New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-17
TIA. the b'oa.e Of the iss Of August gloomy

TIA, the bsoGsc 81 The lsa Of August gloomy
In TIE extreme.
Esrly on the morning Of ih- 20h. Gen Worth was or.
ds~,d 70 move with pert Of his divi.ion-Garl4nd.
brzsce-;01ari th~ scene % acton Cenfrsr.s aid
10 upon Nalerca, for 70 force this % itiou
x.s ce-med indispensable fes discharges Of cannon
we're beard about O'Clock. aud heavy rsttiug q
setry Al. some sid that IN tn distance th-y bad
o.. large masses Of Nsxicars Ia fu .h toward the
CRY vet few dreamed that the batteries Centrrras
hsi been .tOrnet and carried Yet 10 So. General
scott himself accompanied BY Gen. Worth started for
the scene Of action when they met ov Capt Ns.on
with the joyful utelsen that Valencia had been CON
pi-tsly routed after short bot terrible struggle
The attack upon bis works was planned BY Gen smith
ard resulted nthe cs9ure Of pieces Of artillery
$50 prisoners-smong them Generals Blsnco. Garcia
h-ndozs and the notorious Sslss. ell the ammunition
and camp eqoipase while the rosd along which those
who e.c s2ed led Ess strexe3 with muskets. n lees
thai 20 Of the enemy among them mary officers were
left dead on the fslc-the number % wounded was
5oahtedy TAR greater lhsve no time nor 70 enlarge
comment upon this vell-psnred and brilliant achieve
eni but reservirg more fall description for smother
time. must pass on To other exciting event.
The works AZ centrerAs completely in the power Of
the American army, General scott a. once ordered Gen
Worth 20 fall back u, n Antonio. q and esp
that work and then 70 push on toward the capital
BY the main road while the main body 81 the army IN
der Gens TWiggs, Pillow. Pierce and Cad"sllsder
moved On toward San Angel and Cohoycan. Scarcely
lad the advance II Gen. Twgss GOT haf mile beyond
the latter village before rsiihng IRE Of musketry
nounced that II actively engaged with the outposs
gsve token that the noted q Division had fallen upon
other sirong work
Bat aieR minutes more. and tremendous firing from
the right and immediately 10 he main road from San
Aususn 20 The Capital nsce II evident hat General
Worths division eas actively engaged Hs bad com
oeev turned the strong works o san Auiouia but VALE
doing s. the enemy bad abandoned the psce with the
20 their neaTy guns and had fallen back upon his
second and stronger line ~ works IL gas now Al the
commencement ~ the battle. about O'Clock IN the
afternoon and such rs'tns % hre arms has seldom
OF never been beard the Continent Of America accom-
panied with such booming OF srtery and this Gas con
tinued over two hours .ai until the enemy was fully
routed from every point md until those Who we're not
killed or taken prisoners were In idi night Tor the ty
Let endesvor IN words % give the reader 90 id-s
OF the position zlo works OF the enemy A you come
sors the road leading from san Algusn o. the Capital
and Immediately this side the Puents del kcsana. the
Mexican. mad thrown mp strong sud exceedingly wall
built battery. commanding the road completely. On The
nsht you faced the Guy stretching fora long distance
was q continuous cit.h behind the bsuk OF which an
immense Dumb-r of Mexican infantry were posted. On
the eft Of the e he poli work ~ tue bridge three
hundred ysrds distant the church Of Churuhusc0,
or san Pablo strongly fortified with works tor infantry
and also having vel conftrucrd bstfery containing
number VI guns o.. heavy csibrs.
This work vas litis advanced from the ffs De p0Hi
aod nearly 10 line between II and the vsge o. CohOy
can Farther on the other side OF the work ~ the
bridge about three hundred yards from the road
was large building well adapted for the protection Of
infantry and IN which the enemy had s's0 posted an
immense body The ground Ia the vicinity OF al these
points completely covered with corn and other
fields up Ia every direction BY wide and deep aehes
presenting obstacles unumerahe % the advance Of our
troops NJ recounosance Of the position Of the enemy
had made and consequently IL strength could only
be asceriained By bard blows sn1 knocks
The divisions If Generals IWiggs sud Worth were at
once engaged the former e'ih the church and strong.
hold of Cnuruausco sld ;hs latter With the btteIes "
the bridge s1d 10 tho meantime Gen shisiS< 49,
the see York and south CsIoin. Nv 80
a., 60 p,,e - ss,rylng onward from Cohoycan
=, ,,,'ct ,b b.~.~uss slon they, too, were engaged
- -. $50. - ts,ts became general The enemy h-d
Nu1 ,lsces Of cannon al in admirable position
an1 served With more he" ot1inIy XII, "uno DI'
I'd, ~ our ono. could brought to bear Toe bstiery
Of Cant Frs.s Taylor. II Is true, opened wedreeted
r .spon Churubusco. bat exposed was ia situation
that il -red most terribly both 10 officers and men
To describe the fierce c0u.c; even nov ih>tt.o days
have eaused or t. give an Il the part taken BY
toe diHersnl regiments. were impossible. From lhe
oueuing of the srfs I'd 10 the tme the Mexcsns were
entirely routed and 10 iu f.hl for the City was one
continuous rosr Of cannon and musxetfy accompanied
by The loud shouts OF the vcios ~ some new vantage
ground wss gained aud high Above the din dense
column Of smoke a; times completely 'hroudns 'ne
CONTESTANTS. -.
the strength CT the enemy at ,hls battle 70 known to
have been 600 al least-many say 2OOoo-ai hssn
troops and 10 position OF uncommon strength Up
posed TO them about DocO Amerie-nt Jsaeo sno
broken down by marches aud counieftns.ehss, nu ~
ino~.-.nt before the ghod OF Centreras ana
San Antonio. AZ ChurabuscO, the Mexcsrs Themselves
say santa Anna commanded 10 person, but that he lett
The noted battaOns OF HdsgO ana Nlctosla hho
OF ndependencis-the Polka young men OF the Cap.
ita from whom 90 much was eXpectsd-nesrly all led
without firing gun
10 the different works but mostly In the church, taken
by Gen Tsiggs nearly 300 troops we're captured.
Among them we're Gen. Kincon VINO commanded In per
son Gen. Anaya lately PresideIt Substitute and Gen
Arevall0n as ssO Col. Gor0st formerly Minister A.
Washington. Con. Garay captured near san Auto
MO by Gen Orih and several Influential officers among
them Col Mrsmon, by Gen Shields. At the hacienda
but the mos. important capture OF all was the entire tor
elm battalion mostly made up OF d.sertsrs from our
own army. with their commander the notorious Riley
himself They AL now under close guard sud trust
will be strictly dealt with
The oss on our side has fallen most heavily 1por the
South Carolina and New-lork volunteers. the on In
fanry aud smiths hght battalion attached 10 Worshs
division and the batteries ~ Captains Msgruder and
TAYLOR The South Carolina regiment vas nearly cut
10 pieces losing j7 out Of Zl5 men, with "hch "ent
into action. The lot artillery has suffered severely in
officers. 49,
The Mexican accounts acknowledge toe loss ~ ksed
wounded and prisoners OF 10 ess thar u benersls
(smous them three ex Presider) and iory I'VE pieces
al cannon One Of officers says that 49, have cap
tured mOre ammunition than Gen scott has used since
be has been In the country u. ~ n