The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-09-18

slightly; Capt Hoffman, 9Th Infantry, slightly
Lieut. Schuyler Hamilton, LIST Infantry, but at.
tached to General Scott's staff, severely; Lieu
Holloway, 9th Infantry, but attached to Smiths
Light Battalion, severely; Lieut. Bacon, 9th
Infantry, severely; Lieut. Calender, of Ord
nance, but commanding howitser battery, Sc.
verely; Lieut. Arnold, Cd Artillery, severely
Lieut. Herman Thorn, Sd Dragoons, attached
to Col Garland's staff, slightly; Lieut. Hend-
rickson, 9th Infantry, severely; Lieut. Humber,
9TH Infantry, severely; Lieut. Boynton, LIST A r
tillery, but attached to Tsy lors battery, slight
ly; Lieut. Lorimer Graham, acting with LIST
Dragons, severely; Lieut. Van Buren,, Of the
Rifles, slightly; Lieut. Martin, LIST Artillery,
right arm shot off; Lieut. Goodoe, 18th Infan-
try, MORALLY; Lieut. Farrelly, 5th Infantry, but
attached to Smiths Light Battalion, severely
Lieut. Lugenbell, Adjutant, 5th Infantry,
slightly; Lieut. Bee, Sd Infantry, slightly; 1t
Lowell, I'd Infantry, slightly; Lieut. Chandler,
Sd Infantry, slightly; Lieut. Collins, 9TH Artil-
lery, slightly; Lieut. Tilden, Cd Infantry, Sc
verely; Lieut. Newman, 9th Infantry, severely
Lieut. Gardner, Cd Infantry, severely; Lieut.
Hayden, I'd Infantry, slightly; Lieut. Sprague,
adjutant 9th Infantry, slightly; Lieut. Palmer,
9th In-ntry, severely; Lieut. Buckner, 9th In
fantry, slightly; Lieut. Cram, 9th Infantry,
slightly; Lieut. Peternell, 18th Infantry, slight
! ly; Lieut. Bennett, 18th Infantry Lieut.. Simp-
kins, l2th Infantry, slightly, ....
Voit1teen.--New York Regiment Colonel
Burnst, severely; Capt Farchild, slightly; Capt
Dyckman, severely; Lieut. Sweeney, severely I;
Lieut. Jennss, slightly; Lieut. cooper, severe
ly; Lieut. McCabe, 81 Chilly; Lieut. Potter, Sc
verely; Lieut. Griffin, slightly Lieut. Malhows-
ky, slightly. ...-.. ....
South Carolina imelt--Leut Col Dick
enson, severely; Capt James d. Blanding,
slightly; Adjutant Cantsy,. severely; Lieut.
Sumter, slightly; Capt X S Moffatt, slightly;
Lieut. Billings, severely: Lieut. Clark,
dangerously; Lieut. J W Steer, slightly; 1t
J r Davis, slightly; Capt w d DeSaussure,
slightly; Lieut. J A bney, severely. .
Our entire loss in killed and wounded 10
short of eleven hundred; that of the enemy
is not well known. His loss in killed alone is
believed to be fully equal to our entire loss,
and it is estimated that at least 5000 prisoners
were taken. the number of his wounded was
not ascertained, but is supposed to be very
large. Gen Scott himself received a wound
la tho leg below the knee, 9nt from the man
ner in which Mr.. Kendall sPcnks OF IL, we are
led to hope the injury a slight one.
Editorial Correspondence Of the Pieayvne.
TAcuBAYo, (near Mexico) Aug. %, i847.
The celebrated Archbishop's Palace of Ia
cubayo is now occupied by Gen Scott; and
portion Of the army, after twice defeating the
enemy in two OF the hardest fought battles Of
the war, are quartered Immediately around
him. | have already sent you of q hurrie
SIX ctch of the glorious events Of the 10Th, and
even the present letter must be but a hurried
sy nopsis Of the battles, which have shed such
additional glory upon the American arms.
On the 18th inst. a reconnaissance made by
Col. Duncan having prvcd that road for az
tllery and wagons could be cut from Chalco
to San A ugustine, Gen. Worh's division NOV
ed on the afternoon Of the 18th in that direc
ton. Gen Pillow followed the next morning;
at the same hour Gen. Quitman broke up his
encampment at Buena Vista, a small b hacienda
between vienra de Cordova and Ayotla, and
Immediately Gen. Twiggs was in motion from
the latter place. By this move a new line OF
operations was taken up on the southern and
northwestern side of the city Of Mexico, and
the strong works Of the Pencn and Mexical-
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such immense care and labor, were complete
ly turned.
On the 18th Of August Gen. Worth march,
ed as Tar as the hacienda Of Ssu Gregorio, be-
yond which il was found that the enemy had
cut up and diiched the miserable trail along
which the artillery and wagons were obliged to
pass. He would have gone to Santa Cruz,
another hacienda a league farther on, had not
an order came up from Gen. Scott for a hall
Il seemed that Gen. Twiggs had met a large
force Of the enemy drawn up in front OF him
near Chslo, as u with the intention OF disput-
ing his advance, cutting him Of from the main
body Of the army, and perhaps bringing on a
general action. Gen. T~iggs promptly ORDER
ed some Of his heavier guns to be unlimbered,
and after lew discharges the enemy was dis
persed, with the loss Of Eve or sir killed, but
the demonstration made by the Mexicans, as
have before said, caused q halt of General
worth's division before half dsys' march
was made.
Ate O'Clock on the morning Of the 18th Gen.
Worth resumed his march, his route running
through eorn-6elds and narrow and rock y lanes
along which carriages had never p 'ssed before.
The filing up Of the bitches caused him some
little delay, but by 8 O'Clock the advance was
in sight Of Santa Cruz, and the spires and
domes Of the noted capital OF Mexico could
be discerned in the distance. The obstrue-
tons 10 the road, Of which have spoken,
were obviously Of recent construetion-evi-
denee that the enemy had but just 60, wind Of
our approach, and tina, Gen. Scott had COM
Pls,sly stolen march upon Santa Anna.
O'her than the bitches and rocks which had
been rolled down from the perceptions hillside,
no opposition was made TO the advance Of Gen
Worth until be had reached point in the road