle oil ChaIulep,u unos IN
,hs mo,v Our guns proved 10 be very deslrnc.
i've as we found after The woIk was taken ooo
ds.3 men unburied but thrown 10 dilches. Inc
building also was completely riddied. 40.
was determined on The morning OF The io'h
~ storm The Castle of Chapuliepec and The VOTES
connected with il. The General-in Chiet, know
ing The strength OF the Notifications and Inc s,Ions
force with which it was garrisoned, concluded 10
assault il with old and weil-tried ~oops-noilha
he did mn, nossess confidence in The divisions Of
Generals Pillow and Quitman-but in carrying
a point which was the key 10 all our inlnre ope-
ralions. il would not do 10 make a mistake or
omit 10 lake every advantage. Therefore inc
stormipg parties from The divisions oil General
Worth and General TwiggS, which had so ire-
ouenlly been under severe fire, were Selected
I'be heavy batteries continued their IRE upon Inc
fort. and about 7 o'clock, when The brigade oil
Gen Smith arrived as a supporting force TO TIE
division OF Gen. Quitman-as soon as General
Smiths brigade reached lis posit;cn--thr divi-
sion Of Gen. Pillow passed Mulino Gel hey aud
assembled The hill on the west side, The Vot'seur
.--. ..L..k laA hoap oNUlnrp6 INTO Inc
timber 10 clear il of the enemy's skirmishers, be.
came the assauIling force, supported by The ba-
lance of the division. Gen. Worth was silualcd
10 The north and on the left OF Gen. Pillow. A
parl of Gen. Quiman's force assembled The hill
ON The South and TO The right OF Gen. Pillow
AS the division OF Gen. Pillow and a portion OF
Gen. Quiiman's assembled and carried the Castle
IN most gallant STYLE, The balance OF Gen. Quit
mans force and The brigade o. Gen. Smith swept
the works on the road, The whole OF The COM
mand moving harmoniously and simultaneously
together, much 10 the honor and credit oil lheir re-
~speclive commanders, struck the enemy IN their
different positions, at one and Inc same timc, a
fatal blow. The hill where General Pillows
command assembled had been mined for The
purpose of blowing up our troops when they
arrived at this point, but the rapid move
menls of the Voligeur Regiment, and the deadly
SUcC " II llC Vi W iiiNS 90 NbSJ O'N f
the enemy from the first position, prevented their
carrying out their views and Intentions. just as
the command OF Gen. Pillow rose the hill, and
while in the act OF assaultiDg the work, he fell
wounded, and Col. Ransom was killed, but SO
lucidly had Gen. Pillow explained his objects and
intentions in carrying The work, and aided by an
active and efficient staff, that his command moved
on and carried the work without even being
brought 10 a stand. As Gen. Quilman's division
was charging on The work in The road, Brig. Gen.
Shields received Il severe wound in The arm, and
as soon as the works were carried he returned
and had i, dressed, and again mounted his horse,
which was shortly afterwards killed under him,
but he continued 10 command his brigade, which
was actively engaged throughout The day, andthe
name oi Shields will long be remembered in con-
nection with the laursls won by The Palmetto OF
he South and he Empire OF the North.
Gen. Pillow being disabled by his wound, Gen.
Worth took The command OF both his own divi-
sion and that Of Gen. Pillow, and advanced along
the a~queduct leading TO the gates OF San Cosme'
Gen. Qui,mau, with his own command and Gen.
Smiths brigade, also advanced towards Inc city
by the aqueducl leading into the city at the gate
OF Piedad, which is commanded BY The Citadel.
On each OF the routes The Two columns met with
a decided and Stubborn resistance, and alter The
advance ofGen. Worth's command had reached
The gate of San Cosme the fire was so hot thai
they were compelled temporarily 10 abandon il
aud did mol make a permanent lodgmenl until To-
wards evening, when q portion oil The siege tram
battery was brought into action, as also a
piece or two OF the mountain no Hitzers, which
hurled the shot and shell about the ears OF
the enemy a liule hotter than they de
sired. Genefal4 uitDan's column, with the Rife,
at their head, continued steadily and cautiously
on, taking position and breastwork, as they came
in contact with them, until they arrived near The
gate OF The city. Here the firing was so heavy,
both from small arms and artillery, that il was
deemed pruden, 10 carefully reconnoitre il before
attacking. Accordingly Lieutenanls Beaure'
gard. OF the engineers; Lowell, OF General Quit
mans staff, and Van Doren, Of General Smiths
staff, went forward 10 ascertain The position OF al
fairs; they returned, and upon their report The
Rifles. supported by a small force OF Infantry
was advanced forward for The purpose OF picking
| of The arlillerisls, which they did-being partial
ly covered by the aqueduct-wiih The same sue.
cess and accuracy as one OF our Southern or
Western men would shoot squirrels. This rem
dcrec the situation Of the Mexican arlilleris,s Sc
uncomfortable, that they were unable ~ stand 10
their guns long enough 10 load Them, and they
commenced moving their guns, which uas per-
ceiyed BY General Quiiman, and he ordered a
charge, which was carried into execution as soon
as commanded Lieutenant Stuart, OF the Rifles,
leading The way II captured The main work,
with two pieces of artillery, which Captain Dunn
turned on the retreating enemy. General Quit
man was himself among The first 10 mount The
breast-wofk, and plant The standard thereon; at |
O'Clock; the enemy then formed, and three m
attempted TO charge us and rc-lake The position,
but The unerring and deadly fire OF the Rifles. TO
geiher with a volley OF grape from Captain Dunn
so cut them 10 pieces, that they would not ap
proach nearer than rifle shot. The third lime
ihey tried TO advance under the cover OF the
arches oil The aqueduci, but if ever a Mexican
poked his head out for the purpose Of slipping
from one arch 10 The other, some Iiheman would
be sure TO put a ball through IL. During The
whole OF The afternoon, the Citadel and q fort or
our right, continued a concentrated hire upon the
gate, where our troops were, in The hopes OF driv'
ing them ou,, but in this they were mucf
mistaken. although We had but little cover
Hcre i, was that The lamenled Captain Dunr
fell MORALLY wounded; the death Of no man in ouI
army has been more sincerely regretted than his
Throughout the bvmba rdment of ChapnlIercc hi
stood By his guns, and when The works OF The en-
| envy were slornaed, he conliaucd 10 advance hi
battery under the heaviest fire, himself poses
sing and inlusing into his men a cool and dclibe
rate bravery and elf.possessinn surpassed bl
none. You will ~recollccl il was he who recap'ur
cd the Buena Visa guns, still covered with lh'
blood of those who tel over them al The lime they
were LOST, and Afterwards used them with snct
decisive efleci n iI- baule Of Moline del Rey or
the 9Th ins, Under cover Of The night Gen Qni;
mans colnmn crccict 4 tfeastwcik, and put iLtl
position a battery o. TWO iSS, one 6S-pound howit
yer, and one 2i-poiud howirzer, intending TO warn
up the citadel in the morning. Gen. Worlh's col
amn 90, his guns in a position to rake every
thing in his vicinity, and after night Lieut.. Hag
ner threw a few shot ard shell into the city, which
no doubt inundated the enemy very much, al
they had a Taste OF this al Vera Cruz.
After the results and successes Of The day, &c
neral Scott intended, on the morning Of the l4h
TO make a lodgment on The "New Pasea," (enler
ing by the San Cosme gaiej and lombard The city
and Tor this purpose the balance of Gen. Twiggs
division was ordered from FL Piedad 10 The sup
port Of Gen. Worth.
On the night of the 18th, Santa Anna evacua
led all his positions and reiIeated from The city
having had more than one-half OF his army killed
ard wounded or taten p~risoners-amons the lat
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