Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-11-30
Gen. scott'> Ofnci:,l Report.

The last Mon Is nearly filled with the
details Of the battles recently Tough, in
Mexico. From Cen. SCOTS official dcs-
patch we quote the following paragraph.
which has been received neutrality-suspicious.
" by TIC Washington Union:
This ,rmy has been more disguised
than surprised that, by some sinister pro-
cess on the part of certain individuals al
home, Il numbers have been. generally.
almost trcblel III our public PaPers-be-
ginning at y ashington.
The Union estimated the forces under
Gen. Scott at Pucbla as high as ID DOC
but il lustiiics itself on the ground. that its
calculations were based on ogctai state
mca1s. TIL, apology. while ii may re-
Iicyc tae IHiDH tIifor oithc design of be-
ing governed by some sinister purposes
by no means relieves It's master from cul-
pahilitv. " by did the President permit
the publication Of tnlsr statements, and
tAus indirectly shit responsibility from
the Administration 10 Gen. Scott. The
General. after tbs deserved fling at the
President and his Secretary Of " ar, and
Ia" organ, proceeds:
Leaving. as We I'll feared, inadequate
bia-with much larger hospitals; and be-
ing Obliged almost reluctantly. from the
same cause general paucity Of nunbcrsD
- abandon Jalapa, we marched August
7-10l from Pucba with only 1878 rank
and file. This number includes the garr-
son Of Jalapa and the 2 i29 men brought
up BY Brig. General Pierce. August 8.
1t Con,rcras, Cherubusco, &c. August
2O,) We had bat 8.4o7 men cngaQed-al-
ter dcducting The garrison of San Agus-
tin. tour general depot the intermediate
sick and til" dead; al the Moli ne Del Rey
(Septnmbcr @ but three brigadcs. with
some cavalry and artllerv-nak ing in all
3.251 mcn--werc III the battle in the two
days-Scpfcmbcr II and l3 our whole
operating force, after dcductng. gain. the
recent killed. wounded. and sick. togeth-
or with the garrison Of Mcxicoac (he then
general depot and that of Iacubava was
but 7.I30; and finally. after deductng
the ncW garrison Of Chapultepec, with the
killed and wounded Of the two DAYS.
took possession (Scptember IA of this
great Capital with less than 5000 mem
And re-asser. upon accumulated and
unqueStionablc evidence that, in not one
of these conflicts, this army opposed
by fewer than threc-and half times its
numbers-in several Of them, by yet
greater excess.
recapitulate our losses since We arri-
we'd in the basin OF Mexico:
inengt 10, 2O.-killed. 1877. including
II officers. Wounded. 877. including 6y
officers. Missing. probably killed,) 80
rank and file. Total. 1 .O52.
Scp.cmber Chilled 116, including q
officers. Wounded. 665, including ~
officers. Missing, 18 rank and file To-
tai. 1888
SEPTEMBER 1e, 14-kiIled. 100. nclu-
ding 10 officers. Wounded. 7O3. inclu-
ding SO officers. Missing, 90 rank and
file Total Gee
Grand total Of losses, 2 ,7O3, including
1873 officers
On the other hand this small force Las
beaten on the same occasions. in view of
their Capital. the whole Mexican army, Of
at the beeining) thirty odd thousand men
posted. always. III chosen positions. be-
hind entertainments. or more formidable
def.nces Of nature and art: killed or woun-
ded Of that number more than 1000 Off
GERS and men; taken $3.50 prisoners. one
seventh officers. including - generals, Of
whom 3 had been Presidents Of this Re-
1abic: captured more than 90 coiors and
,tag.ar IS pieces Of ordnance. beside
80 wa4-2ieo=s. $1,000 small arms. an
immense quantity Of shots, shells, powder,
&c. DC.