The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-10-14

Gen. Perez had lost; but then he receive d
wards tho valiant b !leras was nlso woun-
dcd md died on the field. The enemy
with additional forces, again charged and
took possession Of the mill. Twice he was
dis!odged, but TN retaking i, the third time
it was found impossible to bring our troops
to the charge.
In spite oilhese two advantages which
they had gained in their cnsleavors IN ut
tack Chapultcpcc, they could NJ, effect n
further advance. which may he OWN. Ia
their being in,imiiaicd bv the resistance of
our forces, and the considerable loss they
had suffered. The result was. that nj 81
o'clock in the morning the fire oi small arms
had nearl, ceased, und they were seen en-
plnvcd in Collecting their killed and wound
Cd At II o'clrk The enemy commenced
re:rograde movement, aud by two in the
afternoon, lie withdrew al his forces 10
Tacubaya. abandoning The two points he
had occupied, anl blowing up The house Of
! Mtta, although some say thu, il was set IN
IRE by n bomb, fired from Chapnltepec.--
II is believed tina, Generals Twinrs md
! Pierce directed the attack, unl that they
put IN motion about eight thousand men.---
II j. certain ih,t the fire was mtre
brisk than Il, Chnrubusco |, is impossible
To ascertain The loss on either side. Ours
does not amount - one hundred killed, and
$50 wo,inard. There are few missing
nearly NIL na, killed or wounded, retiring Ia
Ia. Hh,
The confession Of m lrshm,n who came
over to us in the evening, carried Of four
hundred dead, and six or seven hundred
wounded. We have To lament the loss al!
Gen. Lem, since dead; that Of COL Bal
dcras, OF The valient Colonels llicria and
Gelati, and the determined Capt. Mateos,
81 Pucbla, who conducted himsci like Il
hcra, telling bis soldiers. on the point Of
death, thu, they must never forget they
were PucbIanns, and to fight valiln,!y To
the death. We will take care that he s.all
be buried in the Pantheon, aud that his un-
fortunate wiJuw shall receive a suitable
pension.
Ethe cavalry had taken the position rs
signed TO them al o'cluck in The morning,
by order 1T Gen. Santa Anna, aud il nbove
nil they had made the charge which was
ordered III tho M ,mnnt TINT the enemy NJ
tackled the mill of III Rev, iustcnd Of flying
prccipitaicly, the ac;inn would have ter.
minated early aud The triumph would have
been complete. BIT they did no, take the
position IL whirh,hcy were ordered. mach
less mike the charge rs commanded, Gen.
Alvarez Icing Obliged 10 state officially or
through adjnian, that he did not mike the
charge, because his subordinate officers re-
fused On nccnut Of The ground being too un-
even anil broken fur calvary, as il Il were
mol the same for the cavalry 81 the enemy.
II is believed that The enemy will renew
the attack to-morrow by nnp,hc routc-ei.
ihcr by Thu, a Ia Piedad, or bv that 81
San Antonio. Nay God protect our cause
on this occasion.
Oar oil the cnem, 5 gncrrillas, who cnme
with Scott, was made Il prisoner and shit
on The spot.
From the riario del Cohierno
Al hall past / O'Clock this morning. the
Americans attacked the position Of III Rev,
close Ia the fortress OF Ch,pulicpcc. Ills
numerous and brave columns were, how
ever, repul~cd three times by our valient
soldiers, who this day gave brilliant proofs
oil their patriotism end bravery. More
ihan II thousand n.' the enemy had rcnlin-
ed Oh the field Of battle, aud on our side
the sss has been less ihan one-half the
number. having In Lament the dealt, &c the
gal'an, CD! ID u Lucas B.lleras, aud Gen.
DON Antonio dc Leon being wounded, To-
gnther with several ether distinguished
chiefs al .iicers
The "iraiior," Sauia Anna cnmm,n;le!
in person the column which forced the
Americans L. retreat, taain. with them.
without doubt, the conviction that il is on
~ through rivers Of biaad that they can
penetrate the cit, Of Mexico, and that IL
al! events they will there Gnd their scpal.
chre
We translate the stli lined letter from
Jalapa 10 the Area lis, without vonching
inr it. correctness:
"Whcn Gen. Perez was Abandoning the
NH del Icy. "A huhb discharged from
Chape!,crec. fell among the ammunition
wagons ii the enemy, IN the yard or The
mill, causing four IL them ID explode b.
which 300 Americans are said to have been
blown mp, incluiin. Gen. Worth, who, ac
ccrdln. In the account, had MT been seen
or heard 81 the next day ni Tacuhaya.'
In addition. We find the snbjeincd ex-
tract from the Bolci.a dc Atlisco, can,ain-
ing intelligence from the capital. under
date Of the ! lih and 18th inst, which gives
Continued narrative Of tho operation Of
the two armies;
MEXICO, Sept IL, 1877.
My ESTEEMED FRIEND: Under cover Of
what sent you last night, stated Moth