Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-11-22
IuE DESPAIILES

THE DISPATCHES.
we give the deSpatches Of Gea Scott DETAILING In.
glorious events Of the l9lh and 10Th August, TIM, A.,
written m clear business like manner noipr Al on.
= the P'nt with military drretness The STYLE iss
KING and characteristic. With map of The pnmnd lie
non Professional reader even would have N, III nil, N
understanding the operations If the several corps Con
scott f'nd' RS The incidents &C the day nr,l,ible IL
showing mat commencing with the siorrniny of ,b
"'ihs al '"n'reras on the morning Of the 2tJb tb,.
were no less Than tre distinct engagements all co,nn,
Blended und HE desip nation ot he laue of Cbu,uh,.
co. HIS own drsPacncs well as Of the iii .,rs ram,
handing divisions and bTgalcs. show conclusi,elr H.,
Tie van US attacks were planned "ith consumfn,t. sli0
and executed with gallantry and daring " heb no
urps on earth could have surpassed
Gen SCOTS DISPATCHES, detailing the sui s. oneni ono
rat'os which ended in the occupation the city are If
still greater inens'. We sIal give them as speedily
rs sSb", as also Gen. NurIh's accou"l OF The bait
OF N'loo del iey, an affair. which hen The dsyar-
NY OF Trrs and tie very strong offences of the enemy
are conSmerd-has few pa'arIs IN the annals Of war
fare. Noths free was 3IO0 men. Of all arns-,he
MrS'cans ! LOCO srn-'y en'reuched The enemy d.
tnded their works m,sl gqllantly. ard WORMS l.s
was very severe-1s9 killed and wouadedor abou, one
fourth of his division The encnlv's IS in killed
Wounded aud prisoners. was about 5000
We have had occasion repeatedly 10 expose thc sham,
less attempts made Nv the ofli.ia organ To dereiye Ne
people al home and dsparge the achievements of Gen
SCOTS army by gross exaprcrations Of lis Eree l.
w'l be ecolIected that the Union repeatedly said that
Scott could moi have less than % 0OO men with WHICH 10
march upon the civ. and. after The ruth had ca
stard IN letters from Mexico published in It's c ,lmns
the official organ persisted in saying that he left Purb
with between Is and $4,000 troops We wonder how
the fdn" tIt ""I he read the following burst Of IN.
dlgna'lon' COT tanned IN Gen. Scos last despatch OF
course the | ni"n is particularly alluded To-
This army has been more discussed than surrrtl
mat some sinister process the part Of certain ind
v'dna's At home, its numbers have been generally al
most reoled IN our public rapers-bcgirning Wash
j ing, H.
Leaving. as we all feared inadequate rarrisons =, v.
RI ,Iuz tcTol". and Puchil with much larger hosr-
'a'S and trng obliged. most r.luctanv fiom the sans
cause o. neral paucy Of numbersl abandon Jalapa
| we marched August l0) from Puela with only TO-
IAS rank ard file. This number includes the garrison t
Jaapa aud the 2,429 men brought up by Brig Gen
Pierce. August g.
/ Al Con,reras, Chnrubusco. &c. Angus. 2O) We hal
but SAW men engaged nfer dednctino tie garrison ii
san Angnsn, ("nr general depot the intermediate SICK
and the dead the Muluos de-, Rey Is, ptcnb,r 81 bu,
three brgades, with some cavalry and artillery max rg
IN all ",3ol men--"ere in the battle in the two DAYS
(Herf ~ and l4) onr whole operating force. after Or
ducng again the rcceut killed. wounded and sick t.
gether with the garrison Of Misctac The then general d.
P,) and that OF Tacubaya, was but I .eO; and finally
after de5ncUng The new garrison of Charullcpc with
/ III" Killed and wounded Of he two days. we TOOK pc
session (Nopt li) of this great capital with less than t..
ouU men! And ! reaSsert. upon accumulated and
questionable evidence, that in one of ihtee conflicts
was this army opposed by fever than three and hf
times lis numbers; in several them by vet prcalertX
cess.
rorapitua:e our since VIC arrived in the lasn q
Mexico:
AuGusT 70. 20.-kiled. l31 includ ng / officers.
" 0nnded. 81. including G2 Ulcers Missing. (rrJa-
bly, klIied) - rank and Me. Toal. .052
SEPTEMBER S.-KiNcd. li6 including 9 off els
" ouded, 665. including 40 iii ers Missing, Is rank
and file. Total 7So
SEPrEMBER ~, Is. kihed l3n including %
officers " ou"ded, 1O3. including CS ,ficers .nis
ing. 90 rank and file Total S62
Grand total Of usses 2.1O3. including 2l2 officers.
Tn the other hand this small force has beaten tie
sane occas'"nS IN view Of their capital the whole Men
'cah army OF Cat the begnnng) thirty odd thousand nth
posed always chosen positions behind entertainments,
OF more "rldahle derncts of nature aud killed 81
wounded OF Thai NUN er more than ZOO ilictfs al
men taken 5'3O pr al' seventh officers men
nng = generals. OF Whom ad been Presidents oi II
h'iubl'c; captured nut than 20 culos and standards -
pieces ct ordnance. h sides - wall p:tces 200fD snail
arms an immense quantity f shnfs si s. powder, At.
VI that enemy. once 50 t'midabe in numhtTs, ap
PnInl'Is, artillery. &C. twenty add thou and baNe
oshaltd themselves in despair leaving. Is hn1Nh,
moi more than Three iracmt nis-he largest al out law
-now wandering IN different dircons. without may
z''eS "r military chest and living al FREE quarters VI
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