The New York Herald Newspaper, September 16, 1847, Page 1

i THE NEW YORK HERALD. Vol, XIII, No, 854.Whole No, 4851. NEW YORK, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1847. = = Sea ——_—_—————— — tobave got out, after he got into the city; nevertheless, | cupled by the American forces, shall not be obstructed } that the enemy had cut up and ditched the miserable THE NEW YORK HERALD | ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS Vorly Gao tt hasten peace, "Valencia made epee ta the | mao leh the artillery And wagons wore o 8 eB! on) to luca, where pel 5 le Crus, ESTABLISHMENT, oF THE he peaeeaead eine pte hanna . towns and places gecupied by tue Amaia secee Wo | hetteneac Naagide fuctiee tet haaul amicedee come 'p North-west corner of Fulton and Nassau ots. BATTLES OF “Tenclose » copy of a letter which I have received | person molested in the exercise of his profession; | from Gen. Scott for a halt. It seemed that Gen. 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TOTAL DEFEAT OF THE MEXICANS, Thirteen Mexican Generals, Including Thrée Ex-Presidents, killed or taken Prisoners ELEVEN HUNDRED MBXICANS KILLED AND WOUNDED, Immense Loss of the nemy. THREE THOUSAND MEXICANS CAPTURED. GEN. SCOTT WOUNDED. Major Mills and Fifteen American Officers Killed. JAST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED, Gen. Scott Encamped Within Two and a Half Miles of the City of Mexico, THE ARMISTICE. Wegotiations with Mr. Trist for a Peace Commenced. Another Revolution in Mexico. he. &e., &e, THE BATTLE O¥ CHURUBUSCO. [From the Washington Union, Sept. 14.] We have at length received an account of the great battle which has been fought before the capital, from the pens of our own friends. The New Orleans papers came tohand by this evening’s southern mail, but the Mary Kingsland had not arrived whem the New Orleans papers of the 7th were published. The despatches, how- ever, which were expressed from New Orleans, were re- ceived in the mail by the Secretaries of State and of War, and we are enabled to lay some very interesting details of the bloediest, and perhaps the most decisive and brilliant battle of the war before our readers, Webave not heard whether any despatches received from Gen. Scott, nor, indeed, that any have been received by the Secretary from the camp. But instead of these, we have been favored with the following letters, receivedat the War Department from an o@cer at Vera Crus—the first written by himeelf and the other two addressed to him by two officers of the army—one a highly distinguished general, who bore the brunt and battle of the day,” and the other from a captain in the service, These letters give to the whole account the stamp and authenticity of official intelliges In addi- tion to these, we give copious extracts from the Sun of Anahuac,”’ (Vera Cruz) of the Ist September, derived, also, no doubt, from the most authentic sou We hope to receive other details of these thrilling events in the course of to-morrow, which we shall hasten to lay before our readers, ‘These events are glorious to the arms ofour country. ‘The most important and perhaps the most correct letter which we publish—certainly from an. officer of the high- est distinction——represents the disparity of the number of the troops engaged, and the losses of the respective armies, in the most imposing form—7,000 only of our men actually engaged at the main battle of Churubusco; only 7,000 with two light batteries of eight pieces, in conflict with 32,000 of the enemy, with heavy artillery and stron.ly fortified. Atter two hours of bloody con- fliet, mainly with the bayonet, we carried everything — the enemy were pursued to the gates of thecity. Our loss (heavy, indeed !) short of 1,000, “the enemy's 6,000 including many distinguished men.” This is, indeed, a brilliant victory. We congratulate the wh upon the glory which our arms prospect it promised of peace. An armistice concluded for forty-eight hours—the particulars of which we give in full—in order to open negotiations. We give the names of the Mexican commission at the head of whom stands Herrera himself. Mr. jst writes, that they had already two meetings, and wore to havea third, and perhaps s last interview, on Monday, the 30th Au gust. It would be idle for us to speculate on the ulti- mate results, Indeed, we have no time to-night for that urpose, even if we had all the clements of calculation fore us. But we cannot forbear adding that this decisive vic- tory places the capital ef the Mexicans at the mercy of ourarmy. The consternation caused by the rout of their army has induced the enemy to enter into negotia- tions for peace. The issue of this negotiation is not to be counted on with confidence. The firmness with which the war bas been prosecuted has brought the in- fatuated Mexicans to enter on the digcussion of peace. After the panic of the moment is passed, they may again manifest their insane obstinacy in prolonging the war. There should be no relaxation of our efforts, no pause in our preparations, until a peace is conquered, and a rati- fied treaty shall secure its continuance One of the letters, which we publish, speaks of Santa Anna’s manifesto of the 23d August, which he transmits in Spanish. We have no time to have it translated to- night, but it shall appear to-morrow. Meanwhile we lay before our readers an abstract of the most important points iu the manifesto; and a more insidious, evasive, and bungling attempt to throw the whole blame from himself to the offending General (be- lieved to be Gen. Valencia.) is scarcely to be found even in the history of Mexiean documents, General Santa Anna commences his manifesto, an- nouncing to the Mexican people the armistice which he had concluded with General Scott, by saying that the events of the 19th and 20tn are airesdy too notorious, because they were unfortunate. He then adverts to the extraordinary exertions which he had used to raise and equip sn army of more than 20,000 men, and provide supplies for (hem, and to construct lines of fortification. His plan of defence, he saye, was evident from aglance at the works coustructed, and at the disposition ef bis troops; but in war, an accident apparently insignificant may frustrate the most scilful combinations. On the 18th, st Li o'clock in the morning, he or who commanded division of 6,000 men 4 pieces of artillery, to fail back on the village of Coyoacan, for the purpose of effecting & concentration of forces, in conse- quence of @ movement of the enemy. But this general, forgetting that there could not be two commanders in a fivid of battie, undertook to object to the order; and, in- stend of faiiing back, advanced; and he (Senta Anna) had of this unfortunate movement was the report of cannon, showing that an engagement had commenced. Witha fatal presentiment of the conse- quences, he immediately placed himself at the head of brilliant brigade of four thousand men and five pieces of srtllery, and proceeded to thesupport of the general, but arrived too late, ‘The enemy had interposed his forev be- tween them; and night coming on, aud the rain falling in torrents, he was oompelled to retire. He, however, sent an order by an aid-de-camp to the refructory gene- ral, directing him to retire to San Angel by the only road which was then left him; but, instead of obeying u order, the general sent him word that what he nted was more troops; that he had beaten the enemy and put bim to flight, and had granted promotions in consequence of t: tory. ‘Tho next day at dawn, Santa Anna says, he made an- other effort to proceed to the support of the erring gen- eral, (whose name he does not mention.) but had hardly put himself in motion when the enemy made his attack, and in ten minutes the general was routed, ‘The conse- quences of this, he says, was terrible. The snemy could, by a rapid movement, reach the capital before it was possible for him to succor it, or might fall with the whole body of his troops upon a part of the Mexican army. An engagement did take piace between their re- spective advanced corps, and Santa Anna says that bis exertions cost the eneiny not @ little blood, end that he succeeded in placing himselfin a position to save the capital; but, upon receiving @ communication from Gen. Soott proporing an armistice, he concluded to accede to it. He then touches upon the propriety of an armistice in the abstract, and concludes by saying that if the pre- sent armistice does not result in peace, the war oan be renewed. He is still, he says, at the head of of a reapect- able body of troops, and the ‘nation will support him in maintaining its honor, At the same time, he threatens to punish factious and seditious opposition to the su- preme authority, The followi ng letter is from a highly respectable offi. cer at Vera Cruz, to the Secretary of War :— “Viena Cavz, Aug. 31, 1847, «Sir; T have the honor and satisfaction to inform you that our army has again been crowned with victory ; 32,000 Mexicans engaged, with General Santa Anna at their bead, our little army, who, with the bayonet,drove them, in two bours, to the gates of the city. “Commissioners were tinmediately appointed, and ne- gotiations are going on, The protocol appears on the face of it to be dictated by our commissioners. [had an English copy of it to send to you, but Colonel Wilson, from some cause best known to himself, begged it to send to the President “ [send deepatehes which I received from Mr. Trist, to the Hon, James Buchanan, | cannot conclude with- out congratulating you, sir, on this mighty conquest, for ington ity, D. “T am pleased to add, that the followi: per- sons are the commissioners on the part of Mexico; and more 80, because they are considered most friendly dis- posed for peace, vis : General Herrera, Sor, Conto, Lawyer, General Mora y Villamil, Soe AEiton, herbal” asshosts: Reesalgny 66 Ti r. YO; , (formerly Secre! ge gation in the United States.) “I have just seen a letter from one of the most re- ble English houses to their house here; they ss} at the Me: ena are 00 out goneraied and on cornered, that they must make peace ; but that Gen. Scott says if they do not at once, he will occupy the city witha territorial government—place 6000 troops to open the roads, ke. ‘They speak of the Americans with admi- tion. “The country people were already commencing to supply the army with every thing ” The following letter is from @ highly distinguished officer of our army, who had a principal part in the battle : Tacunaya, August 26, 1847. My Dean Sir,—I owe it to your many sets of kind- need to inform you thet our arms are crowned with » glorious victory. After many minor combats, but alwa: against very superior numbers, with about 7000 we el countered the enemy’s army, headed by Santa Anna, at Churubusco, three or four miles from the gates of the capital, strongly entrenched. To this:posi only get two light Lepage much heavy artillery and 32. of bloody conflict, mainly with the bayonet, we carried every thing. The rout was complete, and the pursuit carried to the gates ofthe city. Our loss is short of 1000, the enemy’s 6000,; including many distinguished men, generals and civilians. In haste. your friend. The following is an extract of a private letter from a captain in the army, (who witnessed the battle. dressed to his correspondent at Vera Cruz, and enclose: to the Seoretary of War : “‘Tacunaya, Aug. 28. “You have no doubt been made aware, that, during our stay in Puebla, the General-in-Chief and Mr. Trist received several visits from the British Secretary of L gation in the city of Mexico, relative to peace with this country. so that some of the Americans actually believed wo were going to have a treaty of peace signed at once; But all this vanished as soon as Santa Anna got the peo- ple # little united, and a large force collected in the capi- tal to resist the enemy; and General Scott, in the mean- time, having received reinforcements, continued his march on the capital on the 7th instant. On reconnoi- tring the hill of Penon, three leagues from the city, which was fortified, the General-in-Chief concluded not to at- tack it, and the troops were marched round the south side of Lake Chalco or Tlalpam, or San Augustin, where the last arrived on the 19th instant. On the afternoon of that day an action was commenced by the troops un- der Generals Twiggs and Pillew, about four miles from Tlalpam, on the road to San Angel, where the Mexicans trong position, with about_twenty pieces of can- non and six thousand men,under General Valencia, at « place called Contreros, and on some heights called the onias of Magdalena, “The fire was kept up until night with great vivacity by the Mexicans; as they were at a considerable dis- tance frem their adversaries, who fired but little during the afternoon, and of course suffered most from the fire of the Mexioan artillery; but at break of day en the 20th, Gen. Smith surrounded one flank of the enemy, got in their rear, made over 3,000 prisoners, took all their artil. lery, and ‘killed 600 or 700 of them, The Americans under Twiggs and Pillow continued their march to San Angel and Voyoacan, 40 as to get in the rear of San An- tonlo, on the ‘Tlalpam road to Mexico, where the Mexi- cans were also fortified, while Gen. Worth advanced on Sun Antonio, which the enemy hastily abandoned,and re- treated to a bridge over # stream of water that crossed the road, where they had slarge fortification; and on the left of the road, afew hundred yards, another fortification, with a large convent well garrisoned and fortified also, Here the American forces all neared each other, and wore fired on with great vivacity by the Mexicans for about an hour. The troops of Gen. Worth drove the enemy out of the works about the bridge, and pursued them along tho main road; and Gen. Shields attacked a hacienda o little further on, and routed them from there; and after about two hours, the battle of Churu- busco was ended—in which the enemy had about 20,000 men, and commanded by Santa Anna in person, who re- treated through Mexico to Guadalupe, as he thought, of course, that the Americans would enter the city. Gen. Worth slept in the advance that night, about «league and a half from the city; andthe-next day came to this place, where the General-in-chief arrived also.”” ‘Tho officer at Vera Cruz, who writes from that place to the Secretary of War, addresses a second letter to the Secretary, but simply enclosing him « copy of the Sun of Anshuse, of September Ist, from which we make the following extracta:-- {From the Sun of Anahuso, Vera Crus, Sept. 1.] ANOTHER GREAT VICTORY !—32,000 MEXICANS DE- PEATED By 7,000 AMERICANS ! ! my has again covered itself with glory ! je English courier has just arrived, aud the news— e say—is, that Gen. Santa Anna and thirty thou- ¢ been defeated | whipped ! ! and complete- “Hon, Wittiam L. Mancy, Seo’: Washi ny ly routed Our troops engaged those of the enemy about three miles from the capital of Mexico, where they were strongly entrenched. After a combat of two hours they e enemy) were put to flight! ! The eneiny’s forces amounted to thirty-two thousand men ! and our forces to seven thousand!’ ‘Three more cheers for the American army : Huzzah! Huzsah !! Hugzab ! The enemy’s thirty-two theusand men were driven to the gates of the city of Mexico by our seven thousand men ut the point of the bayonet. Four commissioners were sent to Gen. Scott from the sity of mexico, his news came by the English courier, and, there- fore, we suppose that no one will doubt {t. "We will sa further, that we have seen a letter which no one would dare to contradict, which says all we have ssid. ‘This letter is dated Tacubsya, three miles from Mexico, August 26, . B.—We have just seon in the Diario del Gobierno that am armistice of forty-eight hours was granted by Gen, Scott. ‘We publish to-day a second edition of our paper of yesterday, in order to give our readers the articles of the armistice which was granted by General Scott. We copy all the documents which we find in the Diario eel @ bierno. Some of the communications are in the 5 language. The want of time kept us from tranalating them, as the steamer leaves this morning for New Or- leans, ‘They will be understood. We will isue an extra, sible, before the Mary Kingsland leaves, with Santa 1 manifesto. {These documents we have had translated into Eng. lish, for the b nefit of those of our readers who are not versed in the Spanish idiom. } ms The undersigned appointed respeotively—the three first by Major General Winfield Scott, commander-in- chief of the armies of the United States; and the two last by his excellency D. Antonio Lopes de Santa Anna, President of the Mexican repuolic and commander-in- chief of its armies, met with full powers, which were duly verified in the village of Tacubaya, on'the 22d day of August, 1847, to enter into an armistice, for the purpose of giving the Mexican government an opportunity of re- ceiving propositions for peace from the commissioner ap- pointed by the President of the United States, and now with the American army; when the followiug articles were agreed upor Art. 1. Hogtilities shall instantly and absolutely cease botween the armies of the United States of America and the United Mexican States, within thirty leagues of the capital of the lat er Staten, to allow time to the commis- sionors appointed by the United States and the commls- sloners to Appointed by the Mexican Republic, to ne- 2. This armistice shall continue as long as the com- missioners of the two: governments may be engaged on negotiations.or until the commander of either of the said armies shall give formal notice to the other of the cessa- Honjof the, rmistice.and for forty-eight hours after such notice. ‘ 3. In the meantime, neither army shall, withio beef ea 1¢8 of the city of Mexico, commence any new forti jon, or military work of offence or defence, or do an; thing to enlarge or strengthen any existing work or tor- tification of that character, within the said limits. 4. Neither army shall be reinforced within the same. Any reinforcements in troops or munitions of war, other than wubslstence now approaching either army, shall be stopped at the distance of twenty-eight leagues from the city of Mexico. 5 Neither army,nor any detachment from it, shall advance beyond the line it at present occupies, 6. Neithi detachment, or individual Pt limita established by the last article, except under flags of truco bearing the cor- oe between the two armies, or on the business 'y limits, shall, by the opposite party, be kindly warned off or sent back to thei: own armies under Ln of trace, 7. The American army shall not by violence obstruct the passage, from the open country into the sity of Mex- feo, of the ordinary supplies of iood necessary to the consumption ot ite inhabitants, or the Mexlean arm: within the city; nor shall the Mexican authorities, civ! or military, do any act to obstruct the passage of sup- plies from the city, or the country, needed by the Ame- rican army. 8. All American prisoners of war remaining in the hands of the Mexican army, and not heretofore ex- changed, shall immediately, or as soon as practicable, be reatored to the American army against slike number, having regard to rank, of Mexican prisoners captured by the American army., citizens who wero established in the 9, All Amerioan city of Mexico prior to the existing war, and who have since been expelled from that city, shall be allowed to re- turn to their respective business or families therein, without delay or molestation. 10. The better to enable the belligerent armies to exe- cute these articles, and to favor th great object of peace, i is further agreed between th ies, that any courier with despatches that either ar: shall desire to send slong the line from the sity of Mexico or its vicinity, to and from Vera Cruz, al receive a safe conduct from the commander of opposing ¥ 11, The administration of justice between Mexicans, 1 foel assured it will result in peaci Paredes will, in my opinion, hurry the conclusion of it He ought never according to the general and state constitutions and we, by the local authorities of the towns and places o0- dered just price shall be paid, and trade remain unmo- me me wounded Le ep who my desire to re- some more convenient place for the purpose of being cured of their wounds, shall be ‘allowed to do so without molestation, they still remaining prisoners. 14. Those Mexica ical officers who may wish to attend the wounded, shall have the privilege of doing #0, A¢ their services be required. 16. For the more perfect execution of this agreement, twocommissioners sball be appointed, one by each party, who in case of ment shall appoint a third. 16. This convent shall have no force or effect un- less approved by their excellencies the commanders re- speotively of the two armies within twenty-four hours, reckoning from the sixth hour of the 23d day of August, MAN, 18a7, A. QUIT: Maj. Gen. U. 8. A. PERSIFER Y SMITH, Bvt. Brig. Gen U. 8. A. FRANKLI ig. N PIERCE, Brig. Gen. U. 8. A. IGNACIO DE MORA Y VILLAMIL,’ BENITO QUIJANO. A true copy of the origins! G. W. LAY, U.S. A. Mil. Sec. to the General-in-Chief. HeapDQuarters OF THE Army U ‘Tacubsya, August 23, 1847 Considered, approved, and ratified, with the express understanding that the word “ supplies,” as used the second time, without qualification in the seventh article of this military convention—American copy—shall be taken to mean (as in both the British and American ar- mies) arms, munitions, clothing, equipments, subsist- ence, (for men,) forage, movoy, and in Ls eral all the wants of anarmy. ‘That word“ supplies” in the Mexi- can copy, is erroneously translated “viveres” instead of “ recursos.” WINFIELD SCOTT, General-in-Chief of the U. 8, Army. (Translation. 1 Ratified, suppressing the 9th article, and explaining the 4th, to the effect that the temporary peace of this armistice shail be observed in the capital and twenty- oy Jeaguss around it; and agreeing that the word sup- en IL be translated recursos, and that it compre. rything which the army may have need,of, ex nd munitions. ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA. Heapquarters Aamy U. 8. or Ameniea, ‘Tacubaya, August 24, 1817, Taooept and ratify the foreyoing qualification added by the president general of the Mexican republic. WINFIELD SCOTT. A true copy of the original. G. W. LAY, U. 8. Army, Military Secretary to the General-in-Chief. Heanqvanrers Army U. 8. of Amenica, ‘Tacubaya, August 23, 1847. To Hie Excellency the President and’ General-in-chief of the Mexican Republic : Sim: Under a flag of truce I send Licut. Semmes, of the United States navy, who will have the honor to'ex- change with such officer us may be appointed for the pur- pose, the ratification of the military convention that Was signed yesterday by commissioners from the Ameri- can and Mexican armies, { particularly invite the attention of your excellency to the terms of my ratification, and have the honor to remain, with high consideration and respect, your ex- cellency’s most obedient servant WINFIELD SCOTT, Goneral-in-chief of the U. 8. Army. {Translation.] Nationa. Patace or Mexieo, August 23. 1847. I have the note of your excellency of thi which you are pleased to say that Lieut. the navy of the United States, will exch: another officer named for that purpose, the of the military convention which was ‘signed yosterday by commissioners of the Mexican aud American armies, pe calls particular attention tothe terms of the ratifi- cation. The most excellent President orders the undersigned to say to your excellency, as he has the honor to do, that he orders its ratification within tho time agreed in the armistice; and he is also charged to direct tention of your excellency to the terms of the ratification by his excellency the President. Ihave the honor to be, &o LINO JOSE ALCORTA, Minister of State, and of War and Marine. To his excellency the General-in-Chief of the United States of America, [From the Now Orleans Picayune, July 8. The U. 8. steamship Mary Kingsland, Capt. John Da- eerived at an this By her we have received our letters from Mr. Kendall. from the 22d tothe 26th of August, all dated from Tacubaya. A courier dispatched by him on the 20th with the first ac- count of the battle fought on that day, was cut off. From a map and plan of the battle fields before us, we note that they are called the battles of Contreras ‘and Churubusco—so called from field works of the enemy of those names. Tho victories were decisive, but as far as we can learn from a hasty perusal of a portion of our letters, the proposition for an armistice was made b General Seott—probably at the suggestion of the British embassy. The report we have hitherto given that the city of Mexico was at our mercy, appears to have been unfounded. Should peace not follow from the negotiations now pending, another battle must ensue, the enemy having & force of from fifteen to twenty thor en yet. left. But tho road appears to be completely open to us, and the city is only two anda half miles from our encamp- ment. Our victories have been purchased at @ vast loss of valuable life, as will be seen by the following list—we will givea fuller one to-morrow. We;see names of men at tho loss of whom we weep; but all have their friends, and we make mo distinctions, Orricens Kitis.—Regulars.—Major Mills, 15th In- Infantry ;yCaptain Hanson, 7th Infai try; Captain Thorn- ton, 2d Dragoons; Captain Burke, Ist Artillery; Captain Capron, Ist Artiller, Captain Anderson, , 15th Infantry; d Infantry; Lieut.’ Irons, Ist Artil- lery. but attached to Gen. Cadwallader’s staff; Lieut. Preston Johnson, Ist Artillery, but attached to 'Magru- der's battery; Lieut. Karly, 2d Infantry; Lieut. Good- man, 15th Infantry; Lieut. Hoffman, lat Artillery. Volunteers —Lieut, Chandler, New York regime Col. P. M. Butler, and Lieuts. David Adams and W. Williams, of the South Carolina regiment. Orricens Wouxpyv—Regulars. Col. Clarke, 6th Infantry, slightly; Col. Morgan, 15th Infantry, severely; Major Wade, 3d Artillery, severely; Major Bonneville, 6th Infantry, slightty; Capt. Wes- sells, 2d Infantry, severely; Capt. Phil. Kearny, Ist Dra- goons, left arm shot off; Capt. McReynolds, 3d Dragoons, R. severely; Captain Craig, 34 Infantry, severely; Capt. Ross, ith Infantry, severely; Captain J. R. Smith, 2d Infantry, severely; Captain Ghapan, 5th Infantry, slightly; Captain Johnson, 9th Infantry, slightly; Capt. Holden, 12th Infantry, slightly; Capt. Hathaway, is tillery, slightly: Capt Hoffman, 6th Infantry, al Lieut. 8. Hamilton, ist Infantry, but severely; Lieut. Halloway,8th In! Smi h’s Light Battalion, severe! Infantry, severely; Lieutenant Callender, of the Ord- nance, but commanding howitzer ba Lieutenant Arnold, 2d Artillery, severely Herman Thorn, 3d Dragoons, attached to C slightly; Lieut. Hendrickson, 6th Infantry, severe- jeut, Humber, 7th Infantry, ly; Lieut. Boyn- Ist aera P but attached ylor’s battery, tly; Lieut. Lorimer Graham, acting with Ist Dra- s, severely; Lieut, Van Buren, of the Rifles, slight- ; Lieut. Martin, ist Artillery, Tight arm shot off; Lieut. Goodloe, 1bth Infantry, mortally; Lieut. Farrelly, 6th Infantry, but attached to Smith’s Light Battalion, severely; Lieut. Lugenbell, adjutant oth Infantry, ehtly; Lieut. Bee, 3d Infantry, slightly; Lieut. Lovell, 1d Infantry, slightly; Lieut. Chandler, 3d Infantry, slightly; Lieat. Collins, 4th Artillery, slightly; Lieut Tilden, 2d Infantry, soverely; Lieut. Newman, 9th In- fantry, severely; Lieut. Gardner, 9d Infantry, severély; Lieut. Hayden, 2d Infantry, slightly; Lieut. Sprague, adjutant 9th Infantry, slightly; Lieut, Palmer, 9th In- fantry, severely: Lieut. Buckner, 6th Infantry, slightly; Lieut.’ Cram, 9th Infantry, slightly; Lieut. Simpkins, 12th Infantry, slightly: Lieut. Peternell, 15th Infantry, slightly; Lieut, Bennet, 15th Infantry, New ‘York Regiment.—Col. Burnett, capt. Fairchild, slightly; Capt. Dyckman, #e- verely, Lieut. Sweeny, severely; Lieut, Jenniss, slightly; Lieut.’ Cooper, severely; Lieut. MeCabe, slightly; Lieut. Potter, severely; Lieut, Griffa, slightly, ‘Lieut, Malhow- sky, ly. Gouth Carolina Regiment.—Lieut Col. Dickinson, se- James D. Blanding, slightly; Adj. Cantey, ; Lieut. Sumter, slighti; t.'K. 8. Moffatt, Lieut. K. 8, Billings, severely feut. J R. Clark, usly; Lieut, J. W. Steen, slightly; Lieut, J. R- a Aightly; Capt W D. DeSaussure, slightly; Lieut. Jos. Abney, severely. Our entire loss in killed and wounded is short of eleven hundred; that 0. the enemy is not well known. His lows in killed alone is believed to be fully equal to our entire lons, and it is estimated that at least 3,000 prisoners were taken. The number of his wounded was not ascertained, but is supposed to be very large. Gen. Scott himself re. cvived wound fs the leg below the knee, but from the meoner in which Mr. Kendall speaks of it, we are ledto hope the injury « slight one, ‘ “A [Editorial Correspondence of th Picayune. } Tacusayo, (near Mexico,) Aug. 22, 47, The celebrated Archbishop's Palace of Tacubayo is now occupied by General Scott; and a portion of the = after twice defeating the enemy in two of the hardest fought battles of the war, are quartered imme- diately around him. I have already sent you off a lrur- ried sketch of the glorious events of the 20th, and even tho present letter must be a hurried synopeis of the bat- hich have shed such additional glory upon the a rms, On th \14th inst. @ reconnoisance made by Col. Dun- can having proved that a road for artillery and wagons gould be cut from Chalco to San Augustine, Gen. Worth’s division moved on the afternoon of the loth in | that direction. Gen. Pillow followed the next morning; at the same hour Gen. Quitman broke up his encamp- ment at Buena Vista, @ small hacienda between Vients de Cordova and Ayotia, and immediately Gen. Twiggs was in motion from the latter place. By this move # new line of operations was taken up on the southern and northwestern side of the city of Mexico, and the strong works of the Penon and Mexicalsingo, upon which Santa Anna had bestowed such immense care and labor, were tly; tached to Scott's try, but attach- severely slightly; di advance, cutting him off from the main body of thearmy, and perhaps bringivg on a general action. Gen, Twiggs soa get ordered some of the heavier guns to be im- od, and after a few discharges the enemy was dis- persed, with the loss of five or six killed. but the demon- stration mado by the Mexicans, as | have before said, caused @ halt of Gen. Worth's division before half « day’s march was made. At 6 o'clock on the morning of the 17th, Gen. Worth resumed his march, his route running through corn- fields und narrow and rocky lanes, along which carr had never passed before. ‘The filling up of the ditches caused some little delay, but by 8 o’clock the advance was in sight of Santa Cruz, and the spires and domes of the noted capital of Mexico could ber discersed hertics distance. The obstructions in the road, of which I have spoken, were obviously of recent construction—eviden that the enemy had but just got wind of our approach, and that Gen, Scott had completely stolen a march upon Santa Anna. Other than the ditches, and rocks which had been rolled down from the precipiteus hill-side, no opposition was made to the advance of Gen. Worth’ until he bad reached a point in the road not far from Sante Cruz— but now a scattering fire was opened upon the head of his column by a force stationed at advantageous positions above the road to the left. The enemy was quickly dis- persed, however, by Col. C. F. Smith's light battalion and the 2d artillery under Maj. Galt. As the division neared the hacienda of La Noqui the advance was again fired upon, but again the enemy’s pickets were driven in, without loss. A turn of the road beyond La Novia brought the plea- sant village of San Augustin in sight, and after two or three light skirmishes, in which the Mexicans had two or three lancers killed and wounded, our troops had juiet possession of Sun Augustin. Our only loss during the day was one man, a soldier of Smith’s light battalion, who was wounded from a corn-field near Xochimilco. At7 o’clook on the morning of the 18th, Gen. Scott arrived at San Augustin, and at 10 o’olock ‘Gen, Worth yas in full march for the city of Mexico by the main road. Majors Smith and Turnbull, Capt. Mason and other en- gineer officers wore sent in advance, supported by Capt. lake's squadron of dragoons, to reconnoitre, as it was known that the enemy was in force at or near San An- tonio. The party, when within a thousand yards, was fired upon from a battery which was masked by trees, and the first ball fcom # twelve-pounder instantly killed Captain ‘Thornton, of the 24 Dragoons, besides severely wounding a guide, Jonathan Fitzwalters. Gen Garland’s brigade was now ordered to ocoupy the hacienda, of Carrera, within plain sight and ra ge of the enemy’s batteries at’ San Antonio, while Col. Clarke's brigade and the battery under Col. Duncan took a sta- tion in the rear close by. ‘The engineer officers wei once sent out to reconnoitre by Gen. Worth, to ascer- tain the practicability of turning the strong works of theenemy,andin the meantime Gen, Soott had despatoh ed Capt. Lee with a supporting party, composed of Capt. Kearney’s squadron and a body of the 11th infantry un- der Col, Graham, to ascertain the practicability of find- ing a road py which the village of San Angel could be reached, and thus turn the strong hold at San Antonio, ‘This latter party had a sharp encounter with the ad- yance of the enemy, the main body being found posted at a strong point not far from the factory of Contreras. In the skirmish some six or eight Mexicans were killed, and as many more taken prisoners; on our side not « man was touched. The result of the reconnoissance roved favorable. It was ascertained that aroad could # made which would enable the army toreach San An- gel,and thus turn the strong batteries at San Antonio, erhaps others the enemy might have upon the road between that and the city of Mexico. The Mexicans were plainly seen in force at a commanding position near Contreras, and it was evident that they had » number of cannon in position; but at a council Held at night, it was determined upon to attack them the following day. In the meantime, while this reconnoissance was in progress, Gen. Worth had ertablished his headquarters at the hacienda of Curera, while from the windows count- less numbers of the enemy could be seen at work upon the batteries of San Antonio, About noon they opened upon the hacienda with beth round shot and shell,near- ly every one of which took effect, but without doing oth- or injury than to the building. Late in the ovening the batteries again opened, but with no other result than showing the position of the different guns. For a marvel, the batteries were silent during the night. Had tho fire been kept up, the hacienda might have been torn in pieces, and the entire command compelled to retire. Before going further it may be well to state that the city of Mexico lies about nine miles nearly north of San Augustin, that San Antonio is about three miles in the same direction, while the point occupied by Gen. Valen- cia, near Coutiers, for he had command at that place, is at least three miles in « straight line, and In a direction nearly west. It was ten miles the’ way many of our troops had to march, for you cannot imagine a more rough, uneven and jagged surface. At eight o'clock on the morning of the 19th, the bat- teries again opened on General Worth’s position at the hacienda near San Antonio, the balls crushing through the walls and filling the rooms with fragments of plaster and broken furniture. Shells also burst in the air over the building and the pieces dropped among the men stationed in the rear. So hot was the fire that the troops were obliged to,gain shelter behind the building, but still did not give up theporition. “About 9 o'clock the divi- sions of Generals Pillow and Twiggs were ordered to ad- vance in the direction of Contreras, and by one in the afternoon were in plain sight of the enemy’s batteries and within range of the heavier guns, The brigade of Gen, P. 8. Smith, was ordered to ad- vance directly towards the enemy's works, while that of Col, Riley moved towards « small village to the right, with orders to gain the main road,and thus be enabled to cut off any reinforcements which might be sent to Valencia from the city. An incessant firing of cannon was opened upon the advance of Gen, Smith, and soon the rifles wore engaged in skirmishing with the pickets of the enemy and driving them in. ‘The 12-pounder battery of Capt. Magruder was press- ed forward with all speed, as was also the rocket and mountain hewitzer battery, now commanded by Lieut. Callender of the ordnance department. As soon as they could gain a position they opened upon the enemy, but were s0 much exposed.to a fire from heavier guns’ that they were soon silenced. Lt. Johnson, of the Ist artillery, but attached to Magruder’s battery, was mortally wounded, while Lieut, Callender was severely wounded in beth legs. At 8 o'clock the brigade of Gen. Cadwalader was or- dered out to support Col. Riley, heavy reinforcements being seen on their way out from the city, while General Piorce’s brigade was sent to sustain Gen. Smith, The firing from the batteries of the enemy continued inces- fant, while from a hill just outside of the range of their guns, the spectacle was most grand and imposing. At about 4 o'clock Gen. Scott arrived, and seeing the immense strength of the Mexicans, at once ordered Gen. Shield’s brigade from San Augustin—a part of General Quitman’s command—to the right to support Riley and Cadwallader, and prevent, if possible, a juncture of the forces coming out from the city with ‘those of Valencia. But few of the movements of our own troops could be seen from the hill where we were posted, owing to the dense chaparral,sharp rocks and ravines,but not a motion of the enemy but was plainly visible ‘The order of battle of Valencia was certainly most imposing—infantry were seen drawn up to support the batteries, while long lines of the enemy's cavalry were stationed in the rear, as if awaiting the shock of battle. ‘Two separate charges of the latter were distinctly seen repulsed by Col. Riley, who had moved his brigade at one time to a position partially in the rear of the enemy's works, Col. Harney was exceedingly anxious to march his cavalry to the scene of action, but it was deemed ut- terly impracticable, ‘The nature of the ground was such tbat the Infantry oven had great difioulty in finding the way across the pedregal, as the Mexicans term it—ground covered with sharp, jagged rocks. Until night had fairly closed in, the fire from the ene- mies batteries did not slacken—it had been « continu- ous roar for neatly #ix hours—Gen, Soett retired to San Augustin about ¢ rain which had just commenced falling. completely exhausted. they had been operating for nearly twelye hours. would be all comfortably quartered in San Angel for tho night; instead of this, a large portion of them were compelled to bivouac without blankets,in the midst ef pitiless rain,and on ground where they could not even stretch themselves out. Add to this, the prospects of the morrow were far from flattering—were enough to dismay any but the stoutest hearts—that the enemy would doubtless reinforce and strengthen his works dur- ing the night; having every superiority in knowledge of roun .—add again to this that the men were weakened y long exertions, want of food, and chilled by the con- tinuons night rain, and it is not saying too much to as- jt hewad the bivouac of the 19th of August was gloomy the extreme. Early on the morning of the 20th, General Worth was ordered to move with » part ot his divivion—Garland’s brigade—towards the scene of action at Contreras, to aid in the attack upon Valencia, for to force this posi- tion was deemed indepensable. A few discharges of can- n heard about 7 o'clock, and & heavy rattling of touaketry, and some even sald that in the distance they had seen large massee of Mexicans in full flight towards ‘w droamed thet the batteries at Contre. Salad eee stormed and carried, Yet so it was. Gen, Scott himself, accompanied by Gen. Worth, started for the scene of action, when they were met by Capt. Ma- son, with the Joyful intelligence that Valencia had been complotely routed after « short but terrible straggle ‘The attack upon his works was planned by Gen Smith, and resulted in the capture of fifteen pieces of y, some 1600 prisoners—among them Generals Mendoza, and the notorious Salas, all the ammuni and camp equipage, while the road along which those who escaped fled was strewed with muskets, No less than 700 of the enemy, among them many officers, were left dead on the fleld—the number of wounded was undoubtedly far greater. I haye no time now to enlarge or comment upon this well planned and brilliant achievement, but reserving a more full deserip- tion for some other time, must pass on to other exciting events. ‘The works at Contreras completely in the power of the American army, General Scott at once ordered General Worth to fall back upon San Antonio, to turn and cap- ture that work, and then to push on towards the capital “On Bane 10th oe Nagrut ‘Worth marched as far as J |, Gen, arched as hacienda of San Gregorio, beyond ‘which it was found | by the main root while the main body of the army under Gens ‘Twiggs, Pillow,; Pierce and Cadwallader, moved on towards Sau ‘Angel and Cohoycan, Scarcely the ad- ht o’clock, and inthe midst of a hard Generals pA I and Pillow came in about 11 o'clock, wet and It was impossible to use horses @ rough and exceedingly broken greund on which Not anticipating the immense strength of the works ot the enemy, or the almost insurmountable difficulties of reaching them, it had been at first thought that the batteries would be taken at # dash, and that the troops Vance of Gen. Twiggs yllage, before a rating nn was activel and the 7 boom half a mile beyond the laster ri wi enmaketey, announced that rm tposts of the enem heavy booming of cannon now 4 the noted 24 division hed tenon Row uve token that work. jit pon another strong ut a few minutes more, and a tremendou: from the right, and immediately in the main tear joe Ai ine to the capital, made it evident that General Worth’s division was actively engaged pletely turned the strong works of while doing so, the enemy had ioned the with the loss of their heavy guns, a had fallen back, upon his second and stronger line of works. It was now at the commencement of the batt! bout one o'clock in the afternoon, and sure such a rattling of fre arms has seldom or never Been heard on the continent of Ame- rica, accompanied with such booming of artillery; and this'was continued over two hours, and until the enemy was fully routed from every point, and until those who bony killed or taken prisoners were in full fight for e city. iit me endeavor in words to give the reader an idea of the tion and works of the enemy. come along the road leading from San Augustin to the capi- tal, and immediately this side the Puente del Rosana, the Mexicans had p Aco y trong and exc ly well-built battery, commanding the road co1 ny the right as you faced the city stretching for a long dis- tance, was a continuous ditch, behind the benk of which an immense number of Mexican infantry were 4 On the left of the tete de pont, or work st the bridge, three hundred yards distant, was the church of Churu- busco, or San Pablo, strongly fortified with works for in- fantry, and also having a well constructed battery, con- taining number of guns of heavy calibre. This work was alittle advanced from the tete de pont, and nearly in a line between it and tho village of Cahoy- oan. Further on, on the other side of the work at the bridge, and about three hundred yards from the reed, was @ large building, well adapted for the protection infantry, and in which the enemy had also posted an immense body. The ground in the vicinity of all these points was completely covered with corn and other fields, out up in every direction by wide and deep ditches, pre- les innumerable to the advance of our 8. pty oT osition of the enem: LJ }, and consequently its strength could by hard blows and ig had be ascertained Tho divisions of Gens. Twiggs and Worth were at once engaged, the former with the church and strong. hold of Churubusco, and the latter with the batteries a the bridge; and in the meantime Gen. Shields’ brigades; the New York and South Carolina volunteers; together with the 9th, 12th, and 16th regiments of Infantry under Gen. Pierce, were hurrying onward from Cohoycan to attack the hacienda, - Soom, they too were engaged, and now the battle became general ‘The enemy had over twenty pieces of cannon, all in admirable position, and sorved with more than ordinary skill, while but few of our guns could be brought to bear.’ The battery of Capt. Frank Taylor, it is true, opened a well directed Churubusco, but so exposed was its situation uffered most terribly, both in offleers and men. ribe the flerce conflict, even now that two days have elapsed, or to give an account of the part taken by the different regiments, were impossible. From the opening of the strife up to the time the xicans were entirely routed and in full flight for the city, was one continuous roar of cannon and musketry, accompanied by the loud shouts of the victors as some new vantage ground was gained; and high above the din rose = dense column of smoke, at times completely shrouding the combatants. paThe strength of the enemy at this battle is known to Fave been 15,000 at least, many.say 20,000, all fresh troops and in & postion of uncommon ed to them were about 6,000 America broken down by marches and countermarohes, and by incessant toil before the stronghold of Contreras and San Antonio. At Chueubosoo, the Mexicans themselves say, Santa Anna commanded in person, but that he eft early. The noted battalions of Hidalgo and Victoria, and of Independencia—the Polkas, or young men. of the capital, from{whom much was expected—nearly all fied without firing a but mostly in the church, taken . In the different wor by General Twiggs, nearly 2,000 troops were captured. Among them were General Rincon, who commanded in person, General Anaya, lately President Substituto,and Goneral Arevallon, as also Colonel Gorostesa, ly Minister at Washington. General Garay was captured near San Antonio by General Worth, and several influ- ential officers, among them Colonel Miramon, by Gen. Shields, at the hacienda; but the most important cap- ture of all was the entire foreign battalion, mostly made up of deserters from our own army, with their command- er, the notorious Riley himself. They are all now under close guard, and I trust will be strictly dealt with. ‘The loss on our side has fallen most heavily upon the South Carolina and New York volunteers, the 6th fantry and Smith’s light battalion, attached to Worth’s division, and the batteries of Capts. Magruder and Taylor.’ The South Carolina regiment was nearly cut to pieces, losing 137 out of 272 men, with which it went into action. The Ivt Artillery has suffered severely in an accounts acknowledge the loss, in killed, Wounded, and prisoners, of no less than 13) generals, (among them, three ex-presidente) and forty-five pleoes of cannon, One of our officers says that we have cap- tured more ammunition than Gen. Scott has used since he has been in the country. G. W.K. AN ISH COURIER FROM MEXICO. the New Orleans Pica; We learn that an English couriey arrived here on the Col. Stanton, who had been deapatthed by the house of Manning & Macintosh, from the city of Mexico, by way of Tampico. He is on his way to England by the first steamer, and left here by the mail boat on Monday. He was in the city but a few moments. It is conjectured by those with whom he transacted business here, that he was despatched to England with a view tosome operation in Mexican bonds. He left here in hopes to hit the Bos- ton steamer of the 16th inst, AUGMENTATION OF GEN. SCOTT’S COLUMN. {Frqm the Washington Union, Sept. 13 } The news which is brought this evening, from New Orleans, relates to the wing of Gen. Taylor’s army. We give the general's order, and all his contemplated ar- Fangoments, besides some other transactions of his wing of the army. It appears that, in compliance with in- structions founded on his own suggestions, Gen. Taylor is about to occupy o defensive line, embracing 5,000 to 6,000 troops, and that he has’ ordered the other portion of his army to proceed immediately to join Gen. Seott’s column. This detachment will ‘also| embrace Hays’s Texan rangers, A recent letter from the gove- nor of Texas to the Secretary of War, acknowledges the receipt of the Secretary’s orders for them to proceed to Vera Crua ; and in consequence, the governor had notl- fled the two companies of rangers, which wore still sta- tioned at San Antonio, to repai where they might expect to join C of his detachment, This plan of the campaign will strengthen the columm of Gen. Scott to a degree which will make it irrestatible. In addition to the troops which he now has under his banners, and to those which have already arrived at Vera Cruz, and to the reinforcements whieh were en route for that city, and the six new regiments which have been recently called out, he will have all the troops which Gen, Taylor o: f his defence. Gen. Scott will then mate, from 25,000 te 30,000 of the best troops in the world, armed, fully equipped, admirably qualified to over- come every difficulty, te defy every danger, and to look down every opposition which the whole Mexican power oan bring against us. Commanding all her seaports—in full possession of her capital—in complete command of the communication from the coast to the eapical—with all | the intermediate eountry in our hands—Lufling all her guerillas in their attempts to plunder our trains and in- tercept our supplies, and cutting these guerillas up in all directions—sending expeditions, as we shall be able to do, through her country, to obtain supplies ‘and levy contributions—Mexico inust see her al 0 incapacity to withstand our forces or to restore her fallen fortunes. ‘The war will then bo nearly literally at an end, so far as fighting is concerned ; and. by increasing these requisl- tions upon her capitalists and her farmers, we sbould compel her to feel how much more she will lose than she can gain by the continuance of the war. Will ahe, under such circumstances, protract this war for an considerable time ? Suppose her to lose her capital, a1 torefuse the olive-branch at this moment—nuppose her to trust to her guerillas, to the visionary promises of Paredes, to the removal of her government to some other point, and to the idle ides of a co-operation between some of her States—how long may her people be expeot~ ed to prolong a contest in which her losses will far ex- ceed her gains? Shall we not, then. have peace at no distant day,if not immediately? Unless the Mexicans are thoroughly infatuated, there would be but one an- swer, and that answer would be in the affirmative, MILITARY MOVEMENTS. The steamship New Orleans left last fev: ra Cruz, via Tampico, with the following rs: Capt. D. Nicholls, Lieuts, A, 2, Hill, ise, Kidgley, Blake, Gibbon, Beltshoover, D. M. Short; Wm. H. Hays, A ux Custom House; Mr. Alvarez; Lieut. Lille m men; Lieut. Anderson and ten men, unteers; Mrs White, Tampico; & J. Feeny, T. Hammond, Sergeant Russell, La, volunteers, deck pas- sengers. ‘this Yossel took with her 84 teamsters and 58 males for Vera Cruz, and 100 horses for Tampico. When the horses are landed at Tampico, she will take on more mules for Vera Cruz.—N. 0. Pic. Sept. 7. Major General Patterson in daily expected here, route for the seat of war. [tis a great satisfaction to know, that in case of sickness or accident to Gen. Seott, that so able an officer as Gen. Patterson will be on the #pot to assume the command, as he is the senior Major General in the service of the United States, after Gens. Scott and Taylor.—N 0. Bulletin, Sept. 7. Mail Fallures, whrom the Louisville Journal, Sept. 10,} The Western mail failed yesterday, but through the attention of the officers of the Niagara we have St. Louis papers of Monday, The N. r Washington and Monona sground in tl (From the New Orleans Picayune, Sept, 7.) ‘The mail failed yesterday from be on Sunday far the greater part of the New York also failed. Should we be blossed with « mail as due to: day, it should contain interesting foreign news. It ap- pears that the slip from Baltimore we gave on Sunday was the only one received here. Movements of the People. Sir George Simpson, the Governor of the Hudson's a, Company, is et the Astor House, en route for Eng- Hon, John C. Spenoer is at the Astor House. It is rumored t) Robert Tyler, son of the Ex-Vieo President, is to succeed Major William H, Polk, «# Charge to Naples.