Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-09-24
ron FREE PRESS, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER, "a, ls47.

COMMANDED fy the lou sho,us OF the victors, ms some
vantage ground was gained and hlgh npoVe te an
rose q dense column OF smoke, at times completely en-
sItiouling the comha ants. The strength ol the enc
my at tbs battle is known to have been i''ooo nj least,
many say 10000, all fresh troops aud III Il position OF
uncommon strength, Opposed 10 .Lem M we w,rcbns
and countermarcles and by incessnnt toll before the
stronghold of Contrcras and san ANTONIO. Az ehu-
rubusco, the Mcxicans themselves say, SANTA Anna
commanded in person but that he lett carry, Inc no
ted ba,talions OF lIidalgo and Victoria, and OF hide
pcndencia--thc Poitas. or young men OF tne cnpitai,
from whom 80 much was cxpccicd--neaiIy all heu
witliou, firing a gun.
In the different works dr, mostly in the church, Ia
ken by Gen. Twiggs near 200O troops were captured.
Among them were Gen. Riucon, who commanded III
person, Gen. Anaya, late President Susfifufo, ana ten.
A.revallon, as also Col; Goros'ez'' formerly Mlnsuet 10
Washington. Gen. Glray was capture. near san
Antonio, by Gen. Worth, and several influential ON
GERS, among them Col. Miramon. by Gen, shields at
the hacienda but the most important capture oi an
was the entire Foreign Battalion, mostly made up oi de-
scrters from our own army. with their commii'dert the
notorious Riley himsiI II. They are AL now under close
guard, and | trust viii be strictly dealt with.
The loss on our side has iallen most heavily upon me
Solth Carolina and New York volunteers, the 9th
Infantry and Smiths light battalion, ATTACHED to
Worth's division, and the batteries OF Capts. Magru-
der and Taylor. The South Carolina regiment was
nearly Gu, to pieces, losing l31 out OF aIa men, WIN wy
which II went INTO action. lhe LIST AftlileIy hhs sui
tercd severely in officers.
The Mexican accounts acknowledge the loss, in
killed, wounded and prisoners, OF no less than thirteen
generals (ainong them three eX- Presidency and iorty-
hive pieces of cannon. One OF our officers s,ys that
we have captured more ammunition than Gen. Scott
has used since he has been in the country.
Yours, &c. q. w. Il.
Killed and Wounded in the New England Regi-
mrnt.
Company A-Woundcd severely. S. s. Sweet
s~liGhtly,P Melville, A. w. Brown, j. Henderson, ID
X. Sicinond-5. Company B-WounIed Severely
Joseph b Hall slightly, l.. A. Pratt. 81, q. w. Bliss
| ID IViu Haunt tptuunpv t-hHIpI. Lewis Il
West wounded slightly, james Webber, &. G. Good
win, w. ?. Hickins--i. Company D-Wounded Sc
vercIy, 81 Lieutenant William \ Newnan slightly
corporal !" NJ. Grout severely. Thomas BreJic
Charles Gettins; slightly. 5. ?. Hale, John Morris
Wcsson Towie, l.. : Wright--s. Company E-killcd
Moses Thompson badly wounded Charles Blood
A. Dixon, Jr, Nicholas franks Company G.
Wounled severely, corporal William l.. Foss. Com.
pany Il--KIlej, Bernard McCluskey wounded Sc
ytreiy, sergeant j. &. Stowell : privates William
Davis %colporaIs NJ. ". Page, George &. Barnes
prlvates Benjamin Bean, a. l.. Pike, George w
Woods, John Boudle, Company l--Wounded, Lieut.
D. II. CraIn, severely private TIL. Garfield slight
y. John llossie. Company k--seveIe!y wounded, j
+. ChnteTton, J. X. Scales slightly. J. B. Higgins
David Brown, William Rhodes, Total, i6.
A letter TO the Times says
Gen. Picrce's horse plunged and threw his ride
among the sharp pointed rocks, ms did also Mao
Seymours. The General was considerably famed
ana VIII. prOOlOly Tor some Time 'cci the ELECTS OF hi
fail. He soon after mounted his horse and continue,
to urge his men onward, Notwithstanding the pail
occasioncd by his fail.
The n. O. Picayunc publishes a letter of Au
gust 29th, the latest date from the city of Mcxi
CT, written by an English commercial! house
which says, The almost universal opinion 9th
better classes, and our countrymen among them
is that "A peace will be concluded" The follow,
ing official correspondence is very important, "a
indicating the spirit with which both parties en-
tered upon negotiations:
HEAD QUARTERS OF THE ARMY L. S. ANERIcA,}
CoYoACAN, August 2lst, loi7.
Ia His En- 'cicacy the P,esideat and Gcacraiia
CART of Tie Rcpujiic If .Ncrir0.
Sir: too much blood his already been shed in TIL
unnatural war between the two great Republics OF thi
continent. 1t is time that the difficulties between
them sionld be amlcably and lioiorabiy settled an,
it is known to your ESc'llcncy that a commits
sioncr oi the pat ut the United States, clothed witt
tuli power to that end. is WITH the army. To cnnhi
the t"o krpucilcs To enter On Negotiation, | am will
M 10 sign, On reasonable terms, u snort arni,tce.
lslill wait VITA lnpltieace uItIl TOM BROW m,rn-
ing Tor n direct answer to this communication bu
s.llll. III the mean time. seize and occupy such position
outs te of the capital a- | may deem necessary to tn,
shelter an 60 Mort I tlEs army.
| have the honor To rrirain, with high considerable,
AMI respect, yoLr E>celrncy'> most onrdirnt servant
WINFIELD SCOTT.