Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-12-24
The Civn War in Mexico.

The Attack the City Of Merico-Bdtae Of the l41" y
October -, y
Col Meja, of the Liberal party has written tne lol
lowing account of the attack made by the Liberals Oh
the City of Mexico on the 18th October
BATTLE ON OCTOBER 14.-On the evening Oh the
14th the announcement was brought in that large
boIv of Liberals had taken Tacabuya, small town,
three miles from the capital and that they were prepar
ing to attack Immediately left in the railroad ior
Tacubaya to urge them to attack the city at once o
arriving about O'Clock, found Gen Blanc0 III coLl
mand Of the united forces OF New Leon, Mlchocan ana
Mexico in all about 25OO and eleven small pieces OF
artillery the largest fOurpOunder, and one twelve
pound howitzer The city at that time garrIsoned
by 100 men of the line, and AZ pieces OF artillery the
smallest Of these twelVepounderS tnere were Oe0loe
these 1000 police we'll armed and efficient men.
About I o'clock next morning, was sent by Gen.
BlancO to demand the surrender of Chaputepec which
was necessary to hold to protect our rear hoping that
Zuloaga would not be inhuman enough to expose the
boys of the military academy stationed there After
sounding parley in vain advanced with the riAemen
of Vidaurr and reconnOitred Finding there but
small force and that they seemed occupied carrying
away some guns, | ordered a charge, on which they
rereated leaving the material behind them The cadets
had been withdrawn at daylight. After leaving gar
rsOn of 200 men, division marched on by the cause
way of San C0sme and American burying ground, and
detachment of 200 men under Gen. ale to attack the
opposite side Of the city, and call off the attention. both
attacks to be made simultaneously BY some unaccount
able mistake this did not take place.
rflemen of the North leading the advance under COL
Escobedo, gallant fellow. The engagement common
ced about o o'clock The first position taken in
the morning by Escobedos men, and there were taken,
to establishment sixteen cadets prisoners and ten
more killed before they would surrender. By this time
the brigade from MichOacan, under Gen. PnzOn, came
up and charging in column, took church which was
desperately defended to the last By this time found
the enemy had planted battery of four heavy guns in
the Garita IA door Of the city, two thirytwo FOUNDER
hOwitzerS, and two "a field guns.
On thehouse tops four mountain howitzers which
operated returned out OF an angie OF
the aqueduct. Here the battle became general. Our
troops depOyed in line across the aqueduct and road
which led at right angles toward the railroad The en-
envy were posted in force at the Garta adjoining houses
and Military Hospital Several times men were
ordered to charge the battery, but moved down.
the battery completely enfladed the causeway. Nothing
was heard Of the other detachment and whilst flank
movement attempted, troops, in line, kept up
brisk fire against their position, which did the enemy
a great deal OF injury.
About this tire the enemy brought up 500 cavalry,
under the notorious Spaniard, Gen Parez Gomez, and
planted two mountain howitzers within eighty yards OF
our position, which began sheIing. Immediately a
charge ordered these pieces and at the time
their cavalry charged calamity but were repused with
loss, and we took one hOwzer and spiked the other
About this time, O'clock report received to
the effect that the other detachment had been cut up to
Some one ordered a retreat, and when per
it. To sum up, carried three positions took one
piece spiked another took so prisoners and ITO mus
kets. The cadets Immediately released That
night we retreated five miles towards the village Of
Remedies. All that night we heard the cannon boom
ing in the city The next morning report reached us
that our detachment holding position, and it
determined to march to their aid. When about start
ing, an officer joined u.s. informing that the remnant
of the detachment coming up.
In an hour they joined US. 1t appears that the de
Inv mist road
which led them distance from their route, and de
layed their attack They entered the city by the
about two o'clock. When debouching from the street
that leads from the bulpen to the plaza of San Pablo
they charged by column of cavalry, and, after
brisk fight it repulsed with great loss. Our forces
Immediately took the Church of San Pablo, within
few hundred yards OF the Palace. The detachment
greatly reduced by the fight in the plaza, but still
sent few men to take another church These were Gu
up and taken prisoners The pOpuace In large numbers
demanded arms, but there none to give them bu
those of the killed and wounded of our party, an(
many citizens persisted Artillery and infantry wer
Immediately sent against them and two hOwizers iron
the palace and from the hospital sheed them con
tnualy. They repulsed every attack, and held thei
own until eight o'clock, when, boring hole in the wal
of the graveyard they retired without being followed
AT the commencement OF the cavalry charge Genera
Vale was wounded in the stomach. The loss on gu
side was over $50 killed and wounded.
TOBACCO AND RUN IN THE NEXT WoRLD-How TIL
SPIRITS GET THEIR LIQUOR.-ln lecture at bod
WOrth's Hall, on Saturday evening" Judge Edmond
said of spirits in the next world
Two passed INTO the spiritual world exactly a
they lived here. l once had spirit come to me VIII
had been addicted to the OF tobacco and the frs
want he experienced entering into spiritual exis
tence desire for that. | had an interview with
spirit who drunkard while living here and he ask
ed me for drink. l asked (" What good would arden
spirits do you now ?' and he said " l can drink i
through you" 1t we cultivate bigotry here, we vii
possess it hereafter. My grand father believed tina
every one of his friends would be lost except himself
the time boy. | conversed with him forty year
afterwards, when he had died, and he still inherited tn
opinion.
| knew Of an instance in which two nuns died On
of them had exerted herself to do good while here
the other had held firmly to the doctrines of her churc
and rested her hopes on that alone. One was ushere
into light and happiness, while the other was not If
man dies who has lived in spendOr and seshness here
he is taken to place with others who also selfish
alter his DEATH He is not however, to be there foreve
the day of his redemption must come. We are ofte
surrounded by hundreds of thousands of spirits Whe
Tor instance, we find sudden temptation to do wrons
it is spirit who isnear us that offers the temptation
Whenever spirit returns to EARTH it comes with a
the prOpensltles that characterized when it lived her
Ii 1t talked with an Irish brOgue it will retain it if
be innocent, 1t talks as an innocent person.
Mr.. DOUGLAS ON SOUTHERN ACQUIsITIoN--M
Douglas has been having kind of popular ovation
Southern cities. In New Orleans recently he by inv
tation, addressed large meeting Southern acquis
tons. He spoke of the acquisition Of Cuba as nece
sy of progress, but question of time. The sam
he said, was true of Central America, and Mexico II
spoke in strong terms against the Clayton BuWer tre
y, and related conversation that once took place b.
tween Mr. Bulwer and himself, at Washington, on tt
subject of the Central American treaty.
Mr. BuWer said he thought Inc treaty good on
because it was reciprocal the two contracting cOuntrf