Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-10-22

a howl ger IN position on CiiaPu'NfN ,r,b;,
Of The action, and now, seeing no eneny -.
reach, the cowaldly wTe!cncs opeheu ur'n ~
ambulances and those who were gathering me %
dies Of their wounded and liieless comrades. oh
seeing ,his worse than savage outrage, one OF eur
officers win a sarcastic expression oi c"uhte-
nance. asked whether Mr.. TIisl had any new
peacc PROPOSITIONS in his pockets. haekih,osa
Aid notcome ont AFTER the 5a,lle lo gam more llme
tor his friend Santa Anna, nor worm OUT iIesn
intelligence OF Tie strength and movements oil
our amy, in order that lie might lie Vi service "
the Mexicans by communicating H.
The Mexican prisoners say that Santa Anna
himself was on The ground in The rear OF theif
works. but ieii al The commencement oil me Iou'.
They admit that their entire force was lo,ooui
il is certain thai, including killed, wounded, PIT
sone,s and dispersed, their loss has been near
5000. Many II them were regulars, Inc Tin
and 18th Infantry Regiments suffering mosl.-
The commander OF the lailef, Col. 1enorio, IS a
prisoner in our hands; some fourteen officers be-
longing to lhc former are also prisoners, bull Inc
commander, Gen. Perez, escaped.
The foundry, in which several moulds for cast.
ing cannon and other apparatus were found, was
entirely demolished, and after ascerIainins his,
Gen Scott no, wishing 10 hold the position, ORDER
ed all The forces 10 retire. The whole affair, as
a military movement, is severely criticised by
many OF our officers. They contend that no re-
suit has been gained commensurate WIN Inc mn
mense loss we have sustained in The battle
This is matter | do not ieel myself qna'tied 10
discuss, but il must be certain that The moTaie
upon Tie Mexicans, o! 4 defeat so Gissracelul
and so disastrous, must be important. lhey
have now, (ii is = O'Clock in the afternoon re-
turned 10 their positions; and il SANTA Anna was
ON Tic ground as is stated, and can iind no one
10 lay the blame upon, he may twist Inc whole
affair into a ricioly-on paper. IL will not be
he frs, time he has done ihis Thing.
Since | commenced this letter, ] nave teen out
erdcaroring 10 obtain a inll isl Of the killed and
wounded officers, but 20 Tar have been unable
Known. the deep anxiety tell in The U. s'aios
by lie families If all, This shall be my iIfst care.
The entire loss in Gen. Worth's division, cnl Of
some $50 OF 1000 that went into action, will not
lali much short Of GOO. The Dragons and Gen.
Cadwalader's brigade did not suffer So severely
in comparison. VIVA, the next movement is 10
be, no one knows; bot il is thought The city Will
be attacked Immediately. Yours, &c, o. ". X.
TAcunAYA, Sept. O.. 1917.
have been enabled 10 gather a inll list Of all
the killed and wounded officers in Gen. WORMS
division in The great battle Of the Mclino del Rey,
as also those in Maj. Summers command ol ORA
goons. Gen. Cadwalader's loss will obtain be-
fore | close this letter. The list which follows
may DC Iellrd upon.
GEN. WORRIES DIVISION.
KILLED-CoL. Martin Scot, 9th Inf; Captain
Merrill, 9Th Int; Caplain 6. w. Ayes, 81 Ar;
Lieut.. +. 3. Strong, 9Th Inf. Ii. w. Armstrong,
ID An; Lieut.. w. L. BuIwell, 9Th lnl.; Lieut..
FAIRY, Sd Art.
Hooanded-C Colonel Mcintosh, 9Th Inf, severe
~; Maj. G A. Waiie, Slh Int, badly Maj. G..
Wright, Slh Int, slightly; Capt. Z. K. smith, 5ih
mi, severely; Capt. Cady, 9th Inf, slightly; Capt.
LaTkin Smith, Sh Inf %severelyi Capt. Walker,
9Th Inf, severely; Capt. r. Anderson, Sd An, Sc
verly; Asst SURGEON w. Roberts, dangerously;
Capt. ]. l.. Mason, corps Of engineers, severely;
Lieut.. NJ. l.. Shackleford, 2l All, severely Lieut..
C.S. Hamilton, 5h mi, severely; Lieut.. e. b.
Daniels, - Art. severely; Lieut.. Ernst, 9Th Int,
>evere!y-lost Tish; hand Lieutenant J. q.
Burbank, S b mi, MORALLY; Lieut.. J. ID. Clark,
Sih Eni., badly; Lieut.. G. F. Morris, Sh mi, Sc
vefely-losl right foot; Lieut.. J. Beardsley, 81
Iaf, badly; Lieut. &. Wainwright, Sth Int, Sc
verely; LieuI. Ii. J. Hunt. ,! Art, slightly; Lieut..
J. G. ). Smelling, 8.h mi, severely; Lieut.. II. +.
Clarke, I'd AT. slightly; Lieut.. w. Hayes, "a
Art, slightly; Lieut.. J. q. Foster corps Of enei-
neers, severely; Asst. Surgeon J. Simons, slight
~; Lieut.. Dent, 9Th In, severely; Lieut. H.
Prince, 4h Inf, severely; Lieut.. A. b. Lincoln,
4h Int. severely; Lieut.. Herman Thorne, Bird
Dragoons-aid 10 Col. Garland, severely; Lieut..
Montgomery, Sin Inf, Slightly; Lieut.. Andrews,
81 Att, slightly.
MAJOR SUMMERS COMMAND.
Capt. Croshan Her, 2i Dragons, severely;
Lieu. Tree, 2! !nt sHsrS ssyeELe,,1yai ,L!'sTpii ,,, Mas;
81 Dragons, slightly.
The above list is complete and perfect. There
has been much difficulty in Obtaining il, as near
IL all the orderly s~crseanis and executive officers
have been killed or wounded. The conduct Of
all he non.commissioncd officers has been cal
lanl and mos. conspicuous, while several al them
behaved 20 nobly that they have been recon-
rended for immediate promotion 10 Gen. Scott.
Their NAMES are: Sergeanis Benson, Wilson and
Robinson, OF tho 2i Artillery; Sergeant Heck, Of
The Sd Artillery; Sergeants Updegratf, Farmer,
Archie: and Daily, OF The 9Th Infantry; Sergeant
Major Thompson, Of The Oh ~lnlanlry; Sergeant
MaIo. Fink, OF the Sin la:an,Iy. ! trust and
hope that Gen. Scott will al once promo c these
brave fellows. More than halt The officers in
General WORMS division have been struck
down, either killed Or wounded, in The actions Of
Chu.ubusco and I'll Moline del Itey, AMI many
oil The companies have absolutely no one 10 com
mand them.
or our wounded officers, | cannot Learn that
one Of them has received mortal injury, although
three or four ale in a dangerous situation. The
wound Of Major Waile, although severe, will
not keep him long from duty. The same may
be said ofCapt. Mason and Lieut.. Foster Of The
engineers. Major Wright was struck in the
stomach b. a partially spent ball, while gallant
ly leading The storming parry Of 500 picked men,
tut is now recovering from The effect. | shall
make further enquiries in relation 10 the wound
cd officers before | close This letter.
No less than ninffeen Of the deseriers, cap.
tured by Gems. Twisgs and Shields al Churu-
busco, have been found fully guilty, and are 10
be hung tomorrow morning. The miscTcant
Riley, who commanded them, escapes The pun
ishmenl Of death, as he proved that he deserted
before he war. He has been sentenced, how
ever, 10 he severely whipped, 10 be branded as
we'll, and 10 wear a bali and chain in front o fthe
army during The war! y dcserlcr taken among
the prisoners al Moline, Oh the 9Th, was sum-
marty dealt with. II seems that he deserted
from Monterey last fall, and a comrade who re-
c~uenized him, 10 save the trouble Of court mar
riaI, al once pitched him into the mill fume and
he was crushed 10 pieces By The wheel! An
ether batch of ~desertefs, who have been undergo
ing Trial here in Tdcubaya, will be hung in a
day or Two ii i. said. Most richly 60 they de-
serve heirfaie
The following Isl Of The officers killed ard
wouaded in General Caawalaier's b, igade / be.
licve 10 be nearly correct. Ii there is any mac
cuiac; in il | will correct it. II so happened in
the order Of battle, that The llih Regiment was
Immediately engaged. The brigade Of General
Pierce was called into acton lowa;ds the close
81 the battle. He lost Z fsw men, but | lean that
no officers were killed. Both Generals Cadwala-
der and Pierce behaved with the greatest %alacri'y
and s~allanliy on lie occasion. Here is the Isl
Of The KILLED and wounded in the brigade OF the
former:
GENERAL CADWALADER'S BRIGADE.
KILLED Colonel William: NJ. Graham. lllh
Infantry; Lieutenant Dick Johnson, lllh Infan-
Try.
WouSnEp-Major Savage, Nth Infantry,
slightly; Major Talcolt, Volliseurs, slightly;
Captain Guthrie, llih Infantry, slightly; Cap
lain Irwin, llih Infantry. slightly; Licu,enan,
Lee, llih Infantry, slightly; Lieutenant Knit
z;ps, Volliseuls, slightly; Lieutenant Thomas
Shields, 18th Infantry, Slightly, Lieulcganl Swan,
Yol!igeurs, slightly.
The loss Of noI-commissioncd officers and pri-
vates in this brigade | have no, yet ascerlained;
ii will not exceed 100. The loss in Major Sum-
ner's command, which consisted Of $50 men, was