The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-16


mes) arms, munitions, clothing equipments, subsst
ence, for men, forage, movoy and In general all the
copy is erroneously translated vveres instead Of
recursos" WINFIELD SCOTT,
General-in- Chief Of the U. s. Army
Translation
Ratified suppressing the 9th article, and explaining
the 4th to the effect that the temporary peace this
srmistcs shall be observed in the capital and twenty
eight leagues around IT. and agreeing that the sup
plies shall be translated and that 1t comprs
bends everything which the army may have need Of
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY u. S. OF AMERIsA,t
Tacubaya, August "a, ls47.
accept and ratfy the foregoing qualification added
by the president general of the Mexican republic:
g. w. LAY U. s. Army,
Military Secretary to the General-in Chief
HEADQUARrERs Army u. s. OF AMERIcA,l
Tacubaya, August 90, Is47.
To His Ercellency the Presdent and Generaiinc
Of the Merican Republic:
Sir Under flag of truce send Lieut.. semmes, Of
the United States navy who will have the honor to
pose, the ratification of the military convention that
was signed yesterday by commissioners from the Amer
particularly invite the attention Of your excelency
to the terms Of ratification and have the honor to
WINFIELD SCOTT,
General in-chief Of the U. s. Army.
Translation
NATIONAL PALACE OF MEXICO. }
August 20. lS47.
have the note Of your excellency of this date in
the navy Of tho United States viii exchange With
another officer named for that purpose the ratification
OF the military convention which signed yesterday
by commissioners Of the Mexican aud American armies,
and calls particular attention to the terms Of the rsf
to to your exceency he has the honor that
he orders its ratification within the time agreed in the
armstice and he also charged to direct the attention
of your exceency to the terms of the rattle by
his excellency the President.
LIMO JOSE ALCORTA
Minister of State, and of War and Marine.
To his excelency the GeneralinChief of the United
States Of America.
[From the New Orleans Picayune July 81
The u S. steamship Mary Kingsland, Capt John Da-
wis arrived at early h0sr this morning. By her
have received letters from Mr. Kendall from the
to the 2Sth Of August, all dated from Tacubaya. A
courier dispatched by him the 10th with the first
count of the battle fought on that day, cut off,
From a map and plan Of the battle fields before us we
note that they called the battles Of Contreras and
Churubusco-so called from field works Of the enemy Of
those names The victories decisive, but far
we can learn from hasty peruss Of portion Of
letters the proposition for an armstice made by
General Scottprobaby at the suggestion Of the British
embassy The report we have hitherto given that the
city OF Mexico was at our mercy appears to have been
Should peace not follow from the negotiate now
pending another battle must the enemy having
force Of from fifteen to twenty thousand yet left
But the road appears be completely open u.s. and
the city Is only two and half miles from encamp-
ment.
valuable fe will be by the following stwe will
gives fuller one tomorrow. We see names of men at
tho loss Of whom weep but all have their friends and
make distinctions.
OFFICERS KILLEp.-Regulars.-Majo Mills, 18th In
ton I'd Dragons Captain Burke list Artillery; Captain
Cspron, LIST Artillery Captain Quaries 18th Infantry
.sy but to "a Lsu s0ns M Ar
Preston Johnson LIST Artillery, but attached to Msgru-
ders battery Lieut.. Easily I'd Infantry; Lieut. Good
Tolunteers Chandler, New " York regiment;
Col. P. M. Butler, and Lieuts David Adams and W. r.
Williams, Of the South Carolina regiment.
OrrroERs WouNDEp-Regulars.
Infantry severely Major Wade, sd Artillery, severely
s Mao. ID bG1sss. sh Infantry rs sh Capt
goons left arm shot on Capt McReynolds Sd Dragons
severely Captain Craig, ID Infantry, severely; Capt.
Infantry, severely Captain Ghapan 9th infantry,
slightly; Captain Johnson 9th Infantry, slightly Capt
tlcry slightly: Capt Hoffman, 9th Infantry slightly
Lieut. s. Hamilton, LIST Infantry, but attached to Scotts
STAFF severely Lieut. Holloway 9Th Infantry but attach
Infantry, severely Lieutenant Calender, Of the Ord
nance, but commanding howitzer battery, severely;
Herman Thorn. Sd Dragons attached to Col Garlands
staff slightly Lieut. Hendrckson, 9th Infantry,
ton list Artillery, but attached to Tayor's battery,
slightly Lieut. Lorimer Graham, acting with LIST Ora
goons severely Lieut. Van Buren, Of the Rifles slight
ly; Lieut.. Martin, LIST Artillery right shot on
Lieut.. Goodloe 10Th Infantry mortay; Lieut. Farrelly
9th Infantry, but attached to Smiths Light Battalion
severely Lieut.: Lugenbell, adjutant 9th Infantry
slightly; Lieut. Bee, Sd Infantry slightly Lieut. Lowell
I'd Infantry, slightly; Lieut.. Chandler, Sd Infantry
Tiidsn I'd Infantry, severely Lieut. Newman 9th HIN in
fantry, severely Lieut. Gardner I'd Infantry Severely
Lieut. Hayden I'd Infantry slightly; Lieut. sprsgue,
fantry severely Lieut. Buckner 9th Infantry slightly;
Lieut. Cram 9th Infantry, slightly; Lieut.. simpkins,
18th Infantry slightly Lieut. Peternel 10Th Infantry,
slightly; Lieut.. Bennett, 18th Infantry.
YoLuNTEEns.New York R.giment.-Col. Burnett,
severely Capt Fsirchld, slightly Capt Dyckm.n Sc
Lieut. Cooper severely Lieut. McCabe, slightly; Lieut..
Potter severely; Lieut. Grifn slightly Lieut.. Mshow-
South Carolina Regiment.-Lieut Col Dickinson, Sc
verey; Capt James D; Banding slightly Adj Cantey,
slightly; Lieut. Billings severely Lieut. r. Clark
dangerously Lieut.. j w. steen, slightly; Lieut. j. r.
paws slightly Capt d. Dessussure, slighty; Lieut.
Our entire in killed and wounded is short of eleven
hunared that o. the enemy Is not well known His loss
In killed alone Is believed to be fully equal to our entire
loss and estimated that at least 900 prisoners were
taken The number Of his wounded not ascertained
ceivsd wound in the leg below the knee but from the
manner in which Mr. Kendall speaks Of IT, we are led 70
hope the injury slight one
Editorial Correspondence of the Picavune1
TAeusAyo (near MexicoJ Aug ~, ,47
The celebrated Archbshop's Palace Of Tacubayo 4,
s,u asssr scott and portion OF the
hardest fought battles Of the war chartered ine
diately around him have already sent you of hur-
ed sketch or the glorious events of Doth and even
the present letter must be hurried synopsis OF the bat
ties, which have shed such additional glory upon the
American arms.
On tn l4th inst. reconnaissance made BY Col Dun
can having proved that road for artillery and wagons
could be cut from Chaco to San Augustine, Gen.
orm uvision moved on the afternoon OF the 10Th in
that direction. Gen Pillow followed the next morning;
at the same hour Gen. Quitman broke up his encsmp
ment At buena Vista, small hacienda between Vicnta
de Cordova and Ayotla, and Immediately Gen Twiggs
was IN motion from the latter place By this move
new line OF operations taken up the southern and
n
works OF the Penon and Mexcasngo upon which Santa
completely turned
On the 10th Of August Gen Worth marched far as
the hacienda Of found