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

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No “AND KOOP, One Night on'y, AMILLO SIVORI, AND HENRY HERZ, Will give on only Concert at the Femsle Academy. Will lecd thein the aid of h NO WRUNASD AY. Nov. 17, SV Oat, D KNOOP, Oae Nia’ IVO*L AND H au Only Concert +t Washington Hi GEORGE KNOOP, Parrieniars ia Programmes. on nee mat ofthe HILADGLPHI A Ke Manager. Jas. W. Wal nv. 16. will be performed the play dilin'p, temar 'v conclude with SHOT—Mr. Tim d, emia, Eberly tlhe men ener od for ope ing this diy, December 6th. will place meet wiiiog ver steamship Northerner, on Batara PRESTON. L WATT Plenetariam, now exhib: $5\-3 Broxdway, ou Monda: eon Astronomy in the evenings. ission, day and evening, 25 cents. THE BRILLIANT BATTLES oF OONTRERAS AND CHURU&USOO. THE REPORT OF MAJOR GENERAL. Hrapquartens oF THE Ano Sax Avevstive. Acarutco D. Nine miles from Mexico, 4 uguat 19. 1847 n:~-Leaving @ competent garrison in Purbla. this army advanced upon tie capital as follows division, preceded by Harney’s brigade of 7th; Quitman’s division of volouteers. with tachment of U S soarines, the 8th; Worth’s the 9th. and Pillow's division. the 10th—all in thie month. On the 8th I overtook. and then continued with, tho leading division. The corps were. at no time, heyond five hours, or supporting distance. apart; and on desoending into the basin of the capital (75 miles from Puebla) they became more closely approximated. about the head of Lake Chaleo, with Lake Teacuno a little in ut and to the right. On the 12:h and 13th we pushed ances upon the Panon. an isolated mound a from Mexico) of great height. etrongly forti- to the top, (three tlers of works) and flooded round bese by the season of rains, and slutors trom the mands the principal approach to the city from the east No doubt it might have been carried, bu COTT. disproportionate loss; and 1 waa npxious to spare the lives of thin nt army for u xeosral battle. which | knew we had to win, before capturing the city, or ob- taining the great object of the campaign—a Just and henorable pence. Tadic rosenisiesansd whe dhhahid (ine tot) upon Mexicaloingo, to the left of the Penon a village at a for- tifed bridge across the outlet or canal ‘ncding frown Joobimiloo to the capitsl—five miles frou the latter might have been ensy (morking the Penvu) w force the parsage; but on the other side of the bridge, «4 should have found ourselves. four miles from this road,on a narrow causeway. flanked to the right and left by water. ©: boggy grounds. Those difficulties urorty viewed, threw me bach upon the project, Jong entertained, of turning the strong eastern defence vt tha aie by pans. ing around south of Lakes Chalo, end Jochimileo, at the foot of the hills and mountains of as to reach thi and hence to manoeuvre, on hard ground, thoug! broken, to the south and southwost of the capital. which has been more or less under our view, since the 10th in- stant. Acoordingly, by a sudden inversion—Worth’s divi sion, with Harney’s cavsiry brigade, leading—we marched on the 15th instact. Pillows and Quitman's d@ visions followed closely, and then Twi¢g.? division. which was lefr tillthe next day. at Ayctle, in order to to deceive threaten the Penon and Mexicalcingo, the enemy as long aa practicuble, Twiggs, on the 16th, marching from Ayotla, tows Chaleo, (six milds) met a corps of more than douhl numbers—eavalry and infentry—under General Valen- cia. Twizgs baited. deployed into line. and by a few Tounds from Ceptain Taylor's Geld battery, depersed the enemy, killing or wounding many men and horses No other molestation has been experienced except a few random shots from guerilleros, on the heights ; and the march of twenty seven miles, over @ routs deomed im. practicable by the enemy, is now accomplished by all the corps—thanks to their indomitable zeal and physical prowees Arriving here, the 18:h. Worth’s division and Ii ney’s cavalry were pushed forward a league, to reconnol- tre and te carry or to mesk San Antonio, on the direct road to theoapital. This village was found strongly de- fended by firld-works, heavy guns, and a numerous gur- rison. It could only be turned by infantry, to the left. over a field of volcanio rocks and lava ; for, to our right the ground wan too boggy. It was soon ascertained. by ‘apt Mason and Lieuts. Stevens the daring engineer: and Tower, that t point could only ba approached. by the front, over a narrow causeway. flanked with wot ditches of great depth Worth was ordered not to at- tack but to threaten and to mask the pisos. The first shot fired from San Antonio (the 18th) killed Captain 8. Thornton, 2d dragoons, a gallant cfilcer, who was covering the operations with his company \The same dey, & reconnoisance was commenerd to the left of San Augustin, first over difficult mounds, and far ther on. over the same field of voloanic roeks and lava. which extends to the mountains, some five miles from “aa Antonio towards Mazdalene. This reconnoissance was oontinued to-day, by Captain Loe. assisted by Liew tenants Beauregard and Tower, all of the engineers: who were Joined. in the afternoon, by Mojor Smith of thesame corps, Other divisions coming up, Pillow’s was advanced to make a prapticable road fur heavy artillery and Twiggs’ throwa faréher in front.to oover that ope ration; for. by the partial roconnolsance of yesterday Capt Lee discovered a large corps cf observation In that direction, with adetachmeut of which his supporte of cavalry and foot under Captain Kearney and Lieut. Col. Graham, respectively, had akirmish By three o'clvek this afternoon, the advanced divi. artillery (most of thom of large calibre) placed in a strong entrenched camp to oppore our operations, and sur rounded by every advantage of ground, besides iinmense bodies of cavalry and tofentry. hourly reinforced from the city, over an excellent road beyond the roloanie f-ld, and consequently entirely beyond the reachof our caval ry and artillery. Arriving on the ground, an hour later, ! found that Piilow’s aud Twige’s divisions had advanced to dislodge the evemy, picking their way (all oflcera on foot) along his front, and extendiog themmelves towards the road from the city and the enemy’sleft. Captain Magruder's field battery, of 12 and 6 pounders. and Lieut Callender’s battery of mounted howiteers and rockets, bad. aleo,with of the en- satly served arest diffisrlty, been sdvanced within rai trenohed cainp. These batteries, moat ga suffered meh. In the ecurse of the uf-ernoon, from the news 4rup rior meo'sl rage, with great vicience, until nightfall, Gre vet Brig Gen. P. F. Smith’s and Brevet Col Riley's brigades (Twiggs’ division) supported by Brig Generale Pleroe’s and Cadwalader’s brigudes (Pillow’s division) wers more than three hours under a heavy fire of artillery and musketry, along the almost impassable ravine in frort and tothe Isft of the entrenched camp —Bealdes the 22 pieces artillery, the camp and ravine were defended closely by masses of infantry. and thess agvin eupported by clouds of cavalry at hand and hovering in view. Con- sequently no deoided Impression could be made by day- light on the evemy’s most formidable tien, because. independent of the difficulty of the ravine, cur Infentry onaccompanied by eavairy and artillery. could not ad vance iu column without being mowed down by the grape | xo. canister of the batteries, vor advance iv line with. | out Sty ridden over by the enemy's numerous cavalry All ur corps, however, including Magroder’s and Cal- lender's Inst batteries, not only maintained tho expeasd po. ona cucly gained, bat. all atteropted charges upon them, respsetively— particularly on iley, twice closely engaged with cavalry in greatly superior numbors—were repuleed and punisbed, From an eminence, soon after arriving near the scene, 1 observed the church and hamlet of Contreras (or An- salda) on the road leadiog wpfrom the oapital, through the entrenched ecainp, to Magdalena, and deeing, at the fame time, the stream of refaforcements advancing by that roxd, from the city, | ordered (through Major then held in rei occupy Contreras (or Anralda)—being persuaded. if oc oupied, it would arrest the enemy's reinforcements and uttimately decide thu battle. wh Riley was already on the enemy’s left, in advanos of the hamlet. A few minutes later, Brig’ Gen. Shields with bis volunteer brigade (New York and South Caro- lina regimente—Quitman’s division) voming up under my orders from San Augustin. | directed Shielda to fol- low and to sustain Morgan. Thess corps, over the ex treme difficulties of ground—partinlly covered with « low forest—before described, reached Cont: and found Cadwalader’s brigade in position, observing the formidable movement from the oapital,and much need- ing the timely reinforcement. It was already dark, and the cold rein had begun to fallin torrents upon our uosheltered troops; for the hamlet, though # strong defensive position, onu hold only the wounded men, and, usfortunately, the new regiments have little or nothing to eat in their haver- sucks Wet, bungry, and without the possibiiity of sleep all our gallant corps. I learn, ace full of confidence, and only wait for the last hour of darkness to gain the positions whenoe to storm and cerry the enemy's works Of the seven cffloers despatched, since about sundown. from my position. opposite to the enemy's centre. and on this side of the tlela of rocks and Iava—to communteate instructions to the bawlet—not one hae aoceeded in grtting th: ough thone diMoulties, increased by darkness hey have all reurned. But the gallant and indefati gable Captain Leo, ot the engineers, who has been con stantly with the eperating forces. ix Just in from Shields. Smith, C aleder &e , to report as above, and to that a powerful diversion be made against the centre of the entrenched camp towards morning. Brigadier General Twiggs, oat off, as above, from the part of his division beyond the impracticable ground, and Captain Lee. are gene under my orders, to collect the foros remaining on thls side, with which to ma: that diversion about 6 o'clock im the morning And here I will end this report, commenced at its date, and, in another, continues the narrative of the great events which then Impended, I have the honor to be, sir, with high resnect. your most obedient servant, WINFIELD SCOTT, Hon. Wot. L. Mancy, Secretary of War. No 32. Hrapquanrens or rite Ansty, d Tacubaya, at the Gates of Mexico, August 93, 1847, § fin—My report, No 31, commenerd in the night of the 19th instant, closed the operations of the army with ‘that day. The ‘Gornin of the 20th opened with one of a series of unsurparsed aehievermen’s, all in view of the capital, end to which J shail give the genera, name—battle of Mexico. In the night of the 19th, Brigadier General Shields P F. Smith, and Cadwalader, and Colovel Riley, with their brigades, end the 16th regiment, under Votonel Morgan. detached from Brigadier General Pieroe—found themselves in, and about, the Important. position—the village, hamlet or baclouds, called, indifferently. Con- trerar, Ansalda, San Geronime~—half a mile pesrer to the city than the enemy's entrenched camp, on the same road. towards the factory of Magdalen: That camp bed been, unexpectediy our formidable point of attack ihe noun before, and we had now to take it without the aid of cavalry or artillery, or to throw back our advanced corps upon the road from San Augustin to the city, and thencv force a passage through to. fan Antonio. Accordingly, to mest contingencies, Major General wrond could ouly be 22 pieces «f the enemy's stile, though mostly stationary, continued to jen. Pillow) Col. Morgan, with his regiment, the 16th, till by Pillow, to mory furward, and to snperior numb-rs. Limmediacely soot, under M, loft, gui ing movements upon tl forced San Antonio—its garriaon, no doubt, much sha- Capt Mason, enginesr, 611 en upon Dolores, off to the right; and th | Couruduseo, ta the direot Hine of our oper | Arat brigade (Colonel Garlana’s) same division, conslat- ing of the 2d artillery, under Major Galt, the Sd artil- tery, under Lieut Col Belton, and the ith Infantry, commanded by Major F Lee. with Lieut Col Daacan’« field battery (remporarily) followed in pureuit through the towa, taking on® geu-ral prisoner, the abandoned guns, (‘ive pieces ) much ammunition, ‘and other public solved to make a last and deapera here, the feoblor defenses at the gate of the city—four miles off—could not, 28 wos well known to both parties, delay the victors an hour. The capital of an ancient arapiro, now of a great repubile, or an carly peace, the arnailants were resolved to win. Not en Anieriown ~and Tei had alread: Worth was ordered to 20:b. one of b march, Contreras. A like destination wa: nera! Quitmao. aud his remainig brigade in San Au- gustin—roplacing. for the moment, the garrison of that ‘mportant depot with Haraey’e beigads of cavalry. as horas could not pase over the jnterveming rocks, ke to teach the fleld of Lat . A diversion for an earlier Lour (daylight) had been srranged the night before. according to the suggestion of Brigadier Gen» ral Smith, received through the engi- veer. é pte'n gli troops remaaining on the ground opposite to the enemy's centre— ist for the diversion cr a real attack, as circumstances wight atlow, Guided by Captalo Lee, it proved the latter, under the command of Celonel Ransom, of the 9th, having with him that regiment, and some companies of threw others the 3d, 120h, aad rife: the senior officer at the hemlet, having ar- night, after Smith had arranged with Cad- wallader and Riley tbe plan of at‘ack for the morning, delicately waived interference; but reserved to bimself the double tusk of holding the hamlet with his (wor gimente (South Carolina and New York volunteers) aguinrt ten times his numbers om the side of thy city, including the slopes to bis lort. and, in ces the oaino in hia rear should be carried, to fuew about and cut off the flyingenemy At3o’clock, a.m, the great movement commenced on (be rear of the enemy’s camp, Riley leading. follow: ed sucovssively, by Cadwalader’s and Smith's brigades, the Intter temporarily under the ordere of Major Dimick of the let artillery—the whols fren being commanded by Saith, the sealor in the geucxal attacs. and whose arrangements, skill and gailautey, sways ohulienge the highest admiration, The march was rendered t+ dlous by the darknees,rain, aud mut; bus about snnrise, Riloy, condu Lieut. Tower, rngire r, bad renobod an’ elevat! ind the enemy. wheres he precipitated his eolumas ;—etormed tho entrenchments. planted his several colors upon them, and carried the work—all ia seventeen minutes Conducted by Lieut Beaurevard, engineer, and Litut Brooke of ‘Twigas’ staf—both of whom. like Iieutenaut Tower, Lad, in toe night,twio# reconnoitured the ground —Cadwaluder brought up to the general assault, two of his regiments —th the 1th; and at the appoiuted time, Col, Ransom, with his temporsry br!- ade, conductad by Captain Leeengineer not only iaade the movement to divert and to distract the enemy, but after crossing the deep ravine in hia front, advanced and poured into the works and upou ths fugitives, many volleys from his destructive musketry. In the meantime Smith's own brigsda, under the tem- porary command of Mejor Dimick, following the move- mentsof Riley and Cadwalader, discovered, opposite to and outside of the works,» long line of Mextoan cavalry. drawn up asa support Dimiok, having, at the heed of the brigade, the company of sappers and miners, under Livut smith, engineer, who had conducted the murch, as ordered by Brigadier G:n Smith to forma line ‘a ed to the encmy,and ina charge, against a flank, routed the cavalry. Shields, too, by the wise disposition of his brigade and gallant activity, contributed much to the genersl re- sults. L« held masses of cavalry and infantry, support: ed by artillery, in check below bim. and captured hun- dreds, with one general (Mondoza) of those who fled from above. I doubt whether a more brilliant or decisive victory— taking into view ground, artificial defences, batteries, and the extreme disparity of nuinbers —without cavalry or artillery on our side—is to be found on record In cluding ail our corps directed against (ue entrenched cawp, with Shields’ brigade at the hamlet, we positively did not number over 4,000 rank and file; and we know. by sight, and sinos, more certainly, by muny captured docnments snd letters, that the enemy had actua'ly en- gagedon the spot, 7,000 men, with at least 12,000 more hovering within sight, and striking distarce—both on the 19th and 20th. All, not killed or captured, now fled with precipitation, Thus was the great victory of ( ontreras achieved; one road to the capital opened; 700 of the enemy killed; 813 orismnerr, including, among 88 officers, 4 generals; be- sides many colors and standards; 22 pleoes of brass ord- nance - half of calibre; thousands of small arms and accoutrements; an immense quantity of shot, shells. powder, and cartridges; 700 pack mules, many. horses, ¢ &o ,all ia our hands ; It is highly gratifying to find, that uy ekilfal arrange- ment, and rapidity of exeontion, our loss, in killed aud wounded, did not exceed on the spot, sixty—among the former the brave Captain Charlos Hanson, of the 7th {ofantry—not more distinguished for gallantry than for mcd:sty, morals, and pivty. Lieut. J. P. Johnstone. It artillery, serving with Maruder’s battery, a young offiner of the highest promise, waa kiliad the evening before. One of the most pleasing lacidents of the victory isthe reoapture,in the works, by Captain Drum, 4th artillery under Major Gardner, of the two brass six poundsis uken from auother oompany of the same regiment. though without the loss of honor, at the glorious batile of Buena Vista—-about which guos the whole regiment hed mourned for »o many long months. Coming up, a little later, | had the happiness to join in the protracted cheers of the gallant 4th onthe jryous event ; and, in- deed, the whole army eympathiass in its just pride and exultation ‘The battle being won before the advancing bri; Worth’s and Quitman’s divisions were iv =ight, both ordered back to their late positions— Worth, to attack San Antonio, infront, with bia whole forces, az soon ae approached fa the rear by Pillow’s and Twiggs’ divisions —noving from Contreras, through San Angel and Coyou. caa. By carrying San Antcouio, wo knew that we ehould open auother—a sborter and better road to the eapital, tor our siege and other trains Accordingly, the two advanced divisions and Shlelaw’ Jos of brigade marched from Contreras under the immedi orders of Major General Pilow, who was now joined by the rallunt Brigadier General Pieros of his division -raonally (brown out of tivity, late the evening be | fore, by # revere hurt received from the fall ot his horse After giving necessary orders on thu field, in the midst of prisousra and trophivs, and fending instructions to Harney’s brigady of onvalry, left at Man Auguatin, to join we, I personally followed Pillow’s command Arriving at Cosvacan, two miles by x cross road, from the rear of Sun first detached Captain Lee, engineer, with arney’s troop, Ist dragoons supported by the rifle regiment, under Major Loring, to reoonnoitre that strong point; and next despatohed Major General Pillow, with one of hts brigades, (Cadwatrder's) | to make the attack upon {t, la concert with Mnjor Gen Worth, on the oppos de. At the same tie, hy er road to the left, Lent Stevens, of the eugineers, supported by Lient U. W. Smith’s company of rappers and miners, of the same fortided t of Chu. with one of his trizades (Smiith’s—less thy rifies) and Capt. Caylot’s tield butto. ry, were ordered to follow and to attack the convent ‘injor Smith. senior enginver, was despatched to concert with Twigzs the mode ead means of attack, and Twiggs? other brigade (Riley's) I coon ordered up to eupport itn. Next, (but ali fa ten minutes.) { sont Plaron (just able to keep th» saddie.) with Lin brigade, (Pillow's ision,) conducted by Capt Lee, eugineer. by « third road, a lit- tle farther to our lef, to attack the enstay’s right and rear, in order to favor the movernsut upon the convent, and cut off tho retreat towards the capital, And: finally, Shiride senior brigadier to Pierce, with the New York and Soutu Carolivw voluatesr (Quitman’s divi rion.) was ordered to follow lero ologsly, and to take the command of our left wing All thess movemente were made with the utmost alsority by our gallant trope aud commanders. Finding myeeitat Coyoacan, from which somany roads conveniently branched, without escort or reserve, | had to advance, for safety, close upon ‘Twiggs’ rear’ The = now raged from the right to the left of our wholw ine. Learning, on the return of Capt Le, that Shields, in the renr of Churuburvo, was hard pressed, and in dan- ger of being outflanked, if not overwhelined by grent ner, 24 dragoons, the rifles, (Twig Sibley’s troop, 2d dregoons, th d by the setae eniinwo About an hour earlier, Worth hi and Capt t hand, to support our , by skilful and dar front and right, turaed and ken by our decisive victory at Coutreras, His second brigate (Col. Clarke's) conducted by sted by Livut Hardeastly, topographical engineer, turned the right, and bya wide p, esme Out upon the bigh road to thecapital At atthe heavy garrison (3000 men) in retreat. y Clarke, cut in the centre; one portion. the rear, ther upon ne, ‘The ppert Pete forcing of San Antonio was the secoud brilliant event of the day. Worth’s division being soon reunited in hot purmit, he was joined by Major General Pillow, who, marching feom Coyoacan, and discovering that 4an Antonio had been carried, ores! turned to the left, according to my jostructions; and, Aitohes and swamps, hastened to the attack of Churu- though much impeded by 870. The hamlet, or erattered houses, bearing this nome, pr sented, hesides the fortified convent, # strong fleld- work, (+t de pont) with regular bastions and curtains, at the bead of @ bridge, over which the road passes frou San Antonio to the capital ‘The whole remaining forces of Mexioo—some 27 000 m-n—covalry, artillery, and infantry, collect d from ery er—were now ip, on the flanks or within importing distance ef those works, and seemed re- stand; for it beaten were leas thana third of the enemy's numbers—had voubt an to the result. (The fortified church or con t, hotly pressed by held out about an hour, n ‘4 Pillow—the latter having with him only Cad brigade—began to mencurre closely upon thi ont, with the convent at haif gun-shot, to their Worth’s division.) to which battalion under Lieutenant Colonel Smith, continued toadvance in front, and under the fire of » | line ef infantry, off w left of the ‘bridge; and Clatke, of the me division, directed bis on th NG, NOVEMBER 16, 1847. g the road or close by ita side, Two of, Pil- lows» d Cadwalader's regiments, the 11th and 1th, icipated im this direct movement; the gours) was 18 in sasarve, a c 6 je—advancing perpen- to nuffvr much by the fire ef the nd they would have suffered flank attacks from the convent, but for ‘Twiggs on the other aide of that work. ‘Thiswell-combined and daring movement at length reached the principal point of attack, and the formidable de pont was, st once. assauited and carried by the ‘ch was first gallantly crossed commanded. respectively, ant Colonel Scott - followed ORK, TUESDAY MORN tering or assaulting positions, to authorise me to sum- mon the city to surrender. or to pledve to enter at once into nego! mission came out to Ita deep wot dit by the Sth and 5th infants by Major Waite and Lienten: closely by the 6th infantry (name brigade) which had posed in the road —the 1ith regiment, t Colonel Graham. and the 14th, com- mantel by Colonel Trousdale, both of Cadwalad brigade, Pilows’s division About the eame ti: enemy, in front of Garland atter a hot confliet of an hour nd a half, gave way in a retreat towards the ‘The immediate results or thts th! the dey wore: $ eld; nition aad two colors, taken | Lieut. J. F. Irons, Ist artillery, aid-de-camp ‘oBriga- ier General Cadwalialer, a young office: of great merit, and conspicuous in butte on aeveral previous oocestons, received, in front of the work, a mortal wound. who conveyed my orders to our | bi fall of bis hors the ihickest of (be battle on the 19tu, did uot quit the fleld, but continued in command of bis brigade—two re giments of which—the 9h and 12th fofantry. under the inmmediate command of the gallant Colone] Kansom end Lieut Colopel Bophem on the 19th, and Capt. Wo oda on the 20th —asasiled the enemy # works in froat, light, with the glorious consummation of the work so handsomely commenced on the precedin, been #0 much exp under Lieutenan’ a summary —to bring Thus | doubt A signal triumph of inonera, much amu- im the tite d> pont eneral and personal, attached to wae again under high obligations for services in the field, as always in the bureaux. Lieutenant Colonel Hitohcock. inspeotor general; Major J. L. Smith, Capi (as distinguished for felicitous execution ) Captain Mason, Lieutenants Stevens, Beau of the engineers; Mejor Turn- jan, and Lieut Hardeastie, topo- Captain Huger and Lieut ilegner, of the erdnaace; Captains Irwin and Wayne, of the department; Captain Grayson, of the comrmissariat; Surgeon General Lawaon, in his particu Captaia HL. Scott, acting assist adjutant general; Lieut. Williams, ald-de-ecamp, and at, Sohuyler Hi thelr names, & As the concurrent altiok gpow the convent favored, physically and moretly. the assault upon the site de pont, ciprooally, no douvt, the full of the latter contribut- od to the capture of the former, ‘The two works were graphical engineers ed 4-pounder wa: y Capt. Larkin Smith and next by Lieut, Saeiling, both of the Sth infant times upon the convent Lient Col Danoan (alto of Worth’s division) gallantly brought two of his guns to bear, ata short range, from upon the principal face of the f tho church, which, in the ob- stinate contest, had been often refilled with some of the acp-ahooters of the enemy, Finally, twenty minutes after the (éte de p. Worth and Pillow, and at the end of # deepe- rate conflict of two hours and a half, the c veut-—the citadel of the rivulet of Churnbusco—yielded to Twiggs’ division, and throw out, on all sides, siguals of surrender. figs, however, were not exhitited unit the moment when the 3d infantry, under Captalu Alexender, had cleared tho way, by fire and bayone', and bad entered Capt. J. M. Smithand Lieut O. L. Shepherd, both of that regiment, with their companies, had the y of lending the aarault surrender, and Capt. Alexander a balcony, the colora of the gallaut 3d. with a part of the Lat artille: tered neorly ebreast with the leading ‘ro»pe, Captain Taylor's fleld battery, attached to Twiggs’ division, opened its effective fire. at an early mement, works of the convent anil | Expored to the sevorest fire of the anemy, the captain, bia offleers avd nen, won universal admiration; but atlength, much disabled’ in men and horses, the superior orders, withdrawn froin the ac- u've before the surrender of the convent. Those corps, excepting Taylor’s battery, belonged to the brigade of Brigadier General Sinith. who elosoly di- rected tho wnolo attack in front, with his habitusl cool- vas and ability; while Riley's brigade—th infantry, under Capt ‘T. Morris and Lieut. ¢ tou, respeo'ively--vigorous'y en: work und part of its rear. belonging to Smith's, were detsched in support of Brig Gen Shields’ on our extreme left; winfantry. under Major Gardner, belonging to Riley's brigade, bad been left in charge of the oamp, Twiggs’ division, at Chu rubusco, had thus been deprived of the services of two of its most gallant and effective regiments. Tho immediate results of this vietory were:—the oxp- ture of 7 fleld- pieces. some ammuuition, one color, three 1, aud 1,261 prisoners: including other officers Captains E. A Capron and M J Burke, and Lieut 8. fr all of the lat artillery, and Ca Easley, both of try—five oMlocrs of great merit—fll gallantly before quartermaster In_ the aame brie lar department the San Antonio road. work, and on the tower thrown out of notivity by @ severe wound, recei successful charge of oavairy against oavalry, and four times his numbers; but, on the 20th, I had the valuable services, as volunteer ai Buren, of the ora Kirby and Van | of Capt. Lee, of th ong Ine of def bloody theatr a8 soon an aui fruits of the victory, | resolved upon pursuing the dis- comfited enemy, in which | found that ie Twiggs and Smith had already anticipated me by hai commenced themovement. At the same time, I apprii the General-in-chief of my advanoe, and requested his authority to proceed with all the forces etill under my command, and sweep around tho valley. and attack the strovg works at San Antonio in reer, and requested the oo-operation of General Worth’s division, by on that work in front; which the Gener ly granted and directed accordingly—having, as I learn, upon being advised of the vietory- previous order. | had m ved rapidly forward in execution of thia purpose, until I reached the towa Coyoacan, where the command was halted to await the arrival of the General- in-cbief, who I was informed was close at hand. Upon bis arrival, the important fuct was aecertained that the enemy's forces at San Antonio, having perceived that the groat battery had been lont, and the total defeas rout of their forces at Contreras, by was opened to assault, had abandoned the work at Saag Antonio, and fallen back upon their strong entreneb- ments in rear at Churubusco former received the im ly hungout from Major Dimick, serving 4s infantry, en- nd the voltiguer iment, and the field battery of Captain } under Lieutenant Callender, carly on the morning of the 19th instant, and opened theroad over the mountain on the route indicated by Captain Leo, of tie engineer corps, assisted by Lieuten- ants Beauregard, Stephens, Tower, Smith, MeCielland, Brigadivr General Twiggs, with his divi: sion, reported to me for duty, under instructions from the General-in chief, whilst 1; over the mountain, that the enemy was in large force on the opposite side of the valley, with hs lery commanding the only road through a vast plain of broken volcants stone and lava. reut into deop chasms and fissures, eflectually preventing any advance except uader bis direct fire. [ resolved to give him battle. For this purpose, [ ordered General Twiggs to advauce with his finely disciplined division, aud wita one brigade to asgsul: the enemy's works In froat, and with the other to turn his left flank, and assail it in rrverse ruder’s ‘ine field battery and Lieutenant Cuallunder’s owitzer battery (loth of which constituts purt> ot my isten) were placed at the disposal of Brigudier Gene- and the bowitaer batte battery wus, b: tion thirty mi y own division was inoving | 'y batteries of artil- P- ed thy right of the 0 moment, the rifles dthe 4th orttlory, trophies, &o., at Contreras ‘This officer, in executing my order of attack. directed Brevet Brigadier General Smith to move with bia brigade upon the enemy's front, whilat Colonel Riley, with his, was ordered to turn his left, and assail him in’ the rear , Brigadier General Cadwal- ance with his brigade and sup- ier General Pierce, with jolumn moving upon the To sustain these mo ader was ordered to olonel Riley, aud B mand, to support tl enemy's front, under Brigadior General Smith. o d was soon closely enga: were alro the batteries of Captu: tenant Callender, Colonel Riley's command having uow crossed the vast broken up plain of lava, passing the villugs on the right, and whilst in the ect of turning the enemy’s lof , wan confronted hy several thousand lancers, who advanced to tho charge. when a well directed fire from the brigade twice compelled them to fall back in disorder, under cover of their artillery. About this time Brigadier Gen Cadwalader’s command bad also crossed the plain, when some 5,010 or 6.000 troops of the enemy were observed moving rapidly from the direction of the capital to the, Col. Morgan, with his larg» aud fin» re- ximent, which I had caused to be detached from the tear of Pierce's bricade, was now ordered to the support of Cadwalader by direction of the general in-chief, who bad now arrived upon the field, Thin general, having discovered this large force mov- ing upow his right flank and to the rear, with decided military tact and promptitude threw baok his right wing and confronted the enemy. with the intention to give him battle, notwithstanding his overwhelming force. This portion of the enemy's force moved steadily for- ward uatil a conflict seemed inevitable, when Col Mor- gan’s regiment, having reached this part of the fleld, pre- sented a front #0 formidable as to induce the enomy to change his purpore. and draw off to the right and rear of his former position, During all this time. the battle raged fleroely between the other portions of the two armies, and destructive fire of artillery. from its prominent position, was much disabled by the heavy shot of the enemy, as were alao Callender’s bow- t of the enemy's artillery bad been turned upon Riley's command, whilst actively eogaged with large bodlvs of lancers; but even these combined attacks could only delay the purpose of the gallant old veteran and bis noble brigade ‘Che Genersl-inChief having arrived upon the field ral Sbield’s brigade of voluutencm— w York and So ‘The capture of the enemy's oltadel was the fourth great achievement of our arms in the same day. It has been stated th fore, Pierou’s, followed closely by the volunteer brigade— both under the command of Brig. Gen Shbield’s—had been detached to our left to turn the enemy's works; to prevent the escape of the garrisons, and to oppose the extension of the enemy's numerous corps, fiom tho rear, upon and around our left, Cousidering tho inferior numbers of the two brigades, the objects of the movement were diffenit to accem- (the rifles, Ks) sent with the enemy, as some two hours an Magruder and Lisu- Heno» the reluforceme forward a little later. ‘inding march of a mile around to the right, thin temporary division found itself on the edge of an open wet meadow, near the road from San Autonio to the f som» 4.000 of the oneiny's capital. and in the presener {ofantry. @ little in rear cf Churubusco. on that read Establishiog the right at o strong building. Shields ex- tended his lefc, parallel to the rovd, to outflenk the enemy But the enemy extending his right. | 000 cavalry, more rapidly (being favored ground) in the ‘sa the division abont a hamlet, and determined The battle was long, hot, and varied; bat, ultimately, suocess crowned the zeal aud gallantry of onr troops, ably directed by thelr distinguished com- mormler, Brig General Shie regiments, under Colonel Ranson Colonel Morgan, respostively. of low’r division) and the towards the supported by J ‘The Stb, 12th and loth Captain Wood. and ree'a brigade, (P New York and South Caroliu: volunteers, under Colonels Burnett avd Butler. respec- tively, of Shisld’s owajbrigade. (Quitman’s division.) to- gether with the mountain howitzer battery, now under 4 ordnance corps, all shared in the our fifth vietory on the same day Pierce, from the hurt of the evenin uoder paln ant exhaustion—fainted in the ao- Several other changes in comman! occurred on thie field Thue, Colonel Morgan being asverely wound the oth infantry devolved on Lt | tt receiving a like wound, the vk volonteers full to Lieat Col ated Col PM. But- Magruder’s battery. glory of this ac Brigadier Gen. od, the command Col. Howard; Col and of the Now ; and, oo the fall of the Is ler, eariler badly wouaded, but continuing to lead nobly | no hottest part of the battle—the comand of the ‘b Carolina volunteers devolved, first on Lieut Col Dickinson, who being severely wounded (as before in the elege of Vera Cruz), the regiment ultimately fell under the orders of Mi Lieut. David / tain Augustus Quarles and L Voth and Liew: & Chandier, New York vo- iunteers, ull gallant officers, nobly fell in the same ao ‘olina regiment ove up te the support of the fu dwelader; but it | e evening, that Grn, Shields did not get into posi Nigot Laving come on, (but not until entirely durk.) this fierce conflict was suspended, to be renewed on the morrow. ‘The battle all this day? was conducted uader my {m aud within my view; a short time be. having previously engaged in the fight «ll the forces at my digposal, myseli und oroes the plain, to jola in'the terr! immodiate field of setion, On my way thither, | was joined by Brig Gen. Twiggs and statf; but the darkness of the night, rendered atill | | more obscure by a heavy rain, caused us to miss our hthe brokeu up lava, and to wander to the borhood of the works of the enemy, and it | si rill blasts of bis bugles apprized us | me eatisfled we could not | tion until after dark Witiame, of the same | mediate orders. ont. J 1 Good- struggle on the Shields took 330 prisoners, including offic cannot be doubted that the rage of Che conflict between him aud the enemy, just im the rear of the /éte de pont and the convent, had some iufuevee onthe surrender of thos formidn') As soon as th was not until th of our position, that we bi reach, during the night, our destination turned, and reported to th During the night Bri, (ie de pont was carried, the greater part of Worth’s and Pillow's forces passed that bridge in repli pursait of the fylog enemy. coming up with Brigadier General ious, the three coutinued to press upon the fagitives to within s mile aod a halfof the ca- Here, Colonel Harney, with» email part of his prigade of cavalry, rapidly parsed to the front, end obarged the enewy up Lo the nearest gate. The oavalty clacge was heated by Uaptain Kearney, of the Ist dragoons, having in #quadron, with bis own troop, that of Capt jeneral in-Chief. Gen. Smith disposed the forces prerent, to revew the aotiou at daylight, and complete the original order of attack; before dark, however, the enemy had placed two pieces of artiller nearly west of Cadwalader’s position, whi with several discharges upon bis forces. Smitb, Just before daylight, moved @ portion of the forces up the ravine to the reez of the enemy's position, 80 us to be within easy turning distance of His left flank ~-leaving Col, Ransom with the 9b and 12tht nfantry. trong diversion in frout. advanced, the order was given by Brig. Gen Smith for the genera] aseauit; when! Gen, smith’s cow- mand upon the left. and Col. Riley with his brigade upon the right. supported by Gen command, moved up with the utmort the furious fire from the enemy's batter immediately carried; a large number of prisonors were | rele, with 23° out of the ori- nd a large amount of ammu guished generals, Shields, pow also vict h bad opened ralheadquarters; but being early in theday detached for general eervice, was now under The gallant captain not hear- ing the reent!, that had boew sounded, dashed up to the San Antonio gate, sabring. in hia way, all who restated a offtcars of the rqaadron, Koarney lost bie Reyoolds nud Lieut Lori everely wounded, aud Lieut I § oaeded to thy comimind of the escort, bad tw killed under him, try, a volunteer in this charge, waa killed at the gate tormfunted the sories of events which | bare bat My thanks were freely poured out on the diferent fields, to the abllities aud science of gene- rile wnd other oflicers—to the gallantry and prowrsa of wll the rank and file included higher—the applause of a grateful country and govern- meot—will. | caanot doubt, be acoorded, fo much merit, of every sort. divplayed by this glorious diMculties—distanoe, Colonel Harney's orders. The day being suf- Cadwalader, with bia ilantry, unter ner Grahain were Ewell, who tuo. Major F D. Mills, of the 15th fnfan- taken, includug four go ginal 28 pisces of artilter nition and public property. ‘The retreating enemy was compelled to paes through vere fire, both trom the assaulting fore: 48 well us Shields’ com: had remained at the positien occupied by the former general the previous night, with the pur, the movement upon the battery a enemy engaged xt thie place, including the reinforce. ments of tbe preceding evening, constituted a foree of about 16,000 men, 6000 of whom were cavalry; whole were under the immediate command of General erson, aasisted by Generate Valencta, Garcia, aod others; the | four mentioned were taken prironers. ‘ . consisting of my division, General Twtggr and Shields’ commands, a 1 6 enemy, a8 Dearly Soiree %5 wand “1000 men killed and wounded, xnd #00 prisoners, including the foor generals previously mrn- tioned, four colonels, thirty captains, aud many officers jor grades oe ani reports of the diffrent corps engaged fa this past of the battle, which were temporarily under my com- mand, being properly made to their respective chirf-, and not having come before me,! em unable to give our loss Though many brave and gallant souls have fallen the strength of the enemy's tillery, and his superior foubly presunted Bata reward inflnitely | walader’s brigade, ‘The forces of the | has now overcom ground, fortifications, numbe Ithasin # single dey, in many battles, made about 3000 prinoners, toclading ents) and 206 other ing mdvep ditch without a ed 32,000 me TAln (two of Chem ex-re, officers; kilied or wounded 4000 of all ranks, besides #n- tire corps. disp -rsed and dissolved;—oaptured 37 pleces of ordoance, more than trobling our with a large number of em ply of ammunition of every kind, Ke &> Those grent rorults have overwh-lmed the en Oar loss amounts to 1053 floors: wounded, 476, with 60 officers berof the dead nad disabled were of the highest worth Those under trestment. thanks to our very able medical officers,are generally doing wall, | regrot ning been obligad, on the 20th, to leav 8a able commander, with a part of —the flac 24 Pennsylvania volunteers and detachment of United Stut-s marines —at onr important depot, San Anguatin bad plased our sick and wounded; the seiga, suoply and Ifthere had been lost, the have been driven almost to despair; and considering enemy's very great exorss of numbers, prosebes to the depot, it might wall phationily, the post of honor fter so mony victories, ws might, with but little a1di- ave Occupied the capital the sume evening But Mr. Trist, commissioner, &o , a8 weil aa nyael!, hed been admonivhed by the best fri nds ot peace—in'e lgent neutrals and some American residents,—against preolpl- tation; leet by wantorly driving away the goveroment and others. dishonored, we mig! ace excite a spirit cf wati inal dasperation, jadefoitely postpone the hope of acco pressed with this danger.and 0 CODQNEF & pance—‘he army very oheerfully Avo riflord to patriotiam —to the great © conntry—the +clat that would he trance, sword fa hand, into a groat capital. Willing to to this republic, of no immediate value to reat her prite and to recover tem: per. I halted our vistorious corps at the gates of the city, (at lonat for a time,) and bave them now cantoned inthe villages, where they are well sheltered and | oon supplied with all necessaries. le On the morning of the 2st, being about to take up bat- | and hero Santa Aone in 6 bain and fad arme, « full sup- is Loan aecertain, wae ~killed 139. including’ The greater pum. jor Gen, Quitman, it a believed, however, wh: position, his enormously heavy foroas, are consid -red, our loss Is comparatively emall inn matter of just pride and exultation that, among the quns captared in the batteries.were the two pieces taken by the Mexioan army at Buena Vista belonging to Capt. Washington's battery (at that battle under the linn date eowmand .of Capt O'Brien); and it ts no lors markabls than gratifying that the good fortun hoor of reoepturing them belong to the 4th regiment of iliery, of whieh Capt. Washington's company forms It was there th baggane traine, eral and obief of my ata 0 ry, ant Livutenamt Ripley, 24 artillery, aids de-camp ; and the many have become, em- t. Throughout thie engagement, every corps engaged the enemy wherever he was met, with the most deter mined resolation, and behaved with a degree of gallantry Dever surparsed—in any en: m tiown arina Brigadier Ge- od to uyself,and charged immediate execution of my order of battle, war the judgment, pro. yptitud rage displayed by him throughout thy en, ifgadier General Smith. the senior of maloed acrors thy piaio, and disposed the forces for the and will doubtless reovive, the thanks of the army, and the honor dae to the con- daring which distinguist i ‘onente 4f feat oeipedag-hid fre brwon tes en! @qement known to the Twi lant conduct of Lieut camp to Generel Cadwalader, who received » wound- membering our mir- distinguithed bj leave sometbii to ws. on whic! final assault, desery. stancy of purpose an it on this great ocossion. yod great judgment and courage in the manner in which he met the h mnlitary okill sudden and trying emergency. when ail parties wer in armistice witha | great anxiety for the safety of hi E . a» | Command, when about to rch) nd struce. Rejecting its terms, I despatched my contemplated note to President Santa Anns—omitting the summons. The 22d, commission- ers were appointed by the commanders of the armies; the armstioe was signed the 23d, and ratifications ex- banged the 24th. ll matters in dispute between the two government! have been thus bappily turned over to their plenipoten- tiaries, who have now had several conferences, and with I think. some hope of signing w treaty of peace There will be transmitted to the Adjutant Grneral re- ports from divisions, brigades, ke . on the foregoing one- rations, to which | must refer, with my hearty concur Tene in the jast applause bestowed on corps and indivi- duals by their respective commanders. able~ this report being neorssaril ut, comparatively, but little of individ directly Io the way of the narrative. whother I have, in express terms, given my and applause to the commanders of divisions end inde- it brigades; but left their fame upon higher the simple record of their great deeds and the ‘iMiaat results. ‘o the steff, both eneral headquarters, assailed by the overwhe ing reinforcements of the enemy, on th ing; aud also in the manner in -wh: he teow ean tae command to the support of the ralivut Rity This ve teran offlorr distineuished himsei! no less by the m az- ner in which be contended almost sugle head groatly superior uoinbers on the gallant and successful charge Upon the works «f the epee my on the recovd id with day. then in bis Brigadier Ge: ) Pierce, though badl; ailantly ~ injured by the De bie brigeds into and contributed much to int repidity. day ‘The commanders of regiments ea inferior owen behaved with gallantry no less dist subordinate poritios mending divisions and brigades; but the proper for this report will not admit of further d . to those named ebove as com- In justice, ho: er, 10 the officers of this class, I beg to call pe attention of the Commander-in-chief to the de- taile inthiawction it is due to Capt Magruder and Lieat Callender, who bi La of wy div daring. the proof of which is found in thelr losens, the fwot that both of their batteries were mucs © by the terrible fire of the enemy's heavy guns. * Durin, the cannonade, Lieut. T. P. Johnstone, whilst gailavtl serving the advenced section of Magruder's battery fell mortally wounded; and Lieut. Callender, in commend of the howitzers, nearly at th vere @ wound as to disable bim from Rear rear bis bet ports of the offlorrs of the several corps eng grid no other organ'sation than » m. to teatify to their great gallant ame time, received 90 #e- pleoos, which coonsequentty devolved upom Livut. " - the ete orp 6 tle conducted the service of his battery with Hy lantry and judgment eaten who for tb ofthe 1 cannot in justice omit to notice the valuable services ngineer corps. whose distinguished pay dep: ys eager for activity | mer! id gallantry dererve the highest praise, apd who, ad distinction; and of » third, the gallant Mujor J. P. ines, of the Kentucky volunteers. I lave the honor to by, sir, with high respect, Your most obedient servant, WINFIELD SCOTT. Hon, Wm. L. Maxcy, Secretary of War. in the execution of his duties, was ably assisted by bis assistants previously mentioned ‘They were important. aids in the combination of elements vreugat vo bear with success, no less triumphant than glorious to our 6: upon the most powerful collection of artillery (oupported by a force of four to oneof our forces) ever successful- ly asaallad in avy battle upon this continent. jog myself crossed the pisin, and reached this the last scene of the conflict way closing, able dispcsitions were made to secure the rig Generals assault in-ohief readi- ly given the and ioh thelr rear Upon the reevipt of this information, the General-in- Chief immediate.y ordered Brigadier G neral Twiggs’ division to move forward and attack the work on enemy's right, and directed me to move with Cadwala- der’ rigade. and ussault the fete dw pont on ite leit. Moving rapidly in execution of this order, I hed great aiflcuity in passing the command over some marshy fieldsand wide and deep ditches, filled with mad end water. [was compelled to dismount in order to cross these obstacles, which were gallantly overcome by the troops, when the whole force galned the main ovuseway ut which place 1 met Gen. Worth, with the advance ot his division, moving upon the same vork It was them proposed that our united divisions should move om to the assault of the stroug fete du pont, which. with its heavy artilery,enfiladed the causeway.’ This belog de- termined upon, the troops of the two divisions moved rapidly to attack the work on its lefc flank, and. not- withstanding tho deadly fire of grape and round shot from the wors, which swept the roadway with furious violence, oa and onward these gellant and noble troops moved with impetuous valor, aud terrible and loug was the bloody contlict. But the .esu't could not be doub*- ed At length the loud and enthusiastic cheer of Le Anglo-Saxon soldier told that all was well and the Ame rican colors waved in triumph over the bloody soene. The larger portion of Gen Worth’s veteran division war engaged in this fierce conflict, together withthe Ith end 14th regiments of infantry, eonstituti part of my division, under the commynds, reapeoti f Lieut. Col Graham snd Col. Trousdale.” To the 14th infantry belongs the bonor of capturiog a flag on this fort, and taking « lurge nuinber of priscuers in the fort, amoag whom was the body of deserters ‘The voltigeur regimest, then under command of Lieut. Col, Johnstone, had boen led on by my adjutant general , Capt Hooker, to the ansauit of the strong fortification on the ecemy’s right, with which Gea Twiggs’ division was hotly engaged ; but finding the artillery of the emo- my, a3 well as his small arms, bore direoly on tuls ad- vanor. whicb waa entirely uncovered. the regiment was placed in rearef a church, where \t remuined antl it received an order ‘rom myself in perrou w move to the assault in eoujymeuion with the lively vlay of Duncan’ battery, ‘Ubistine regiment waa rapidiy executiag thia order, bow under Col. Andrews, and led by Geu. Cade wainder, when that work surrendered, enc was teken possecaton of by Twiggs’ division. Gen Worth, (to whove great gallantry during the an- tion it affords ine pleasure to bear w ) with hia i vision, und tayself with the 11th and 14th regiments of iy command, preated rapidly on ia purnuit of the flying enemy, until we bad arrived with our commands nearly under the fire of Liv guns of the enemy, planted In the | gubarbs of the capital, where we were overtaken by an order from the G-neral in-Chief to call off our troops from further pur During thie movement, | met with Gols, Ransom's and Morgau's regiment, 12th in fantry, under Capt. Wood, and the howitzer battery under Lieut Reno, parts of my division, forming Gen. Pierce’s brigade, which bad been moved by order of the General-in-chief. under command of Gen. Pierce, against a large body of the enemy to the right aod rear of the main work where they had been, in conjunotion with Shields’ brigadejengaged in a fierce open field Sght with t large force. Brigadier Goneral Pierce, though still suffering saver y from his injury of the preceding day, had nevexihe- Jers buen Cn daty. and fn command of hia brigade du. og the day, and uatil a few inoments before, when }y bot fainted feom pain and exhaustion, and been oarri: ifr the field In this last engagement the gallant Col. Mor gan was wounded peverely, when the command of the ‘oth regiment devolved on Lieut, Col. Howard. During this long continued battle, which iasted neurl: two days, every partof the army in the fieid eipated inthe engagement. The consequence was, that ali share justly in the honor and glory of the brilliant vietory. I cannot distinguish between the conduct of the comman- ders of regiments in my division: they all guished part, id their field and company officers; thouch the circumstances of battle caused Rensom's, Morgan's Grahan's and Troundale’s regiments, and the 12th (ofantry, under c+mmand of Lieut Col Bonbam on the 19th, and of Capt Wood on the 20th, to be most a6- tively engaged My division was compored entirely of recruits, whom the exigencies of the service bad pot el- lowed time to beenme well dixciplined; but they in deeds of valor and constancy the veterans of old divisions; end | am proud to testify to the General-in- Chief ny high appreciation of thelr good conduct. leannot withhold the expression of my of the deep obligations | aim under for the succres and honor due to my command, to my two gallant Brigadier Gene- rals, whore promptitude skill, and daring were equal to every eiergency, and who, inthe absence of discipline in thelr commends, met and overcame eve: and led on thetr brigades to honor and distinetion. I will be pardoned, | trust, by the general-in obief for travelling beyond the legitimate bounds of notice beeomingly the patriotic condnet of the chaplain of Colonel Clarke's brigade, Whilst the raged furtously, my column had great difficulty eros ing their ammunition. The worthy chaplain, bi aid er Oouraging the soldiers Lo their work, actively net the pn hres of thine the excavations, +0 4s to ewable the troops to press om ward to the apeault, My pedical staff (particularly Sur- | geon Jordon, though jofirm and aged, and Stirgeom | Slade.) distingniah | wna energy in keeping with the column notion, spot where they fell, us did also the entire medical staf of my division themneives by t ag! d attending to the wounded snd dyiog ow the During the arduous duties of my commend on the 19th, Wy personal staff being all engaged on duty, 1 was com- Pelled to make use of Lhe services of some ef my friends from civil life: among there, | am indebted to Mr. Keu- dali for his ammistance In promptly bearing and deliver- ing order debtedne ra chivf of the ic as weil na to soting ordnance officer, Jentenant Davis, of the 14th regiment, ! My eprac aff Captain Hooker, my #1jatant gen- it Real j Lieate , 4th art 4 Paseed Mid ipman Robert ©. Rogers, volunteer ald-de-camp—greatly dis inguish+d themaelves by their fearlers and gallant conduct, as weil as by their j it ond skill tn leading forward my different commands, ond placing them iv position for ifeo out these long and desperate conflicts, | trust neral-io-chiel will dewm their conduct worthy his spe cial notioe tives. rvice ihrough- Ge | must leo notioe the extraerdinary activity and it irons, Ist artillery, afd-de- probably mortal, whilst in the disoherge of bis duties Lieutenant Caldwell, of the marines, on duty with my division 8 senior officer ot the com: de, rs . rendered it invaluable serviors in his department, as weld on the long march to this piace as during the le a Unued action. Lieut Reno. in command of the bowit- | Dattery, on the 20th, rendered valuable services t- the orders of Brigadier General Pieroe, im his engage- ment with the enemy. Gi ‘als Pieros and Cadwalader speak in the bi ns of the good conduct and gallantry of the