The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-01-10
Our 0lio.
OHAPULTEPEO.

Illus S. Skilton, ex-chief consul for the
United States, came 10 my hotel and said,
"Shall we go and see our battle.6elds ?"
| was only too happy, and we started with
out loss OF time.
Our course lay westward along the pa
sea, or drive, which was extended by
Maximilian far beyond its old limits to-
wards the commanding ediice, which
stands on the site where the court Of Mon
tezuma ia reputcd to have stood before the
sword Of Cortez struck the crown from the
brow Of the royal Aztec. The unclouded
sun shono down fercely warm, and the
dust rose in dense colcmns-such dust as
only Mexico can produce,
The road lay between the two long
aqucducts, which the veterans will remem-
Der well, San Corme on our right aud Be.
len on our left. These draw from the
mountains the water which supplies the
capital, and come together near the rock
OF Chapultepec, their ponderous walls form
ing a portion of the formidable barrier
which Gen. Scott had to surmount before
he completed his conquest. On reaching
the foot Of the rock, the road became
rounb onl ,-a lop, ~ o...:.... .,:
inc onr u aonrso we ~ ,u c., ,' '"'-s'' 'O"''"u'
S w. coII"moJ % Vh ~ 'OO', or,. -, ,h..o-,L IA,
of ,ho a." Co. NV o"aJ", J W 'Iu ,h. "o,tn s'ae
which were built up by Santa Anna to
prevent our troops from ayailing them
selves Of the openings. looked with in
terest at the big wall, and saw there, so
,woan E ,h"u' ' ,hs nosL oIs,u % Io' W Piaoeu oe-
nrodncod hv hp"ara & ae ~ n., - I"p 'Dira' LiiN
SndJenly ao ,nsnoJ r. - ','Io, ~"
wall rnnn;ng d;reo,Iy sorh r. gsan, I ac
II Tho orJ;n,ry Lii ~ H. -, - u
row If J;nay ,d"ho bo,sns @ nan, 49,, j,ae,J osYOJ
IN tho saIe ~ crocor;as asJ n"i.n ~ ~
rho son,bw,rl er ,Lnso Lonsosf -
sIono which commondoJ ~. 80. NV
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Direo,Iv cast oc ,h., I,nd,...L La.
o,,a h,oL. ,Lo .oa,;a',;,, "s ,Ll nus "usE
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nor,b ,nJ son,b NJ npmn.n;a1 nIia,"J
10 ,ho ,a,,or hn;ld;na ,rd IN "El Nh
do, Rovr, N'N ''' - -O''"0
The words woro !, ,houso,vos n.
,ory uTLoro Loworor IN. az, -
Tho b,,,le beoan ond bo ind;n.,oa ."n,o
Low whi,o. .wnlIod bn;ld;ras smrro,nJ,J
by dun r,mn,r,s oF ,Johs .;,ra,od aLon,
a quarter ~ m;lo wos,w,rJ rrom rSo.o 49,
wo tod RovorJ ,beso aaa;n Iov o, aon
nle Of boc;ondos A saw bevono,: aIi,,o. ~
ed on ,hs brown ramnor,s 1Tbo, {" Ia
Tho doctor nis ,be Casa Mat, SILL ma
.o ,bore 9,'
,ssen,od ,,d cow min,,o., u,lt osar
the hard sIonc brouoh. ma 10 a,,a NJ
a Mpxican sol5ior in sanJais shsilannaS
us Children screamed dos barked and
n man in unifoym destitntc Of n Lat al.
yanced 10 meet us A how rnn aftcr him
with his kepi and m umbrella Tbo man
without a hat was the commondan,e If
tho fort
Happily DIR. Skil,on speaks snapisb Ike
n native and the Mex;can of;cer admitted
ma a, once The cuord nroson,ad arn,s as
wa entereJ ho;no ev;don,lv s,,nck ha anr
martial appearance. for Tho doctor wore
slovcn;ns bot Inside the cosa n" IN.
norts rose only n connie or ceo, ohoyo ,Lo
court vard We lnoted over ,bo odao
and saw n moat 10 foot vida bv 10 fae,
deem nre.enting n stron, obs,rnc,;on N
onv force tb,t might s,,a.L Tho H.
Tho line of ramnort w.s ou;,o ox,dns;yo
and conable of accommodo,in, larae
force Rovond Law n oorn,rv sIon;n,, &c,
The mountains 60 sentlv ,b,, /, aneaarad
n be !, Main looled with nar,;orI,r
intcres, toward the son,b beca,so Lnew
,bora only n Gew brnarod IL d;.,ao,
Dunc.n's b,,torv or Cor Wor,h's IL;
.ion onened 6re ocaIn.t Tho cosa on ,bo
morn;Io of Son,enhar 9 IsIS w
hornra 5,vI;,b, "D'
CoI KsllS Of New ORLEANS who r,,
,;,;no,ed II ,bo snaaooman, ,o,J IN
obor, /, ,broo weets 49, - 9, cLo.i"a
Uo,el Uis Josorin,,oa w.s 80 it'll ~
7 Lod NO 5;@anI,n Nv "1 - ,iu 'su. s,r
esrent nos;t;ons Con ST., as -.
In d;t ~, 80, - 80 10 "l','y
49, =, ~ r. NV" sn I uVe Man: 'dan Sp au
Pa H. Al no, !, M a,.iI dI' no.no ae'
,, .,,, a "y, = "ou'u 'pPeaI sum
go 49, ~ M',, 'ue iPo.'Anee VI .hc Po-
o,s,On, s',' '"I 70 Ct', Ouy pe'"s, ~ ieai'y, au
os.ho'N % ~ y; J"apul'ePeo, "nich !: tue key
~ ~ '"e "a aP''I, n 70 an army aasapcing from
sne s west ,.cs Durlns Tue nlgnt zen worm
.uIe''eu .ut. Information 'nat santa Arna,
,SN'ns "a advantage Oh Tue oVer'eonndehce OF
ue"' oeo.,' was pouring troops from the
cry lu'o 'ue ue,ences Oh modino dei hey
anu anu. It's suIrounu'nss' ms TACT the SOL
ulers oi 'nS devoted DIVISIONS were not
aware o'' ahey, 100, expected only sharp
sklrnlsn' uen. scott wished to capture
Tue Moiino IN order that the moulds used
,or casting cannon oy 'ne Mex,eans might
oc eaPtuteu anu destroyed; worth was
OF opinion 'ea. u would DC better to make
one meai oil the Shole thlng and assault
onapu'tePee at .ne same time. This the
eommanderln,chief would not listen TO
ana the attack was ordered with Worths
uiylsion alone
/ MINT be tlrCSOmp. nj tIltR HaV IN N