Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-09-17

dmlabe sentiments. ne papers OF the capl-
tai are almost silent about every thing-they
do not even give an account of their recent
terrible defeat
The number of deserters and other foreign
ers found fighting against US the other day,
and who are now prisoners, IS II. A court
martial, with Col Garland as president, is now
in session here, for the trial of portion OF
this precious set of scoundrels, and 1t is to be
hoped they may have full justice done them
Riley, the Irishman who commanded the bat
talon of San Patricio, as 1t is called, openly
makes his brags of what he has done, and
says he expects no mercy.
Gen. Scott was himself wounded on the
goth inst, by grape shot. 1t struck him on
the outside of the leg below the Knee ana
gave so little pain at the time that ne SAID
nothing about it, but it has since caused nm
more uneasiness.
Our own loss, in killed, wounded and MIS-
sing, is put down in round numbers at 1000
it may possibly range little under The
Mexican loss in killed alone amounted to near
~ that number, their prisoners to about 5000,
computing Among the officers taken prison.
ers were three members of Congress, and
believe they are to be liberated to take part III
Tie Va UOuJ III Ietdliuu ~
peace Yours, &C., G. w. K.
TAcUBAYA, August 26, 1847
We now have certain intelligence that Va
lencia arrived at Toluca with only two men,
his aid-de-camps, and they were thankful for
their good horses, or else they could not have
kept up. 1t is asserted positively that he was
drunk on the night of the 18th inst. and pro-
e., -
gallanry in standing firmly to their guns du.
ring the afternoon when no one was returning
their fire. The account that he has pronoun-
ced against Santa Anna is not fully confirmed,
| but there is no doubt that Santa Anna has de-
nounced him in public decree, and accuses
him of all blame in bringing about the recent
disasters to the country. He must accuse
somebody, and Valencia, by his disobedence
of a cowardly order, has made himself amena-
ble-offers a target for his masters wrath.
The prospects for peace look brighter, al
though the treaty is far from being signed
Our accounts from the city would certainly
INDICATE that strong peace feeling pervades
the better class of citizens, as well as those
of the midling order-they have evidently lost
all confidence in their own Wanting soldiers,
and are anxious to get rid of future taxes for
their support. For wonder, such places as
Saguntum, Muman-ia and Saragosa, whose
examples they were to follow and even excel
in the matter of defending themselves to the
last, have not been mentioned nor alluded %
for a week past The Mexicansare certainly
becoming rational. No more do the Polkas,
the s'upper ten thousand" of Mexico, parade
the streets pettioning, like so many Claude
Melnottes, to he placed where their country
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before Churubusco, in running without even
firing gun, has taken all the conceit out Of
them No more do even the noisy military
demagogues talk of future; no more dothey
fume, and brag, and vaunt of what they are
going to do, and of how the rapacious North
Americans are to find a common grave under
the walls of their beleaguered city; the blow
has been too great for them. The capital was
their Jumping off place-there, by an extraor
binary prowess they supposed themselves It
possess even against the evidence of doZeI
dsgra eful defeats, the Infamous Yankees wer
to be taught their utter inferiority when com
pared with the valiant descendants of the il
lustrious Hidago-there they have been rou
ted by force not one third as large as thei
own; driven from strong vantage ground
without what would be deemed struggle b,
the real nations of the earth; so shamefull1
defeated that even all the Mexican ingenuit,
of lies and excuses can find no palliation 70
their discontinue. Divide all the self-suffi
cheney and overweenng pride in the world a
I the commencement of this war into two parts
and the Mexicans possessed one half and
they had only chung to their batteries with til
same tenacty they did to their paper valor
they might have retained their credit even al
! though they lost their guns Now, all is gon
+ means. material, name, and standing in tn
world-and there certainly is portion of tn
= proud people of the Mexican capital dispose
to listen to peace and sheath their useles
o swords
The policy OF Gen Scott or of Mr. Trist-
do not know which is responsible for tn
i measure-in efectlng an armistice and conse
+ quently an opportunity to negotate-this pc
\ Icy, say, although not.very fatterng to tn
: pride of those who fought the sanguinary bat
4 ties of Coutreras and Churuhusco, may st
9 have tendency to soften that of the Mex
cans, and lead to some kind of a peace S
d perfect was the panic among the sons of Itur
n blde on the Goth. that one OF our weakest re
: giments could have entered the Grand Plaz
n with but little oppositon-in fact, could hav
n driven every soldier either out of the city c
n to some hiding place within It's walls SAINT
q Anna and the miserable semblance of a Gov
# eminent would also have fled, and there woul
g have heen no power with which to open ne
+ gotiations, with which to treat. Perhaps it
, better, then. that the army did not at once er
q ter and occupy the capital, at least in view
# peace-this is question yet to be solved.
" must acknowledge, however, even as matter
t. now look, that | am one of a large majorit
l. who feel anything but rejoiced that the arm
v did not enter the city at first, and that peat
n negotiations are not to be entertained at tt
$. National Palace Yours, &c &c., G. WK.
10 P. S.-Since the above was written, "
N have received thousand and one rumors fro
, the city. The report that Bustamente is al
10 preaching with some 5000 troops is renewe
8 as well as the account of the advance of p
ID redes upon the capital. All the shops IN II
10 city are closed, and CONSERVATION still reign
s. Many will have it, the evidence being the
Of own proper eyes, that the Mexicans are throw
D. ing up breast-works and constructing batteri
j. at different points, and they say too, that Sa
Of ia Anna either is DESTROYS of gaining time,
IN else to make one of the main conditions
to peace that he is TO be supported by the Anne
ID lean arms against any faction that may rise
,e gainst him. In this they are probably mo
m than half right A train of wagons, viii,
at was going in this morning headed by CAPITA
is Wayne and an escort of dragons, were tur
j. ed back by the Mexicans on the pretence tn
re theIe were regular soldiers with the convo
If don't know how the matter will be settle
e. but santa Anna will probably have his ov