The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-20
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.


prislnS eulor5 OF the New Orleans Delta. .J. LIS,
We expected to receive very copous accounts by this
evenings mail-the New Orleans Delta the Picayune.
&c, &c But though they arrived with dates late as
wednesday morning last, yet there in them,
nor did we receive extra from any of the New Orleans
ofnces We shall, of course have full budgets by to-
morrow evenings mail
We learn. also, that there official dispatches
ceived at the departments from Gen SCOTS camp STILL
we are not destitute OF interesting intelligence in the
shape of letters These have been received from an Of
icer at Vera Cruz We give extracts from all of them
letter has also been received in this city by this evenings
mall from of the most distinguished officers of our
army now in the city of Mexico He gives very rapid
sketch OF the events which took place from the sth to the
Nth September He describes the sorming of the pal
ace OF Chapultepec in which gallant troops covered
themselves with glory. 1t contest of 1000 again ST
l4,Ooomostly an affair of bayonetsin which General
Worths brave division lost about 100 men, The Mex-
can forces were literally cut to pieces, and Ito the
phrase OF the camp utterly ''demorazed.p Gen. Worth
was not wounded contrary the Mexican fable of the
day.
On the night of the 18th his troops slept in the city.
The next morning at o'clock, Gen Quman's troops
marched in, and advanced to the palace Then COM
menced the firing from the houses, which did damage
men but upon every house that fired in this man
ner, Gen. Worth directed six and eightinch howzers
to be discharged, for the purpose of areslng the house
firing The contest continued some hours when the VIC
tory became complete, and all resistance at an end
Never did nober spirits appear the military theatre
than our commander his officers, and his troops An ex-
preston from English house, in one of the following
letters crowds into one sentence the noble compliment
;o1 Al.
of Santa Anna in profound mystery The reinforce
ments which marching TO Gen. Scott must astonsh
and deeply impress if they do not ntimdae the enemy
We have lost many precious ves-many brave and &C
complshed officers. We wait to hear the rest of their
in trembling soctude but no army has ever COW
cred itself with more brilliant glory We see no reason TO
fear for any of deachments Laly must be safe in
Jalapa until joined by General Lane, and Chlds must be
safe in Pueba until he joined by Lane and Lay Other
renforcemens pouring in at Vera Cruz and march
ing on to the aid of countrymen In fact when we
calculate the strength with which we are rolling on
torrent upon torrent, aud when we see the shattered
forces and the broken spirits of the enemy we confess
that anticipate nothing still but an honorable
war, which we trust will lead eventually to an honor
able peace.
Extracts of letters received this evening in Washington
from an officer Of the gscernmsnt at.Vera Cruz
VERA CRUZ, September 27, ls47
had the honor to address you by the steamer Ala
bama yesterday, with such reports in possess
sion OF from above.
AS to the truth Of the report from Mexico that the e-
eros or Dr. aaafons naa sacked e CITY, anu mat the
certainly cannot believe it. '2Ga&
That General Santa Anna has come down with 1900
cavalry, and at small town Pueba, there is
now not shadow Of doubt What his intention u.s.
can tell BY the small force he has, il cannot be
TO prevent reinforcemens from going ups for, with
the 100 men under Major Lay at Jaapa and the
$500 under General Lane that their way Jaapa
they could march any force that Santa Anna could
get provided he had the means of which neither he
his government if he has any, has dollar.
AS remarked yesterday, believe Senior Pena Pena
and his two associates will call together Congress at
place near Mexico and open again the negotiations
Governor Wilson is still sick.
(From the samel
VERA CRUZ, Sept. 30, 1917.
SIR have the honor to inform you that the British
courier has just arrived, bringing dates from the city of
Mexico to the 9th.
Pena Peha, as before informed you, with two asso
ciate Judges compose the government, and were at
Queretaro, and that they had called the Congress to-
gether on the 5th Of next month.
have letter from of the most respectable
English houses who speaks OF the taking of the different
forts and OF the city in the most glowing terms that these
victories of the Americans will compare with Cortess
In fact. there is Che says nothing like them record
The British courier informs that he left Santa Anna
Puebla yesterday; that he conversed with him for
hours that he deeply regretted not making peace that he
(Santa Anna) arrived at Pueba with few hundred
horse, and that it his opinion he Intended to make
for the coast
Gen Patterson, am glad to say, reached here to-day
in good health.
Brig. Gen. Gushing has also arrived.
Gen. Lane arrived in Jalapa to-day. Major Lally
still there with his / 900 men
Colonel Chds had the day before yesterday 10 days
provision, but the reinforcemens will reach him in
season. ln.
From the same.l
VERA CRUZ Oct ., 1S47.
SIR: Since had this pleasure, several transports with
troops from the Brazos have arrived and daily
ing in.
Gov. Wilson is sick, and to-day delivered over the
command for the present to Col. Miles.
have been told this morning that Santa Anna had
dered friend of his to inform him at when Gen.
Lane from Jalapa He (Santa Anna) will no
doubt start immediately for Oaiaca and thence Guate