Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-10-09
to the Arco Iris, withou, voaohins for its cor.


Rey, a bomb, discharged from Chapultepec, fell
among the ammunition wagons Of the enemy IN
the yard OF the mill. causing four Of them to
explode, by which 800 Americans are said to
have been blown up, including Gen Worth.
who, sccordine TO the account. had not been
seen or heard Of the next day at Tacubaya.'
The next accounts we have from the Capi.
tal, come 10 letter to tho Arco Iris, dated the
10Th inst The following is IN ex,rsct from it
The MEXICAN Government has taken $780,.
600. which were being sent Sy a commercial
house to the camp Of the enemy.
Gen. Smith has expired and By the enclosed
slip you will see that the Americans have mu.
tilntct and cruelty ssssssinated the unfortunate
| Irish who were taken ut the battle Of Churu-
busco.
| Another letter from the capital, under date
of the li,h and 10Th, says it appears that the
enemy is convinced Of the impossibility Of redu
cling the city by any other means than bombsr.
ding it, because there is no doubt that he has
lost 900 to 1000 men. who were placed hors du
combat BY the action of the S,h, and among
them were 81 officers, three coiorels killed and
one colonel wounded.
I, appears that the death Of Gen Pillow is un-
certain. ..,.
They have expelled from their houses all the
inhabitants Of the village OF Mxcoae, in order 10
establish there their hospitals and head quarters.
On the i2th Of September, a: S o'clock in the
morning, the bells awoke us by the announce
| ment Of an alarm that the batteries OF San Anto.
MO, Abao, and the corresponding battery of the
enemy had opened fire upon each other. We
saw a multitude Of bombs discharged by the enc
my, the greater number of which burst in the air
long before they reached our trenches At the
same hour a firing commenced al Chspaitepec,
on the right side Of which and in the mountains.
came the attack At short distance from the
enemy are stationed or forces Of cavalry and in.
fantry, who are watching the enemy.
We opened at half after six, from the battery
of the Gssipa Of Belen, or it may be from that
starting from the end Of Bssco Nuevo, which is
situated in the angle formed by the causeway
leading to the village Of La Piedas and Tscubaya.
This brings us, says the Pcayunc, TO the 18th,
but at what hour of the day the letter was closed
we are not informed. or the evenrfui denoue'
ment we have only brief account, but sufficient
to assure US that our arms have achieved bril-
liant triumph, and that our army is reve,liog IL
the Halls Of the Montezumss.
The only reliable account We have Of the las
struggle before the Capital is in letter adde's
.ed to Mr. Dimond, our collector at Vera Cruz
u f,ou, nri,aha Eollowa.
.,,..rt. OsIzAsA, Sept. 10, 1857
u have the honor to inform you that an expires
: arrived here this morning from the city Of Mexi
e co. which bring. intelligence that Gen. Scot
II was in the city Of Mexico. That on the 18th
the American troops took Chara!terec and th
o Citatei and went into the city that night.
J. Gen. Brave was killed and Santa Anna va
II mainder Of hi. troops, which have suffered much
e TO Guadaloupe. Your friend, &c.
ID A letter from credible source confirms all ihs
N Is said in the above, and only disagrees with
}" in stating that the city carried by assault o
. the l4th.
The Sun of Anahuac has il that on the l3,
D. the heights and works Of Chapoltep-c were ca
|
o. ded, and that part of our army entered it O
T. the morning Of the lGth--the balance Temainin
at Chapultepec.
III In regard to the American loss, the Picsyur
y says: "As to our loss before the army entert
Il the city, we have nothing authentic. We fea
10 this new victory has no, been achieved witho,
!" great loss Of life"
'e The Mexican accounts show that active ho
u ;ilties commenced on the sth, and were eontin,
ed with more or less activity until our arm
took possession Of the city
~ A passenger in the James L. Day informs
y that il was reported among the Mexcans At V,
e. "a Cruz that we lost 1900 men in killed al
oi wounded, bu, he could trace it to no anthent
T. source, Another passenger estimates Gener
Scott's loss at from one quarter 10 one third
: his army.
ID lioPEs OF PEACE ABANDONED The Was
ington Union Of Monday says the Governme
II. peace to Mexico. The course, it sngces's.
be likely to be pursued is the only one tina: is LEI
he and il that will not bring them TO their sense
in nothing else will. !, says:
The propositions Of Nexico--,hat we shou
pay the Mexican citizens ell the damages su
a tanned by them during the war. surrender .
E' that portion OF Texas west Of the Neuces, aba
LIS don oil Of New Mexico, all of Lower aud on
'e- half of Upper California, leave the imports
no nur own and all other merchants into the Me,