The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1847-10-23

found The great man had Just fled. but
had left his friend aud his supper, Both
were well cared for-lhc latter were de-
voured hy our hungry officers; the to.nler,
after doing the houors of the table, was
made close prisoner. just rs dark was
setting in, ou men had dug and mined their
way almost up totle very guus Of the enc
my. and now. after u short strUL4e, they
were completely routed ana driven with the
loss of everything The command OF The
city by the san toSme route was attained.
During the nigh, Gen Qullmau com
meuced the work of throwing up breast
works and erecing batteries, with the Imttn
ton OF opening IA heavy canuouade upon the
Culdadea with the first light this morning.
AT 10 clock al night General Worth orders
ed Capt. Huyer TO bring up a 81 FOUNDER
and 10 inch mortar TO the garia or gate OF
San Cosme, and having ascertalned the
bearings and distance OF the grand plaza
and palace. at once opened upon those
points. The heavy shells were heard TO
explode in the very heart of the city. AT
little after midnight, MAJOR PaIacIoS, accom-
panied by two or three members OF the
municipal council of the city. arrived at Ge".
Worh's headquarters. and in great irePIda-
lion informed him HAT Santa Anna and hi
grand army had fled. and they wished a
once TO surrender the capital. They were
referred to the commander-lu-chleta and i'm
medlalely started for racubaya; but IN the
meantime the firing upon hetown ceased
AT O'Clock this morning, Gen. Scott,
with his staff, rode in and took quarters
in the national palace on the top of
which the rcgimental flag of the gallant
rifles and the stars and stripes were aIrca-
dy flying. An immense crowd OF tiank-
ctrd lepcroS, the scum OF the capital,
were congregatcd in the plaza as the
commander in chief entered it. They
pressed upon our soldiers, and eyed them
as though they we're beings OF another
world. So much We're they in the way,
and with such cagcrncss did they press
around, that Gen. Scott was compelled
to order our dragons to clear the plaza.
They were told, however, not TO injure
or harm a man in the mob-they We're
all our friends,
About five minutes after this, and
while Gen. Worth was returning to his
division near the Ameda, he was fired
upon from house near the Convent OF
San Francisco. Some of the coWardly
Polkas, who had fled the day previous
without discharging their guus, now com
mpnced the assassin game of shooting at
every one of our men they saw, from
as we'll as from behind the par
apets on the azotcas or tops Of the hous-
eS. In half an hours time our good
friends, the lepcros, in the ncighborhood
Of the hospital Of San Andres and the
church of Santa Clara, also commenced
diScharging muskets and throwing bottles
and rocks from the azotcas | have ne
elected to mention that Just previous to
this, Col. Garland had been severely
wounded by a mlsket, fired by some mis-
crcant from a window.
ForScvcral hours this cowardly war up
on our men continued, and during thiStimc
many We're killed or wounded 1t was
in this species Of fighting that Lieut..
sidney smith received ms death wound.
ne DIVISION OF Gen. lWIg[s IN one part
OF the city, and Gen. ortn IN another,
were soon actively engaged IN putting
down 'np InSurrecton. OrucrS were CIV
en- TO shoot every man IN all the houses
from winch the firing came, while the
guns o, the dlI!7r'nt il@ht batteries
swept the streets IN all directions. AS
the aSSasSInS were driven from one mousse
they "onId take refuge on announcer; out