The Arkansas banner., 1847-12-13

huied in inc most advantageous houses, iaeluainp the churches, coRysnis, aud even tue hospitals fer the purpose of exciting, if possible the entire ropn. latioH of the city 10 revolt and etec, by secret sn dassardy nleaus, what the whole Mexican army had been unable to accomplish This was 10 lime foy hs'f-measarcs; and If many ianocrnt persons spf- fered incidentally, under ihn just inHleon of pan ishWeut ve found il necessary to bestnw Gil thase seFeants from the Jsiis, the responsibility should rest uPon the basbarens and viadictivs chief who imposed upon Us tho necessity.
 tiheers and men of every corps carried them selves with wented galantry and conduct. Be pleased 10 refer to reports of subordinate eo,nman deTs, Alal, Sumner reported to with his cavalry on Inc morning of the 18th, lively on service and under fire. ant WIS advanced unoa the San Iesine road, to be at hand to pgrsue the enemy Towards evening the general-in-chief ordered his eonuiand to reoceapy Tocabaya. The commander and is Tent corps rendered every sryice which he incidents of the day offered to their ready ac. eepiaRee.
 have again 10 ulake acknowledgements to Co.'s Garland and Clark, brigade commanders as also to their respective stefEs to Lieat Co.'s. D1ncan and Smithi Capt Mckenzie, eSt11nsandHag, and the fol. lowing officers composing the starminR party,-- Lieut. simpson. 2d artillery, and Johnson. 3d ar- uery flight battalion;) Lieats Rogers and McCou- nell, 4th Infantry; Capt Raggies and Lieut. ] P smith. 5th Infantry; Lieuts Armisteadand Merrow 9th IRfan.ry, and Lieut. Seldon, sth Infantry; to Lieut. Col Belton. 3d Artillery Major Iee lth; and Brvt. Major Montgomery, sth Infantry; to I,ieut Jackson, lst Artillery, {Magruder's light battery tie,H Hunt, ? Artillery (Duncan's gtt battery; , Capt brookes, I'd Artillery; Lieuts Lendrun and Shield 3d Artillery; $ Smith. Haller and Grant 4th Infantry, especially; and Lieut. Judah lth In- fantry; Lieut. and Adjutant Lugenbeel. 5th; and Lieut. Johnson, 9th, tmueh disiinguished) Capts Bomford and Gates, and Lieuts Merchant and Pickett, leach distinguished for gaantry and zeal the young and gallant Rodgers and ] P Smith, iicutenants of the 4ih and 5th Infantry killed with tho S:orming party; Capt Edwards. volt reurs and Lieut Hagner, ordnance, commanded mounted how it4eF5, placed upon buildings and rendered effective service, well sustained by the intelligent ordnance men.
 z Of the staff: TdsntS stephens. Smith and McClel- Ian, engineers. displayed the gaantry, skill. and conduct which SO eminent'y distinguish their corI,s The first was badly wounded. I must not omit respectful notice of the very intelligent enlisted men of the sappers and miners, and desire 10 apply the sanerenark to Capt Hager, and Lieut. Haraer, and ther excel ent men.
 Capt Nackall assistant adiutant general. woun- iod: Capt Pemberton, wounded Iaeut SeuInse~ (lgyy; Lieut. Wood, aid-de-camp; and Lieut. Har,i- castle. typographical engineers; and Woodbri1gr division commissarr; Major Borland and C. W keudall volunteer aids -de-camp the latter wounded. each exhibited hahitua gsliantry intelligence. and devotion.
 ! am mos; happy to have occasion ta sahmlr but q moderate list of casuaties. compared with recent reports. two officers killed. tsu wounded and one hundred and twenty nine rnk and tiIc killed wour- d"d and missing, Of which fall returns are forwnr- det herewith also a sketch of the ground, &c covered by inc operations of my command
 All of which k repectfnllv submitted to the gem eralin-chief, himself close observer of the incl dents of the day.
 Very respectufuy, your obedient servant
 W. J. WORTH,
 Bryt. Major Gen. Com'g Ist Division. To Capt ScorT. 4. A 4. G.,
 HeaAquater,s Mexico.