The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22
From Mexico.

cd with another thousand Mexican report.
and minors, indefinite and contradictory
from which il is impossible almost 10 en-
tract anything like order.
The capture of the city and the flight OF
the government to Guadalupe is, however,
confirmed beyond doubt. \ circular is
published in the Mexican papers from the
Minister Of War and Maine TO the conlman-
dants general of departments which de-
Scribcs the attack Of the American forces on
the defence at Chapultepcc, and the subse
quent entry into the city. Chapultcpec was
carried at the point of the bayonet, n day
break on the 18th, afer desperate resist
ance Of six hours The fertilization Situat
cd between the sentry boxes Of Bclen and
ST. Thomas, st. Como, and the citadc!,w ere
nsNt attacked by our forces. The resist
aEcc ofthc MeXicans at this place was tru-
ly desperate, and the heroism displayed by
t en- worthy the best days Of the Republic,
Santa Anna led his troops in person. After
nine hours hand fighting, according to this
Mexican circular. Gen. Scott retired, draw
ing oil his forces.
The MeNicans. it appears, after rcpulsing
the forces under Gen. Scott, dreadng the
bombarmcnt. and being anxious TO avoid
the hon crs attendant upon assault, conclud-
ed 10 surrender the city; the Government
aud the forces under Santa Anna retired To
Guadalupe. Gen. Scott entered the capital
on the 18th ult.
After the withdrawal Of The Mexican ar
my Gen. Scott appears TO have been per-
mitted to enter the city without any other
opposition than that which lie encountered
from the itperoS, Of which the following
shocking details are extracted from the
irco iris OF Vera Cruz.
SACK OF MENico.-1hc moment Santa
Anna abandoned the capital. the disorder
commenced, and as soon a. the populacc
considered themselves free from the bayo-
nets which might have controlled them, the
Lcpcros commenced TO sack the city. and
committed every manner Of excess. pillag-
ING and robbing the houses, without making
any distinction between natives and fCrCisl:-
cr>.
II is said that during the pilIagc. an
American division attempted to penetrate
into the city, but became involved i'll a
dreadful conflict with the people, and was
rCpulsed. one part 10 the sentry station and
citadel, while another succeeded in getting
possession Of the convent of san Francisco.
where it made itself secure against the null
titGdc, having abandoned two pieces of ar
tillery.
TO these horrors. in order that nothing
might be wanting to complete the picture OF
death and destruction. prepared for the ca
pital by the shadow Of resistance of the ar
my Of the republic, succeeded the lombard.
ment Of tho city by the American army.
which was in possession of the citadel and
other fortified points in the suburbs. We
regret that we are unable to give tUour
readers more detailed information. as every
| thing leads US 10 believe that the losses and
misfortunes the unhappy inhabitants of the
city of Mexico have suffered have been i'm
mense, induced as well by the soulless mob.
as by the bombs of the enemy.
A letter from Tampico published in the
PdtIiG states in addition
Gen. Scott has, in fact, attacked the city
Of Mexico. and has even succeeded in oc-
cupying the citadel; but on the same day
that the glorious event was achieved, he
sustained sad, If not very serious disas-
ter. for Of fifteen hundred troops despatched
to plant the stars and stripes OF the palace
of the MonteNimas. not one cscaped-all
were mastered by the blood thirsty mob.
This statement, as coming through the
PGirid, would not be entitled to the least
credit, were it not repeated, almost word
for word, in another letter TO a Spanish
house in New Orleans, published in the Pr
cayune. Still the story receives little ere
dit any where.
Santa Anna, it seems, has voluntarily re-
signed the presidency Of the republic. The
following statement is made by the .irco Iris
of Vera Cruz:
While writing these lines, we have re-
ccived a manifesto issued by Gen. Santa
Anna, on the 10Th. city of Guadalupe de HI
ddco. In it he renounces the Presidency
of the Republic, and appoints in his place
the President of the Supreme Court of JUS
] '''s D>h'' wa . WAS WINS WIN TWO
colleagues, shall be the depository of the
Supreme Power until Congress shall meet
and make an election. He also promises
anew to combat. even to the last drop of
blood, for the liberty of the nation.
The American loss in the last battles APP
pears not to be near as large as was at first
reported. We extract on this subject the
following from the Picayunc.
Beyond dispute, says the Picayunc. Of
the 9TH inst, the most satisfactory feature
in the news touching the loss sustained in
the recent actions by the army Of Gen. Scott.
and its present position. We have annie
ground on which to deny the painful reports
brought by the Jas. l.. Day. of the death of
distinguished American general officers.
Our information is positive that Gen. Smith
has not been slain. but that he has anew co.
vered himself with glory. Gen. Worth has
been appointed Governor Of the city of
Mexico, and was acting as such as late as
the 9th of September. letters of which date
have been received by commercial houses
at Tampico. We have not been able TO
learn anything definite of Gen. Pillow and