Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-02
THE LATE BATTLES IN MEXICO.

From a private leter Wrllten Oy genuemaH vi
the army after the battles near Mexico Of the 18th
and 2Oth August, the Missouri Republican has been
permitted to make the following interesting extracts
which will enable the reader more wildly to con-
ceve the sanguinary character of those engagements
and the immense sacrifice of men which this war
has brought upon US. The letter is dated at San
Augustn on the 25th of August:
our arms are again Victorious but at fearful cost of
life and blood We have lost thousand in killed and
wounded and among the killed the best officers of the
army. Captain CAPnoS and Captain BunKr with the
buried having been killed dead the somng of Churubusco,
where lost three hours hundred officers and
On the 10th division advanced upon the enemy in
position Conreros their first work. defended by thou
sandmen with twenty-five pieces Of artillery, and admirably
enIenched.
The advanced guard commanded by Capt Roberts
and Capt. Porter, and by them the attack commenced
Capt Roberts deployed in front Of their battery about one
thousand yards from their nes and advanced steadily under
the fire Of Shells round grape, and canister shot, driving in all
their pkets and skmishers and took his position under shelter
Of Of rocks and deep ravne about two hundred yards
from their first line of batteries and breastwoks whee he re-
NAMED until the rest of the division and Gen. Qumans sup
porting command had come up to join the attack 1t was
found impossible in consequences Of the nature ofthegound,
considered impossible by the Mexicans to form the order of
battle and assault the works until morning, having
made long march, and having abored for hours in making
roads and hauling artillery and ammunition. The whole
army took within musket range Of the enemy who pour
ed upon all the time their fire from ten thousand mukes
and slept during the night.
SEAT two o'clock in the morning. under OF darkness
and rain, positions taken, and at seven the assault
made. The works all carried by the bayonet in
less than hour and the thousand Mecans put to per
feet rou The cannot be describes eight hundred
and fifty Mexicans dead upon the field between three
and four hundred wounded and 6teen hundred taken
prisoners and their twenty pieces IF artillery and
quantities of ammunition and other Material OF war, cap
tured Our loss in killed and wouped here less than
two hundred Capt Hanson, of the 7th infantry, and Lieut.
Johnston, of the artillery wer the only officers killed
We pushed forward to this place pursuit Of the retreang
enemy when the Lancers made stand and continued ore
upon through the roads and fields Churubusco where
the most terrible battle ought this continent took
place. This assault by the hyonet has redeemed the i'm
peached vaor of the Mexcsn army. Gen. Twiggss, Gen.
Worth's, and Gen. Pillows divisions all concentrated
here and for hours end half every brought
under the fire of the works. The strength of this position
hardly be conceived We had but approach,
surrounding it all sides but This approach de-
Tended by thousand men, behind the most approved
eldwoks, of great strength, and seemingly npregnabe OF
they carried, but the fields and works. covered
with between three and four thousand killed and wounded
both sides, showed the terrible cost Fifty of officers
killed and wounded
Before Gen. Worth had Joined division in this
tack, ne had ormed and carried the works San Antonio,
with no little loss You may well imagine that division
too much exhausted and cut to pieces push further
We had been lighting eight hours, and had marched
nearly eight miles, all out with hunger, thirst, and
fatigue As for myself had nothing but the half of
hard biscuit for forty eight hours Ger. Worhs division,
esh pushed on and sormed and carried another strong
fort before dark, within mile of the city gates. Captain
Phil kearny lost here but he doing well, and is in
danger. He greatly distinguished, and has covered
himself with glory.
"The goth OF August, ls47, will be day be for
gotten Its history is written in blood, and The halo Of glory
that il wreathes upon the of country deeply
ensanguned with the blood of Americans rejoice the army
that has covered itself with mpeshabe renown Our camp
is filled with mourning and the reflection that the greater
grief is yet to be carried the hearhs and homes Of those
who have fallen is too sad for utterance. What carnage
for single day The that on the Goth shed its
glad light upon thousand men, full of life and hope
who stewed the battle field with their scattered limbs and
corses when night closed in The day was tumuuou re-
vengeu and bloody the night gloomy, fearful and dark
the stiffness only broken by the goans of the wounded and
the dying.
O course all the ordnance of the four positions that were
assaulted captured and with them ammunition and stores
of every kind We have three thousand prsoners-among
them exPesident Annaya-he commanding general Of the
army, (Rncon, and ten other general officers We hardly
know what to do with prisoners and stores Some forty
deseers from army among the prisoners will be
hanged, have a military commission con.
vened for their trial. Several Mexican officers, paroed at
Ceno Gordo also prsoners-hey will swing with the
deserers.
"You will now ask what is to be the result of all this
question am not able answer The Mexicans agreed
to truce, with view to appoint commissioners to negotiate
peace. An armistce yesterday agreed upon for that
purpose, and trust in God that peace will follow Immediate
~ Having destroyed the main approaches and deences
Of the city, it will be easy matter to march into it. should
hostilties be renewed.
Major Mills killed. his horse having run off with him
and carried him into the enemys works. where he anced
after he had surrendered his sword"
Under date of the 9th, it said The prospect peace
bnghiens shall be at home in January, believe"
SHOCKING AccIDENT.--Mrs. STEAD, English lady,
from Yorkshire in company with her sonn-law, daugh-
ers, two grandchildren, and servant arrived Rochester
N. W Thursday last upon the Eastern emgnn train
The sonn left the females in the and the de-
Dot to make some inquiries about going West. While he
absent the person who sweeps the the one
occupied by Mrs Stead AMI her daughters and told he IN