The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-03-07
Will Mexico be CONQUERED :

ard the number uf Americans lost bv bat
tie and disease excee'led the entire force
now dispatched against her.
Europeans, with their wonted inability
to Judge correctly of events on this con-
rinent, have always supposed, since the
conques, of Mexico By the United States
tha, Mexicnns cannot fight II has suit
ed them TO believe that Gen Scott march.
ell to the Mexican capital, not because of
any great ability on his par, or that Of his
troops, but because of the cowardce and
weakness of nis foe. In their jealousy of
the Americans, this has been pleasant
belief, but the chances are that, this easy
credui,y will soor cost them dear. The
truth is tha, the Mexicans, however una
be to govern their country, can yet defend
it with tremendous vigor. 1t cost US
harder fighting TO bring the Mexicans to
terms thar. ha, been seen in Europe since
the wars Of the first Napoleon.
The fact admits of indi-putsble proof
No het'er fighting has been done on the
other continent for the last generation
THIN in the last Italian war. Let ia com
pare the uloodshed Of the five principal
battles of that war with that of tie five
principal battles Of the Mexican war In
,he battle of Mon,ebel:o, according to the
French official reports. the allies lost, in
killed end wounded. $50 out of Z 900 en-
gagged, or II per cent. At Palestr,. l..
400, out of ~ 900 engaged. or 8 per
cent A, Magenta, 4 500 ont of 55 900
engaged, or yer cent. At M-l-gnano,
900 out of 6 700 engaged; or 5 l 2 per
cent We have a sum total of killed and
wounded. on the part of the F,-nch and
Sardnians. OF 24,45O out of "a, $50 ont Of
244 900 engaged, or little over EIGHT
PER CENT.
Tie Austrianslo.t. in killed and wound
ed. at Mon,ebelo 1850 out of S 600 en-
gaye!. or 81 per cent. At Magenta l3,
"G0 out of rs 900 or Ia per cenl Al
Melegiano. 400 OUT of $4,000 or Il per
cent Al Solterino, 2l 600 out Of 10,
900, or 124 per cen;. These figures are
from the French reports. add are probably
somewhat overrated but. taking them As
we find them, We have the sum total of
the Austrian losses killed and wounded in
these five battles. 4S650 ont of 305 900,
or about IEN AND HALF PER CENT.
Now let us turn to our battles in Mexi>
60. The Americans AT Monterey lost. in
killed and wounded. ass on, Of 5000 or
8 per cent. At Buena Vista 723 out of
6Ooor 15a per cent. AT Mnina Del Rev
7e7 ou, If = AT. or 22a per cent. Al
Cherubu.co 1910 out of 500 or 134
rer cent. At ChernI,epec S63 out Of .,
500 engaged, or l2S rer cent Here i.
a sum io'al Of 2S.447 engaged, and 3 SCI
killed and wounded, which is FIFTEEN PER
CENT.
TIE Mexican losses, in some Of the bats
lies above mentioned. though known to
be very heavy, have newer been definitely
stated. Iii known. however. that of rhe
90 OD0 MexiranS at Buena Vista, 2 $40
were killed or wounded-l21 per c-nt
The Mrxicans killed and wounded al Con
feras. San An'unia and Cherubu>co were
3 $50 out o 35 600. or over 10 per cent.
rneir killed and wounded at Cherul'epec
ard Ga:e> Of San Cusrno were $50 ou'
of 10000. or 124 per cent. Their killed
and wounded a, Ceuro Gordo were | 100
out of ~ 900. or over 8 per cent. EST,
ma,ing bv all nblainabe data. We should
certainly bp in the Truth in saving that il
the priuclpaI Mexican battles their average
loss in killed and wounded. of the number
engaged, was ELEVEN PER CENT.
The nere>sa,v conclusion, then. is that
the Nexcans toug ghl i'll their war with the
Americans with even greater Iendciiy an.i
effect han the An-,IlalIs fought t e French
and SarIinians. They suffered themselves
aud made their enemies suffer, To great
er extent, before yielding. We nee even
that the Americans lost nearly twice as
MANY, comparatively, in their conflicts
with The Auslrians. In nr battle Of ltaI,
is there An instance Of steadf st gallanrry
found so far a~ we know. equaling that of
the Mexican division of Valencia. ut the
battle of CoEtreras. consisting Of 1000
men. more than half Of whom were swcpl
down III their tracks fore they would
turn. In considering the comparative
hloodshe,l in tie Mexican and Italian wars
it must not be forgotten that both beliger
en,s in the latter, PARTICULAR V The French
were provided with 'arms Of precision y
vastly superior TO those used in Mexico
If in spite Of the destructive weapons. the
comparauve biood-hed in Italy WAS ma
tetiallv less, the conclusion i, all the more
irres>tahIe that Mexico WAS the scsne o
the harder fighting.
But there il anu'her enemy in Meyicr
! even more formidable Il M the Mexican,
behind their mountain gorgss We mea,
The uomito and It's horrid lrain Of kindred
fev-rs The Mexican campaign cost thir
! ty-ihousand American lives, of which NOR.
than four fifths peri-hed by disease. These
| twenty thousand European troops are in
vading The country at the same season snC
| hv the same route AS did the Americans
How can they expect different expert
euce
Nothing is more certain than that H.,
i forces which are now sent 10 compel Mex
/ leo into submission are utterly inaleruar,
to ,hi> purpose. We heiiere that if in
crease four>f.ld they would still be made
qn.te. If they seni the adequate nurnbe
/ # troops, these European powers will fin,
! they have undertaken pretty costly piec,
! al business II stood Us in for three hun
drsd millions Of dollars directly and iudi
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