Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-16

~ snb height that they could not only overlook all the
rounding country but at the time they had piungng
fire upon US Outside the hacienda and peey command
ing The avenues Of approach, feldwork extending
around sides OF the work, and protected 10y deep wet
ditch and armed with large pieces. This hacienda Is
at the OF the causeway leading the western
gate of the city, and had be passed before getting the
road About three hundred yards of this another
edwork had been built where road the
way al point where crosses nver, thus forming bridge
head or e de pOa This was also very strong and armed
with three very large pieces of The works
rounded on every side by large comfeds, which filed
with the enemys skirmshers, that il difficult to make
reconnaissance 1t therefore decided TO make the attack
Immediately they were full OF men, and extended for near
" mile on the road the city, completely covering
wav The attack commenced about p. NJ. Gen. Twggss
division attacked the side towards which they approached
the fort that is, opposite the city, Gen. Worhs attacked
the bridge head which he took in about hour aud half
while Generals Pillow and Quitnan the extreme left,
between the causeway aud Twggss division. The Rifles
were on the left and in Of the work. entrusted by General
Scott with the task Of charging the work IN Gen. Pierce
gave way. heGring was most emendous-n fact con-
nued roll while the combat lasted The enemy from their
elevated POSITION could readily men, who unable
get clear view from their position Three Of the pieces
were named by the Deserters body Of about hun
dred who had deserted from the ranks of army during the
war; They were enrolled in companies, commanded by
desere and better uniformed and disciplined than the
rest of the army These fought desperately and
are said not only have shot down several OF officers
whom they knew, but to have pulled down the white flag Of
surrender no less than three times.
The battle ragged urousy for about three hours when,
both sides having lost great many the enemy began to give
way they commenced retreatng Kearnys squad
passed through the tte de po, and charging through
the etreang column pursued them % the very gate OF the
city, As they got within about five hundred yards OF the
gate they opened upon with grape and canister and
veral officers wounded Amongst the number Captain
Keany First Dragons, who lost his left above the ell
bow Lieut. Graham, of New York, received flesh
wound in his left Capt McReynold ditto. Our loss
this second battle large We lost in killed seven Off
GERS Captains Capron, Burke, LIST Artillery Leuts Irons
Johnston Hoffman, Capt Anderson Lieut. Easely I'd lnfan
try Capt. Hanson, 7h Infantry Lieut. Irons died on the
2sh Col Butler, of South Carolina, and about thirty Off
wounded exclusive of the volunteers The official
give loss in killed and wounded 49, besides
officers The Mexican loss is 500 killed in the second bats
1000 wounded, and 100 prisoners, exclusive OF officers
Three Generals taken, among them Gen. Ricon
and Anaya the Provisional President also, ten pieces cam
and immense amount of ammunition and stores.
Santa Anna his report, his loss in killed, woended,
and missing at 10000 He has only $4,000 left out OF
10000, which he gives his force the 10th in both
actions.
Thus ended the Battle of Churubusco, Of the most u
and deadly for its length of any of the For
which he deemed conclusive, Gen. Scott did not enter
the city that night but encamped the battlefield, about
four miles from the gate of the city The nexd day
flag of truce out and propositions made which re-
suited in an armlstlce.
Meanwhile the army is encamped in the villages around
the city, recruiting from their fatigue and nursing the sick and
wounded There but few sick, and the wounded get
ting along comfortably in their hospitals