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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
SOUND MORAL SENSE OF THE PEOPLE.
FROM THE BALTIMORE CLIPPER.
We are anxious th^t our country shall be always
in the right—and not only so, but that she shall set
an example to other nations of justice and modera-
tion. For the first time since the organization of
our Government has the idea been seriously broach-
ed of conquering and annexing territory. It has
been considered incompatible with the principles of
our Government, and inconsistent with public inte-
rests. But new lights have suddenly appeared, and
it is discovered that destiny, or the necessity of ex-
tending the area of freedom, has imposed upon us
the duty of conquering a weak neighbor, and ap-
propriating her territory to our own use. Profess-
ing to be republicans, we are urged to adopt the
plea, and resort to the course of despots ; but we
trust that the dishonor will be avoided.
FROM THE SAME.
“ American Instinct.”—It is in accordance with
“ American instinct” to be enterprising, brave, lib-
eral, and just; but we apprehend that the Union is
mistaken in asserting that it is “ utterly inconsistent
with American instinct” to refrain from doing in-
justice. Sympathy for the oppressed of all nations
is consistent with “American instinct;” and the
Americans should be the last people on earth to
stretch the hand of oppression over any. We con-
sider it a libel on the American character to assert
that, whilst money has been liberally contributed in
this country to procure the repeal of the union be-
tween England and Ireland, by which the latter is
held in bondage, the proposition to conquer a neigh-
boring nation and seize on her land can be received
with favor in the United States. Americans can
take and give hard blows in fair combat; but the
cause in which they fight must be just. They do
not seek the battle-field to extinguish the liberties of
other people, or to seize on their lands.
FROM THE LOUISVILLE (KT.) JOURNAL.
The notions that prevail [in certain quarters] in
relation to national honor are thoroughly unsound.
Who is it that determines the degree of a nation’s
honor, and what are the qualities that enter into
its composition? The wise, the good, and the in-
telligent men of all nations sit in judgment on the
conduct of the nations of the world, and they never
award honor to that nation which outrages the prin-
ciples of truth and justice, and tramples on the rights
of its weaker neighbors. We can cause the honor
of our Government to shine lustrously only by a
studious cultivation of those virtues from which
flow good results to our own citizens and to mankind at large,
and by a stern repudiation of those vices and crimes, among
the most stupendous and disgraceful of which are wars of am-
bition and conquest, that have rendered other Governments
odious in the estimation of all good men. Rome, the haugh-
ty mistress of the ancient world, pursued a course of national
rapine and robbery, overthrowing all weaker Powers against
which she turned the terror of her conquering legions, and
aggrandizing herself by wide territorial appropriations, until
the whole world trembled before her. What student of his-
tory pronounces her course honorable ? However much the
splendor of her conquests may inflame the mind and kindle
the imagination, yet the heart is forced to denounce her proud
career as one to be loathed. Wars of conquest, however suc-
cessful they may be, are hateful and dishonorable. Notwith,
standing the brilliancy of the victories achieved by our armies
in Mexico may win from our own citizens and the people of
other countries plaudits on the valor of our troops and the skill
of our generals, yet the conduct of our Government is at the
same time denounced ; for people who sit in judgment on such
high matters as the honor of a nation, discriminate accurately
between the valor of its citizens and the policy of its rulers.
The supporters of the present Administration seem to think
that all foreign laudations uttered in praise of Taylor, Scott,
and their troops are meant as eulogies on the policy of our
rulers. Nothing can be more false; for the atrocity of our
crusade against the nationality of Mexico is condemned more
frequently than the valor of our armies is extolled.
* False opinions of national honor do incalculable mischief.
They often furnish the reason why Governments are precipi-
tated into the adoption of some system of policy that is utterly
unwise or utterly wicked, and when once such system has
been adopted they force a persistance in it. If it were univer-
sally understood that a nation’s honor, like the honor of an
individual, is an attribute of character that is necessarily tar-
nished by wickedness of conduct and is blackened by injustice
perpetrated on the weak, much good might result and much
evil would certainly be prevented. We rejoice that a vast
majority of the American people at the present time have a
correct appreciation of what the honor of our nation requires,
and are in favor of a thorough modification of the policy that
our rulers have adopted in relation to waging the war against
Mexico. We hope they will be able to preserve our national
honor by bringing the present ruthless and desolating war to
a close, and save us from irretrievable disgrace by successfully
protesting against the conquest and appropriation of Mexico.
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FROM THE CHRISTIAN TIMES.
Who pays the expenses of the war in the first instance ?
The people, the tax-paying people. In what ? In money,
in blood, and in morals. They are, and are to be, taxed to
pay the money out of the earnings of their toil. They are
drawn upon to furnish out of their ranks lives, to be sacrificed
in the field and camp ; and they have to bear for countless
years the abominable social influence which the corrupted mo-
rals of a returning army always must bring back to pollute
and pester that society which was foolish enough to engage in
a war. The people, then, pay in the first instance. But
how are they repaid? Theoretically, by receiving land.
Land to repay their outlays of money, lives, and morals !
But does the widow whose husband was slain in battle receive
the price of his blood in land ? Do they allow so many acres
for every life ? Does the State balance life and land in this
wise ? How many acres of land pays a family for its hus-
band and father ? Alas ! the family suffers, but it has no
share in the rewards. The husband and father dies, but the
wife and children do not get the land. Does the tax-payer
get any land ? He pays the cost. The Government deter-
mines to fight on to secure its return. It refuses to settle
without an ample reimbursement, gets more taxes out of the
laborer, wastes more lives, making additional widows and or-
phans, spreads the leprous contagion wider and wider, and all
because the piece of land offered was not big enough to pay
the outstanding cost. And yet, after all, the man who pays
the taxes gets no land.
The moral injury of the war cannot be estimated, nor can
the loss be said to attach to particular individuals. It will not
cease to be felt for fifty years. That cannot be paid for.
The family cannot be compensated for the loss of husband,
father, son, and brother, though the bereaved family might have
its equitable proportion of the land. But that loss the Govern-
ment will not try to pay for. The tax-payer might be repaid,
perhaps. The Government might sell land and give him the
proceeds, or it might set off the land to him. But that is
never done. Our Government proposes no such thing now.
It will not think of returning to the payer his tax. I should
like to see a man make out his bill for his proportion of the
expenses of the Mexican war, and hand it to the Secretary of
the Treasury, to be cashed, when the- war is over. He would
learn, then, the richness of that irony which calls the further
prosecution of the war an effort to procure indemnity for its
expenses and loss.
The monkey swallowed the oyster, and the silly cats took
the shells. The people spend the money, fight, die, and rot
above ground, bereave their homes, and destroy their peace
and their virtue. The Government makes a treaty, at last,
for indemnity in land ; but who gets it ? Not they.
Perhaps, after all, there is no land unsold in the whole ac-
quired domain—no public land. Then not a dollar goes into
the public treasury. But suppose there is. Will the Go-
vernment get enough for it to lighten taxes in years to come—
enough to pay for the outlay of the war ? Never. It never
can sell land for much more than it costs to take care of it.
Besides, we have too much land now—as a Government.
Newcastle is no place to cairy coals to ; every bushel will
lower the price. So all the land the Government sells in
Mexico decreases the sales in the Northwest and in Oregon
and in Louisiana. And so the people get nothing, at last, in
any way.
I have written this for young people, not for old politicians ;
for independent minds, not for partisans. There are a few
who will read, ponder, and value such considerations. But I
apprehend that most of the people are blinded by the preju-
dices of party, and will not hear. The people of all history
have done battle upon the field of blood upon the most frivo-
lous pretexts and for the most senseless reasons. Those of
this country have lately begun the folly, and they are waiting
for the wisdom of experience.
FROM THE NEW TORK MERCANTILE TIMES.
When this cry of war and conquest and glory
began we were a happy, united, and prosperous
people. The vast enterprise and capabilities of our
citizens were fully employed in profitable and honorable pur-
suits. The workshop, the field, the marts of commerce, all
witnessed a prodigious activity and unexampled returns for
capital, skill, and labor. The nation was out of debt. At
peace with all the world, and obeying those wise maxims of
the Father of his Country which bade us avoid intermeddling
with the affairs of other nations, we were respected abroad;
and before the mild glory of our free institutions the prejudices
of the old world stood confounded and convicted.
In that evil hour which beheld us engaging in war with
our neighboring Republic that glory was dimmed in the eyes
of Europe. We have never been able to justify this proceed-
ing before the world. No pretext or plea yet assigned, or to
be assigned, carries the weight of a feather with reflecting men.
And what have we gained in Mexico ? Of a friendly neigh-
bor we have made an enemy, whose revenge will live through
long centuries ; and the political institutions which, in the
progress of amicable intercourse, they might have borrowed
from us, have now become a loathsome byword ; and, sooner
than share in the blessings of freedom with us, they would
even embrace despotism if offered by our enemy.
Our domestic condition is certainly not improved by the
war. Through the misfortunes of Europe afflicted with famine,
and the bountiful harvests yielded by our fields enabling us to
supply them at large profits, this country has greatly prosper-
ed ; and that accidental prosperity has masked, to a great ex-
tent, the mischiefs of the war upon ourselves. But it is only
for a short season. All those inconveniences and derange-
ments which must, sooner or later, overtake a people engaged
in a war of invasion and conquest, must fall upon us. Alrea-
dy we have contracted a debt of one hundred millions of dol-
lars ; we have created a pension list which will demand many
millions more ; we have sacrificed the lives of from twenty-five
to thirty thousand American citizens, mostly young men and
men in the vigor of manhood ; we have demoralized multi-
tudes of our people, and changed the current of enterprise and
ambition to new and dangerous channels ; above all, we have
introduced new elements of discord, jealousy, hatred, and dis-
union into our political compact, and opened an interminable
prospect of mischief and disorder.
Suffer us to speak a few words in view of the sad national
missteps we have been considering. The farmers of the Uni-
ted States did not originate this war ; the merchants did not;
the manufacturers did not; they altogether did not. It is none
of their work. It advances none of the interests of either.
On the contrary, it deranges, depresses, cripples them all. It
destroys a large share of the profits of all the producing classes.
Who, then, did originate it ? Politicians ! Who are bene-
fited by it ? A corps of contractors, commissaries, and the
like. Will these arrest the war ? Probably not; for it is
their living. Will politicians stop it ? Yes, when the bone
and sinew of the country—the men whose enterprise, skill,
energy, industry, produce the prosperity of the country—
when the business men of the land come forth from their farms,
their shops, their manufactories, their counting-houses, and
shall say, We are interfered with ; we are stopped in our law-
ful and indispensable pursuits ; we are prevented from build-
ing up the prosperity of our country ; and this grand interfer-
ing cause must be put out of the way.
And who have a better right to insist upon being heard 3nd
regarded ? They furnish the money to carry on the war, and
they ought to be heard, will be heard, when they feel and tell
Congress that they have been taxed too long and too heavily
for an unnecessary and injurious purpose.
We have said the unforeseen prosperity of the last year
masked the detriment which war inflicts upon trade. But this
state of things will not continue much longer. The business
of the country will experience all the evils that result from
financial derangement. And along with this is the utter un-
certainty regarding the future—how long the war is to last,
and what it is to cost. If Government could fix upon any
time and sum beyond which it will not annoy us, we might
make up our minds to it, meet the cost, and go on with our
wonted pursuits. But while Government itself is in a maze ;
while the confusion of politicians grows worse confounded,
and the fitful gleams of light vouchsafed us only make the
darkness more visible, what wonder if the patience of those
who stand in relation to the war as both supporters and suf-
ferers, should at length give way ?
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Report of Colonel Childs.
Heauquarters Military Depart, of Ptebla,
Puebla, October 13, 1847.
Sir ; I have the honor to report that, after twenty-eight
days’ close investment, the enemy yesterday raised the siege
and left fdr Atlixco.
I will avail myself of this opportunity to submit to the Gene-
ral-in-chief a brief account of the operations of the troops at
this point, from the period of my assuming command to the
termination of the siege and the arrival of Brig. Gen. Lane
with reinforcements.
On entering upon duties as civil and military governor I
found myself in command of Capt. Ford’s company of cavalry,
46 strong ; Capts. Kendrick’s and Miller’s companies of artil-
lery, numbering 100 ; together with six companies of the 1st
Pennsylvania volunteers, commanded by Lieut. Col. Black—
his total effective strength being 247—and hospitals filled with
1,800 sick.
With this command, San Jose, the grand depot in this city,
Loreto, and Guadalupe were to be garrisoned, and held against
the combined efforts of the military and populace.
The isolated position selected for the hospitals compelled me
to remove them within the protection of San Jose on the first
demonstiation of hostility. This was not long ia exhibiting
itself, when I put myself, with such means as I had at my dis-
posal, in the best possible state for defence, confining my efforts
to the squares immediately around San Jose and from these
points the enemy during the entire siege were not able to force
in (but for a single moment) a sentinel.
No open acts of hostility other than the murdering of strag-
gling soldiers occurred until the night of the 13th of Septem-
ber, when a fire was opened from some of the streets. On the
night of the 14th it recommenced, and from every street with
a violence that knew of no cessation for twenty-eight days and
nights.
The enemy, with their numerous cavalry, succeeded in cut-
ting off at once every kind of supply, and vainly attempted to
change the current of the stream of water that we might be-
come a more easy prey. The night, however, before the cattle
and sheep disappeared from this vicinity, two well-directed
parties obtained thirty of the former and four hundred of the
latter.
The various points to be defended for the preservation of
San Jose, on which the safety of the other posts depended, de-
manded the untiring vigilance of every officer and man.
The enemy augmented in numbers daily, and daily the fir-
ing was increased; and finally, on the 22d of September,
General Santa Anna arrived with large reinforcements from
Mexico, much to the delight of the besiegers, on which occa-
sion a general ringing of bells took place, and was only stop-
ped, as it had been several times before, by a discharge of shells
and round-shot from Loreto into the heart of the city.
On the 25th of September Gen. Santa Anna demanded my
surrender. A copy of his demand, together with the reply,
are herewith enclosed, marked A.
I here beg to pay a passing tribute to my gallant troops.
So soon as I had dispatched my answer, I supposed not a mo-
ment would be lost by the General, who was te attack me at
all points with his 8,000 troops. I rode to the different posts,
and announced to the troops the demand, the force with which
it was hacked, and my reply. Their response convinced me
that all was safe ; that a hard and bloody battle must be fought
ere Ihe great captain of Mexico could overcome my little band.
The point of attack was San Jose, commanded by Lieut.
Col. Black, with Captain Ford’s company of cavalry, and
Captain Miller’s company of 4th artillery, and four compa-
nies of his own regiment, and one hospital, the guard of
which was in command of Captain Rowe, of the 9th regiment
of infantry.
The duty required of this command, as I have before ob-
served, in consequence of the various points to be defended,
demanded an untiring effort on the part of every officer and
soldier. A shower of bullets was constantly poured from the
streets, the balconies, the housetops, and churctes, upon their
devoted heads.
Never did troops endure more fatigue by watching night
after night, for more than thirty successive nights, nor exhibit
more patience, spirit, and gallantry. Not a post of danger
could present itself, but the gallant fellows were ready to fill
it; not a sentinel could be shot, but another was anxious
and ready to take his place. Officers and soldiers vied with
each other to be honored martyrs in their country’s cause.
This is the general character of the troops I had the honor to
command, and I was confident the crown of victory would
perch upon their standard when the last great effort should be
made. Their bold and determined front deprived them of
what they anxiously desired.
On the 30th ultimo Gen. Santa Anna had established his
battery bearing upon San Jose, and opened with much spirit.
Having anticipated this movement, I had thrown up a traverse
on the plaza and withdrawn a 12-pounder from Loreto, by
which means I was enabled to answer his shot. Towards
night his battery ceased, and on the next morning was with-
drawn, together with from 3,000 to 4,000 of the besieging
force, to meet the reinforcements then daily expected at Pinal.
On the 2d instant I availed myself of some reduction of the
enemy’s numbers to make a sortie against certain barricades
and buildings, whose fire had become very annoying. One
of the expeditions was confided to Captain Small, of the 1st
Pennsylvania volunteers. Passing through the walls of an
entire square with fifty men, he gained a position opposite the
barricade, and drove the enemy with great loss, they leaving
seventeen dead on the ground. The barricade, consisting of
150 bales of cotton, was consumed. In this affair Captain
Small and his command behaved with great gallantry, and for
twenty-four hours were unceasing in their labors in accom-
plishing the object; when I sent Lieut. Laidley, of the ord-
nance corps, to blow up a prominent building, which was done
by that excellent officer in good style; when the entire party
was withdrawn, with few wounded.
At the same time Lieut. Morgan, of the 14th regiment,
with a detachment of marines, and Lieut. Merrifield, of the
15th regiment, with a detachment of rifles, attempted to gain
possession of certain buildings from which we were receiving
a most galling fire. Lieut. Merrifield entered the building ;
Lieut. Morgan was not so fortunate. The enemy being pre-
sent in great force, I directed him to fall back, with the loss
of one man killed. On the 5th instant Capt. Herron was de-
tached with his company to take possession of a building from
which the enemy had been enfilading the plaza. This he did
in a very handsome manner, and to my entire satisfaction,
with only a few men wounded.
Other minor acts of gallantry and good conduct were ex-
hibited by officers and men at San Jose, and from Guadalupe
one or two successful sorties were made upon the enemy when
engaged in their daily attacks on San Jose.
Fiona Lieut. Col. Black, the immediate commander of San
Jose, and his officers, I have received the most cordial support.
Col. Black for more than thirty days was untiring in his efforts
and zeal for the safety of that point. Officers and men were
at their posts night and day, without regarding the pelting
storm ; and I cannot say too much in praise of the gallant
colonel, his officers and men, before and during the siege.
Lieut. Laidley, of the ordnance corps, commanded the 12-
pounder, the mountain howitzer, and four rocket batteries at
the barricade, and there stationed himself night after night;
and as often as these batteries were opened, it was with effect.
Capt. Ford, commanding the cavalry, although no opportuni-
ty occurred, in consequence of the limited number of his troops,
to engage the enemy, was at all times ready. Capt. Miller,
of the 4th artillery, was particularly successful in managing
the 12-pounder in one of the genera! attacks, and showed him-
self a good officer and skilful artillerist.
Major Gwynn, commanding Loreto, although not attacked,
was vigilant, and his command was of great assistance to me.
Several detachments from his post occupied exposed points,
and received heavy fires from the enemy—especially detach-
ments under Lieuts. Carroll and Moore, who for forty-eight
hours stood their guard, and were of essential service to me.
I cannot speak too highly of Capt. Kendrick and his man-
agement of his batteries. His shells and shot fell beautifully
upon houses and churches where the enemy were in great
numbers. Wherever his shot took effjet, the firing soon ceas-
ed. The limited number of these missiles compelled us to use
them with great caution. I am much, very much, indebted
to Capt. Kendrick for his vigilance and exertions before and
during the siege. I will taka this occasion to mention Ser-
geant Owell, of company B, 2d artillery, as a most skilful ar-
tillerist. I never saw shot thrown with more accuracy than
from his gun.
I take great pleasure in speaking of Capt. Morehead, com-
manding Guadalupe. The place and defences were in a most
dilapidated condition. Captain Morehead, with his command,
succeeded in placing himself in a perfect state of defence by
great and constant labor. The enemy several times felt him,
but, finding him always on the alert, made no serious attack.
By sorties upon the enemy when attacking San Jose he was
of essential service to us, and killed many of them. I consi-
der him an excellent and gallant officer. Lieut. Edwards, 2d
artillery, in charge of the mountain howitzer, threw his shells
with great accuracy and commanded a successful sortie.
To Captain Rowe, of the 9th infantry, who commanded
the guard of one of the hospitals, (a constant point of attack
both day and night,) I am greatly indebted for his able de-
fence of that position and his gallant bearing before the enemy.
To Surgeon Mills, chief of the medical department, and
to his assistants, great praise is due for their unwearied and
laborious services. Left with 1,800 sick and limited sup-
plies, with but six assistants, their utmost exertions were ne-
cessary to administer timely remedies to so many patients.
Their attention to the wounded deserves my notice and thanks.
These gentlemen were not only occupied in their professional
duties, but the want of officers and men compelled me to
make large requisitions for the defence of the hospitals on
surgeons and invalids, and they were nightly on guard, mar-
shalling their men upon the roofs and other points. To them
I am greatly indebted.
Capt. Webster, A. Q. M., and Lieut. Rhett, A. C. S.,
rendered valuable services in defending their premises with
men in their employ ; and with men in the quartermaster’s de-
partment I was enabled to occupy a position that was all-im-
portant, and to which I had neither officers nor soldiers to
send. Messrs. Spencer and Brown were particularly active
and of great service.
I should be unjust to myself and to the spy company under
Capt. Pedro Ama if I did not call the attention of the Gene-
ral-in-chief to their invaluable services. From them I receiv-
ed the most accurate information of the movements of the
enemy and the designs of the citizens; through them I was
enabled to apprehend several officers and citizens in their
nightly meetings to consummate their plans for raising the
populace. The spy company fought gallantly, and are now
so compromised that they must leave the country when our
army retires.
I have now only to speak of my A. A. A. General, Mr.
Waelder, of the 1st Pennsylvania volunteers, and my secre-
tary, Mr. Wengierski. The gallant charge of Lieut. Wael-
der upon the enemy, although rash, exhibits him as an officer
not to be intimidated by numbers. His duties have been ar-
duous and dangerous, having daily to carry orders through the
thickest of the fire. I take great pleasure in recommending
him to the favorable notice of the General-in-chief.
To Mr. Wengierski, secretary and translator, I am much
indebted for invaluable services. Mr. W., in addition to his
appropriate duties, conducted the operations of the spy com-
pany, and through his suggestions and active exertions I re-
ceived much valuable information, and many successful expe-
ditions of spies into the city were made. Mr. W. commanded
the detachment on the roof of my quarters, and was the first
man wounded. From his after efforts his wound proved se-
vere and painful; still he performed his various duties night
and day, and is worthy of my approbation.
I regret that the health of Captain De Hart, lieutenant
governor, pievented him from taking an active part in the stir-
ring scenes I have related, and in which he was so anxious to
participate. Until confined to his quarters by sickness he was
of great assistance to me in directing the defences of Guada-
lupe, and heading a command into the city to disperse the
populace.
I herewith enclose a report of the killed and wounded, to-
gether with the sub-reports. Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS CHILDS,
Colonel U. S. A., Civil and Military Governor.
To Capt. H. L. Scott, A. A. A. G.,
Headquarters of the Army, Mexico.
Reports of Brigadier General Lane.
Puebla, (Mexico,) October 13, 1847.
Sir j I have the honor to announce to you the arrival of
my command at this place on yesterday, at 1 o’clock. Be-
fore entering this city, I had learned satisfactorily that Col.
Childs had been besieged forty days, and that his position was
becoming a very critical one, principally for the want of pro-
per supplies. For the particulars of this siege I respectfully
refer you to the report of Col. Childs himself. As my com-
mand neared the city, firing was distinctly heard ; and feel-
ing confident that my force was sufficient to enter the city at
once, I directed Col. Brough, with the Ohio and Capt. Heint-
zleman’s battalion, to enter on the main road. I further or-
dered Col. Gorman, with the Indiana regiment, to proceed by
a street further to the east and left. Upon our approach, I
found an enemy upon the house-tops and in the streets, firing
occasional shots. The troops moved up toward the main
plaza, driving the scattering forces of the enemy before them,
and completely clearing the streets and city, and killing a few
of the enemy. Immediately all was quiet and order restored.
I should remark, also, that I found ten or twelve of Colonel
Childs’s men, who had been killed by the enemy that morn-
ing, and but a short time before our entering the city. Col.
Childs and command are entitled to the highest consideration
from his Government for the gallant defence they have made
against the repeated attacks of the enemy during the long and
serious siege.
My thanks are due to the whole of my command for the
gallant manner in which they obeyed my orders, and attacked
and drove the enemy.
I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your most
obedient servant,
JOSEPH LANE, Brigadier General.
Headquarters Department Puebla,
Puebla, October 18, 1847.
Sir : I have the honor to make the following report of an
engagement between a part of my forces and the enemv, un-
der the command of Gen. Santa Anna, at the city of Hua-
mantla, on the 9 th instant:
After my departure from Yera Cruz, and when near the
San Juan river, a party of guerrillas was observed near the
hacienda of Santa Anna. Capt. Lewis’s company of mount-
ed volunteers was detached in pursuit; a portion of the com-
mand, under Lieut. Lilley, came upon the enemy, and had a
smart skirmish with them. Lieut. Lilley behaved in the most
gallant manner, rallying and encouraging his men under a
severe fire. Upon leaving Paso de Ovejas, (he rear guard
was fired upon by a small guerrilla force, and I regret to have
to announce the death of Lieut. Cline, who was shot in the
affair. He is reported to have been a most energetic and effi-
cient young officer, belonging to Capt. Lewis’s company of
Louisiana mounted volunteers.
At various points on the road rumors reached me that a
large force was concentrating between Perote and Puebla.
These rumors were confirmed on my arrival at the former
place, and I also received the additional intelligence that San-
ta Anna in person commanded them, having about four thou-
sand men and six pieces of artillery. No molestation occurred
until my arrival at the hacienda of San Antonio Tamaris, at
which place, through the medium of my spies, I learned that
the enemy were at the city of Huamantla. Leaving my train
packed at the former place, guarded by Col. Brough’s regi-
ment Ohio volunteers, Capt. Simmons’s battalion of three
companies, and Lieut. Pratt’s battery, my force consisting of
Col. Wynkoop’s battalion, (from Perote,) Col. Gorman’s re-
giment of Indiana volunteers, Capt. Heintzleman’s battalion
of six companies, Major Lally’s regiment of four companies of
mounted men, under command of Capt. Samuel H. Walker,
mounted riflemen, and five pieces of artillery under command
of Capt. Geo. Taylor, 3d artillery, assisted by Lieut. Field,
artillery. On arriving near the city, at about one o’clock P.
M., Capt. Walker, commanding the advance guard, (of
horsemen,) was ordered to move forward ahead of the column,
(but within supporting distance,) to the entrance of the city,
and if the enemy were in force to await the arrival of the in-
fantry before entering. When within about three miles, par-
ties of horsemen being seen making their way through the
fields towards the city, Capt. Walker commanded a gallop.
Owing to the thick maguay bushes lining the sides of the
road, it was impossible to distinguish his further movements.
But a short time had elapsed when firing was heard from the
city. The firing continuing, the column was pressed forward
as rapidly as possible. At this time a body of about 2,000
lancers jvas seen hurrying over the hills towards the city. I
directed Col. Gorman, with his regiment, to advance towards
and enter the west side of the city, while Col. Wynkoop’s
battalion, with the artillery, moved towards the east side,
Capt. Heintzleman’s moving on his right, and Major Lally’s
constituting the reserve.
Upon arriving at the entrance to the city, Capt. Walker
discovering the main body of the enemy in the plaza, (about
500 in number,) ordered a charge. A hand to hand conflict
took place between the forces ; but so resolute was the charge,
that the enemy were obliged to give way, being driven from
their guns. They were pursued by our dragoons for some
distance, but the pursuit was checked by the arrival of their
reinforcements. Col. Gorman’s regiment, on arriving at the
entrance to the city at about the same time as the reinforce-
ments of the enemy, opened a well-directed fire, which suc-
ceeded in routing them. With the left wing of his regiment
he proceeded in person towards the upper part of the town,
where the enemy still were, and succeeded in dispersing them.
Col. Wynkoop’s command, with the batteries, assumed their
position ; but before they were within range the enemy fled in
haste. Ths same occurred with Capt. Heintzleman’s com-
mand. The enemy entering the town becoming somewhat
scattered, Major Lally, with his regiment, proceeded across
the fields to cut off his rear and intercept his retreat. This
movement not being perceived, I ordered him to advance to-
wards the town : thus depriving him, unintentionally, of an
opportunity of doing good service. Capt. Walker’s force had
been engaged some three-quarters of an hour before the infan-
try arrived to his support. He succeeded in capturing two
pieces of artillery from the enemy, but was not able to use
them, owing to the want of priming tubes, although every
effort was made. On this occasion every officer and soldier
behaved with the utmost coolness, and my warmest thanks are
due to them. Col. Gorman, Lieut. Col. Dumont, and Major
McCoy, of the Indiana regiment; Col. Wynkoop, Pennsyl-
vania volunteers; Major Lally and Capt. Heintzleman, ren-
dered me most efficient service by their promptness in carrying
into execution my orders. To Surgeons Reynolds and Lamar
the highest commendations are due, joining us as they did in
the charge of the cavalry. Surgeon Reynolds, side by side
with Captain Walker, rushed on the enemy’s lines, and, after
the conflict was ended, rendered professional services to the
wounded, promptly performing amputation and other surgical
operations on the field of battle. Lieut. Claiborne, mounted
riflemen, captured a six-pounder in a gallant manner ; while
Capt. Fitzhuman, company C, mounted riflemen, captured a
mounted howitzer. Corporal Tillman is highly spoken of by
all. Lieut. Anderson, Georgia volunteers, succeeded in cap-
turing Col. La Vega and Major Iturbide, narrowly escaping
with his life. The cavalry were much exposed, and behaved
with that daring which characterizes American soldiers on
every occasion of danger. My thanks are due to the mem-
bers of my staff present, for their promptness in serving me.
Capt. Besanpon, with his command of (mounted) Louisiana
volunteers, in following the comm^d of Capt. Walker, was
separated by a large body of lancers from the remainder of the
squadron, but gallantly succeeded in cutting his way through
them. Lieut. Henderson, Louisiana volunteers, was acting
as one of my aids.
The colors of the Indiana regiment were planted on the
arsenal the moment the enemy were routed. This victory is
saddened by the loss of one of the most chi valric, noble-hearted
men that graced the profession of arms—Capt. Samuel H.
Walker, of the mounted riflemen. Foremost in the advance,
he had routed the enemy when he fell mortally wounded. In
his death the service has met with a loss which cannot easily
be repaired. Our total loss is thirteen killed and eleven
wounded. We succeeded in capturing one six-pounder brass
gun and one mountain howitzer, both mounted, together with
a large quantity of ammunition and wagons, which I was
compelled to destroy. The enemy’s loss was about one hun-
dred and fifty. I must beg leave to further mention Lieut.
B. P. McDonald, 3d artillery, who W'as sent with an order
into the town previous to my entry, accompanied by Mr.
Bradley, of the quartermaster’s department. He was sur-
rounded by lancers, but succeded in escaping.
I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your most
obedient servant, JOSEPH LANE, Brig. Gen.
To the Adjutant General, U. S. Army,
Washington, D. C.
Headruarters Department Perote,
Perote, October 22, 1847.
Sir : On the evening of the 18th instant, learning that Gen.
Rea was in command of a considerable force of the enemy at
Atlixco, about ten leagues from this place, I ordered a move-
ment for the next morning at 11 o’clock. My force consisted
of the 4th Ohio and 4th Indiana regiments, Major Lally’s and
Captain Heintzleman’s battalions, Col. Wynkoop’s battalion
of four companies, (1st Pennsylvania volunteers,) Captain
Taylor’s and Lieut. Pratt’s batteries of light artillery, and a
squadron of dragoons, commanded by Captain Ford, 3d dra-
goons. About 4 o’clock P. M., when near Santa Isabella,
seven leagues from this place, the advance guard of the enemy
was discovered. A halt was ordered until the cavalry, which
had previously been detached to examine a hacienda, should
arrive. The enemy, with his accustomed bravado, came to
the foot of the hill in small parties, firing their escopetas and
waving their lances. On the arrival of the cavalry a forward
movement was made by the column. A large deep ravine
appearing on the left of the road, Lieut. Col. Moore, with his
Ohio regiment, was ordered to flank it, Major Lally with his
battalion leading the advance. Our column had scarcely com-
menced its movement, when signs of confusion were visible
among the enemy. In consequence of which, the cavalry
was ordered to charge, follow them up, and engage them until
the infantry could arrive. Lieut. Pratt with his battery was
ordered to follow in rear of the dragoons at a gallop. Had
this movement been performed, the whole force would have
been ours. But by an order from Major Lally, Lieut. Pratt
was taken from the place assigned him by me, and in conse-
quence detained until a greater portion of the column had pass-
ed ; then, owing to the nature of the ground, it was impossi-
ble for his battery to proceed with rapidity.
The cavalry pursued the retreating enemy for about a mile
and a half, skirmishing with them. On arriving at a small
hill, they made a stand and fought severely until our infantry
appeared, when they took flight. Our artillery fired a few
shots as soon as it came np, but without effect, as by their
rapid retreat they had placed themselves at long range. The
dragoons were again ordered to follow and keep them engaged
After a running fight of about four miles, and when within a
mile and a half of Atlixco, the whole body of the enemy was
discovered on a hill side, covered with chaparral, forming
hedges, behind which they had posted themselves. Our cav-
alry dashed among them, cutting them down in great numbers.
So thick was the chaparral that the dragoons were ordered to
dismount and fight them on foot. A most blood}' conflict en-
sued, fatal to the enemy. Our infantry for the last six miles
had been straining themselves to the utmost to overtake the
enemy, pressing forward most arduously, notwithstanding the
forced march of sixteen miles since 11 o’clock. Owing to the
nature of tbe road, almost entirely destroyed by gullies, the
artillery could only advance at a walk. As soon as the in-
fantry again appeared in sight, tbe enemy again retreated.
So worn out were our horses (the sun having been broiling
hot all day) that they could pursue the enemy no further.
The column was pressed forward as rapidly as possible towards
the town ; but night had already shut in, giving us, however,
the advantage of a fine moonlight. As we approached several
shots were fired at us, and, deeming it unsafe to risk a street
fight in an unknown town at night, I ordered the artillery to
be posted on a hill near to the town, and overlooking it, ar.d
open its fire. Now ensued one of the most beautiful sights
conceivable. Every gun was served with the utmost rapidity;
and the crash of the walls and the roofs of the houses when
struck by our shot and shell, was mingled with the roar of our
artillery. The bright light of the moon enabled us to direct
our shots to the most thickly populated parts of the town.
After firing three quarters of an hour, and the firing from
the town having ceased, I ordered Major Lally and Colonel
Brough to advance cautiously with their commands into the
town. On entering I was waited upon by the ayuntamiento,
desiring that their town might be spared. After searching the
next morning for arms and ammunition, and disposing of what
was found, I commenced my return.
Gen. Rea had two pieces of artillery ; but as soon as be
vi'as awaie of our approach, he ordered them with haste to
Matamoros, a small town eleven leagues beyond. The ene-
my state their own loss in this action to be 219 killed and 300
wounded. On our part, we had one man killed and one
wounded. Scarcely ever has a more rapid forced march been
made than this, and productive of better results. Atlixco has
been the headquarters of guerrillas in this section of country,
and of late the seat of Government of this State. From
hence all expeditions have been fitted out against our troops.
So much terror has been impressed upon them, at thus hav-
ing war brought to their own homes, that I am inclined to be-
lieve they will give us no more trouble.
The cavalry under Capt. Ford deserves my very warmest
thanks. The service performed by them was of a most ardu-
ous and dangerous character, and nobly did they sustain
themselves. To Capt. Lewis, Lieuts. Waters and Lilly, it
is but justice to recommend them particularly to the notice of
the Department for their gallantry. Also Lieut. Martin, 3d
dragoons, commanding for the time Capt. Ford’s company,
behaved in a handfome manner. To the commanders of re-
giments and battalions, to Capt. Taylor, 3d artillery, and
Lieut. Pratt, 2d artillery, commanding batteries of light ar-
tillery, I am under great indebtedness. To Lieut. Sears, 2d
artillery, acting A. A. G., for his promptness and efficiency
throughout the day in carrying my orders, also my highest
thanks are due. Lieut. Douglas, Ohio regiment, (my aid,)
Lieut. Henderson, Louisiana regiment, Lieut. Grooms, Ohio
regiment, and Lieut. McDonald, assistant quartermaster, de-
serve my thanks for efficient service during the day. To my
secretary, Mr. A. Phelps, my thanks are due. To Doctors
Reynolds, Newton, and Lamar, I must tender my thanks.
On my return, when at Cholula, learning that two pieces
of artillery had just been finished at Guexocingo, I determin-
ed to proceed thither, and took with me a portion of Colonel
Brough’s and Col. Wynkoop’s regiments, and a part ot Cap-
tain Heintzleman’s battalion, and Capt. Taylor’s battery-—in
all, 450 men. I made a thorough search of the town ; the
pieces had been removed, but their carriages were found and
destroyed.
On my entry into the town, a party of the enemy were
seen, but retreating precipitately.
The next morning, without interruption, I returned to
Puebla.
I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your most
obedient servant, JOS. LANE, Brig. Gen.
Hon. W. L. Marcy, Secretary of War.
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Orders for tickets and shares and certificates of packages in
the above Splendid Lotteries will receive the most prompt
attention, and an official account of each drawing sent imme-
diately after it is over to all who orderfromus. Aodtess
J. & C. MAURY,
Agents for J. W. Maury fe Co., Managers,
nov 20—dcfewiitil Washington.
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