Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-10-15
LATEST NEWS
FROM THE SEAT OF VAR.
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THE NEWS FROM MEXICO.

Mexico, brought yesterday ny INK hi''"'
will be fond in another column nn1eT Inc ap-
propriate head Since, however tha' aftlcie
was in tvue we are placed III possession OF
further details. and reflection leads US to at
4acb additional importance to the accounts.
kshvond dispute, the most satisfactory fea-
,ure in the news touches the loss sustained IN
the recent actions by the army of Gen. nco''
and its present position. Our news Is Fa''e'
OF A negative nature, but it is hardly less f "a
jsfsctory than If it were more dehnl!e' VIC
haze ample ground on which TO deny ne po'nt
full reports brought by the James L. Ddy vi
the deaths of distinguished American genera
officers Our information is positive that Gen
STA h,c mot been slain, but that he has a
,,eyy covered himself with CORY. Gen. W orln
has been appointed Governor OF the cry OF
ATexico. and was acting rs such as rate as the
9th of September, letters OF winch date have
been reserved by commercial houses at lam
niro We have not been able 10 learn any
o hing definite of Gen. Pillow and his wounds,
but from the total silence OF letters in regard
10 him which make mention OF our losses, we
are persuaded that he has not been killed, and
we hope rot wounded. Wecannot learn that
either General Worth or General Smith have
been wounded, but Major Capers, an intimate
personal friend OF Gen. Worth, who came
passenger on the Alabama. IS entirely satisfied
OF Gen. WOrth's safety. In this connection
we NAV mention that Mai. Capers IS the bear
er of dispatches from Tamplco Tor ashlng-
ton He has with him, also, letters, private
and unofficial, from various sources IN the cl-
" OF Mexico, which make incidental mention
Of public affairs, which letters will be commu-
uicateJ to our government 1t IS from this
gentleman we learn such information as we
Uossess of the loss of our army in the recent
engagements which is Unexpectedly small
The Mexican accounts make IT exceed one
thousand men in killed and wounded, while
more authentic accounts from English sour
ces set it down at four hundred and seventy Or
eighty. all told. The number OF American
officers killed is sid TO be 27, and the number
wounded As. The only individual mentioned
among the killed is Captain Albemarle Cady,
Of the 9th Infantry, an accomplished officer, Il
graduate of West Point and native of New
Hampshire 1t is somewhat singular that so
little should have transpired in regard to our
loss, but with all diligence we have been nm
able 30 learn anything more The Mexican
loss is set down in round numbers at 5000 kill
Ell and wounded. We do not attach much
credit to this estimate. The accounts from
Tampico confirm the death Of Gen. Bravo,
killed fighting bravely, but our Vera Cruz cor
respondent discredits therepOrt that Santa An
ma was wounded, though it is reiterated by
the Patrias advires, which say that he also
lost his horse in the retreat by the route OF
Tuancingo.
From the circular, which is given in anoth-
ct column, to the commandments of the differ
ent States of Mexico, announcing the aban-
donment of the capital BY Santa Anna, we are
persuaded that the fighting for ats possession
ended on the 9Th OF September. From the
moment that Santa Anna fell back upon Qua
daupc the position Of Gen. Scott became as
sured so far as the Mexican army was con-
cerned. The same considerations which in
fuenced Santa Anna not to proong the de-
fence OF the city, would restrain him from
moleSting Gen. Scott in its quiet occupation
But If we are thus relieved from all apprehen-
sons in regard to Gen SCOTS army from this
source and we have not thought the alarm
felt for him in some quarters we'll founded
we have to depIove the calamities which have
oyertaken the city OF Mexico from another
source, and which are more formidable thar
could have resulted from our occupation; no
do hey fail 10 excite alarm lest our army ha
suffered from the same cause.
According to the Arco Iris OF Vera Cruz, o
20th uIt., received here by La Patria, letters
from JaIapa and OriZaba announce that I'M
meliatey after Santa Anna abandoned the cap
ita, and as soon as the populace felt them
selves relieved from the restraint of his bayO
nets, the Leperos commenced the work o
sacking the city, plundering the houses OF CT
'uZens az well as foreigners, and committing
all species OF excuses. During the plllaglng
these accounts say that division of the Anne
Tjcan army entered the city to restore order
verbal accounts say that their aid had been so
O. licied by the magistrates. A conflict ensued be
~ 1Flo al
some accounts say that the whole division wa
cut OFT, while others say that one portion wa
driven back to the gates of the citadel, an
oyct another took refuge in the convent of Sal
Francisco, abandoning two pieces of artlIer!
10 the lepcr0S. The accounts go on 10 sa
that Gen. Scott was then compelled to BON
bard the city from the citadel and other com
Inanding points to reduce it to subsection. =
Such in brief are the rumors we derive frOT
the ArCo Iris and La Patria. From Tampic
we have another version of the same story
The following we translate from a letter VIII
which we have been courteously favored b
Spanish house.
TAMPICO, Sept IS.
We have news from Mexico which announ
res the taking of Chapultepec by Gen. Scot
who, the same day, attacked the Capital b
the gHritaS Of San CuSnc ana Nin0 Pedidt
lie succeeded in routing the forces of SAINT
Anna, who fell back upon Guadalupe The
Gen. Scott took possession OF the citadel, an
Immediately sent 1900 men with four piece
al artillery to the plaza of the Palace The
Immediately occupied the Palace, BLOWN
down the doors with their artillery, but III
hurras with which they planted their nation;
flag cause an instruction among the popr
lace, and in their fury they in a moment dt
spatched the 1900 Americans When SAINT
Anna was made acquainted with this occu
renee, he Immediately returned with l0, OC
men and twenty-five pieces OF artillery, al
the news we have this morning announces Il
firing of guns, and we believe that evervthir
was in confusion in the capital
We could add other versions OF the aho,
news which we have received in abundan
from different sources, but from the varior
contradictions between the different storie
and some comparison OF facts, our impressit
is very decided that the rumors are grossly e
aggerated, and that they all grow out Of Il
rycesses of the leperos, whom. verv nossibl
Gen Scott found much difficulty in rpducr
10 order This class OF vagahonds. corrpsno
ding very nearly to the ldecdroai of Nanle
is extremely numerous in Mexico Warl o
timated the number in the city as high as q
000in 1923, and their number is probably v
~ much larger now. These recent excess