The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-11-30

ZEN. ScoTT's DIsPArcHEs.-The Tn.
ION OF Monday evening last contains the
aFciai variations, by Gen. Scott, of the
battles OF Mo.iEo del Rey, and those near,
and at the taking of the City of Mexico:
and, oesloes, ths reports Of Gen. Worth
and other Officers. We can only give. TO-
day, the following glorious resume Of the
late brilliant actions of our army-premis.
ing that we are not a. all surprised that
the CALLED Cnio,, winces crieYorsly at the
first paragraph in it;
This army has been more disousted
than surprised thai, BY some sinister pro-
cess on the part of certain individuals al
home Its numbers have been, generally,
almost .trebled in our public papers
beginning at Washington.
Leaving. as We all feared, Inadequate
garrisons at Vera Cruz, Pero,e and Pue-
bla-with much larger hospitals and be-
ing obliged, most reluctantly, from the
same cause general paucity of numbers)
to abandon Jalapa, we marched august
7-lOI from Puebla with only 10 73s rank
and file. This number includes the oar
rison of Jalapa and the 8, 429 men BROUGHT
up by Brig General Pierce, August 6.
AT Contetras, Cherubusco, &c. (Au-
gust 2O,) we had bnt S,497 men engaged
after deducting the garrison of San 4u-
CUISINE, -FOUR general depot the interme-
date sick and the dead; at the Moline
del Rey (September s. but three brigades.
with some cavalry and artilery-making
IN all SOL men-were in the battle in
the two days-September IL and l3-our
whole operating force, after deductinc, a.
gam, the recent killed, wounded and sick.
together with the garrison of Mixcoac 1.-THE
then general depoD and that of T acubsya,
was but 7,lSO; and finally after deduct
ing the new garrison of Chapultepec, with
the killed and wounded of the two days,
we took possession (September l4) of this
great Capital with les than 5000 men!
And l reassert upon accumulated and urt-
questionable evidence that, in not one Of
these conflicts, was this army opposed by
fewer than three and half times its num-
bers-in several of them, by greater ex-
cess.
! recaPitulate our losses since we arriv-
ed in the basin of Mexico:
AUGUST 10, 20.-KiIled, 1877, including
IA officers. Wounded, 677, including 81
officers. Missing, probably kiIled.J 3S
rank and file. Total, 1852.
SEPTEMBER s. Killed, ZIG, including
9 officers. Wounded. Cos, including 40
officers. Missing, Is rank and file. To-
tai, 7S9.
SEPTEMBER ~, 10, I4.-KiHed, 100,
Including 10 officers. Wounded, 7O3, in
Guiding 6s officers. Missing, 90 rank and
file. Total, e62.
Grand total of losses, 2 ,7O3, including
3S3 officers.
On the other hand this small force has
beaten on the same occasions, in view of
their Capital, the whole Mexican army, of
lat the beginning) thirty odd thousand
always, in chosen positions.
behind entertainments, OF more formida-
Die deiences OF nature and art; killed or
wounded of that number more than 1000
officers and men; taken 1890 prisoners,
one seventh officers, including Is gener-
ais, OF whom 3 had been Presidents of this
Republic; captured more than 90 colors
and standards, 10 pieces of ordnance, be-
side 81 wall pieces, 10000 small arms, an
immense quantity of shot. shells, powder.
&c. &c.
OF that enemy, once so formidable in
numbers, appointments, artillery, &c,
twenty odd thousand have disbanded them
selves in despair, leaving as is known, not
more than three fragments-the largest
about 2,5OO-now wandering in different
without magazines or militia
ry chest, and living free quarters upon
their own people.