The Arkansas banner., 1847-10-25


 aftss oas neA retired, sst hp yeli and came out spd mAssacrea such of cur sa6ed az were un- abe tn get ca. ln this way poor BaSwell losa lis life. FnEiy werr they avenged. hewsver: for with m half an hour Dsaeana battery. aid~d hy the fall of another of their works, drorr the aaSfAralY wretrhcs in fah flight across tlsc helas. No one Knew CT even SnFinised the strength of the place; U wss an old teFt, constructed long since. ana was ene of the mSss aes>ac>s q tAe line CT works.
 oh the enerny's icff. and nearer Chapalteys-e car los Wes aee great, although uot as severe. IL was hcras Sat Get. Wm. M Graham as hrsyea spirit ns ever lived, waS killed: Capts Merrill and Ayrrs sssO feai in tss part of the field. The wonder nov fs hew any one could conc out safe under such a serrible fire as ssle enemy pourea frn his eatirc line of works. Noiking but inc daring and is4- pesnoStty of onr men. who EnsIed onward whils their comrades were falling thick aronnd them. gsiaed the victcFy--had they oAeo galtcrc1 all woalG have been iosf.
 The lsrokca EFosnd on stc right of tsas epssnv. cntnp hy dsap rpviaeS, saved many of Santa Anna's troops in their aigsst: yet il was oar dragcens killed and captured many of the fagitives farse bodies of the MeKicaR cavalry approached shr scene cf strife Errc-al iiB-< but they were driven like sheep by DRncan's battery.
 The Asxieau loss has been evea more severe than O~n. Gen. Balacras Gen. Leon, and many other effcers arc numbered anaepr the dead while the interior of their works, the tops ef the houses from which they fought. and th, enouna over which they fled strcwn with iifcIesx boieS Such was the panic thai many of oar oficers say that few fresh troops might have taken Chapuse- pee itseif almost without struggle but other than few shots fired at that point from some of the captured cannon, ao demonstration Sgaz made After the battle wss over Gen. Scott casae oat sccompanted by hts staff, and slso hy Mr Tr;Ea The MexicaEs as tne time were throwing shells al. some of the wagons Gen. Worth hal ssyd eut fa Rt4. sfa cad ..l.lA
 hOwiszes in position Chapnltepee al the close of the action. and new, scpihg 20 cnessx within reach, the oowarGly wretches opened upon The , sfnbuianccs and those who were rafherinr the bodies of their wounded and ifeleSs comraass On seeing this worse than savage outrage, one Of our officers. with sarcastic exprcSsioH of ceu nance 1 asked whether Nr. Trist had any new peace propo- sitions In his pockets. MackinioSh did not come out after the battle 10 gain more time for his friend Santa Anna, nor worm out frcsh integli- gence of the strength and movements of our army. in order that he might be of service io the Mcai- cans by coinma nca,iag it.
 The Mexican prisoners say that Santa Anna him scf was on the ground in the rear of their works. but Jeff ai the commencement of the rout They admit thet their entire force was 0o9 s is eer tain That including killed, wounded, prisoners and dispersed, their loss has been near 5000. Mary of them were regulars, the iIth and lath infan- try Regiments sn faring most. The comm pdeF of the latter. Col Tenorio. is prisoner in our hands, some fourteen officers belonging 10 the former also prisoners, but the commander, Gen. Perez. escaped.
 The foundry. in which several moalds for cast ing cannon and other apparatus were found. was entirely demolished, and after Asccrteiuing this Gen. Scott. not wishing 'o hold the position order d all the forces fo retire. The whoie afair as g military movement. k severely criticised hv many of our officers. They contend that no result has been gained commensurate with the immense loss haEe sustained in the hattie. This is matter l do not feel myself qualified to discuss. but it must be certain that the neyaie upon the MeSicamS of defeat so disgraceful and disastrous must be important. They have now, tii is o'clock in the afternoon,l returned 10 their positions ana 1T Santa Anna was the ground as is stated, and twist tS8e whole afTir into victory--ga psasr. IL will not be the frs; time be has done this thing.
 Since commenced this letter have been cut cndesvorng 10 obtsin fnIi list of the killed and wounded officers, but far have been unable. Knowing the deep anxiety felt in the United States bv the families of ali ths shall b. my first care. The eaiire loss in Gen Worth's diyision. out Of some ,H0a ar 2,iA,s9 that went into action will aoi fall mach s6ort of 60a. The praEeons an3 Gen, Cdwaiadsr brigade did not suffer So severely in cornpariaon What the sasxt movement is to lee no one knows, but ii Is thought the city will be attacked immediately.
 Honrs &c. G. w.K IL We are compelled, in eo1soquence of iAe great press of political matter, defer ,he farther publication of Army news. In our next paper, however, we shall con;nue Mir. KendaIl's letters, together with mass of other interesting items from the seat of War.-Ed. Banner