The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-09-18

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Lieut. Schuyler Hamilson. Ist Infantry, but az
tached to General SCOTS staH, s%eysrslyi Lieut.
Holloway, Bin Infantry, but attached to Smiths
Light Battalion, severely; Lieut. Bacon, 6th
Infantry, severely; Lieut. Calender, Of Ord
nance, but commanding howitzer battery aa-
verely; Lieut. Arnold, Cd Artillery, severely
Lieut. Herman Thorn, 50 Dragons, stiached
to Col Garland's staff, slightly; Lieat isna
rickson, 9Th Infantry, severely; Lieu Humber,
7th Infantry, severely; Lieut. Boynioa, iss Ar-
tiIlery, but attached to Taylor's bastsry, slight
ly; Lieut. Lorimsr Graham, sciing viii tst'
Dragons, severely; Lieut. Van BugAn, VI tie.
Rifles, slightly; Lieut. Mar,in, iF Artillery
right arm shot off; Lieut. Eaca I5h Iaian-l
TRY, m%ortaIly; Lieut. Farrally, 5h I~nfanry, but
attached 10 Smiths Light Bal alion, asyereiys
Lieut. Lugenbell, Adjannt, ssh Infantry,
slightly; Lieut. Bee, 81 InEanuy, slightly 1t
Lowell, ga Infantry slight Lieut. Chandler,
Sd Infantry, slightly Lisas Collins, 4lh Agtil-
lery, ~slightlyi Lieut. den, "A Infantry, se-
verolyi Lieut. Newman b Is Infantry, severely
Lieut. Gardner Ri nnrry, severely; Lieu
Hayden, I'd l%HiauttY aght Lieut. sprague
a jutant 9lh AL sHghilyj Lieut. Palmer
9th InfaatrY, ssyeyelyi Lieat Buckner, 9th IN
fantry, slightly Lieut. Cram, 9th Infantry
I slighslyi Lisu Peiernel, ls.h Infantry, slight
lyi Lieut. Z 6nst, l5shdn antry; Lieut. simp
kina islS fianty, sligAly,
Yotmk Isp York Regiment-COlone
BuFnst yerslgs Fairchild, sIightlyi Cap
Dyckman, severely Lieut. Sweeney severely
Lieut. ~Isnnias, stightly; Lieut. Cooper, severe
iyg Lisut Mecabe, 81 Chilly; Lieut. Potter, 81
vsrely3 Lieut. Griffin, sIighslyi Lieut. MalhOwI
yydagAtlg.
8yopA Carolina Regimsnt--Lieut Col Dicl
%4snson, severely; Capt James D. HBlandinI
sliehls Adjutant Cantsy, s%eyerelyi Liel
sAsamseg, slightly; Capt K s MOfatt, slight.
Hdeas X S Billings, severely: Lieut. r Clar
dangerously; Lieut. J W Steer, slightly;
Il Davis, slightly; Capt w . DeSaussaI
slightly; Lieut. J Abney, severely.
Our entire loss in killed and wounded
short Of eleven hundred; that Of the ener
lie not we'll known. His loss in killed alone
believed 10 be fully equal TO our entire 70
and it is estimated that at least 5000 Prison'
were taken. The number Of his wounded y
not asc~ertained, but is supposed 70 be W
large. Gen. Scott himself received . wou
ln The leg below the knee, but from the ms
Hef in whiohLM Kendall speaks Of II we
wa loF She injury . slight one.
III Correspondence Of The Reayv'e.
jbAYo, (near Mexico Aug. q, 10
olebrated Archbishop's Palace Of .
ii now occupied by Gen. Scott; an
81 the army, after twice defeating
in two Of the hardest fought battles
5ar, are quartered Immediately aro'
Mn, / have already sent you of q hurI
M 81 otch Of. the glorious events q the Goth,
M sven the present letter must be but a hurl
" aopsis Of the battles, which have shed .
'ssS additional glory upon the AmericOn arms
on tile 18th inst. a Reconnaissance made
Col. Duncan having proved that road fol
tiliery and wagons could be cut from Oh
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to San Augustine, Gen. Worth's division =
ed on the. afternoon Of the 18th in that d
~ lion. Gen. Pillow followed the next morn
al the same hour Gen. Quitman broke u
encampment at Buena Vista, . small hacI
JUGS betWsSa Vienta IL Cordoya and Ayotla,
Y Immediately Cen. Twiggs was in motion
Nv the latter place. BY this move q new IN
7 MaS operations was taken up on the southern
'ssss northwestern side Of the city Of Mexico
= ws tie strong works Of the PenOn and Me-
lsAsS0 sinpo, upon which Santa Anna had best
i'0ul such immense care and labor, were conn
! turned.
ensue' ION he 18th Of August Gen. Worth N
~ y ed a. far as the hacienda Of San Gregori
= s0aa vond which it was found that the ensm
y ins cut ID and ditched the miserable trail
NJ ~ which the artillery and wagons were oblil
pass. He would have gone to Santa
sas another hacienda league farther on, b.
an order came UP from Gen. Scott for .
Ii seemed that Gen. Twiggs bad met 2
lds and 80 !. W. u a.n,;aa " /
near ChRlo, aB II with the lnt~shuVhVh
Ingh his advance, cutting him Off from th'
body Of the army, and perhaps bringing
'kss lss general soion. Cen TSiggssRremRsly'
SaPs ed some Of HE heavier guns g be unlim
LIZ a and after a lew discharges the enemy W
Sapss'n peraed, with the loss Of fys o. six kille
4 Ful- ha demonstration made by the Mexican
2 stnii have before said, caused a halt Of G
but az Worih's division before half a days
asly, q was made.
ny ~ All o'clock on tie morning 81 the ~,
Worth resumed his march, his route n
Re- through eOEnsfeIds and marrow and rock,
David along which carriages had never passed
'~arolina The filling UP Of shc bitches caused hin
little delay, but BY 8 O'Clock the advan
"a. LA sight Of Santa Cruz, and the spir
MOI domss Or the noted capital Of Mexico
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