Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-10-27
From the ~ o. Picayune, Oct. 5.
THE NEWS FROM MEXICO.

DOneWHdL cOplOuS ueldilS ol tIe H0"o
from Mexico, brought yesterday by the Ala
hama, will be found in another column under
the appropriate head. Since, however, that
article was in type, we are placed in posses
sion Of further details, and reflection leads
us to attach additional importance to the ac-
counts.
Beyond dispute, the most satisfactory
feature in the news touches the loss sustain
ed in the recentactions by the army of Gen.
Scott, and its present position. Our news
is rather of negative nature but IL IS hard
ly less satisfactory than if it were more de-
finite. We have ample ground on which
10 deny the painful reports brought by the
James j.. Day of the deaths of distinguished
American officers Our information is pos
tive that Gen. Smith has not been slain,
but that he has anew covered himself with
glory. Gen. Worth has been appointed
Governor of the city of Mexico and was
acting as such as late as the 24th OF Sep
tember, letters of which date have been re-
ceived by commercial houses at Tampico.
We have not been able to learn anything
definite Of Gen. Pillow and his wOunds;but
from the total silence Of letters in regard to
him, which make mention of our losses,we
are persuaded that he has not been killed,
and we hope not wounded. We cannot
learn that either Gen. Worth or General
Smith have been wounded, but Major Ca
pers, an intimate personal friend OF Gener-
al Worth, who came passenger on the Ala
bama, is entirely satisfied of Gen. Worth's
safety. In this connection we may men
ton that Major Capers is the bearer of des-
patches from Tampico for Washington
lie has with him, also, letters, private and
unofficial, from various sources in the city
of Mexico, which make incidental mention
of public affairs, which letters will be COM
municated to our government. It's from this
man we learn such information as we pos
sess of the loss of our army in the recent en-
gagcments, which is unexpectedly SMALL
The Mexican accounts make it exceed one
thousand in killed and wounded, while
more authentic accounts from English
sources set it down at four hundred and
seventy or eighty all told. The number of
American officers killed is said to be 27,and
the number wounded As. The only indi-
vildual mentioned among the killed is Cap
tain Albemarle Cady, of the 9th inianlry,an
accomplished officer, a graduate of West
Point and native of New Hampshire. 1t
is somewhat singular so little should have
transpired in regard to our loss, but with all
diligence we have been unable to learn any
thing more. The Mexican loss is set down
in round Numbers at 5000 killed and woun-
ded. We do not attach much credit to this
estimate. The accounts from Tampico
Of ~
fighting bravely; but our Vera Cruz cores
pondent discredits the report that Santa An
ma was wounded, though 1t is reiterated by
the Patra's advices; which say that he also
lost his horse in the retreat by the route of
Tulancingo.
From the circular which is given in an
other column to the commandments of the
different States of Mexico, announcing the
abandonment of the capitol by Santa Anna,
we are persuaded that the fighting for its
possession ended on the 18th of September.
From the moment that Santa Anna fell
back upon Guadalupe, the position of Gen.
Scott became assured, so far as the MeXi.
can army was concerned. The same con-
siderations which Influenced Santa Anna
not to prolong the defence of The city, would
restrain him from molesting Gen. Scott in
its quiet occupation. But If we are thus
relieved from all apprehension in regard to
TO Gen. SCOTS army from this source
and we have not thought the alarm felt for
him in some quarters we'll founded-we
have to depore the calamities which have
overtakcn the city of Mexico from another
source, and which are much more formida-
BILE than could have resulted from our Oc-
cupation; nor do they fail to excite alarm
lest our army has suffered fOm the some
cause.
According to the Arco Iris of Vera Cruz
Of the Goth ult., received here by LA Patrla,
letters from Jalapa and Orizaba announce
that Immediately after Santa Anna abandon
ell the capital, and as soon as the popuace
felt themselves relieved from the restraint
of his bayonet, the leperos commenced the
work of sacking the city, plundering the
houses of citizens as we'll as foreigners, and
committing all species of eXccsses. During
this pllaging, the accounts say that dlvs-
ion of the American army entered the city
to restore order-vcrbal accounts say that
their aid had been solitced by the mags-
trates. A conflict ensued between these
troops and the rabble, in which some ac-
counts say that the whole division was cut
of, while others say that one portion was
driven back 10 the gates and the citadel,an
vet another took refuge in the convent of
San Francisco, abandoning two pieces of
artillery to the leperos. The accounts go
on to say that Gen. Scott was then compel
led to lombard the city from the citadel and
other commanding points, to reduce it to
subsection. Such, in brief, are the rumors
we derive from the Arco IRIS and la Patria.
From Tampico we have another version of
the same story. The following we trans
late from letter with which we have been
courteousy favored by spanish house;
TAMPICo, September 25.
We have news from Mexico which an
nouncos the taking of Chapultepec by Gen.
Scott, the same day, attacked the capitol by
the gdiifds of San Cosme and NnO Per-
dido. He succeeded in routing the forces
Of Santa Anna, who fell back upon Qua
dalupe. Then Gen. Scott took possession