The State guard., 1847-09-14
From ths N. O. Picayuns. BRILLIANT VICTORIES! Important from Gen gcOtt's a rmy BATTLES OF CoUTERAs AND
 CHURUBUSCO.

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 The U. 5. steamship Mary Kingsland, Capt John Davis, arrived al an early hour this morning. By her we have re-. ceived our letters from Mir Kendall ffum the 22 10 ihe 23:h Of August, all Da, ted from Tdcubaya. A courier des patched by him on the 20lh with the frs, account of the battle fought on that day was cut off
 From map and plan of ,he baitle- fields before us we note that they are called the battles of Couireras and Churubusco-so called from field works of the enemy of those names. The vic' ories were decisive, but so far as we judge from hasiy perusa of a portion of our letters, the proposition for an ar" mislice was made by Gen. Scolt---pro bably al the suggestion of the British embassy. The report We have hlthelo gwen that the city of Mexico was at our Should peace not follow from the negos tiations now pending, another battle mast snsue, the enemy having force of from fl teen 10 twenty thousand men yet left. But the road appears 10 be completely open 10 us, and the city ia only two and a half miles from our encampment.
 Oor victories have been purchased at vast loss of valuable life, as will be seen by the following list-we will give d fuller one tomorrow. We see names of men al the loss of whom we weep but all have their friends and we make no distinctions.
 OFFICERS KlLLED-REGuLARs.
 M"j'r Mills, 18th Infantry: Captain Burke, l,t Artillery: Capt Hanson, 7ih lnfdnty: Capt Thornton, 9. Dragons: Capt Cspron, Isl Ar,i lery Captain QnaIles, 18th Infantry Capt Anderson, 2i l"iantry: Lieut. Tors, lst Artillery out WAS attached to Gen CadwaldeI $ staff: Lieut. Pearsou Johnson, list Artil lery, but attached 10 McGrader's balte' ": Lieut. Eas!y, 2I Infantry: Lerl H. tfman, lst Artillery.
 VoIUNrEERs-Lieui Chandler, Ne W York Regiment: Col P M Butler. and Leuts D4vld Adams and w R Will lia,ns of the South Carolina Regiment.
 lere follow long list of officers wounded, both regulars and volunteers, but We have not room for it 10 day.l
 Our loss in killed and wounded is short of eleven hundred; that of the enemy is not well known. His loss in killed alone is believed 10 he fully equal 10 our entire loss. and it is estimated that at least 5000 prisoners were ,aken.- The number of his wounded was not as certuined, but is supposed 10 be very large. Gen Scott himself received a wound in the leg below the knee: bu, from the manner in which Mir Kendall speaks of it, we are led to hope the in. jlry slight one.
 Editorial Correspondence ot Ms Pic aynne
 TAcpBAYo, near Mexico
 Aug. 22, lS47. {
 The celebrated srchbishop's palace of Tacnbayo is now occupied by Gen, Scott; and portion of the army, after twice defeating the enemy in two of the haries. fought battles of the war, are quar'ered immediately around him.
 On lhe l4.h inst. a reconnaissance made by Col. Duncan, having proved iha; road for artillery and wagons could be cut from Chalco 10 San Angus. tlne. Gen. Worh's division moved on ihe afternoon of the 18th in that direc. lion. Gen. Pillow followed the next morning; a, the sane hour Gen. Quit- man broke up his encampment at Buena Vista, a small hacienda between Vienta de Cordova and Ayolla, and immediate ly Gen Twiggs was m molion from the latter place. By this move a new llne Of operations Was taken mp on the sou. ihern and northwestern side of the ciiv of Mexico, and the strong works of the Prnon and Mexicalsingo, upon which Santa A ma had bestowed such immense care and labor were completely turned.
 On the l6 h of Aug, Gen Worth nai ched as far as ,he hacienda of s, Gregorio, beyond which II was fou.d the eoemy had cut up md ditched the mis :. erable trail along which the artillery and wagons were obliged to pass. He would have gone 10 Santa Cruz. another haci. enda league further on, had not an order came up from Gen. Scott for halt. IL seemed that Gen Tw,ggs had met large force of the enemy drawn up in front of him near Chalco, as if with toe intention of dispu,ing his advance, cutting him off f;om the main body of the army, anc perhaps bringing on general action. Gsu Tuiggs promptly ord red some of his heavier guns 10 be unlimbered, and after few discharges the enemy was dispersed, with the loss of 5 or 6 killed, but the de : monslration made by lhe Mexicans, as l have before said, caused halt of Gen Worih's division before half a days march was made.
 at 6 o'clock on the morning of the l7'h. Gen Worth resumed hls march. his route running through corn fields and narrow rocky lanes, along which carria ges h,d never passed before. The fills ing up of the ditches caused some little