Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-23
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
guF MEMS FROM MENICo.


The Picsrune which came to hand ycseld1v. essed
the OH INST. elataus yolunlnons details irDm lis
correspondent fzam Gen. SCOTS army. II has bcSldes
The nsni ID Santa Anns and oiher mliers Of utter
The Picaynne publ hes small map exhibiting
the taken by Gen &c at ts asnld ri feian, ana
tie 4 the hattie. In lis description OF Tins map
ii explains the ol Ucn seott ~ tie following
bret man
,.G.n. Scouts vanguard arrived al the hacienda 81
Bu,sa Vista On The iuth OF August, hye OF six mi,s
this side Avols. reaching the atier place On the io
lowing day ~ inter irum letter. al zen ia'e"eia.
Gen Scott toe mol appear have advanced any tuf
tb,r than Ayvsla ON that n5nie-e nain one lfom Ia
ehla to Mexico. which defended by HE formidable
works Al III r. non aud AleNslnciugo lie TUNED alb
rubty the suih from The main rua l. and prdceedcd 10
Chalco on the eastern side Of the Lake Of hal nam.
AMI skirng the lake passed round lis southern eNrem
uy. aud then turned aud pr1eeeJed IN noflheaserit
direction towards the city ui Mexico by the way OF San
Aug,str he grea, southern mad which leads slrlshi
the city, lying nine miles 10 the nufh lhis rnad was
ssepded Dy works San Antonio about three miles nu
of San Augustn daealaly still more ifmidabe works
about miles further north. known Chum4usro OF San
Pablo ns.ad Of advancing directly north upon san Anto
MO. Scott turned that position wei as Chunhos o. by
rbad striking Of 10 the wesl, winch defended by
sfou works at Goueras. winch is threc mllcs Wc,to
San Antonio. THIS operation Mas executed by Ing
Gen Suh in the must brilliant manner, Cant1era' be
mn carried early an The morning u the &Atii In
,olui gained Nurih pushed un aeaiust San Antunla,
aud the main body ulthe army twads Ckorubusco by
way OF touroras and San Angel How San Antonio
was carried by Worth, aud apw the whole army then
tell npon Churuhnsco. aud drove the racmy from hs
works and completely routed him, The letlcrs give III
other columns suili irnly toll'
The pont at winch Gen. J. ! Smlth achieved brll#
liant victory aeucIa. toHferas, nj touteEis.
a. printed the letter OF MI Kendall. Published by rs
yesterday. The Pcayune publ sl.s lhe following lei
Ter, Which 1t say the latest date received from MeA
seu. Twas written by an English Commercial hoas,
MsAeo, Aug. -. Il H.
On the l9th Al O'Clock the piece Of artillery in Tho
plaza fired 10 announce the approach ui the Anne
lean army from Pucbla. Commerce was Immediately
closed aud all ran 10 take up arms aud 10 prepare to mel
iho enemy, and all pr, hesied victory. On the 18Th,
abiut O'Clock. the hrlue camueneed n the pcdfega
lrween san Angel and tuuirrlas. IN the direction of
Tlslpan. wher. Gen. Valencia ,,ok mp hs position
with. they say. about 6Oo0 men aud pee II artillery
The Enag u artillery continued Hntd dark. Ga the
morning ui the 2oi the action commenced IA real ear
nest, and IN very sh.r tme the whole ii Valencia s
army running IN iul fuule IN al directions. leaving
their whole artillery ON the gpuud IN lu,sa,son OF the
enonly. The Americans followed up the victory and
successfully attacked the different Notifications situated
in The hacienda # san Antaniu, Cbaubusan. NJ Aiea
clngo, &c. 50 that AT = oeluck Il the same day the
whole affair was concluded, The Americans occupying
Ilallam, San Angel. Char9basco. ", &c. The
mount o killed aud wounded on both s.des mol hHnen
yet but II supposed t. be considerable the plrt Of
each rs There is doubt bul that dc Americans have
suffered severely. Rumps say 5oa Viii scarcely COY
er The luss Sluia Auua pufs The Whaln blame an Va
lencja Ia, oheNlug his orders aud the trnds Of Va
lencla say that Santa Ama did not support hm ON thu
morning Il The 10Th.
There are about 5000 OF % O0o Mexican. troops IN
she CITY. and unless an honorable peace Is euered
they will have another brush. Butmy 1puon sall vii
be settled, ii 1t not previously uodcrs'oo1. Thu
business houses eounue CLOSED. | herewith send ,ou
the Dar Us. which Nuiaa the most Important Iartlcu
lars up TO date.
The American traols are now in faculaya San An
gel, San Augustn. Sc. lie opinion 81 The bar clss
Is and cOunirfm amang ihem. is thu peace
will be concluded An ailat took place Yesterday
nIng about ~ O'Clock, IN the Plaza Mayur-l31 wagons
came tfom Tacra1a for provisions, under the aimIstce
escorted by Mexican uoais-whch they say were sent
10 the plaza b., mistako aud returning NhtIc they
should have goe, the neb commenced crying ".li,crt
nios lenkccs aud throwing stonek at the deteucces.
wagoners, and though -ored by Mexican troops wuun
died several Of tn eamsiers aud even some the soldiers
We we've fearful 10 lis consequences but it appears
anm accounts received hs morning rom lacubaya that
nothing fsrhv need be apprehended. as it seems Gen
Scott Is SATISFIED ihai The Meac authorities did all
they could 10 put down the mob. The commissioners
appointed on the part u the MeAlcans treat with the
Americans are Gen Herrera Gen Mira. Dan Bernardo
Souo, and Don Mig Airlsap iuuts &c
We gather from Mr.. kendalrs letters the following
Interesting details. His letters all dated at racn
taya, where zen. Scut was qua.tered occupying The
bishops Palace. Fs' from his letter OF the }lth. we
extract The account Of the death Of Col Butler:
The New York Volunteers also suffered severely bnt
not IN propHtion 10 the regiment from South Carolina
Soi. Butler, who com handed the latter behaved m The
nosl gallant manner. Ia advancing upon the hacienda
attacked by Zen Shields nj the head Of his regiment
tls horse shot dead. lie then advanced ON loot un
I'll he received wound III the leu which caused
hin 10 fall. In tdnng conduun he was carried tn The
rear hui soon alsng he agn advanced To the head Of
hls regiment, when muskei ball struck him IN the
head and he died almost Instantly South amna last
one ID rr bravcs aud most generous spirits when [ oI
Buiey fell.
MI Kendall states that perh7ps nine toulhs Of the
loss sustained by onr army WAS IN the attack Churn
bus o-Santa Aunas second lac as he called H. Mr.
adds;
The br,lan, success of the morning had nspirrd both
sihcers and men with the highest enthusiasm and the,
fns"ed e mol into the positions the most exposed and
VIII re they were moved down by hundreds
II will be that uSs falls ltIle short of
ricrcn h,nadred-abDui 5000 men were actively enraz
seh. W hen lhe works ui the enemy are examined une
naturally wonders that General Scott 5 entire force WIS
not swept away. Put his army In the slon aud
shce The days OF the yccr,ys there have been Men
Cans enough born 10 drive Them out
In his letter Of the 18th August Mr. Kendall saws he
d"s mol tell half the story when he states Thai the az
inisics had produced universal dissatisfaction In the al
my lie enter into the following statement of the man
ner III which II WAS brought about which sustains oul
Conjecture that General Scott received an inlmatlu-
Through the British Minister perhaps-tar there was
Imposition the part of Mexcans 10 treat before he
hfew Out lbe suggestion OF the arnisilco.
le'men nov gYemy speculaonsas 10 the mode By which
ms afnisce was brought about. On the nuhi of The
Z' instaht, after The great Mexican army Was thor
on9niy btaien broken pieces and routed Mr. rhnrn