Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-06-26
THE MEXICAN WAR.

which had been left in the rear by the suspension
of the publication of tie Commercial J0nr"at
Take notice-it is from an English paper.
From, tie Lol9oa Times.
Tile Mexican Uar-Europe viii he tired of a
camnaign in which conquests bring no particle OF
credit. and fighting no prospect OF peace, ana IN
which it is equally impossible TO applaud the VIC
TORS or commiscrltc the vanqulshed. he lntelIl-
gence from America which we Tuhll:hcu yester-
day corresponds so exactly with the information
TO be expected that it might all have been printed
by prophesy fortnight ago. After establishing
provisional Government IN Vera Ciuz, General
Scott took the route to Mexico by the ordinary
road which slopes IN a northwesteTly dlrecllon
along the ascent from the low lands of the Cult
coast to the Herras tempiadaS 4 the first plateau
He passed the Puente NacionaI without OPPOSE
ton though it has always been considered rs one
of the most deensible posts on the route. santa
Ana had not descended so far, hut had taken up
n position at Cerro GordO, mountain ridge about
half way between the Antigua and Aalapa, the hrst
respectable town on the road from Vera Cruz to
the capital. Travellers have described THIS Jour-
ney as an undertaking of no insignificant enter
mise. even with the aid of the best dHseRciuS OF
the country; but the American troops appear to
have advanced pretty smoothly I'll they fouha
themselves in front of their enemy on the I'm
of April. Santa Ana was posted with about
Ia 600 men on some heights which commanded
the main road like glacls, and from which he
could have poured storm OF balls into the adj
vancing columns After two reconnolssances,
boweyer the trails of which are minutely laid
down in the American journals, General Scott
determined on the Sth to turn the lett flank OF
the enemy-a service on which Generals Shield
and Worth Immediately proceeded, while Gene
raj Pillow occupied his attention on the right.
simultaneously with these attacks Gen. Iwlggs
was ordered against the main batteries in the
centre charge which proved more serious than
the other two; but after some resistance and some
loss he succeeded in carrying the position Mean
time Worth had experienced no further Difficult
ties than those presented by the nature of the
ground and was favored with the immediate sur
render of his opponent as soon as he could get
near enough for summons; but Shield received
grape shot through the lungs from battery IN
front though the latest advlces speak OF his rCco
very as still possible. General Pillow on the right
actually experienced a repulse, and was prepar-
ing renewed attack after serious losses,
when the events on the left and centre induced a
general surrender The killed and wounded are
said to be about equal on either side, but the
Mexcans lost 6O0O prisoners, including four gem
erals.
Santa Ana is said to have decamped in good
time leaving his carriage like Josephs at Nlttora,
to the spoil of his pursners, who IN place OF Mu-
rillos and Correggius, discovered the more appre-
ciable treasure of some highly -havored Cubas and
an excellent stock OF preserved meats. AmpudIa,
the second in command, left the field early with
ont his hat on a splendid white charger, as con-
snicuous as that Of Roderick the Goth. The
command, in Chief is reported 10 he at Orlzaba,
town lust under the great Peak of that name,
whence he has Issued pfu'iHH"tLui' s'"l'Iis '"d'
there Is "anothtr lHefmoPS Eo between .NaIdp"
and Mexico. The Americans were politely re-
ceived by the 'corporation and civil authorities"
at Xalapa, and have pushed on to Pcrotc, from
which town ihry WI HIifGH on La ucpId any
so to the capital; General Taylor as Is rumored,
having been ordered to elect junction win the
main BODY by q southwark march from San Luis.
There is not much doubt but that the Ameri-
cans can march I" Mexico ana could nave cone
SO some time ago; santa ana ecu cet:alny
operate on ih'li hhhN u. N ms p 3 al Ni'I1pa,
1t he had the Ffofet means VI hu.INTS' anu H. DIS
is stated, the cHlcaHs are iosIIi'ty preparing
for some real resistance at La Iu'h'a, another
affair might ensue' bu' we r. sumo 'haI lie" OIL
our readers WI In' mIch IIllt III Tue ue''lI!ha
ton or PATRIOTISM OF inc Lh'"Ieu h1tio"' W"
Spain Is as Ike va SPAN as ever Chlu was
like parent. II the 4heA!canS Aau puI peeh
blessed with NIUE Day leh tIe "n"le scene
would be wohuet1ui T'pIeS' IIati,H VI tne yi'lh
sula in leO9. lhGy Vap0r anu Drag, anu Doast
and tune, without the sHlaivSt apparent sense OF
their daily dlsconhtuFes. iheif papers ana pro-
clamatIons are hIed WIN predictions OF future
VICTORIES to the utter excursion Of present ueIeals'
AS Tar as Worus' anu, P'In"iS even % id' as re-
solutions go, they are all daring ana defiance,
and yet they never au"pt an Ordinary ,pFecau-
ton or abide an ordinary sEoch' AZ tHlS mo
ment by an cGteMiPore reVo!GIlon IN the capita,
they nave uispIaCeu ooiI'Z anus anu CHa'UeG
Don Iedro AFaya 10 neWiy CleaI'u o'Hce VI
"Presldent-suos'iut', WIN aOso'Hto power i lDl
everything eTcePt tue CONCLUSION Vi ptaCe' o
read their various lhahHes'ocs' no person cTu'u
possibly conceive that they were any other tAah
the most warllke ana uhcohquGra9ie hatoh uhuef
Heaven. Inc confluence oI ARG uiIel Cailii'D
altogether Vahlsnes cuhpai' Win tie CO'pId-
cency OF Santa Ana aiter eighteen s5!tled DEL, aus
within thirteen m9nths' Dg i reFHDfltca non a9a-
peraSSe, indeed: why II ms Is Iolliluue Tue
Mexlcans are ihhhlte!y MORE courageous tHah
even those contiguous islanders oi the NarioDeah'
brave. And Inc eHtfaofIinaty polHt Oh lAe STORY
is. that these assertions OF iLlfep!dlty anu Patr-