The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-05-20

pa, and Worths division is III route thither'
ali pursuing with good results as learn, that
nart of the Mexican Army-perhaps SIX or
seven thousand men, who fled before our
right had carried the tower and gained the
Xalapa road. -.
Pillows brigade alone is near me at this
depot of the sick, wounded and prisoners, and
l have only time to give from him the names
of LIST Lieut. +. B. Nelson, and "a Z. u. Gill;
both of the I'd Tennessee foot (Haskell's reg |
imenO among the killed, and in the brigade
lO6, Of all ranks killed or wounded,
Among the latter, the gallant brigadler
general himself has smart wound IN the arm,
but not disabled, aud Major Il. Farqueson, "a
Tennessee Capt. II. F. Murray, ID Lieut..
G. L. Sutherland, LIST Lieut.. W. T. Hale Cad
iutanN all of the same regiment, severely,
and 1st Lieut. w. Yeawood mortally wound
ed. And know from personal observation
on the ground that LIST Lieut. Ewell OF the II
fes, ifnot now dead, was mortally wounded
in entering sword in hand the entertainments
around the captured tower
Second Lieut., Derby, Typographical engl'
neer, also saw at the same time severely
wounded, and Capt Patterson second L. D
Infantry, lost his right hand. MAJ. sumner
% U, S. lragoons was slightly wounded the
day before, and Capt johnson, topograpnlcal
engineer (now Lieutenant Col OF lnlantrO
was very severely wounded some days earlier
while reconoitering
must not omit 10 add that Capt Munson
and 2nd Lieut. Davis, both of the rifles, were
among the very severely wounded IN storm
mo the same tower | estimate our total loss
in killed and wounded, may be about 25oo'
and that of the enemy $50. In the pursuit
towards Xalapa (25 miles hence u learn we
have added much to the enemy's loss in prls-
oners. killed and wounded, In fact, L sup
pose his retreating army is nearly dlsorgan-
lied, and hence my haste to follow Ill an
hour or two, to profit by events,
In this hurried and imperfect report Unjust
NOT omit to say that Brigadier Gen. Iwlggs,
in passing the mountain range between Cerra
Gordo, crowned with the tower, detached
from his division, as l suggested the day
: before. strong force to carry that height,
, which commanded the Xalapa road at the
r foot, and could rot fail, if carried, to cut oil
! the whole or any part of the enemys forces
: from retreat in any direction =
A norton of the list artillery, under the OF
: ten distinguished brevet Col. Childs; the I'd
f infantry under Capt. Alexander the tI
l. Infantry under Lieut.. Col. Plympton and the
l. rifles Under Major Loring, all under the tenn
$ norAry command of Col Harney,2d dragons
D duripa the confinement to his bed OF brevel
: Brio, Gen p. F. Smith, composed that de
tachment. The style of execution which
C had the pleasure to witness was most pri!ilat
and decisive. ,-.o,
NJ The brigade assembled the long and diilicul
l. slope of Cerra Gortlo, without shelter an
le under the tremendous fire Of artillery AM
musketrv, with the utmost steadlneSS, reache
III the breastworks, drove the enemy from then
IN nIanted the colors of the LIST artillery, 81 an
al eth ntantry-the enemy's flag still flying
~ and after some minutes of sharp firing hi
It. ished the conquest with the bayonet.
1t is the most pleasing duty to say that tn
ID HIGHEST praise is due to Harvey, Chllds, Plyml
Il, ton, Loring, Alexander, their gallant Office
re and men. for this brilliant service, lndepen'
Dv ent of the great results which soon loilo'
cd ed.
Worth's division of regulars coming I
ct at this time, he detached Brevet Lieut. 70
cs G. r. Smith, with his fight battalion,
mr. sunnort the assault but not in time.
an The General, reaching the tower re
bv minutes before me, and observing VIM
ch fac displayed from the nearest portion
,al the enemy towards the batteries below, Sc
,rs ont Colonies Harvey and Childs to hold
m barley. The surrender followed IN an no
OF or two. =,
sm Major General Patterson left a sick b.
NV to share in the dangers and tatsueS OF
ci, day and after the surrender went forward
ms command the advanced forces towards Aa
m Briqadier Gen Pillow and his brigade twi
asaulred with great daring the enemy me
- batteries on our left and though wltho
be- success, they contributed much 10 distract a
nv dismav their immediate opponents.
the President Santa Anna, with Gener
me Canalizo and Almonte, and some six or eng
,py thousand men, escaped towards AaIapH j.
has before Cerro Gordo was carried ana oe1c
NIB Twiggs' division reached the national 10
re- above.
Ihavc determined to parole the prisoners
I officers and men-as / have not the means
l of feeding them here, beyond to day ana ca
on not afford to detach heavy body OF ho
will and foot, with wagons, to accompany them
for Vera Cruz. Our baggage train though
ion crcasino. is not vet large enough to give a
tba nrogrcss to this army Besides, n great nu
ous her ofthe prisoners would probably esci
nm from the escort in the long and deep sar
the road. without subsistence-ten to one-t
on we shall find again, out of the same BODY
who men, in the ranks opposed to US
raj Not one of the Vera Cruz prisoners IS
to- lieved to have benin the lines of Cerro u
do. Some six of the officers, highest IN ra
ma refuse to give their paroles except to go
de- Vera Cruz, aud thence, perhaps, tot VI
VEN cd States.
, of The small arms and their accoutreme
beng of no value to our army here or at n moi
I have ordered them to be destroyed; Tor
have not the means of transporting them
| am also somewhat embarrassed with
pieces of artillcry-all bronze-whlch
have captured, 1t would take brigade !,
> half the mules Of this army to transport u
fifty miles A field battery shall take
service with the army; but the heavy m