The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-09-24

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the. batteries vrre silcn; during the nirlf
Iuh the fire been kent IN, tic hac.end;
might have been torn in rieccs. and the ON.
tire command compelled To retire. Bcior,
going further. Il may be well To state tina
the city Of Mexico lies aboutune miles near.
( ~ north Of san Aa.g!,t.n, that san Antoni,
is abopt three mlss in tie same direction
while the uoiu. occupied bv Gen. Ngllucia.
near Coutgc,a>, for he had command at thai
, place, is at least three mi!ys ia a straight
line, and ina direction nearly west. It,vas
ten mAC, Use way many Il 0ug troops had 20
march, youcauuJt ma.,nca Mo.t rough,
uneven and rugged surface.
~ O'Clock, ca the morning Of tr> lHti,
the batteries again opened on CC.L Nurh's
position, 90 the hacienda near san lntcu;u.
me balls crushing through tEc ", rs, and
filing the room, with fragments OF plaster
ana broken hrnitrge. \ shell also harNl in
the air over the building, and the pieces
dropped among the men stationed Ia "a,
rear 30 hot was tie Ere that the troops
Wecr Obliged 10 gain shelter behind the
building, In, sin ia no: give TAP Tie posi-
i"2n.
ABOUT y y clock the divisions OF Generals
NOW ana iNISE' were 'n,errdio advance
of,c,o,, ,,.',,' "',I 90
b,trrog ,.l 81. ';.,'' ~ q. NY '.'''''l \
ems Ill.,, -. VI '''r
ynS crlr,,, - ',.1''
rnrp,,s ,,,. .,;, ,. Ci i''u
moved -. .,.,'', IN, 49,. ~:
Mill, ,.'''', - ~ "'v "a
be cr,bla5 f., .,, otr .,,. ,,;,
which ,nigh. lc s.,t :, y,,,.;, c.-.,
civ. IN ;uccs.,,,. .;r;,,,. - -, ,,,.
5ncuol MN, ,,,, -, ~ Co,, S,,,i,r,
and s,on trr no ,,''.,,. ..,.'-,..,l j., III.
mi>hirg with ,fr ,,.,l,r,S oc H., c,'..,,',, r,,l
IFTyir,- ,her, =, ',IL-. - -,,,,,,,l.- l.',,,,.,
ofCanT. N, rr,,,lo,,'.,l ,.Tstcl ,,,,,ri,.i
all speed. AZ was alan lin, r,ry,r- and NOM.
tain Lp,yitl,r l,,rs,,. ,,,,y ,,,,,,,rI,l r,.
Lieut.. Callr-lpr. an, Cr.rr,r,,. ll,,.,r:.
mcEt. ASSron a, t,,. s,,IIl rniu "a ms
ten thew cppr.l .ur.n iIr ,,,.n.,. l.ut i,,r,.
So much c[rr,rL .'a fire from heavier ,.,,,,s
atthcy ,yrra soon ,iTarc.1. I:rut. Jni.
son. the Isl artillery. INIT attached f, Ma
rud,I's b,f,r,,, M. r,,rt,u, ,,n,,,.r.l
while Ii.yt. I,u,,,ls,.u,.. ,.,.,'r.r, wound
ed I'm Lu,h l,..-S. t2o',l.,E Nr l.iu-r,.
. Of Gen. CaIyrU,llr NO.. ,rfrr.l ,r, I'D,
,ulro.t Col. El.,. heavy rr,rt,rrrr,.r+,
being >u.u nt fg,i,. ,,.,- ,,.f f-,,.r tle ,i.,-
Will. Gyu. Il,.,r.', l,.i.rf. .,,.,..r,....r
tain Gen. %r,,rn,
TIL, firing f.,.o ,,., r..,r~.,, NJ .h, rr,,...
continued iI,....a,,i,, Mn, from, lin ILL.,.
outside, the r,n.r, rrf,,oir .r,,r .,., .,,..t I'LL,
was most .,r;.,,l e,.l irrrt,,,,'- \,...., ,
O'Clock Gen. SCOT o,ri,al sr., ,rrfu,, iI,..
immense strrn,,h rC,be ,r.,;rons. a, l',,.
ordered Gen. Shields, brigade from Sam {r,-
ou.tir. o., ,,,,. - 10, G'..,,,, -,
to the mont. =, ,,i,prrt p.r, ami r.l-
wallaL.r mi ,rr,,t,. If ra.,"lr 81 i.r'-
ten Of ,,a r.r..s r,,,,;.', lrt r,.,.' ~ ,i,,
with tro.c ~ l,l.',:, Nm G',, 49,, 80.
moyc,-,r,.,. q, ....,. ..,,.,, e.. ,,r a.. .',,
from the lin y,lrrc No I'D ,o.,,f .y.n',
fo fine dcrso lr,'r',,r.I .for,, -,,r,. '.,r',-
vines. Int ma. a ',nrtinn ~ thr rY,,,y In,
wo, ,1,;.'I,. an, ~. ,..l-.,rl 81, ,'r
Ng,src;, a., ,..,...,.r.. -. -.
fon,,- -, 49,,
b.,r,i.. ,,i;I, i..-. ~ 10y -,
,,,.,i-,. ''.
a,,ai,iy,- 80 ''.T g.,
rlor-n c ~ ',''-1
I'LL l ~ n,, ,,
t,;,i,. =, wv. i'''' VIZ '.''N - Ms
80 '-"'N 81 '''N ''"'I 3" " t'N'l'NH ldi many III