The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-09-15
IMPORTANT NEWS!
LATE FROM MEXICO.
The American Arms again VIC
~ tOriOls!!!

OF the 9Th inst, we have the latest news
from the scat of war. which is of the most
important character. The American arms
have once more been victorious, but the VIC
tory has been purchased at the loss of cicrcu
humlfet Of Our gallant sol,licrs killed and
wounded, and among them, many of rank
and distinction. The loss has fallen hcavi.
est upon the Palmetto anl New York Re.
gimcnts, out of 272 mcu Of the Palmetto
Regiment that went into the action, 1877
were killed and wounded. Col. Butler.
lIieus. Adams and w. r. Williams are
the only officers we find killed given in the
extr@ The following is list of the wound
cd of the Palmetto Regiment Lieut.. Col
Dickcnson, severely; Capt, Banding,
ADJ. Cantcy, severely Lieut. Sumptcr,
slightly, Capt. Moflit, slightly; 1t. Billings,
severely; Lit. Clark: dangerously; Lieut.
S'cen, slightly 1t. Davis, slightly; Capt
DeSaussurc, slightly; 1t. Jos. Abney, &C.
verely.
| No mention wha,cvSf is made of the loss
leads us to the suppostion tha, our company
with some others Of the Regim.n N. OF which
no mention is made also, were either de-
tailed on snmc other duty and no, in the
battle or the report of the loss ha, not
reached MIR. Kendall when he wrote. =
We have not the space to give an entire
list of the killed and wounded in thi, num-
bcr of our paper; the names of none of
the privates who have fallen arc given us
yet. The entire loss in killed and woundcd
OH the American side is short of eleven
hundred; that Of the enemy is not known,
is however, supposed to he equal to our
own, and it is estimated that at least 5000
prisoners We're taken. In the action at
Coutreras, strongly fortified post, the at
tack of which was WAS planned by General
Smith, 10 pieces of artillery, and some l,5OO
prisoners were captured and among them
Generals Blanco, Garcia, Mendoza, and the
notorious Salas; ali the ammunition and
camp cqu'pagc. And it is supposed that
at least roo of the enemy were left upon
the field dead, and as many wounded.
1t was in the action at Churubusco, that
the Palmetto Regiment was engaged, to
gether with the New York: the 9th, 18th
and 18th Regiments of Infantry, under
General Pierce, as they were hurrying OH
from Cohoycan to attack the hacienda.
The enemy had over twenty pieces of can
non at this position and served with more
than ordinary skill, whilst but few of our
guns could be brought to bear upon it. The
conflict at this post is said to have been
terrible, and until the enemy fled to the city,
was one continuous roar Of cannon and
musketry, accompanied by the loud shouts
OF the Americans as some new vantage
ground was gained; and high above the
din rose the dense column Of smoke, at times
completely shroudng the combatants.
The strength of.he enemy at this battle is
known to have been II, ,OOOat least, some say
10000, all fresh troops, and in a position of
great strength. Opposed tothcm were about
5000 Americans, jaded and broken down by
incessant marches and conntcrmarches and
toll, before the stronghold of Cnutreras and
San Antonio. 1t is said that Santa Anna
commanded in person at this place but left
early in the action.
In this engagement some 1000 prisoners
were taken, among them several generals
and men Of distinction but the most impor-
tant capture was the entire Foreign Battal-
ion made up of descrters from our own army
and commanded by the infamous Riley.
These Of course will he dealt with as they
deserve. The whole number of generals
taken is thirteen aud three ex.Presidents.
1t is said as much ammunition has been Ia
ken as General Scott has used since he has
been in Mexico. The fighting commenced
on the 18th and ended on the Doth of uoust