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

the steamship Fashion, which vas cong
into Vera Crz when tie Alabama .ei',
The English Courier no doubt reached hat
place on the 3Wh u!umo, vjth dates from
the capital 10 tie 2-,n u,qmo, 90 .hl' we
have every reason 10 expect hourly Gu'bon
tic details CT the late inPoflla, events at
The city OF Mey!eo.
FROM TINS FFcNrEg ar THE SANE BATE
BY this arrival we have no later ness
direct from Gen. Scots headquarters, but
We learn 'hai letters have been received by
commerCisl 5ouses in IampIco, from their
correspondents N the city Of Mexico, con.
irming entirely our former reports Of the
Battle Of tie Mil del Rey and Caaputcpcc
heights on the 6.h and 18Th Of September,
in which Gen. Scott carried the place at
The point Of the bayo0el.
/. appears that Gen. Sauta Anna deter.
mined al once, upon the conclusion Of tue
battle Of the Ssh, TO abandon the capital
The verbal reports that he retired 10 Qua.
da.ePe, which S scarcely three miles from
the capital, with 10000 troops and twenty.
five pieces Of artillery. The accuracy of
tile letter from 0rizaba 10 Mr.. Dmond,
and published IN this paper, is thus confirm.
ed That letter made Tie date Of Scou's
command Of the capital September 18Th,
aa1 made no mention of the bombardmen.
OF the iih and l5lh, which vas SO nxteu.
svely circulated BY other papers, Santa
Anna eracuaie5 the city expressly 10 avoid
such q bom5Qrdment, Our formal entry
may not have been made for q day or two
Uei the city vas at chr mercy on the 18th.
BY tho letter which we give below from
our Vera Cruz correspondent, II will be
seen that Gen. Lane has been compelled
to send back for supply Of ammunition.
/ pom an inspection which vas instituted
upon receiving a rumor that the guerriHds
bad occupied CeFfo Gordo, It was found
that he had bu, eight or nine rounds ofcar.
tridges
VERA CRUz, September %, le47.
The information that sent you yesler.
day, that Gen. Scott had entered Mexico,
has been fully confirmed to day, with bu,
lew additional particulars but you shall
have all that are authentic, leaving the ru-
mors to take care Of themselves.
II appears that on the 18th instant the
Americans charged aadcaruedlho citadel.
and Immediately turned all the guns oftha.
fort6caton on the city. About II o'clock
at night some accounts II o'clock) all
the Mexican army reireated upon Gauda,
Iepo.
The Ministers Of Foreign Affairs ad.
dressed the Civil Governor, directing him
to manage affairs as well as he could, until
he should receive official information as 10
where the Government should be establish.
ed, From what can learn, the Mexicans
will not stand another fight at present, and
we may therefore look for temporary tran.
guilty.
The only portion Of the news that is not
confirmed is Santa Anna being wounded,
Of winch nothing is said in the address
which reached Us today.
lis reported that Gen, Quiiman is on
the way down with dispatches, and has 49,
GOO men with him. Ifthis be the case, he
has no doubt been induced to take SO large
force from the fact that Paroles is near
Puebu with 600 men bet can hardly
understand how Cen Scott could have
spared 50 many men after the severe loss.
Is which he must have suffered.
learn, on good authority, that General
Patterson, who is on his way to thus city,
has received instructions from the War
Department o take command of the forces
in the city aud State Of Vera Cruz, should
he think proper to do so, on bis arriyul, bot
If be should not think proper to do so 10
proceed to Jo,n Gen. Scott
VERA CRrz, September 81 lSI1.
\ detachment returned last night from
Gen. Lanes command, which had arrived
at The National Bridge without encounter
Ing any serious obstacle, although the guer.
tilus made their appearance on several &C
cas.ons IN small numbers, without doing
any harm to our command.
You wilt be surprised when | tell yon
that this detachment vas sent back 10 ob.
T tain Uumsgjtjoa, II appears that upon
the arrival oil Gen. Lanes c0mmaul atlhs