The North-Carolina standard., 1847-09-22

By Special Expression the n. O. Picayune.
NTsVICTORI ES.

ANTssVICTORI ES. =
ImpOrtant from General ScOtt's Army.
aBArTrEs OF coNTRERAs AND cHURUBusco:
The q. s. steamship Mary Kinesland, Captain
John Davis aHlVeds az an early hour this EnornIpg
BY her we have received our letters ftom Mr.. Ken
dali from the 22d TO- the 2oth. August. all dated
from Taeabaya. A courIer despatched by ilsm. on
the 20th witfi the first account 0frhe battle fought
son that day, was cut of. sltss - Id. -
n From map and plan Of the battle-fields before
u.s. we note that they are called the battles OF Con,
Ireras and Churubusco--so called from The nsld
works OF the enemy Of those names. The vicfoties
were decisive, but SO far as We can Judge from
hasty perusaI Of portion Of our letters, The proPo-
sition for an afmistice was made by Gen. Scott
probablyat the suggestion of the British embassy.
SEould peace not follow the negotiations now
pending, another battle must ensue, the enemy
having force Of from fifteen to twenty thousand
men vet left But the road appears TO be complete
" open 10 US, and the city IS only two and hall
miles from our encampment.
Our victories have been purchased>a at vast loss
Of valuable Iife as will be seen by the following
Iist-we will give a fuller one Tomorrow. We
see names Of men at the loss Of whom We weep;
but, all have friends and we make no distinctions.
g., Officers kiHed-Rsgrtars Major Mills, 18th
Infan.ry; Capt Burke, lsl Artillery Capt Han
son, 7lh Infantry Capt: Thornton, % Dragons
Capt. Capron, lst Artillery Capt. Qnaries, 18th
infsnIry !; CapG Anderson, I'd Infantry Lieut.
Irons. Isl AuiiefY, but attached to Gen. Cadwal-
adeT'sstaff; Lieut.. Preston Johnson, Isl Artillery
bot attached TO Msgruder's battery; Lieut.. Easily,
Cd Infantty; Lieut.. Goodman, 18th Infantry; Lieut.
Tolunfeers. Lieut.. Chandler, New York regi
8 meusssCol. p. NJ. Butler, and Lieuts David Ad-
r ans and w. r. Williams Of the South Carolina
OFccrs tsounaed- Regulars. Col Clark, of
the 9Th infantry, slightly; Col. Morgan, of the 18th
infantry, severely Major Wade, Sd artillery, Sc
Vereiy; Major Bonneville, 9th infantry, slightly !;
Capt Vessels, I'd infantry, severely Capt. Phil
4 n. l-cr eoff.
McReYnods, Sd Dragons, severely; Capt. Craig,
Sd infantry, severely; Capt. Ross, 9TH infantry, Sc
yerely; Capt. J. r. Smith, I'd infantry, severely !;
Capt. Chapman, 9Th infantry, slightly; Capt. John
sOn, 9th infantry, slightly; Capt Holden, l2!h in
fanny, slightly Capt. Hathaway, 1st artillery,
slightly ), Capt. Hoffman, 9th infantry slightly !;
Lieut.. Schuyler Hamilton, 1st infantry, bu attach
ed TO Gen. Scouts staff, severely Lieut. Holloway,
9Th infantry, but attached 10 Smi:h's Light Rattal
ion severely Lieut.. Bacon, 9th infantry, severelyj
q Lieut.. Calender Of the Ordnance, but commanding
:, Howilzer Battery, severely; Lieut.. Arnold, ID ar
lilIery, severely; Lieut.. Herman Thorn, Sd ORA
aoons attached TO Col Garland's staff slightly
Lieut.. Hendrickson 9th infantry, severely Lieut..
Humber, 7lh. icfaniry, severely Lieut.. Boy nton,
lst artillery, but attached to TayIors battery slight
lY; Lieut.. Lorimer Graham, acting with Ist Dra-
GoonS severely Lieut.. Van Buren, of the Rifles,
slightly Lieut. Martin, Isl artillery, right arm shot
of; Lieut.. Goodoe, 18th infanlry, mortally Lieut..
Farrelly, 5th infantry, but attached TO, Smiths
Light Battalion, severely; Lieut.. Lugenbe!I, adju
,ant 5th infantry Sprague, adjutan, 9Th infantry,
slightly Lieut.. Palmer, 9th infantry, severely
Lieut.. Buckner 9th infantry. slightly; Lieut. Cram,
9th Infantry slightly; Lieut.. SimPkins, l2Ih in
cfsnHy; Lieut.. PeIernell 18th infantry, slightly
Lieut., Bennett, 18th infantry. o.. -,.E ,..''
- VoLINTEERs. New York Regiment. Colonel J
BurneI severely Capt Farchld, slightly; Capt.
Dyckman, severely; Lieut.. Sweeney, severely;
Lieut. Jenniss, slightly; Lieut.. Cooper, severely :
Lieut.. McCabe, slightly; Lieut.. Potter, severely ;,
Lieut. Griffin, slightly; Lieut.. MaIdowsky. slightly.
South Carolina Regiment. Lieut. Col Dick
enson, severely; Capt: James D. BIauding, slight
~; Ali. Canley, severely; Lieut.. Sum,cr slight
ly; Capt. 4. S. Mofat; slighdy; Lieut. K. S. Bill
Gaga, aaeYeIey ), Lieut. J. R.. Clark. dangerously
LieuI. J. w. Steen, slightly Lieut.. J. R. Davis,
slightly Capt W. D. Desaussure, slightly Lieut..
Our entire loss in killed and wounded is 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
beH of, his wounded was not ascertained but it is
supposed 10 be very large. Gen Scott himself re-
eeived wound in The leg, below the knee, but
from the manner in which Mr. Kendall speaks of
IL, we are led TO hope the injury is slight one. +
- '.S Editorial Correspondence of the Picayune
TAcusAYA,: (near MexicO,) Aug. %, 1s47.
: The celebrated Archbishop's Palace of Tacu-
eayaf Is now occupied BY Gen. Scot aud por-
Iion OF the army, after twice defeating The enemy
luastered immediately around him. have ALREADY
leRt yoa,off buried sketch Of the glorious events
0t the 2hh, and even the present letter must be
anrried synopsis of the baIlles which have shed :
such additionsfgIsry upon the American army. =
On the 14lh inst. reconnoissance made by Col h
OARean having proved that road for artillery and
wagons could be cut from Chalco TO- San Angus {
ine, Gen. Worth's division moved on the after ;
noon Of the 10th in that direction. Gen Pillow S
oIloved the next morning; at the same hour Gen. {
auitman broke up his encampmenu al Buena Wis., F
., small hacienda between Vienta de Cordova i
md Ayoda, and Immediately Gen. Twiggs was in 4
nopon from fhe latter place. Bythis move a new o
me Of operations was taken up on the southern
md southwestern side of the city of Mexico and s
he strong works of the Penon and Mexicaisingo,i e
1pon which Santa Anna had bestowed such i'm d
nense care and labor, were completely turned H' q
Oa the 10Th of August, Gen. Worth marched as 1,
ar as the hacienda of San Grsgorio beyond which u
was found that the enemy had cut up and ditch
ID the miserable tail along which the artillery and
wagons were obliged to pass. He would have n
.o1e to Santa Cruz, another hacienda league Al
atther ou, bad not an order came from Gen Scott n
Or halt. II seemed that Gen. Twigss had met te
large force OF the enemy drawn up in front of il
Im near Chaco as if with the intent of disputnq
s advance cutting him of from the main BODY oil 6
ne army aud perhaps bringing on general action G,
zen. tWIggs promptly order some Of his guns to r,
e nnlimhered, and after 4 few discharges the eae-E
~ was dispersed, with The loss of ye or six killed
~ me demonstrations made by the Mexicans as CO
have before said, caused halt of Gen Worth,s Ie
VISION before half days march was made. m
.At0 O'Clock on the morning of the 17tb. Cen e.
Worth resumed his march, his route rnnning l.
aFcngh corn helds and narrow rocky lanes, along in
Inch carriages had never passed before. The in
hing up Of The dlches eau ssd some little deav -
ut by O'Clock the advance was in sight of Sania n
Iuz and espIes aud domes of the noted cani- n,
:! Of 1exlco could be diserned in the distance in