The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-12
by this evenings Southern Mall.
From the N o, Picayune, Oct. 5,
The News from Mexico.

| The News from Mexico.
Somewhat copious details of the news from Mexico,
brought yesterday by the Alabama, Will be found IN an
other column under the appropriate head Since, how
ever, that article in type, placed IN posses
son OF further details and reflection leads us 10 attach
additional Importance TO the accounts.
Beyond dispute. the most satisfactory feature in the
news touches the loss sustained in the actions by
the army OF Gen Scott and It's present position Our
Is rather OF negative nature, but il is hardly less salts
| factory than if IL We're definite We have ample
ground on which to deny the painful reports brought BY
the James L. Day OF the deaths of distinguished Amer
can general officers. Our information Is positive that
Gen. Smith has not been slain, but that he has anew
covered himself with glory. Gen. Worth has been APP
pointed governor of the city of Mexico, and acting
such late the oath OF September letters of which
date have been received by commercial houses at Tam
pco We have not been able to learn anything definite of
Gen Pillow and his wounds but from the total silence Of
letters regard to him, which make mention OF our losses
persuaded that he has not been killed. and hope
not wounded. We cannot learn that either Gen. Worth
or General Smith have been wounded, but Major Capers,
intimate personal friend of General Worth, who came
passenger the Alabama is entirely satisfied OF Gen
Worth's safety. In this connexon we may mention that
Major Capers is the bearer OF dispatches from Iampco
for Washington. He has with him. also, letters, private
and unofficial from various sources IN the city OF Mex
leo, which make Incidental mention OF public AFFAIRS
which letters will be communicated to our government
| 1t is from this gentleman we learn such information as
possess of the loss of army in the recent engage
ments, which is Unexpectedly small. The Mexican ac,
counts make it exceed one thousand men IN killed and
wounded, while more authentic accounts from English
| sources set it down at four hundred and seventy or
eighty, all told. The number OF American officers killed
said to be 81, and the number wounded 49, The only
individual mentioned among the killed IS Captain Abe
marie Cady, of the 9th infantry, accomplished officer
graduate Of West Point and native OF New Hampshire
1t is somewhat singular that so little should have trans
pred in regard to loss, but with all diligence we
have been unable to learn anything The Mexican
wounded We do not attach much credit to this esti
mate The accounts from Tampico confirm the death OF
General Bravo, killed fighting bravey; but Vera
Cruz correspondent dscredts The report that Santa Anna
wounded, though it is reiterated by the Patrias ad
vices which say that he also lost his horse the
! by the route of Tuancingo.
the commandments OF the different States of Mexico,
nouncng the abandonment of the capital by Santa Anna,
persuaded that the fighting for its possession
ended the 18th of September From the moment that
Santa Anna fell back upon Guadalupe, the position OF
Gen. Scott became assured, far the Mexican army
| was concerned. The same considerations which nfu-
enced Santa Anna not to poong the defence of the city,
would restrain him from moestlng Gen. Scott in its quiet
occupation. But if we thus relieved from all appre
henson in regard to Gen SCOTS army from this
and we have not thought the alarm felt for him in some
quarters well ounded-we have deplore the calamities
which have overaken the city of Mexico from another
source, and which are much more formidable than could
have resulted from occupation nor do they fail to
excite alarm lest army has suffered from the same
cause.
According to the Arco Iris of Vera Cruz of the 26th
ult received here by La Para, letters from alapa and
Orzaba announce that immediately after Santa Anna
abandoned the capital, and the popuace felt
themselves relieved from the restraint OF his bayonets
the eperos commenced the work of sacking the city,
pundering the houses OF citizens as well as foreigners
and committing all species of excuses During this pill
Laying the accounts say that division of the American
army entered the city to restore order-veba accounts
say that their aid had been solicited by the magistrates
conflict ensued between these troops and the rabble
in which accounts say that the whole division was
cut off, while others say that one portion was driven
refuge in the convent of San Francisco abandoning two
pieces of artillery to the leperos The accounts go to
say that Gen Scott then compelled to lombard the
city from the citadel and other commanding points, to
derive from the Arco Iris and La Para. From TamPco
we have another version Of the same story The fol-
been courteously favored by Spanish house,
TAMrIco, September 25.
We have from Mexico which announces the ta-
king of Chapultepec by Gen. Scott, who the same day,
tackled capital by the gatas of San Cosne and N,,o
FL. an IN sH%p the hs so
possession of the citadel, and Immediately sent 1000 men
They i1%r occupied palace blowing down
doors with their artillery but the huas with which they
the popuace and in their fury, they, in moment, des-
patched the 1900 Americans. When Santa Anna was
returned with 10000 men and wentyi pieces OF ale-
ry and the have this morning announces the
firing OF guns, and we believe that everything was IN con-
fusion in the capital
We could add other versions of the above news, which
but from the various contradictions between the different
stories, and comparison of facts our impression is
very decided that the rumors grossly exaggerated and
that they all grow out Of the excuses OF the leperos,
whom very possibly, Gen. Scott found much difficulty
in reducing to order This class of vagabonds cores
ponding very nearly to the ldssaron of Naples,
remely numerous in Mexico. Ward estimated the num-
Der in the city high twenty thousand in 1923, and
their number is probably very much larger These
recent committed by them are by
expected the true character of the wTeches and the
necessity of keeping them continually under military
strant, have long been known Intelligent foreigners
living in Mexico, and of property there have long
feared this identical calamity As at present informed,
we willing believe that the destruction of prop
erty by them has been very great-possiby the Mex
lean estimate of two three millions lost may be
aggeraed; but are not at all prepared to believe
is pretended nor upon the evidence thus far advanced
do we think that he probably bombarded the capital after
Santa Anna abandoned it. He would avoid such
ure if he could possibly do so.
The next feature OF Importance in the is the
mored resignation OF Santa Anna 1t is mentioned in the
letter OF Vera Cruz correspondent In another column,
published in last evenings Unono This is confirmed
dated from Guadalupe. the 10th of September Senior
Pena Pena, whom, with two associates, supreme
power devolved till Congress makes election is Presi
dent OF the Supreme Court of Justice There particular
mention made of Santa Annals proclamation, and we
have heard it town. but have not been able to find
it. There is nothing improbable iii Santa Annals resgna-
ton of his civil authority. He is proverbally fond of
inA the exercise of civil authority in Mexico. But La
Pata's letters say that Gen. Herrera is in command
of the army, and will proceed with $4,000 to station
himself at Queetaro where il is intended that the Mex
lean Congress shall reassemble Among other rumors
is said that Santa Anna has moved towards Puebla with
900 horse and that Paroles is raising troops with
success in the great State of Jalisco. We have little
| faith in these details
One of La Para's is, that Gen Rea had enter
uphl ha M