CHAPUTITEPEC (Aztee, hill of the grass hoppers). A -mall hill. 3 miles southwest. of the city of MeNieo, rising, about 150 feet above the surrounding plain. (in it the Aztec mon arelis are said to have made their summer home: and here, in 1755, (iolvez. then Viceroy of Mex ico. began to erect an imposing fortified castle. Ntliieh. though never fully completed, Was Used after 1522 as a military salmi. In the war between Alexieo and the United States the bill was strongly fortified by the Mexieans. and the svelte (Sepdvaffier 12-13, 1547) of the last serious contliet of the war. After the battle of Sitdino de) Rey (q.v.), Scott plamull a. move ment against Chapillteper, and on September 12 opened a heavy bombardment. under cover of witich. on the following day, 1-tenerals Pillow and onitman. supported respectively by I tenerals Wm.1.11 and Smith, made gallant, assaults, the former carrying the fortifications on the West and the latter on the southeast: and the Alexi eans, after making a stubborn defense, Were driven in back toward the city. On the 141h the Americans entered the City of ico, and the War was virtually ended.
the three days (12th. 13th, and 14th1 the Ameri cans lost 803 in killed and wounded OtenetalPil being the latter), while the Mexieans are known to have lost a inneh larger number. On the side of the Americans about 7500 men were engaged: on the side of the about 4000. t'on-ult : II. 11. Bancroft. History of lfr.r.
/co, Vol. V. I ran Franeisco. and \Vilcox, II (story of the .11 ea-lean r ton, 15!12).
CHAR (Gael. ceifra. blood-colored. from ttael., Ir. (var. blood) . A name given to the numerous varieties of Soirc/in us alpinus, tt fish of the salmon family, and extended 10 .Mtierican 'trout.' Th... char has smaller scales than the true trout (Salmo), differs in the structure of the vomer, and has red instead of 1.1•t•k spots, especially during the breeding' sen• The color is or green above, the lowt•. parts red. especially in the male: lower tins anteriorly margined with white. Sides of body with round red spots : hack not marldol." This speeie, has a wide distribution. occurring in cold lakes and mountain streams of central and northern Europe, of northeastern America, and probably also in Siberia. It is extremely vari able, and has. consequently. a host of spe cific such as •sa clievalier,"(treenland trout,' etc. The chars "are by far the most active and handsome of the trout. and live in the coldest. (dearest, and waters" (.1orda» and Everurantl. They Lake preference over the trout as game fish. The hest known of the distinctively Ainericall is the brook-trout, or speckled trout ; but the trout of the Rangeley Lakes. in Maine. is some what nearer the European type. See TROUT,