The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-10-14

La Piedad, which leads TO San Angel, tho
enemy fired from six TO eight bombs, OF
which hut one fell without exploiting
The others we 81 burst in tho mir. We
then rave them several shots, well directed,
one oi which !c.l within he vtr! hermitage,
raising great dust; in consequence OF
which the enemy did not fire more than
three or four sh.,s up to & o'clock. A strong
nor,hcr, which was blowing, prevented
MS from hearing them nnd We only saw
the smoke.
1t il snid th,t tomorrow they will O.
pen with forty pieces ON the batteries OF
"sariias." [Garitas nre the places in tho
immediate virini,cs OF cities ut which the
revenue is c'lIccted.-Els.] or perhaps
bnmbird the cities from these points situa.
ted in the nciyhb ,rhood oflhe small village
of Pied ID. which have no doubt they will
d., after takinganv one Of tho garitas, par
ticllarlv the one If San Antonio Ahad,
which is the most advanced, leny in
strait line with Palacio, which is nearly on
parallel with the batteries of the enemy
aud takes them in flank.
II appears that the enemy is convinced
uf tho isnpossilii,y ofrcdncing the capital
bv any other means, because there is no
doubt that he has lost 900 10 1000 men,
who were placed kors du combat by tho
action ofihc Sih. md among them thirty
seven officer and three coloncls killed, md
one colonel wounded. Il appears that tho
death oc Gcp. Pillow is uncertain.
L. a.. G.. IL, 4 hot
CT you like, they hung Yesterday nj San
Angel all the prisoners oi the Legion Of
ST. Patrick they took nj Chnruhusco, when
all the world thought they would have been
spared capital punishment. They have en-
peeled from their houses nll the inhabitants
OF the village Of Mixcoac, in order 10 estaE-
lsh there their hospitals and headquarters.
Inst night parcel or men started to
work nj the fertilization, nj The call Of the
Justices Of the Peace animated by the most
lively feelings. Besides the Penon and
Chapu!,epcc, where, from the natural adj
vantagcs, there were strong dciences, and
where there are first, second and third lines
ot defence, all the ''gari,as" are strongly
fortified, besides, he, wcen Ia Piedad, aud
San Antonio Abad, three batteries and one
trench, which traverses diugonnly the
grazing grounds and unites The two ''gsr-
ins."
Sept. l2-At 5o'clnck in the morning
the Tells awake us BY the announcement
Of an alarm. The batteries Of SIN Ant0-
nip Abad and the corresponding battery Of
the enemy opened fire upon each o,hcr.
We have seen discharged by the enemy o
multitude oi bombs, the greater number Of
which burs. in the mir. and long Leinre they
reached our trenches. Al the sa ME hour
a firing commenced nj Chapu!,cpcc, on the
rish, side Of which and in tho mnlHiains,
whence came the attack, III sl,or, distance
from The cDems. are stationed our lnrces Of
cavalry and infantry, who are watching
tho enemy.
We opened. al huff after &. from tho
battery Of The "gari,a'' Of Belen. or it
may he from that starting from the end
If Paso Nucsn, which is situated in
the angie formed by The causcwav leading
to the Villages Of la Prdad mud Tacuba-
Va. BIT whore the enemy directed all his
efforts appears To he the .ssari.a" Of San
Antonio Abad. The servant is III tho door;
must close-,he alarm bell still con,in-
ues TO ring"
This brings us 10 the loih, but NJ what
hour q! the das the letter was closcd we
nre mol informed. Of the cvcntiul dcnom.
mont NC have only tricf account but
sufficient In assure Us that our arms have
achieved brilliant triumph. and that our
army is ..rcvel!iag in the halls ol the Mon
tcznmas." The only reliable account we
hase of the last struggle bct'ire the capt.
tnl is in "A letter addressed 10 Mr.. Dimond,.
our Collector III Vera Cruz, from Orizabn,
which will be found below. Oar cores
pendent III Vera Cruz vouches f,r lis nccn-
racv, and VIC have reason la believe il is
from the snmc source rs was the letter Civ
ing the first mud correct account Of tho lat.
ties o.! Contrcras nnd Chnrubusco.
ORzAnA, Sept. 10, 1917.
DEAR SIN: have tho honor 10 inform
YOU TIM, mn express arrived here this eve
nIng from Mexico, which brings tho intel.
ligcncc that Gen. Scott was in the city Of
Mexico; that on the l3t h, til, American
troops ioik Chapuliepcc and the citadel,
and went into tho city ihnt night. Gen.
Bravo was killed, and Gen. Sau,a Anna
was wounded in The arm, aud had retired
with the reminder of his troops, ~hich had
suffered much, Ia Guadalupe.
Your friend, Ac,
ToF. NJ. Div ND, Esq, Collector, Vera
Cruz.
4 letter from credible source. confirms
al that il said IN the above, and only disa-
grces with il in stating Tint the ciiy was
carried by assault TN The nth. The Sun
NJ Ans1l,st,o has II n. - usl. a.