Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-20
TIL. BATTLES.

The If the great baies befate Mexico /, ~,
be srcn. is fully confirmed The result has been n :
In hir s-bn victory has been purchased at an j..
t,ense sacrifice If valuable life. The list of cas,,,,;
;,,te tr offters i. dis -ss,r. oss of men ro.
er, in tile aggregate than that sustained in any ac,i .
tie war, or indeed in any other engagement, in which
onr troops participated. We give Mr. kcnl,ll,
letter Without map. il is impossible To f, ~ int
ln The details. Enough nay be gathered to show ia.
great eeherashp dispIa. Cd in rsnnlg the atl,.l
And rhat lf"ps behaved with even more than ,,'
wonred gqllantry.
Virginia, usual suffers srverely-Thc o,l.
Captain TnoRNToN. WHO opeael the war, i, ven
be srcr, hasfallcn, we trust, IN lis fast baitle-f,.
Andcisn Ii Easily and Ii Johnson wcTe al,,, rI,,,
l1ns.tiIr former from A9lngdor. Capt. Cr,r. nj ~.
2rl inianlry.a gallant officer. severely wounded j. r..
FrcGcrcl sbng. The lists, We regret To say. ,nr,,a
piec. The volunteers ,nii red dradfuy. 'Ibes r
Regiment WAS cut to pfc 5. its Colonel and ,wo liz.
cnlnts klled-tle Lieutenant Coi3acl anil ten NJ. or.c
fcers wounded.
We cannot ascertain bow many men Gen Scot, h.,
with hlm in these bluody engagements but il may In Tia,
the 'rn'lsift @as measure Of prudence. as well a,6
',rbe,rah.e m his part. W. e,rnesy Il ,pa it m,,r
suit in peace, and believe that it WILL If the
mahdcd 1e mt oo cxorhitant.
The National Intelligence say Official lc,p cbr.
were received from Gen Scot. Mr. lrist We AVA,
luther intelligence w,,h the dctt'est Interest.
1hr ugh a rcnd at Tampco we have received
tansllons o letter. ir1m the city OF Mckee, rcreiyet
that place, giving aeco9nls Of the battles We ar, com
pei'' to a'' the publication Of the ,ngcr and mora
minute Of the two. The writer states exrlicilIy tina,
the proposition for armstce came from Santa Ann,
Ne give below of the letters
MENco, August q, 1877
Ny Dear Friend Il AIN in the bAchest ,f Lomo,. !
am overpowered by tie most rtoit und utlanch,y T,c
whole las gone 10 the deyh-the W KRIS the ba,,fr
anktts, have lIumph, b our ~ iciert jcp
ais c2nno, even command ttrr soldiers Gems Nal,
Ella and SANTA Anna have been routed sneccssiycly at .
Stone t1aary ut san Angel and ,hr Chufoln,s,o
4 bridge ard NruV with his army octupps Tia. barl,l,
OF pohal'-s, distant five miles trot hete
This gam o miscrcanls would have occn,icd tie "a,
ial to-day hut Cen Santa Anna, In oder as il is re.
parted To- prevent such gnolny 10 the nation AS to ,s
the hateful q Of the waving uytr the palace NJ
MunttssnIa. has decided hearing the ur.n,sYl>l,
peace tfon the | nlttd States Commissioner an1 AS,
preliminary TO- morrow they Will discuss the terms d,
m arInistce The Commissioners ON the ,ra, ot our
Go ernInent, are Gencrals Nova. El-nJ sid Quinn,
NJ 'lediciion snd eternal hatred In N SO Who haya
usned The ''lls Of Leaders Of the nation ONLY ~ b,J
revolutions they promoted for their aqgrandstmen, and
10 demoralIz' all classes o s,cety \ tresy az ",
appears Ia me inevitable, and The most shameful ro
dltlols 10 uS, Tor! without army or public sprt VIII
as been dtadtncd by civil dls>entlns and In The fare
i the tieaspnahe seIf-hn shown by the
some OF the States, What advantages it possible IL, OBJ
AVS from proud enemy Y hu is couscips OF his povr}
VIII ho continue discussing this point, btcatlst | fyi
nay soul is burning viii despair. Poor unry sbrb,s
been buried IN The me by hose Of her SONS hats hs.
! most distinguished.