The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-15
Irecaptuate our losses since we arrived in the basin

lrecapituate losses since we arrived in the basin
OF Mexico:
oadsd s1 including g. o at "' Missing, probably
klled3 IS rank and file, Total, 1862.
SEPTEMBER s.--ItHed, lls, including officers.
Wounded Cos, including 40 officers. Missing, is rank
srprrMlER la, 10, l4-Kded, 1870, including 10 off
GERS FOUNDED, 7o3 including oS officers, Missing, 30
rank and file. Total, 500.
Grand total of losses, 1903, Including 3s3 officers
! On the ether hand, this small force has beaten on
the same occasions, view OF their capital, the whole
Mexican army OF (a the begnnng) thirty thousand
men-posted, always, in chosen POSITIONS, behind
trenchments, formidable delences OF nature and
art; killed wounded, of that number, than 1000
officers and men; taken 3730 prisoners one seventh Of
hcers including 10 generals Of whom bad been presi,
dents Of this republic capued more than 20 coors AMI
atandaIs IS pieces OF ordnance, besides 81 wallpeces
$1,000 small arms, an immense quantity OF Shots shells
powder, &c, &c.
OF that enemy, once so formidable in numbers, ap.
polnments, artillery, &c, twenty odd thousand have dis
banded themselves in despair, leaving, is known, not
more than three frasments--he largest about 1880
now wandering in different directions without magazines
or military chest and living at free quarters upon their
| General Santa Anna himself fugitive, is believed to
be On The point OF esignng the chief magistracy, and
escaping to neutral Guatemala. A new President no
doubt will soon be declared and the federal Congress is
expected TO re- assemble at Guerearo, 1875 miles north o.
this, on the Lacatecas road, time in October have
and given safeconduct through this city TO several OF
| Its members. The government will find itself without
resources no army, no arsenas no magazines, and but
little revenue, internal or external. STILL such is the
obsnacy rather niauaton, of this people, that il
very doubtful whether the authorities will dare 10
for peace the terms which in the recent negoa-
tons, were made known by OUR minister.
| In conclusion, beg to enumerae, once more, with
due commentator and thanks, the Distinguished staff
officers, general and PERSONAL who in OUR last opera
tons front OF the enemy, accompanied me, and com
munlcaed orders to every point and through every dan
ger. Lieutenant Colonel Hitchcock, acting inspector
general; Major Turnbull and Lieutenant llardcastle
Typographical engineers; Major Kirby, chief paynaser
Captain Irwin, chief guarternaster Captain GIayson,
juant generals department Lieut. Williams, abide
camp Lieut.. Lay military secretary, and Major j. +
Gaines, Kentucky cavalry, volunteer aid de camp Capt
Lee, engineer, constantly distinguished, also bore I'M
partsnt orders from me (Sep 3 until he tainted from
wound and the loss of two nights sleep at the batteries
Lieutenans Beauregard, Stevens and Tower all wound
ed, were employed with the divisions and Lieuenants
&. w. Smith and G. B. Mcclellan with the company OF
sappers and miners Those five leutenans Of engineers,
Like their captain won the admiration of all about them
The ordnance officers, Captain Huger, Leuenants lag
ner, Stone, and Reno, highly effective and distin
guished at the several batteries; and must add that
Captain McKmsry, assistant quartermaste at the close
OF the operations, executed several important commits
sions for me as a special volunteer.
| Surgeon General Lawson and the medical staff gem
orally were skul and untiring in and out OF fire. in
ministering to the numerous wounded.
To illustrate the operations in this basin, enclose
two beautiful drawings, prepared under the directions OF
Major Turnbul mostly from actual survey
have the honor to be- sir, with high respect, your
most obedient servant,
| WINFIELD SCOTT
| The Hon VIM L. Marcy.
Secretary of War;