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-it I -1 '. 1 Inci. uda ,f Carrca, Lyi.hin ,4a!,! 'tfejil and ; much to psfc.jl that the liacn nu. ' . " ' . . ,tiiii lira nlfmmv in 4 DIPOItTAKT ntoji MEXICOj ;. UUlMjAXT VICTORIES i i n.fN nrVoNTKERAS iso CIIURUflUSpO American ArIirrTriiiiJIM . !i ,. df ... tv inrriilnnrlJ The U.: siennwup rf, ! !Cant. John D ivis. arrived at an enr.y noun iSiTmornin ! Bv her unbare r.-; j or letters from Mr. Kendall rorn ihj; d , tO the SSth of A',. all dated Iron. Jacu-. . . bv In in on ihava. A courier mspa.v,or.. v - j Ui..nif. iviib ihe first account oi inn oai jdvouacof ihe lfcfcul upon iKe South Carolina aucwVurkru.u jj Lot me no jl e exirlw. J WW t . Ch Infantrr. and Smith's !.ght hatj ;the mode by Lei mo now give my speculations as to '. even firing r, : e'rnode by which ibis armistice wasTceit'out l'. : On the night' 61 the 20, h", noisy mil i: a, v- -.t .... I.i.tt... i t Nnn V moilIO. i - w- f-rr -i -- rang ol we '! ..; -. ?v ' , l '..i r tk2flth licneral ' talion. auarneu io "onn: WV ; - i while Co!. Clarke I, igade and the bmttry u- - y- . i;vav a part oh batteri of CaPt. Migrud iind ,UrIor.-i pnst., after the great Irxican army wa; tuni; no der Col. yuncan looiva Muuon n. .v - . . . v . Krlnd'i Win-ade towanl the j The Solum Uaroli.ua KSi,neiH wai irr cut thoroughly beaien, nfoKen to pieces anu . nnu vaum by. TH engineer ilU., were ul once sen T 1 ald in the at. to- piec, loosing 137. out 272 men. wni ioulcd, Mr. Thornton, of the Englih lej and of how M ttoreco,.nnrel,yWUr Valencia, f:H to toe this position ! which it went into action, i Toe 11 Art.lery - , jon, accompanied by the British Con- can$ are to ll, the pract.cab.luy of t, .mg the .tr..g P J few aJhar8 ! bauffered severely in officers. i 1 Mr. Mackintosh-a man who regards I the ivalls of V, I r !VSr3tC LeT-wiH tupX .f c4nrUe Leardiibout 7 o'cbn-kt and a . The exican account, acknowMg, tho b,, m Amm. hates the Yankees and ne,V bloA ha, Lvti. );lJ despatched (.apt. U h PP , y , f muskpy, and some even aid j in k.d, wounded and pnsoners, of no les, , uncss his mvn ends are lo be ! cani al was t! f r4 wit r wiui'i i iti i . it a iiv i " ------ . .,- .i - . nr- n rM n t w ' i . - Lnil h iolv of the 1 1 tlif I ii ja ii t ry under" C'l. Cra.. that in the distance tbebacl seen large masses man inmeen genrr-.,, vniong - Lainedcam out of the city post haste .j by an extrar- hiil a Imkiv ot ine i u.i infamij u , , . ., Presidehts. and foitv-tive nieces ot cannon . . . ' . nun. to nsrertain I he hraLM.rai.iiny "i i;wn. to ascertain the hraCl.raliiiiiy i . . . i ii load bywl.ich the viiae of fca.i A njje. coiiiu ie reached, and thu t.irn ihe strong hold kt San i r - t i i Antonio. J'his latter! party tiau a uarp en. counter With the ativanee of the enemy, the main hody heing f'nndi pojsted at a strong point not far from the factory of Coiitreras. In ttfe skirmish me six oi e)yhi Mexicans were kill- i taken prisoners on our r tiiui it.e Ikriiteries t Cuntreras ! One of our officer says that we have captured it - uirmiiLu ...v j -r --- , i i ti - . I I u...i i...-"" L.. i .i,Wi Ypi a it wa. more, ammunition than Gen. tocotl nas used (Jen. Seott himself; accompanied by General ; since be ha been in the countiy. Worth, started lor the js'cene of action, when ) Yours, &c. G. W . K. ili..v vi.re met bv Ca'ntJ Mason with the joyful intelligence that Valencia had been completely ' routed after a short but terrible struggle. The iiln fnmrUt nn that dav was cut 011. ej a d a! many more al l m in and ulau of the ball le-lields -j o( a lluin was lot hed. The result of tin H Ar,.r-ii we note that thev are called the. j recnoissance proved favorable. It was as ipeiorc u, t y 1 pi1,iji.,LiiL'rtiv w I . . j .1 . . 1 1 1 1 1 i .-.l- u t.i 'battles of Cont T 'fas .'Uiu iuui uhum " cenaineu mai a roau cuiiiu oe inane im;ii muh anu iiiiis IL-ii,.i r.nm fii-id woiksof the pnemv of enable the army to reach San Angel, Ihosc names. The victories were decisive. S turn the strong batteries; at-San Antonio, and tut so far -as we can judge Irom a hasty 1 perhaps others the euerny might have upon the perusal of a portion of our letters. : he pro- j ro Liviiion fbr an armistice was made by Gen. I J Scott-probabl at the suggestion of the j ma.id.ng posmor, m S i. ' ,.1 Tlw. .nnrt u p vf I evident that they In ;r umi nuaW . ". Vi.. .I ! nosi.ion : but at a couu'lil held at night it was l.therto given mar uie c AIW , deferm;ned upontoatta( Wthetthetollowingd.y. at.-our mercy appears to have been on- Jn meH) ,ime 'J. lhis reconn6i,ance fKiinrlffl: Shnn ( nence noi 10. .ow J.oin road between that and city of Mexico. The Mexicans were plainly! seen in force at a com- i manding position near Cjontreras and ' it was had a number of rarinon in actbaya, August 24; 1847. I have snent not a little lime in endeavoring attack upon his works j yas fanned by Gen. j Ut collect a list of the killed and wounded offi-. Smith, and resulted in tb capture of 15 pieces 1 Cers in the great battles of the 20th, a dillicult of artillery, and some 1 ,51)0 prisoners among j matter, inasmuch as ihe difleient divisions are them Generals Bianco Garcia, Mendoza, and j quarlerejj in villages several miles apart. The the notorious Salas ; aM the ammunition and ! following will be found in the main correct : camp equipage, while j the road along which j UNITED STATES REGULARS. ke,s. . I,.,, ban 700 bf .bit enemy. a,g' 'VNi l7.blU .k- . ...r.,.. ,.tJ l.,ft on ihe field Burke, -lPt Artillery; Cant, llan.on.7ln Inlant- Inorning General Mora, accompanied by . the.1 evidence Mr. Arrat.goiz, who was formerly Mexi-i featf. the infai ban consul in New Orleans, camn out.aUl taught their t; bo on a visit to General cott. and. on the kmc day the latter wrote a leter to the Mexican authorities, hinting at an armis tice between the two armies with a view of opening negotiations lor a peace. This proposition was eagerly jumped at by the j astrggle by t pani who u ? illustrious II; : routi-d bv a f as their own ; grotinds wit!a the number of wounded was undoubtedly far . . ;- .if ; ' . I g reat e r. I have no time now. 10 en.age or Mexican Minister of War, at the instiga tion of Santa Anna of course, and the re suit has been a treaty of armistice in which. according to rumor, nearly every thing the Mexicans ask so shameful lv Mexican ingei liwljno palia! Divile all lb. weening pri e .Mexicans asUeO lor was conceded. ry: Cant. Thornton, 2J Dragoons; C ipt. Cap- I know nothing of the 'proceeding of thisl menCement of ron, 1st Artillery ; Capt. Quarles, 15th Inlun- commission except from hearsav. There 1 'he Mexicans elteve that Gen. Scott hasf "Ttria only - was in progress, Gen. ws- count tlicnegotiationsnou pending.anoiherbat- j. . . , ; j tie must ensue, ihe enemy having a force . , ., fn,m ,ilp w1lwlll of from ! 5 to W ibousnnd men yet left. jt,e 4.ni.mycouid j,e sep t wo.k upon the baU IJUt Ihe road appears to ne completely open a tp'us. and the city is only two and aihalf 1 iiejiies of San Antonio. Worth had established .About noon I hey. open- rriifes from our encampment. 'f Our victories have been ntfrchasedlat a vast loss of valuable life. We see names of mm at the loss of whom we weep t but ajl have their friends arid we tnake nd dis- tihclions. i ., . . . A immi iU i.n.;Mnff.i with both round snot ana S sftelL nenrlv every one bf which look effect, but Uiilnout doing oiner. injury miho m mc uuuutu. Liate in the evening the batteries again jrtpened," iit with no o.her resulj than showing the posi ll eL hacienda ot uurera. ; i puui oiiiic: nmniLau tless numbers ofi ven. ocott at once ordefeu Uen. Viorin to tail back upon San Antonio, to turn and capture thai j work and then to push oil towards the capital by the main load, whijo thei main body ot the army under Gens, j Twiggs, Pillow, Smith Pierce and Cadwalader,lhioved on towards San Angel and Cohoycan. j . Scarcely had the advance of Gen. Twigg ti n of the different guns., ror a mariel the j got half a mile beyond the latter village, before Il4'teries were silent (inrihgi the nighti Had a rattling lire vt mukqtry announced thai it Imp KnlirA tce '.n hiA n,l Wnnm iii i .Wip -lirir oceu nrpi up, ilia .unH,iU.8r m.s a...t.j . . ' V? I .. ft A l..l..n.r... I ...... I :...wlwin I ;- ti in. . . x i fantry Lieut. Hoffman, 1st Artillery. , sefamolg lht. numierf who tl)ink lhan j and Standing i Here loiiows a long nsi o. ine wounueu oi peace tionoratile and sat tslactorv to the I tainty is a pot U. . is to grow out of this matter. The whole alFrtir, on the face of it, looks like one of Santa Anna's old tricks to gain time and plan some new scheme of trickery and dissimulation, and as he has Hritish i was 26G, in that of influence to b;ick him he will be likely to' (onsequet at of Gen. Quitman cany out what he undertakes. 1 have Al- j ate-pthis po! Wavs;satd and aia.-ivs be ieved tbnt S;m. ' ry llattert ug r Li V i i .1 V r ilMeif lorn i n pieces and the entire command ; enemy, and the heavy booming of cannot, now ort of eleven hundred ;that of the ne-f . V . j -nn fm.lluir. n U:,n .hat .h tu&d -2l division had tab mhy be well to state that the city ofMex.col.es ; Jen upon another strong woi k. uin a ie mm. labout nine!; miles inorth iff San Augustln, that j utes more and a tremendous tiring Irom the Sn Antonio is about three miles in the same ; right, and immediately in the main road from idij ection, while the noiiit .occupied by Gen. a- fleiicia, near ContrerasJ for he. had comriiandvat Ithlit nlace. is at least three miles' in a lralWT ti ! m in .i rli ,..! Inn til! I'll' H'Otf. It W'aSten liujles ihe way many of pur troops, had to march, inv is not welt known. His loss in killed nlpno is believi'd to )e AIly equal tq;oui ejitire loss, and it is estimated that at feast UOOO prisoners w.eraltiken. The number his younded wnSi not nsjcertainedj.but 14 'supposed to be very large. Geri. colt himself received a wound in the leg below the knee, but from the manner in Avich Mr. Kendall speaks of' if, Vo-are i Jed to hbpe the injury a slight one. . ' - -:: H . :.';:;:.:..-;:;:vi'i.' Editorial Correspondence of the Picayune. i i Tacliuya, Aug. 22, 1847. . 'The celebrated ArehbishoDs Palace of iTa cubaya.is now occupied by Gen.' Scott ; ajid a UShells also hiirsi-in the. air over the building poijtidn of the army, after twice defeatingjthc ja.id the pieces dropped hmong the men station eiimy in two of the hardest fouubt battles of M ' ,',e rcar' y not wsl ""re that the ..ft i. - i. . SI I 1. ti the, war, are quartered immediately around hmi. irHs were ponged io gain stieiter oetupu trie m . . ... . u ,- "i It i:..L I ... ,i: i . .!.... .1 . .. San Ausrustin to the capital, made it evident LjLhat Gen. Worth's division was actively en. gaed. lie had completely turned the strong works of San Antonio, but while doing so the enemy had abandoned the place wah the Joss for you cannot jmaMue a 'more ijugh, uneven oflheir heavy guns, and had fallen back upon at I r faiiid jageu surlace. ' Al 8 o'clock on Ihe morning of the 10ih the SbaMeries again opened on (icii. Worths posi. kion at the hacienda nearSan Antonio, ihe balls (crushing -ihrough the wiis and filling the rooms Iwjth fraMnents of paster aiid broken furniture. I have already sent you off a hurried sketch of the glorious events of the 20;h," and eveni tne present letter must lie but a hurried synopsis of" ihe battles, which have shed such additional gljry upon the American arii. ;i ih the I " 1 1 ft inst. a recojiiioissance.made by Ct!. Duncan having -.roved that a road for ar tillfiy and wagons could be cut from Chalcb to -iSau A t"-'i-' in (Vi. Worth s division moved on the1, afternoon of the 15ih in building, but still did not give up the position. iUjoul 0 o'clock the divisions of Gens. Pillow and Twiggs were ordered to advance in the direction of Contreras, hnd by 1 in the afier ioon were in plain sight of ihe enemy's batle Hes, and within range of his heavier guns. jl'lie brigade cd (.inn. Pi V, Smith Was ordered jlo advance directly towards the enemy's works. ivision moved on j-wtnie that ot Lol. liiley moved towards a small that direction' village to the right, wiih orders to irain the his stronger line of works. It was now at the commencement; of the liattle, about 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and sure such a rattling of fire-arms has seldom or never been heard on the continent of America, accompanied with such booming of artillery!; and this Was contin ued over two hours and i until 'the enemy was fully routed from every j point, and until those wh-rr were not killed. or taken prisoners were in full flight for the cit words lo give the reader and woiks of the enemy the road leading fiom Sa;u August in to the cap ital, and' immediately this side the Puente del let me endeavor in an idea of the positi m As you come along the regular division of Gens. Worth, Twiggs, and Pillow, which are not of especial interest to our leaders generally, and is therefore omit-ted. The entire loss killed and wounded in the division of Gen. Twiggs Gen. Worth 339, in that (ShieldsVbrlgade) 250, in that of Gen. Pillow 212. VOLUNTEERS. The regiment of New York Volunteers lost 103 in killed and wounded. l'almtito Regiment, S. Carolina Volunteers. Field and Staff. Killed Col. Pierce M. Butler. Wounded Lieut. Col. Dickenson, severely j Capt. James 1). IJlauding, slightly; Adj. JaUies Cautey, severely, CompAxy A. Killed Corp. Wilder, Pri vate, Thus. Black. Wounded-! Company B. Killed Private W. It. Davis. Wounded 14 Company C. Killed Private Hilton. Wounded 15 Company G. Killed None. Wolided 23 Company H. Killed Privates Timothy Kelly and Shadrack Wiggins. Wounded 23 Company K, Killed Lieut. W. U. Will iams and Privates John Slatlery and Bernard Creagan. Wounded 2 Company L, Killed Sergt. James Den- tainli is a me .)ie.ica: c , peaci; and shr i The policy 1 i!o not kno . the jneasure Rosario, the .Mexicans had thrown up a strong son. Wounded 9 and exceedingly well built battery, command ing the road completely.! On the right as you faced the city, stretching for a long distance, was a continuous ditch!, behind the bank of which an immense number of Mexican inlant ry were posted. ; Onthtj left of the tele dc jxml, or work at the bridge, and about three hundred yards distant, was the church of Cfiurubusco, Total, killed 13 ; wounded. 124. to la Anna was favorable to peace to peace '.'fought the sam: j from policy only and still believe be mav as a,Vd Chum!); endeavor to bring it about ; but great as deucy to sol'ti ;; Is bis power, like a sail vessel be can on- , lead lo some k .y go who me wind and current, and has loo many and too powerful enemies to parry out his present schemes, at leat I without strong assistance from the United States. II Santa Anna accuses Valencia of hav ing lost the capital by not obevinir his or- I wall Santa ; ders to abandon Contreras on the It)ih. i semblance ol a and has ordered him to be shot wherever i have tied, and i i . .i .1 .... . ' L -.-.i HiiiiKi ; on ine oilier nand. a cncia aceti- 1""T "in Ses Santa Anna of having lost every thing by not coming to his assistance, and it is 1 now said that he has pronounced against ' bim and peace with the Yankees at To luea. Thus matters stand bet ween these great .Mexican b-aders. Again, it is re ; ported that Paredes is advancing from Orizaba, which place be successfully reach I el from Vera Cruz, breathing nothing but deatb and utter annihilation to the infam ous North Americans, while it is further stated tbat Bustamente is at or near tin was iie p tnie on the 20h th .' menf coul 1 lia'i za wijb but lilt havefdriven r citv or to o:n with jkhich to t ler, then, that I enterjand occt; vit-VVbril:i rwzM'K ..... .. be sovetI. J er. , evn as ma! ; one o a large i ; but rejoiced th . the city at fits, lions lire not to tioual Palace. The field strength of this regim?nt, before capital with 0000 men. breal bing t be same . . i . . t , i i . . . . ... Gffn. I'illow followed the next morning ; at the jrmjin road and thus be enabled to cut oft' any hjhie hour Gen. Quitman broke up his encamp- freijnforcements which might be sent to Valen indiit at B.fena Vista, a small hacienda between jcial from the city. An incessant firing of can eh la dc Cordova and A Vol la, and immediate. jnoi was opened upon the advance of General or San Pablo, strongly fortified with works for Jy ypn. 1 w.ggs was in motion Irom the latter lism.th, and soon the Rifles -were engaged in infantry, and also having a weH constructed bat. place. ly this move a new" i.ne of operatibns jskjrm.shes w ith the pickets of the enemy and , tery containing a number of guns of heavy cal was taken up on the southern and norlh-w'es- :driving them in. The Impounder battery of ibre. This work was a littld advanced from tern side of the city of Mexico, and the strong C;pt. .Magruder was pressed fu rw-a rdydth all the tele dc yon!, and nearly in a line between works .ol tne Tenon and, Mexicalsmgo, upon Ispi the action commenced, consisted of 1 Colonel. 1 Lieutenant Colonel, 1 Major, 1 Adjutant, 1 Commissary, 1 Captains, 24 Subalterns, 22 Sergeants 273 rank and file, including 21 cor poials. The New York Volunteers also suffered se verely, but not in proportion to the Regiment tVvmi South Carolina. Col. Butler, who com maiided the latter, behaved in the most gallant iii&uncr. in advancing upon the hacienda at amiable sentiments. I iie tiaci'-rs of the capital are almost silent about every thing -f they do not even give an account of their recent defeat. ! Tin; number of deserters and other for cigners found lighting against us the oth er day, and who are now prisoners, is 72. A court martial, with Col. Garland as 1 president, is now in session here, for the P. l. Since wo b t mors amen ive receiv rotn th; e is ni f ' w hich Santa Anna had bestowed such imme'lisc care and labor, were completely turned. pn the:ifiili of August Gen. Woiih marched ns.'jar as the hacienda of San Gregorio, beydud -x1pch it was found that the enemy had cut up and ditched the miserable trail along which the urjtllery and wagons were obliged to pass. He jVjild have gone to Santa Cruz, another haci iCttda a league farther on, had not an order came j urf from Gen. Scott for a halt. It seemed that SGtjri, Twiggs had met a large force of the eiie "jwyji drawn up in front of him near Chaleo,j!as jif .Hi the intention of disputing his advurtce, .. cubing him off from the main botly of the armv, jnud. perhaps bringing on a general action I Gun. '-Twiggs promptly ordered some of Ids ivier guns to be unlimbered, and alter a few Tlu!cha.ges the enemy was dispersed, with jhe "loesof live or six killed, bur ihe demonstration made by the Mexicans, as I have before said, eftied a halt of (Jen. Worth's division; before hwf a day's march was made. ijAt fi o'clock on the morning of ihe 17th Gen. Worth resumed his march, ' his iroiu runntug .plough cnrniield and narrow and rocky lanes, along which carriage, had never passed before. I N liUiug up of the ditches causedlsome little , Hlay.buihy 8 o'clock the! advance was i.. 'peed, as was also Ihe rocket and 4nountain hojwitzer battery, now commanded by Lieut. Ciiliender, of the Ordnance Department. As sopn as they could gain a posiiion they opened upon the enemy, but were so exposed tj a lire from heavier guns that they were soon silenced. Ltj. Johnson, of the 1st Artillery, butattached to! Magruder's battery, was mortally wounded, whi e Lieut. Callender was severely wounded inj both legs. At 3 o'clock the brigade of Gen. Cadwalader was ordered out to support Col. Iitley, heavy reinforcements being seen on their way out from the city, while Gen. Pierce's bri gade was sent to' sustain' Gen. Smith. .The tiring from the batteries of the enemy continued incessant, while from a hill just -outside the range of their guns, the spectacle was most grand and imposing. At about 4 o'clock Gen. Scott arrived, and seeing the immense strength ofjihe Mexicans, at once ordered Gen. Shield's brigade from San Augustin a part of General (Hitman's command to the. ri?'ht. to summit Utlev and Cadwalader, and prevent, if possible, a.jnctuic of the. forces coming out from the tin wan -uiose ot alencia. Iiuf few of the mjove.nents of our own Hoops could be seen Hm the h,l where we were lioste.l. mvinrr . . ......... i i . . miui; Lijiiiiiiii I a I. Klinrn rm., ....A i '7 . - ami the m v i no c DC I lhrt nilt-:inri V!ii in K,,t .....i: r ,1.:. . . . . r c ' . riiii inn t MMiu'iH hi me eneinv hot wc .. .. .. .. Mght of Santa Crn-.. nn.l il. J.Li , .-i . , ,- ... plainly 4 ; ,i . . . ; rpuvo nu w-wltrs ijsioie. j ne order o a I e o Va eix-i-i o olthe noted ca.Mal of Mexico' could he disJ ..,;K :..c ... . ' ,K ''l Uas turned in the distance. 'IV hJ'tilH A . . J ' T"" sep rl,""fl "! i " "P ut support Mie hattenes.) whilt' pre ,OjUvii t uo . ro:ik oi wind! I have spoken,' were lib es of the enemy's cavalr w... v.uu.-iiutuilll fVKPncft lh:ll th I io n:.r ;i C .. ...:,;.... .i: . i , r . ... ' ttn, "! V -r pp4c! Two sepa,;te J were 1 , ma f-t h' Uil who had - Vi '(H.pr,. , , , , i Ii nH ,,,S bnat,e at :ti"e to a position par - ' l' ' , , ! liC l,uhe and T?cU whicHM . tiivlly in the rear of the enemy's Iworks 'ol -V'r?CT'r,,,,,u down Irom the precipitous hilllside llarnev was exceeding v ,uL ... ..ii.'. ... Wipposition was' made An the advance ol"li , rhvahv to the r, .,.;.. t.... , -j-- j - - ..v. .,, " " ..ul ii w as ut . ill. t . i . . i ... .... Until he li'ii! r..n..l...,l t.: .1.1H i Ii 'l far f.om Santa Cruzb,,t now a scatllmr lire waH ,toncd upon ,he head of his col X S u 'V a tuice stationed at hackly di.nersed, K.i.'.O.'' i: .i .i .. ,m c statn.ned al advantageous nos fM1 L nt u. . . h ".' , he enemy Col. C; F. vrlillerviuL e division beared ihfj ha W 171-1 JIM . Flll-4irrt M'.lalui 4- i-aH. As thi m L;iM,,i,.u..i " i "r: Hlon. L,h -Hgain'-.u o Jl lT en. Scott retired t San! Augustin about eight n- in. without us. x 7rr w?!eifrv: La Nona brought the " ?T Angus.in in sigh,, and' r.? T,1,a 0fean iKkhmishes, in which Z ,lWr WVW flhree, lancers killed and ZuS'V 1 bail ie, r troops cidy loss during , he, day w as ,M1? ?Z H,Tr of Smiih's li.,u . ?C ,na a sohfier lochimilc. it and the village of Cjdioycaii. Further on, on the other side of the Woik at the bridge, anil about three hundred yards from the road, was ; a large building, well adapted for the protec- , tion of infantry, and in which the enemy had also posted an immense! body. The ground in the vicinity of all these jpoints vas completely ! covered with corn, and other fields, cut up in every direction by widciand deep ditches, pre senting obstacles 'innumerable to the advance of our troops. Nd reconnoisauce of the position of the enemy had been -; made, and consequent ly its strength could only be ascertained by blows and knocks. The divisions of Geiis. Twiggs and Worth were at once engaged- , the former with the church and stronghold ol Churubusco, and the latter w ith the. batteriesjiat the bridge ; and in the meantime (ten. Shield's brigades rt he N. York and South1 Carolina volunteers together with the 9!h. 12th and jloth llegiments of In fantry under Gen. Pierce, were hurrying on ward from Cohoycan lo Uiltack the hacienda. Soon they too were engaged, and now the bat tle became general. iThe. enemy had over twenty pieces of cauuoti, all in admirable posi tion and served, with more thati. ordinary skill, while but few ojf our giins could be brought to bear. The batiery of Capt. Frank Taylor, it is true, opened a well-directed tire upon the -Chu rubusco, but soi exposed was its -situation that it suffered must ten ibly, both in officers and men. I To describej the fierx'e conflict, even now that two days liave elapsed, .or to give an ac count of the part taken; by the different regi ments, were impossible. From the opening of the strife up to the time the Mexicans were en tirelv routed arid in full flight (or the city, was one continuous! roar of cannon and musketry, accompanied ly the loUd sho'uts of the victors as some new vantage ground was gained : and l.iyh above the d'uT rose a dense column of smoke, at times completely shrouding the com batants. The j strength of the enemy at this battle is knowb to'have been 15,000 at least, many say 20,()jl)0, all fresh troops, and in a po. sitioii of uncommon strength. Opposed to them i were nbout 0t)o() 4 ivi i ii': ii i l.iili'ii :iiil I.,.. tdst -of a, hard (rain which 1 ken down by 'marches and counter-marches, ailing Gen. Twiggs and 1 and by incessant Au before the stionnhold of Contreras and San Antonio. At Churubus- co, the Mexicans themselves say, Santa Anna tacked bylGen. Shields, at the head of his re. i trial of a portion of this precious set of scouiuireis. ami it is to tie hoped tbev may have full justice done them. liiley, the Irishman who commanded the battalion of San Patricio, as it is called, openly makes his brags of w hat be has done, and says be expects no mercy. Gen. Scott was himself wounded on the 20th inst. by a grape shot. It struck him on flic outside of the leg below the knee, and gave so little pain at the lime "that he said nothing about if, but it has since caused him more uneasiness. H Our own loss, in killed, wounded and iment, his horse was shot dVad. He then ad vaiiced on foot until he received a severe wound in the leg, which caused him to fall. In a fainting condition he was carried to the rear, but soon rallying he again advanced to the head of his regiment, when a musket ball struck him in the head and he died almost instantly. S. arohna lost one of her bravest and most gen. runs spirits when Col. Butler fell. 1 have not had time to obtain a full list of all the killed and wounded in the different divisions of the army, but shall endeavor to do it at the earliest opportunity. A great proportion of our loss nerhans nine-tenths was in ihe attack on. on the strong works at Churubusco Santa missing, is put down in tound numbers Anna's second line, as he called it. As I have pt 1000 it may possibly range a little previously staled, 'no reconnoisahce whatever under. The Mexican loss in killed alone of this strong posiiion had been made. The amounted to nearly that number, their brilliant success of the morning had inspired both officers and men with the highest enthusi asm, aiftl they rushed pell-me)! into ihe positions the most exposed, and where they were mowed down by hundreds. i It w ill be seen that our own loss falls a little short of cii hundred about 0000 men were actively engaged. When the woiksof the en. emv are examined, one naturally wonders lhat s Gen. Scott's entire force was not swept away.; prisoners to about 3000. while their woun ded wo have no means of computing. Among the officers taken prisoners were three members of Congress and I believe they are to be liberated to take part in the proceedings of that body in relation to peace. Yours, Sz., G. V. K. Iroop.4 is renew i of lh advance lal. Kll lb- si, and const e mat have Jt, ihe e i tier etes. that t ' 1,1 lirfc.,vf il-i.r1 7 f ries at differ,"?;' iw. vi . . i mil . j.iiii .1 . i m i ing tijne, or eb conditions ol ported by Attn i tion tbat mav i they ire. proba! A train of j wn: this morning !. and an escort c hackjby the y. that Ihe re v.;n convoy. I !:: be settled, but : bave4jis own v mun of the re nee. tn Put his army in the same position and since thej onu were stationed in Tacibava. August 2G. 1817. days of the viceroys there have not been Mcxi-?j We now have certain intelligence that cans enough born 1o drive them out. Valencia arrived at Toluca with only two White flags are now constantly assing and; -men, his aid de-camps, and they were re. passing between the Palace here and the; thank ful for their "food horses, or else the V Palace in Mexico. At this game the Mexican.- can beat us. ours, eve. It is asserted iar - .. ii . eo lueriy inipracticaii e. t he luiinr.. .r il... i v . . ........ '1 I U V irotind was sur-h ihnt lfr !n fi t .--.,.. .. great difficult v in finding the way across the nedregah as ihe Mexicans term il ground cov. eped with sharp, jagged rteks. vUntiPtugliVhad fairly closed in the fire from the enemy's batteries did i jiot slacken it had pjeerti continuous roar foV ueaily sfx hours. 1 r?A. CJ . ..I.?.'... I ... i.-. i , ". ,cn.. ocoii 1 emeu io pa clock, and in the inids bad just edrnmenc.ed fj T . . 4,1 a""ut viocK, wet ana com- sled. It Was imimssible In use 1 . ! . 1 . 1 . - . ilk.! .uisrs on tne rousli at d exceedintelv -l.rnL-nn 0,1 which thev bad bepn nrTri;.r fi hearly twelve hnrs.l Not abticinann.r ikim. : -J. r. " G. W. K. T.ri i. v , At';t'ST 25, 1847. j The armistice has finally been settled andVigrted. and I do not tell half the story1; when I say that it has produced universal; dissatisfaction in the army in the entiiej army. In the first place let tri" give you; f rom recollection, its main provisions, and then I will give you an idea as to the mode by which it was brought about. The articles of the armistice first go oil to say, that hostilities between the two ar mies are at once to cease, in order that the peace propositions ol the I'nited Slates may be listened to, and that they, the hosr , tilities. are not to be renewed until either The official r, i. . second in cotnu. .low a prisoner, i He admits that I. lays the bl.im He flivs (hat on t iras ittile no ow Mexicans fungi. t tbusMsm, but t!. 20ih August al mice iW'Uvn uiierif niuteu. ihe disorder be - ordered Ihe Ir.n. 'orreion lo t 1. . could not have kept up . I wit iv'jdv lb;it lir U':i; drlinlr rin fbf tiiirbt ... 1 . I . x . I . . . 1 . I III . TS .1 ! J oi tne lutn inst., anu promoieu an ins om- otd'ni H the -cers for th eir extraordinary gallantry in j, ihe m.Vcvvi standing firmly to their guns during the mixed up wiih t! altei noon when no one was returning their - rout of all w.i Salas sajj) t! t menTmiit of t mensft k,rpnit .P iiX .Iii.-i Jr .til w .. . K . I r ., ...--,.. v me works Oi . Pnami' r bom a corn-held near iXochimilc. WHUfed te almt insurmoultajih Uifficolties r.f ,k. -M L i -. i v um, ii fi It r ... .f . 11 1 1 iilnfr.hi.nv.il ,! UJ J.I i .i.i .- . t . 1. I n,'" ' ".""" ".e morning of 1R,H, tiU ISiiV. I I .1 ,no ,hal l,ie in the' different works (but tnbslly in the cott aiim d ai S:in 1 VS" paderies would bo taken i a rA iU. . . . , x -. , s . ...v . . A. ' ien; Worth xVa, i . H a' m rwouhP hi r;UH , I om,rcn KeS ' VS 0 troops o y Meti- l .1 . ""''' ir me ,y f! a,,, 4nrrtr nlU 'K.U- X , , i were capturedj. Among them were Gen. Bin i ,X,Crt ,hc road. Maior- sm;l 3uAnS r'he. nht iristeadof ftbis, a Jarire ! t ,ftmU,ui: ar n ... 4 "... Ii ... l'Cai,t- Maso, other enginee'r ffij L.. i?" VmRPtH to bivouac w.th- Utelv Preside it Substitute, and fW xli 1 ,w,',, sent ,n ailvanee, supported J X i, "nV " 1 ,e ,md philessrain, andon I Un ' U : .:" I - - - r 1 lauiuil Ol I 11 . r ' . m. . er. atitiougti the treaty is lar rom oemg commanded in person,! but that he left early. ! commander shall give the other forty eight signed. Our accounts from the city would. 'I Tie noted battalions 6f Ilidalgo and Victoria, i hours' notice ; that in the meantime all certainly indicate lhat a strong peace feel- and of IndependenciiU-the Polkas, or young works or fortifications on both titles shall ing pe'rvades the better class of citizens, men of the capital, froqi whom so miich Was-ex- ceasei and that no further reinforcemepts as well as those of the middling order pected nearly all fled without firing a gun. 1 for either party shall be allowed to apl I they have evidently lost all confidence in 1 were, woui K I renty-eight leagues their own vaunting soldiers, and are anx. 1 to a l.t f nil lire. l le account that tie lias pronoun eed against Santa Anna is not fully con firmed, but there is no doubt that Santa j wliat.has b-c Anna has denouuced'him'in a'public de- f ba lh bm- .i cue. and accuses him .ol all blame in,,"-"J 1 brin-ing about the recent disasters to the I ;J,ni - lie must accusesomelody, and l. . ,"- J t lories arhiexc I ment'oflbe w-a: for llw great r on our tide, ;.: as Cal. Uiley it. are mei i the entire arm ; Gn.St:.i-l' battlf Gen. I t himself Gener count ry. alencia, bv his disobedience of a cow- anlly order, has made himself amenable oilers a target lor his master's wrath. The prospects for a peace look bright H ailOOUS. Iii r.nin. .i near . . " "'C I "V was '" ' ' which was iiv. i i i "',u" "MU a 'aterv, i Z 2 :t 'r' r,mI ihe pronch nearer than twenty I the capital ; that no persons other thati t citizens, shall be allowed to enter the citjft and tney only with passports from t lie :uexicaii autnoriives ; mat certain persons I the American army shall be allowed (0 rm tA rrnt rA nf fm fi tpt late? for their sun. .cantains. V - port. For a wonder such places as Sa- j d.iir are n guntum, Mumnntia and baragosa, whose examples they were excel in the matter to follow and even of defending them- --nu where Ifey CduW rt even lretcb them. I . vvl.iZ. a. i 7 . ' ol t nZT'L :W M 1hr procts of the near San .V,,i,lnio bvt Gen. AVorth. nnd ?JZ. I entethe to borrow money and pif t selves to the lastrhaye not been mention-; chase supplies, but no officers are allowed i ed nor alludetyfo forj a week past. The tpufefct hearts that ihe ; mon. l,v si,;.,i l ot ii i i..,;....,u . i u r to pass in except noon special business Mexicans are certainlv.becominir ration- ' J w sv ni n.v ui "uu liui MIC IIMIM . a . i l a 1 rn r . i . . hi nd en his works d ly made up again to this, ,hal iho ' S""" "r army with iheir commander, the no ong exertions. vant: nrhJ..i ... , ... V ! "-Mily himself. IThfV ate all owr jmder ; j . lfS. .lllfl Hl.il! . 1 I.., I -. ( t iT i ! ' iiiiit'ti a inn . i oca mo.t. .1 I u l 'ii i i 'u uuuiimcsj n niiircii 'i.i(t iirpnrrtri. i ;m . " . J . nnil rin.Li. flor (in.!. ... '..I.A.. it..: ' I i ; A U i j " , p'.ii.iui ra poire oi an was ine entire r ore.n t... uuvh oh. nw.u iuu j ni. - oiuiv x mm uiMw, iuc . 'k I . TIW ...Itf. A.A... I...I. i . . . . . -n ....... b.'al. .i:.X . r..-.' .-.I .-?' : waiiamon, nvtly made up , deserters from mention ou 1 id Cuiii'hi-c.-. Scojf cn ; ,Vl llTe line' G tele de. .'. t GeniShu-! ! Iher fn, t! Sumner to if mount of the different articles of the ij. :fenthoiiSAndH of Meitico, parado the streets R circuiioi misticei signed on our part by GensjQutij. j petitioning like.somany Claude Melnoltes.,he nemy ' man, Smith and PiercH antiiori tbe?-'nart- to ' be" ntacetl wh'eri- their countrv most ing itnpctu -. U.U ..V ne ciosega,d,a,jdl,rns pill be ttricilydea.lt with, ot the Mexicans by Gebs. Mora anu! Gui- f needeiluoldters: their shameless conduct edihisj -)'nD,ooi Ihe loss o,, our side has fallen jnost heavily jano r' I :'' ""Hit!" I Vl before Churubusco,! iri running without l held out Ijo If- out cr v -i t . . J.I 1 ', i