Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-09-22
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
FROM THE N. o. PICAYUNE, SEPT. 8.
BRILLIANT VICTORIES.
IMPORTANT FROM
GEN. SCOTT'S ARMY.
BATTLES OF
C0UTRERAS AND CIURUBUSC0.

The u. ). steamship Mary kingsand, Capt
John Davis, arrived at an early hear this morning.
BY her we have received our letters from Mr..
Kendall from the 22d to the 2Sth of August, all
dated from Tacubayo. A courier despatched by
him the 10Th with the first accoun: of the bat
tie fought on that day was cut off.
From map and plan of the e-felds before
u.s. we note that they are called the battles of Cou
treras and Churubusco-so called from field works
Of the enemy OF those names. The victories were
decisive, but SO far as we can Judge from hasty
perusal of portion of our letters, the proposition
for an armistce was made by Gen. Scott-proba-
bly, 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 un-
founded. Should peace not follow from the nego-
tlatlons now pending, another battle must ensue,
the enemy having force of from Is to 10000 men
left. But the road appears to be completely open
TO us, and the city is two and half miles from our
encanpment.
Our victories have been purchased at a vast loss
OF valuable life, us will be seen by the following
list--we will give fuller one tomorrow. We
see names of men at the loss of whom we weep;
but all have their friends, and we make no dislnc-
tons.
OFFICERS KILLED-REcuLARs.
Major Mills, 18th Infantry Capt Burke, LIST
Artillery; Capt Hanson, 9TH Infantry Capt
Thornton, I'd Dragons Capt. Capron, Is, Arlil-
lery; Capt. Quares, 18th Infantry Capt Ander-
son, I'd Infantry; Lieut. Irons. LIST Artillery, but
attached to Gen. Cadwalader's staff; Lieut. Pres
ton Johnson LIST Artillery, but attached TO Magru~
der's battery Lieut. Easily, I'd Infantry Lieut.
Goodman, 10Th Infantry; Lieut.. Hoffman, LIST Ar
tillery.
VOLUME ERs.--Lieut Chandler, New York
Regiment; Col. p. Nj. Butler, and Leuts David
Adams and w. II. Williams, of the South Carroll
ma Regiment.
OFFICERS WOUNDED-REGULAns
Col. Clark. 9th Infantry, slightly Col Nor
gan, 18th Infantry, severely; Maj. Wade Sd Ar
tillery, severely; Maj. Bonneville, 9th Infantry,
slightly; Capt. Vessels, "a Infantry, severely
Capt. Phil. kearny, LIST Dragons, left arm shot
off; Capt, McReynolds, Sd Dragons, severely;
Capt. Craig, sd Infantry, severely Capt. Ross,
9Th Infantry, severely; Capt. j. r. Smith, ID In
tantry, severely; Capt. Chapman, 9th Infantry,
slightly; Capt. Johnson, 9th Infantry, slightly
Capt. Holden, 18th Infantry, slightly Capt. Hath
away, lst Artillery, slightly; Capt. Hoffman, 9th
Infantry, slightly; Lieut.. Schuyler Hamilton, LIST
Infantry, but attached to Gen. SCOTS staff severe
ly; Lieut.. Holloway, 9Th Infantry, but attached
TO Smiths Light Battalion, severely; Lieut.. Ba-
con, 9th Infantry, severely Lieut.. Calender, of
the Ordnance, but commanding howitZer battery
severely; Lieut.. Arnold, I'd Artillery severely
Lieut.. Herman Thorn, Sd Dragons, attached to
Col. Garland's staff, slightly; Lieut.. HENDERSON,
9th Infantry, severely Lieut.. Humber, 9TH In
fantry, severely; Lieut.. Boynon, LIST Artillery,
but attached to Taylor's battery, slightly Lieut.
Lorimer Graham, acting with LIST Dragons, Sc
verely Lieut.. Van. Buren,, of the Rifles, slight
ly; Lieut. Martin, LIST Artillery, right arm shot
off; Lieut.. Goodloe, 18th Infantry, MORALLY It,
Farrelly, 9th Infantry, but attached to Smiths
Light Battalion, severely Lieut.. Lugenbell, ad.
jutant 9Th Infantry, slightly; Lieut.. Bee, Sd In
tantry. slightly Lieut.. Lowell ID Infantry, slight
ly; Lieut.. Chandler, Sd Infantry, slightly Lieut.
Collins, 18th Artillery, slightly; Lieut. Iiden, I'd
Infantry, severely; Lieut.. Newman, 9th Infantry,
severely; Lieut. Gardner, I'd Infantry, severely
Lieut.. Hayden, I'd Infantry, slightly Lieut..
Sprague, adjutant 9th Infantry, severely Lieut..
Palmer, 9Th Infantry, severely; Lieut.. Buckner,
9th Infantry, slightly; Lieut.. Cram, 9th Infantry
slightly Lieut.. Smpkins, 18th Infantry, slight
ly; Lieut.. Peterne, 18th Infantry, slightly Lit.
Bennett, 18th Infantry.
WORCESTERSHIRE YoRK REGIMENT.-Col
Bumet, severely Capt. Fairchild slightly Capt
Dyckman, severely; Lieut.. Sweeny, severely
Lieut.. Jenniss, slightly; Lieut.. Cooper, severely
Lieut.. McCabe. slightly; Lieut.. Potter, severely
Lieut. Griffin, slightly Lieut.. Malhowsky, slight
ly.
SOUTH CAROLINA DEMONSTRATION. Colonel
Dickinson, severely; Capt Jas. ID. Blanding.
slightly Adj. Cantey, severely; Lieut.. Sumter,
slightly Capt. K. S. Moffat, slightly Lieut.. X.
>. Billings, severely; Lieut.. j. II. Clark, danger
ously Lieut. J. w. Steen, slightly; Lieut. j. II.
Davis, slightly; Capt. W. ID. DeSaussure, slight
ly; Lieut. Jos. Abney severely.
Our entire loss in killed ard wounded is short
of 100; that of the enemy is not well known
His loss in killed alone is believed to be fully equal
to our entire loss, and it is estimated that at least
5000 prisoners were taken. The number of
wounded was not ascertained, but is supposed to be
very large. Gen. Scott himself received wound
In the leg below the knee but from the manner in
which MIR. Kendall speaks of it, we are led to
hope the injury slight one.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE PICAYUNE.
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