Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-18

FROM TUE NEW ORLEANS PIcATUSE OF SEPTEMBER
The United States steamship Mary Kingsland
arrived at early hour this morning. By her we
have received our letters from Mr.. Kendall from
the 22d TO the 2Sh of August, all dated from Tacu-
baya. courier dispatched by him on the goth
with the first account of the battle fought on that
day was cut of.
From map and plan Of the battle-felds before
us we note that they are called the battles of Cou-
treras and Churubusco-so called from field-works
Of the enemy Of those names. The victories were
decisive, but, as far Judge from a hasty
perusal OF portion Of letters, the proposition
for an armistice was made by Gen. Scott-proba-
bly at the suggestion OF the British embassy.
Should peace not follow from the negotiations
now pending, another battle must ensue, the enemy
having a force OF from fifteen to twenty thousand
men yet left. But the road appears TO be complete
" open to US, and the city is only two and half
miles from our encampment
Our victories have been purchased at a vast loss
of valuable life as will be seen by the following
list. We see names of men at the loss of whom
we weep; but all have their friends, and we make
no distinctions.
OFFIcERs KILLEp.-RegulqrS.- Mills l5th nfan-
Try Capt. Hanson, 7h infantry Capt Thornton I'd dra-
goons Capt. Burke, lst artillery Capt Capron Ist aiI
lery Capt Quarles, 5th infantry Capt Anderson, I'd
anuy Lieut. Irons, st artillery, but attached Gen Cad
tached Magruders battery Lieut. Easily ID infantry
Lieut. Goodman, 18th infantry 1t, Hoffman, lst artillery
Volunteer. Lieut. Chandler, New York regiment Col
p. NJ. Butler and Lieuts David Adams and w. r. VIII
liams, of the South Carolina regiment.
OFFIcERs sWoUSDEp.-ReguLlrS.-C Clark, 9Th nfan-
try slightly Col Morgan, 18th infantry, severely Major
Wade Sd artillery, severely Major Bonneville, 9Th infantry
slightly Capt Vessels, % infantry, severely Capt. Phil
Kearny lst Dragons, left shot OIL Capt McReynods,
Sd drsgoons, severely Capt Craig 30 infantry severely
Capt Ross 7th infantry, severely Captain j. X. Smith,
I'd infantry, severely; Captain Chapman, 5th infantry,
slightly Captain Johnson, 9th infantry, slightly; Captain
Holden, 18th infantry, slightly Capt Hathaway, ls are
~, slightly Capt Hoffman, 9Th infantry, slightly Lieut.
Schuyler Hamilton, Isl infantry, but attached 10 Gen. Scot
sta severely Lieut. Holloway, sh infantry, but attached
Smiths light battalion, severely Lieut. Bacon, 9th inan
try severely Lieut. Calender Of the ordnance, bot
Inandng howitzer battery, severely Lieut. Arnold, I'd a-
ery severely Lieut. Herman Thorn, 30 Dragons attached
10 Col Garands staff slightly Lieut. Heudrckson 9Th in
anry severely Lieut.. Humber, 7th infantry severely
Lieut. Boynton artillery, but attached Tayors battery
slightly Lieut. Lorimer Graham acting with st dragoons
severely Lieut. Van Buren, Of the res slightly Lieut.
Martin artillery, right shot of Lieut. Goodoe, 5tt
infantry moraIy Lieut. Farely, 9th infantry, but attached
10 Smiths light battalion, severely Lieut. Lugenbec adju
tan 5th infantry slightly Lieut. Bee Sd infantry, slightly
Lieut. Lowell I'd infantry, slightly Lieut.. Chandler Sd in
fantry slightly Lieut. Collins 9TH artillery slightly Lieut.
Tden I'd infantry, severely; Lieut. Newman 9th infantry
severely Lieut. Gardner, I'd infantry severely Lieut. Hay
den I'd infantry slightly Lieut. Sprague adutant 9th in
fantry slightly Lieut. Palmer 9th infantry severely Lieut.
Buckner 9th infantry slightly Lieut. Cram, 9th nfsnty
slightly; Lieut. Simpkns, 9Th infantry, slightly; Lieut.
PeerneI 5th infantry slightly Lieut. Bennett 5th inf
yoLvSrEEns.-Ne1 Yorh Regimeat.-Co. Burnet, Sc
vereIy Capt. FairchiId sahy Capt Dyckman severely
Lieut. Sweeney, severely Lieut. Jenniss slightly Lieut.
Cooper, severely Lieut. McCabe, slightly Lieut. Potter
severely Lieut. Griffin, slightly Lieut. MahowsIy slightly
.SluM CarokRa RegimeRf-Lieut Col. Dickinson, Sc
verely Capt James ID. BIandng slightly Adj Caner, Sc
verely Lieut. Sumter, slightly Capt X. 5. Mofatt, slight
"; Lieut. X. 5. Billings severely Lieut. J. X. Clark
dangerously Lieut. J. w Steen, slightly Lieut. ]. X
Davis slightly Captain w d. DeSaussure slightly Lieut.
Jos. Abney, severely.
Our entire loss in killed and wounded is short D
eleven hundred; that Of the enemy is not wei
known His loss in killed alone is believed to be
fully equal to our entire loss, and il is estimated tha
at least 5000 prisoners were taken. The number
of his wounded was not ascerained, but is supposed
10 be very large. Gen. Scott himself received a
wound in the leg below the knee, but we are led to
hope f1e injury slight one.
Cen SCOTS vanguard arrived at the hacienda Of Bucnu
Vista on the 10th Of August five six miles this side Of
Avoa reaching the latter place the following day,
infer from letter Of Gen. Valencia Gen. Scott does moi