Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-23
MIR. KssDALL's IETTEns TO rur rrcArusr.


Mr.. KgsDALL's LETTERS TO ruE r1cArusE
TAcUBAYA, SEPTEMBER g, Is47
Forenoon 10 ociockI have just teturned from another
battle fed--one which the victory # the American arms
complete and which our troops contended against
enemy immensely superior in number and strongly posted
Gen. Worth commenced the attack carly daylight and in
less than hours every point CARED all the cannon of
the enemy in possession, immense quantity OF
ammunition captured and nearly LOO men, among them
fifty three officers, taken prisoners.
For more than hour the battle ragged with violence not
surpassed since the Mexican commenced and great
the odds opposed that for some time the result doubtful
The force Of the enemy has been estimated 900
000 strongly posted behind beawors and to attack
them small force of scarcely obliged to approach
open plain, and. without the least cover but their
dauntess courage carried them every obstacle and
withsandng the Mexicans fought with valor for hen
they finally routed from point another until all
were driven and dispersed The defeat was total
But gain this victory losshas been uncommony
has been purchased with the blood Of Of the
most gallant spirits of the army The 5h infantry has suf
fered the This regiment along with the 9th and sh
engaged in the attack upon strong work the enemys
right and opposed such superior numbers that
compelled TO retire along with the others The celebrated
Col Martin Scott was killed in this attack along with Leuts.
Burwel and Strong while COL Mcintosh and many other
officers badly wounded The than savage mis-
creans in the fort, after retired, up yell and
came out and massacred such Of wounded
able to get off In this way poor Burwe lost his life. Fully
were they avenged however for within half hour Dun
cans battery, aided by the fall of another of their works,
drove the dasardy wretches in full flight the fields
No knew surmsed the strength of the place
old fort constructed long since, and of the
main defences of the line of works.
On the enemy's left and Chapuepec, loss
also great although not 1t here that Colonel
VIM. M. Graham, brave spirit lived, killed
Captains Merrill and Ayres also fell in this part of the field
The wonder now is how any could out safe under
such terrible fire the enemy poured from his entire line Of
works Nothing but the daring and impetuosy of men,
who rushed onward while their comrades falling thick
around them, gained the victory Had they aered all
would have been lost
The broken ground the right of the enemy, cut up by
deep ravnes saved many Of Santa Annals troops in their
ght yet as Dragons killed and captured many
OF the fugves. Large bodies of the Mexican cavalry APP
preached the of strife tines but they driven
like sheep by Duncans battery.
The Mexican loss has been than
Gen. Balderas, Gen Leon, and many other officers
bered among the dead while the interior of their works. the
tops of the houses from which they fought and the ground
which they fled strewn with leess bodies Such
the panic that many of officers say that few fresh
troops might have taken Chapuepec itself almost without
struggle but other than few shots fred that point from
Of the captured cannon, demonstration made.
The Mexican prisoners say that Santa Anna himself
the ground in the of their works. but left the
of the They admit that their entire force
,000 it is certain that including killed. wounded,
prisoners and dispersed, their loss has been $1,000
Many OF them were regulars, the th and 18th infantry
gments suffering most The commander of the latter, Col.
Tenoro, prisoner in our hands fourteen officers
belonging to the former also prisoners but the commander
Gen. Perez, escaped.
which several moulds Tor caslngc cannon
and other apparatus found, entirely demolished
and after ascertaning this Gen. Scott wishing to hold
the position, ordered all the forces to retire.
The entire loss in Gen. Wohs divisions of some 800
1000 that into action, will fall much short of
600 The dragons and Gen Cadwaladers brigade did not
suffer SO severely in comparison.
TActBAYA, SEPTEMBER 8, ls47.
have been enabled to gather full list Of all the killed and
wounded officers in Gen. Worths division in the great battle
of the Moline del Rev. also Of those Major Summers
mand of Dragons. Gen. Cadwalades loss will obtain be.
fore close this letter The following list may be relied
GEN WORMS DrvIsIos.-KiAed.-Col. Martin Scott,
9Th infantry; Capt. Merrill 5th infantry Capt. G. w.
Ayrcs, Sd artillery Lieut. E. b. Strong, 5h infantry Lieut.
w. Armstrong, I'd artillery Lieut.. W. T. Burwel 9th in
fantry Lieut. Fary Sd artillery.
Woundd.-Col Mcintosh, 9th infantry, severely; Major
O. A. Waite 9Th infantry, badly Major G. Wright sth in
fany, slightly Capt. E. X Smith, 9Th infantry, severely
since dead Capt Cady, 9th infantry slightly Capt. Lar
kin Smith, 9Th Infantry severely; Capt Walker, 9th nfan
try, severely Capt r. Anderson Sd artillery, severely
Assist Surgeon W. Roberts, dangerously Capt j. L. Ma
con, corps OF engineers, severely Lieut. NJ H. Shackefod
I'd artillery severely Lieut. G. s. Hamilton, 9Th infantry,
severely Lieut. O. b. Daniels, I'd artillery severely Lieut.
Ernst 9th infantry, severely lost right hand Lieut. j. g.
Burbank sth infantry, MORALLY [snce dead Lieut. j. ID.
Clark, sh infantry, badly Lieut. c. F. Morris, 9Th nfan-
try, severely snce dead Lieut. j. Beardsley, sh nfau-
ny, badly Lieut. =. Wainwright sih infantry severely
Lieut. H. J. Hunt, I'd artillery, slightly Lieut. j. G. 5.
Smelling, sh infantry severely Lieut. H. +. Clarke, I'd
artillery slightly; Lieut. W. Hayes Cd artillery, slightly
Lieut. g. Foster, corps Of engineers severely Assist Sur
y Lieut. H. Prince, 4th infantry, severely Lieut.. d.
Lincoln 4th infantry, severely Lieut. Herman Thorne, Sd
Dragons aid to COL Garland severely Lieut. Montgomery,
sth infantry slightly Lieut. Andrews Sd artillery, slightly.
MAJon SUMMERS CommASD.-Capt Croghan Ker, 81
Dragons severely Lieut. Tree, I'd Dragons, severely
Lieut. Walker, mounted rifles slightly; Lieut.. Williams, 81
dragons, slightly.
The above list is complete and perfect There has been
much difficulty IN obtaining nearly all the orderly
geans aud executive officers have been killed wounded
The conduct oil all the non-commssioncd officers has been
gallant and most conspicuous while of them behaved
noby that they have been recommended for immediate pro-
motion to Gen. Scott. Their Sergeants Benson,
Wilson, and Robinson, of the I'd artillery Sergeant Heck
OF the Sd artillery Sergeans Updegra Farmer Archer and
Daily OF the 9th infantry Sergeant Major Thompson, OF the
9th infantry Sergeant Major Fink Of the 9Th infantry.
trust and hope that Gen. Scott will once promote
fellows. More than half the officers in Gen. Worths divi-
have been struck down. either killed or wounded in the
actions Of Churubusco and FL Moline del Rev. and many
the companies have absolutely to command them
OF our wounded officers learn that one OF them
received mortal injury although three or four are in dan
gerous situation The wound Of Major Waite although Sc
we're, will not keep him long from duty The same may be
said of Capt Mason and Lieut. Foster of the engineers
Major Wright struck in the stomach by partially spent
ball. while CALAMITY leading the sormng party of five hun
dred picked men, but is recovering from the effect
shall make further inquiries in relation to the wounded officers
before close this letter.
The following list Of the officers killed and wounded in Gen.
Cadwaades brigade, believe TO be nearly correct If there
any naccuracy ii will correct it, II 80 happened in
order Of battle that the lth regiment Immediately engag
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