The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-12-10

and that Of Tacuabaya, was but 7, $50. and,
finally, alter deducting the ner garrison hi
Chapulcpcc, with the killed and Wounded
OF the two days, we took possession Sept
H. Of this great capital with less Than 5000
men, Aud re-aSserf, upon accumulated
and uuqueStionable evidence. that. in not
one Of those conflicts was this army opposed
by fewer than tire, -and.a-half times lis
nnnbers.-in several Of them by yet great
err excess.
recapitula,c our losses since we arrived
in the basin of Mexico.
AuguSi 10, 20-Killed, 1877, including II
officers. Wounded, S77. including % oili.
GERS. Missing, (probably killed. IS rank
and file. Total, 1852.
September Skilled, ZIG, including . Of
fccrs. Wounded, 6G5, including i9oilicers.
Missing. Is rank aud file. Total. 7S9.
September II, IL. l4-Killed, 1870, inclnd-
ing 10 officers. Wounded, FOB, including
6S officers. Missing, - rank and Gle. To-
tai. SG2.
Grand total of losses, 2,7O3, including ;,s5
officers.
On the other hand, this small force las
beaten ON the same occasions. III view oi
their capital, the whole Mexican army, Of
Cat the beginning) thirty odd thousand men
posted, always, in chosen positions, he.
hind entertainments, Ormore formidable de-
fences Of nature and art killed or wounded,
of that number, more than 1000 officers and
men; taken 3,730 prisoners; one-sevcnth
officers, including l3 generals. Of whom !
had been Presidents of this republic: cap
turcd more than 20 colors and Standards, T.
pieces of ordnance, leSidcs 81 wall pieces
10000 small arms, an immense quantity o.
shots, shells, pow der, &C., sc.
Of that enemy, once so formidable II
numbers, appointments, artillery, Sc, twen'
tv- odd thousand have diSbanded themselves
in despair, leaving, as is known, not more
than three fragments--the largest abou
| 2,5O0-now wandering in different dircc'
tons, without magazines or military chest
and living at free quarters upon their Owl
people.
Gen. Santa Anna, himself a fugitive, il
believed to be on the point Of rcsigning til,
chief magistraoy, and escaping TO neu'ra
Guatemala. A new President, no doubt
will soon be declared, and the federal Con
gress is expected TO reassemble at QuerCta
TO, l2J miles north of this, on the Iacatcca
road. some time in October. ! have seer
and given safe conduct through this city {,
/ several of its members. The government
will find itself without resources: no army
no arSCnalS. no magazines. and hut little
revenue. internal or external. Still, such il
the obStnacv. or rather iniltuRtion. Of thi
people. that it is very doubtful whether III,
new authorities will dare TO sue for peat,
on the terms which, in the recent nreotla
tons, were made known by our minister.
/ In conclusions, beg to ciiumuratc. one,
more. with due commentator and thanks
the distinguished staff officers. general an,
personal, who. in orr last operation in from
of the enemy, accompanied ne, and com
municstcd orders TO every point and through
every danger. Lieut.. Col. Hitchcock. act
ing inspector general; Mai. Turnbull an'
Lieut.. Hardcastle, Typographical engineers
Mai. Kirby, chief paymastcr: Capt. Irwin
chief quartermastcr: Capt. Grayson, chic
commiSSary; Capt II. l.. Scott, chief in III,
/ adiutant generals department: Lieut.. vii
liams, aid-ae-camp: Lieut.. Lay, militar,
secretary; and Maj. J. p. Gaines, Kentuc
ky cavalry, volunteer abide camp. Cap.
/ Lee. engineer, so constantly distinguished
also bore important orders from me (Sep
TENDER 49, until he tainted from woun,
and the loss of two nights sleep at the bat
tcries. Lieuts. Beauregard, Stevens an,
/ Tower, all wounded, were employed witt
/ the divisions, and LicutS. G. W. Smith am
! G.. j. Mcclellan, with the company of sap
| perS aud miners. Those five lieutenanis o
engineers. like their captain, won the ADM
ration of all about them. The ordnance of
fcerS, Capt. Hugcr, Lieuts. Hagncr. Stou,
and Reno, were highly effective, and dis
! tinguishcd at the several batteries and
must add that Capt. McKins,ry, assi>tau
quarter master. AT the close of the opera
tons, executed several important commits
sionS for me rs a special volunteer.
Surgeon General Lawson, aud the medi
cal staff generally, were sklful and untirn
in and ont Of fire, in ministering TO the nu
mcrous wounded.
To illustrate the operations in this basin
| enclose two beautiful drawings, prepare
under the directions Of Major TurIbu
mostly from actual survey
have the honor to be. sir, with high res
pec,, your most obcdient servant.
WINFIELD SCOTT.
The Hon. VIZ. l.. MARoY,
SCcr,iGrY Of Var.