The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-15
slightly; Lieut. PererneII, 18th Infantry. slight

slightly; Lieut. Pelernell, 18th Infantry, slight
| ly; Lieut. Bennet, 18Th Infantry.
VoLUNTgERs--NeW York Rsgimcnt.-Col. Bu'-
net, severely; Capt Fairchild, slightly Capt. Dyek-
man. severely; Lieut.. Swccny, severely; Lieut. Jen-
MSS slightly; Lieut. Cooper severely; Lieut.. McCabe,
slightly; Lieut. Potter severely Lieut. Griffin, slight
~; Lieut.. Malhowsky. slightly.
South Carolina Rgiment--Lieut. Col, Dcker-
son, severely Capt. James ID. Banding, slightly !;
Adj Caney, severely; Lieut.. Sumter slightly; Cap.
X. S. Molatt, slightly, Lieut. X s. Billings, severe
ly Lieut. II Clark, dangerously; Lieut. w Seen.
slightly; Lieut. Il Davis, sligly; Capt w d Dcans-
sure, slightly; Lieut. JOS Annoy, severely.
Our eutlre loss 10 killed aud wounded is short
of eleven hundred; hat Of the enemy is not
well known His loss in killed alone is believ.
cd 10 be fully eqnal TO our entire loss, and il is
estimated that al least three thousand prisoners
were taken. The number Of his wounded was
not asccrlained, but is supposed TO be very
large. Gen. Scott himself received wound
in the leg below The knee, but from The mans
ner in which MIR. Kendall speaks Of it, we are
led 10 hope the injury slight one.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE PICAYuNE.
TAtUB lYo, (near Ne lic1 AuG, p, 1917.
The celebrated ArchbiShop's Palace Of Ia,
cubIyo is now occupied by Gen. Scott; and
enemy in Two Of The hardes, fought battles Of
'he war, ale quarered Immediately around him.
! have already SEM YOU of a hurried sketch oil
the glorious events Of the ooh, and even the
present letter must BIZ a hurried synopsis Of the
battles, which have Shed such additional glory
upon The American arms.
On the 4h inSt. reconnaissance made by
| Col, Duncan having proved that road Tor al
iillery and wagons could be cut of from Chal'
to San Augustine, Gen. Worlh's division NOV.
I'd on the afternoon OF the l5lh in that diIec
ton. Gen. Pillow followed the next morning
at the same hour Gen Qutman broke up his
encampment a, Bueua Vista, small hacienda
between Vlen,a de Cordova and Ayolla, and
Immediately Gen. Twiggs was III motion from
the latter place. BY this move new line Of
operations was taken up on the southern and
northwestern side Of the city OF Mexico, and
the strong works of The Penon and Mexcal-
singo, upon which Santa Ana had bestowed
S lch immense care aud labor, were completely
turned. .r .#
On the 10th of Augus, Gen. Worth marched
Il far as the hacienda OF San Gregorio, beyond
which il was found that the enemy had cutup
aud dilched the miserable trail along which the
artillery AMI wagons were obliged 10 pass. He
would have gone 10 Santa Cruz, another hac.
came up from Gen. Scott for halt. II seemed
that Gen. Twggs had met a large force Of the
enemy drawn u,, in front OF him near Chalco,
as if with the intention Of dlspulng his ad-
vance, cutting him off from the main body Of
The army, and perhaps bringing on general
action. Gen. TwiSgs promptly ordered some
oi the heavier guns 10 be unlmbered, aud alter
d few discharges the enemy Was dispersed, with
the loss Of FIVE or six killed, but the demons,ra-
| non made lay the MeAicans, as | have before
said, caused a halt U! Gen. Wonh's division
telore halt days march was made
A O'Clock Oh thN morning Of the l1th Gen.
Worth resumed his ,Aarch, his route running
through corn fields and narrow and rocky
lanes, along winch carriages had never passed
before The filing up oil the bitches caused
some little delay, but by 8 O'Clock, the advance
was in sight of Santa Cruz, and the DOM S
and spires Of the ndIed capital Of Mexico could
be diScerned in the distance. The Instructions
in the road, OF which have spoken, were OBJ
viously Of recent Observation-Disclosures thai
the enemy had but just got wind Of our ap
proath, and that Gen. Scott had completely
stolen march upon Santa Ana.
Other than The bitches and rocks which hat
been rolled down from the precipitous hill side
no opposition was made 10 the advance of Gen
Worth until he had reached point in the road
not far from Sahla CruA--but now a scattering
fire was opened upon The head OF his column
by force stationed at advantageous positions
above the road to the left. The enemy w,
al ky dispersed however, by Col. C. Smiths
light battalion and the I'd artillery under Major
/ G,lt. As the divisions neared the hacienda
OF La Noquthe advancew was again fired upon
but again the enemy's pickets were driven ir
without loss. . .,@ a..
A turn Of the road beyond La Novia brough
the pleasant village Of San Augustln in sigh,
and after two or three light >kirmishes, in which
The MeXicans had two or three lancers killet
aud wounded, our tn ops had quiet possession
Of San Augustn. Our only loss during lht
day was one man, soldier of Smiths ligh
battalion, who was wounded from corn fielt
near Xochimileo. -
All O'Clock on the morning ofthe 18th, Gen
Scott arrived at San Augustin, and at 10 o'c'k
Gen. Worth was in full march for the city Of
Mexico by the main road. Majors Smith anG
rurnbull, Crpt. Mason and other engineer Off
GERS, were Sent in advance, supported by Capt
Biake's squadron Of dragons, to rcconnoilre
as it was known the enemy was in force at Of
near San An,onia. The party, when within
thousand yards, was fred upon from battery
which was masked by trees, and The first bal
from twelve FOUNDER instantly killed Cap
lain Thornton, of the I'd Dragons, beside,
everely woundng guide, Jonathan Filz'
walters.
Gen. Garland'e brigade was now ordered tt
occupy the hacienda of Carrera, within pfair
SIGHT and range of The enemy's bat e'ics at Sar
Antonio while Col. Clarke's brigade and the
, battery under Col Duncan took a station in the
rear close by. The engineer officers were a
once sent out TO reconnoitre by Gen. Worth, Il
ascertain the pracicatiliy Of turning the strong
works Of the enemy, and in the meantime Gen
Scout had despatched Capt. Lee with supper
ting party, composed Of Gapt. kearney's squad
r'n and body Of the llh infantry under Col
Ora ram.to ascertain the practicabity finding
: a road by which The village Of San Angel coult
be reached, and thus turn the strong hold a
San Antonio. This latter party had a sharI
encounter with the advance OF the enemy, th,
Juain body being found posted at strong poin
40, far from the factory of Coulreras.
In the skrlnishL some Il or s Mexicans were
killed, and as many more taken prisoners; OF
our side no, q man was touched. The result