Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19
FROM MEXICO.
Reported Battle and Victory.


We have item of Mexican that reached US by
rather strange route The Pittsburgh Ga=siie Of the 7h
Tepublishes from The GAINESVILLE Courier Of the 3d. letter
dated Castle Of Lolette July l4h with postscript
dated 18th Rio Fro Pass The writer Of this let
ter lays the Courier, commissioned officer OF the oh
Regiment u $. Infantry II received by the editor Ia
due Of mall and published by him with the assuI-
The writer saws that the ARMY left PerOte 9th.
encsmped new the pass Of FL na ihe night OF The 18TH
On he day the moved through the pass without
oppositionbut about P NJ at village Of AmazoqIe
in sight OF about 1000 Mexcans As soon as they
within range artillery opened upon them with
shot and shell, and they scsmperrd of the
possible " They relreated upon Loreie, the American
Amy following them. The city was surrendered by the
authorities who stated that SANTA ANNA had reeaed upon
the CITY of Mexico Tine wfie describes the eity ard the
disposition made of the Troops the 4h On the 18Th he
says:
1--WE within fifteen miles of the city of Mexico
IN the advance under Worth. General ScoIt be
M this evening with the main orce, when will have
fifteen thousand menten thousand regulars and five thou
sand volunteer Mr. Tst, Commissioners, will also
come with Gen. Scott
This may all be tues but it looks to Us very much like
a whale.'
APPARENT CONFIRMATION.
The AmericGn Army IN The city Of MEXICO
After the foregoing was type, the steamer Palestine
arrived Bringing New Orleans dates Of the 3l~t
The dae OF Gen. Scots arrival at the city not given
but upon reaching there he Opered vigorous cAnnonate
and Stoned The city at several Pn,s During the contest
Gen. Scotts head quarters, with offers of eapIualIon
which were immediately accepted aud the main potion OF
the MARCHED INTO THE MEXICAN CAPITAL.
The loss OF the Americans in killed and wounded is said
TO be 2lS; that Of the Mexicans over 500
The reason assigned for 50 ealy surrender and weak
This news, il is said, BY the Massachusetts fom
Vera Cruz summary OF her news had been published M
New Orleans Tor two days before this discovered
1t supposed have been possession Of single passen
ger who had TO undergo quarantine aud wishing TO put 10
the possession some particular abstaned iom
making it public.
The Delta of the 3lst announces the arrival of another
thaC
sets, but makes mention Of this The NfiOnGi
however vouches for its accuracy. We hope it may be
true,-ihough is difficult reconcile all the Inconsistent
cies connected with its arrival and appearance
We this moment learn from the Captain Of The Palestine
that the original extra merely stated the fact u the assault
aud capulaon; made mention Of the number Of
killed aud wounded. We await further confirmation.
91,-The same paper of August II, says
The mail of yesterday did bring any thing couobo-
rave of the intelligence published in the morning On
the other hand still moTe inclined TO doubt The au-
thenciy Of that Gen Scott is probably thi.,
the city Of Mexico; but do Think be there by
l7thor that this intelligence reached Vera Cruz befve
the sailing Of the Massachusetts, We strongly inclined
believe that the New Orleans extra out OF the Tu-
brought by that vessel that the American army had
reached the capital. We have specimen this very
Of the which such increase By travelling
We copied from the GdSettes Louisville correspondence
The writer Of that took it from the New Orleans extra
He gives of cannOnadng at the city, with the
number Of killed and wounded either side The gna
which is before has nothing OF This II speaks Of
slight skmh Penon eight miles from the cty-wIh
this exception, the entire march, from Pueb and
of the city, undisputed In this particular contra
diets the GAINESVILLE letter which locates skmish at ANA
zoque 0nr opinion is that Scott has moved upon the
city, and he met resistance at all, has had severe sk
h the Pass, and hard battle before the city itself
The Picdyne of the 3st the arrival of The
o. S. transport schooner Vedsco which left rsmpco the
22d There mention Of this news which would have
reached that point early Vera Cruz.
The Picdyune of the Both contains letter fom the city
of Mexico, dated The 10th, in which the writer says
many persons here think that must have peac,
shortly but have been assured to-day by those in whom
have the greatest Confidence that thuse at the head
the government have the emoteS idea Of negotiating
and that any encouragement held out to Gen Scott
will only he gain time" We eaIlhl that this no.
tive the bottom Of the movement
| THE ENcARNAcIoN PRISONERS. We learn by dates o.
the 18Th ult om Tsmpco that the EncaInacion prisoners
removed back further into the interior by Genera
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