Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-15
CAPITAL TAKg-OFF.
X 8. DAVIS,
Mijor and A. A. G.

During the Mexican war, the London Punch thus bur
qued the conflicting and too often Nuucha sen &C
counts Of army corrt spen deLts. Punch might rtpa
the burlcq lhis day, after reading batch Of yam
kee army letters and t.egi ans, and occasionally few
Of the Aunchausen order on our side:
PUsoa's LATEST FsoM hIxo1- The Barney Osl.e
ha. rived at verpool Her dates are from New Y TX
the 18Th Boston the 10th, and the day previous from
the seat of She brings specie - amount OF
two N lion rupees aud files of the New York papers.
The respondent OF the L1coicco says:
General Gr1Wdy's diSisi YES efday came up With
the main I0dy OF the AvXicaI iorc,, under General
CabauAs, at onogo, where the New Orleans Pcayure
informs that engagement tool place. BJtb
parties won the victory, and we're repui5 with great
slu httr Santa Anna was IN The &C iol, 10 the cou SO
OF which BIO had his head shot off He subs6q lily ad.
DR.. sssd tea,t stirring proolmat tbs Mex can
nation In VII ca ho described the action Of ths u b.
vi i,h ended in tho defeat OF the Americans,
whose vic DRY. however, cost them dear.
Il immediate At.rt'er Success they proceeded to
evacuae tie boWr, VII oil they bOmbarded the next
dsy. Tic American { oops were aBnihllassd after q
.r.h, SIX rmish, in wLicI Santa Anns list his leg,
whis smpua ed Oh the epj, b.f-re tina retreat OF
o HI Gang upon Ca, apulc) L. IS repcr ed he tes
yitld.d the P:e'drncy to denerslN 3sorOp.
General Whaoss igsde Is at Sangarbar n, holly
pususd By the II, Gems II tn disaster the indie
IDLE Santa Anna was wounded severely cannon bait
irvn how king # his right hand. From tts
pace, # er the op rson hS wrote pstbe C app al
10 le 1Gsn S.naLe, and com, LINED bitterly OF tie
cowsrdics Of G AGRA PdnpAuilL, who Nossa
SynhtrA de - PJdr d,s barr1siOg the AInks ior
Govt chs Alleg any RAugers.
"0sneIal Scot: ulae but il is Lot tue that he
has been compelled to take Jalapl Major !ng's ar
tiery Ia Toicdodos. A deser o. rom the Enemy came
in yes. r6ay. he tsys that PlCsidsn. Saua Anna re-
ceived twenty eight FOUNDER through his body, after
which ne renewed the action.
"T1e bOmbEdmeht OF Los Lep,Tos Il no! cor Grmed
Slnta Aupa received cOngeVe rocket Ia tue left knee
and has ordained the iormasion,pf similar cops.
shut up. as the courier is going.
Toe Legion o. sam; Ni,nolss under 0'Scr gga, per.
formed prodiges OF va0r both SIDES. Plul ng into
the tbSkest OF The melee Pekapockack. O5crA. e,
engaged pc sonhlly with G,nsral gg. whose pocket
handkerchief sfer stEuggl, he Eu.c eded in
carrying OF. ! hss been hung up he Cathedral Of
n 4 co. AmOnE,E thS other colors taken in tie cam
laign
ia the engagement at Sintos Lldrones 80 cFedtahe
to 9TH side, O5crsggs whose legion thOn &C ing
Nth the American army, had slmost tax pr SOL err
SAB "a Anna, VINO had both legs shos q by cur brave
bomb Ldere bis silver snuff box, hoaeVes, was p
tued cut OF The generals cat pocket, he fed IRON
o 6sld where Le had covered himself wi TO much
cory. --
"Japtan Scragss used the sniff box on the 10 day
of brilliant existence, when he died death of hero
being hanged before the Amerc lines 70 the delight
o. b. Il armies"