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

~ SoHiS ohucSuui'dulc neeL 5ence,
either at Galena, or between Galena and
Lancaster, we failed ofreceiving the Galena
Semi-weekly Advertiser due on Thursday
morning last--a paper on which we rely for
all the earliest Mexican news, while the
navigation of the river is openly which
means we are prevented until now, from
laying before our readers the following inn
portant news from Mexico.
Confirmation and Details of the Taking
of the City!
BATTLE OF THE MILL DEL REY!
Rported repaise Of our Army icith heary
ioss--Rumors Of The death Of Generals
Worth and Pillo,c-Battie Of Chepulte-
pec-Great american eictory-- Our troops
take possession Of the Capitol Generals
Bravo and Leon killed, ard Santa LANA
acounded.
On the It'll, Gen. Herrera, as commandant
of the city of Mexico, addressed the clergy,
exhorting themto exert all their influence TO
incite the people to arm themselves and pre-
pare to resist the American army.
Following up eyents-as closely as the
somewhat disconnected accounts will per-
mit-in the order in which they occurred,
we find that on the Sth, Gen. Scott attacked
the Mill del Rey, or Kings Mill, in the inn
mediate vicinity of Chapultepec, and ac-
cording to the Diario di Gobier1,o and the
Bolet,n, published at Atlisco, our army was
repulsed after a severe conflict, in which we
lost about 400 in killed and from coo to 700
in wounded, and fell back upon Tacubava.
We give below a translation of the Botetin'S
description of the engagements; promising,
that the reader viii bear in mind it is Mexi-
can, and is, in all probability, great exag-
geraton, il not an entire misrepresentation.
1t is from an extract of the Botstia, issued
on the 9th inst
AT half past five this morning (the Sth)
the fire commenced on the two hanks of
Chapultepec. The left was resting on the
mill of Ell Rey, close to the forest of Cha
pultepec. This point was commanded by
Gen. Leon, and under his order were the
battalion of Nina, whose colonel was the
patriotic and valiant Balderas, and the bat
talions Union and La Patria, of OaXaca, in
one of which were included the companies
of Pueba, also, body from Queretaro and
some others-all composing the National
Guard. The right flank rested ON the house
of Mata, at the distance of quarter of
league from Chapultepec, and occupied by
1900 of the regular army, commanded by
Gen. Perez. The enemy in two columns,
with his usual daring, attacked these points
first with artillery, and at a quarter TO six
with rapid fire of musketry. Gen. Perez
sustained the fire very well for about half an
hour, when, for causes ut present unknown,
he retired with bis forces, although he had
not lost ten men. The retreat must have
been fatal for Mexico, If Gen. Leon and his
brigade had not shown prodgies of valor.-
Twice he repulsed the column that attacked
him, and in the second he sailed from his
position to recover the artillery Gen. Perez
had lost /; but then he received mortal
wound, and a few moments afterwards the
valiant Balderas was also wounded and died
on the field. The enemy with additional
forces, again charged and took possession
of the mill. Twice he was dislodged, but
on his retaking it the third time it was
found impossible to bring our troops 70 the
charge.
In spite of these two advantages which
they had gained in their endeayor' TO attack
ChapuItepec, they could not effect further
advance, which may be owing ~ their being
inundated by the resistance uf our forces,
and the considerable loss they had suffered.
The result was, that. at nine O'Clock IN the
the fire Of small arms had nearly
ceased and they were seen employed in coli
lectng their killed andwounded. At eleven
O'Clock, the enemy commenced retrograde
movement, and by two in the afternoon, he
Withdrew all his forces to Facubaya, ADAM
donng the two points he had occupied, and
blowing up the house at Mata, although
some say it was set on fire by bomb, fired
from Chapultepec. II is believed that Sens.
Twiggs and Pierce directed the attack, and
that they put in motion about eight thousand
men. It was certain that the fire was more
intense and brisk than at Churubnsco. Its
impossible to ascertain the loss on either
side. Ours does not amount to 100 killed,
and $50 wounded. There are a few miss
all NOT killed or wounded, re-
firing TO ChapuItepec. The enemy, accor-
ding to the confession of an lrishman who
came over 10 US in the evening, carried off
four hundred dead, and SIX or seven wound
ed. We have 10 lament the loss of Gen.
Leon, since dead; that Of Col. Balderas; of
The valiant Coils. Huerta and Ceati, and of
the determined Capt. Mateos, of Puebla,
who conducted himself like hero, telling
his soldiers, on the point Of death, that they
must never forget that they were Pueblanos,
and to fight valiantIy to their DEATH We
will take care that be shall DE buried IN the /
Pantheon, and that his unfortunate widow
shall receive pension.
II the cavalry had taken the position rs 4
'igned 70 them at four O'Clock in the NOR
ling, by order of Gen. Santa Anna, and if
above all they had made tie charge which
gas ordered az the moment that the enemy
attacked the mill at Del Rey, instead Of fly I.
Bg precipitately. the action would have ter
minated early and the victory would have
zen eompletes But they did not take the