The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-05-12
Vol. XIII,

been again brought to attack, they would lsr
easily complshed the object for which H.
had come to this valley.
The correspondent of the Times renrason.-
the Liberals after the battle as inert and sr;r:.
less, while the party of the Church manif.,.s
great activity and were in readiness for -,
other encounter.
ATTACK UPON THE FEDERALIsTs-oPryryc NJ,
THE FIRE.
1t was a beautiful Sunday ahernoor r.,
sky was mellowed by slight haze which aT
ways hangs over this beautiful VALLEY aiisr
hot day. Everything couspired to make rro,r
enading upon the house-tops agreeable a,5
do not think there was an azoteo in NJ
that had not crowd of people on it. glzip6,,o
wards Iacubaya. At about four p n e,l
Government forces could be seen MAKING III
appearance to the west, and above the raure -,
the wood of Chapultepec. Their movemer,
we're then rapid until they had obtained a ~
sition above Tacubaya. The batteries W.
soon put in order along a row of manners ,,5
! before four and half o'clock some ~.
! pieces were pitching shot and shell upop ~.
Federallsts in Tacubaya, without intera,i,sior
| The Fcderallsts soon opened fire in rerlv a.
! though with smaller number of pieces IN.
sight was animated, as we viewed it from Mi.
city; but it was evident from the LONG r.r,,.
| that little damage could be done TO either IN.
| This cannonade was kept up for two bo,r.
when the fire Stacked and finally died entir.I,
away. We could see the Government troo,.
/ preparing their camp, and, with the eycentinr
| of a lively iusilade in the early part Of H..
evening, in which more people were killed than
IN the whole OF the cannOnade, the nights auiar
was not disturbed by either party
BATTLE OF THE ELEvENTH-HoT WORK..
TREAT OF THE FEDERALIsTs.
! At SIX o'clock, on the morning of the IIb
| the Government troops commenced 10 form, ,,
the Tomas to the west OF Tacubaya The com.
mander-in-chief, General Marquee. reviewed
them, and at little before seven O'Clock the
lines were formed for attack. During all ,b.
/ time the Federalists failed to show thomseIy4.
outside Of their entertainments As the Cath.
dral clock pealed forth seven, the Govcrnmerr
batteries opened upon Tacubaya. and a simo
taneous attack Of infantry was made upop tb
Moline de Valdes, strong position of the Fed
eralists in the highest part of Tacubaya. I'M.
Government column, which was about 1000
strong, moved gallantly ahead, while their bar.
teries IN the rear kept up an incessant fire from
about forty pieces Of artillery. The Federalis,s
only replied to all Of this by the working of two
or three pieces OF artillery, until the Govern
mcnt column had fairly come within rife range
They then opened murderous fire upon the
attacking column, completely cutting up the
advance. The Government troops held their
ground but a moment, for with the second Dis.
charge from the Federalist rihemen they brok-
up IN disorder, and were seen aying across the
fields Had the Federalists charged at TIN,
moment, they might have taken the advanced
batteries OF the Government, and perhaps ter,
minated the fate of the day They failed to do
this, and the dispersed of the first attack were
gathered together and a second charge Of
reserve infantry force was made upon the same
point, which shared the same fate.
At this second reverse, the tactics of h,
T Government Generain-chief were changed
and the batteries were ordered forward upon
Moline del Rey, Chapultepcc, and the Condesa.
An attack upon the last place was repulsed IN
handsome manner by the Federaists, and along
all the line the Government forces were held
IN check so soon as they came in range Of the
rlilemen. But it was evident that the FEEDER
allsts had no head or plan of action, as every
advantage they gained was thrown away and
the Government forces continued their pcrprt-
ual cannonade which at least had the effect 10
discourage the troops of the Federalists The
yalOr of the Federal forces was most evident
and it became distressing towards the last To
see that they were left without person to d.
rect their combined movements At length,
after hard firing for three hours and a half, the
Federasts, or rather the rflemen, commenced
TO make their arrangements TO quit the unequal
cont et-ard. lay II e'0lOBlE thoy GIifiy Oh
their retreat. But, notwithstanding they were
compelled to give up to the unequal opposing
force, they left the field, carrying off ali their
SICK and wounded in the hopitalS and the major
part OF their stores and ammunition. The Gov.
eminent forces manifested no desire To pursue
them, but on the contrary, entered Tacubaya
only when the Federalists had been gone near
an hour.
CONDUCT OF THE yANQUIsHED AND VICTORs-As-
SASSINATIONs.
The people Of Tacubaya, who bad for three
weeks enjoyed the protection and good order
OF the Federalists, were made to tremble with
the appearance Of the Government forces. They
had no sooner entered the place, than they SET
to work pllaging all unoccupied or bady-dr-
tended houses. The soldiers were made drunk
and set in pursuit of Federalsts and those who
had not at all befriended them or enjoyed their
political sentiments. The physicians who were
found IN the hospitals assisting the wounded
nearly all of whom were Government people,
were dragged from their humane work and
taken TO the church of San Diego In short
time, twentyeight persons had been thus col
| lected together, but one of their number, Gen.
LascanO, being military man. Five were
physicians, two of them medical students who,
from pure feelings Of philanthropy, had volun-
teered their services. four or FIVE lawyers, resi-
dent in Tacubaya, and the rest were poor arti.
sans and laborng people. But, notwithstand-
ing the character Of these prisoners they were
brutally assassinated in the patio Of the church
without go mnch as drum-head court.martal.
One of the physicians was an American, and
another an Englshman | forbear remarks
upon this atrocity, unequalled in savage or civ
ilized warfare. When before have doctors been
thus bntchered for helping their suffering fe
low-man? Nena Sahib finds his equal or SUI
perior in General Marquee, General Miramon,
and other military fends Of Mexico. We are
no longer dependent upon the tales from India
for accounts of the most inhuman butchery.
! The clergy Of Mexico have shown themselve,
! equal to the Sepoys. Two Of the butchered
were Americans. The names of one of them
have been unable to obtain. The other was
Dr. John Duval, a man universally beloved by
those who knew him. His inhuman murder
has cast deep gloom over his acquaintance.
| am told, by person who saw the sight, that
priests showed themselves in the streets Of Ia
cubaya, in their robes, and urged the drunken
Government soldiery to butcher their wounded
enemies who were found in the streets What
demonstration of what | have often told YOU,
that the clergy of Mexico wish to relight the
fires and tortures Of the Inquisition
THE BLoOD-THRsTY SPIRIT, ONCE AROUSED, cos
TINUEs,
On the morning of the 18th, scouts were sent
out in all directions from Tacubaya, and all
unfortunate devils who did not please the fancy
of the Government bloodhounds were lassOed
and either dragged to death or shot on the spot