New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-17
nv THE SOUTHERN mAn.
Gen. scotf'- Dispatches.

The Dnios Of Monday evening contains the OH
cisl variations, by Gen Scott. OF the battles Of
Moline del Rey, and those near, and al the taking
Of the City Of Mexico; and, beside the reports Of
Gen Worth and other cficer. We hope 10 hnd space
bysndby for The publication Of Gen SCOTS dispatcher
which We cannot too strongly commend ressr5st5eir
style and general character Gen Scott By bis scmirs
be Official Communications no less ihsn By his almost
miraculous display Of military science surpassed the
expectations Of bis friends and coniOunded forever the
hopes Of hs enemies. The has,y plate Of soup may
prove fatal bic reviers tho logesbn and hard
cider did 10 those Of Hsrrisoa.
Though incapable at the present time Of giving the
whole OF Gen SCOTS communicated We hasten 20 lay
before our readers the following glorious Of the
late brilliant actions OF Army-premisng that
are not al surprised ths, the CALLED Uai0n winces
grievou.ly a, the hrst paragraph 10 IL.
This Army b.s been more disgu.iet than surprised
thst By sinister process The part Of certan ind
vidusls A. home, It's numbers have been generally. a.
trebed Ia public papers-oe ginning at WISH.
inglOn.
Leaving as we all feared inadeqlaie gsrrisons 81
Vera Cruz Peroie and Puebia-siin much lsrser hosP
tails and being obliged mos; ucisnty from the
general psucity Of numoerl 70 abandon JalAps
marched August 7l0l from Pueos With only l0,73c
rank and fe This number includes the garrison OF ia
laps and the f29 men brought up By Brig General
Pierce August
At Contrerss Churu5usco &c. august 20) we had
but 497 epgsgsd-siisr deductng the garrison Of
san Augusn (our general de6) the intermediate sick
sud the deaf thu Moline del Rsy september % but
three brissdes with some cavalry and srtery-mzk
ius In ali 25 10 the battle 10 the two days
September IL and l3-our whole operstns force, AZ
ter deouctiDg. again. the recent killed wounded. and
with the garrison Of Mxeo-c (the then
general oe 90 and that OF Tscubsys WIS blt750 snd
hnsy after deducBg the garrison OF Chsputepec,
with killed and wounded Of the two days We took
possession September 10 OF this great Capital with ess
than 600 men And r. sssert, upon accumulated and
unquestonable evidence that 10 not of these
cIs this army opposed By fewer than three and a
half times its numbers-in several Of them, By yet
greater excess.
recsptulste losses since since arrived In the
basin Of Mexico.
Aususr 10. 2s-HAled l57. including Il officers
Wounded Ell. including 60 officers Msstss (prObaoly
killed. 80 rsnk and hie. Total O52.
sKPrxnBEK s-Kmed. ll6, including officers go
Wounded COS, including 20 officers Missing, J. rank
and file. Total 7s9.
SEPTEMBER - Is. H.--Klled 80, including 10 on.
GERS WOuHded 703, including q officers. Miss,ns -
rank and file Total s62
Grand total of losses 2703 including 353 officers
On the other hand this small force has beaten the
occasons In view Of their Cspal, the whole Mexi
sry of st the BE- gnning thirty odd thousand men
posted, always In chosen positions behind en,rench
mebts more formidable deiences Of nature and art,
killed wounded Of that number more than 1000 officers
end men taken $50 prisoners ODesevenh officers, In
GLIDING - generals of whom had been Presidents Of
this Republic captured than 20 coors aud stand
ards IS pieces of ordinance beside 81 vepieces 10000
smsl arms, an immense qusntty OF shots shells, pow
der, &c. &c
OF that enemy, once 90 formidable In numbers sp-
poiniments artillery, &c twenty odd thousand have die
banded themselves Ia despair leaving 40 10 known not
more than three frsgments-ihe largest about 25oO-
wandering In different directions, without maya
zines military chest and living at free quarters upon
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