The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-10-28

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ias fal.owing. They are AZ czlst II he
rigy Il MsKiros
SEPrFNBER l7.-The Mrxiran LOSS Il
! imPossi'ie ~ asrrrssin. hal II LIS hrrH
isnmenSr. Anoag he killrd II Chapel
lePee wrF- ten. gnsn NeIolneruno Pc
rz. Col. Juan eann. Distinguished OH
rrr of engineers. and I.irui. IIarian l.alVe.
one Of Gen. Rsasn's aids. GrH. Saldana
was badly wonndrd. - weEe many olhel
distinguished 0nierrs. fiEegrnerals. llree
eoionrls. seven lieutenant e0lonels. aud
near one hundred MAJORS. captains. and
lienienanis. we're TAKEN prisoners. IngeIher
with eight hnndHed or more rank and kle.
Al the gari:as II Belen and san casHe
many oiirels were killed OF sounded, bul
IheiT names are MT known.
SEPTEsBER2 0.-All our wounded have
been brought "a from Mixr0ae and other
plsees. and have been made a. eomiorla.
hle as circumstances would admit. Cha
pnllePer is sllll held BY our IIoops, but all
the other points have bern deserted. and
the main body Of the men are chartered
within the limits ri the city.
zen. Braves official report Of the los
Of chapnlIrprc has bern Puhlishrd in =
T0luea paper. He hlAmes Santa Anna
fnr not sending him reinEorcemenls As he
requested. materially undertakes his own
forre. aud accI.ses one Of his engineer OFF,
GERS. Aleman. who had charge oi the differ
ent mines on the hill sides, with being alb
sent al critical moment when, BY spring
ing them, the late Of the day might have
been changed.
We hear but little. one way or the odl-
er, rs 10 what the Mexirans intend 10 do
in iuiure-wlleiher they are for peace or
4 continuance Of the war. In fact il Is
hardly time for them, after their recent
disastrous discomfitures, 10 think Of any
thing.
do the people of the United States know
The real force whirh has achieved the re-
cent glorious triumphs here. in the valley
of this proud Republic. have not seen
the paper. but have been iold that re-
cent number OF the Union states that when
Gen. Scott would reach the vicinity OI
Mexico has army would number $4,000
effective men. II such u statement Ina:
been made, one more false or nngcnerou.
could not have been promulgated. Gen
Scott arrived OH this side The mountain:
with a fraction over 10000 men, Of which
number at least 1000 were new recruits
or this force. so insignificant when com
pared with the magnitude oil the enter
prise, at least 1000 were on the sick lis
before blow was struck. With a dispo
sable army, then. Of 0,00O-noi maj
more-lhe bold attempt WAS made 10 re
duce a popnlous and well fortified city
and, after succession OF hard.fought bat
lies, the result is known. The 22,00I
paper men, then, manufactured al Wash
ingion, must remain where they have beer
during all the recent slruggles-either un
enlisted, in hospitals, in camp, or IN iran
siiu-and mol deiract FROM such merit a
has been gained by the 10000 true, mel
i VINO nave i.0rnc me battle $ hrunt anu w"l
sucb laurels Tor their country. 10 then
all bopor aud credit is due; and | vii
procure the mus,er-rull Of every regimen
tina, passed the Fenle de Corlova, IL
should be necessary 10 prove my state
meni as TO their actual number.