The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-10-14
The Late Battles in Mexico.


THE Late Battles in Mexico.
7,ron q nriyate letter, written by gentle
-,,n If the army after the bates near Next
en- Of the 10Th and goth August, the M'ssou-
=; Republican has been permitted to make
the f5uowing interesting extracts, when VIII
coable the reader more wildly to conceive inc
s.ng1iaary character of those engagements,
and the immense sacrifice OF men Wnlcn '9lS
war has brought upon u.s. Inc ietterl Is ga,
ted at San Augustin on the 25th oil August:
--Nl!ionaL Ia'eHigencer.
"Our arms are again victorious, but at a
fearful cost of life and blood We have lost
one thousand in killed and wounded, and a.
,nony the killed are the best officers OF the
ARM. Captain Capron and Captain Burke
are with the buried, having been killed dead
~ tho storming Of ChuruhQseo, were we lost
in three hours seven hundred officers anu
men.
Goa the 10Th our division advanced upon
the enemv in position at Contrcroi, their hrS'
work, defended by ten thousand men. WIN
twenty-five pieces ofartillery, and admirably
entronched.
"The advanced guard was commanded by
Cant. Roberts and Capt. Porter, and by them
the attack was commenced. Capt Roberts
deploycd in front of their battery, aboat one
th5lslal wards from their lines Sand advanced
steadily under the fire ofsaells, round, grape,
and canister shot, driving in all their plckets
and s.lirmishers, AMI took his position under
shelter of a cover OF rocks and a deep ravlne,
about two hundred yards from their first line
of batteries and breastworks, where he re-
manned until the rest OF the division and Gen
O uitman's supporting command had come up
tn ioin the attack. 1t WAS found impossible
in consequence of the nature of the ground
considered impossible by the MeXicang, t.
form the or Ter of battle and assault the works
until morning, our men having made long
march, aql having laborei for holrs in ma
king roads and hauling artillery and ammuni
ton. The whole army took cover withI
muslet range of the enemy, who poured up
on us all the time their FIRE from ten thou'anl
muskets, and slept on oar arms during tbs
night.
AT two o'clock in the morning, under GOV
or Of dirIuess aal rain, our position was to
ken, ana at seyen the assault commhncei
The works were all carried by the hayonet II
less than an hour, and the ten thousand Mex
leans put to perfect route. The scene can
not b! described; eight hundred anil fly
Mexican3 were dead upon the field, between
three and four hundred We're wounded, anC
fifteen hundred taken prisoners aud thoi
twenty-five pieces of artillery,an great quan
titles Of ammunition and other m1tcr'm Q
war, captured. Oar loss in killed and wound
el mere WIS less than two hunered. Cap
Hanson, of the 9TH infantry, and Lieut.. John
ston, of the 1st artillery, we're the only OF
GERS killed. W. pushed forward to thj
place in pursuit ofthe retrcating enemy hc
the Lancers made stand, and continued
fire upon us through the roads and felIs u
to Churubusco, where the most terrible bait
ever fought on this continent took p!ac
THIS assault by the bayoaet has redoeMe
the i.noea2hel valor Of the Mexican arm.
Gen. TNigg's, Gen. Worth's, AMI Gen. ri
lows division, were all concentrated here an
for two hours and half every man W
brought under the fire Of the works. I'll
strength Of this position can hardly be c)i
caivel, We hal bat one approach, water su
ronnlinz it on all sides but one. This al
proach was defended by twenty-five thol
sand men, behind the most approved fiel
works, Of great strength and seemingly IL
pregnab!e. Ofcourse they were carried, b
1he fields and works, covered with betwet
three and four thousand killed and wound(
on both Sides showed the terrible cost. Fl
ty orour officers were killed and wounded
"Before Gen. Worth had joined our div
ions in this attack, he had s'ormed and ca
Ticd the works at San Antonio, with no lit
loss You may well imagine that our div
ion was too much exhausted and cut to pee
to push on further. We had been tilhtll
some EIGHT hours and had marched near
..icht miles all we're worn out with hungl
thirst and fatigue. As for myself, bad ca.'
nothing but the half ola hard biscuit for 70
weight hours. Gen. Worh's division, mo
fresh, pushed on, and storueI and carried a
other fort before dark, within one mile OF t
city oates. Captain Phil. Kearney lost
arm here, but he is doing well, and is in
danger. He was greatly distinguished, al
has covered himself with glory.
"The 10Th Of August, 1847, will be d.
never to be forgotten. It's history is WRITE
in blood, and the halo of glory it wreath
upon the arms ofour country is too deeply c
sanguined with the blood Of Americans,
rejoice the army that has covered itself vi
imperishable renown. Our camp is ILL
with mourning, and the reflection that
greater grief is yet to be carried to
hearths and homes of those who have fall
is too sad for utterancc. What carnage
single day The sun that rose on the q
shed its glad light upon seven thousand me-
full of life and hope, who strewed the bat
fed with their scattered limbs and cors
when night closed in The day WAS tunu
nous, rovengoful and bloody: the MIG
gloomy, fearful and dark the stiffness Of
broken by the groan5 Of the wounded and
dying
New YoRK. Thursday, Oct. 7.