Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-09-22

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VI pf fContreras being completely in the po,
al er Of the American army, Gen. Scott
nj pnce ordered Gen. Worth to fall back G
,a San Antonio 10 Storm and capture til;
+ work. He then pushed towards the cap
y tai BY the main road;swhilst the main bod
u of the army moved oRtowards San Ange
), and Chiocan. " -
y Gen: Twiggs halscarcely moved hal
sitmile' beyond the Caller village, when ara,
q Ting fire of musketry announced that
+ was actively engaged with outplsosts. OF. tn
y fenetny, and the heavy booming Of the can
non now gave token that denoted that tn,
I'd division had fallen on another strons
work.
A few minutes more and tremendous
firing from the right made it evident tina
Gen. Worth was also busily engaged. He
had completely turned the strong works Of
San Antonio, but while doing so the enemy
had abandoned the place with the heavy
guns, and had fallen back OIL the I'd. ano
stronger line of works. It was now 10 O..
clock P. M. and about the commencement
of the battles and such a rattling of fire
arms had seldom or never been heard on
the continent of America. Accompanied
With such booming of artillery, this war
continued over two hours, when the enc
my was completely routed from everv point
and until those not killed or taken prison.
ers were in full flight to the citv.
The strength of the enemy at this bat
tie is known to be at least Is 900, and ma
ny say 10000, all fresh troops, and in a
position of uncommon strength. Opposed
to them were about 5000 Americans. iaded
and broken down by marches and inces.
SAINT tolls at Chumbusco. The Mexicans
say that Santa Anna commanded in person,
out that he retired early. The young men
OF the capital, from whom so much was ex-
Pected, nearly all fled without firing a gun.
Ihe loss upon our side has fallen most
heavily upon the South Carolina and New
York Volunteers. The sixth Infantry and
Smiths battalion, and the batteries of
Capts Magruder and Taylor. The South
GaarollnaRegimen: was nearly cut to pieces.
Thirteen Mexican Generals were killed
and wounded. More ammunition was cap-
tured than Gen. Scott has used since he
has been in the country.
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Ofcers-Regulars.-Major Wells, 18th Ar
tlllery, Capt. Burke, 1st Artillery; Capt Han
son, 7th Infantry; Capt. Anderson, I'd Infantry;
Capt Thornton, I'd dragons; Capt Cassien:~ 1st
Artillery; Capt. Quartz, 18th Infantry: Lieut..
Koons, 1st Artillery.
Battery Attached to Gen. .CadwaHer's STAFF
Lieut. Preston johnson, LIST Artillery. Attach
ed to Maj. Gruniy's Battery; Lieut.. BARCLAY, I'd
Infantry; Lieut.: Boardman, 18th Infantry; Lieut..
Hoffman, 1st Artillery
Voluuteers.-Lieut. Chandler, NJ Y. Regiment:
Col 7: M. Butler, 'Lieuts. Davids, Adams and
" illiams, offs. c. Regiment.
Regulars Wounded:-Col Clark, 5th Infantry,
slightly, Col: Morgan, 18th Infantry, severely;
Vessels, 4th Infantry; Capt. Philip Rea, N. Y.
Dragons, left arm shot off, Capt. MReynolds,
3D. Infantry, severely; Capt. Ross, 7th Infantry.
severely; Capt 5,R. Smith, 7th Infantry, severe
y; Capt. Chapman, 5th Iafantry, slightly; Capt
Thompson; 9th Infantry, severely; Capt Holden,
lst Infantry, slightly; Capt Hathaway, 1st In
fantry, slightly; Capt. Hoffman, 9th infantry,
out attacked to general staff, severely; Lieut.
galloway, sth Infantry, but attached to Smiths
light battalion; Lieut.. Bacop, 5th Infantry, Sc
7erely; Lieut., Cadwal1ader, of the ordnance, but
howitzer battery, severely; 1t.
iethorn, Sd dragons, attached to Col Garlands'
ta1l, snghtiy; Lieut.. Hendrlckson 9th Infantry,
everely; Lieut. Hamber, 7th infantry, severely.
lieut. Baynton, 1st Infantry, but attached to
Eaylor's battery, slightly; Lieut.. L. Graham,
citing with 1st dragons, severely; Lieut.. Van
3uren, of rifers, slightly Lieut.. Martin, 1st Ar
illery, right arm shot off; Lieut.. F. A. Webb,
th Infantry, attached to Smiths light Artillery
everely; Lieut.. Lugenbelt, Adjt. 5th Infantry,
lightly; Lieut.. Beel, Sd Infantry, slightly Lieut.
-oyell, I'd Infantry, slightly; Lieut.. Chandler,
"a infantry, slightly; Lieut.. Holm, 4th Artille-
y, slightly; Lieut.. Tilden, I'd Infantry, severely
lieut.. Newman, 9th Infantry, severely; Lieut..
Gardner, I'd, Infantry, severely; Lieut.. Hayden, !
a Infantry, slightly; Lieut. .sprague, Adjt. 9th
infantry, slightly; Lieut.. Palmer, 9th Infantry,
everely; Lieut.: Buckner, 9th fantry, slightly;
lieut. Craw, 9th Infantry, slightly; Lieut. Simp-
in, 18th Infantry; Lieut.. Peternen, 5th Infantry
lightly; Lieut. Barnett, 18th Infantry slightly. ,
Volunteers of the Ne,o York Regiment-Col {
surnett, severely; Capt. Fairchild, slightly; !
captain Bickman, severely; Lieut. Sweeney, Sc /
erely, 1t. Jenness, slightly; Lit. Cooper, Sc
erely; Capt. McCabe, slightly; 1t. Potter, Sc '
,erely; Lieut.. Griffin, slightly; Lieut.. Mathew {
ky, slightly. !
South Carolina Regiment-Lt. Col. Dickson, .
everely; Capt. James D. Blanding, slightly; I!
,. s. Maffit, slightly; 1t. Beltin severely; 1t. {
5. K Clark, dangerously; 1t. J. w Steen, slight {
7; 1t j. R. Davis, slightly; 1t. W. D. Desan- :
here, slightly :