Washington telegraph., 1847-06-23
VOL. 2.


II be shown that impossibililiys were re.
quiled Of them.
On the evening Of tho i7lh April lasl,
Gen. Scott promulgated 10 the army his
orders for the action on the ensuing day.
To gen. fwiggs's division, with Shields
hf.gtlc, vas assigned lhg duty Of carrying
sae heighl OF Cruo daIdo, oi turning tho
egenys a wing and occurring the Jalapa
uaai m hia rear 80 as II iu.eieep, he
fslHal; While Cen Pillow was 10 maleh
saluag laa teulo be had eaplully recon-.
ubilHud. aud s.aal aadg rs soon a he
A#1# efa#iaIsu# uHHs uH our rishl,
II #IHn#'aa#e H1iI 3HaI La,
10 psi de aDsnl Ian 0. hslaf..#=-
= nsti=l l.= rsel Hs bHI,ci, as he may
.ca. a. a. till plan ol attack was
aUausgl By llusa.i q Iudow. lbe com.
muua oI Cu lisaoll, supported By Col.
Roberts, II fauuzJ .gauia Volunteers, was
10 a#sati So : l4a rsalrc aaIlR1rl. Oh the
enemy Hga, Nai.s n the Sums m1man,
AlA. ~ fU#ssIHms fshI OF lhs engmY 5
#..f. #H4#z4 he aIaraHI b. C4I. Wmhuap,
Ia Ilu=uHI HHna#a4aIa KoIau.eaIs,
supported hz CO.. gampaalI of Tao l..
Tonne #Bsaz
fhn righJar - sWHF extended lfan
lia len II Ne laal 1al TO la gorge. 10
.he mountains la9olEh which las nfar
loNz. Along las Hnc ih1 gueiny had
established bn=8l on llrza different
hoighls. divided f1m each oihsf By a,m5s,
mWssabIs fagines. Eaeh OF lhese three
lgiHH'f scn strengthened bY admirably
eoalualsl ielIA1n. lnuNu 10 oaf emf.
neefa Is NJ. !. aHl 3. Iacsa WORKS
ven mauuei by upwards OF 3J01 men,
lJl1 Ul whom qeeuf.zI las cza.lal IeII.
Woia.
There can be na doub! bul thai Gen.
sauna Anna relying ou iaa goa, natural
strength oi Gnuo GuflJ auI tue ugpaen,
impas,ibiIliy oil the gH5unl on bis .elt, had
not taught himself Ia believe thai Zen.
Scuu would ondeayal To- turn his position
ihste, bal that he hal strengthened bIs
right under tie impra ion ihal u va u be
The great point Vi a.laHk.
On The morning OF tho 18Th the brigade
OF Gen. Pillow was moved ~ him lfam
the emp IN tho following anier-Golanel
Wynaoap ia lfonI. followed b Col. las.
kcll, beHni whom cans Col. C4mpbslls
whle Col Roberts brought up the rear.
DYarging from tho Jalapa road to he lel,
nearest the iisid&ur'a. The regiments m1g.
ing in the same oDlcE each by the right
illnk, entered a naHaw path leading TO a
pliui nAl lhs centre of the cucmys linr
ui works. lu this orlar lAe brigade Was
moved TO ihe scene Of action. Combining
along Tue path, the rIgil Of Col. Nynhoops
regiment had reached a point OF rising
ground about 800 yarIs igom the enemy,
when Gen. Pillow, llArlu. that the enemy
bad either discovered him or would DO IL,
suddenly viihdga Col Wynkoop by The
lcd faux, fling bim by The lett flank square
of 10 the leli from lhc path, and directed
him 10 cross tho uNiuc which was immn.
dnltly on iha .ch u. lac path and iolm bis
liur ui bau'o parallel with the cncny's
works, under cover ul the hill and chap
ausi and hold himself in readiness 10 a..
.aull SO. /.
While Col. Wyuhoop was executing this
order rs rapidly as tho ruggeducss OF tho
ground would allow him, the general com.
mcua,d ihe work ul placing .he command
oil Col. ilashcll ia position. This be did
by directing C0l. Haskell 10 rest biz right
90 the night oi too path, extending bis leh
square oil 10 the leil 30 as 10 l0Tm bis limo
o blttl1 parallel with the centre ieldwork
OF tho enemy. by this mauUuvrc il will
hn perceived that The ranks of Col. Has.
kclls command were reversed, tho front
rank becoming Che rear aud the RIGHT Of
mo regiment ils len. While this novel
urIcr was "a lAc process o. execution. aud
bclJtc tho Independent company Of Ken.
lucky volunteers, under Captain John 5.
Williams and Clg' Charles Mayors con-.
llny Ut pcnuFf .nn.a volunteers, which
were the Oh and lOh companies hod got
into position the enemy opened bis fire
upon us. dis proper 10 remark hero
ihat ihe command Of Col. Haskell consisted
Of bis own regiment and of Capt. Williams
keniucky company aud Capt. Mayors
company Of Pennsylvania yolunlcers)-
The general Immediately ordered the as.
slull. The men answered tie order with
u shout and advanced rapidly and with tho
greatest enthusiasm in the direction Of tho
cEcmy who was totally concealed from
ihcm 10y the density o.. Che ehapafnl.-
Progressing steadily In ihr hco Of most
deadly and inccslaui .igl ilF more than $50
yards, over a rugged AMI stony ascent lht
command emorgsl rom lho chaparal iuio
ID, open spuce before The work IRON which
he chaparral had been lclici for nearly
Two hundred yards and lei lying on the
ground. Here we were greeted by seven
pieces ofanii.cry Immediately in front Of Us.
No. opened on one Of our Hanks with
wo guns, No. 3 On the other with three,
while Two small pieces on an oIlonsiou Of