The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-10-23
FroA The New Orleans Picayuns. Oct s.
The News from Mexico.


/ news from Mexico, brought yesterday
ttby the Alabama, will be found in anoth-
er column under the appropriate head.
Since, however, that article was in
TYPE, we are placed in possession, Of
!, further details, and reflection leads us
\ to. attach additional Importance to the
acc ourts.JV lssASl1 'ty}
4 ( Beyond dispute, the most satisfacto.
\ ry feature in the news touches the loss
| sustained in the recent actions by the
army of Gen. Scott, and its present po-
siioh. Ournews is rather of negative
nature, but it is. hardly less satisfactory
i than if it were mo re definite. We have
ample ground on which to deny the
painful reports brought by the James
| l.. Day of the deaths of distinguished
American general officers. Our infor-
|mation is positive that Gen. Smith has
not been slain, but that he has anew
covered himself with glory. Gen.Worth
has been appointed governor of the
city of Mexico, and was acting as such
as late as the Gath Of September, let
ters of which date have been received
by commercial houses at Tampico.-
We have not been able to learn any
thing definite Of Gen. Pillow and his
wounds; but from the total silence of
letters in regard to him, which make
mention of our losses, we are persua-
ded that he has not been killed, and we
hope not wounded. We cannot learn
that either Gen. Worth or Gen. Smith
have been wounded. but Maj. Capers,
an intimate personal friend of General
Worth who came passenger on the Ala.
bama, is entirely satisfied of General
Worth's safety. In this connexion we
may mention that Major Capers is the
bearer of dispatches from Tampico for
Washington. He has with him, also.
letters, private and unofficial, from va
rious sources in the city Of Mexico,
which make incidental mention Of pub
lie affairs which letters will be commu-
nicated to our government. 1t is from
this gentleman we learn such informa-
as we possess Of the loss OF our army
in the recent engagements, which is un-
expectedly small. The Mexican ac-
counts make it exceed one thousand men
in killed and wounded, while more au.
thentic accounts from English sources
set it down at four hundred and seven
ty or eighty. all told. The number OF
American officers killed is said to be
81, and the number wounded As. The
only individual mentioned among the
killed is Captain Albemarle Cady, of
the 9Th infantry, an accomplished Off
Ger, graduate Of West Point and ma.
tive of New Hampshire. ltis some
what singular that SO little should have
transpired in regard of our loss, but
with all diligence we have been unable
to learn anything more. The Mexi-
can loss is set down in round numbers
at 5000 killed and wounded. We do
not attachmuch credit to this estimate.
The accounts from Tampico confirm
the death of General Bravo, killed
fighting bravely; but our Vera Cruz
correspondent discredits the report
that Santa Anna was wounded, though
it is reiterated by the Patria's advices.
which say that he also lost his horse in
the retreat by the route of Tulancingo.
From the circular which is given in
another column to the commandants
of the different States of Mexico, an.
nouncing the Abandonment of the cap.
ital by Santa Anna, we are persuaded
that the fighting for its possession en-
ded on the 18th of September. From
the moment that Santa Anna fell back
upon Guadalupe, the position of Gen.
Scott became assured, SO far as the
Mexican army was concerned. The
same considerations which influenced
Santa Anna not TO proiong the defenc
Of the city, would restrain him from
molesting Gen. Scott in its quiet occu-
patton. But if we are thus relieved
fromall apprehension in regard to Gen.
Scott's army from this rse-and we
have not thought the alarm felt for him
in some quarters well founded-we
have to deplore the calamities which
have overtaken the city of Mexico from
another source, and which are much
more formidable than could have result
ted from our occupation; nor do they
fail to excite alarm lest our army has /
suffered from the same cause,
A. = Al A L. .c NJ II
Cruz of the 96th ul!., received here byl'
La Patria, letters from Jalapa and Ori.
zaba announce that Immediately after
Santa Anna abandoned the capital, and
as soon as the populace felt themselves
relieved from the restraint Of his bayo-
nets, the leperos commenced the work
ofsacking the city, plundering the hou-
ses Of citizeps as well as foreigners,
md committing all snecies of axcesses.