The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-09
Interesting War Intelligence.
MEXICAN OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE BATTLE OF


interesting War Intelligence.
MEXICAN OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE BATTLE OF
CHURUBUsco.
From the New Orleans Picsyune, Sepo. 80
Below We give transatons of the report Of Gen Rim
cor battle OF Churubusco which we ind In the ME
dali
The Mexcsus are fertile in excuses for their
and seldom have better evidence Of this than Is con-
tanned In the despatch OF Gen Rincon who accounts for
Was Exhausted and his srtsry rendered unt for SER
vice. The reader will smile at his expectation that our
officers will aud the vaor Of his command when 1t Is
considered that he had at least 900 to $4,000 to
oppose than 5000 or 5000 With such dispsr-
y Of force he ought to have been able to drive US from
Army OF THE VANGUARD
SAN ANGEL, Aug. %, l847.
EXCELLENT SR-In compliance with the orders OF
your excellency took the command Of the troops at
Churubusoo the evening Of the 18th inst, and Inn
msd;ts :st about the ms vsa
and the south entirely defenceess and avsed my
self Of the services Of Capt Don Paafox TO
construct the NEST important and urgently required
On the evening Of the 10TH received instructions
Antonio the bsttsions sf the National Guard. HidaIgo
and Victoria which did without delay, and which left
to garrison ChuIubusco the national bAttaons OF inde
On the morning Of the aoth four FOUNDER, with the
necessary appurtenances arrived and ordered 1t to be
placed the rediente"[we ignorant OF the signi
hcation Of this word and cannot find 1t In any Of
which was on the road to Coyoscsn &C.
to occupy the church of that village and watch the
envy short time after this received an order to pro
coed to this place Ito San Angel where the despatch
written.] with all the forces under my command,
leaving at Churubusco small garrison; but immediate
y afterwards received counter order (no doubt owing
to the unexpected events which had occurred at the
heights Of the Pedregsl account Of which deemed
IL prudent to keep at Churubusco under armf all my
forces
But short time elapsed when the commander of the
artillery Don Martin Carrera with six pieces Of arte
ry Of various cabre arrived which ordered immsdi-
aely to placed In battery the road to CoyoAoan
In the embrasures OF the centre and redtenfe which
commands the road to San Antonio.
At this moment General Don Francisco Perez passed
through Churubusco at the head Of his brigade follow
ing the road to the hacienda OF Porslis according to
the orders Of your Exceency and shortly after your
gade passed In disorder resulting from the proximity
houses farms and fruit trees advancing line
The battalion Of Independencia which, under command
can suffered much from the vaor with which it covered
its and succeeded In Joining our forces although
leaving on the ned o. patte some DEAD ana
immediately communicated with his Excelency Gen.
Don Pedro Maria Anaya, my second in command, and
commander Of the National Guard, to take proper
sures for defence At the same time communicated
your Excellency that the enemy charging with
all his forces this point [Churubuseo and my adju
ant Captain Jose Martinez reported that In reply your
Excellsncy ordered US to defend ourselves
In obedience to this order ana IN compliance with
my duty, ordered the battalion Of INDEPENDENTS to
cover which 1t did the heights Of the Convent the
right towards the bridgs-(an which part was whout
advance and In which embrasures we're made The OBJ
ect of this to prevent our being outanked by the
st Patrick occupied the redientes and the curtain In
the front and left fortified by barbe batteries In this
situation we were vigorously attacked by two Divisions
pieces Of artillery, commanded by Gems Smith and
Twiggs. Cen Anaya,. from the esplanade Of the re-
den of the left observed that the enemy charged with
column on that point and succeeded In repulsing
him, although we had the misfortune to have Gen
Anays severely burned, and an English captain and
artillery ammunition;
The enemy redoubled his Efforts 70 take TINS point
hstance that ne was repusea az oten az ne cnargeo
when caused MIN 10 dirsct ms nrs ON the 'front.' ano
The redoubt Of the bridge on the road to San Antonio
sne 9eence OF wnich was NOT IN ny cnsge was
oy me enemy anu Garriea W wncn ne was enaDet 20
our position with ease on tne sids facing tne
SOUTH but the troops under my commsnd did not fAsr
d 70 ngns 81 ~ before INC
oroge was taKen possession OF Dy Inc enemy We re-
csveo se1niolce"eDs oi sne P,che'S "a lnPa EnpaI
usS S ~nu 20 M ,.s.; o ~ th -. d h nS S,s
posed part OF our AZ the vest ana whose cnies
S u o.oe.s iyusns sH.y ;t;a o - S tih @
ot Wy ur,sn nI1 vas Tad nar, W ,h var
nart h;ra ndrd sIsss and n.pt,cn,ay,v that ~ hst
ttaI;on 80 SnS., nha .prtr;dns. - 49, b.Ss
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there only remained few boxes Of cartridges Of nine
ssw mststs ~ sh.t csi,bra to nscss NJ srt;l,sr.
burst one was dsmounted and for the remainder oniv
few cbsress wsrs lsft A. ths sm%union vas exbsn,t.
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on eth er ala not rsturn or told ma r. .it and
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m r po ~ 90 ,I.t ~ both - .nnsrsd On so,cs
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navng oseh weaKenso oy nsse iUssS s"o ING p''s VI
our Dsins Ie' LILLE heu ,a ~ tha
as ss, h .a on .h noirt ar. ph 0,i ma, h
enemy chaIseu on .ne pv'ns' wne re- m @ 's VII -.
n IN ;nS our % ;pso tns ns
eng.n ~ was loune ian. D IA ,. S az
S vi VI .no oon,en., ~ .h ~, W. ~ S,. .;
~ .b; an d Gs Ans and myssS 40 veil ss Mi.
pos.s anu zen en- yr,har hsm .ntsr into
W meos our ia'e f"sAei Sl"N ''A ''o ""J
| caRIuisLon wnatever.
INC ueience, yosr Ehcsnensy, was anu wouiu
Seen su no. DsSn ,Vl .ae
~. zoo VI ou. c'Asns nave sneu s. saoou ~ .ns
with the dad vbom arc cb;s nj great vsor and
Of rank whose ioss win be felt and no doubt
this account the enemy will praise and admire our re
| distance
The Republic has to denlors the loss of the valiant
arst adiutant If the battalion of Independenca Don
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