The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-10-21

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From the Extra Of the n. q. Pirsyune Oci. Z.
NOTHING DIRECT FROM GEN. SCOTT.
The steamship Alabama, Capt. windle.
arrived al an early hour yesterday morn.
ing from Vera t'mz ria Tampieo. She
LETT Vera Cluz ON Sunday the 2Glh 81
September. and Iampico on the 3Olh.
We learn through source entitled 10
great respect, that in the recent battles Of
The slh and l3lh ulI. the American army
had - officers killed and IS wounded.
Capt. catly. Of the 9th Infantry. was a.
n,ong the killed. We have Nd conlirma.
lion whatever Of the death vi any Vi our
generals.
By This arrival We have no later news
direct from zen. SrOll's headquarters, hut
we learn that letters have been received
by commercial houses in Tampiro. from
their correspondents ia the city of Mex.
leo. confirming enIiIcly onr former reports
Of The battles 81 The Mill del Rey and tina.
puliepec hrighs on The sih and l3lh Of
September. in which Gen. Scott carried
the place al The point Of the bay onef.
II appears from the following rirrular
that Ten. Santa Anna determined. at once,
up"n the conclusion III the battle oilhc 18th.
10 abandon the capital. The verbal report
is that he retired To Guadalupe, which is
scarcely three miles from the capital, With
10000 troops and % pieces 81 artillery.
The accuracy al the letter from Orizaba
To Mr.. Dimond. and published IN this pa.
per, is thus confirmed. That letter made
the date ol Scpll's command Of the capital
September 18Th. aud made no mention Of
the bnmbar,lment Of the lilh and 18th,
which was so extensively circulated hy
other papers. Santa Anna evacuated The
city expressly 10 avoid such lombard
meni. Our formal entry may not have
been made for day or two, hut the ciry
was al our merry ON the 18th.
A Circular 10 the con,nandsnis Central gChe
... Departments. a" s## a@"t
Gaudslure Hidalgo, Sept. n, 1917.
Most Excellent Sir-Ailcr the import.
an, and great events That have YESTERDAY
taken place, there remains no other alter.
native tn the government uf the union,
than that Of abandoning the Capital, in or.
der that other means be adopted and pur.
sued or.ihe harassing of the enemy. Ac.
c"rjingiy, His Exccllency Of The integral
republic orders me 10 inform you. in or.
der that through you, the honorable Con.
gress Of the state over which you pre-.
side, may know il, that his Execllrncy
firmly resolved to prosecute military
operations against the invaders. And
that whatever be the consequences re-
sul'ing from the war, vet his exrcllcnry
Is determined to wage il in every pos
sible manner, and by every attainable
means. A heroic resistance was made
in the capital. for the space of six days,
bul at length the enemy established him.
self in places and positions, from which
his missiles and projeciiles could reach
the peaceful thousands of the city then
the supreme government seeing the state
oi affairs To be such as warranted their de.
pari,re, changed their abode; and very
soon will have the pleasure OF announc.
ing to your Excellcncy the site upon which
II will fix, which at present is impossible
Tor me to do, as it accompanies the army,
and As yet is not agreed upon the residence
Of the Snpremr Power al the nation. But
as soon as the latter is known, | will uive
your Eycellency a detailed account oil ev.
cry thing that has occurred; but now |
shall confne myself To the single follow.
ing statement. The Amcricanarm chars.
ed yestetlay al day break, with all its force
upon ChapulIepec, which after a spirited
defence OF six hours yielded at last 10 the
attack of the enemy, who Immediately
marched 10 take possession Of fortilica-
ton situated between the centry-box of
Belcn and NJ. Como and the citadel. The
first advance was checked by the troops
his Exrellency the President led M, dis.
putting the ground inch By inch, iill fin.
ally tie InvatsT was routed from The ciia.
del, after nine hours hard fighting. The 4
raplial being in this situation, His Excel.
Iency was anxious 10 avoid a honbarl-
ment. aud 10 spare il the lumult and con-
IusIon attendant upon an Assault, which Z
would have given room for thousand ca
|amIiIes. and a repetition Of ihnse acts
IN which the army Of tie foe has maniies.
led so instructive a spirit Of extermiaa. H.,
ion. ~. 5.s"=# e. s. .4ss. ri sa /.
His ExcelIency the President of the Re.
public hopes that your ExcclIency will |
'ndeavor to preserve and reanimate the
public spirit, in order that the war may 4
&c carried on with that vigor anil en-. I
'rgy which the national honor .and the 4
rights oil abe Republic so imPeri,usly de. !
paud, @" Il s 4ALCORra. ~