The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-29

points on that Inc. On the PieGad touh
thev have Strong works, while ut the Nino
Pcidido and san Antonio Abad ent ~uce 10
The city they ale also ioItiiyifg win INC
greatest vigor. Cen. Pillows division, as
also Col. Riicy's brigade, attached TO tbat
Oi Gen. Tw!GcS. occupied ne Niiiate ~ La
piet!ad and ;.eghboihou,i, IN PLAIN sight ord
in fact under the guns OF the cntm my. Cch'
Worth remain, here in Jaeubaya, but he Is
sending all lis sick aud wOuna,d TO MeNiso,
out at the range of tlic guns of Chapultcpec.>
No one knows what point viii be hrs, at
tack cd, but this question VIII seen be de-
tIuninod. The nest blow struck Willie
hard, and all hope decisive. It must read
strange, ihc story that some or $500 men
have set themselves down before strongly
fortified city of over :!U0.OG0 iillabtants,
with an amy Of 1t least $500 men TO de-
icnd it; but Tie tale is q iiuc one, ardtEc
proud capital {. Nc Aicu laus, fl.
Sept ia rmal party Ct IS Lave
Just returned fom re tN,rto La Piedaf,
I the headquarters c! Con. Pillow. General
Scott was there, as also were stirc Of his
[ principal cl!iCoIS, holding a council as 10 The
best mode and pointo attack. The result
OF their deliberations is not known, but il is
thought that the intaniy VIII have seine
respite after their hard labois, and that all
the heavier caruon recently captured rem
the McxicanS will be employed in sending
/ their own balls lack ut them. With their
own guns, aud those brought up by Gcner-
al Scott, at least fifty pieces Ct heavy cali
brc, can be opened at any one point
/ enough TO GCmOlish any work the MeXicans
have constructed in time incredibly short,
and give then, I lesson they will not soon
forget.
From the Pucu,c del Hermita, W l.ich Las
bccndeS.royedt by the MeXicanS themselves,
they can plainly TIC seen at work on several
Notifications between The roads Of San An
gel. and San Antonio DC Abad. These
works are but little more than half mile
from the city, which is also in plain view.
Shortly after we loft, the enemy opened
with two OF their heavy guns upon our pick
cts or engineers. and continued tie fine for
near all hour. ! cannot Learn that they did
any injury. On cur return TO Tacubaya,
we found that Mai. Sumner and Col Dun
can ad had Il lite brush with the cnemy's
: lanccrS near the battle ground Of Ii Moline.
Capt Rui, with lis company OF mounted
? riNcmen, drew large party OF the Mexican
cavalry Immediately within the large Of
; one Of Duncan's guns, Wien one or two
I
ry direction. Only che man vas wounded
} on our side, but it is known Hat tic ehtmy
, lost several in tho slilinish. They Opened
witt! one heavy gun from CLapultcpec On
onr men, but lid no harm oiier Than fright
eIing the inhabitants ol this Place half cut
Of ilcirWs.
Lieut. Burbank, w'ovas iuoItally woun-
ded at Ii Moline, died yesterday, aud Capt.
L, Kirby Smith, this allemcCn, of wounds
received al the same time. Lieut.. Col.
Dickinson, shot badly In The ankle at Chu-
ribusco, is also dead. Al were gallant Of
fcerS and their loss is mitch regretted.
! have already mentioned The execution
CT nineteen OF TIE describes captured on tho
10Th August. at CkWulUscO. Gen. Scott
has Just Signcd the death vaiIant OF thirty
others, t:kon at the same time. and they
I vii! suffer .EC a!.c fate in lie couisc of a
! day or two.
SCpi. Ia: taIly day l'sht dis morning,
hoaNy canr0Iadc was opened upon tho
strength hold Of Chapniiapec. which was in
creased during the Gay, as additional siege
guns were placed in pusiiion The Mcxi-
cans returned the FIRE with great spirit Mt
intervals during tic dGy, but with little cf-
feet, other than dismounung enc vi cur guns
i cannot learn that a mau has leen killed
Mt any Of the batteries. Several Of the
No!igCurs, while diminishing with the enc
my'S SharpShu0tels, at tie foot Of Chapul.t-
pee. were wounded. but none of them Sc
vclC.y. \ lGi inch mortar was opened
upon the place during the afternoon, and as
several shells have been seen To fall and
explode directly within the enemy's works
it is certain that great damage has been
caused. y Cring Of heavy guns has also
been heard in the direction of La Piedad,
showing that the NcXcaus have been d.
vertcd in that quarter.
At dusk this evening several loads Of,
scaling ladder, were sent down towards the
foot o! ChapU.tcpCc, and the movements of
oar infantry AMI ether light corps would in
, diCatc that tie strong works upon the crest
arc TO be s.omcd early tomorrow. A
large portion Of the .ia;!rc army will be
brought 10 the struggle, and il is thought the
contest viii lo terrible. have little time
to WIitC.
CITY og MINco, SPIT. li.--Anothcrv
tory. glorious in It's results and which has
thrown additional lustro on the American
ogms, las been achieved to-day by the ar
my under Gen. Scoit--the proud capital of
Mexico has fallen into the power Of a nero
handful Of men compared with the i'm
lHthAc tHdS HIiVIt" against tllen, and
Santa Anna, instead of shedding his blood
, as he mad promised, is wandering with tho
remnant Ct lis army no one knows viii.
thcr.
The apparently impregnaLlo works Of
Chapul!cpec after a desperate struggle,
were triumphan,ly carried-Gens. Bravo
and MUnIctdc, besides a host of officers of
dillcrent grades, taken prisoners; over enc
thousand non-comwIisSioncd officers and
privatcS, all their cannon and ammunition,
are in our hands; the iugitives were soon
in full fight towards the different works
which command the entrances TO the city.
and oug men at once were in hot persuit. -
Gen. Guitman. supported by Gen. Smiths
brigade, took The road BY the Chapultepec
aqncduct towards the Delen gate and the
Cmdadelai Gen. Worth, supported BY Gen.
. C5dwaadcr'S brigade, advanced by the
: san Cosme aqueGuct towards the gai,a Of
) that name. Both routes were cut I'D by
! bitches, aud defended by breastworks, bar
ricaJcs, and strong works Of every descrip-
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