Democratic banner., 1847-10-18
STILL FURTHER FROM MEXICO.

IPoPSASt NiS AOA
Mexico:
We have ample ground on which to DENY
1.-THE painful reports brought by the James
l.. Day, of the deaths of distinguished Anne
ricap officers. Our information is
positive that Gen. Smith has not been slain,
but that he has anew covered himself with
lglory. Gen. Worth has been appointed
Governor of the city of Mexico, and was
acting as such as late as the Oath of Sep
Itember, letters of which date have been Ie-
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 kill
ed, and we hope not wounded. We cannot
learn that either Gen. Worth or Gen. Smith
have been wounded, but Maj. Capers, an
intimate personalfriend of Gen. Worth, who
came passenger on the alabama, is entire
ly satisfied of Worth's safety. In this con-
%nection We may mention that Mai. Capers
lis the bearer Of dispatches from Tampico
for Washington.
The loss of our army in the recent en-
Engagements, is Unexpectedly small. The
Mexican accounts make it exceed one thou
sand men in killed and wounded, while
more authentic accounts from English sour
ces set it down at four hundred and seven
ty or eighty, all told. The number of A
merican officers killed is said to be 81, and
the number wounded 45. Tie only indi-
vidual mentioned among the killcdis Capt
Albermarle Cady, of the 9th Infantry, an
accomplished officer, a graduate of West
Point, and native of New Hampshire. The
Mexican loss is set down in round numbers
at 5000 killed and wounded. We do not
attach much credit to this estimate. The
account from Tampico confirm the death of
Gen. Bravo, killed fighting bravely; but
our Vera Cruz correspondent discredits the
report that Santa Anna was wounded,
Though it is reiterated by the Patria's ad-
vices, which say that he also lost his horse
in the retreat BY the rout of Tulancingc.
From the moment that Santa Anna fell
back upon Guadalupe, the position O Gen.
Scott became assured, so far as the Mexi-
can army was concerned. The same COLI
siderations which influenced Santa Anna
not to pro!ong the defence of the city, would
restrain him from mol; sting Gen. Scott in
its quiet occupation.
According to the Arco Iris, Of Vera Cruz
of the 26 ult., received here by Lc Pdtrid,
letters from Jalapa and Orizaba announces
that Immediately after Santa Anna Sban-
doned the capital, and IS soon as the pop
ulace felt themselves relieved from tie re-
straint ofhis bayonets, the I.epcros CON-
menced the work ofsacking the city, plum
dering the houses Of citizens as well as for
eigners and committing all species Of ex-
~ccsseS. During the p~illaging these accounts
say that a division of the american army
en!ercd the city to restore or!er-verbal &C
counts say that their aid had been solicited by
the magistrates. A conflict ensucd between
these troops and the rabble' in which some
%accounts say that the whole division was
cut off, while others say that one portion
was driven back to the gates and the cita-
jdel, and yet another took RI fuce in the con-
vent of San Francisco, abandoning two pie
ces of artillery to the ~IeperoS. The &C.
counts 60 on to say that Gen. Scott was
then compelled to lombard the city from
the citadel and other commanding points
to reduce it to subsection. The following
we translate from a letter with which we
have been courteously favored by a Span
ish house:
TAMpIco, September 20.
We have news from Mexico which an
~nounccs the taking of Chapultepec by
Gen. Scott, who the same day attacked the
capital by the garttas Of San C0sme and
Nine Perdido. He succeeded in routing
the forces of Santa Anna, who fell back up
on Gaudaloupe. Then Gen. Scott took
possession Of the citadel, and Immediately
! sent 1900 men with four pieces of artillery
to the plaza of the Palace. They immedi-
ately occpied the Palace, blowing down the
doors with their artillery, but the hurras
. with which they planted their national flag
caused and Instruction among the popu-
lace, and in their fury, they i'll a moment
= despatched the 1000 Americans. When
: Santa Anna was made acquainted with this
occurance, he Immediately returned wit
10000 men and twenty-fvepiec of aTtil
. lery, and the news we have this morning
announces the firing of guns, and we be-
lieve that every thing was in confusion in
the capital.