The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-10-21

Since yesterday We have been placed IN
possession Of further details Of the news
from Mexico, and reflection leads Us 10 al.
tach additional Importance 10 the accounts.
The most satisfactory feature IN the
news touches the loss sustained IN the re-
cent actions by he army Of Gen Scott, and
its pfesen, position. Our news is rather
Of a negative nature, but /, is hardly less
satisfactory than If II were more definite.
We have ample ground on which TO deny
The painful reports brought by the James
L, Day OF the deaths OF distinguished A
mer.can general officers. Oar inforna.
ton is POSITIVE that Gen. Smith has not
been SLAIN, but that he has snev covered
himself with glory. Gen. Wonh has been
appointed Governor Of the city Of Mexico,
end was acting as such as lale as the Gath
Of September, letters Of which date have
been received By commercial houses at
Tampico. " have not been able TO learn
any thing definite Of Gen. PILLOW and his
wounds. but, from the total silence OF let
tiers in regard 10 him which make mention
Of our losses, We are persuaded that he
has not been killed, and We hope not Soun.
ded. We cannot learn that either Gen.
Worth or Gen. Smith have been wounded,
but Major Capers, an intimate personal
friend Of Gen. Worth, who came psssen-
ger % the A'a0arna, is entirely satt,fsd q!
Gen. Woriu's safety.
la this conneXion We may mention that
Major Capers IS the bearer Of dispatches
from Tamplco for Washington. lie has
with him also letters, private and nnofiic'al,
from various sources in the city Of Mexico,
which make incidental mention Of public
affairs, which letters will be communicated
10 our Government. Ii s from this gen.
,leman ne learn such information as We
possess Of the loss Of our army 10 the re-
cen. engagements, which IS Unexpectedly
small. The Mexican accounts make Il sx-
coed one thousand IN killed and wounded
while more authentic accounts from Fog.
lsh sources set /: down al four hundred and
seventy or eighty, all told. The number
Of American officers killed IS SAID to be q
and the humber wounded 10. The only
individual mentioned among the killed Is
I3pts hlDsWaIIS CsLli VI liIE OtH iHduA'
ry an accomplished officer, graduate Of
Yves, Point and native Of New Hampshire.
1t is somewhat singular that so lltle should
have TRANSFERRED "a regard 10 our loss but
with al! diligence We have been unable 10
learn any thing more. The Mexican loss
is down 10 round numbers at 900 killed
and wounded, We DO not attach much
credit TO this estimate. The accounts from
Tumpico confirm The death Of Gen. Bravo,
killed fghiing bfaye!y, but our Vera Cruz
correspondent dlscredhs the report tina,
Santa Anna was wounded, though Il is re
iierated by The Patria advIces, winch say
thai be also lost his horse ia the retreat by
the route Of Tulaucin2o.
From the circular, WHICH was published
yesterday, TO the cUmmon5ans Of the diff
fsrenl States Of Mexico, announcing the
abandonment Of the capital BY Santa Anna,
we are persuaded that the fighting for rs
possession ended on the - IA OF September.
From the moment that Santa Anna fell
back upon Guadalupe, the position Of Gen.
Scott became sssufed 90 Tar as The Mex. :
csn army wss concerned. The same con- .