Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-09-25
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lob mea, in killed end wounded.
The greatest loss was in the att.ck ppor
Sanfs Anna's second line, as he ca,led il. NJ
reconnaissance of ibis s,~oug position he'd becr
previously made. The brilliant saccess Of the
morning had inspired both officers auc men with
the highest enthusiasm. aud they rushed pcll.
nell into the position most exposed. where they
were moved dawn by hundreds Our own
loss falls but lite short OF 100, out of 60O en-.
esged
A letter from Mr.. Kendall, dated Tscubaya
Aug % ssys that the atmistice has produced
universal dissatisfaction in the AMY It is re-.
gardcd as one of Santa Annals old tricks to gai,,
time and plan come new scheme Of trickery aud
tissimmnlation. Dir, X. does not believe tha.
an honorable peace is TO grow out Of it; in
which opinion he is joined by many officers OF
the army. tie says that the whole matter was
planned by the British M.aister, who hacks
Santa Anna in hs courso.
II is reported that Psredcs and Bustaa,ent
are both approaching the capital frun d,fereat
directions, with strong forces. breathing dehtb
and destruction To the Americans.
The number Of deserters found fighting
gainst u.s. and now among the prisoners, is a.
A Curt Martial was in session, with Col. Gar
land as President, and il WINS thought full jus.
tee would be done the precious rascals.
Rily, the irishmnn who commanded them
makes bis boasts OF what lie has done, and says
he expects no mercy.
Gen Scott was himself wounded by grape.
shot. Ii struck him on the outside Of the icQ !;
below the knee, and gave him so little pain nt
the time that he said nothing about it; ; bu. il
has since caused him much uncssiaess
Three members of :he Mexican Congress
were taken prisoners, bui are TO be liberated to
take part in the deliberations of that body on the
question Of peace.
Another letter, dated The 2t,b, states ,ha, 30.
sitive informston has been received thst Va.
lenca arrived al Toluco drunk d' ''
Mr.. rrist is said to have expressed himself
pleased W w'th the peace negotiations a. far ns
they had progressed. a
II is asserted by some. bat donbtcd by others,
that every thing is proceeding right with the
commissioners.
Mnj. Gaines, whO recently escaped from
Mexico, WAS in the staff ot Gen. Scott during
the battle; Midshipman Rodgers in that Of Gen.
Pillow; Mni Doriand made his escape, and was
also in the battle.
The Picayune recalls its opinion that the
CITY was not at the mercy of Gen. Scott. and
says It was entrely optional with him whether
10 march in and take possession or not. ..
Gen ScorT in his note to the Mexican P,esi.
dent, rendering an armistice, calls the war be.
tween the two Republics an "unnatural wat, /"
and says that too much blood has been already
shed in 1t. The Mexican Secretary of War, re.
plying 10 Gen. Scorr's note, refers TO these ex.
pressions, and says: '
"lt rs certainly lamentabIe, that in consequence
Of the disregard Of the rights Of the Mexican Re.
public. the shedding of blood has become inevi.
table between the Rrst repsblics of the Ameri.
can continent; and your Excellency with great
propr'eiy luai'6es this war Is unnatural, as well
on account OF Hs origin as the antecedcnts Of two
people ident6ed by their relations and interests "
II is no, without surprise that we see such
language as this. rejecting on the American Go
vernment IN SD gross a manner, quietly received
BY Gen SooTr and allowed to stand before the
world as part Of an Official correspondence. II
the MeNioan functonary had tfi-d his utmost al
insolence he could hardly have succeeded in con.
ccntratng more of that offensive quality in the
same number of words
FCLriLLNG THEIR PRoMisE "A few years ago,
number OF Texans were taken prisoners in
Mex,co, carried 10 the capital and made to work
upon the streets One of their iabors was to rear
a column which Santa Anna's greatness was
Inscribed, with the addition that the work was
done by prisoners taken in the Texan war. The
Texans employed on this degrading task, made a
vow at the time that if ever war was carried into
Mexico, this work should be destroyed Their
pledge has been redeemed After the late bat
ties, and the Mexcans were driven in disgrace
TO their city, the Texans, formerly prisoners
went in a body TO the monument, removed every
stone AMI broke them into pieces
n
SiNGuLsg There is child in New York
hardly twenty two months old, and is 30 inches
IN height Recently, il grew four inches in three
days, and then after twelve days intermission.
grew four pchss in a week. lite strength in con
sequence Is So reduced. that the circulation ol
the biooc can be seen in it's veins.
TnAonDns ~ PAaIs In Paris, the eldest
son OF the late Duke Of Prasln only ssventann