Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-20
BRILLIANT VICTORIES !
IMPORTANT FROM GEN. SCOTT'S ARMY
RlTTLES OF C0EpRERlS avn CHRlr
GtSC0

Total Defeat ot NcNicaHs Gen Scott encomp,d within
TWO sud a ha miles II the C,ty OF Mrxlco--Arnls
tee between the twb Armies - NEGOTIATIONS with Mr.
Inst Tor peace commenced
The l. :. steamship Mary Kjngalana. Cant. John
DAVIS, arrived Al an carly hour this IN ming By her
We have received our sltrs from Mr. Krndlll fon ,h,
I'D 10 TIE 18th of tugnst, all dated from iacnhaya A
courier drSn1chHd h7 hmon tive Goth, with tho hrsI
aaronnt OF the hallc on,hlon thal day was cut of
From map and plan nf the battle fold brnre ne NO
note that they called the battles OF tnutrcf,s and
thuruhuseo 50 caledirom field works If the enemy of
those nantes The Victories decisive but a. far rs
we ran Judge iwm hasiN pornsal Of portion of our let
tors the rioro'ihn tar m 5rnlsco vas made by ten
scol'-rIohahy at the -nggesrIon Of tho British en-
ba'sy. The report Nave hitherto ,vcn that tho cit
o' N"Ne' wa At our mercy appears 10 have been IN
founded Should peace MI flov (r1m the negotiation,
now pending, another balt. must esnr The cnemv h,r
III. t'fce OF from II 30 900 men yet left But The
rad appears n be completely open ION. snl the cll, is
'alFl"o and 'h' mile. fronour -ar,npn-nt
Oar victories have been pnrclased At \ vas, Ia, #
valuable HE rs Vii bH aeon ~ the flawnr lsi-wc
VII give fuller On. tomorrow. We see names n men
al me less OF whom we weep but all have their friend.
and we make no distinction
OFFICERS KlLED-R.cr,,s.
MVm Mus. l5lb infantry; Car' Burke. lat ,rt,ile,v
'ap' Hanson an iutanlry Capt. Thornton, ID DR.,
e1e"a '1I' apron, lst artillery; Capt. q .rl.x. 10Th
n4G''l' eaPl. Anderson. 2i inl,otfy; It, lron,. Is,
. | I
Preston Johnson, LIST artillery, hut attached t, M,em.
DOR battery, 1t Easily , infantry, l., GaoJn,n
i3lh Inantps It. Hoffman. l,t artillery
NoLuNrEtEs. 1t, Chandler y Y rep't. Ca p \,
Butler and LIS David adams and W r. Williams. -,
the :. c rcs'L "
OFFICERS Observation-Disclosures
Coz ,iAfh, 9th infantry. slightly; Gil Morgan. 18th
MUMMY severely; Maj W ado, Sd ARTILLERY severely,
VI J. bonneville. h'h infantry, slightly; CAM W,.s,s
ii tuaniry. severely; Capt Pal kesrnv I., d,,5,5,n
Iei' arm shot oil, apt. McRevnolds, 81 df,,,,ns
E"ell' capt tialJ. 81 maairy, sersrely; I,nf Ross
in infantry seventy; Capt j. r. Smlih. ri n,,nf,y
severely capt hapmaa. 5th infantry, slightly; Cant
> no''o -" lal"nY. slightly; Capt. Holden. 18th IN
l"hiy slightly Capt. Hathaway lst artillery sl,,,I
y; Capt II ahnan, 9th infantry, slightly IT. Schn,lot
taWlun Isl infantry bat attached IN Gen Sc,'s AIT,
s"Ecfrly 1t Holloway, Slh infantry but at,arhnd ~
saHth llghl battalion. severely; II Bacon. ,sh IN
iannl severely ~ taliendcr, OF the Ordnance. bul
e,,n'''"i's h'"L't 1atefy, Severely III Arnold, ID
artillery severely; III Herman Th1rn Sd d,ay,ons At
iached 10 Sol@irand's staff slightly; IL l,ndreks'n
9TH infantry Severely II Humber I'm nl,nry s.yer,
~ l. pyh'oh' ST artillery, but attached I, TayLu,
battery slightly; ~ lonmrr Graham. aclny u,,5 t.,
dragons severely ~ Van Barcn. Of tho mics s,uhtIy.
= i''un ~ "roIefN, fisnt arm shot Oh; Ii Good
oe ION infantry, .urally; 1t Far-eIIy 5th ,nf,t,T
bat attached 10 smiths light battalion ssy, ,el, ;,
h"s'loeil' ad'aht 9TH Infantry, slightly; 1t bee al
infantry, slightly; IL Lowell, 2d infantry slihy. l.,
'haGdIer' ID infantry, slightly Ii Con,. An arpp,
~ shgaly; ~ 1ilden, I'd infantry, severely. / ;,
'e"man' 'th 'nfntry severely; Ii l7 rIner ID lnt,n
Try severely; IN HAYDEN. ID infantry. sl,abll,. ;,
>pasne, adlnlan Oh miantry, slightly; IL Palmer OH
"anlrj' severely Ii Bnckner. 6th infantry s!lsbik
~ Gram, 9Th Infantry slightly; III Slmpki1s l.5b
an'Iy' sehliy' Ia Petcrnel, l5ih mian,ry, slightly.
III Bennei 10Th infantry So
|oLu NrfERs-New York Regiment.-Co Burne,
severely; tapt Fair hid, slightly Capt D,ekn,,n on
.erei, 1t. sweeny. severely; Ut Jenkins. slnhy.
1t. op'p't' severely 1t AicC.5e, slightly 1t. Pouer
severely; 1T. s'rifin slightly; It, Mah,,s,ky. sli,hy
n'nih Nar"iina Rrgmen-I, lieut. { d. nacksns,n
severely; Capt James d. Blandmg slightly; Ai,, Can,
fy, severely 1t. Sumter slightly; Capt H. 5 Moratt.
ighuy' L. n. D. billings, severely, Ii J. H. Clark,
lhseron W; It, j. w. Sieen. 81 h ly; L. j. Il. Day,
lightly; Capt W. ID. Desaussure, slightly; 1t. JOS
bney severely.
onr entire 5sS in killed and wonnled is short Of 100.
hat oi the enemy is not well known Ills loss IN killed
lone is tel eyed 10 be fully equal entire loss and
IS estimated fat at least 3alJ prisoners We're ahen-I
he mum ef ei has wonnted as'crlan,d bat i