The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-25

he win be its rnest support against any revolution also
IN every matter which may be ae'erlned as 70 ne Amer
his quality OF subject with the national will legitinately
EXPIRE ssed always has done in his capacity of first
magistrate and that his excelency wishes be the first
give example of submission to the authority of the laws
God and liberty!
have the honor to be, with distinguished consideration
His excelency the governor of -.
The storming OF Chnpultepec.-Gen. Bravos Official
Report.
Gen. Bravo gives the following account of the opera
lions at and about Cbapultepec the 18th and 18TH to
the Minister OF War. We use the translation OF the
American Star:
EXCELLENT Having TO give you and the nation
OF the late the fortress OF Chapue
pee which was under my charge, | under the painful
necessity of doing it in the present note which, you will
18th instant during which time had the exclusive COM
mand; you well know all the operations previous that
On the afternoon of The lIth the enemy took possession
woods of Chapultepec the west side, which movement
plainly indicated their intention of attacking in that quar-
afternoon Of the 9Th. This Indicated likewise the necessity,
part of attending the defence of the wood as on
the preservation of depended that of the fortress;
out the garrison would have been deprived OF all assist
and would have been in need of water which
was obtained from there.
ing OF the 18th amounted according the enclosed
count S32 men, distributed in the manner therein sta.
ted and ten pieces OF artillery three OF heavy cabre five
full ammunition and arlery-men OF the said forces there
and the rest kept the heights The iocaons Of " ,e
building had hardly commenced; and the fort protected
by wood work. feeble to resist the artillery of the
enemy In this affairs the enemy commenced firing
at hafpast O'Clock the morning the 18th from
another the Arzobspado de Tacubaya and the third
the hills of Moline del Rey. Their firing continued with
Emission until hafpast night Their different
proeotles superior ours, did damage at
first, owing the badness OF their aim but recuying
their aim, the edihce suffered much and the garrison con-
serably lessened in killed. wounded and hurt. Among
the la.er the esteemed and faithful Gen Don Nicolas
Sadaia This firing was only answered by three of our
large pieces the carriage for fourth having been
from tue citadel, as had been requested by me,
During this day, two aids decanp from his exceency
the President, and one from your excelency
me To know and TO ascertain if needed any assistance in
defending the fortress My only answer to his excelency
was that one baalons should be me- to be
sons m IN TIE woad to the small force scattered
mand OF its colonel Xcoenca, sent, but recalled
giving me- or the Chief who had charge Of the POSITION any
notice Whatever Between q and at night another mes
go down to the gate of Raso and see him in person
He there told me that he had already recalled battalion
force they had supported, his exceen1y was determined
to abandon that position, and defend the height alone
position that resolution, and that The effect they mad in
duced the President to concur with me that it
send another battalion that very night order TO main
tain the position in the wood and reinforce the garrison
promptly done stating to his exceency that with troops
then there was Impossible to pass it. the battalion
force remaining had lost all moral courage effects
OF the firing that day But the President concluded by
SITTING that he would not send them immediately as he
did not wish TO concentrate too large body Of troops
the fortress ana mus present greater body TO the power
OF the enemys proJectesassnrng me, however, that
would be succored in time.
dismember the force had guarding the heights 10 ar
ment with 100 that which sustaining the point below
and with 1872 the of the fortress with orders 10
the fortress case of attack by superior force
BY this means the force that stationed in the woods
composed of 25 men 374 kept advance or outer
works, and 2i3 the fortress
During the night the desertion continued, though in les,
numbers the garrison Of the works likewise dmin-
ished and of all the battalion from Tolney which when
received ~ amounted to $50 there only n
Manuel Jmenez b. Jose Maria Romero b. juan Etraaa
on the % o a%S o. G s @ IT
the principal part of the fortress, assault of
many those were so denoraIized by he fatal
example OF their companions and that Of Of the Off
il necessary fire upon several of them Who vera seen
letting themselves down from the top the building
would commence the assault Immediately Judging
by the activity of their fires, which they recommended al
my note of the 18th, in Which lie direction of the
troop, and the absolute necessity my being reinforced
impossible to defend the fortress and that my RESPONSE
bi!iy would cease from that The aid-de-camp
he had delivered the note into hands, having found
You with his exceenGy the President who also read the
ses hr, m os G passing III the had
not arrIven spite OF my fourth OF that morning and
the repeated offers of the President to send two thousand
men to the fortress in time of needand knowing that Gen
Rangers brigade was the fo-I two aids 10 re-
quest his assistance them which, in short time, would be
of no avail The Generals Rangel and Pea Barapan an
swered by tire last of my aids they could not come
to my assistance without the orders of the President
Att IN the morning. the columns of the
by active fire from their artillery entering
the woods the side Of Moline del Rey and advancing by
the Tacubaya road The weakness of the forces that Cow
cred the abundant trenches towards the wood-ces that
had been diminished by deseons the night beorelet the
enemy advance with slight obstacles and possession of
the outer works. being proper observe here that the
troops who had been beaten these points did NOT "a
back on the fortress as ordered.
The hill being completely surrounded by the enemy thew
charged their greatest force the sde which is The
easiest OF access, and for which had
mines, the scent of whchxus possessed by The npi
ID. Manuel Aeman, who had instructed TO blow
them up when ordered but this officer although he had
been particularly charged leave the placs where he
comply and when he sought for the critical moment
could not be ound and hence the prepared mines were of
no avail and the enemy had this great obstacle out of the
way. This circumstance the hand, and the large
and the falling back of the troops that defended the outer
works, spread amongst the artillery men who had moi
been wounded and they fled from their guns and confi,
sion shortly communicated to the few soldiers who had re-
NAMED, so that earthly effort could contain them and
make the enemy's triumph dearer to him. -
Inc enemy however, sustained proportonate loss 10
the resistance that made and though it and the
mcmbrance without doubt of that they experiences in the
action oil ihe o-he result OF which had considerably dis
hearened his troopshe vaciate in the assault
twstanding the smalness our fires and the ndvan
tages he had gained Therefore it can be assured thar
with little more help the of reinforcement with
which we could have prolonged the defence for some time
the enemy, beaten, would have returned to his camp in
Tacubaya, to put in execution the which few davis
before it was reported had been determined upon
is impossible tor me to give your exceency