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F'.'illi tb° l• 44 6 Ledger- ,
Men Mem tber.tvnar.
Jeatts at Ai City7lllo,
j resx (hi Bth. . .
i ";1 1 1re received yesierday by Expreal, a co:
Wotan MO. - Picayune of the - 14*, which '
43910114eidr.ndall's letters, giving an
le,
account of the vents in and about the city
otiltexico, -fro the Bth inst., down to the
Inkier of the ci, y, and make such extracts
skate likely to be of interest to, our readers.
....1‘ ' Tie Ba le of Chapultepee
' ' - AeUBAYA, Sept. 8,184'7.
t 1 7 oreaoort, 10 Cie/eel:-i have just return
ed from another tattle field—one in which
the victory of the American arms was com
plete, and on Which our army contended
against an enemy immensely. superior in
ntitnbers-and strongly posted. 'Gen. Worth
etiiiineneed the attack at early 'daylight,
and in less than two hours every point was
earried, all the eannou of the.enemy were
in our possession, an immense' quantity of
aiWniunition cap, iured, and nearly 1000 men, -
among them fitly-three office* taken pris
oners. 1
1111quel1tair
Naostitwof
01; t.-1'
' For more than an hour the battle raged
with a violence not surpassed -since the
Mexican war commenced, and .so great the
odds opposed that for some time the result
was doubtful. The force of the enemy has
been estimated from 12,000 to 16,000, strong
ly posted behind breastworks,' and to attack
them our small force of about 3000 was o
bliged to appnwich on an open plain end
without the letuit cover ; but-their dauntless
courage carried; them over every obstacle,
end •notwithstanding the Mexicans fought
with a valor rare for them, they were finally
routed from one or another until all were
Aileen and dispersed. The defeat was total.
- '- - But to gain this-victory our own loss has
Jaen uncommonly severe—it has been pur
chased with- the blood of some of the most
gallant spirits of the army. The sth Infan
try', has suffered"; the most. This regiment,
along with the fitli and Bth, was engorged in
the attack upon] a strong work, on the ene
my's right, and; was opposed to such supe
rior numbers that it was compelled to retire
along with the Others. The celebrated Col.
Martin Scott was killed in this attack, along
with Lie uts. B 'rwell and Strong, while Col.
Mclntosh and many other officers were
badly wounded The worse than miscre
ants in the fort after our men had retired,
set up a yell, and came out and !Massacred
such of our wounded as were unable to get
off. In this way poor Burwell lost his life.
Fully were they avenged, however; for
within laden hour Duncan's battery, aided
.by the fall of.anotherof their works, drove
-the dastardly wretches in full flight, across
•the fields. No one knew or even surmised
the strength of - the place ; -it was an old fort,
constructed long since; and was one of the
• main defences. ofthe line of works.
, . On the enem.*'s left, and nearer chapul
tepee., our loss Was also great, although not
as severe. It wits here that Col. Wm. M.
Graham, as 6n/re a spirit as ever lived, was
killed; Capts. Merril and Ayres also fell in
this part of the held. The wonder now is
how any one coald come out safe under such
- a terrible fire as the enemy poured from his
. entire works. Nothing but the daring and
impetuosity of our men, who rushed onward
while their comrades were falling around
them,gained the victory—had they once
falterd, all would have been lost.
The broken ground on the . right of the
enemy,•cut by deep ravines, saved many of
Santa Anna's troo ps in their flight ; yet, as
it. was, ,our dra nuns killed and captured
many of the fugitives. Large bodies of Mex
ican cavalry approached the scene of strife
several times, but they were driven like
sheep by Duncan's battery.
The Mexican loss has been even more
se
vere than our awn. Gen. Balderas, Gen.
- Leon, and man; other officers, are number
ed-among the 'dead, white t e interior of
their works, I.e tops of the houses from
which they fo gbt, and the grouiid over 1
lA,
which they fled .are strewn With lifeless bo
dies.. Such w the panic, that j many of'
ourofficers say that a few fresh troops might
have taken Ch pultepec itself, almost -with
out a struggle but other than, a few shots
fried at that-poi t from some of the captured
cannon, no de onstrai i
tion was made.
. After the ba e was over Gea. Scottcame
• out, accompanied by his etaff, and also Mr.
Trist. - The r exicans at the time were
throwing shell- at some of the wagons Gen.
_ : .:Worth had se r t out to pick up.the dead and
wounded. T ey bad placed ; a howitzer in
position on C i r pultepec at the close -of the
acit9p, and nr w, seeing no enemy within
,reach, the cow , rdly wretches opened On the
ambulances ar d those who were gathering
- the - ladies of eir wounded and lifeless com
rades. On • :••ing this worse than savage
outrage, one o our officers, with a sarcastic
- -expression of countenance,-asked whether
Me. Trist ha , any new peace propositions
in his pocke Mclntosh did not come out
after the r •to gain more time for his
friend Santa . nna, nor Worm out fresh in
..telligence of r e strength and movements of
our army, in ' ; , that he might be of ser
-+NiCe to the M -gleans by counnunicating it.
The Mexi • n prisoners lay that Santa
.Anna himself was on the ground in the rear
of their works but left at the commence
ment of the They admit that their en
tire force wait 15,000; it is certain that in
cluding killed wounded, prisoners and dis
petted, their 1 has been near 5400. Ma
ny of them w re regulars, the 11th and 13th
Infantry Regi nts suffering the most. The
. ' ,, -corinniander o the latter, COL Tenorio, is a
prisoner in ur hands ; some fourteen -of&
I re ere helongis to the former dare also prison-
Lanclitalhe e niatukr,:Getteral Perez, es
.-feapett
li• -The '
casting can
&ands was. -e
liiiit_the -
.
, whtcb several moulds for
and other apparatus were,
rely demolis hed , and afte r
G isi Sao; not . Wiihiitg to
• 41orderetr ill the toots to
hair, ai a militar nia4i
our
that no result as
!"; *with thi immense
. 00 - 40.10 . ,00e'._ 1 ;,Tins
! not -feel .ti::10.4 to dUcaao,
''certain. tliat...thi;aoraie . *ion.
ofadafeat,ao.idiararefal and
aw'
• - fri:eerclisck *Of afternoon).
itOir ,positiontij,andioOatiPi
: i erp 40a, ataßti, anktinfittd.
' 4 O a eietary—os paper.
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off.;:
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but it mud ' -
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It will not betfe t titikeitis ht
thing.- , 1 ri , ! '',=4',,
, ,-,' -1.1 1 - - ,::: .5 - „, - ;,.
Since I. coinintueed thiklettc,
out endeavoring fi e i t ilinbtalCa fu,
killed and WOW ' fefficeri;b. ;
heap unitkle,' ....K00N.0n5...4t0.„4
felt in the ll' ited States „by tb
all, this shal l be my first ! lcare.
lowin -GeiiilWorth'it----diVisino,-
1,1300 to MOO th4-p4.,lnt . I
not fall mcchthortlClNS.4-/g.
and - Gen: Cadwilladie ,e 'b ri - '
Suffer iso.-severektSsimilii , : ,4 ,:.1
in
nestPve!nentls ;Ptr , , Pi: ' tie
ately.
ii thought the city wi ll be 41*.
ately. , Yours,4;:s' " ...
,•.• & ~ ,:,;,.7.,,7;A:.'
. ,i 4, --OfiXttt'Seli
Of Our siiiinici ' iiineers,:l
that ont
of, thtt
' e received
ry, cltlitegi:;hirekii -. feur. are
ousiiiukiiii::the"Wsind,Of
~
althOnhievere,
will,,rin i opt k- ~
from duty . . the same may be ,
Alison and Lieut.foster,
.14 th .'
liejar Wright wee. .?truck tn the
a, partially spent hill, while
.
inuthe storming . party of , I i
but is now recovering from 4
shall make furthei inquiries 11
the wounded. officeri beforel e,
•
ter.
No less than nineteen af4te,..
Lured by Gens. !,I" , gp and
übusco, have been; found guilt
be hung to-morrowjmoroint., T;
Riley, whci Commanded,themll
punishment of dead', as he p
deserted before the'.war. fie h
tenced, however, to be severely
be branded as .well, and t 4 we:
chain in, front of die artnyit du
A deserter, taken amon g the
Molino, on the gth, was l'sum
with. It seems thin heldeserte
terey last fall, and a coninule.w
him, to save The trinuble of a c.,
at once pitched hifn into the m' i
he was crushed tojpieces by th
other batch of &Netters, who a
a trial here in TaCikbaya will
day or two, - it is ! said. iiost ri
deserve their fate. 11
~ TAC:I3II.4,NA, Sept.
We have accounts from Me
in by Frenchmen, and other
the effect that Santa Anna's ki.
no was much more severe t
here had inticipated.- They s's
afternoon of the Sth no less that,
ed men bathe into : the. city, wh
ber killed .was o'er IWO. T
from the batteries of (vol. Dune
Drum must have beep terrific.
na, it is said, would hive laid
on Gen. Leon. but hat officer,
for him, died. 'He hap since 1 ,
lettes from the shoulders of Co
drade, commander: o! the cel
ment of Hussars, acc uses him o
hiis thrown him into prison, an
all communicatiOS. , lie I nif
one to break out upon.
Every thing
,looks quiet 1.
Mexicans are husy, fortifying a
ArChispuftepec they can be -
while they are also lepairing
done at•El litilinO and other
hat line. Oct the, Piedad ro•
strong works, while at the Nin.
San Antonio,Abad entrance to
are also fortifying with the gre
Gen. Pillow's division, as also
brigade, attached to that of t
occupy the village' of ' Piedad
hood, in plain sight, and in fa
guns of the enemy. Gen.
here in Tacubaya, bur be is. se
sick and wounded to IkleXic
range of the gunsi'of Chapulte
knows what point will be first
this, question will soon be derei
inext blow struck I , ill' be hard
t deciskie. It matt read st(anke,
some 7or 5000 1 men set th e se
strongly fortified city of 200,
with an artny. Of it fermi 25, ,
fend. it; but die tele is a true )
• proud capital :of Mexico must
TAM:MAYA, Sep
A' 1 •
small party ,of us have
from a ride over to la
,Piesl
quarters of Gen.; Pillow.
there,
as also were some of hi
cers, holding a Council as tcs,
and point of attack. The re ,
liberations is not known,• but i
that the Infantry; will haves
ter their bird labors, and th'
ier cannon recently captured
icans will be employed in sent
balls back Lynn them.
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guns, and those biought up
at least fifty piecesi'nf heavy,
opened on any one point 7 e
ish any work tti ; ,! Mexican . ;
structed in time Swincredilily 1
them a lesson theY.will not:
- From the Puente del He :
I been destroyed' by the Me*
I plainly be seen in work on 1
1 tween the roads of San Adgi
I tonio de Abed. Tese weikl
more than half--, mile frtnn '
is also in phiin Iloilo:. Shortl
the estePY. 11410 1 with *l7
pon our . pickets Sir' engitiseis,
the fire fur near£ an:lons:
thit they did alit iiiiiiii.' '
Taalitssilit '
we Jotted' that: 43
Maj
i
Col. 'Einstein 'h it bash ' lilde
enemy's lassie i,nearthi.bt
El Mislisk — l l , pti Ruff, wit
of Mounted le oren,lireir
Mexictiii
. 4iiiiirriiutuee
range of osie - 4piii4 , '
or,two'dischirgoi sent
in tier/ ifireektots.,
w " n 4f d • * .0:If!olk.
r
timi.ep-y,,,_ 4140
opened * 1 ..:Pli i ae-4.. T'.'
liec egi,ol f tr . ( Alt d
frighte r nintibei ifills44
,nut of thisiiis'itst 4
i . .1,,
iiilt,lo
a ii.:El matii enCEOn i#4::ailia •
.•Ai* I 4,40 : it iteivid'atAbe: l i#e
I444sogioll#:*4l ,
y
.
c* l i St'. r ,
ers. ll 4 i,. — . 4
I.lo# L 'idrOilit,`lia•
- of g*fite4: #1 110:Ai:lie'
4 44.14 - Airsti .14 9i4;
b - a f jilitss44,l,iai
others, ts lin`
MMTg!M
!aeldonirdiai
Iji!vibe.**
fist of the,
io , far have
•P IMiett
families of
-Of some l .
.oetion,
Dragoons'
de, did
tbe. l
:news; but it
I 'ed iintoadi;
. *F. K.
I . 9, '1847:
awl t ot learn
Ignonalt.mja
tk a dangyr
,,,jor Waite,
1 p
• him fang
id of cipt.
! Engineers.
stomach hy
Bandy lend
'. icked, me it,
!it effect. I
relation to
use this let-
rtere cap-
Id at Chur
and are to
miscreant
escapes the
ved that he
a been Gen
whipped, to
r a ball and
Ana the war !
pnsoneri at
arily dealt
from Moo
o recognized
•:urt martial,
',flume, and
; wheel. An
'. undergoing
hung in a
hly do they
I 10, 1847.
co, bronght
reigners, to
is at El Moll
an any one
that on the
,1500 wound•
le the num
e slaughter
n and Capt.
Santa An-
I the blame
nfortunately
rn the'epau
.l.Miguel An
rated regi
every thing,
denied him
have some
iny, but the
every point.
een at work,
the damage I
oints along '
they have
Perdido and .
be city, they
test vigor.—
t
e ol. Riley's
. Twiggs,
tld neighbor
s I, under the
I rth remains
ding all his
out tof the
c. No one
auacked, but
ir
jned. The
and all hope
tha story that
yes dott , n by a
inhabitants,
I men to de
one; and the
fall.
Youni,
11, 1847.
just returned
d, bead
' n. Scott was
.principal offi
the bet mode
It of their de
it
. is thought
, e
the hear
mm the
Mez
ing their own
th their own
.y Get. Scott,
libre can be
ugh to, demol
.a. have con
short, and give
, dforpt.
itn which hay
ans, they can
rti4cations be
and San An
are but little
to city, which
after ' we left,
'rani en up.
and l'eontinued'
cannot learn'
return
orpurnnerind"
brash With,the
We' gr . uun4 of
'- of
.„
the
)ne
off
ras
ii i
.4 ,,.......,7 -- : 7
10 1 '' ire tie some fate, hi the course" of a
day two
..- 7 ‘..i.
~,„,,. ~, m sAnouSienosinneOts.lhere is certain.
' 1 7 I4ong *moon to4eliese that Gen Scott
s i b
Win 'Open a heasktre - upon Clutpuiwpec to.
I AoR is_ moral* from not only his owo.
sir iw no, hut from those captured from
ifie.iiietoii.AWhethei it is a' feint- to draw
-the -Mexicans- to that point, and weaken
other defeages, is not known. '
Yoursi, lkm, • . •
1847—,
At early daylight this morning, a heavy
cannonading was opened upon the strong
held, of 9h, apultepee, which' Was increased
duns: the :;day, as additional siege gu
wep a , nxpost position. Mexican s
turned the fi r e bath , great
spirit, "at intervall
little effect other
4014 darriountim one Of our guns—l can
rot lear,u that I.,man has been killed at •atiy
of the batterie s Several of the Yoltiguers,
while skirmishing with the enenmy'l sharp
shodiers at the roof of
. Chipultepec, .were
wounded, Via *no of them severely. A 101
inch mortar was opened upon the plaee du
ring ' , the after:twin, and as several shells bar
been seer: to falLand explode direCtly within
the enemy's 'Works, it is certain That great
daulage has been caused. A firing of hea
vy eh& has aso been beard in the directio'
of Lit Piedad showing that the Mexicans
have been diverted in that quarter.
At dusk this evening ; several / loads of
scaling ladders were sent down towards
the 'foot of Chapnitepec , and the movements
i
of oar nfantry;and other light corps would
indicate that the strong works upon the crest.
are 'to be stormed early to-morrow.
Yours, • G. W. K.
!y some accident or other, only half n
sh tof the Pieuyune of the I,4th has been
received, whiqh brings letters only to the
12th ult. The most interesting portions,
down to the 23th, hark not yet been receiv
ed by us, hut may be by telegraph in time
for this morning's Ledger. The following
letter we' copyl, from" the Union, written by
an officer at Vera Cruz :
ATEB.A CRUZ, Oct. 4, 1847.
Since I had; the honor, to address you by
this steamer, (which has been detained by a
norther,) I have obtained the following
formation, to wit: Filisola, general of di
vision, with 4000 men, and Gen Corteyal,
with 3000 men, and with all the leperos they
can raise, and the nationa) _guard, are to
make a demonstration .on the city of Mexi
co. General Santa Anna, with General
Qunjann, and' 000 horse and 1000 foot, are
to obstruct the , reinforcements going to Gen.
Scott. He is to be assisted by General Real
with the forces under his command, suppos
ed to be about:lsoo or 1600. Should San
ta Anna be unsuccessful, it is prestfird he
will make his - way to the coast and:leave
thel cmintry.
The war is thereafter to be carried on by
the } different departments or States, each
State to operate with its own forces. The
Lieutenant Governor of the department of
Vera Cruz, (Gurierre;. Villanueva,) is to or
.gatiize a.natinpal guard, coosisting of 1500
m4t, to which is, to be added the 2d regi
ment of regulars, under the command of
Cassanova. Colonel ZeOovin is to com
mand the guerrallas, and }'he whole to be
under the command of thel lieut. governor
above named{— Governor fgeltu (tate , govt.'',
or) having losi the confidence heretofore -re
posed in him . , on account of receiving part
of the spoils captured by the guerrillas.
The legislature of this State will meet
soon at Orizxiba. Gen. Santa Anna cap-
tared an express from Gen. Scott to Colonel
Childs ai Puebla, directing him, (Colonel
Childs) to hold. Out as long as possible, And,
if obliged to ;abandon his position,Ttr fall
back on him./ This express also directed
Col. Childs to htitry up any reinforcements
that might be:, on the way from Vera Cruz.
This information can be relied on and I
have felt it - thy duty to give it to Get. Pat
terson.
Nearly all) the troops have arrival from
the Brazos, aid Gen: Patterson wiL move
up it the course of a few .days.
Geu. Lane, with Major Lally, night to
be, and no doubt will - be in Puebla maull this
week. - , •
G. W. K,
These fresh reinforcements will. wtonish
the Mexicana, and will have a most "acorn
ble ef4.ct in making them cry out for , peace
negotiations; they begin to feel as if ve had
done them all the harm we could.
• ' Cr 4 or Mexico, Sept. 14, 847.
AnOther 4Ctory, glorious in its !milts,
and which his thrown additional hare on
the. American arms, has 'been achieed. to
day by the army 'under Gen. Seta—the
proud capital of Mexico has falleti before
the powerofa mere handful of men tamper
ed with the immense odds arniyed,tgainst
them, and Santa Mina, instead of wedding
his blood as i he had promised, is witdering
with the remnant otitis army no otiknows
whither. I I
The apparently impregnable . arks on
Chapultepee after a desperate
.truggle,
were triumihantly carried—Geni Bravo
and Monter e, besides a host of t)ffierti of
different grilles, taken prisoners : 4 1000
ocinmmiseioned officers and privtes 'all
their cannon and ammunition, are ;heir
hinds ; the fugitives were soon ii flight
towards the different Works which mend
the entrance to the - city, and our lei at
were •
once in hot pursuit.
- le
' ' Gen. Quitman; supported by Ge 4 teu s
briOde, took the road by the Chtitaltepec
aqueduct' towards the Belen gitefnd the
'Cipdadela ;' !Gen. Worth, supportc4 Gen.
Cad*allader's brigade, advanced,y the
San Ginnie :aqueduct . towards the nta of
that'
name s Both routes were c u p' by
ditches and ,defended by breastsvor barri
cades, and 4rong works of every d iption
known te ' rilitary 'science ; yet t daring
arad . imPatuolay of our men orerce nii de
fence after leather, and 'by ' night every
Work' fo'thelcity's edge was earn ' Gen.
'Quittaipla !sprawled, tifte'r the tits t Cha
pidtejrae,, was the Imt:to itsefi!mte l f ,ne
il
my In fikriet `Midway hetwOut t Cirmer
iladibe,Belen .10t, Oinia'Aani'L ' -
!heti* "i laretig ` svott; but' On
piiieiniiiitetyhy i Ced:Attiiitiiiiii ), l
Si alliialtdre ft,dm tiio' of ibispeii
,which 006;70h - 644
. ordereidol
a 16i01 af1,aYli; m :
ii*:gi
rad:the'iinyiPur4oo firriitg
fullfl liete.l;;TheY' r ejain made a it,
tbeir
~,Wpir,.fortifteations at. and;
Beleiqatiteiitiened a iiiiiiendiiiit
aPly: artilt :niund 'ahot; o : ape:an - d o
, at nlliskiiol;'Yeibiildtt:Gen: 4iiil
iiiieid, itornisiraid caii i tt liii'
the
*pit
117'
!MEMN
rirOnih irt..o4 atAirs4 turd the, xiverriloiOt
On this sidefrif the city *# l l4roOr..Por, tiesion.,,
In: this opelaUght "Usti pf,, :. ouo; , ,4iaie i , t.offieeertl
irenekilled4 - rCaptaii Depot - and Lieutenas4 !
. - 0.. 34
Benjamin; --- ,• ~.. ~
.. Meanwhile,.Gen. rth was rapidly ad-;
vancing upon San Cos. y
Cosine. *At the Eng
burying groundithe'ene had constructed
kstrong work. It wand fended by infantry
for a short time s but they .could' not resist_
the assault '.cif our then-ti e Mexicans , soon
Bed to another line of works nearer the city,
and-thus Gen.. WOrth wa in possession ,of
the entrance to San 'Cose. As,
o
his men
gars , the e
advanced towards the gnemy
1,11
pened a. heavy fire' of - mirekrirr'y from the
house tope, as well' as of gra*, canister and
shell from their batteries, thus sweeping the
street completely . At this jieocture, the old
Monterey game of bufrowtng and digging,
through the houss was adopted. On . the
right, air our men f a ced the enemy, the ague ,
duct afforded a,-partial shelter ; , ,on the left,
the houses afforded some s eltei, but many
were still killed or woun ed b . it r *the grape
ir
that swept every part, as w II as by the shells
which Were continually bursting bb every di
rection. About three o'clock, the, work of
the' pickaxe and the crowbar, under the di.
fiction of G. W. Smith, of the Sapirers and
Miners, had fairly commenced,and every
minute brought our men nearer the •etrong
hold of the enemy. In the meantime, one
.of the mountain hirwitzers was fairly lifted
to the top of one of the houses and into', the
cupola of the church, from which they,, o
pened a plunging and most effective fire,
while one of Duncan's guns, under charge
of Lieut. Runt,_ was run up under a galling
fire to a deserted breastwork, and at once
opened on the garita. In this latter daring
feat, four men out of eight was either killed
or wounded, but still the piece was most ef
fectually served. The work of the Miners
was still going on. In one house which they
had entered by the pickaxe, a favorite hid
of Santa Anna's was found. The great
man had just fled, but had left his friend and
supper ! Both were cared for—the latter
was devoured by our hungry, officers ; the
former, after doing the honors of the table,
was made a close prisoner. Just as dark
was setting in, our men had dug and mined
their way almost up to the very guns of the
enemy, and- now, after a short struggle,they
were completely routed and driven with the
loss,of every thing. The command of the
city by the Sari Come route was attained.
During the night, Gen. Quitman com
menced the work of throwing up breast
works and 'erecting batteries, with the imen
. tion of opening a heavy cannonade upon the
Cuidadela with the first light this morning.
At 10 o'clock at night Gen.. Worth ordered
' Capt. Hagar to bring up' a 14-pounder and
a 10-inch Manor to the garita or gate of San
Cosme, and having ascertained the bearings
and distance of the grand plaza and palace,
at once opened upon those points. The
heavy guns - ware heard in the very heart of
the city. At a little after midnight Major
Palecios, accompanied by two or three mem
bers of the municipal council of the city;
arrived at Gen. Worth's head-quarters and
in great trepidation informed !Mu that 'San
in Anna and his grand army had fled, and
that they wished at once to surrender the
capital ! They were referred to the com
mander-in-chief, and immediately started for
gr.,,,,.t..ya 1 but in the meant time the firing
upon the town ceased.
G. W.
At 7 o'clock ibis morning Gette‘ral Sczott,
with his staff, rode in and took quarters at
the National palate, on the top of which
the reginiental flag of the gallant rifles and
the stars and stripes were already flying.--
The imn!ense crowd of blanketed leperos,
the scum' of the capital, were congregated in
the plaza a's the Commander-in-Chief en
tered, it. They pressed upon our soldiers,
and eyed them as though they were beings
of another world. So much were they in
theiwny, and so eagerly did they press a
round, that Gen. Scott was compelled to or
der our dragoons to clear the plaza. They
were told, however, not to injure or harm a
man in the mob—they were all our friends !
About five minutes after this, and while
Gen.; Worth was returning to his division
. nellrAlmedii, he Was fired upon from a house
near the convent of San Francisco. Some
of the cowardly Polkas, who had fled the
day previous without discharging their guns,
now commenced the assassin ; game of shoot
ing at every one of our men they saw, from
windows, as well as Nut the azoteas or tops
of the houses. 11/ half an hour's lime our
good. riends, the leperos, in the neighbor
hood, of the hospital of San Andres and the
churh of Santa Clara, also Commenced dis
charging muskets and throwing bottles and
rocks, from the azot6s. I have neglected to
mention that just previous to this Col. Gar
land had been severely wounded by a mus
ket 6814' . fired by some miscreant from a
-window.
For several hours this cowardly war upon
our men continued, and during this ,time
many were killed or wounded. It was iu
this species' of fighting that Lieut. Sidney
Smith received his death wound. The di.
vision at Gen. Twiggis in one part of the
city, and Cen. Worth in hnother, were.soon
actively engaged inputting down the insar
rection. Orders were given to shoot every _ n..
ma in the houses from which the firing
came, while the guns of the different light
batteries swept the streets in all directions.
As the'assassins were driven from one house
they would take refuge in another ; but by
the middle of ti e a ft ernoon they were all
forced back tot e barriers or suburbs. Ma
ny innocent persons have doubtless been
killed during td-day, hut this could not he
avoided. Had orders been given in the first
place to . blow up , every house or church
from, which one man was fired upon, the,
disturbances would have been,at once quell
ed.. 'As - it is, I trust the lesson the rabble
and their mischievous leaders have received
to-day may deter them from futureputrages:
On entering the palace Pen. Scott at once
named Gen. Quitman as Governor of Mexi
co—i.mcait excellent appointment. Some
wag, immediately . pr oclaimed aliind in the
plaza is fidlqws : " - Gen. John A:' Quiim tin,
'of litisiissippi, has been appointed governor
,elMeiticy.vice Gen. Jose Maria Tornel, re.
:iiiined.rriery mainly :ft.' It aeeme thitthe
valinni 'Pirtivi ran. waft* early, hoar, iii d
ii ' iigniftcant .hease has l . beefy : converted
into ft, hospit al, forour won ded' : pE cert ,YOur,
&c: - „.G.W. K. '
",
it
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t Orb.
°RIB'
1 I. at
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I funs,
roocb
I tiiiine .
bd . in
1 'front
1 -. ethe
I repot
11; 4 but
1 'RI #d
-4 al.
. CITY /fOxico, B,pt.', 8, 1847.
bilk -0 66 0 withoot nimberirtiOm
Puebla, tp:44y. o!sit isbat'Sentai Anna has
,t!fearktit counteiwith Col:Childs
nearith eity; airy would Mika
!=MEM!
aims been t en prisoner, af.'
himself for me time as the
• Iled la Stan ia, in the neigh
' wide. The
,ccounts say that
air' reinforcesl -by Major Lally
I immediately ,entered the city,
e giferrillas and surrounded the
Inamed. Whig credit to place
ors I know not; but if Santa.
,Iy, a prisoner, it has been inten
,, alt given himself up, 1f be has
1 it'has been what the - Mexicans
one ganialidad 4 a sheer acci
such intentioni.ever entered 'his
.. tyre 'lilaca c
ter fendin'
piper ~'ll
borbood
Col. Chihli
and that h
drove out t
mill above
in:these ru
Anna is re •
tional—he
been killed
would term
dent, for no
head. e
• Mr. Wel
my theatre
He may be
not only as
and actor
berfon Wa
picots of in
of cren. Sh
ing. Ami
arm at the
balding a
ued with
calmed.
recovered.
i s, the partner of Hart in the sr-
died here a 0 ay pr two Once.
recollected in the United States,
a pantomimist but as a dancer
some distinction. Capt. Pm
dell, of one. of the new regi-
I entry, is also end' The wound
tilde, though puinful, i s improv
e sket ball struck him in the left
storming of I Chapultepec,but
andkerchief r4 uod it he contin
his men untilevery thing was
\ ...- .
en. Pillow hula almost entirely
Yaws, h G. W. II
Cr
topic's ''abuocatt.
08. BOYD, putiusuin.
be Preis, the Peik)le's ri" hts maintain
influence, and unbribed by pain."
' Here shall
unwed by
110SE.,00r. 28, 1947.
MON
CAR R, Sun Building, N. E.
hird and Dock . Streets,
d to act as Agent for the " Peo
tee" and receive and receipt any
the same for advertising, .fie.
E. W.
ciorner of• ,
ii,authoriz
ge's Ado()
monies due
FROM MEXICO
NE
At lust
the operati
Mexico.
news from
telligence
We have a
fin' the saf•
Mr. Kenti
hituself w
teer,) ham
cing anoti
P e have au - theistic intelligence o
•ns of Gen. Scott in the City u
I he anxiety has been intense for
Gen. Scott, especially as the in
ithrough Mexican sources which
ready published left some doubts
1
• Tor our army. The letters from
11,‘pf the Picayttne, (who wa
ulKlo while acting as a vole')
ily dispels all doubts by announ
er brilliant victory of our arm s
on by desperate fighting, and at
h a fear ful luas,of life on bet
. Kendall elent a list of killed an.
to the Picayune, amounting t•
ile the loss of' \ the Mexicans_ he e
thrice that' number. General .
I Quitman, with their respectiv.
bore the brunt of the action at th
and in the streets, the latter lis•
t to enter the :plaza and hoist th •
bunting." Generals \ • Pillow nn
.`re wounded, but not severely.
Of the Mexicans - wee \ complet 1
na having fled with hiii s ibatterei
it is rumored that he 4s subs.°
Wed or taken prisoner \ by Co
ar Puebla. The Ledger camel
ly interesting details of the heal
:Digit find routit fur the whole \th
i \
ysetory
tended wi
sides. M
ivollisded
; w
jiinates
:Worth an
:pity gates
ing the fi
"iStriped
Shields w
The rout
Santa , As
Orasy, and
sently
liilds n •
'some big!
ilmt we ea
I)week.
1 District Returns
rhe,folloWing is the Official Returns fsr
Seuatorle this district ::
,
sump'. Wayne. Wyo'g. Teta .
Streeter, (D) 2252 1496. 795 42 4
ILichar4 "(' V.) 1443 735 650 26`
/
laj. Car Stmensrin the district, 139
..... The following is the official vote in th ,
j
. i
~
epresentative district
Taggart, (Et)
Little, (II)
Oissedy, (W)
Adwards,l(W)
Susq's.
2319
2287
1450
1439
Gov.
;about 18
Governor
•HUNK'S majority in. the 'State
000—considerably less than e
Porter received at his last etectio
"The Sen tc will be Whig, as last year, a
a Democ atic majority Of 15 ,or 20 in AI
t us leaving a considerable Dem
:cratic majority on joint ballot.
ar Ohio has returned a: Whig Legis
•
:tore.
_
An"loaf Meeting and Show, .
Of the}Susquehanna County Agricultur
Society, Tuesday !Oct; 19, 1847.
Meetiti called to order by the Preside
:Judge Jessup. The
,‘larients Committe
;were culled, and on their report the folio
ilg premiums were awarded:
~ 1 For the beet acre of *inter wheat, to Ab •i
Cassedy, Of Dimock, $5-28i bushels'
the acre on ploughed Ittitd.
For thie best acre of Corn, to Rodne
. .Jewett ofti Brtiddyn, $ l 5-4191 bushels t
tlie acre. 2nd best, to Michael Hill, of Si
;i vet Lake{ $3-98 bushels per acre.
For thl i best half-licri of Rum Sagas, t
. .j . P. W eaton, of Franklin, s37prmlu t
or the halrcre, 520 buihels. • ' 1
1 For th best half-acre of Sugar,Beets, ii
p. J. Cur is, of Bridgewster c s3—product f
lhe half--a re 282 hull+. :
i For th ticsi'speciteen of 'Butter - to Mr .
~41.' A. Bu terfield, of Bridgewater, $3.
1.:, , For . tit best Cheese, to Mrs. Charle..
If
'l l ingley, Hirford, $3. -• . '
Fur• di beg - Cow, to Orrin Pritchard;
Springyil e, $5. 2iid heist, to Wm..o Wit •
!of New . - ilfoill, $3.. • ' -
For th best IFleifer, o Samuel Gordon.
of Sprit; 114, a copy of the" Cultivator ,
';:for one y sill ' ''' '
i t
I I '.. For th best / Celt; to • - airy Latr,:4 - 4,ib
Filicileo yt ot thee ,”T A aricati - tetor.jtiari
, . ~ ,
ine
beet 14814.torTh1)Pias Nitholion
glad bisii"toOect; Ful
tro sa,
Fort
or Sprin
jor of Mo
=lmEmmmmmEml
Foy t 'pair - of Riga 4i l '
liibert .5. -116$
`or ibe beet pair of Steer, i to E.T.Tif
*any, of Dimock, $3. • I
For the best Buck, - to Judie Jessup,Of
• ontrosc, $3. god best to }Tbos.Pliclool- ,
o, of Springville; a copy of " Johnsols!#
Agricultural Chemistry." - 1 i '• ; • '- ,
For the befit Ewe, 'to itetij.jaltOritOir
Bridgewater, $3. 2nd best, 4o ;haulin g a
Copy of " Morq9 , %!9 90 0R0 11 90 1 rtii;!%.:
For the ben Stallion,. to A.4i. Seamans,
of New-Milford, $5, 2nd beat, to Dillis Jos-
I tin, of Springville, $3. Beak pair of Geld
ling,s, to H. Drinker, of Bridgewater, a copy
of i.Youau on the Horse." ; -
For the best breeding Mai!, to Harry W.
Kent, of Brooklyn,
For the best pair cifdun Torll,to
Thos:-Nicholson, of Springville, a cppy - Of
" Beeman's Poulterist's Couipanion.n/
F or the best Boar, to Abel CalsedrOf
Dimock,' . s3. For the best' Sow, to R . J.
Niven, of Montrose, $3.
For the best specimen of Garden V 44 5-
hies, to Judge Jessup, n • copy of " Family
Kitchen Gardener."
For the best specimen of Needle-Work,
to Mrs. Geo. W. Stekthens, Of Dimock, ao
Annual.
For the best specimens of Works of Art,
viz : For the best Bed-qnilt, to Mrs. E.
Dirnock ; 2nd best, to Miss; Lucy Warner,
a girl 4 years old. Best Cart, to Miss Sal
ly Sweet. Best Plaid, to ' Mrs. Wm. C. •
Ward ; 2nd beat to Miss Jane Tingley. Best
White Flannel,, to Mrs. F 4 Bail y. Best
Coverlet, to Mrs. D. Tiffany. I ,
On motion of C. Carinalt i a dis4retiounry
premium of $5 was voted tn Rodney Jewet
for his successful effort in raising Corn. ;
(Relinquished by Mr. J.) _
ft may be proper to recniirk, that a large
proportion of premiums wee relinquished
by the successful competit*, for the beue
fit of die society.
There were many articles Inhibited which
were net included in the list of premiums,
among which was a superiOr COrst 7 Sheller,!
by A. Lathrop, and a Straw - and Cory-stalk'
Cutter, by B. Lathrop, The attendance-1
was large, and the exhibition olthe products
of the farm and die dairy far supekior to
that of last year. ,
Adjourned to meet at tlie Court-botise on
the 214 Tuesday of April, !SA: • f • 1
We subjoin the t.intetneut - of Mr. Jewett,
giving a description 061 . 1 - el:nuance in which;
Idle, acre of Corn was ettlOated which - ob.'
, I mined the premium, and also the certificate
t •
.i of Mr. Newton and others,; who assisted Ulf
harvesting it, and measuring the ground'. 1
! Gentlemen of this S'*ociety:—ln present.'
~ nig my claims before you tie it' for the pre-:
Lminin on Corn, it is with pleasure that I can:
inform you that by thebountiful bestowaten:s;
• of a gracious Providence, ',al expeetationsl
for ntflabors have keen more than re a lized. {
; Last year 1 selected a port* dilly field to
s
' [compete for the premium, and the yield was
• .
ar the rate of 215 bushels of ears to the acre. I
This year I have seleteti nnpther part 01l
•
the same field, containing One acre and one!
\ perch ; from which I havC harvested 23611
Ilotshels of ears of the whiteflint Cont. Last!
year I manured this piece heavily with barn
yard manure, which I spreadand turned tiudet;
with the sward, then hurrOwed and planted;
with Corn,cultivar it-with the harrow and'
hoe did not brea up the IsWard in the prat
cess. :\This spring I gave; it n dreSsing of :
! horse-slUble manure, well! rotted, which I,
-spread .4,pon the land before pltiwing, about ;
120 cart-louds to the acre. !Plowed it under!
j the last week in April, liartvwed the grouudi
the second week in May, ridged' it in highl
ridges, (being careful tontine allithewmund!
under the ridg, e With-the plow. in the prO4
\
cess, throwing he ridges wont sto the rod,) I
planted across t ken' at nboht the same dis-
lance, leaning the ridge down with the hoe j
sous to lay the corn as low( as if the ground
:had all been harioWed level.) Soaked the .
corn 12 hours befisre\plati(ing in a ;strong!
solution of • coperas and vitriol. After the
corn had been up a fea\ . thlys, 1 gave it a
good dressing of ashes, ` p la ster and lime, I
with some bo ne - burnediouLpulverized. As
soon as it was large enough;litturtiwed(croi-
' sing the ridges) and hoed,' billing •but little,l
which s left the whole surfacO,nearly even.— !
About a week . after the ; rst hohing, I went I
through it, putting on the-Witme.composition
us before; went through the,. cord% With Abe
, plow each way, and holed it the ilitatweek
in June, elevating therhillti r ennaideribly-a- 1
base the spaces below, them.. Sawed- plas- :
ter on bro..d-cast, 1 bushelitcs the acie,`Osts I
first week in July. Cat it.4up:and pht:it in
shock, the last, week in Setitember, : .2s..hills
'to the shock : finished har4stiag it the lfith
inst,. The remainder. of the field-is, not bar-:1
vested, : and there are portiOns °cit. that will. ;
,equal t h e yield of-this.acre,il,ithink.;?so that
any one wishing to see such corn, can have
their curiosity gratified by Oiling. .Myideld !
contains 5 acres and 88 perebes,from'which
I harvested last year 910 .hushelit.ofears--
this year it will probabli,.e*ceed-1000,!, I
!Rat firmly of the belief : that 100 buske.la or : 1
: shelled corn eat) he Mist:llli knit thihittere,,
which is one -bushel. to .the,,,stittaeu ;perch, I
from these facts that coralwll,kgrow4Mtear I
well at 3 feet distant be h twee ls o4l 6 lse pe ae o ,ll 6 7 7 . s. ays
hills
which would give 30 1
liars to -the hill, would lie 1511 eiirti T rw,oll,4l26
of my foll grown ears yr.ja,ionkeitt tniflini.of"
; shelled earn (it can, easily; , be *it that two. 1
ears will ma ke a phA) it il i iipt
. wir,allog,
I ble' ; to calculate as . maels uslkot thsihorsat
ears,froUt a .hill, lihieli.Wnitlit,theti;gtrel6o, I
hushels,to the.acre,..., ..1, !;• -•:41 1 r.:1 , ,,
' : , The Aso : ye, . gentle4Pa t is *altYjetOttelliitt , 1
ly submitted 4n! yonr . conpidnOnion.,.l, l .;,;,. j
,'. YinlF 6 9' •-•,i!RCONEV: )EWEST:4:. I
B r ooklyn oot 18 1,1342. '-:,..(,, i 1 t -, . 1
_.
.„ , .t - - .:,.. . 7- 'F' ."..''' , "ro ; 1
'l'
. ' ' :'''
Brooklyn,'onOikii'leitr.
. i,, fe.
:. .We assisted Mr, R. 4liiiitiiiiitillAillindL I
;riherfilliii corn on . ii':o":til*Wribill
, 41d 1
.surieyet.l4 10:::Nniiiniii;':Otikinilei)iiii,tinro
and , 1 . . perch, on which., stood : 150 shocks of
•pirri;Whieliyield44,!Okfligiais:l o Ow
. 41ineki - iiiion 1111: 1 4,4tet i' l**o l6 .
Bel tr oe . 'ittli . o f ii*ineit * writ:
i
Wyoming
792
823
62l
632
To
321!
3111
20
20
r 12311111
Effiffl
B. H. MILLS; Rec...Sec'ei.