Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-10-30
Editorial Correspondence of the Picayune-
Mr.. Kcndal!'s Letters from Mexico.
TGcubdy1, Sent. s,

Idcu60y1, Sept 8, l541.
Forenoon 10 o'clok.-l have just returned from
another battlc-held-onc on which the victory of
the American arms complete and on which
our troops commended against enemy immense.
ly superior in number and stongIy posted. Gen.
Worth commenced tie attack at early da ylig t,
and in less than two hours overy point was car
rlcd, all The cannon of the e1cmy re in our
possession, an immense quantity of ammunition
was captured, and noarly 1000 men, among them
fity-three officers, takun prisoners.
For more than an hour tho battle ragged with
violence not surpassed since the Mexican war
commenced and so great the odds opposed tha.
ior some tftlo me result was uuuUTfut. Tf,e
force of tho enemy had been estimated NJ from
l2,OoO 10 $4,000 strongly posted behind breast
works. and TO attack our small forco Of scarcely
3Ooo was obliged to approach on an open plain
ana without lho least covcr; but their dauntless
courage carried them over every obstacle and
Notwithstanding the Mexicans fought with a vaIor
rare for them, they werc finally routed from ono
point or another until all were driven and dis
persed. The defeat was total.
Bnt to gam this victory our cwn loss has been
uncommonly severe it has been purchased with
blood OF some OF the tho most gallant spirits of
tho army. The 9th Infantry has suffered the
most. ms regiment along with the 9th and Sth
was engaged In the attack upon a stronp work
on the enemy's right, and was opposed 10 sucb
superior numbers It was compelled to retire olony
with tho others. The celebrated Col Marin
Scott was KILLED IN this attack alonp with tho IL
burweii and Strong, while Col. Mclntosa and ma
ny other officers were badly wounded. The
worse than savage miScreants in tho cort. after
our mon retired, set up IL yell aad assacrcd such
OF our wounded rs were unable to yet off
N TINS way poor BurwclI lost his life FALL
were they avenged, however; for within hair nm
hour Duncan's battery, aided by the E, ofono,b.
or OF their works. drove the dastardlv wre,cbes
III iuil hight across the fields. No one knew or
oven surmised the strength of the place; il was
"r o'u iort' constructed long since. and was one
oi Ia Tue man deiences of tho line of works.
ino HieS'can loss has been even more severe
man our own. Gen. Balderas. Gen. Leon and
many other officers arc numbered omong ,Jn, ae,d
while the interior Of their works The ,ons of rho
houses from which they fought, and the ground
o'or wh'chl lhey sd arc strewn with lfsless DO |.
iIS. 0uch was The panic that many of officers say
'''' lew fresh troops might have taken Chapnl.
'oPec i'seelt almost without struggle; but olhcr
'''h lew shots fired at that point frrm some of
made. -
After the battle was over Con. Scott came on,
accompanied by his staff, and also by Mr.. Trist.
nc MeXcans AT tho Time wcro throwing shells
a. some OF our wagons Con. Worth had sont ou,
10 PICK up the dead and wounded Thev had
P''ceu howitzar In position on Chapultepec
IL INC close OF the action, and now. seeing no en-.
'"y win IN reach, the cowardly wre.chcs opened
upon inc ambulances and those who were rathor
ing ihe bodies of their wounded asd ifeless com.
'"uos. on seeing this worse than savace out
&C. one OF our officers, with sarcastic cxnres
SION OF counlenance, asked whether Mr.. 'Pris,
~ mao any new peace propositions in his pocket.
MCINTOSH did not com out after the battle to oninl
more time for his friend Santa Anna. nor worm
out iresil lpteliigenco of tho. strength spd move.
hehts OF our army, In ordor that he might be ofl
service TO the Mexcans by Communicating il.
ne Mexican prisoners say that Santa Anna
hmsef was OH The ground in the rear of their
works, but left at the commencement Of the ROM.
hey admit that their entire force was 1000. il
sFcertain that including killed. wounded, priso-
ners M ana dispersed. their loss has been near 5.
OOo. Many of them were regulars, tho Hin
and Eth Infantry Regiments suffering most
lhe commander of the latter. Col. Tenorio. is
prisoner in our hands; some fourteen officers be-.
onglng 70 the former are also prisoners. but tho
Gee. Perez, escaped.