The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-22
INTENSELY INTERESTING INTEL lGENCE,
The Details Of Some
OF THE
TREMENDOUS y ATTLES
BEFORE THE CITY OF MEXICO.
The GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
Additional Lists
OF THR
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
THE EXECUTION OF THE DRSERTERS
INTENSELY INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE.
The GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
The EXECUTION OF THE DRSERTERS

Extract off Letter from Il Foreigner !

Mexico, Sept. - isi7.
On the 9th the armistice was suddenly broken of in
consequences OF General Scott having considered 1t in
frngsd and he therefore demanded apology or that
nothing was done until the sth when a battle commen-
ced In front OF Chapultepec which warmly contest
ed by both parties The Americans had retire with
loss Of 800 or 900 the Mexican was also CON
siderable but you well know the dicuy of ascertain
Ing correctly They lost General Leon, OF Osjaca and
General Baderas both brave citizen sodiers they died
herocaly, leading on their troops The battle
fought principally by the National Guard the regular
army having fed in the early part of the action and 10
all the affairs up to the abandoning of the city,
On the 18th, at break of day, the Americans COM
menced cannonading Chapultepeo which continued the
whole day On the lath they commenced firing again,
In taking the castle, and immediately followed up their
victory to the garitas of the city where they
by most obstinate resistance, and did not enter that
night but the morning Of the 14th the American
my commenced entering the city, and ut their flag
| called the STALLS of the Montezumasn At IL O'Clock
the previous night, Santa Anna with all his troops left
the city leaving the inhabitants at the mercy of tho
vadiDg army and before daylight the place entirely
pundered by the eperos and prisoners Of tho exAcoo
dada who had escaped or been let loose.
At O'Clock partial shots heard in the city fred
by the inhabitants on the American army it
pretty severe during the day. The Americans fought
most oravey and the houses from which the
shots proceeded or from which they fancied they
property. The troops were much exasperatsd, and
can scarcely blame them. The following day firing
ceased, although partial were committed
On the 10th things little restored peace and
up to today have become still more tranquil On Mon.
day the 2Oth few Of the shops opened yet Of
the principal still closed the want OF conn
| dence is great
The Mexican population are far from being satisfied
and there to suspecta reaction will take
place Gen Scott Is taking great precauon to prevent
outrages; aud must say, ne credit of the yameri-
cans that they hare behared oth much more prudence
than could have been expected under ersting crctim
,'"e, s, s"a the s; y met .
army have lost since they left Pueblo, in killed pound.d
md uuuigS ofc sif
real loss sannot positively state determinations
daily committed in the baTiss (subur6s) on the stray
| CLING soldiers.
AT o'clock at night all il quiet and there ia not
soul to be In the streets; windows and doors
shut and barricaded and the ladies keep Ia both night
and day. and our once merry city wears u sombre
pect the trail Of the serpent Is evidently. over 1t
General SCOTT has declared martial law and enforcss
strictly. In relation the Mexican army can merely
give you the rumors Some say they have gone Que
vernment will form itself Santa Anna ia thought to be
In the neighborhood OF Pueba with 1000 cavalry
1t is said Gov Chds has fortified himself heights
Of Loretto which you know commands the city There
are many other rum which may be true but they
are too vague and indefinite to trouble you with. One
thing however. Is certain evidently In a
critical result and God only knows what will be the
| suit.
have good opportunity of knowing the feelings Of
the people, and my opinion is that We farther OIL
| from peace than ever.
| Correspondence of the New Orleans Picsyune
| TAcUBAyA, Sept. 8, lS47-l0 O'Clock A. NJ.
have just returned from another battle eld-one
which the victory of the American complete
immensely superior in number and strongly posted
Gen Worth commenced the attack at early daylight
all the cannon Of the enemy we're in our possession an
immense quantity Of ammunition captured, and nearly
900 men, among them 90 officers taken prisoners.
| For more than an hour the battle ragged with vo-
ence not surpassed since the Mexican commenced
and so great the odds opposed that for some time the
result doubtful The force of the enemy has
estimated at from 1900 to 10000 strongly posted be-
hind brestworks and to attack them small
scarcely 5000 obliged to approach open plain
and without the least cover dauness
carried them over every obstacle and
the Mexcaus fought with q vaor rare for them they
were finally routed from one point or another until ali
were driven and dispersed The defeat total.
But to gain this victory loss has been uncom
monty severet has been purchased with the blood of
some Of the most gallant spirits OF the army The 5h
Infantry has suffered the most This regiment, along
with the 9th and Sth engaged in the attack upon
strong work on the enemy's right, and opposed
to such superior numbers, that 1t compelled to
tire along with the others The celebrated Col. Martin
Scott killed in this attack, along with Leu.s
well and Strong, while Col Mcintosh and many other
| officers were badly wounded The than savage
miscreants in the fort retired set up
yell, and came out and massacred such Of wounded
were unable TO get on In this way poor Burwel lost
half An hour Duncan's battery, aided by the fall Of
another Of their works drove the dastsrd wreches
full flight across the fields. No one knew
missed the strength Of the place. 1t old fort
struoed long since and Of the main deiences
On tho enemys left and nearer Chaputepec our loss
was also great although not 1t here that
killed. Captains Merrill and Ayres also fell in hi,
part Of the field The wonder now s how any could
come out safe under such terrible fire the enemy
poured from his entire line Of works Nothing but the
daring and impetuosty Of men, who rushed ward
while their comrades were falling thick around them
| have been lost
The broken ground the right of the enemy, cut up
their flight; yet as it was our dragons killed and
captured many Of the fugitives Large bodies of tn.
Mexican cavalry approached the Of strife
times but they driven like sheep by Duncans bat
terry.
The Mexican loss has been severe than our
own. Gen Balderas Gen Leon, and many other OH.
GERS are numbered among dead while the interior
their works the tops of the houses from which they
fought and the ground over which they strewn
with lifsess bodies Such was the panic that many
our officers that few fresh troops might have taken
h sputepeo itself almost without struggle but other
than few shots fired at that point from Of the
tured canon, no demonstration was made.
After the battle over Grn Scott came out accom-
panied BY his stsf, and also BY Mr. Trist The MeI-
cans at the time were throwing shells at some OF the
wagons General Worth had sent out to pick the dead
and wounded They had placed howitzer IN position
on mt close OF the action and
ing the enemy within reach, the cowardly wretches
opened upon the ambuances and those who were gath
erng the bodies OF their wounded and feles
On seeing tai, woi 20 than savage outrage one of our
officers with sarcastic expression OF oounensnce ask
ed whether MIR Tst had any peace propositians In
his pocket Mackntosh did not out after the bat
tie to gain time for his friend Santa Anna nor
warm our fresh intelligence of the strength and move
ments Of our army n order that he might be of service
| to the Mexicans by communicating It,
The Mexican prisoners say that Santa Anna himself
the Brounu in their works but
the Of the rout They admit that their
entire force was 10000 1t certain that including Kill
ed wounded prisoners and dispersed their has
near 5000. Many Of them regulars this tth and
18th infantry regiments suffering the most This com.
mander OF the latter Colonel Tenorio is prisoner In
our hands; some Ia officers belonging TO the former
also prisoners but the commander General Perez
| capped.
The foundry In which several mouds for casting cam
non ana other apparatus found, entirely ds-
molished and after ascertanng this General Scott
wishing TO hold the position ordered all the forces
retire The whole affair, military movement IL
verey criticised by many OF officers They contend
That no result has been gained commemorate with the
immense loss have sustained in the battle. This Ia
matter do not feel myself qualified TO discuss but II
must be certain that the morale upon the Mexcans Of
defeat 80 dsgrsceful and disastrous must be impor
tsnt They have now Ut IL O'Clock In the sfternoopl
returned TO their Positions and N Santa Anna was ON
the ground as stated and find no one TO Law the
blame upon he may twist the whole affair into victory