The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-20
TO the LATEST MOMENT.
BY TELEGRAPH
LATE AND IMPORTANT
FROM
GEN. SCOTS ARMY.

GEN. SCOTS ARMY.
Thefollowlng Telegraphic Despatch to the .'Union"
Office will be read with interest
Gen. SCOTS Orders win receive the applause of the
whole country. ~" ti't@ 4. ~ 6
5t iaur PgrERsBuRa October 20--8 a. m.
The mail from the South brings the following i'm
portant news from General Scott giving particulars
of the late battles We take the following from the
New Orleans Delta Of the 18th instant:
AT a late hour last night the steamship Fashion,
Capt. Ivy, arrived from Vera Cruz and Tampico,
having left Vera Cruz on the 7th and Tampico on
the 9th instant BY this arrival we are placed in pos
session of letters from correspondent Mustang,
from the city Of Mexico as late the 18th Septem
Der, and files of the American STAR new paper pub
lished by Messrs. Peoples and Barnard ut the capital
Our correspondence, both from the city Of Mexi-
co and Vera Cruz, is very voluminous The late
ness Of the hour at which we received it, precudes
the possibility of our giving more than one of the
graphic letters Of cur correspondent Mustang con
tent this morning with brief synopsis of the
interesting news hastily CLEANED from the mass Of
documents In our possession. st4t@t 4t-f
We have full details OF the killed, wounded and
missing copies Of the general orders issued by the
commander-in-chieff from the time of the capture of
ny 'y ~ - 'no 'a'eS' ua'e tie ihaniiesto oI oen
Is,, - ''ie 'lhiiS'ef u Waf ahd Marine,
w.. - auo opeiauohs :, tael mexican forces
resignation Of the Presidency by Gen. Santa Anna,
ct ccteraall Of which we will endeavor to lay before
our readers tomorrow. X, IF 5Hs tsgRN
Our loss has been severe-the previous rumors Of
Generals Pillow, WORTH and Smith being killed
we are grauhed TO learn, were without foundation.
Lining the Woul'aca, We regret 70 see the name
~, mr Kendall 81 the Plcayune
uus'' however ms wound Is out q slight one
.,"io'i'ah piasone's, VINO were sentirom the ci-
y ~ he '1No " iouca, on the approach OF Gen.
~ .ie eapi'ui' lase Deen sent Dack 70 the city
=. MoAieo s,l as prisoners Of war under parole.
- sau maj 'ney were sent oy the governor Of
nleAiso On nus own responsibility. The names Of
az AZ o aIs snus noeta'ed on parole are Captains
tieuuy, aha olhth Lieulanants Churchill, Da-
Viuson ana narSour, ana sixteen prlyates.
Inc city OF Mexico was quiet at the latest dates,
'hough daiy reports o. the rising OF the populace,
atu .e assasslhauon 81 our men, were rife Little
lear, however was entertained by our army, Of any
such attempt 1911 US our correspondent remarks, an
eheliy VINO couia not stand against us In the field
wan moi DC hkely 10 attack, much less TO attempt to-
oYe'pYwer y, WAN tne ciy ana Its strongholds In
o ml po, I. A'. a43
II were 70 meet on the 9th Of
...s N :. ~ueio'aio, Inc seven northern States,
..... t sii'oe ioii.lea coahuon 70 oppose
heso'iuuohs lor peace, nave hed meeting by dele
sa'es' aha denounced SANTA Anna as a traitor and
an outiaw ana at the same time have passed reso-
inuoh peogng each state TO furnish three thousand
men armed ana equipped for the further prosecution
OF the war; and appointed Gems, Paredes and Busta-
mente % command the troops thus 70 be raised.
The Whereabouts of Santa Anna was not known
at the capital the 18th Senfemher-- MIA
him In the vicinity Of Puebla. Colonies Dickinson,
Baxter, and McIntosh have died Of their wounds !;
Generals Pillow and Shields are recovering slowly.
Our correspondent makes out our total loss to be-
In Killed, wounded, and missing--sixteen hundred
and twenfy-on We shall publish complete list
tomorrow. Among the names Of the killed and
wounded we find the following: w n
c10Scers kilied- Major l.. Trggs, Capt A. vano-
nnda Coi. y. 2. hanson, Breyet Lieut.. Col. Martin
scott Lieut.. Col. VIM. M Graham, Capt. M. f,
helllh. at,iE n
D1eers 'oanded--5feyetG olonei :. ,. Mcintosh
Captains r. Anderson, A. Cady. w. n. T. Walker
L. Smith Thomas Glenn. William n Iru,in
p. M Gpihrie q q yy,l;.n,s I.,,o. M;n.u -"
C.Linai, 49,. r,......,,' :. 80 o' '"'.'S
"e.A' nlaJup .eie!aiA So. flnoW, severely
MAJOR A. H. GLADDEN., Brigadier Gen Jas. Shields
Assistant Adjutant General H. N Pare. Al. "A. Al
General M. Lowell Assistant Adutnnt General w
w M,rke,, volnn,.ar AZ, A. 80. ,,,,,
~, w',,' -. :, \, ~, .1, uo-saihp SeolBe Wiz
kihs Aendan Lieut.. Col, John Garland, Major WI
W. Loring Brevet Col J. E. johnson, Captains ].
J. ii. Williams james Barclay. C. HI Pearson ID
f. Hungerford, Mirichell Danley, d. Fl. McPhail
]. s. Simenson i Y Rnckens,os 9 9 r.,.,,a-
o. N,,,,,' c,,a. go. NJ NJ. - - "1Ns.,
= ,a'1t 'ta' ousey, - p Mugruoer :. M
ooah.iana' hoot. " uaie, moses >. Barnard, and
Col. s. M Trousdale. ,t43 +@t
fha firatfx have 81