The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-29
Our Victories Confirmed!
The Capital in cur Possession.

BY the st. Louis Republican Of Saturday
we are placed in possession Of the news and
Spondercc Of the New Orleans plcay-
unc, brought over by the steamship Fash
ion, which left Vera Cruz On The -th, and
Tampico on the 9Th inst.
This news comes 4: length in a reliable
shape; and is ':glorious, ever glorious for
the American name: at the same time onr
losses are severe, and the detail, Of the Kill
cd and wounded hoart-sickcning.
Two heavy battles were foucht-thc first
at III Ray, on the 9Th, and the other on the
18th, in storning Chopultepec ard the citi-
dal. In the first, Worth lost coo out 1900
men that he took into the engagement, and
IN the latter, Qui,man's division lost 800,
Twiggs' 2G3, Pillows lf2, and Worth'S l39.
making Oh: loss in the ~yo battles liiS men.
The entire loss Of the army sine leaving pu
ella is put down al over 5000; out Of an ar
my little exceeding 1900 men.
The picayune gives the following list Of
the officers killed in the last arrangements,
Col, M'Intosh, 9Th Inf; Col. Ransom, 9th
Inf; 1t. Col. Martin Scott, 9Th Inf. 1T.
Col. Graham, lth Inf. 1t. Col. Baxter, n.
l.rcg.; 1t. Cot. Dickinson, 5. c. reg; Maj.
IWi-gS, /. ). Mar; Capt. Merrill, 9th lni.:
Capt. Drum, 4th. Capt yres, I'd Art; Capt.
Nanoliudc, \. Y. regt.; Lieut.. Can't, .th
Inf; Lieut. c. BENJAMIN, 9Th Inf; Leuts.
). =. Smith, L. 3. Strong, VI. Z. Burwcll,
9TH Inf: I.icui>. A. p. Rodgers. 5. Smith,
tth Int; Lieut.. Fanay, ID Art. Lieut.. W.
Armstrong. I'd Art: Licuts. s. B. Montague,
). Wills Cantey, s. c. Vols.
The Picayune also gives list of over a
hundred officers wounded, amohg whom arc
Gen. Pillow and Gen. Shields, both severe
j.. We also note Coz. Garland, command
ing l,t division Wouh's brigade, severely;
Col! Trousda'c. 4th Inf, severely, It. Col.
Gcary. Pa. Vols, severely; and Maj. Glad
den, :. {. Vols, severely, leaving that re-
gimcnt without single field officer.
Noh;ngis said Of Santa Anna having been
wounded. 1t it true tia: he has resigned TIE
presidency.
We annex here Gen. SCOTS orders after
his victorious Occupation Of the city.
GENERAL ORDERS-No. oSG.
HEADQUARTERS CT TIE ARMY,
Mexico, Sept. "A, !SI7.
/. Under the favor of God, tie valor of
t..is army alter many gioliou> victories, has
hoS;Cd the culors Of oar country in the cap
ia! of A!eAico ana Jn the palace Gifts Gov
eminent.
=. Bu, The war is not ended. The Mex
lean army uUd Government have fed. only
10 watch an opportunity to return upon us
in vengeance. We must then be upon our
guard.
3. Companies and regiments viii be kept
together, and all stand On the alert. Our
safety is in military discipline.
=. Let there be nodruakemcss. uo diSor-
dprS aud no struggling. StyaGglcrs will be
i'm great danger Of assassination, and ma
RAIDERS shall he punished by court-martial.
, All the rules so honorably observed by
this glorious army and the honor Of our
country call for The Vest behavior on the
part Of III. The valiant must, TO win the
appreciation of God and country, be sober.
orderly, and mcrci!u. His noble brethren
IN arms viii not be deaf 10 this haSty appca.
from their coumadcr and friend.
&. Mai. Gen. Quitman is appointed Civil
and Military Governor of Mexico.
l}y command Of Maj. Gen. Scorr.
III. l.. SCOTT. \. y. A.G.
Two days after, he issued the following
additional orders;
GENERAL ORDERING. 2sG.
lIrApcrARTgRs or THE ARMY,
National Palace Of MoSico. Sept. 10. 1917. /
The General Gaicf call. upon his breti-
rcm IN asmS to return both in public and
private worship, thanks and gratitude TO
God for the signal uimurhs which they
have recently achieved iortheir country.
Beginning with the l9th OF August ana
ending the lIth instant, TINS army has gal
laGi,y fought its way through the fields aud
forts Of Con'rcraS, San Antonio, ChumbuS-
co, Moline del Eey, Chapul'epcc and the
gates of san Co>me, and Iacubaya, Into
the capital Of Mexico.
But all is not yet done. The enemy.
though scattered aud diSmaycl, has sill!
many fragments of his late army lowering
about us. and, aidodby an cNaspcratcd pop
u,atlOn, he may again r1uuitG in treble our
numbers and fall uponus to advantage five
rest inactive ON the security Of past Veto
ricS.
CompactucSs, vigalencc and discipline are.
therefore, our only securities. Let every
good officer and man look to those cautions
and cnioin them upon all others.
BY command of Mai. Gen. ScorT.
II. l.. SCOTT. \. \. \. G..
The following history of events we make
up from X enjal's letters to the picoyunc,
Of the different dates given:
TAcAnAyA, Sept. &, 1917.
Forenoon, 10 o'cloct.-I have Just re-
turned from the battle iield--one on which
the victory Of tho American arms was com
plctc, and on which our troop, contonicd
against the enemy Immensely superior in
numbers, and strongly posted. Gen Worth
commenced the attack nj early daylight,
and in less than two hours every point was
carried, all the cannon Of Tie enemy were
in orr possession. an immense quantity of
ammunition captured, and nearly 1000 men,
among them iiIty-thcc officers taken pH-
SonurS,
For more than On hourthc battle ragged
with violence not surpassed since tho
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