Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-09-16

We stop the Press to lay before our readers the
following interesting news, which we find in the
B1ltimore Sun Of yesterday:
Our Unprecedented stud Of ponies. compri-
sng sixty blooded horses so admirably airan.
ged between Baltimore and New Orleans,
icame through last night, 10 advance of every
thing on the route, bringing us the highly i'm
,porant news from Gen. SCOTS Army, which
we hasten TO lay before our readers without
comment, being the most interesting yet recei-
we'd from Mexico. Our courier brought us
the Pcayune of the 9Th instant, from which
we copy.
The t. S. steamship Mary Kingsland, Capt
John Davis. arrived at an early hour this morn
ing By her we have received our letters
from Mr.. Kendall from the 22d TO the 18th Of
August, all dated from Tacubava. A courier
dispatched by hun on the 20lh with the first
account of the battle fought on that day, was
cut off.
From map or plan OF the battefelds be-
fore us, we note that they are called the bat
Ties of Coctreras and Churusbusco--so called
from the field works Of the enemy Of those
names. The victories were decisive; but as far
as we can Judge from hasty perusal OF a por-
ton of of our letters, The proposition for an ar
mistice was made by Gen. Scou-probably 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 untounded.
Should peace not follow from the negotia-
lions now pending, another batlle must ensue,
the enemy having force of from fifteen to
twenty thousand men yet left. But the road
appears to be completely open to US, and the
civ is only two and a half miles from our en-
campmenL
Our victories have been purchased at vast
loss Of valuable life, as will be seen by the fol-
lowing list We see names ofmen at the loss
Of whom we weep; but all have their friends,
and we make no distinctions.
OFFICERS KuLED-f Regulars Mai. Mills,
18th Infantry, Capt Hanson, 9Th Infantry,
Capt Thornton, I'd Dragons, Capt. Burke,
lstArtiIley Capt Capron, LIST Artillery, Capt.
Quaries, 5th Infantry, Capt. Anderson, 2nd
Infantry; Lieuts. Irons, LIST Artillery, but at
mched to Gen. Calwalader's staff, Preston
Johnson, LIST Artillery. but attached to Magru-
ders battery, Easily I'd Infantry, Goodman.
18th Infantry, Hoffman. LIST Artillery.
Jo',mteeTs.--Lieut Chandler. New York
Regiment, Col. P. NJ. Butler, and Leuts Da-
vid Adams and w. X Williams, ofthe South
Carolina Regiment.
OFFICERS Regulars Colonel
Clark, 9th Unfit. slightly, Col. Morgan, 18th
Init. severely, Maj. Wade, Sd Art. severely,
Maj. Bonneville, 9th inf, slightly, Capis.
Vessels, % INIT. severely, Phil. Kearny, LIST
Dragons, left arm shot off, McReynods, Sd
Dragons, severely, Craig, % Inf. severely,
Ross, 9TH inf. severely, j r. Smith, I'd inf.
severely, Chapan, 9Th Inf. slightly, Johnson,
9TH INIT. slightly, Holden. 18th Inf. slightly,
Hathaway, lst Art. slightly, Hoffman, 9th
INIT. slightly. Lie@ts. Schuyler Hamilton, LIST
Inf. but attached to Gen SCOTS staff, severely,
Holloway, Sth Init. but attached TO Smiths
Light Battalion, severely, Bacon, 9th Init Sc
rerely, Calender, of the Ordnance, but com
handing howtzer battery, severely. Arnold,
I'd Artillery. severely, Herman Thorn, Sd
Dragons, attached to Col. Garland's staff,
slightly, Hendrickson, 9th Unfit severely,
Humber, 9TH Init severely, Boynon, lst Ar
uIery, but attached 10 Taylor's battery, slight
ly, Lorlmer Graham, acting with LIST ORA
Coons, severely, Van Buren,, of the Rifles,
slightly, Martin, LIST Artillery, right arm shot
of, Goodloe, 18th inf. moytally. Farrelly, 9Th
lnlt. but attached to Smiths Light Battalion,
severely, Lugenbell, adiutant 9Th Inft slight,
ly, Bee, Sd lnit. slightly, Lowell. I'd Unfit slight
ly, Chandler, Sd Inf. slightly, Collins 4th
lNlhl'ti1, ShShbls ~ luil. severely,
Newman, 9th INIT severely, Gardner, I'd Init.
severely, Hayden Cd inf slightly. Sprague.
adlutant 9th inf. slightly, Palmer, 9th inf.
severely, Buckner, 9th Unfit slightly, Cram,
9Th Init slightly, Simpkins. 18th INIT slightly,
Pelernel, 18th Unfit slightly, Bennett, 18th Init.
Volunteers York Regiment
Bumet, severely, Capt. Fairchild, slightly,
Capt Dyckman, severely. Lieut.. Sweeny, Sc
rerely. Lieut.. Jenniss. slightly, Lieut. Cooper,
severely, Lieut.. McCabe, slightly. Lieut. Pot
er severely, Lieut. Griffin, slightly, Lieut.,
Malhowsky, slightly.
South Carolina Regiment, LIT. Col. Dick
cnson, severely; Capt. James d. Blanding,
slightly Adj. Cantev, severely; It. Sumter,
slightly, Capt X. S. MofIau slightly. 1t. X.
). Billings, severely, Lit J. r. Clark, danger.
ously, 1t. ]. W, Sleen, slightly, 1t. ]. r. Da-
Wis, slightly, Capt. w ID. DeSaussure, slight
by, 1t. JOS Abney. severely.
Our entire loss in killed and wounded is not
short OF eleven hundred that of the enemy
IS not well known. His loss in killed alone is
believed TO be fully equal to our entire loss, and
u IS estimated that at least 5000 prisoners
were taken. The number ofhis wounded was
notascertained, but is supposed to be very large.
Gen. Scout himself received wound in the
leg below the knee. but from the manner in
winch Mr.. Kendall speaks Of ii, we are led 10