Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-10-15
MISCELLAN EOUS.
From the Nc,c Orleans Pieayune, October D.
THE NEWS FROM MEXICO.


From the Ne1o Orleans Pieayune, October o.
THE NEWS FROM MEXICO.
Since our article of Yesterday was in type, we
are nlaced in possession Of further details, and re-
Nec,ion leads us TO attach additional importance
10 the accounts. an
Reyond dispute, the most satisfactory feature IN
The news touches the loss sustained IN Inc 'eeen'
actions by the army oil General Scout and us pre-
sent position. Our news is ralher vi d negative
nature. but il is hardly less satisfactory lnah u II
were more definite. We have ample GROUND on
which to deny the painful reports ofoush' ny 'he
lanes L. Day vi the deaths OF distinguished
American General Officers. Our IS
nosi,ive that General Smith has not been slam,
bu, tha, he has anew covered himself win glory.
General Worth has been appointed Governor Of
The civ OF Mexico, and was aclinS as sucn ds
late as The 24th OF September, letters oil @hich
date ave been received BY commercial houses a'
Tampico. We have not been able 10 learn any
thing definite Of General Pillow and his WOUNDS,
but from the total silence OF letters IN regard 10
him. which make mention OF our losses, We are
persuaded that he has mol oeen killed, anu we
hone not wounded. We cannot learn that either
General Worth or General Smith have been
wounded, but Major Capers, an intimate irieno
Of General Worth, who came passenger on Inc
Alabama, is entirely satisfied OF General worms
safety. In this connection We may mention
thai Mai. Capers is the bearer of dispatches ifom
Tampico for Washington. He has with him,
also. letters, private and unoftlciai, IRON various
sources in the city OF Mexico, which make incl
denial mention Of public afiais, whlcn ieue!s
will be communicated 10 our Government. IL IS
iron, this gentleman we learn such information
as we possess OF The loss Of our army IN Inc re-
cent engagements, which is unexpectedly small.
This Mexican accounts make il exceed one lnou-
Sand men in killed and wounded, while more au-
thentic accounts from English sources sci Itcown
al four hundred and seventy OF eisn.y, an 1oiu,
The number of American officers Killed IS SAID
to be 81, and The number wounded 40. Inc only
individual mentioned among The Killed is Cap''
AIbemarIe Cady, OF The 9Th Infantry, an accom-
plished officer, a graduate of West Point ana ma
i've of New Hampshire. II is somewhat singu-
lar ,hat so lirlle should have transpired in regard
10 our loss, but with all diligence we have been
unable 10 learn anything more. The Mexican
loss is set Town in round numbers al ), 00O Killed
and wounded. We do no, attach much credit TO
this estimate. The accounts from Tampico con-
firm The death of Gen. Bravo, killed fighting
brayely. but our Vera CrrZ correspondent dis
credits The report that Santa Anna was wound
ed. though il is reiterated by the Patria's advices,
which say that he also lost his horse in The re-
treat by the route Of Tulancingo.
From the circular which is given in another
column 10 the commandants OF the different States
OF Mexico, announcing line abandonment OF Inc
capital by Santa Anna, We are persuaded maj
the fighting for It's possession ended on the 18th
of September. From The monent that Santa
Anna fell back upon Guadalupe, The position OF
Can a SSG,' Hbssssa6pbs c afhea..d ,fGe SAME Sohsfda-
ra,ioDs which Influenced Santa Anna not 10 pro-
long The defence OF the city, would restrain him
from molesiing Gen. Scott, in lis quiet occupa-
tion. But if we are thus relieved from all APP
prchension in regard TO General SCOTS army
from this source-and we have not thought the
alarm felt for him in some quarters well
founded we have to deplore the calamities
which have overlaken the city al Mexico from
another source, and which are much more iormi'
dable than could have resulted from our occupa-
ton; nor do they fail 10 excite alarm lest our ar
my has suffered from The same cause.
According TO the Arco Iris Of Vera Cruz OF the
26th I'LL. received here BY "a Patria, letters from
Jalapa and Orizaba announce that Immediately
after Santa Anna abandoned the capital, and as
soon as the populace feltthemselves relieved from
The restraint OF his bayonets, the lepcros commenc
ed the work Of sacking the CITY, plundsrins Inc
houses OF citizens as well as foreigners, and com
uniting all species Of excesses. During This pill
Laying, these accounts say that a division oil Inc
American army entered the city 10 restore order
verbal accounts say that their aid had been soil
cited by The magistrates. a conflict cnsueo De
tween these troops and the rabblc, in which som'
accounts saw that The whole division was cut of
while others say that one portion was driven baoe
to the gates Of the citadel, and yet another tool
refuge in the convent of San Francisco, aban
doninp two pieces OF artillery 10 The ieperos. Ih'
accounts go on 10 say, that Gen. Scott was theI
compelled TO lombard The city from me cilade
and other commanding points, 10 reduce II 10 sub
lection. Such in briet are The rumors we derive
from The Arcu Iris and La Patria. Fpm Tam
pico we have another version OF the sNme story
The following We translate from a 'ctIer witt
which we have been courieously favored by Z
Spanish house:
awe have news from Mexico which announ
ces the taking Of Chapulepec by General Scott
who the same day attacked The capital by The ga
yitas OF San Casme and .Nino Perdido. He sue
ceeded in routing the forces OF Santa Anna, WHIT
fell back upon Guadalupe. Then General Scot
took possession OF The citadel, and immediately
sen, 1900 men with four pieces ot artillery TO 'ht
plaza OF The Palace. They Immediately occu
pied the Palace, blowing down The doors VIII
their artillery; but The hurras with which tney
planted their national flag caused an insnrreciioT
among the populace, and in their fury hey IN ;
moment dispatched the 1900 Americans. Whei
Santa Anna was made acquainted with his oc
currence, he Immediately returned with lO,00(
men and 25 pieces OF artillery, and the news W,
have this morning announces The firing OF guns
and we believe tina! every thing was in confusion
in The c%ani,ai" o.;ona oe Tho .hor,
news, which we have received in abundanc,
from different sources-but from the variou.
contradictions between the different siGries, ant
sone comparison vi facts, our impression il
very decided that the rumorsa are grossly exag
gerated, and that they all grow out OF the ex
cesses Of The ieperos, whom, very possibly, Gen
Scott found much difficulty in reducing TO order
This class OF vagabonds, corresponding very
nearly 10 The laz zaroni of Naples, is extremely
numerous in Mexico. Ward estimated the mum
Der in the city as high as twenty thousand in
1923, and their number is probably very much
larger now. These recent excuses committed
by them are by no means unexpected The true
character OF the wretches and the necessity OF
keeping them continually under military restrain,
have long been known. Intelligent foreigners
living in Mexico and men OF property there have
long feared this Identical calamity. As at pre-
sent informed, we are willing 10 believe that the
destruction of property by them has been very
great-possibly the Mexican estimate OF two or
three millions lost may not be exaggerated; bul
we are not al all prepared to believe that Gen.
Scott has sustained any such loss as is pretended,
nor upon The evidence thus lar advanced do we
bHiuh u ~ = piOUoOs OOihpdiQSu tuS dplld di>
ter Santa Anna abandoned it. He would avoid
such a measure If he could possibly do so.
The next feature of importance in the news is
the rumored resignation oil Santa Anna. II is
mentioned in The letter OF our Vera Cruz cores
pendent. This is confirmed by La Patria, which
says the instrument Of resignation is dated from
Guadalupe, The 10Th of September. Senior Pena
y Pena, on whom, with Two associates, supreme
power is devolved ill Congress makes an elec.
lion, is President OF The Supreme Court Of JUS
lice. There is particular mention made of San.
ia Annals proclamation, and we have heard it
was in town, but have not been able TO find it,
There is nothing improbable in Santa Annals
resignation of his civil authority. He is proven.
bially fond Of This coup d'eta4. nor is there at pre-
sen, anything attractive in The exercise of civil
authority in Mexico. But La Patria's letters say
that Gen. Herrera is now in command OF The ar
my, and will proceed with IA 000 men TO station
himself al Queretaro, where il is intended that
the Mexican Congress shall reasonable. Among
othar - =, ors ~ is c n III thar Sont, a ma hae mo-.