Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-06-20
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The pcayune says, "the Mexican papers claim
positively that the number Of the killed and
wounded on the part Of the Americans was more
considerable than that Of the Mexicans. Gener.
al Arista sets down the force of the Mexicans IN
the action Of the 9Th at 5000 men anl twelve
pieces Of artillery; our numbers are stated to
have been 5000 men. more or less, with great
superiority in artillery. The destruction by out
artillery is represented to have been severe
Over three thousand shots are said to have been
fired at the Mexicans by our artillery, between
2o'olock p NJ and 7 in the evening. when the
battle closed. The Mexicsns, in the same time,
discharged seven hundred and 6fty shots from
their artillery. The Mexican loss on the sth is
set down at 352 killed, wounded and missing
and they claim to have retained possession Of the
field of battle.
We have not the descrip ption Of the action Of
the 9th by Gen Arista as we had supposed in our
hastes but we have by journal friendly to him
His position is represented to have been gallant.
ly forced, notwithstanding the repeated charges
of the Mexican cavalry, the last Of which was
headed by Arista in person, and during which
they actually "cut to pieces two entire comPa
uies of the Americans The loss of the Aneri.
cans is still represented superior TO that Of the
Mexicans.
The papers make very patriotic appeals to all
good citizens to come up now 10 the rescue of
the country.-Even FL Republican, claims that
''the President is making aud will make new ef
forts as great as the emergency requires" 1t
urges all TO make the sacrifices which will be-
demanded, and appeals TO the Congress about TO
assemble TO sustain the war at every possible
hazard. II recommends the putting aside of
personal dissensions, and denounccs those who
would resort to foreign intervetion to bring about
peace.
Ell Republican, praises Arista for the personal
gallantry he displayed in action, and hopes yet
10 see his name associated with victories. "The
General who has fought valanty with the for
eign enemies Of his country has solid title to
the love of his fellow citizens"
In regard to the loan attempted to be raised
from the clergy Of Mexico, we have the official
letter Of the Minister Of the Treasury, Senior
lturbe, dated the 18th, before the news of the
actions Of the 9Th and 9th could have been re-
ceived. 1t sets forth the grevious necessity Of
money for the war, and urges the duty Of the
clergy to submit to the hardship forced upon all
by the national calamity. He tells the Arch.
bishop that the Government has appropriated
all revenues which were mortgaged, suspending
without exception, all payments to its creditors
that it withheld fourth part of the salaries of
all its employers that all classes were called
upon to make sacrifices, and the clergy must not
be exempt. He then calls for q loan of 81, 400.
600, payable in twelve monthly instalments
commencing the 3Oth June.
The archbishop is called upon to partition the
loan among various bodies ofthe clergy. On the
18th, the archbishop replied that he had summon
cd an ecclesiastc convention to meet that morn.
ing before whom that matter would be laid
and that he would co operate to the extent Of his
powers in war in which were at stake the
two precious objects Of Mexicans, its indepen-
dence and its religion" The next we hear of
the loan is an announcement in FL Repubicano
of the 2lst, that the metropolitan churches could
not contribute the 1000 month allotted to
them, as the total Of their revenues will fall short
Of that sum.
The same paper states that the collection Of
such sums as are assigned to the other churches,
is utterly impracticabe in the present rninous
state ofthe tithes aud the general depreciation of
ecclesiastical property. This disappointment
will prove, according to all accounts, very in.
jurions TO the Government. The wealth Of the
clergy had been relied upon as the ultimate re.
source of the Government in its emergencies.
Whether the disappointment will be total, how
ever, we are too little informed to pronounce.
If it be, il will prove fatal to the administration
Of Paredes.
The garrison of Tepic had pronounced against
the Government; but, according TO the Diaro, il
had marched directly into sinaloa, because the
citizens of Tepic had refused TO take part in the
movement. Tepic is a town in Guadaljara, only
few miles from the port Of San Bias. As the
report Of an insurrecton at Mazatlan reached us
at the same time as the action of the garrison at
San Bias, we infer that the movement was con-
certed one, and that formidable rebellion may
reasonably be expected in SOnoro.
The disturbance in the South of Mexico are
attributed by the different journals to different
causes. According 20 some it is but war Of
eastes according to others the gTfa is for fed
eraism and Santa Ana. Many have been arres-
ted on a suspicion of being implicated in the dis.
sensions; and that they are of a very grave ma
ture there can be no doubt That il is connec.
ted with some general plan which is by degrees
developing itself in those departments of Mexi-
co lying on the Pacific, We think is a reasonable