The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-14
Additional News from Mesieo.

Possession
and reflection leads to attach additional Importance
to the accounts.
Beyond dispute the most satisfactory feature in the
touches the loss sustained In the actions by
the army Of Gen. Scott and its present position Our
news is rather of negative nature but L. hardly less
satisfactory than II 1t definite. We have am.
pie ground which to deny the painful brought
BY the James L. Day, Of the deaths OF distinguished
American general oacers. Our information 10 positive
that Gen Smith hs not been slan but that he has
covered himself with glory Cen Worth has been APP
pointed Governor Of the city Of Mexico and acting
such late the oath ofSeptember letters which
date have been received by commercial houses at Tam
pco We have not been able learn anything definite
Of Gen. Pillow and his wounds but from the total ST.
lence Of letters In regard to him which make mention Of
losses we are persuaded that he has not been killed.
we hope not wounded We cannot that either
Gen. Worth or Gen. Smith have been wounded but
Mor capers an intimate personal friend o. General
satisfied Of Gen. Worth's safety In this connection
may mention that Major caPers Is the bearer Of dss
him. also letters, private and unofficial, from various
sources in the city Of Mexico which make incidental
mention Of public affairs which letters will be communi
Gated to our government 1t Ia from this gentleman
learn such Information possess Of the loss Of
small The Mexican make it exceed one thou
sand men In killed and wounded, while authentic
dred and seventy or eighty. all told. The number of
American officers killed Is said to be a. and the number
woundsd45. The only individual mentioned ong the
killed is Capt Albemare Cady Of the 9th Infantry
accomplished oicer,s graduate Of West Point, and ma
little should have transpred regard our loss but
with all diligence We have been unable learn anything
more Inc Mexican loss set GOWN IN round numbers
credit to this estimate. The accounts from Tampco
confirm the death of Gen. Bravo, killed fighting brave
~ III ~ ~ ~ st n @ ppmndad thOvrh ~ q; rt
rated by the Patriots advces which say that he also
From the oiroular which is given in another Column
To the of the dferenta States of Mexico
annonncin0 the abandon men of the captai bv santa
Anna We ara ners,aded that the ghno for ts posses
sion ended on the I3h of September From the moment
that santa Anna fell back upon Guadalupe the position
nf Ean G0nt haea mo an ar fhQ MAyi MN
army was concerned The same COMMUNICATIONS which
santa Anna not to nroonU the defiance of the
c would restrain him from moestnv Gem Scott IN its
ouet eccupaon But II wa ara thus relisved from ali
nnrsbonsin g.; ra.srd ,o Cor Scott,s srn sroy th;.
no o"aht Se aarm M Sor S fa
In some Quarters we'll foundedwe have to deplore the
calamities which have oyertaken the CITY OF Mexico
from another and which are much more formds
bic than oould have resuIted from our OCCUPATIONS nor
do thew fail to excite alarm lest our army has suffered
from tke same causs
Accordino In the Area Iris Of Vsra Cruz of tba oath
nit recsiyed here bv La Paia from alapa and
Orixaba that iminediaeiv after Santa Anna
Abandoned the capital and "a soon a. the ponuacs slt
relieved from the restraint Of his bavonets
tha Ienoros commenced the work of saching Ha civ
nIunderinS thu houses Of citizens a. well a. ors9nes
and committinr ali speces of During this nllsa
entered the CITY to restore order-verba
ssy that their aid had been solicited by the magjs-
trates conflict ensued between these troops and the
rabbe In which some accounts saw that the vhole di-
vision WAS cut OF while others say that Que portion
driven back to the gates and the citadel and vet another
took refuge in the convent of San Francsc0 aban
ng two pieces of artillery to the leperos The
90 on to say General Scott then compelled
lombard the city from the citadel other
points TO reduc. it to subecton such are the
| We derive from the .4rco Iris and La Patria From
Tampico we have another version Of the same story
The following we translate from letter with which we
have been courteously favored by Spanish house -
| T,u,,co sar+arh.- os
Wa b.xs rsw. from Msxico which annonncas n.
t.tin. ~ Chsr"Itsnsc NV Gan Scott Who the H.
sttacssd the aan;ta nv The ~a,as Of San Cosms sny
Nno Psrdido lie succeeded in routing the forces of
snt. An ho Ta,I %acS noS Gmssa In,na VT Tha ~
General scott took nossesion OF the citadel and imme
datev sent 1900 men with four pieces OF artillery TO
the paza of the Palace Thev occupied the
Palace blowing down the doors with their artillery but
the hurrahs with which they planted their flag
caused an Instruction the popuace and in their
fnrv thev In moment despstcbed the IbOO Americana
When santa Anna was made aca tainted with this &C.
currence he returned with 10 600 men and
twsntv Sva nsces of art,,lerv and the nsvs VIC bavs
this morning the firing of guns and we be-
eve that every thing WAS In confusion In the capital