Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-16

ARRIVAL OF THE sTHAM STIR Fashion,
From the Delta.

From the Della.
Ata late hour last night, the steamship
Fashion, Capt. Ivy. arrived from Vera Cruz
and Tan'pico-haying Iea Vera Cruz on
The 18th and T'ampieo on The 9th Inst. by this
arrival we are placed IN possession of LET.
tors from otir correspondent. "Mustnng,"
from The city Of Mexico, NJ late ~ the 26tb
81 September, and files Of the "Amgriean
Star" n new paper published by Messrg.
Peoples IL Barnard, at The capital. Our
correspondence, bob from The city Of Mo1i.
60 aud Vsra Cruz, IL very voluminous.
The lateness Of the hour NJ which we re-
ceivcd II, precludes the poss Utility Of our
giving more llinn one ofthe graphic letters
Of our correspondent Mustang" entire.
this morning, with n brief synopsis Of III q
highly interesting news, hastily CLEANED
from the mass OF documents In DIR poys ~.
sion.
We have FIJI detaits ofthe killed, wound
ed and missing copies Of the General
Orders issued by tho Commander in-Chir f
fro. lhe time Of the capture ofthe city up
10 the latest date the manifesto Of Gen.
Bfavo, addressed to tho Minister Of War
and Marine. descriptive Of the operation
ofihe Mexican forces NJ and about Chapul 4.
trpec, on the 18th and 18th September .
resignation Of tho Presidency by Genl.
Santa AhnH, 81 At.,@all Of which we will
tndcavor 10 lay before our readers to-mor-
row. Our lose has been severe. The
previous runora Of GpnIs Worth, Pillow and
Smith being killed, we arc gratihed 10 learn
were without foundation. Among the
wounded WIS regret 10 see the name Of Mr..
Kendall, our ~cotemporaFy, Of the Pienyupe.
We trust, however, bis wound IL but
a slight me. Tho American prisoners
who WERE geBt from The city Of MEXICO, TO
Toluca, on the approach of Con. Scott to
the Clpital, have been sent back to the
city Of Mexico. still ne prisoners of war
under parole. II II sad, they were sent by
the Gov, r lof o Mexico on his own respon
sibiItty.
The names Of the officers, thus liberated
on parole, arc Capts. Clay, Heady and
Smith, Lituts. Churchill, Davidson, and
Ia rhnttr nud atvtr.u nwt,t.H.a
The City Of Mexico was quiet ut the
latest dates, though daily reports Of the
poTuface, and tho assassination Of our Army
were rife. Little Eear, however, waaen.
tertained by our Army II any such attempt;
for, as our Cor eBpondent remarks tan en-.
envy who could not stand against us In the
field, will not be likely TO attack, much less
10 attempt to overpower Us, with the city
and itg strong holds In our possession"
The Mexican Congress was to meet on
the 9th ofthis month ut Qucretaro.
The seven Northern States. which some
time since forneda coalition to oppose nego.
t~iations for peace, have held II meeting by
delegates, and denounced Santa Anna M
a traitor and an outlaw, and at the same
time have passed II resolution pledging each
state to furnish 5000 men armed and equip
ped, for the further prosecution Of the War
and appointed GEMS. Paroles Il Bustamente
10 command The troops thus 10 be raised.
The whereabout Of Anna Santa was not
known at the Capital on the - Sept.
Rumor placed him In the vicinity ofPuebIa.
Coils. Dickinson, Baxter and Mcintosh
have died of their wounds. Generals Pill
low and Shields are recovering slowly.
Our Correspondent makes out our total
loss TO be, IN killed wounded and missing,
1921. We shall publish "a comple'e list
tomorrow. Among the names oftbe kill
ed and wounded we find the following:
OFFICERS KI1LEp.-Mai. l.. Twiges, Cant.
A. Van OLlnda, Col, J.. d Ransom, b.. 1T
Col Martin Scott, 1T. Col Wm M. Graham,
Capt nj. L Merrill.
OFFICERS WoUNpEp.-Bt. Col / Mcintosh.
Majs. Waite, G orge w. Talcott, John II,
Savage, BIT Majars q Wright, A Montgomery,
Captains X Anderson, A Cady, w II Il
Walker, L Smith, Thomas Glenn, WIN II
Irwin, = M Guthrie, Il c Williams, Jamo4
Miller, James Caldwell, Major G j Pillow
severely Major 4 II GLADDEN., Brig c.. Jas
Shields, A A Gen I'm Page, A IA Gen NJ
Lowell, A A Gen w w Marshall, Vol AID
d"-Clmp Geo WIkios Kendall, 1t Cot John
Garland, Major w w Loring 1t Col J r
J"hnoon, Capt ] II w llltms. James Barclay,
CHI Pearson, ID Z Fl .ngcrford M Fairchjd.
- DANNY, ID II Mel Halt, ] y Simonson, J.
b Eackenston, h Tucker, Geo Nauman
SlIas Cassr, J b Magrud"r, J VI Scantlaud.
Robt q BcaIe, Moses J Barnard, Col VIM
Trousdaie.
The following oder issued bv Gen Scott.
Immediately afer his entral ce into the cap
ital we cannct m to lay bef,ro our rea-
ders:
HEAD QUARTERS of the Army MEXICO
Sept. IA. 1877.
GENERAL ORDERS No 284! Under the fl.
vor OF God, tn" valnr oftbis army, after many
glorious victories has hoisted the colors of
our country IN he capital of Mexico, and IN
the palace Of it, Government.
But the war is not ended. The Mexican
army and Government have fed obly to
watch an opgo tpnty to return upon us in
vengeance. We must then be upon our guard.
Companies aud Regiments will be kent
together and stand on the alert. Our safety
is in military discipline.
Let there be no drunkenness NJ disorders
and no Struggling. StraggIers will be in