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ed upon the enemy with their heavy guns and
soon silenced their battery.
! LeuIs. Johnson and Calender are severely
wounded.
! Gen. Cadwallader was ordered al 5 o'clock, P.
NJ, TO advance and support Col. Riley, as heavy
reinlorcemenis had been discovered on their way
out from the city.
Gen. Pearce was ordered at the same time TO
sustain Col. Smith. The enemy kept up an in
cessanI fire from their battery.
About O'Clock Gen. Scott arrived, and seeing
the immense force Of the enemy, al once order.
ed Gen. Shields TO advance 10 the support Of
Gen. Riley and Gen. Cadwallader, TO prevent if
possible junction Of the forces from the city
with the field.
Valencia, in Soming out Of the city, could see
but few of the movements Of our troops, while
every motion Of the enemy could be seen.
The order of battle was drawnupby Valencia,
was mouspyerpowering. The Infantry was
seen drawn up to support the battery, whilst a
line Of the enemy's cavalry was stationed in the
rear, as if waiting the shock Of the baule.
Two separate charges of the latter was seen
TO be repulsed by Col. Riley-unlil night had
loi'g SlOoCu OH 'htll Htlug' III ulS evening tiS
batteries had not Stacked their fire. There had
been continuous roar for nearly six hours.
Gen. Scott reached San Augustine about o.
clock Ht night, in the midst of a hurd rain.-
Gems. Twiggs and Pillow came on at about l /
o'clock, completely exhausted. They had not
anticipated the strength Of the enemies works
and thought the batteries could be taken at a
dash, and that our troops could all be comlora.
bly, quartered at San Angel for the night. In
stead Of this, large portion were compelled 10
bivouac all night without blankets, IN the midst
of pitess slorm.
Early on the morning Of the Goth, Gen. Worth
was ordered to move forward with part of his
division aud Garland's brigade to aid in the at
tack on Valencia who was strengthening his po-
sition in every way possible.
Al 7 o'clock The firing Of cannon was heard
and the rattlipg Of muskery. In a short time
the enemy could be seen flying towards the city,
yet few could believe that their batteries had been
stormed and carried butsuch was the fact. Gen.
Scott himself, accompanied by Gen. Worth,
started for the scene Of action, when they were
met by Capt. Mason with the joyful intelligence
that Valencia had been completely routed after q
terrific struggle. The attack upon their works
Nun IldHHth ny OGl' Ellll'H diu lGoullGu III WIG
capture Of Is pieces of artillery and some 800
prisoners. Among them was Gems. Blanco,
Garcia, Mcndaza aud the notorious Salas. All
their ammunition aud camp equipage was captured;
whilst the road over which those who escaped
fled, was slrewcd with muskets.
No less Than 100 of the enemy, among whom
were many officers were left dead on the field,
whilst the number wounded was argrcater. The
works of the coutcras are completely in the
power Of the Americans.
Gen. Scott at once ordered Gen, Worth 10 fall
back on San Antonio, TO storm and carry that
work, and then push forward by the main road.
The main body of the army al this time moved
forward towards San Angel.
Gen. Twiggs had scarcely moved a mile be.
yond the village Of Chovycan, when heavy fire
of muskeiry announced that his division was ac.
lively engaged with the enemy's outposts, and
the heavy booming Of cannon gave token that
the Cd division had conflict with another Of the
cnemy's strong works few minutes more
and tremendous firing from the right made it
evident that the battle had completely turned the
strong hold Of the enemy al San Antonio, but
while he was doing this, the enemy abandoned
the place, leaving their heavy guns and falling
back on their second and stronger line of works.
1t was now | o'clock in the afternoon and about
the commencement Of the balIle, and such rat
ling Of fire arms and booming of cannon, has
seldom been heard. This continued for two
hours when the enemy were routed and all, not
killed or wounded, put to fight.
The enemy were from Is TO 10000 strong,
and all fresh troops with position Of uncom.
mon strength. The Americans were 6000slrong
judcd and worn down by their incossent exertions,
toll aud marches.
The Mcxcans say that Santa Anna comman.
ded in person, but that he retired curly. The
young men Of the Capitol from whom so much
was expected nearly all fed without firing gun.
The loss on our side has fallen most heavily on
the New York and South Carolina volunteers,
on the 9Th infantry, and Tho batalions of Smith
and Caps. Magruder and Taylor The South
Carolina regiment was nearly Cut TO pieces.
There were l3 Mexican Generals killed and
wounded and more ammunition captured than
Gen. Scott has used since ho has been in the
Appended to the Official Despatch, is theterms
OF the Commissioners o. the two Governments.
While negotiations for terms Of peace are
pending, neither Army is To be reinforced, nor
build new dcionces, nor 60 beyond their present
lines. lnshor, neither party are TO interfere with
each other without having eight hours notice.
From the Ohio State Journnl