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|CoI p.I,c;o. mortally wounded Their
loss in the retreat was terribly severe
bv-path is strewn with TIE dead
Had our dragons been enabled to reaci,I
tLcm in season. all would have been killed
or conturc1-Santa Anna among them
Canal;zo. with his noted ~lancers had the
prudence to bdn0S early. -. 4.
Even Nm TO this time it is impossible to.
give anv thing like a full or correct list Of
onr wonpdrd oficers--it is surprising that
m,rv If them were not killed. Lieut.. Der
by, a gallant young officer otthe toprgraPn-
ical engineers, was badly but not mortaiiy
wounded while storlning one oil the hlgh,s'
Lieut. Ewel, of the rifles, is supposed to De
mortallv wounded. This regiment has SUI
if red terribly. Lieut.. Dana, Of the TN IN
i~fantrv, was badly wounded; Capt. Patten,
Of ;he Sd, slightly. Lieut., Davis; OF the
rides, was very badly wounded in the hip,
Major Summer, of the ed Dragons, but
ommandino Rifles, is improving.
The list Of killed and wounded officers
lin Col. Haskall's command yesterday l
have been able to obtain. 1t should mere
be stated, that Capt. Williams company OF
kentucky, and Capt. Charles MAYORS COM
nary Of PENNSYLVANIA volunteers, were at
tacied temporarily to this regiment. Here
is the list:
! E2MqA-Ist Lieut.. Fred B. Nelson, COM
.jmanding company; ID Lieut.. g.. &. Gill,
company E.. Both of these officers were
from Memphis.
Hgun9cd.-Lieut Colonel d. Fl. Cum
q ing. slightly; Major Robert Farquharson,
,(of the Isl Texas volunteers, assigned to
this regiment for the day severely; Isl
'iLieut. Wiley P. Halle, adjutant, severely:
Ist Lieut. Wm. YearwUod, mortally; I'd
Lieut.. Jares Forest, slightly; Capt. a. H.
Murray severely; Sd Lieut.. Geo. l.. SUIT
neTiand, Kentucky volunteers, severely
The regiment, when in action, numbered
less than 400 men and its loss was ~ IN kill
ed and wounded.
La Vega was in command OF the Cerro
IGordo on the first day ofthe fight but q de-
sertcr from our dragons, a German, going
into their camp at night, and informing them
that the main attack was TO be made on the
right of their line-the work so iicrceiy at
tackled bv Gen. Pillow he changed place:
with Gen. Vasquez. The latter, as | hav'
already stated, was killed-La Vega dcfen,
lded his most until the lines Of the enemy
were completely turned. Several Mexican
coIonels have been killed but their names
have been unable to learn. y brother ol
-iGen La Vega, a colonel of Artillery, was
severely, and as is supposed, m~ortaily woun.
SIded.
$ Hundreds of cases of individual gallantrJ
Sin s.orming the different heights, are mon
, toned. Col. Childs led on his command or
; the first day until hehad only some forty oil
fftv men with him. 1t is also said that Capt
+ Maerudcr followed up a charge until he iiat
ibut nine soldiers left. lcannot now recol
;ilect o~ne-tcnthpart of the instances of TIT
Il most reckless daring displayed, but shall
z endcavor to pick them up. | shall als'
send YOU on a full return of the killed ant
e wounded if can obtain it, but at the pres
d ent it is almost impossible TO get hold Of any
: thing. The wounded arc still along th'
J road: for miles, although they are bringln:
[ them in as last as possible.
The army is to advance towards Mexic'
immediately. Gen. Worth's division march
ed this morning-Gcn. Scott is to march a
noon. Santa Annals coach is to be harness
ed up for the purpose of carrying OH MaJo
d Summer-bctter use than it ever was put t
: before.
The officers and men of the Mexican ar
MY mean such as are prisoners-are t
Il be turned loose OF their parole not again t
take up arms during the war. Perhapse i
: is the best disposition. that could be mad
u Of them, as any other course would della.
q Gen. SCOTS forward movement. Fifteen o
their officers had refused TO sign, but hav,
% given their parole OF honor to report them
y selves, without delay, to Col. Wilson, a
Vera Cruz, as prisoners of war. ANON
those are Gems La Vega and Jarreo, the lat
Governor Ct Pcrotc during the timethe Tex
an prisoners were there, and believe distin
&c guished for his good treatment of them
These officers will either be kept in til
U castle ofSan Juan de Ulua, or else procec
to tie United States.
II Gen. Shields is still alived, but it is con
{ sidered impossible for him to survive. Th
i. ball went through his lungs as he was lead
Is ing his men to storm the farthest work O
the enemy.
shall start on for Jalapa this afternoon
and will write by every opportunity. lsen
!" vou some Mexican papers, as also Aant