The New York Herald Newspaper, January 1, 1848, Page 12

‘View of the City Hall in the Park, on the Night of the Sth of May, 1847, : \ pitched battles fought against an enemy p20) rally four or five times our number, together”) with strong places and fortresses, and cities, and towns taken by storm in the teeth of | This page,, With « view of the Ciry Hatt ia the Park, and the New Yors Hanaty Brity- wes, as they appeared brilliantly illuminated on the night of the Sch of May, IM47,in honor of tee splendid achievements of our brave army, closes the Herald series of illustrations of the Mexican war, and of the cities and towns cap- wred The seres of battles and victories illustrated ® part, it thos sheet, are almost without a paral tel a the history of military affairs. The only stvewiblance to be traced with any other great eompaigs, is, we think, with the celebrated compaign of Napoleon in ltsly, when, wit! his mew levied troops, he defeated the veteran Wurmeer, and crashed the power of Austria at was the most brilliant of al! perior numbers, both of men and cannon! The table laid before our readers in this paper, id, ex necessitate rei, not complete, inasmuch a@ | the numbers of killed and wounded, the number: | engaged on both sides, together with other par- ticulars, can only be accurately ascertaines from the official accounts. Our city exhibited, on the Sth and 9th of Most | last, in the best and most briiliant way, ith sense of the merits and achievements of wv brave troops, by a grand illumination through®t the city. We give a view of the City Hall the Herald Buildings as they appeared on the apaigns; and the progress of our arms in night of the 8th of May. This illumination wés;. sieo issimilar, All ¢ + were fresh, for the achievements of our army before aewly levied, had wever before beea in actus entered the Valley of Mexico. Since then, wi teitie, and they fought end conquered men “have they not accomplished? See the recorly Pore lives had been spen! a cousta wartae of the struggles at Contreras, Churubusco, M¢/- no del Rey, Chapultepec, and “the Gated ot j voluGenery engagements sol am astounding apectacte is here present- to the world’ Ne less thea twenty-Sve a | 4 5 ae ee View of the City of Mexico, \ THE HALLS HEAD quanTERg © OF THE OF THE ? MONTEZUMAS. AMERICAN ARMY. THE NEW YORK HERALD ESTABLISHMENT, cee Pia : . AMERICAN BATTLES AND VICTORIES IN MEXICO. AMERICAN BATTLES AND VICTORIES IN MEXICO. sic icna mma aia SEVER REN ETC pe ee ee TABULAR VIEW OF THE beh FAaTLre IN MEXICO, CITIES AND TOWNS Fie : KILLED AND Ny PLACE. ‘TIME. 4 FORCE ExXcacED. WOUNDED. Palo Alto... 8, 1846 * 2,000 American 44 American 6,800 Mexican 100 Mexican KILLED AND PLACE. TIME. FORCE ENGAGED. WOUNDED. COMMANDERS. Vera Cruz.......».Mar, 29, 1847 12,500 American 65 American Scott. 7,000 Mexican 1,000 Mexican Morales. R. dela Palma...May 9,1846 1,700 American _ 307 American T. San Juan d’Ulua..Mar. 30,1847 2'500 American avy. \ 9,000 Mexican 1,000 Mexican " 3,500 Mexican pt Matamoras.. a, 4 mand Taylor Alvarado « Mar. 30, 1847 8 on0 ecie Hunter. nee 5, — = at _- Sr tohn’s. If, Isa — = Tacotalpam.......Mar. 81, 18{7 "99 American Hunter. 1, 184 —_ - é i A exican - py ne |, 1846 —_— Kearny Puente Nacional..April 8, 1847 8,000 American - Monterey. Sept. 21,1846 6,000 American Taylor { A) 7 i 7,000 Mexican ‘ _ ‘ 10,000 Mexican 800 Me Ampudia de i i _ Cerro Gordo.......April 17-18, 6,000 American — 500 American Scott. —- ee Wool ° i fe ri st ahd ‘aeasity aubir 14,000 Mexican 1,500 Mexican Santa Aans. \ — went : «Aga a = a — — pril 20, 1847 5,000 American — — 100 American S American Kearny an 15,000 Mexican —_ - 500 Mexican 50 Mexican - ld ; } i H Ht ‘| il April 22, 1847 —_— - | Brazito..seseee eves . 25, 1846 wee —_ Doniphan |] f AR WA ft May 27, 1847 aio Meican Worth. x i —_ - — = Victoria. . . 80, 1846 —_— — Quitman | i ih ‘ Al Wt, | «June 22, 1847 2 American Perry. s iel. . 8, 1847 500 American —_ Rearn, > . Ay 2,800 Mes oo Sen Gabriel — Mex: can —_— Flores, @ , H i} " | Contreras ......... Aug. 19, 1817 Sine pen Mex Se tt. ‘ Los Angeles...... Jan. 5 7 —_— Kear 000M. _. 160 Mexican lencia. Loe Arr os _ Flores. Churubusco....... Aug. 20, 1847 10,000 uae 3 1,000 {mepionn p ae “i 2 , 1847 — . — 000, 2,000 Mexi ita Anna. es \ on ibe 200 American — Price Molino del Rey ...Sept. 8,1847 6, meres no "739 Ameren Worth. * 2,000 Mexican 81 Mexicana - Z 1,500 Mexican - £l Embrido. . 29, 1847 _ prima Priee Chapultepec. Sept. 11-12-13 is fynerien® Scot. ‘ Pueblo Taos...... Feb. 4, 1847 _ — Price Mexico, City. .....Sept, 14, 1847 ae — dal Buena Vista....... Feb, 22-28 °47 1a American 2 RB Pe he asia" Aans Siege of Puebla...Oct. 1, 1847 1,000 American 6 American Childe, { San Francisco.....Feb, 24, 1847 Ls sll agate Huamantla........ Oct. 9, 1847 > sperious d pations oo y 8 8, lexican exican ona. , Sooeneate . Feb, 28, 1847 Siren S fmepions Beau Atliz00rie sero... Oct. 19, 1847 "160 American $ American Ford. j 3,000 Mexican 600 Mexicana { Gerralv lar. 7, 1847 parsing — ~ 2,000 Mexican 619 Mexican Rea, ita wtalvO.ses. cess me A And about three hundred guerilla fants + x. NORTH WEST CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STREETS, : j : NEW YORK CITY. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR.