Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-09-29
DEATH OF CAPT. QUARLES.


words Glorious Victories which meet eyes
at every turn in every sheet, call up sudden pang
"a sharp pain thrills the system, rather than the
emotions of JOY which such announcements are ex-
pected to excite Where is our friend! He had
warm, noble and generous heart. There was no
selfshness in his nature, and none who knew him
intimately, and enjoyed his friendship, but will deep
y feel this sudden stroke Perhaps we shall acquire
great extent of new territory Our flag may now
be floating over the great city of the Aztecs and our
fame and glory, newly acquired be flying as on the
wings of the wind to the uttermost parts of the
earth The world says all this is sufficient conso-
lation. 1t may be; perhaps it ought to be- but the
freshly stricken heart fails to perceive it.
With regard TO the mode, or immediate cause, of
his death, we have no information We perceive by
some OF our exchanges that he was not killed out
right, but MORALLY wounded. From the details of
the battle, we are enabled TO conjecture at what
time, and under what circumstances, he probably
fell The Mexicans had erected a number of deen-
ces at many different points the line of march,
and an irregular battle it seems, was kept up for
two days before they were all taken. 1t was on
the evening Of the second day that the event partc
ularly stated below occurred. Captain Quarles
commanded company T, in the 18th Regiment,
which, will be seen was engaged Doubtless it
at this last attack the browning effort of the
two days, that he fell Tie 9th Regiment belonged
to Gen. Pierce division, which division lost 2lO
men. This would show an average loss of about
men to each company. Company F. was raised in
Wisconsin, and contains several of our towns peo-
Pile as also Sc, eraI from this vicinity we'll known
here. The list of prvates killed is looked for anX
iously The next arrival from the scene of the con-
fict will in all probability bring it. We copy
some details, as follows
Let me endeavor in words to give the rea-
der an idea OF the position and works OF the
enemy. As YOU come along the road leading
from San Auguslin to the capitol, and imme-
diatelv this side the Puente del Rosana, the
MeXicans had thrown upa strong and eXcee-
dinghy wcll-built battery, commanding the
road completely. On the right as you faced
the city, stretching for long distance, was
acontinuous ditch, behind the bank of which
an immense Mexican infantry was posted.
On the left of the tefe de ponf, or work at
the bridge, three hundred yards distant, was
| the church of Churubusco, or San Pablo,
strongly fortified with works for infantry,
and also having well constructed battery
containinga number ofguns heavy calibre.
This work was a little advanced from the
tefe dc ponf, and nearly in line between it
and the village of Cohoycan. Further on.
on the other side of the work at the bridge,
and about three hundred yards from the
road, was a large building, we'll adapted for
! the protection of infantry, and in which the
enemy had also posted an immense body.
The ground in The vicinity of all these points
was completely covered with corn, and other
! fields, cut up in every direction by wide and
deep bitches, presenting obstacles innumer-
able to the advance of our troops. No re-
connoissance ofthe position Of the enemy
| had been made, and consequently its
strength could only be ascertained by hard
blows and knocks.
The divisions of Gems. Twiggs and
! " orth were at once engaged, the former
with the church and stronghold of Churu-
husco. and the latter with the batteries at
| the bridge; and in the meantime Gen. Pierce
was hurrying onward from Cohoysan to
attack the hacienda. Soon they too were en-
gagged, and now the battle became general.
| The enemy had over twenty pieces of can
non, all in admirable position, and served
with more than ordinary skill, while but few
of our guns could be brought to bear. The
battery of Captain Frank Taylor, it is true,
opened well directed fire uponC hurubusco,
but SO exposed was its situation that it suf-
| lered most terribly, both in officers and men.
| 10 describe the fierce conflict, even now
that two days have elapsed, or to give an ac-
count of the part taken by the different regi-
ments, were impossible. From the ope-
ming of the strife up to the time the Mexi-
cans were entirely routed and in full flight
for the city, was one continuous roar of can
non and musketrv, accompanied by the loud
shouts of the vctoTs as some new vantage
ground was gained; and high above the din
rose a dense column Of smoke, at times
completely shrouding the combatants.
Since writing the above, complete list of killed,
wounded and missing has come to hand. We APP
pend that of the 10Th infantry. Among the woun-
dcd we perceive the name of Sergeant Dan Rhodes,
late a citizen Of this place, we'll known to our PEG
! pie. There may be others of company F., with
whose names we are not familiar. Capt Qnarles
/ is in the list of the MORALLY wounded We have
not notice OF his death, except in the first
/ port of the conflict. There remains aslgh ground
for hope that he may yet live,
18TH INFANTRY, Col. G. w. MORGAN.
I--kmLED.--Lieut. John ID. Goodman;
Musician Chester G.. Andrews; Private
William Roberts, Samuel Barney, John
Sheath, Peter Hill, Michael Spelcer.
WOUNDED MoRTALLY.-Captain Angus
tus Quares; 1T. Ii. H. Goodloe; Privates
John Glaze, Geo. Gouph, Dan. p. Hanks,
Fitch Cornall, George White.
WOUNDED SEyERELY.-Col. Geo. w.
Morgan; Sergeants Jno. Cunningham, J.
NJ. Camm, VIM. Mabee, Dan. Rodes;
Corp'ls Isaac w. Griffith, VIM. B. Hook
ingson, Jas. Healy; Musician Jos. Clark;
Privates Jno. w. Cook, VIM. Reed, Henry
Widner, Alexander Davis, Dorr III. Fuller,
Hiram Brown, VIM. Rogers, VIM. G. Adj
ans, Francis Fahrm, Jos. Francis George
Steinman, Jacob Salinger, Jacob Hoger,
Cornelius Westfield, Richard Northrap, Ja-
cob ]. Bartim. VIM. Barnett Lewis Weight,