From the ". P. Tribune efAfOnday.

 BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. FIFE WAR WITH MEXICO. TWO BATTLES! THE AMERICAN ARA6E

 V1C90R1OUSI!

 1900 Mexicans Killed! Only 69 Americans Killed Or Wounded! DEATH OF MAJOR RINGOLDG ga, The Mexican General, Taken Prisoner.

Only 6s Americans Killed Or Wounded!

D, The Mexican General, Taken Prisoner

can Consul and residents at Mata.

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American Consul and residents at Mata-

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 There have been two engagements between N Gen. Taylor and the Mexican troops: the first occurring on the 7th inst. when Gen. Y Taylor was returning from Point Isabel to

 his Camp opposite Matamoros, in which the z Mexicans, numbering from 5000 to 7,OO0 X were repulsed.

 z The spot where the Americans lay one : night became battle field the next day, and E Upwards of 200 Mexicans were found dead 1 upon the same spot the next morning. Mai. Ringold died from wound received S in the action.

 .i. The second battle took place on the 9th Elsts commencing at 31-2 o'clock, P. M.,

 within Smiles Gr Gen. Taylor's camp. The action was on the edge of a ravine, and one mile from the Chapparal, which was near !. lS miles in width.

 #HThe MexicanS commenced the action

 with their artillery, which was posted so as 70 sweep narrow passage, through which Gen. Taylor was advancing.

 There being swamp on the other hand, General Taylor immediately ordered charge in the teeth of the enemy's destructive < fire, and the troops promptly responding Scarried the enemy's guns at the point of the baYonet.

 :" So sudden and impetuous was the attack, ~ that Gen. Arista had not time to save his npapers, which with all his correspondence | fell into the hands of Gen. Taylor.

 The action lasted one hour and a half, in Awhich time 600 Mexicans were killed or { wounded, and the Americans took 300 pris- eoners and 8 pieces of artillery.

 The Americans lost in the action about

 Skilled and wounded. Among the killed

 ere t:ol. Mcintosh, Lieut.. Cochran by the bursting of a shell, Lieut.. 1nge, and one or ! two others, whose names are not given. %. Kane, Lieutenants Gates, ,Verbank, Hore, { L1rher and others were among the wound