New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-18

The JHi0u publishes letter from sdlstIngu isbed
offcrr eoqusntly c.scrb'nssne ls,s BATTLES near ine
C.p.t. 81 Mexico Wecsnn0t fnd room Tor the whole
90 he description he s-ys
Tn. march wss dreadful one being the rainy see
son The road WA in many places. where Il Psss-s
AZ foot # ns llnt-ins and On tne mar.n Of he
AXE or narrow csusaway. nearly covered win ~Atsr'
and excessively maify - other. : VS. over ROCKY
spsce. Of tae mountains snd in places entirely ohsruci
"a By huge roc rolled down % the enemy but no
thns seemed to dampen the srdor OF the army-si OBJ
.,aces vanished before them. 10 tao or three days
whfn the vhols army 1-s ia motion, they e.uio ~
seen from The 'front.' stretched ont over or miles
on the lssb the General reached small town called
san Augusn about twelve miles south OF me eity tue
leading division having arrived there the Jay oeio'-
Gen Worth bad placed his pickle, In advance or tne Ar
rival of N. general be ordered toe whole division 10
advance snf taxa possession OF hacienda within srs
ng distance Of strongly fortified place called san Anio
MO and also that RECOMMENDING parties should o. pressed
forNsrd sili IN advance the party ~e s1YP'''sn "
sou siron ct cavalry and battalion OF Infantry IN pass
ing 10 'front.' flund thst poop wnich hsi been
D sred "a picket had gone forward add az csme mp
with H. il made turn IN the road which brought 10
fall view of the euemys battery. which opened upon
them.
TIE frs, 6re killed Cap, Thornton msnsn bis body
in the horrif manner. Ire ball. 10 po1nder aiirr
ward struck the rosi. sad literally covered me- with mad
and fragments OF stone. one Of which inside shsht
5lui-, my right thlsh gu7e was knocked rom
his ho-.e giihn i've feet Of 9th shocking wound
ia the head by piece Of stone 10 u thought NJ VIII -
cover lot Nth n. loss of eye. The reccnn1issnce
g-s continued .hf aud let with sonf hope ~ sorusns
the tasry that afternoon 0ut nght And ram came %
and IL given up. Very carly the ne>I nntnhs o's
covered from the tOp Of the house In which ~ we're
gusrsrad in ssh Augustn large boty Of the enemy.
sorc i2OyO 1900 our left soou' three mites ds
t.at. Ths General had ordered reconnossncrs N 'ns1
direction tosari Ssn Angel where reported 10 MIN
lie Immediately ordered two divisions forward IN
Der PILLOW and TSiggs. and followed soon alter himself
The enemy were found In an en'renehed camp 81 y
place called ColtrerRs with twenty pieces u artillery
Naas
commenced and the ming continued iucessant
IL uni dark ehen u ceased both sides our troops
maintaining their ground and occupying VhAss US.
sy During the afo.rnnon we watched the dih"rent
movements troops with tho most fearful anSiey
aad could plainly one ni orr columns resist enrg
OF large body ol cavalry amt the enemy falling lson
hfr saddles and tssns their heels or rather 10 Their
horses heels.
During the whole OF the Gsht could SEQ on the
atf hody Of At esst ten thousand Infantry and caYt
~ In reserve. toward tne city bnt tney had moi rue
courag. 10 sdvanc, although santa Anna himself was
.ad To b. there Toe attack ordered 10 be renewed
AZ three o'clock next morning. snd ina "enersi re-
turned 20 san AGgus,in. He lett a; Sn early hour.
laking with him General Worths and "ne-nsi OF
his division "a n reinforcement. but r0he he was
met By On officer. who reported that the batteries
lad been carried by our troops In = most gallant
STYLE. Colonel Riley leading the assault AZ ne ap'
preached the Of action, ses msd most
now our men got the ground To the attack IL was
over immense Of lava thrown up In ihs
s6arpest possible shapes and covered with dense Otush
xood streams had 20 be crossed and deep ravines
and most OF them having passed the night Ia p"uos
rain without shelter Il sppears almost locrenoie tus
they should De- able 20 drive double their humoers o
= battery Of % heavy guns. 80
The scene on the arrival of the General was exciting
The cheering Of the troops eit 10 protect the properly
taken aud their delight seeing him were very gray
ing Many of the guns taken have been added 10 our
siege tr.io The amour, of Ammunition taken exceed
ID by three times. the whole which We brought from
Vera Cruz that sre well provided But me great
go cause OF emulation was tia recapure OF TWO Oh ou
49, IaN4 fn.ll aal naf Z
Gsn TAYLOR When saw the IT, : on them fe.t IKE
+ dsn0uning and embracing them. WHAT'S remarksoie
about their re-capure. IL made by the 4th artillery
T. which regiment they formerly belonged lhey' 10
rether with other small cspiared pieces, were imme
dstay fired up ight battery. AID the captain tDunnl
v no took them. Ia command Of
Tn. General. wnen he received the Intelligence OF
/ t6ls victory sent Gen Worth back 10 make demon
sraon upon san Antonio. while be with The portion o.
the army which pressing the enemy, should get ID
ia rear will not stop TO describe the scene on tne
field OF battle ca having IT, tbs road "es literally
s;rrwed with dead M,Nicaus. arms, oOken cAtiiaees
&c. In passing bridge, looked ever and saw the DO
dies Of At twenty. piled the other and tn
back OF the stream strewed with them and !
wa. some distance before We got out OF SIGHT Gonl
on we came 20 a church In which were confined 'O'
prisoners The General halted few minutes and az
dressed the officers very kindly Among them "er'
four Generals. lie then hurried ON 10 JOIN us pur
ing army. We up with them Al san Anger
where they had halted. A. tia General passed along
theline IL continued shout Aiiera minutes
Hf
heard rng on our ghl about twomiles o. IN the orec
iinn of san Antonio The General immediately sent me
VITA Captain keareys troop, 10 ascertain va, .titH
sf.irs We galloped on and On approaching me place
found that worth had turned the place by both HANKS
AID driven the enemy tom a. and IN not pursuit.
them
returned % the general IS quickly as had gone
and as gslloped along heard brisk nrn2 In iron,
Wien / reached him | found that be WAS nerceii
ergsgsd With tho enemy at another strongly en-
,rsuchsd pnsition-San Pablo This action lasted
more than two hours and the hiring was more gene
raj and more continuous than any | bad heard yet
The enemy's grape aud canister he~ ike hail an'
the IRE Of our infantry was one continued Yoley
CAPTAIN Tayl0rs battery was obliged 10 reure oeln
most sadly criypled-los, Two officers, great msnl
men and LETT ihe field with only two horses Ia gun
bu, the enemy. although behind en;renchment. VIII
heavy guns could not stand tho lmpetuosi'J sni Nalo
Of our troops The place carried by ssszuit an
the VIII De armament aud great number Of prisoner
we're taken IN tha meantime. Worth having hoty pnr
suei the enemy up With him At another fornhr'
llscs In of San Pablo called Churubusco an'
sffar An obstinate resistance carried a. made many
prisoners and drove the enemy before hin