Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-10-23

San Antonio. May God protect our cause
on this occasion.
One of the enemy's guerriIlas, who came
with Gen. Scott, was made prisoner and shot
on the spot.
From fhe DiGro del Gobierao.
AZ half past four O'Clock this morning, the
Americans attacked the position of the mill
del Rey, close TO the fortress of Chapulte-
pee. His numerous and brave columns
We're, however, repulsed three times by our
valiant soldiers, who this day gave brilliant
proofs of their patriotism and bravery
More than thousand Of the enemy re-
manned ON the field of battle, and on our
side the loss has been less than one-half the
number, having to lament the death of the
gallant Col. Don Lucas Baderas, and Gen.
Don Antonio de Leon, being wounded, to-
gether yithseveral other Distinguished chiefs
and officers.
The g traitor,n Santa Anna, commanded
in person the column which forced the
Americans to retreat, taking with them,
without doubt, the conviction that it Is only
through rivers of blood that they can pene-
trate the city of Mexico, and that at all events
they will there find their sepuchre.
We translate the subioined letter from
Jalapa TO the Arco Iris, without vouchng
for its correctness:-
When Gen. Perez abandoned the Mill
del Rey, bomb discharged from Chapulte-
pee, fell among the ammunition wagons of
the enemy, in the yard Of the mill, causing
four of them to explode, by which 500
Americans are said to have been blown up,
(raioran,) including Gen. Worth, who, ac-
corting 10 the account, had not been seen or
heard of the next day at Taeubaya."
/ The next accounts we have from the Capt.
tai come in letter to the Aero Iris, dated
the 10th inst. We subjom translation of
it,
Mexico, Sept. 10, 1Si7.
My Esteemed Friend The whole day
has passed without an attack. At two in
the afternoon, an alarm was created by the
appearance of two columns aud two guer-
rilla parties, which was seen on the cause
way of Piedad. A few shots were exchan-
ged and the enemy withdrew. According to
all appearances we shall be attacked to-
morrow at three points, as the enemy, du-
ring the night, has been accommodating the
country by means of camp lanterns (tarot
de compana.) The Government has taken
4 $500, 900 which were being sent by COM
mercial house to the camp Of the enemy.
Gen. Smith has expired, and by the en-
closed slip YOU will see that the Americans
mutilated and cruelty assassnated the unfor-
tunate Irish who were taken at the battle of
Cburubusco.
! Sept. lit is O'Clock in the morning
and thus far nothing new has TRANSFERRED.
In addition we find the subioined extract
from the Bolctia de .4iiseo, containing intel
ligence from the capital, under date of the
1lth and l2th instant, which gives contin-
ued narrative of the operations of the two
armies:-
Mexico, Sept. II, 1Sl7.
M Esteemed Friend Under cover of
what sent you last night, ! stated nothing
new, at which we were surprised, az il did
not rain, and we expected to be attacked
Thus we passed the morning, until three o.
clock in the evening, when the alarm-bell
was rung, aud it was ascertalned that there
was firing of artillery at Chaputepec and
San Antonio Abad. In the first point, il was
caused by the approach of force of the
enenny's cavalry, which took position on the
hills of Tacubaya; moving from that village
towards Morales, and there skirmish with
a party of our cavalry took place, in which
captain and several of the soldiers were
killed, and some twenty of the enemy wound
cd with lance.
battery of the enemy, which is in little
hermitage half in ruins and situated at the
end Of the Causeway del Nino Perido or
La Piedad, which leads to San Angel, the
enemy fired from six to eight bombs, Of
which but one fell without exploding. The
others we saw burst in the air. We then
gave them several shots, well directed, one
Of which fell within the very hermitage,
raising a great dust; in consequence Of
which the enemy did not fire more than
three or four shots up TO six O'Clock. A
strong norther, which was blowing, prevent
ed us from hearing them, and we only saw
the smoke.
II is said tbrt tomorrow they win open
on US with FORT pieces on the batteries of
81 garitas." At the moment we cannot hit
upon an English word that conveys the
meaning of this. Garitas are the places in
the immediate vicinities of cities, 81 which /
the revenue is collected or perhaps |
lombard the cities from these points, situa- |
ted in the neighborhood of the small village |
af Piedad, which have no doubt they will /
do after taking any one of the gartas, par /
ticularly the one of San Antonio Abad,
which is the most advanced, being in a
straight line with Palacio, which is nearly /
on parallel with the batteries of the enemy 4
and takes them n flank.
Ii appears that the enemy Is convinced Of
the inlpossibIity Of reducing the capital by
any other means, because there is no doubt
he has lost 800 or 1000 men, who were pla-
ced hOrs du combat by the action of the 5th,
and among them thrty-seyen officers and
three Colonies killed, aud ono Colonel
wounded. Itappears that the death Of Gen.
Pillow is uncertain.
IN compensation for the loss, or whatever
you like, they hung yesterday at San Angel
all the prisoners of the Legion Of st. Patrick
which they took at ChuribHseo, when all the
world thought they would have been spared