Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-18
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE CITY OF MEXICO

Battle of Buena Vista - Santa Anna, Oath
against Peaee-iMoyaies and Landero under
Arrest Generals appointed 10 fortrfy the to,ons-
Nunsof Santa Clara-Firein Monterey-Mez'-
can Accounts of American OPPRESSION Reco IL
ton in Neao Merieo- I'ampreo.
We have received (says The New Orleans Del
ta) files Of papers from The city OF Mexico TO the
l4lh April, from which We translate the following
paragraphs Our readers will observe that The
Mexican journalists tell some Tough stories about
the operations Of Gen. Taylor and Col. DOM
phan These fasehoods are well calculated 10
arouse The Mexicans TO determined opposition
10 the advance OF our army.
The Mexican papers continue to claim as lheif
own the victory OF Buena Vista, or Angoslura,
and are filled with knocking remarks OF The Anne
ricans for stating that they won the victory.
Ell Republican, says that Santa Anna, before
leaving for Cerro Gordo, made AL oath in the pre-
sence Of several Generals, not TO treat with The
Americans for peace, and that he had disapproved
The surrender OF Vera Cruz, for which he had or
dered Generals Morales and LandeIo TO the cas-
lie OF Perote, where they should avail, their trial
Tor their conduct.
The Government had decreed that every place
in the vicinity of The capital should be fortified
Gems. Almonle, Bravo, Rincon and Agea were
appointed 10 superinlend the Notifications abou,
Tepozollan Venta de Cordoya, Tepcaca, San
Juan de Teolihuacan, &c. IL is said that some
Of those generals refused 10 accept OF The CON-
mission, stating that they required Intelligent Ell
gineers for the purpose. Gen. Almonle left on
The l4lh to commence his duties by reconIoier-
ing The road from Venta de Cordova to San Mar
lin Tesmelucan.
The following persons have been appointed 10
superintend the Notifications at The capital: Gems.
Don Benilo Quijano, Don Jose Mariana Salas.
Don Luis Guzman Don Mariana Monterde and
Don Casimiro Liceoga.
A paper from QueTetaro stales that the Santa
Clara nuns had gwen $4,000 pounds ol biscuit
lor the army
Ell Monitor of the 18th states that great hfe
look place at Monterey, which commenced al
Gen. Aris,as garden and burnt nearly all lte
houses up 10 the market OF FL Meson, and by the
north as far as The bridges. II also states that
every town from Marin 10 Mier has been destroy
ed by FIRE by the Americans, and also every Ran
cho from Reynosa TO Matamoras, and that The
commander a, The latter place stated that he would
set the city on fire as soon as Urea reached
there.
These barbarities, says the correspondent 81 ~
Monitor, have been committed 'aayccee The -,
of Urea who has taken from General Tayiot :
troops about S2,000,000[! worth ~ wagon.
mules, provisions, Sc, which h has shaie4
among his men, And Gen. Taylor in order IL
recover the loss, has exacied ofhe three adjacent
States SO, 000, 900, and il the Mexicans would not
paw the amount he would send the volunteers TO
sack their towns and rob lhem Gen. Taylor
had issued procamalions declaring Urea and
Cauales as land pirates The Americans have
shot "a Mexicans at Caderei,a, because some Of
the goods taken by Urea we're found in their pos
session.
The latest accounts from Chihuahua, received
al the CITY OF Mexico, states that the American
Governor had taxed the inhabitants OF New Mex-
co with forced loan OF 100000, for The pur-
pose Of buying all the flour that could be found
in that place. and then compelled them to buy The
same at fifty dollars per load. This oppressive
measure caused the people TO rise with the Curale
at their head, and they killed The Governor and
every American they could meet. This nsuf-
rec,on continued and was carried on 10 Los An
geles California; 1.-THE whole story is doubt
less untrue.
A letter from Ozuluama stated that there were
at Tampco only 800 American troops and about
400 American merchants, who were in constant
terror and feared an attack from The Mexicans
From tie N. u. P,cayune, May7l
WAR ITEMS MEXICAN INCIDENTS.
We Gull from our correspondence such items
and incidents as have not altogether been antci-
pated, and which may be interesting 10 the pubic :
THE STORMlNG OF CERkO GORDO.
Mr. Kendall in one OF his letters gives the fol.
lowing account OF the storming OF Cerro Gordo.
Butfor the illness OF Gen. Smith the assault would
have been led by that gallant officer. In his stead
Col. Harvey has reaped the laurels OF this glor-
Gus achievement, and long may he wear mem.
The mischance OF one chivalrous spirit made way
for the valor of another, who approved himself,
upon This as upon other occasions, capable OF Inc
most daring feais Of gallaniry.
"The storming and capture OF the strong works
on Cerro Gordo b. the brigade under Col. Har-
pey, may be looked upon as one OF the most bril-
liant achievements OF The Mexican war-tbe fate
ofthe battle turned upon il, and here the enemy had
placed an overwhelming force OF his best troops
The hill was steep aud naturally difficult Of as
cent; but independent OF this the ground was COW
cred with loose, cragsy rocks, an underground OF
tangled chaparra, e,ides many small Trees the
tops Of which were Gu, of some four or five fee,
from The ground, and turned down The hill 10 i'm
pede the progress OF The slormers. To climb the
height al all even without arms OF any kind, would
be an undertaking that few would care about es-
saving: what then must il have been 10 men en-
numbered with muske,s and cartridge boxes, and
Obliged to dispute every step of The pfecipious
and rugged ascent2 Murderous showers oil grape
and canister greeted our men al the onset, and
as they toiled unfal,ering through tempest
ed upon them. Not man quailed-wiih
loud shouts they still pressed upward and on
ward. AT every step our ranks were thiEned; but
forward went the survivors. When within good
musket range, but not until then, was the h.e OF
The enemy returned, and then commenced The
dreadful carnage of the strife. The Mexcans
held 10 their guns with more than their usual
bravery, but nothing could resist the fierce onse
OF The stormers. Over the breastworks with
which the Mexicans had surrounded the crest oil
The hill they charged, and shouting attacked The
enemy in his very stronghold. The latter now
ned panic.slricken, but sill they were pursued
and il was not until the aipghled fugiiives had
reached point without the extreme range OF thei'
own cannon, which had been turned upon them
al the onset, that they ceased in their flight. The
national co!ors of our country now supplautec
the banner Of The enemy, The different regimental
Asss were also planted on the CREST and Shouts
louder than ever from the victors rose upon the
air struck terror into the very hearts OF The enc
NV in the works still un,aken, for they knew ,ha
their strong positions had been turned, and ,ha
,hey were al The mercy OF The men they hac
scoffsd at in the morning. Never was victory
more complete, although purchased with ,ht
blood Of some of our best men. Lieu'enan
Ewell, OF The Rifles, was among the frs, within
The enemy's breastworks, and il was here that HI
received his dealh-wonnd. The interior OF th'
work was covered with the dead OF The enemy
among them General vasquez, Colonel Palaco
and many Of their officers, while the hill sid'
down which they fed was srewn as well. Nea
300 men were LETT dead, while the wounded woul.
swell the number TO al leas, 500-some even pu
il down as high as 700.
"The regiments composing Col. Harney'
command, and which successfully stormed thu
noted Cerro Gordo, we're the tst Artillery, I'm
der Col. Childs, the 3D. Infantry, under Capt. E
B. Alexander, the TIN Infantry, under Col. Plymp
ion, and portion OF the Rifles under Ma. Lo
ring. Many cases of individual bravery, per
formed by suballern officers, have been mention
ed: but as cannot particularly notice such as
have heard of without perhaps doing injustice lc
others equally meritorious, shall foibear writing
mill have more full Information. had al
most forgotten to state that four companies ofthe