Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-10-28
Latest from the Army,
COL. RANSOM AND LIEUT.. COL. SCOTT
OF VERMONT, KILLED!
American Loss from 5000 to 1000!

At length American accounts of the killed at the cap
ture Of Mexico have been re~ceived-accounts Of pain
full interest to the people of Vermont. BY the steam
er Fashion the New Orleans PIcayunc has received
letters from Geo, w. Kendall, dated at Mexico or
the 2Sth Sept--a fortnight after the fight. lie names
Col. Ransom and Lieu. Col. Scott among the killed
speaking of Scott as attached to the New York regi.
ment but we presume it to be Martin Scott of the
regular army, a Vermonter, who was last spring pro-
NOTED from captain TO major, for meritorious conduct
at Palo Alto.
We cannot see the slightest grounds for doubling
this sad intelligence. Kendall was in the fight as vol
unteer aid de camp, and was himself wounded. lie,
too, is a Vermonter, and would be the last man to
blunder at the expense of his PERSONA friends.
We copy the material items.
Generals Pillow and Shields were wounded, but at
the last accounts they were both doing well. At the
battle Of Mill de Rey, (King's Mills about 700 of Gen
Worths division were lost, and about 600 more in the
battle of the 18th.
In storming Chapultcpec, and in the attack on the
Citadel, Gen. Quitmans division lost 300; Twiggs
2G8 Pillows 142 and Worth's 1873. Worth had
scarcely 1000 men in this action.
The entire loss of the American army since leaving
Puebla, in killed, wounded, and missing, is set down
by the PicGyune's correspondent, at full 5000; while
another account estimates it at 1000.
The Mexican loss had not been definitely ascertain
ed, but it is sad to be enormous.
Gen. Bravo, it appears, was not killed, but was tax
en- prisoner: neither was General Santa Anna wound
ed as reported.
The story that the American troops had been seri
ously repulsed at the capital, was without any found
alton.
Most of the American d%eserters had been hung
but Riley was only logged.
Cassius NJ. CLAY and others, joined General Scott il
taking the capital.
Gen. Scott had issued a proclamation from the Ma
tional palace, congratulating the army on the glorious
victories they had obtained, and calling on them to re
turn thanks to God therefor, and urging on them, a
the same time, the necessity of maintaining miIitar,
discipline, with order and %sobriety, to protect ther
from surprise.
An American newspaper had already been issue,
from the capital.
A letter from the capital says:
On the morning of the II of September, the Amer
lean army entered the city in a quiet manner. Genel
al Scott had already reached the Palace, when sudden
ly the rabble commenced throwing stones upon the A
merican troops from the tops Of houses, and from al
along the streets while the better classes were firm
from windows, balconies, &c.
Gen. Scott ordered pieces Of artillery to be place
in all directions, and soon swept TIE streets with crap
shot. This, however, proved insufficient to subdue tn
Instruction.
A few companies were then sent, with orders
break open every house out of which Mexicans shoul
tlre, and put to the sword those found within, and
sack the property which might be found in them.
These orders wer c executed with the greatest mot
Grafton.
The report that Gen. Rea was at Puobla, is full
confirmed.
The Genius of Liberty, on the 9th ult, states th
the American troops, under Col. ChIlds, were bombar
ing the city of Puebla from the surrounding heights.
The same paper of the ID inst. states that at the vel
latest accounts, Santa Anna was at Pueblo, his fore
at the junction with Rea amounting to only 1000 me
who were quartered at the convent of st Carmen.
The American troops within the city were strong
fortified in a massively built Convent, awaiting for t
arrival of endorsements with the utmost tranquil
and security.