Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-11-26
HEADoUBETEss or THE AMY,
Tscubaya, Al the CAFES Of Mexico.
AuuiISt gG. IpA7

oflhe capital, and 10 which shall give the pen.
eraI nsme-taHis Of NtyicO.
. In the night Of The l9;h, Brigadier Generals
Shields, P. F. Smith, and Cadvaiadrr and Col.
Riley, with their Lrgades, and rhe 18Th regiment,
/ under Col. Morgan, dc'uchCd from Brigaiior
General Pierce-fouHd themselves IN, and abOg,,
the important pOsilion-lhe hRmler or hacienda,
called lBdierenty, Contr-ras. AuSaIda, San
/ Geron,mo-half mile uesrer TO the city Than
/ The eneny's entrenched comp, on the same roal,
towards the factory Of Magdalebo.
! The camp had been, Unexpectedly, our form.
dabe point Of oulck the afternoon before, and
we had now TO take il, without the aid Of coyal-
~ or artillery, or 10 throw back uur ajyancs
corps upon the road from San AueIslln 10 tho
! CITY, aud thence force passage through San
Antonio.
! Accordingly, 10 meet Contingencies, Major
General Worth was ordered 10 leave. early in
the morning Of the goth, one o.: his brigadcs to
mask San Antonio, and to march. With lie o,h.r
six mde, ria San Augustin, upon Cun,rsras. A
ike destination was given 10 MAJOR General
QIltHan and his remaining brgade IN San Au
gusliH-replacing, for the moment. lle garrison
At that important depot, with Harney's Dr gqde Il
cavalry, as horses could not pass over he inl,r-
. 'Cul.E tOChS' OC' 10 ISdCt ne Ho.u q. uLe.
The march was rendered tedious By the dutk-
ness, rain, and mud; but about suur,s.. Riley,
conducted by Lieut.. Tower, engineer had reach.
ed, an elevation behind the enemy, whence hs
precipitaled his column-slurmed The enrouch-
menls, planted his several coiors upon them, and
carried The work-all in seventeen minutes.
Conducted BY Lieut.. BeaurcgarJ, cngincef,
and Lieut.. Brooks, Of Twigg's slar-both Of
whom Ike Lieut.. Tower, hud. in the night, twice
iroconnorered the ground Cadwalador brought
up TO the general assault Two OF his regiments
the youguers and the lllh; and at the appoint
ed time, Colonel Ransom. with his temporary
brigade, conducted by Capt. Lee. engineer, no,
only tnsde Tie movement to divert and distract
the enemy, but aiter crossing he deep gayina ia
his front. advanced and poured into the WORKS
and upon The !ugiliyes many voeys from as
destructive musk"'rv.
I In the meantime, Smiths 1v7 trigadc, under
The temporary command of Major Dmmich, fol-
lowing the movements ofRiley aud Cadwaladqr,
discovered, opposite to, and outside Of The works,
a long line of Mexican cavalry. drown up as a
support. Dimmick, having al the head Of the
brigade the company Of Sappers and Miners, ~ .
der Lieutenant Smith; engineer, who had cor.
Quoted the march, was orderrd by Bngadler Gen.
Smith 10 form line faced 10 tile enemy, ard in q
charge, against the flank, routed The cavalry.
Shields. too; by the wise disposition Of his hri
gaie and gallant ACTIVITY, contributed much 10
the general results. He held masses of cavalry
and infantry supported by artillery, in cheek BE-.
low him, and captured hundreds. with one Cen
eral Mendoza Oft those who fed from above.
doubt whether more brilliant or decisive
vic'ory-laking into view ground, artificial de-.
fences, batteries and the extreme disparity Il
numbers-wlrhout cavalry or artillery on our
side-is 10 beiound on recutd. Including all ouT
corps directed against the enrenched camp, with
Shields brigade at the hamlet, We positively dit
not number over 4,500 rank and file; and wo
knew, by sight, and since, more certainly, bv ma!
ny captured documents and letters, that the enc
my had actually engaged on the spot 1000 men,
with al least $4,000 more lowering within sight.
AIt not killed and caPtursd, now fled with pr.ci-
pita,ion.
Thus was the great victory Of Conrcv,ls a.
chieved, our road to the capital opened, 7Co Of
the enemy killed; Gl3 prisoners. including, a.
mong 86 officers, generals, besides many CO.
ors and standards; % pieces of brass ordnance
half Of large cubre, thousands of small arms
and accourements; m immense quantity of shot,
shell, powder and cartridges: 700 pack mules,
many horses, &C., &c.-all in our hands.
1t is highly gratifying to find that. BY skilifuI
arrangement, and rapidily of execution. our loss
in killed and wounded did moi ed, on ,ha
spot, 60-among the former The brave Captain
Charles Hanson, of the 7th infunuv-not more
distinguished for galantry than for modes,y mo-
rails and piety. Lieut.. J. P. Johnson, Ist anilIe-
~, serving with Magruder's battery, young OF.
icer Of the highest promise, was Killed the even.
ing before.
One Of the most pleasing incidents Of the vic
tory is the recapture, in the works, BY Captain
Drum, 9TH artillery, under MAJOR Gardner, oflhs
two brass six Founders, taken from another com.
pany Of the same regiment, though whour the
loss of honor, at the glorious battle of Buena vis-
ta-about which guns the whole regiment had
mourned for so many long months. Coming up
a liule later, had the happiness 10 iou in the
protracted cheers of the galan, forth. on the ioy.
Gus event; and, indeed. the whole army sympa.
thises in its just pride and exuIta,ion.
! The battle being won before the advancing
brigades OF Worth and Qunman's divisions were
in sight, both were ordered back To their ale DO.
Srons-Worth. 10 attack San Antonio in front.
with his whole force, as soon as approached in
the rear by Pillows and Twiggs' divisions.
moving from Contreras, through San Angel and
Coyatan. By carrying San Antonio, we knew
tha. we should open anolhrr-a shorter and bei- p
ter road TO the capital, for our siege and 6thcr
trains.
Finding myself at Coyacan, from which 20
many roads conveniently branched, WITHOUT es.
corr or reserve, had to advance, t0r safsty.