The New York Herald Newspaper, October 23, 1847, Page 1

Vol. XIII. No, 290..Whole No, 488’ INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE WAR QUARTER. Complete and Graphic Descriptions OF THE BATTLES BEFORE THE MEXICAN CAPITAL. INCIDENTS OF THE STRUGGLES. A FULL LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS ON THE ROAD FROM VERA CRUZ TO THE CITY OF MEXICO, &e. &e. &e, (From the New Orleans Pioayune, Oot. 15.] Again we devote almost the whole of our space to the details of the news from Mexico. We are not about to comment or speculate upor ews, but we must sei: the opportunity again to give expression to our bound- lesa admiration of fhe wonderful achievements of our army under Gen. Scott The annels of war record no- thing more oo. ‘We can recall no parsllel to the closing scenes of the campaign, which has ended in the submission of the city of Mexico to the irresistible en- ergy of our arms. We long to see the official reports, that we may know on whom to lavish our p: . At resent wo only see that all have nobly done their duty. Rost firmly do we believe that no army of ten thousau@l men ever surpassed our own in personal gallantry—that none jualled it in the skill, the devotion and the heroism of ita officers. By a communication in the American Star we per- ceive that Gen. Bravo and staff were taken prisoners by @ portion of the New York regiment in Gen Quitman’s division, Circumstances prevented their being delivei ed to Gen. Quitman, and they were taken to Chapulte- eo by Capt Davis, aid to Gen. Q. On reaching there, Roaing the General-in-Chief still at the castle, be re- ported to Gen Scott that he had Gen. Bravo and staff jsoners of war. The general ordered Capt. Davis to Bring the prigeners forward where he was, when the General-in-Chief addressed Gen. Bravo as follows:— “I deeply regret meeting tl aliant Gen. Bravo in mis- fortune. [ have loug and ly known him by fame. 1 trast we may soon befriends. Thonor and respect him enemy * Gen Bravo expressing his thanks for the courtesy ox- tended towards him by the General-in-Chief, the latter directed that the former be taken into the citadel, and furnished with as comfortable quarters as the conve- niences of the building would admit of. The following general orders were issued by General ‘Twiggs, congratulating his command upon their recent victories:— onvgeRS—No. 75, Heapquanters 2p Division or Reautans, 2 City of Mexico, Sept. 19, 1847. For the recent and (igen victories, in which the 2d Division so handsomely participated, the General pre- sents his thanks to his offcers and men. Although taken from under his immodiate comm: his eye and heart followed them through all the strife. and enabled him to witness with pride and pleasure, the high state of discipline and soldi rly bearing displayed at every point during the late brilliant operations. ‘To Riley's brigade, for sustaining its advanced posi- tion in front of the garita of La Piedad and San Anto- nio, keeping the enemy in check for several days aud finally driving in bis pickets, and for supporting the bat- tery which silenced his guns; and also to Captain Ste tov, his officers and men, for the very handsome man in which they silenced the battery at the gari Antonio,jaud drove the qeny' uns within the walls of ie city, the General would also return his warmest thanks. To Smith's brij }, for changing itself from a sup- pening, to an attacking force, by which it captured an important battery at the base ot the Chapultepec, and for entering the Gapital of the enemy in advance of all other troops, and there planting the old fashioned stars and stripes first on the national palace of Mexico, is due more of commendation than the General has words to oxpresa, The General again offers bis gratefal thanks to the ofilcers of the medical corps, for the zeal and ability dis- played in alleviating the condition of the wounded and sick. ‘The gallant deeds of the immortal dead, fallen in their country’s cause, will ever be an incentive to the brave and good of the army. ‘3 = By order of Gen. Twicas : P. W. McDONALD, A. D. C. Captain Charles Naylor, of the second Pennsylvania regiment, has been appointed superintendent of the Na- tional Palace of Mexico. Captain Robert Allen, A. Q M., has been appointed postmaster for the city of Mex- i joo. The Fashion brought over important despatches for the government from Mr. Trist. They had been waiting at Vera Cruz since the 30th ult. The Now Orleans arrived at Vera Cruz from Tampico on the 4th inst with mules. Most of the propellers have been employed in the same manner. The New Or- leans may shortly be expected here. The Auerican Star says that at the latest accounts the Mexican army was slowly wending its way towards Quereturo. They number less than 3000 men, under the command of Gon, Herrera, Many in Mexico supposed Santa Anna was engeavoring to reach the sea coast to embark for a foreign country, but we place little faith in this. We take pleasure in laying before our readers the an- nexed letter from Major J P Gaines, addressed to his soa. through his brother in this set It was manifestly not written for the public eve, but its publication can do no harm, and will gratify all who have sympathized with the American prisoner: Mexico in their sufferings and wrongs: Mexico, Sept. 28, 1847, My dear son—I wrote you from Puvbia on the 8th ult , and trom Taoubaya on the 27th, giving you a sketch of events to that time. The armistice terminated without wace, and hostilities recommenced on the Sth inet. The Bartle of that day, of which, no doubt, you have heard an account, was fought by the division ot Gen. Worth against the whole Mexican force. It lasted about three hours, and resulted in the capture of seven hundred pri ronurs, six pieces of artillery, and killing aud wounding not less than 1500, perhaps more, But as on the previous days, we mourn the loss of six to seven hundred killed and wounded. amongst the former Cols Scott and Gra- Lieut Armstrong, the soh of W. Armstrong of acquaintance of mine. He was a young cfll- cer of great promise, and a general favorite, ‘The 1th we opened our batteries upon Chapultepec, which was continued throughout the day, and on the morning of the 13th it was stormed and carried after a confitet of near three hours, taking one thousand pri- souers, amongst them General Bravo, aud killing and wouadiag & great number, From Chapultepec there are two splendid aqueducts leading to the city. one on what is culled the San Cosme road, and the other that of Tucubays. The gallant Worth pursued the flying enemy on the former route, and the equally gallant Quitiban on the latter Nightfall found each in posses- sion of his gate, where they rested until the following morning Oa the 14th our army entered the wonderful city, which was abandoned by the dastard Santa Anna "The national flag was unfurled upon the palace of the Moutezumas, * Hail Columbia” and “ Yankee Doodle” ‘were played’ round the public equare, and now I feel at liberty w return to my dear native laud, “home, sweet home,’ #0 soon as I can conveniently do so Ic was my highest gratification to share in all the con- flicts from the 8th to the 14th, and especisily to be thrown into association with Gens Worth and Quitman ‘Two more gallant men do not walk this earth | now feel amply compensated for all the indignities and suf- ferings heaped upon me by Santa Anna, Lombardini, and their contemptible tools, and shall return to my adored country perfectly satisfied. I hope to be able to leave this place by the loth of October, which with the luck that has attended me for the last two weeks, will enable me to reach “Old Kentuck’’ by the middle of November | received your letter of the 14th of August, Ishali not attempt to dercant upon my gratification at the honor done me by the 4th Congressional District in the late election. [ saust wait patiently until | meet my countrymen face to face. ‘The Congress of Mexico, it is seid, will assemble at Querturo on the Sth of October, and high expectationy are entertained that peace will shordly be made. [ am one of thore who doubt it They have been whipped in not less than twenty buttles, their capital captured, one thousand pieces of artiilei nd near fifteen thousand prisoners taken, how many hilled and wounded, | know not; and yet, if there is any party here in favor of peace, T have heard nothing of it. We also have to mourn our losses, Since this gallant army eutered this valley on the Ich ult, | very much feat that two thousand will not cover our killed and wounded, and still @ peace is nct “conquered,” Let us hope for the best—the worst can but come. Your affectionate father, JNO. P, GAINES, Mr. A. K. Gaines, Je , Covington, Ky. The accounts published by the American Star of the outrages of the guerrilleros in Puebla and other cities, and upon their own countrymen, are deplorable. The whole male population of Mexico appears to be fast re lapsing into a state of brigandage. The editor of the Genius says he has conversed with soveral Mexioans from Tiacostalpam, on the Alvarado ver, who complain that the American foroe there is in. sufficient to protect them from the depredations of th wrillas; that their depredations are frequent, and that short tim oe ti) ‘adre Jaraute himself exacted from the inhabitants a tribute of $500, and compelled them to furnish himself and his aids with horses. On the 7th of September, Santa Anne issued a decree, in which, reoiting the necessity ot their boing a perma, nent head to the government, now that neither Congress nor the Council of Government are in session, he order- ed that in case he should fall or be taken prisoner, the Presidgat of the Supreme Court of Justice should assume his tunctions, aided by Gens. Herrara and Bravo. This substitution was ordered to continue until Congress should assemble and name a President, or the States should elect one, After General Bravo had been taken risoner and Santa Anna had abandoned the capital, the Inter issued another decree bearing date Sept. 16th. In this he premises that he designs to continue the campaign; ae that to do so and retain executiv. thority are quite incompatible, as the Exeéutive Government should re- side in the centre of the Republic. Wishing to avoid this evil, and to provide for the pve meg of the Go- vernment, let what may betide, he resigns the Provision- al Presidency of the Republic, and orders that the Exe- cutive authority shall be vested in the President of the Supreme Court, (Senor Pena y Pena) assisted by Gen. Herrara and Gen. Alcorta.—the latter in place of Gen. Bravo. A second article of the decree fixes upon Que- retaro asthe seat of government forthe nation Th above decree is hardly worth translating; the substance of it isgiven above. Afterwards Sante Anna made an address to his count en, written in his usual style, with his usual professions According tothe Monitor Republicano of the 27th ult., it was intimated by the civic authorities to Gen. Scott on the 25th. that the contribution of $160,000 levied upon the population was ready for him. The amount was raised by # loan; so as not further todistress the inhabitants. ‘The stages commenced ruuning from Mexico for Queretaro the morning of the 27th ult. We annex some letters from our Vera Cruz corres- pondent, for which we had not room yesterday. They contain several items ot considerable interest. Our oor- Tevpondent expresses himself freely in regard to the uerillas upon the route to Mexico and the dangers to eS ‘apprehended from them. Our opinion is that be Ia not far out of the wa} Vera Cavz, September 27, 1847 A gentleman arrived this evening from Puebla, and confirms the reports that were current, that Col. Childs had, upon finding the citizens disposed to be hostile, sent in about sixty Native Americans, (bomb shells.) which had exploded with fine effect—amashing a few houses and bringing the citizens, as well asa pretty formidable force of guerillas who had entered the city, to their senses, the latter retiring out ofthe reach of the American batteries to another part of the town. Tho entleman left Puebla on the 17th instant, and at that ime Santa Anna was in that pee of the city occupied by the hostile portion of the cans, and had given instructions that the Americans should not be annoyed in any way that might render it necessary that Colonel Childs should again turn his guns and mortars upon the city. ‘The Beights occupied by the Americans, commanding the city, are well fortified, and have on hand a supply of provisions sufficient to last the command several weeks, and notwithstanding rumor has it that it is the intention of the enemy to capture them, I think that thereis but little prospect of their making the attempt; and would not fear for their safety if Santa Anna should attack them with the best army that he gether,although it would be imprudent to lew fortification with so small a force to attack a lurge body of the enemy. Vera Cruz, Sept. 90, 1847, ‘The steamers New Orleans, Telegraph, and Ohio ar- rived this morning: ‘The first brought “Gen. Patterson and staff, and the Telegraph, Gen. Cushing. We are looking every moment for the arrival of troops from the Brazos, andif the north winds continus for a week, it will no doubt expedite the transportation of these troops, and the departure of General Patterson for the interior. At present the Vogara camp presents rather desolate appearance from the small number of troops there, who, | take pleasure jn saying, are under the command of your friend, the ex-Ibervilie Adjutant, (Capt. C, M. Haile, of the 14th infantry ) ‘A salute was fired this morning from the Castle and Fort Santiago upon the arrival of General Patterson.— ‘This evening | will write you out the news from Mexico, if communications donot come direct from the city for ou. 7} Evening—That Santa Anna is in Puebla has been confirmed by ——-, who saw and conversed with him on the 28th. His quarters were then in a part of the cit: where he is safe from Colonel Child’s long guns; and, supposing that Colonel C. is pearly out ot provisions, he is fave off and stoppimg supplies intended for the Aime- ricans, A portion of the following letter we gave in our last:— Vena Cruz, Sept 97, 1847. As for opening this road to Jalape or Mexico, so that it will be perfectly safe for travellers, is a thing that can never be accomplished except with a solid column of in- fantry from the gates of Vera Cruz to those cities, and even then, men of enterprise, if the Mexicans ha’ ‘y such, could annoy the best troops in the world. Nearly the whole road from Vegara to the National Bridge is skirted by a thicket on each side, which is: impenetrable by mounted men, but the Mexicans have their blind paths by which they oan reach to within a few yards of the road with perfect safety. But stillas long as tho posts at San Juan and the National Bridgaare occupied, nothing very serious can happerto a small command passing or ce ogre unless the Mexicans should sur- prise taem with & large force, and then assoon as they may accomplish the mischief, they had better break tor pats uoknown. Ihave a very different opinion from tho generality of people about this line of communication being kept open. I do not think there is any other country on the face of the earth but what would, with the advantages the road affords, have annoyed our troops more than the Mexicans have from the commencement to the pre- sent day. {doubt very much if up to this day there hay been @ time when two companies of determined men could not have passed the line in safety. Lieut. Henderson, with fourteen men, passed the bridge a few hours before Ca t. Wells’ command aban- doned their wagons after a loss of three men out of about two hundred. A portion of Lieut. H's detachment (about nine of the men) returned with the loss of but one man, who was killed by a random shot fired from a distance of trom two to three hundred yards. Cel. Mclaotosh’s train was annoyed because he had not troops enough to cover his long line of wagons, and with haif the number of men, with only # baggage train, I have no doubt but that he could have gone through in perfect safety ‘No matter how small our forces have been, on this road the Mexicans have never steod before the smallest detachment except it be a distance of from seventy to two hundred yards, and they are very careful to keep that distance from Americans. [Correspondence of the New Orleans Picayune ] City or Mexico, Sept. 14, 1847, Another victory, glorious io ita resuits, and which has thrown additional luetre upon the American arms, has been achieved to-day by the army under Gen, Scott— the proud capital of Mexico has fallen into the power of # mere handful of men compared with the immense odds arrayed against them; and Santa Anna, justead of shed- ding his bioed as he had promised, is wandering with the remnant of his army no one knows whither ‘Tne apparently impregnable works on Chapultepec, after a desperate struggie, were triumphantly carried— Generals Bravo and Mouterdy, besides a host of officers of different grades, tuken prisoners; over 1000 non-com- mitsioned officers and privates, all their cannon and am- munition, are in our hands; the fugitives were soou in full flight towards the different works which command the entrances to the city, and our men at once were in hot pur-uit, Geoeral Quitman, supported by Gen, Smith’s brigade, took the roud by the Chapultepec aqueluct towards the Belen gate aod the Cinda Gen. Worth, supported by General Cadwalader’s brigade, advanced ‘by the San Cosme aqueduct towards the garita of that name. Both routes were cut up by ditches and defended by breast works, barricades, and strong works of every description known to military science; yet the daring and impetuosi- ty of our men overcame one defence atter another, and by nightfall every work to the city’s edge was carried Gen Quit: command, after the rout at Chapulte- pec, was the first to encounter theenemy in force. Mid- way between the former and the Belen gate, Santa Anna had constructed a strong work; but this was at once vigorously assaulted by Gen. Quitman, and aided by @ flank fire from two of Duncan’s guns, which Gen. Worth had ordered to approach as ncaras possible from the San Cosme road, the enemy was again routed, and in full flight, They again made « stand from their strong for- tications at and near the Belea garita, opening a tre- mendous fire not only of round shot, grape and shell, but of musketry; yet boldly Gen, Quitman advanced, storm- edand carticd the works, although at great lows; and then every point on thie side of the city was in our pos- session. In this onslaught two of our bravest officers were killed—Capt. Drum and Lieut, Benjamin. Meanwhile Gen. Worth was rapidly advancing upon San Cosme, At the English burying yround the enemy had constructsd astrong work. ‘It was defended by in- fantry for a short time, bat could not resist the assault of our men—the affrighted Mexicans soon fled to another line of works neurer the city, and thus Gen, Worth was in possession of the entrance to San Cosme. As his men sdvanced towards the garita, the enemy opened a heavy fire of musketry from the ‘house tops, as well as of grape, canister and shell from their batteries, th sweeping the street completely. At this juncture the old Monterey game, of burrowing and digging through the houses, was adopted. On vhe right, as our men faced the enemy, the aqueduct afforded # partial shel- ter; ou the left, the houses gave some protection; but many were still killed or wounded by the grape which swept every part, a4 well as by the shells, which wore continually bursting in every direction. About three o'clock the work of the pickaxe and the crowbar, under the direction of Lieut. G. W. Smith, of the pers and miners, bad fairly commenced, andevery minute brought our men nearet the yon last stronghold, [nthe weum time two mountain howitzers were fairly lifted to the top of one of the houses and into the cupola of the eburch, from which they opened @ plunging and most effvotive fire, while one of Duncan's guns, in charge of Lieut. Hunt, was rua up under @ galling fire to a desert- ed breastwork, and at once opened upon the garita, In this latter daring feat, four men out of eight were either killed or wounded, but still the piece was most effectiv: ly served. ‘The work of the miners was still going on. Tn one house which they had entered, by the oy favorite aid of Santa Anna’s was found. The great man had just fled, but had left his friend and his supper!— Both were well d for—the latter was devoured by our hungry officers; the former, after doing the honors of the table, was made @ close prisoner, Just as dark was setting in, our men had dug ond mined their way alinost up to the very guns of the enemy, and now, afver e short struggle,they were completely routed and driven, with the loes of everything. ‘I'he command of the city by the San Cosme route was attained. During the night, Gen. Quitman commenced the work of throwing up the breastworks and erecting batteries, with the intention of opening a heavy cannonade upon the Cuidadela with the first light this morning. o'clock ut night Gea. Worth ordered Capt. Huger bring up a 24-pounder and # 10-ineh mortar to the garite or gate of San Cosme, and having ascertained the bear ings and distance of the grand plaza and palace, at once opened upon those points, ‘The heavy shells were heard to explode in the very heart of the city. At a little Aafcer midnight Major Palacios, accompanied by two or three members of the municipal council of the city, rived at Gen, Worth’s headquarters, and in great trepi- dation informed him that Santa Anna and his grand army had fled, and that they wished at once to surren- ! They were referred to the commander- in-chief, and immediately started for Tacubaya; but in the mean time the firing upon the to» a ceased. | At7 o'clock this morning, Gen Scott, with his staff, rode in and took quarters in the national palace, on the top of which the regimental flag of the gallant rifles aud the stars and stripes were already flying. An immense crowd of blanketed leperos, the scum of the capital, were congregated in the plaza as the commander-iv- chief entered it. Kind Pressed upon our soldiers, and eyed them as though they were beings of another world So much were they in the way, and with such t Gen. Scott was compelled to the plaza, They were told, however, not to injure or harm a man in the mob—they were all our friends! About five minutes after this, and while Gen. Worth was returning to his division near the Alameda, he was fired upon from a house near the convent of San Fran- cisco, Some of the cowardly Polkas, who had fled the day previous without discharging their guns, now oom- menced the assassin game of shooting at every ons of our men they saw, from windows, as well as from behind the parapets on the azotess or tops of the houses. In half an hour’s time our good friends, the leperos, in the neighborhood of the hospital of San Andres and the | church of Santa Clara, also commenced discharging mua- kets and throwing bottles and rocks from azotess. | 1 have neglected to mention that just previous to t! Col. Garland bed been severely wounded by a mus! fired by some miscreant from a windo For several hours this cowardly war upon our men continued, and during this time many were killed or | wounded. It wae in this species of fighting that Lieut Sidney Smith received his death wound ‘the division of Gen Twiggs in one part of the city, and Gen, Worth in another, were soon actively ongaged in putting down the insurrection. Orders were given to shoot every man in all the houses from which the firing came, while the guns of the different light batteries swept the atreets in all directions. As the assassins were driven from one house thay would take refuge on another; but by the middle of the afternoon they were all forced back to the barriers and suburbs. Many innocent persons have doubtless been killed during the day, but this could not be avoided Had orders been given at the outset to blow up and demolish every house or church frcm which | one men was fired upon, the disturbances would have | been at once quelled. As it is,! trust that the lesson the rabble and their mischievous leaders have receired to-day may deter them from future outrages. On entering the palace Gen. Scott at once named Gen. Quitman governor of Mexico—a most exce!lunt appaint- ment, Some wag immediately proclaimed aloud in the plaza as follows :-—‘* Gen, John A. Quitman, of Mivsis- sippi, has been dppointed governor of Mexico, vice Gen. -oae Maria Tornel, resigned—very suddenly! It seems that the valliant Tornel ran off at an early hour, and his magnificent house has been converted into a hospital for our wounded officers, Mextco, Sept. 17, 1847. The Mexican loss it is impossible to ‘ascertain, but it | hos been immense, Awong the killed at Chapultepec were General Juan Nepomecuno Perez, Colonel Juan Cano, a distinguished officer of engineers, and Livu- tenant Lucian Calve, one of General Bravo's aids. Gen, Saldana was badly wounded, as were many other distinguished officers, Five generals, three colonels, seven lieutenant colonels, and near one hundred majors, captains, and lieutenants, were taken prisoners, together with eight hundred or more rank and file, At’ the gari- tasof Belen and San Cosme many officers were Killed | and wounded, but their names are not known. | ‘The total number of deserters huog at San Angel and Mixcoac was fifty, and well did they deserve tacir fate. | Thirty of them wore hung at Mixcoac, on the morning of the 13:h. ‘They were compelled to stand upon the gallows until the flag they had deserted was flying from Chapultapec, and were taen all swung off at the same time. Not one of them complained that his fate was un. served. It is no time now to montion the hundreds of casos of individual gallantry noticed at the different battles, but Ioannot help paying a passing compliment to the noted chaplain, Parson McCartey, as ho is called by all. ‘The worthy man was seen in all parts, and where the danger was the greatest, comforting the wounded and exhorting the wavering to press forward, and all the time regard- less of his own safety. Noman exerted himself more to insure a victory, no man is more entitled to commenda- tion. City or Mexico, Sept, 20, 1847 All our wounded have been brought ia trom Mixe and other places, and have been made as comfortable circumstances would admit. Cbapultepeo is still held b; our troops, but all the other points have been dererted, and the main body of the men are quartered within the limits of the city, Geueral Bravo's official report of the loss of Chapulte- pec has been published in a Toluca paper. He blames Santa Anna for not sending him reinforcements as he requested, materially underrates his own force, and ao- cuses one of his engineer officers, Aleman, wyo had charge of the different mines on the hill rides, with being absent at the critical moment when, by springing them, the fate of the day might have been changed. If possi- ble, I will send on his report, In the same paper. we see it stated that Santa Anna has renounced the Presidency ot the republic, and in this juncture names Don Amunuel Penn y Pena, Chief Justice ‘of the Supreme Court of Mexico, us his constitutional successor. Pena y Pena In ut a hacienda of his close by, in @ lawyer of great standing, aud may possibly assume the reins of power in the present crisis. It is hardly probable that he will retain them, however. Iu the pre- sent distracted state of the country, no one can expect to hold them long We hear but little, one way or the other, as to what the Mexicans intend to do in future~ whether they are | for peace or a continuation of the war. In fact, it is hardly time for them, after their recent disastrous dis- comtitores, to think of any thing. Every thing will now depend upon our own government. If the nonsensical soothing system is continued —if another dose of magnu- nimity is to follow the hard blows which have lost us 80 many lives—the war will be spun out till doomsday. On the contrary, if a rigorous system is at once adopted, if | men and means are poured into the conatry, and the rulers ot Mexico are tor once made tc believe that we are in earnest, six months will suffice to make them sue for peace, Heretofore, the propositions, with a stretch of magnaniwity positively ridiculous, have all coms from our side, and we all know with what contumely and in- sult they have been treated Speaking of seuding men and means to Mexico, do the people of the United States know the real force which has achieved the recent glorious triumphs here in the valley of this proud republic? { have notaeen the paper, but I have buen told that a recent number of the Union states that when General Scott would reach the vicinity of Mexico, his army would number 22,000 effective men If such @ statement has been made, one more false or un- | gerous could not have been promulgated. Gen, Scott arrived on this side the mountains with a fraction over | 10,000 men, o which number at least 4,000 were new re- eruits, Of this forew, so insignificant when compared | with the magnitude of the enterprise, at leat 1,000 were | on the wick list berore a blow was struck With a dis- posable ariny, then, of 9.000--not @ man more—the boid attempt was made to reduce;a populous and well fortified city; and after a succession of hard fought battles tits | reault ia known. Tie 12,000 paper men, then, manutac- tured at Washingtoa, by Generals Marcy, Jones & Co., ust remain where they have been during the recent seruggles—either unentisted, in hospitals, iu camp, or in transitu—and not detract from such merit as has been gained by the 10,000 true men, who have borne the bat- tle’s bluat and won such laurels for their country. ‘To them all hocor and credit i# dus, and { will procure the muster roll of every regiment that passed the Vente de Cordova, if it suould be necessary, to prove my state- ment as to heir actual number, Gen. Terres, who commanded at the Belen gate, bas come out with a report of the part tuken by himself and command on the 13th itis pretty much the sane old story. He complains that he had not men enough; says that those he did have fought with determination, bra- very and enthusiasm; intimates that he sent for rein- forcements, ata juncture when the tide of the battle might have been turned against Gen. Quitman, whica were refused; aud finally openly accuses Gen. Pedrigon Garay, who commanded his reserve, with ranning off without fring « nor rendering him the lense sesixt- ance. He himself speaks of the gross insult bestowed upon him by Sante Auna after the battle—an insult, he Says, that he could not resent We now have the reports of Bravo, who commanded at Chapultepes, and of Terres, who commanded at the Belen gate; Santa Anna an. Gen. Rengal were both of them at the San Coame gate, Sud it remains to be seen what frivolous excuse they will make for their disgraceful defeat Of course the blame will not rest on their illustrious shoulders, The American St r, published by Peoples & Barnard, made its appearance to- in neat form, and the talk fathat another new paper, the North American, is to come out in the course of the w ek. Meanwhile, the city is rapidly becoming Americanized, Krom every quarter, sturing in the largest capitals, we ave euch an- nouncements es“ Union Hotel’? * Mush and Milk at all Hours,’ American Dry Goods,” “ United States Res- taurat,”* St. Charles Exchange,’ “ Egg Nog and Mince Pies for Sale Here,” and other kindred notices to the passer by, a8 to where he oan be served on home princi- ples. Nor is there to be any lack of amusemente, for already the posters announce a bull fight, acirous, a theatre, and even an Italian opera is shortly to be pro- duced. We are a great people, City of Mexico, Sept. 24, 1847. Among] other rumors, we hear to-day that there has been a coalition of some of the States north of thia,that Senor Cosio has been appdinted President, that 12,000 men are immediately to be raised and organised to car- ry on the war with vigor, and to make them effective $1,000,000 is to be levied, Bustamente and Paredes are to command the army, as the story goes, while Santa Anna has leave to retire from public service and from the country, if he sees ft. Another report current would make us believe that the Mexican Congrens is shortly to assemble at Queretaro, and that the peace question is to be talked over with Mr. Trist in real oar- nest. ‘Theee are all but mere rumors. Speaking of Mr, ‘I'rist reminds me of a story current on the 13th, It !s eatd that, shortly after Chapultepec was carried, that yentieman rode up the height, and on being recogulxed by a gullant Irish soldier, the latter ac- costed him with, “I say, sir,it’s a beautiful thraty we've made wid ’em to-day, slr.” The story is worth relating, at all events, Although aasaesinatior all appears quiet on the face of the city, still frequent. Our men xre led off to dri peehe in the by-streets and in the suburbs, te piled with liquor until they become intoxicated, and stabbed. Nor will this cowardly system be put down until each house where a murder is committed a Tased, and exemplary justice dealt out to all its inmates {thas come to the knowledge of the authorities that knives and dirks have been recently distributed to the horde of thieves and murderers liberated by Santa Anna pn the night he fled from the capital, and with no other intention than that they might do the work in the dark he hid not the courage to perform in open day. By an | been stated he well knew that there was no earthly | and try his hand against them THE NEW YORK HEK order isasited Among the papers haste to reo Santa Aw many rich and at are two letters. one writtem by Me And dated at Queretaro on the 29th August, with the anewer of the letter, dated Mexico on the Jist In brief, Rejon informs his friend that he has learned with pain that have been entered into— an Rentioties to the republic ought wed, apd that if the capital cannot be saved, like Tusbia, 1 bochendeneh Shas sanene. draw: as beet they 7, wanting, asthe st agement wi 1 Dense wil testeny while war will ever crown him but corti on without truce ueretaro, Rejen continues, the when they @ret heard of the sad his letter as follow inform you that | committed to this course ( onté nd | will perish by your side er to all this Sante Anna ays that be leanne, with bitter regret, the charges ehich have been made again the government for the course it has pursued e urges that Gen Scott solicited an armistice, (he dons not sty what Mackintosh came out for after the battle of Churubusco,| in order that Mr. Trist might be heard, which solicitation he granted, “ beeause t uspension of hostilities would give his troops rest, reestablish their nd give him an opportunity to collect the dis- | him to adopt other meneus n These are Santa Aana’s rae I have not time or apace at present to give you the whole of his answer to Rejon, but will procure it for some fu- ture period, Ihave thought all along the © weil merit- ed”? of his country really desired . reasoning the | while that he was to be paid for it, wod that he knew be must be defeated again, in the event of another batth but I now begia to have some mingivi he wi humbugging us all the time. If he rewlly had Mr chanan’s ultimatum to Mr, ‘Trist im his pooket, as has chance for an amicable result to tl his real intentions, ho negotiations, Let er, bave been what they may his poor country unthought | rarior, | have been told by | those who know Mexican aifaira that since Me Polk allowed him to return from Havaua, he has contel ved to pick and steal nearly a million of dollars, which is all safely placed in the hands of his foreign agents or friends, | Cry Mexico, Sept. 24, 1847 Not a little joy has been manifested by all at the arri- val here of thy American pri and Smith, Lieuts. Churebi and sixteen privates—who have veo at Tolu It seems that they were re! ernor, Olaguibel, on his own respoustbilit that the samenum er of Mexican prisoners, and of equal rank, should be delivered up to him. ‘Those offloea who refused to give their parole when all were ordered to To luca, and who efterwards exonped, have performed active service here in the Major Gaines bas been serving on the staffof Gen. Scott, Midshipman Rog- ers on that of Gen. Pillow, Major Borland om that of General Worth, and Captain Darnley that of Gen. Quitman, ‘The latter was severely wounded on the 13th, but will recover. | Cicy ov wtexico, Sept. 24 18a7. | We lave rumors without number from Paebla today Ono is that Santa Anna has been killed in an encounter with Col. Childs in the vicinity of that city; another story would make us believe that he has been taken pris- oner, after defending himsel/ for some time at the paper mill called La Constanvia, in the fhborhood of Mue- bla. ‘he wccounts say that Col ids was reinforced by Moj Lully, and that he immediately ontered the city, drove out the guerillas and surrounded the mill above named. What credit to place in teese rumors | know not; but if Santa Anna is really « privoner,it has been in- tentional—he has given himself up. Ifhe has been kil- led, it has been what the Mexicans would term une cus alidad, a sheer aécident, for no such intention ever en- tered his head. As @prisoner, Santa Anne knows perfectly well he cau humbug Mr. Polk with ease, and all his friends be- sides. We shall know the whole truthof the matter in the course ef a day or two. It is suid that the Mexican Congress is to assemble at Queretaro, on the Sth of October—next week—and that Pena y Pena has gone out to be installed as the acting President. Ihave heard Mexicans say that the boay has many members who will delibers manfully and seriously in favor of peace, but my on is, that ® majority of them will talk of little save honor and ditches and glory, and last extremities and ruins, and of being buriod under them, and kindred nonsense. Some of them may be bribed, or hired, to espouse the peace side. We shall sce. Rejon, in his letters to Santa Anna, told him that if he would continue the wat, he would perish by his side, but they say, that when the armistice was broken, remained at Queretaro and forgot all about fightin Valiant manis Manuel Cresceneis Rejon! but he has a prudent way of manifesting it im the hour of peril, Paredes was here in the city aiew days since, with- out followers, and has gone north, perhaps towards Guadalajara his old and favorite ground, to stir and influence the minds of the people against the Yankees, He is, no doubt, one of the bravest and the best generals Mexico has ever pro- duced. Gomez Farias isat Queretaro, but we do not hear | what he is doing. Gen. Herrera ia also there, andif any lvading man in Mexico is in tavor of peace, he is the one. His influence, bower, is confined almost entirely to the moderados, Capt, Pemberton Waddell, of one of the new regiment of infantry, is alsodead. ‘Lhe wound of Gen. Shield clithough painful, is improving. A musket ball struck him io the left arm at the storming of Chapultepec, but binding a hauderchief round it he continued with his men until every thing was calmed. Gen Pillow has almost entirely recovered. Since commencing this | have heard another rumor to the effect that Alvarez and the Congress of Puebla have risen upon Santa Anna and put him to death. This can hardly be credited. Al- varez is doubtless in that direction. He took especial good care to keep himself aad his pintos out of harm’s way during the recent struggles in this vicinity, DESCRIPTION OF LES DREORE THE Gy TRANCE INTO THE CAPITAL. (Correspondence of the New Orleans Delta | Curry or Mexteo, Sept, 25, 1847. Having sent you by two couriers a detailed account of the operations of our army since the conclusion of the armistice, but fearing that my first accounts have not reached you, | send you a short synopsis, together with a list of Ube killed and wounded. [ also enclose to you the propositions of Mr. Trist to the Mexican govern- ment, und the counter proposition presented by them, together with the correspondence connected therewith ‘The Mexicans having repeatedly violated the armis- tice agreed upon between our army and themselves, Gen. Scott, on the 6th, notified the Mexican authorities that uuless they made explanation, satisfaction and re- paration for the injuries we had sustained, they should consider the armistice at an end ou the 7th, at 12 o'clock. ‘They not complying with the demands of Gen Scott, we commenced preparations for the attack. The General-in-Chief received information that at Molino del Rey, where stood several buildings, the Mex- icans were at work casting cannon, shells, shot, &c De- siring to atop their military operations, he directed Gen. Worth, with hie division, supported by Gen. Cadwalla- der’s Brigade, to attack and destroy the place, on the morning of thy Sth, and then retire. ‘Tbe buildings, which the Mexicans call Casa Mata, is situated on the Wert side of Chapultepec, and within six pound range of the fort. On tne West side of the build ings, end the breast-works around them, is « large open plain, gradually descending to the ‘position oo cupied by the Mexicans—a aeep ravine inolines round this plain, or open space, until it arrives within about two hundred yerds ot the building upon which rested the enemy’s right flaik—two 24 pounders, belonging to Capt Huger’s siege train, were placed in position to batter down the breast-works and buildings, if they were found to be occupied by a heavy force—but they did not fire but a very few shots, beiore General Worth advanced his infantry down the plain, and at tacked the enemy’s works in the front and centre.— The Mexicans opened upon them » most murdvrous fire from the point attacked, and both their flanks, which mowed down our troops, like grass before the scythe. Many of the best officers of the division were cut down, and the heavy loss in the ranks caused the advance to waver for a moment, until the supporting force came up, which also sustained a severe loss.— A column of lancers, numbering four thousand to 9000, which were stationed on the enemy’s right,perceiv. ing the effect ot this deadly fire on our infantry, charging down, in the hope of being able to take advan- tage of circumstances, aud put our troops to rout—but they were soon checked in their onward career. Col Duncan brought two plecer ot his battery to bear upon them, and t Drum, with the two recaptared Busna Vista pieces, also opened hia fire on them—while atthe same moment, Major Sumner, with two squadrons of dragoons, and Capt. Rufl’s company of mounted riftes, which, until then, had been held in reserve, passed down under the fire from the enemy’s works, and charged the head of their column, which they could not stand for » moment, and commenced a confused and precipitous re- treat. After that ny Tallied twice, and attempted to | return, but at each time our little handful of dragoons made them leave without exchanging cards. While the jalry and the infantry, rallying, succeeded in carrying the buildings and breast-works which the enemy heid, and compelled them to retreat, capturing 7 pieces of artil- lery, a large quantity of ammunition, small arms, &c.,and about 600 prisoners, As soon as they were driven from | the Peliogs ant. Drum and Col. Duncan advanced thelr light batteries, and Lieut, Stone brought forward | oue of the 24-pounders, the whole of which opened « most | destructive fite upon them, as they retreated actors a Jow plain to the reurof the position they at firstocoupled. | Our loss was very heavy, and | regret to aay that some the very’best officersof our army fell killed und wounded, | while the Mextoan loss was very slight, until they com- menced their retreat. While the cavalry were passing in front of the enemy, in order to charge the column of lancers, they were not under the fire more than ten fe- couds, and during that time they sustained a lose of 6 | officers wounded, 32 privates killed and wounded, and @ Joss of 106 horses. There were but two offlcers that did not bave their horses shot under them—but there is one | thing ry remarkable, that the horses from which the | riders been shot, wheeled and moved with the same THE TREMENDOUS OF MEXICO—THE EN- A. the bulldings, as there was no foundry, or even Diance of one and after blowin ever a Mexican poked his iu dD. \ pe from Captain Dunn, 80 7 Cen Seott It would seem that active rity ae tl had been mounted, until they her with a volley of measures bave been taken to fertet"out the sasassine, — tone om hy den wheo they all kept on in — to pieces that tl would not fea and also the miscreants who ha¥e ert them ou to mur « body in direetion of the enemy. | then rite shot The third time they tried to advance der We were deceived in reference to the character of cover of the arches of the aqueduet, but if head out for the of lipping from one arch to the othersome rifleman would ings, and bringing off our killed and wounded w be sure to put # ball through it.” Duri ousted t “y the afternoon the citadel and s fort on us rigke ops ne adv tinued & concentrated fire upon the gate, where our missing troops were, in the hopes of dri out, but in The result of this t this they were much mistaken, alt! we had but the Mexicans use t) little cover. Here it was the lamented Captain they are im position: and although the superiority of our | Duno fell ly wounded; the death of no man in arms, aud the valor of the troops will eveutually | ourarmy has been more sincerely regretted than his— triumph, yet still we must call into requisition all our | throughout the bombardment of Chapultepes he steod mill sclenee and skill, or we purchase our victories | by his guns, and when the works of the snemy were at too dear a @ killed ind wounded, | stormed, he co tinued to advance bis bat the you will Gnd in the general recapitulation which I send | heaviest fre, himself possessing and Into his you Many « tear will be shed on its \dmany | men « cool and deliberate bravery and self-posseasion e beart bleed for the noble souls and the old and | surpassed by noue. You will recollect i¢ was him who firm veterans which fell in the assault Even pry the Buena Vista guns, still covered with the Colonel Riley was now advanced from San Angel (his | blood of those who fell over at the time they were former camp) to b) Piedad. in order to make a diversion, | lost.und afterwards used them with suob decisive effect ‘end hold the entrance to the Piedad and San Antonio | at the battle of Molino del Rey on the Sth inst. Under fond General Pillow * division moved up to within | cever of the night Gen. Quitman’s columm erected a supporting distance and thus rested the Hy ae aA army until the without any busi of moment occurring The En- iy employed night and day in their resonnoiseance, ascertaining and examining the breastwork, and put into position a batt of two 1és, one 68 pound howiteer and om 4 rag. - tending to warm up the m Worth’s column got his guns bedba ag y moetan! night Lieutenant ia Hagner poritions of the enemy, and the different entrances to | thing in h # vicinity, and after = city. The Pngiovers, throughout allour operations, | thr fow shot and shell into the city, which ne doubt ave have ped pay ver which Wed themselves to be became necessary for him lone to the ememy's bre ‘work, ia order to ascertain its true position. As he ap- proached. & Mextoan officer rode out with two of hia es- cort, aad came up within avery short distance, when Captain Mason drew his revolver. The Mexican then im Spanish satuted “Good morning.’ The captain res- pounded The Mexican then said, “You se: curious you come a little closer.’ you, sir; | can eee very well from where i am.” inside, sir, we will vor to treat accommodations of the willenal bliged your hospitaiities on ure Ovcasion ; and holdt bis spy glass to his eye, be continued, “| only want at Ppreseut tonee how you are situated | can see two guns im embrasure. one in barbetand | think you have one in embrasure a little further to the left. That gun | see your men loading, | donot think you will be able to bring to bear on me, 84 | wili keep you between it and mysell ;” performed & most dangerous and laborious duty — | inti aeut on the) wate.) and bombard the city, and for this purpose valance of Gen. Twiggs’ division was ordered from El Piedad to the support of Gen Worth. lds positions, aud retreated from the clty, ssore than one-half of his army killed and wounded or lated the enemy very much, as they had @ taste of this at Vera Cruz After the results and successes of the day, Gen. Seott atended, on the morning of the 14th, to make @ lodg- w Paseo,” (entering by the San Cosme 4 On the night of the 13th, Sante Anna acusted all having had \aken prisoners—among the latter, Gen. Bravo, with his ntafl, at Chapultepec, Sante Anna found that if he ‘ought us on the lith, he would hardly have a body- Gurrd left to cover his retreat. columns took up their their rly in the morning, the Gens. Quitinan and Smith, ntered the Grand National Plaza at 7 o'clook. The column was formed in the Plaza, and, by order of Gen Quitman, the National Standard of the Cerro Gordo Division, while the command came to « present, was flung to the breeze over the National Palace, and it new triumphantly waves over the Halls of the Mentezu- mas, and with one of our national poets, we may say— And, moving « little to the right, he continued his ob- “Or fin re, our fleg is there— servations. One of the escort then spoke in English, onshold Ll erkenaeee and said, “ You dd rasesl, you kuow better than to We hail it wigh three loud huzzas !” come in bere. If | was to get bold of you, I'd cut your 4——d throat.” Captain Mason then said to the officer, Gen, Worth’s command halted four or five squares That fellow of yours speaks very good English. but he ki bad ase of it, and his sourcility is in strik- th m respectful language. If we mp, we would teach im to be wore Mexican officer then rode off to one respectful side. Capt. M tions daring the whole time of the conversation, said to the officer,” | have no desire at present to be brought within the range of yeur guns, and having learned ail | want to kuow about your poajtion, | will bid you food by morning, sir)’ and retygned to where he his escort, which until then been unser Mexican, who rode back to fort, apparently muo mortitied and disappointed that he had pot be: decoy the captain into the trap that had been set tor | On the 11th, « fort on the San An umn of cavalry sallied out from the nto road. eit! © the purpose of threateniog our ‘ition, or taking (apt. Magruder's battery, which stationed with the picket within about 400 yards of their fort, though in # great measure covered from the range of their guna. As soon as the: got their column moved out into & place tree from obstructions, Capt. Magruder opened two pieces upou them with shot wad shell, which passed through them with great destruction, and they took to their heels, and got back to the fort as quick # possible. The fort ed two guns on the batvery, but without further « than killing one man of the loth infantry. An offi shortly after rode up, and enquired of Capt. Mi if the fort t bad fired on him = Holding he replied that he had the gentieman’s ca: pected the cavalry would carry back his compliments to the fort. About sundown Gen. Twiggs, with the balance of hia | division, arrived at Viedad, aud Gen. Pillow moved with his division to the south of Tacubays, and took « po- sition on the weat side of Chapultepec, and Gen Quit- man, with his division, occupied tae road from Tacu | baya to the city of Mexico, Gen. Worth's division re. maining in Tacubaya In the course of the ight three heavy batteries were escorted by the huzzas of th band of the 2d jason, who had bee: rs is - | ing crowds be convocation estate | tee Grand Plane, tbo tend moved the psitioies ce tee whole of us to alittle higher Gon. Quitman Civil and Military Governor of aud Col. F. 5, Belton, Lieut, Governor, department embraces the following officers : Ui | Page. Assi from the Plaza, where Col. Garland was wounded. About 8 o’ek: kk, Gen. Scott and staff, in full feather, airy, entered the city, amidst the soldiery on all sides. As hv entered, the oona, mounted, interested the star- iail Columbis.”’ As the escort entered itch, by the good, old- fashioned national air of cake Doodle” ‘ One of the first acts of Gen. Scott, was to sppoint lexico, apt. F.N. tant Adjutant General, and Lieuts, M. Lovell, M. Wileox and It. P. Llammond, Aid-de-Campe. Capt. TM. Davis, Secretary, and Mr. Levi, Interpreter. Throughout the 14th, and on the morning of the 1. the Mexicans continued to fire from the corners tops of the houses, killing some and wounding 5 The eens was at first tried on them, but owip, their concealed position it was uot effective. The Kise regiment and some of the infantry, were then sent in pursuit, which forces silenced them wherever they went. The Mexicans were very ofuch mistaken when they came to engage the Rifles on the house tops; during their revolutions they would fight in this way for seve- ral days, without doing each other much injury; but the deadly fire of the Kifles pioked them out from thelr hiding places where they least expected it, and made them willing to cease so unequal a combat. loers of our army bave suffered severely; ‘were foremost in the fight, and of course the first to fall. ouisinua and Mississippi, twin-sisters of the South, ave been most ably and nobly represented. Generals Quitman and Smith, who bore conspicuous parts in the battle of Monterey, have been no less prominent in the operations which resulted in the surrender of this olty Misriesippi, which las sent heroes to this war by regi- ments, may well be proud of her representative—and she has the honor of having one of her citizens the first American Governor in the Halls of the Montesumas. What will Louisiana ssy, when she hears of the suo- lanted in front of the Castle of Chapultepec: No. | com. | ceases and masterly ability displayed by her own soa, noted by Capt, Drum; No 4 ay Thoms "leaner: No, 3 | Gen. Persifor F Smith? If it were posable for any ons by Lieut. Stone—sil under the geueral command and | su to wear auy more laurels than pes wed superintendence of Capt. Auger, chief of the ordaancs, | battles of Contreras and Churubusco, we might of Also, duriag th Twiggs’ division planted | hie conduct in the movements on the elty. bas Capt. Steptoe’s in front of the fortifications on the San | Proven himself to be, not only a good general, but one Antonio road,, it being intended (het Gen Twiggs should make a feiat lor the purpose of drawing out the euwmy in that direction. At daylight on the morning of the 12th, all the batter. jes opened—the first made by Gen. i wigge’ division succeeded adinitably. Ax soon as Cupt. Steptoe opened his guns,the enemy marched out several ln and in reaching the fort parsed within loo’s gaus, when he turned a heavy and destructive fire upon them. As soon as they reached the work he turned ie attontion to the fort, and in the cuutee of an hour's cannonading drove them oat of it, and pilenced ail the guns, Capt, Steptor's fire throughout was one of the most effective aud weil directed that has been witnessed during the war, while his position was such that the enemy's shot had little or no eifect upon him we found after uaberied, but thrown in ditches. The building also was completely riddied. It was determined on the morning of the 13th to storm the Castle of Chapultepec and the works couneet- ed with it. ‘I'he General-in-Chief, knowing the sureagth of tbe fortifications and the strong force with which it was garrisoned, concuded to assault it with old and | well (ried troops —not that he did not possess confide: in the divisions of Generals Pillow and Quitman—buc in carrying 4 point which was the key to ail our future op- erations, it would net do to make a mistake or omit to take every advantage, Therefore, the storming parties from the divirions of Gen. Worth aud General Twiggs, which had so frequently been under revere fire. were ee. lected. ‘The heavy batteries contiaued their fire upon the fort, and about 7 o'clock, when the brigade of Gen. Smith arrived as a supporting force to te division of Gen, Quitiman—as soon as Gen. Smith's brigade reached | its position—the division of Gen. Pillow passed Molino del Rey and ascended the hill on the west wide, the Vol- Ugeur Regiment, which had been adv nto the timber to clear it of the enemy's skirmishers, became thy Gen. Quitman’s ascended and carried the Castle in most gallant styie, the balance of Gen. Quitman's force and | the brigade of Gen. Smith swept the works on oad the whole of the commands moving harmoniously and simultaneously together, much to the honor and credit of their respective commanders, struck the enemy in their dilferent positions at one and the same time a fa- tal biow, The hill, where Gen !’\llow’s command as- cended, had been mined for the purpose of blowing up our troops when they arrived at this point;fbut the rapid movements of the Voltigeur Regiment, and the deadly effect of the fire of their rifles, as they followed up the enomy from the first position, prevented their cart ying out their views and intentions, Just asthe command of Gen Pillow rose the bill, and while ia th ing the work, he fell wounded, and Col. Ransom kuled, but so lucidly had Gen, Piilow explainec bis ob- jects and intentions iv carrying the work, and sided by an active and efficient staff, that bis command moved on and carried the work without even being brought to « stand. As Gen. Quitiman’s division was charging om | (Of assault } Rey of the best of the army of the age. Lieut. Bea ¥ of the Engineers, also one of Louisiana's sons, has \- ly distinguished himself. | saw him complete his reoon- nolssance of the Garita, (vate of the eity,) after he had received two severe contusions. One sect has been clearly demoustrated, both before sn: since the entrance of the army into the Valley of Mexieo—that our cavalry force is entirely too small. The service of this pe has been so severe, owing to the smallness of its numbers, that after the battle nearly allthe 4 horses were, in & manner, unfit for ser- view ‘as calculated to destroy the efficiency of even — gee pan ae even at the present Tae, one-half of the command is on extra dut; Mr. G. W. Barnes, of Georgia, and Mr. L rls Dickineca Die! of Alabama, at the cessation of the armistice, a. mounted, ejulpped and supported a be ey about twenty men at thelr own expense, to serve during the fight, and by order of Col. Harney, were attached to the +qandron of Capt. Hardie, They had several skirmishes with the enemy, both before and after entering the city. Mr. Harlow, of the company, was killed, and Mr. Dick- inson aod Mr J. Pierce were badly wounded The following memoranda will show you the number of ehot and shell fired by the number fired at ( ultepec, in which the castle and fort were completely torn to pisces, is one of the best evidences of the power of that arm of our service, aud the superior abilities of the officers com- manding it — Batiery No 1—On the Tacubays Road—Served b Captain Drum, Company G, 4th Artillery—2 16-pound- ers’ and | S-ineb howitsert—Fired : 300 round shot, 100 shells and 9 rounds of canister Battery No 2~On the ridge south of Molino del Rey Lieut. Hagner aud Company of Ordnance— di S-inck howilteer—Fired On same ridge, nearer the Molino del Served at first by Captaio H Brooks, 2d and afterwards by Lieutenant 8. 5. pte nd ef lery, om luth of September—I1 16-pounder* and 1 68-inch Battery No.3 Th erring 6. inder assaulting force, supported by the balance of the divi. | ROwtME (Lhe carriage of Sopeased Ur . sbpetne sion, Gon. Worth was situated to the north and on the | van ) Fired : 70 rounds 16 pound rbot, 37 24-pound do. lott of Gan, Pillow. ‘A part of Gen. Quitman’ force as- | Sn 30 shells ' f cended the hillon the south aad to the right of Gen Yo. 4—~10-inch mortar— Jeutenant Viilow. As the division of Gen Piliow, aud m portion of | stone aud Company ot Ocdetnce Thea? peatenant From the Garite San Cosme, «few (oye pe end 6 \0-inch mortar shell were thrown into the city after dark on the 15th, & few Sinch shells into houses from which the firing came, on the Lith. Since our army arrived in the valley, we have lost about 3000 wen, in killed and woun We have de- stroyed the Mexican army, of over 30 000 men— upwards of 6000 of which have been prisoners We have captured 70 pieces of artillery—27 at the battle of Con- treras, 10 im the fort at Tubusco, aud 33 on the 1 13th aud Lath MUSTANG, © é-pounders Frene’, equal o oar 1powaders | Captured SANTA ANNA'S LAST MANIFESTO. The President of the integral Repubiic of Merice to his fellow countrymen With the most poigoant and profound grief, do! aa- ‘and eatraor- i the work in the road, rig Gen. Shields received a» se. ined by the vere wound in the ari, aud as soon us the works were | projectiles of th OUF Dearest carried be returned aud had it dreseed, and again moun: nes strewing the bodies, and with ed bis horse, which was shortly afterwards killed under | those of the nobl so gloriously de him, bat he continued to cou i hie brigade, which | fended, inch by sod honor of their was actively engaged throughout the day, aud the name | country Y that | have creat- of Shields will lovg be rememb«red in connects ed resources, at there were nome; that the laurels won by the Palmetto of the Souch « I labored day and aight; that | erected fortifications Empire of the North. areuod Mexico that | organised and esembled « Gon. Pillow being disabled by his wound, Gew Worth | erful army. io order that | might wrest some fever teem took the command of both bis own division and that of | jortune, whieh has been so averse to us ‘The lmeubor Gen. Pillow, and advanced slong the aqueduct leading | dination of one general subverted m: entire plan of ope Lo the gates of San Cosme. Gen Quitman, with bis owa rations» thing whieh you already lave the con command and Gen. Smith's brigade, also advanced to- | vent, and bridge of Churubusco, the enemy Feceived wards the city by the aqueduct lending into the chy at | some very severe lessons. which were Sastns sipented of the gate of Piedad, which is comma by the citadel | torwards in the fort of ( . the suburbs of Be On each of the routes the two columns met with « deel he citadel But the ded and stubborn resistance, aud he guard aud of the reacbed the 7 pported, yet was it oui, yore pelled tem- | and #word that the y im & day moet fatal to the porarily to abando | pation, made himesif master of the capitel | have lodgment until towards evening, when ® portion of the | anxiously sought death im ell parts, beeeuse 6 loss so siege train buttery was brought into action, a8 siso & | grest has occasioned me the mort profound Geepair, in piece or two of the mountain howiteers, which hurled | Chapultepes | received econtusion, in Belen Wy clothes the shot and shell about the ears of the my & little | were pieroed by end srownd me hotter than they desired Gen Quitman’s column, with | disappeared the soldiers of the republic What re. the rifles at their head, continued steadily and exuti to me, them. im the midst of this wor and ly on, taking position and breastwork aa they ea 0 | which areal ine. joareens thes t contact with them until they arrived near the of | have persomally ew the combat to the very last the city, Here the firing was so heavy, both from eimall | extremity that | Dawe sobd dearly to the enemy his arms and artillery, thet it was deemed prudent to care. | astonishing vietory Me hae seen me im the froet a fully reconnoitre it before atteoking. Accordingly | Angosture, (erre Gordes, Churubasee, Ci Lieuts. Beauregard, of the engineers; Lovell, of Genoral | Bolen, St Comme, and the citadel, and be shail anaes Quitman’s staff, and Van Doren, of Gen. Smith's waft, | | eweer to you, wherever it hall be useful and glorions wont forward to ascertain the Position of affairs, they | for me to combat . returned, and upon their report the rifles, supported by | | ought else to aunounce to you thet | have a small force of infantry, was advaneed forward for the oooaty resigned (be Tresldewe) of the Repubite, tailteg purpose of picking off the artillerists, which they did, | to assume it, according te the ‘the Pres: ing partially covered by the aqueduct, with the same | deut of the Supreme Court of ~~} the paso success and accuracy as one of our southern oF western | cimtes, who will be the ot wets the wen would shoot squirrels, STendered the situation National (Com Ae x 4 be to whose of the Mexican artillerists s0 uncomfortable that they | guidance shall be entrusted ite future destinies were unable to stand to their guns long euough to load | Whem power waa eutrusted tome under the most trying them, and they commenced moving their guns, which | circumstances, | aceepted it, im order thet | might com was perovived by General Quitman, and he ordered & | bine the elements of Tevintaboe existing Im the cowmtry | charge, which was carried ints execution as soon a# | and upon Le enemy * advance towards Ube capital, | te commanded—Lieutenant Stuart, of the rifles, lead- | sumed military command, thet | might oppose to him « ing the way. It captured the main work, with two | force of comslderable at and conommtrate el our pieces of artillery, which Captain Dunn turned on the | resources for ite defence But after the fall of the retreating enemy. (en, Quitman was himself among | tal, clroumstances have been altered. aed Bow & the first to mount the breastwork and piant the stand- | of the commands ie requisite te Pe the mame ob ard thereon, at | o'clock; the enemy then formed aud jects to attack the enemy in bis line of communivation three times attempted to charge us and retake the posi- trom Vers (rus to the capite!l & tion, but the unerring and deadly fire of the rifles, to. | |