The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-10-28
Prom the Picayune, Of the iilh inst.
Our Victories Fully Conflrmed!!
The Capital in cur Quiet Possession.

.imeriopa Less ia h'e Banits II sM and l3th--
CO.. Mc!.'osi, Lieuf. cols. Martin ScOfi, Gro
ham, Bef.r ind DiekinsO,s, Killat-Ioss 81
other Officers and Nm, &c.
By the arrival Of the Steamer Fashion,
Which lell Vera Cruz an tie 7lh insI., we
have our spondence irom Mr.. Ken
dali aud Others up 10 the 2Slh Of Seplem-
her from The city Of Mexico. The news
Is glorious, ever glorious lor the American
arms al the same time our losses are sr-
we're. and the details Of the killed and
wounded hrar,siekening. Thank God
none II our Generals have been killed, but
Maj. Gen. Pillow aud Brig. Gen. Shields
were both wounded severely, but were
doing well al last accounts. We are ma.
about 10 repeat the list of killed here; IL
We may nirnriona:. iio Ss.l a, ,.,;. IT,
Mcintosh aud Col. Ransom, l,..n, I'D
Martin Scott, Lieut.. Col. Graham, a. ..
! lih ln'snlry, Lieut.. Col. Baxter Of ll,e
New York regiment. and Lieut.. Colonel
Dickinson, of the South Carolina regl-
rnent. are dead. For the rest Of the de.
plnrable lisl we refer TO Mr.. kendsll's Lev.
iers. ... ID.
10 the hanle Of The Kings Mills on the
9Th. Gen. WORLDS division lost about 600
men in killed and wounded. In the bat
Ties Of the i3lh--the slurming of ChapuI-
tepec and lie attack on the CITADEL Quit
m'n's division lost 900. Twigg.' 26s.
Pillows lI2, aud WniIh's l3s-s4S in
all. Worth had scarcely thousand men
in This action. Our entire luss since leav-
ing Puebla, in killed, wounded and mis-
sing, Mr.. Kendall 81 Is down al 5000; an
other authority given below makes IL
1000. And yet Gen. Scott entered the
valley Of Mexico with an army only IT,.
tie exceeding 10000. VIVA, wonders
have not these ten thousand" arhiey.d !
The Mexican accounts representing that
we were at any time seriously repulsed
are not true. The Mexican loss is not
definitely ascertainet, but was enormous.
Gen. Bravo was not killed, but was Ia
ken prisoner. We do not see that Santa
Anna was wounded. II is true that he
has resigned the Presidency. We have
the act before US, but have not room for
IL to-day. Since his resignation he has
made an address TO his country men. which
We will give Tomorrow.
Gen. Qnirnan, who glorionsly ,llslin-
gnished himself ON The 18th, is Governor
OF the city. Gen. Scott issued an oider
on the l4ih. exhoriing all to he on their
guard--under the favor Of G"d. our colurs
were hois,ed over The capital, but the war
was moi ended there must he no drunk.
enness. no disorders, no struggling. M
ouirages, Our safety is in military dis
ciplinr. #~
SAINT, Anna was said 10 he at Tlascala
with only 500 cavalry. Herrera gone 10
Qneretara TO organize the gosernneni.---
Busiamen,e was directing himself against
the city. Gen. Scott has imposed con.
iibuiion On the city Of 81 sc, 900. payable
in three weekly instruments.
Many nlnre deseriers have heen hung,
bu. Riley escaped on some ground, aud
was only logged. |@
Gen. Rea was al Puebla, where Santa
Anna is said 10 have JnIned l,im--lher
to'ces 5000, guar,erpd III a convent. Col.
Guilds was bolIbarding The city from the
surrounding heights, where he was strong.
!, fortified IN a massive and capacious con.
vent, calmly awaiting leinforcemenls. feel.
ing perfectly secure. His bombs had not
much damaged the city. Gen. Lane ar.
rived at Jalaps on the 20lb. and was 10
start next day for Puebla with Major L1l-
ly's command. Gen. Lime did not wait
to- ihe AMMUNITION fVr which lie had sent,