The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-11-27
GEN. sCOTT's DISPATCHES


Official dispatches have been received !.
Washington from Gen. Scot, and his Officers,
! giving detailed account of the late transoc
tons near the city of Mexico. They are yo,.
voluminous. Gen. SCOTS own letters oro
written in most beautiful and modest STYLE
lavishing praise on his worthy officers, and
taking no credit TO himself
These dispatches contain nothing new, p.
deed, they do not give the particulars of the
battles in so interesting manner MS do the
letters of Mr. Kindall and some Others which
we have published. They are necessarily
more general, consequently less interesting
to the public. The following summing IN
ofthe results ofthe battles, by Gen. Scott en-.
braces some particulars not heretofore Off.
cally stated The first paragraph is rather
hard hit upon Folks organ, which has all
along endeavored to make out SCOTS forces
much larger than they actually were, in Or
der It is supposed to hide the neglect of the
Administrations in properly supplying Gen.
Scott when in perilous circumstances, It
has been often remarked that, but for be,un-
common skill exhibited by both Scott and
Taylor, they, with their armies, must Lavo
been overwhelmed on several occasions
Fearing this, the Union has Often in figures,
added greatly to their respective forces. Gen.
Scott says:
! This army has been more disguised than
surprised that, by some sinister process on the
purt of certain individuals at home its num-
bers have been, generally, almost rebedin
our public papers-bcginning at Washington.
Leaving, as we all feared inadequate gar
risons at Vera Cruz Perote and Pueba--with
much larger hospitals; and being Obliged
most reluctantly, from the same cause lgen.
eral paucity of numbers) 10 abandon Jalapa
we mnrch august 7-10l from Puebla with
only 1O738 rank and file. This number in,
cludes the garrison ofJalapa and the 2,i29 men
brought up by Brig. General Pierce, Au-
| gust 6.
| At Contrcras, Churubusco,&c Augusta
we had but s ,497 men engaged-aiter deduc.
ting the garrison OF San Augustin four genc.
al depot the intermediate sick and the dead
ut the Moline del Rey September 81 but three
| brigades, with some cavalry and artillery
making in all 1881 mcn-were in the battle.
! in the Two days-September ~ and l3-ow
whole operating force, after deducting, again,
the recent killed, wounded, and sick, 10 gplh.
err with the garrison of MiXcoac Uhe then
/ general depot and that OF Tacubaye, vas bur
| 7,l60; and finally, after deduciing and new
| garrisonin1 Of Chapultepec, with the &ed &
wounded ofthe two days, we took possession
! (Scptember LAY ofthis great Capital with less
! Than 5000 men! Aud re-assert, upon aCCu
INFLATED and unquestionubIe evidence thatn
not one of these conflicts, was this armyG
posed by fewer than three and halftimeSa
numbers-in several of them, by yet gt''
| ter excess.
recapitulate our losses since we ariyedn
the basin of Mexico:
August 10, 20.-KilIed, 49, includingl
officers. Wounded, S77, including G. off,
GERS. Missing. probably kiIled,) IS rankand
! file. Total, 1852.
September Skilled, 116 including Q off,
GERS. Wounded, Cos, including 40 Officers,
Missing. 18 rank and file, Total, $50.
September II, 10, 14.--kiiled, 1870 iOCIu'
ding 10 officers Wounded SOB incudiog&
officers. Missing, 90 rank & file. Total, c@
Grand total oflosscs, 2,703, including 33
officers.
On the other hand this small force has beO-
ten on the same occasions, in view of their
| Capital, the whole Mexican army. of lat the
! beginning thirty odd thousand men-posed
always, in chosen positions, behind eDtrench-
mcnts, or more formidable defences'ot nature
and art; killed or wounded of that number
more than 1000 officers and men; taken $3.50
prisoners, one-seventh officers, including Is
generals, ofwhom had been Presidents OF
! this Republic; captured more than twenty
colors and standards, rs pieces OF ordinance
beside 81 wallpcccs, 10000 small arns.a
immense quantity OF shots ,shells powder &C
| &c.