The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-21
For President
Fro,n enc City or nIe.leo.
Subject to the decision Of the Wing National Convention

Il We publish to-day the KENDALL Mexican Cores
pondence of the New Orleans Picayune, for which
we are indebted to the baltimore Sun, which receiv
ed II day in advance of the regular mail, by Riidl
4. Cos. Alabama Express. This correspondence
gives clear detail Of our operations before and il
the city of Mexico down to the ETH of September
We learn from the Union Of last evening that the
Executive is still without any official advices from
General Scotfs Head Quarters
The grand feature Of the intelligence now received
is the confirmation of the fact that the spirit of Mex
leo Is broken that her central government is al
end, and that she lies at feet pleading for our
mercy instead of meriting our vengeance
Mr.. KendalPS Letters from the Army.
] Editorial Correspondence Of the Pcayune.
TAouBAyA, Sept 8, lS47.
Forenoon 10 o'eioek.-I have just returned from
another battle fiedone on which the victory Of the
American arms was complete, and on which our
| troops commended against an enemy immensely supe.
rior in number and strongly posted Gen. Worth
commenced the attack at early daylight, and in less
than two hours every point was carried, al the can
non Of the enemy were In our possession an immense
quantity of ammunition captured and nearly l,00C
men, among them So officers, taken prisoners.
For more than an hour the battle ragged with vio-
ence not surpassed since the Mexican war conmen-
the result wns doubtful The force of the enemy has
been estimated from H. 900 Is 000 strongly post
cd behind breastworks, and to attack Them our small
force ofscarcely 5000 was obliged to approach on an
| open plain and without the least cover but their
daunless courage carried them over every obstacle
and Notwithstanding the Mexicans fought with a va
lorrare for them, they were finally routed from one
point or another until allwere driven and dispersed.
| The defeat was total.
But to gum this victory our own loss has been I'M
commonly seyere--it has been purchased with the
blood of of the most gallant spirits of the ar
my. The 9th Infantry has suffered the most, This
regiment, along with the 9th and 9th, was engaged
| in the attack upon strong work on the enemy s
| right, and was opposed to such superior numbers
that II compelled to retire along with the Others
The celebrated Col. Martin Scott killed in this
attnck, along with Lieuts. Burwell and Strong, while
| Col. Mcintosh and many other officers were badly
wounded. The worse thun savage mlscreants in the
fort after our men retired set up yell and came out
and massacred such of our wounded as were unable
to get oil. In this way poor Burwel lost his life
Fully were they avenged however for within half
an hour Duncan's battery, aided by the fall Of ano
ther Of their works, drove the dastardy wretches in
full flight across the fields. No one knew even
surmsed the strength of the place, it was an old
fort, constructed long since, and was Of the main
defences of the line of works.
| On the enemy's left, and nearer Chapultepec our
loss was also great, although not severe. 1t was
here that Col. Vim. M. Graham, as brave spirit
ever lived, was killed Captains Merrill and Ayres
is how any one could come out safe under such q
terrible fire as the enemy poured from his entire line
| of works Nothing but the daring and impetuosty
of our men. who rushed onward while their com
rades were falling thick around them gained the vic
tory--had thew once faItered all would have been
lost
The broken ground on the right of the enemy, cut
up by deep ravines, saved many of Santa Anas
troops in their fli0ht. vet as Il was our dragons
killed and CAPTURED many of the fugitiyes. Iarre
bodies of the Mexican cavalry approached the scene
Of strife several times, but they were driven like
sheep by Duncan's battery. &
The Mexican loss has been even more severe than
our own. Gen Balderas. Gen. Leon. and many
other officers are numbered ameng the dead, while
the interior of their works. the tops of the houses
from which they fought and the ground over whc h
thew fled are strewn with lieless bodies. Such was
| the panic that many of our officers say that few
fresh troops might have taken Chapultepec itself
almost without struggle; but other than a few
shots fired at that point from some of the captured
cannon, no demonstration was made
| AFTER the batt,e ,voa over Gen Scott came ont
| accompanied by his staff and also by Mr.. Trist
The Mexicans At the time were throwing shells at
some Of the wagons Gen Worth Ind sent ont 10 pick
M the dead and wounded. They had placed a
howitzer in position on Chapultepcc at the close
! Of the action nnd now seeing the enemy within
| reach, the cowardlv wretches openly upon the
| ambulance and those who were gathering the
hodes Of ,bair ,ynnded and Ifelesa comrodes On
| seeino mi. worse than savage outrage ono Of onr
ofiica5s With sarcas,ic exn5esson "a conntennnce
naked whether Mr. Trst Ind any new peace promo.
.i,inn. In Ms nonta, Moct;ntnsh djd not come
ot after Tho b,ftIe IN cain more time for his friend
SANTA Ana nor clean INV fresh intelligence Of
he strength and mevements of orr nrmv. lin order
,hnt he ,;aht he nf servica 10 The Wexcons Nv com
| m,,nicatins II =
The Masican nr;oonors .,v that Santa Ana him
so,f ,.,,s % ha rand 10 ny raar &c ,he;r wnrLs hnt
iet NJ be mn nf The rant They admit
that their entire force was Is % il Is certain that
;mcindina LiIlad wn,ndeJ nrIsoners and disnersed
their loss has been near 5,O0O Many Of them were
regulars the 18th and 18th infantry regiments snfer
ing most The commander Of the latter, Col Teno-
rio, is prisoner in our hands; some IA officers be-
longing TO the former are also prisoners but the COM
| mander, Gen Perez, escaped
The foundry in which several moulds for casting
cannon and other apparatus were found, was en-
trely demolished: and after ascertaining this, Gen:
Scott, not wishing to hold the position ordered all
the forces to retire. The whole affair, as military
movement is severely criticised by many OF our Off
GERS. They contend that no result has been gained
commensurate with the immense loss we have sus-
tanned in the battle, This is matter do not feel
myself qualified to discuss but 1t must be certain
that the morale upon the Mexcans, of defeat SO
disgruceful and so disastrous, must be- important
They have now Qt is o'clock in the aiernoon) re-
turned to their positions; and II Santa Ana was on
the ground as Is stated and can find no one to lay
the blame upon, he may twist the whole affair Into
victory-on paper. 1t will not be the first time he
| hns done this thing,