The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-10-28
LETTERS PROM Nh KENDALL.

LETTERS PROM Nh. KENDALL.
City a Meairs. s~ya. II, Iss1.
Analher sirloIy. glaraous 10 il. rr,ul,,
and shleh Las Ihrown additional LASH,
upon lhs American arms. has been arhi,t.
ed to-day by The aray nader Gen. Seou
The proud rsp'lsl Of Mexico hss fallen
into Tie poser el . mere handful Of unea
rompsrsd Nth The immense odds amazed
against lien. and Ssnia Anna. instead of
shedding he blood % he hsd promised. \
wandering -Ih The remnant Of hn sny
no ane knaws ~hilher.
The apparently impsegnsble we.ks On
chspnl,speI. afisr . despsrals struggle.
weTe lrismphanIly earrisd--Gen,. Brssa
and Monlerde. tesidss 0 hosl OF ofTe,t.
OF deficient grades, taken prisoners: over
1000 non eommissoEed officers and pri-
saIss, all their cannon and smmuniIion.
are ~ Cur h.nd.; The fagitivrs uere sOan
IN foil light towards the different worIs
which eoanand The snlrancr % The city,
and our men 81 &C we're ID, pu,,ud.
Gen. Quitmsn, suppdsd BY Gen.
Smiths brigade. took The road by The
Chspnllepee squsduet towards the B,len
gate and The Cindsd~ls: Gen. worth,
supported b, Gen. Cadw al.der's brigade,
advanced by the San Cosms ,qusdur,
towards lh" g.Tila Of that name. Both
routes were cot up by di'ehes add deisnt.
ed by brsaslwork', b.rricsdes, end strong
works Of every description known 10 mill.
isry scisnrs; e. The daring and impsiuosi.
~ of our men ovsrc,ns one defence sIlsr
sno'hef. and by nighllall evsry work 10
the eiiy's edge was carried. Gen. Quil.
mans command. siler The foui o. Ch.pul.
~pec. sas The hia 20 encounter The enc
ny in iores. Midway between The for.
mer and The Belen gate. Santa Anpa had
eon.trueted . strong work; but lhis Gas .,
once vigorously assaulted by Gen. Qaa.
nsn. and aided BY flank ere from l~o
Of Dsnean's guns. which Gen. Worth had
ordered 10 appioach a. near 90 possibls
IRON The San Cosme road. The emmy vas
again routed and 10 iulI fight. They
sRsin made . stand from their strong ior.
nficst'ons 81 and near The Belen esrils.
opening . tremendous fs not only Of
round shut. grape and shell. bot of musks.-
~; yet boldly Gen. Qui,man advanced.
f~.-----A - ----;--A 49, .---L-, -t,l.Sasii
n aTea. loss, and then every point on This
eide The city was IN our possession. Ia
This onslaught two Of our brs,e,i officers
we're killed-C.p,. Drum snd Lieut.. Ben.
jsmin. a~..- .... s.
Mssnwilc Geo. wnuh was rapidly
advancing upon San Cosme. At the
English bsryins ground the enemy had
constructed . strong work. I was Dc.
tended By idianIry Tor q short time. but
could not rss's. the assault Of our msn-
the afrish,ed Mexicans soon fed 70 ,nolh.
~ line Of ~orks nesier The cir, shd thus
Gen. Worth was 10 possession of the sn-
trance TO San Cosme. AZ hi. men ID.
'anssd towards the gsrii,, the enemy
opened heavy f'e Of maske,ry from The
hoose tops. a. veil 20 oil grsrc. csnnswr
and shell from their bstteries, thus sweep.
ing The ssrsel completely. Al this Juno.
iure the old Monterey game. Of burro sing
aud digging Tho, gh The houses, vas
adopted. on the ugLt. as our our men
laced the enemy, The squeduci afforded .
partial shelter: on he left. the houses gave
soa'e protection, bot many were still killed
OF wounded BY the grape Which swep.
every part. as well ss By shells which
where continually burstsks in every d..
iecucn. About 3 o'cloc he work ofihe
pick-axs and The Gro bar. Under The direc-
ton oil Lieut.. G. w. Smith. Of the Sap
pers and Miners. had fairly commenced.
and every minute brought our men nesref
the enemy's las, sitonp hold. Ia the mean.
tine two aiounisIn bow,,zers were fsirly
l'i'ed To the top Of one Of The houses anu
into The cnpols Of The church. from which
they opened a plung,ng and mos. Elective
IRE. While nne Of Duncan's guns, ia charge
Of Lieut.. Hum. was run up under CALLING
lire 10 deserved brea.tw orb, and al once
opened upon the gsr,ia. 10 ths latter
daring frat. four men oui OF eight ssre
either k'lIsdor wounded, but s,,ll the piece
was most effectively served. The work
oi The Miners vac ,llll gong on. 10 one
house which they had entered, BY The
P'ek.sxe, . fsvorlte AID Of SAINTS Annss
vas found. The GREAT man had jusl He'd,
and lsi' his friend aud his supper Both
we're we'll cared ioI---lhe latter was de-
voured BY our hungry officers; the former.
si'er dong the honors oi the table, was
made close prisoner. just as dark sss
settling IN, our men had dog and mined
Their way almost up TO the very guns oil
The enemy, and nav. siter a shoristruggle'
'hey were completely routed and driven
VIII the los OF ever. thing. The con-
m'nd Of The city By the San Cosme SUITE
was alts.ned. ..~
During the nighi. Gen. Quamsn con'
mencsd Tho work OF throwing up biesst'
1ofks and esec'ing bs,.esies, VI h the i"'
A