The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-09-18

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be stationed at advantageous positions w
above he road 10 the left. The enemy was 60
quickly diQersed, however, BY Colonel c. + 81
smith's lighh battalion and the Cd Artillery, se
Under MaiorGalt. Az the division ueared the RI
baciends ST La Novia the advance was again 7
hred up@, butRgain the enemy's pickets were ii
advan in.a without loss. A turn Of the road 4
EhsSena Ia NOVA brought the pleasant village n
81 San Augustine in sight, and after two Or 6
three Iiabt skirmishes, in which the Mexicans q
hsd iwo or three lancers killed and wounded, 5
8uI troops had quiet possession oE San Angus Q
Hhs. Our only loss during the day was one .
man, a soldier Of Smiths light battalion, who r
VAS wounded from q co~rn-ield near KOehi-
nilcO.
At I O'Clock on the morning Of the 18th
Gen. Scott arrived al San Augustine, and at l0
/ o'clock Gen. Worth was IN full march for the
|. city Of Mexico BY the main road. Maiois
/ Smith and Turnbull, Capt. Mason and other
engineer officers, were sent in advance, sup
!; ported BY Capt. Bnker's squadron Of Dragons,
i 20 reconnoitre, asit was known that the enemy
was in force at OF near San Antonio. The
4 party, when within a thousand yards, was fired
4. upon from q battery, which was masked by
trees, and the frst ball from a l2-pounder in
y stantly killed Capt. Thornton, Of the ~ ORA
3 goons, besides severely wOunding q gulde'
Jonathan Fitzwalters, Col, Garland's brigade
\, was now ordered 10 occupy the hacienda OF
Carrera, within plain sight and range OF the
enemyss batteries at San Antonio, while Col.
CIarkis brigade and the battery under Colonel
Duncan took a station in the rear close by
The engineer officers were 81 once sent out e
reconnoitre by' Gen. Worth to ascertain the
practicability Of turning the strong works Of
The enemy, and in the meantime Gen. Scotthad
w despatched Capt. Lee with a supporting party,
= composed Of Capt. Kearny's squadron and
body Of the 18th Infantry under Col. Graham
= to ascertain the practicability Of finding
= road BY which the village Of San Angel coult
be reached, and thus turn the strong hold q
San Antonio. This latter party had q sharI
y encounter with the advance Of The enemy, th'
'my main body being found posted at strong poin
= y not far from the factory Of CoutreFas. In tn
Oss' skirmish some six or eight Mexicans were xii
ie led and as many more taken prisoners-cn GU
side not a man was touched. The result 3
the reconnaissance proved favorable. l. wa
ascertained that a road could be made whic
=" would enable the army TO- reach San Ange
aAs ana thus turn inc strong batteries afSan mt
MO, and perhaps Others the enemy might hay
:. upon the road between that and the city
SAT. Mexico. The Mexicans were plainly seen
Ta- force al d commanding position near Coutrers
nd . and il was evident that they had . number
the cannon in position; but az q council held
Is Of night. il was determined upon 10 attack the
,und the following day.
rrieJ In the mean time, while ths reconnOisanl
and WINS IN progress, Gen. Worth had establish
rried his headquarters at the hacienda Of Cure
speh while from the windows countless numbers
the enemy could be seen at work upon I
by batteries Of San Antonio. About noon tn
Or ar opened upon the hacienda with both rou
haIco shot and shell, nearly every one If which 70
NOV effect, but without doing other injury than
the building. Late il The evening the bat
ming; ries again opened, but with no other result q
~ WM.
I'd his showing the position Of the different guns
ienda For d marvel lie batteries we're silent dur
!. aud The night. Had The fs been kept M, the
from cienda might have been torn in pieces and
me oil entire command compelled to retire. BET
n and going further, it may be we'll to state that
q. and CITY of Mexico lies shout nine miles mes
north Of San Augustine, that San Anloni
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iowed about three miles ~ ne same d'fecaon, y,
The point occupied BY Gen. Valencia. nearC
treras. for he had command At that place, !
march leas, three miles in 4 araighs line and ii .
~. Sc rection nearly west. was ten miles the
~ Mad many Of our troops hh 20 march, for you /
along not imagine . more TCagh, uneven and jog
ICED 10 surface.
Cruz, Az O'Clock on the morning Of the 18th
lad not batteries again opened on Gen, Worsh's /
halt lion at the hacienda near San Antonio,
a large balls crushing through gAe walls and hllinG
Of him rooms with fragments Of plaster and bro
disput- furniture. Shell also burst in the air over
lie main building and tie pieces dropped among
lg on a men stationed 10 the rear. So hot was the
gsordsl ahattbe troops were obliged to gain shelte
nbered, HAD the baiIdinr but sil did not give vi
dis position. About 3 O'Clock ne division
but Gems. Pillow and Twigaa were ordered (
ina, as / vance in the direction Of Coutreras, and
General iuthe assaaean were ID plain sight Of the
march my,s balteriss, and within rangeOf the he
guns. The brigade Of Gen. Pr. Smith
III Cen. ordered to advance directly towards the
running my,s works, whilst that Of Col Riley m
~ lanes towards a small village to the right, will
before. ders to gain the main read and thus be en'
some to cut off any reinfOrcements which mig
nee was sent to Valencia from the city. Az ince
and firing Of cannon was opened upon the adv
o could Of Gen. smith, and soon the Rifles wer