Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-12-01

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From fh}ttarlsston Epeaing Nsus.
ABMsDE SPATCHES.
Gen. ScoE's dispatches in relation to
the storninEfot Chapullepeca and The
City of Msteo &haye been published in
the Union FFedo not find among them
the reportaiBis. Gen. Shields; that
of Major Gf.sQhitman gives the fullest
detail ofstl,R Rpesations Of our Regiment.
We remaFRhatin this report ll,ereis a
larger numiIr &c the officers Of the South
Carolina taIalion gaze,lcd for bravery
and etficienf tiian of any other single
rpgiment'9 g that division. We notice
the names d GLADDEN., Capts. B!anding,
DeSau, u,snrejDnnnovan,, and Marshall,
and Liputs.1eilick, Lilly, May and Bell.
Captain Hger and Lieut.. Stuart, of
the Army, as also highly distinguished
in these reRrisrand will doubtless, ree:ii
ceive the pam6lion they have SO richly:
earned. Tie sconducl of our s.9Ilels
Regiment wis conspicunusly gallant in! lsl6
the atrackIu|on. the batteries az the Safs
i,a, they wele ,intermingledt edaatlysWith
the Rifles aHpiaced in the advance
",I,ree riHeSand! three :bayonets under
each arch;'8and with+the rifles they
we're the fls fdrrush into the cilyssilIsl
is to be noisd l!lat Gen. Scu.t,5SIns his
! despatch, says that he regardea isla
approach ,tS the San Cosnss as
the least dilicultroute toliescs5s55 snd
conquest eflIle city, and d6e in.
tended Gem Quirm m tosmaad sSe and
threaten the. BpIen or soulhRestsf8 gate,
in order 10 flavor the main attack by
Worth. Bdt,Ile gallant Qnitman. and
his divisionSwere not to be- restrained,
the glinefing prize was before them,
-and wiihia glorious rivalry they plucks
ed it from all competitors. II was 10 70
.conscql,eacesof this achisyeIsnent that
2 esss 81
We extract tina, portion of Gen. GUT
mans reporl which, relates toihe Storm
ing of tie city. The achievement OF
the brave aad lamenled Captain Drum
in advancing with his battery along The
aqueduct, exposed to the fire Of tho en-
emy's batteries from behind their fortl.
fcalions, until as stated in another ac-
count, only eight meu Of his company
remained, is unsurpassed in the history
of the wal for daring and ,indomiIabln
courage. Il will be seen that Major
Gladden. supplied him, from time to
time, with men to work his guns. "a
The ChapuIlcpec road is broad av'
cnue, nankcd will, deep bitches and
marshy grounds on either side. Along
the middle of this avenue runs The aqle-
duct, supported by arches of heavy mas
sonry, through the gari,a Or g"te of Be-
len into the city. The rifles, supported
BY the South Carolina regiment, and fol-
lowed by the remainder of Smiths brig-
adp, were now advanced, from arch 10
arch, towards another strong battery
which had been thrown across the road,
about mile from Chapultepec, having
four embrasures with a rpdan work on
the right.
At this point the enemy in considera,
Bile force made an obstinate resistance;
but with the aid Of the effective fire oI
an 8 inch howiIzer, directed by the in'
defa,igable Capt. Drum, and the daring
bravery of The interchangeable rifle regi'
meut, il was carried by assault. The
column was here re-organized for al
attack upon the batteries of tile gariti
of the city. The regiment of riilrmen
intermingled with the bayonets Of The
South Carolina regiment, were placed
in advance-,hlee rifles and three bay
onuts under each arch. They were
supported by the residue of Shields
brigade, The 81 Pennsylvania regiment
and the remainder Of Smiths brigade
together with part Of the 9th infantry
under Major Bonneville, who had faller
! into this road. In this oder the column
resoIuely advanced, from arch to arcl
of the aqueduct, under tremendous fire
of artillery and small arms from the
batteries in tile garita, the Pasco, and {
body of the enemy, on the Piedad roat
to the right, extending from the left o
the garla.
Lieut.. Benjamin having brought mp :
I6>pounder, Capt. Drum and his e1icien
subalterns were pndring Il constant ant
destructive fire into the garla. As Ih'
enflaJing fire of the enemy becam'
very annoying to the advance of lh'
column, few rounds of canister wcr
thrown by our artillery in The direction
which eEfectualIy dispersed them. Th