Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-09-17
BatEIes Of COutreras and ChurubuseO.
Total defeat Of the Msricans-Gen. Scott e.

the City Of Merico-Armist'ee bst,r'en me
o ttro ATnpies-Negotiation rtth Mr. In"
for Peace Commenced. ,c
The U. S. steamship Mary Kingsand' Capt'
John Davis. arrived al an early hour this morn
ing. By her we have received our lrt'efs
from Mr.. Kendall from the 2Hd 70 inc Zolh OF
August. all dated from 1acubaya. courier
Hespatchcd by him on the goth with the hrst
account of the battle fought on that day WAS
st off, ,.,-,
fore u.s. we note that they are called the bat
lies of Coutreras and Churrubusco-so called
, from field works OF the enemy of those names:
The victories were decisive. but so far as we
can Judge from hasty perusal OF portion of
opr letters, the proposition for an armistice
vsas made by Gen. Scolt-probabiy at the sug-
gestion Of the British embassy The report
we have hitherto given that the city of MeHl-
co was at our mercy appears TO have been I'M
founded. Should peace not follow from the
negotiation now pending, another battle must
enSue, the enemy having force OF from hiteen
10 twenty thousand men yet left. But the
road appears to be completely open 10 us, and
the city is only two and i half miles from our
enCampment.
Our victories have been purchased at u vast
loss of valuable life, as will be seen by the
following list--we will give fuller one to-
morrow. We see names Of men at the loss OF
whom we weep; but all have their friends,
and we make no distinctions
OFFICERS KILLED-Reg"ldrs.
Major Mills, 18th Infantry Capt. Burke,
Ist Artillery; Capt. Hanson, 9TH Infantry;
Capt. Thornton, I'd Dragons; Capt. Capron,
Ist Artillery; Capt. Quarles, 18th Infantry !;
Capt. Anderson, I'd Infantry; 1t. Irons, LIST
Artillery, but attached TO Gen. Cadwalader's
staff; It. Preston johnson, Isl Artillery. but
attached to Magruders battery; 1t. Easily, I'd
Infantry 1t. Goodman, 18th Infantry; Lieut.
Hoffman, LIST Artillery.
Yolunteers-Lt Chandler, New York regi-
ment; Col. 2. Nj. Butler. and Lleuts. David
Adams and W. r. Williams, OF The South
Carolina regiment.
OFFICERS WOUNDED-Regxlars.
Col. Clark, 9th Infantry. slightly: Colonel
Morgan, 18th Infantry, severely Maj. Wade,
81 Artillery, severely; Major Bonneville, 9th
Infantry, slightly Capt. Vessels, I'd Infantry
severely; Capt Phil Kearny, lst Dragons,
left arm shot of; Capt McReynolds, 81 Dra-
goons, severely Capt. Craig, Sd Infantry, Sc
7erely; Capt. Ross, 9TH Infantry, severely
Capt J. r Smith, ID Infantry, severely Capt
Chapman, 5th Infantry, slightly Capt. John
son, 9th Infantry. slightly; Capt. Holden, 18th
Infantry, slightly; Capt Hathaway, LIST ArtiIIe
rv,slightIy; Capt Hoffman, 9th infantry, slight
"; Lieut.. Schuyler Hamilton, LIST Infantry, bu
attached to Gen SCOTS staff, severely; Lieut.
Holloway, 9Th Infantry, but attached to Smiths
Light Battalion, severely; Lieut.. Bacon, 9th
Infantry, severely; Lieut.. Calender, Of the
Ordnance, but commanding howitzer battery
severely; Lieut. Arnold, ID Artillery, severely
Lieut.. Herman Thorn, Sd Dragons, attached
TO Colonel Garland's staff, slightly; Lieutenant
Hendrickson. 9th Infantry. severely; Lieut.
Humber, 7th Infantry. severely; Lieutenant
Boynton, LIST Artillery, but attached to lay
lor battery. slightly; Lieut.. Lorlmer Ora
ham, acting with LIST Dragons, severely
Lieut. Van Buren,, of the Rifles. slightly
Lieut. Martin, LIST Artillery, right arm sho
D. off; Lieut. Goodloe. 18th Infantry. MORALLY
Lieut. Farrelly, 5th Infantry, but attached Il
Smiths Light Battalion. severely; Lieutenan
LugenbeII, adjutant 5th Infantry.
CO SpTague, adlutant 9th Infantry, slightly; Lieut.
Palmer, 9th Infantry, severely; Lieut.. Buck
neE, 9th Infantry, slightly; Lieut. Cram, gil
Infantry, slightly; Lieut.. Simpkins, 18th In
iantry; Lieut.. Peternell, 18th Infantry, slight
ly Lieut. Bennett, 18th Infantry.
YoLUNrEERs-New York Reg'meat-Col
Burnet, severely; Captain Fairchild, slightly
Capt Dyckman, severely; Lieut.. Sweeney
severely; Lieut.. Jenniss, slightly; Lieut. Coop
e.. severely; Lieut.. McCabe, slightly; Lieut.
Potter, severely; Lieut.. Griffin, slightly
Lieut. Mahowsky, slightly.
South Carolina Regiment-Lieut. Colone
Dickinson, severely; Capt. James D. Bland
ing, slightly; Adj Cantey, severely; Lieut.
Sumter. slightly; Capt K S. Mofah, slightly
Lieut.. K. S. Billings, severely; Lieut.. J. R
Clark, dangerously; Lieut.. J. w. Steen. slight
"; Lieut.. J. K. Davis, slightly; Capt w.
Desaussure, slightly; Lieut.. Jos. Abney, Sc
verely.
Our entire loss in killed and wounded
short OF eleven hundred that OF the enemy
not we'll known. His loss in killed alone is be
lieVed to be fully equal to our entire loss, an
il is estimated that at least 5000 prisoners wer
taken. The number of his wounded was nc
Ascertained, but it is supposed TO be very large
Gen. Scott himself received Il wound in tn
leg below the knee, but from the manner i
which Mr. Kendall speaks OF it, wa are led /
hope the injury slight one.
LETTERS YKoN THE ARMY or GES'L Scor7
Editorial Correspondence of the PIcaJune.
TACUBAYO, (near Mexico,)
August %, lS47
The celebrated Archbishops Palace Of II
cubayo is now occupied by Gen. Scott; and
portion OF the army, aIter twice defeating IN
enemy in two Of the hardest fought battles {
the war, are quartered Immediately aroun
him. have already sent You off hurrle
sketch of the glorious events OF the Goth, an
even the present letter must be but hurrie
synopsis Of the battles which have shed sue
additional glory upon the American army.
On. the 14th ins;., reconnaissance made
Col Duncan having proved that road for a
hliery and wagons could be cut from ChaIc
to San Augustine, Gen'l Worth's division nj
we'd on the afternoon of the 5th in that dire
uon. Genl Pillow followed the next NOR
ing; at the same hour Gen'l Quitman broE
up his encampment at 9uena Vista, sma
hacienda between Fienta de Cordova and Av,
tia, and Immediately Genl Twiees was in m,
ton from the latter place By this move
new line Of operations was taken up on II
southern and northwestern side of the CITY
Mexico. and the strong works of the Penc
and Mexlcalsingo, upon which Santa AM
had bestowed such immense care and labc
were completely turned.
On the 10th of August, Gen'l Worth marc
ed "a far as the hacienda of San Gregorio,
yond which II was found that the enemy
cut up and ditched the miserable trail alo
which the artillery and wagons were oblig
TO pass. He would have gone 10 Santa Gu
another hacienda league farther on, had n
an order came up from Gea'l Scott for ha
1t seemed that Genl Twiggs had met lar
force of the enemy drawn an in front of h