Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-06-09
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whittier few Of US he'd gone, under cover
of the trees and brushwood, to obtain
sond view of the Mexicans on the latter
(, hill, we had most excellent opportunity
of seeing the whole movement. furious
.clang oftrumpels first announced that The ID
enemy was in motion, and sopn we could
see long line Of infantry marching down
The steep hill side anrl making directly for
the height now occupied by Col.H. and his
small but gallant band. With such
tremendous fury did The trumpe'ers blow
their instruments, that one unused 10 them
world have thought that they alone were
sufficient To- drive every Yankee compile
tely from the heroic and sacred soil of
Mexico. Onward still they came, aud
onward louder came the blasts from,he
lrumpc,s, as doubtless give themselves
courage, as they neared lf1e spot where
they knew,hey would meet with war 10 the
dealh. The position was ali-important TO
them, and host was on The way 10 attack
il. Soon they reached a spot almost
within musket range. and while they had
hailed a momenl.to form, 10 recover their
wind, aud collect and strengthen their
nerves for the coming struggle. Col. Har-
ney improved the occasion to play otf;sa
regulas trick upon them. His. men were
partially concealed behind the Grow of the
hin, vet he himself was in plain view OF ne
hostile host; and now he commenced a
haraneue which would have served for 40
army Of 10000 men, appointed every way
with cannon, with cavalry, with mortars,
and with all the appliances ofwar.-"D Don't
shoot vet !' shouted he TO his little band,
and his lungs are none Of the weakest I;
"wait till they come closter, and then give
them sugar! Dan'I draw trigse, tell
you-doube charge those cannonsr. there,
with grape and canister: and wait NIL |
give The word / don't want one OF them
ever to get back alive" 80
In this train he went on imerlardlng
his battle speech with few more Of the
strongest kind Of abjertives Than care
about repeating. The effect was glorious
Not word of the harraugue. which might
have been heard a mile was lost upon the
Mexicaus, mol a quarter Of that distance
of; and as some of them understood
! English, and al once interpreted The
speech; especially about double loading
The cannon with grape and canister, to
1.-The commanding officer, he very prudent
j jly wheeled his men and marched back
! the way he came without firing q gun! IL
needless 10 say that Col HaEesz had had
,lhim-it was the strongest kind Of a "bldti
game" he was playing and The sequel
shows that he won al il. =, .
.Iy. Lieut.. Reno.-Durins the same alter,
noon Lieut.. Reno with two or three OF
Talcott's mountain howiIzers. did not
little execution by pitching grape and
spherica case into The Mexicans. Inc
latter are most destructive, and after one
or lwo doses of them had burst upon The
retiring column Of the enemy, it was no.
ticed that their place improved materially,
The Sd and 7th fnfantry.-On the fol
lowing day, al The slorming of Cerro Cor
do. the leading, men of the Sd and 7lh
Infantry reached opposite sides o. the cir
cular breaslwork Of brush The Mexlcans
had erected 10 protect heir main iortIfica,
ton on the CREST Ol WE Hiii. LUZ e"Shiy y
had all been driven with loss from the
outer work, and the vlclors had halted Tor
. n few moments TO collect their breath and
wait for those who were more exhausted
to come up preparatory to the main attack
upon he stronghold, when Lieut.. Clitz, OF
J the 3tl. saw some Of The men Of 'he other
regiment cIambering over the breaslwork'
} ,sHurra, 3d!' he circulated; "over aud at
them or he 7Ih wllbe in irsl,'' aud to-
eether the two gallant regiments were at
the Mexicans. f. is necessary 10 say. that
from his position Lieut.. G. wastne first 10
} notice the movement Of The 9Th. II is said
; that Capt. Alexander. Of the 3d killed Two
. or three Mexicans himself with one oil
!, Coils reporters, and that Lieutenant g.
) w. Smith, who commanded a company
of engineers at he slorming of The same
place, signaIizsd himself most gallanlly
as did also Lieut.. Buell. OF the 3l Infantry
Well did both the Sd and 7th sustain theil
previous high reputation in this trying
aclion, and flrust that all our READERS may
read the official reports Of their daring
deeds ofvalor. Yours. &c.
CIV. K.