The Wabash Courier, Volume 16, Number 9, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 30 October 1847 — Page 2

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TACCBAtA, Sept. 10, 1S47.

We bava accouots from Mexico, brought, in by Frenchmen end other foreigners, to the effect, that Santa buna's lo«f it El Molina, was much more severe than any one here hbdinftcipated. They say that durinf the aiietooon of the 8th, no less than 1,500 wounded men came ioto ihe city. while the mjrr.her of killed was over ttOO. The slaughter fcom the batteries of Cpt. Duncan *nd Captain Drum, muii haw been terrific* 8*o* to Aunti. it is said, would have laid all the bWroe of tlie defeat upon Geo* l^on* but that officer, unfortunately for him, diad. Ho ^has sjpee torn the epaulettes from ihe shoulJers of Col. Miguel Andmde. commander ©r the celebrated regiment of Hu«atrs. accuses hisn of every Iking, has thrown him into prison, ovid denied him all communication. lie rftu«t have somo one to brenfc out apod.

E#er»thing look* q»i«*t today, but the Mexicans ore busily employed in fortifjiag si every point, At"Chapulfepe6 they can be soen at work, while they ore nlso repairing the'damage dune at Kl Mnlino and other l*p&Jatonth?t lino, Oa the l\ed.itl rond ih^y ha vo strong works, while at Iho Nino Perdi* do and S-.n Antonio Abad entrances teethe cuy ihey are also fortifying witHjhe greatest vigor. Geo. Pillow's division, as aUo Colonel

Ki'ley'% brirf»di% ttt{.i«fhe4 ro tlnt of General Tftigilft nccupyiug the village of L?t Piedad nnd neighborhood,' to- plaiiv tight and to fact lirttlcr the guns "of tne enemy. General Worth remains hero in Tacuba.yn, but he is sending rtW hif si?k and Avoufid«d to Mi.xcoac, outjrf inb range of the guns of ClitipuUepec. No One knows whtfi point will be first uitackeu. hut fht* 'juPslion will soon be de^efmin^d.— Tha iw*t) blo»' s.ruck wilt bp hard, and all hope ili-ciaive. It mut rend strange, the siosome 7 or 8,000 men have set themselw»down heiore-a. strongly fortified city of ov^r 200.000 inhabiwttts^with-an army of at least ?5,0pQ mep io defend it but the Ule fe a true onif,'and the proud onpitoi of- Mexico, must fall. Vour-t, &c.•f

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Vij it* A ."rt'j* -''j :i $ T4CCBXYA, Sept.* U4, 1817. (pnrly (l-tylight i)it» nr»m og. a he^vv cannonud^ wiis opened upop Uie siron^hold of Chapultepec, which was increuiaed durins 0ie day^tadditional s^ge guns were pltvced in poattiop. The &io*icana returned tho, fii£ with great .spirit wt'ihtervals iring the day tut little "t'fTcci% other than disntbttntihg one of our •gum—* cannot,lenrn that mvii Fms been kffl».*d'nf ony of the tntieries, iseverai of Ute Yol igew*. white 'skirmishing with the enemy's sharp shooter*, at the foot ol Ch*« pultepcc, were wdijndefl, bui none of them MvereJy. A inch mortnr was opclied OfHn the ploco during tho afternoon, an] as several shdlla Have been seen to fall ptado directly within tho enemy's worts, it is certain that great dannge haa been caused. A firing of heavy pans has also been heard in tho direction of Lw Ptfdai, showing thai

Clonic .mi Kite bem dAe^iP/Uiut^ptr-

At dusk this'etemn/levefl^l loads of scaling ladders were sent down towards the foot of Chnpuite|tec, ami the movements of our infantry and otJiCr light corps wou'd indicate tkot tho strong worls upon the crest are to be ttormed earty to.morrow. A large portion of the entire army #ill he brought to the airaggie, and it is tltouglit tint contest will be tarrible. I have little time to write.

The apparently impregnable works of Cha'pultepcc after a desperate struggle, were tri'umphantly carrled-^Gooa. ilravoa»d lioniterdo, bewdes a host of efHceri of different grades, laken prisoners ov^e 1,000 ftoomimistioned ofRcera and pritatet, all their cannon and ammunition, lire it? our hand* the fugitives were soon in foil flight toward* 'the different wofks, which command the entrances to tho cuyKa«ui »ur mcn,»t once wero lit hotportnit.

Meanwhile General Worth wss rapidly ad van$ng upon San Cos me. burying ground the enemy had strong wefk, Jl was for a. si fault of eurHran toon fled lo nfWier |i ,4ctf*i«»dtl*§£en •j of the entrance lo Sin sdvanced toward* ihe garita, the enemy open

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CtTf or Moctco, Sept. 14th. 1S474 Another victory, glorious in its results and which ha« thrown addiiiooal lustre oo the A* iPerican arpr»»i haf been achieved to day by the army under Gen. Scott—the proud capital of Mesico hat fallen into the power of a mere handful of itien compared wtfh the i*hmens* odd* arrayed against ihem, and Smta A nnM, fnstead of shedding his blood «a hw had promised, ia wandering with the remnant of hi* army no one knows whiihar.

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I Gen. Qu^imnn, supported hy Gen. Smith's obrigaoe, took the road by. tho Ch-»pultep j»q» iuct lowardstho Detanr gnue a#d *ho A^* iUdaiiela Gen. Worth, fuppojied'by "Getreral 'Cad^alader's brignjo, advaneed by the S»n ^Coanje aqrjeduct towirde the gsrita*of that

Both routes were cbt up bv ditches,

|*nd defowted ut breaaiworka* Urrieadoa^ add ItAttoui WufTa feh P»e?y "dttieriiH.oii ktfown to miNarjr actont* the d»rwg aml^nipetu-

OJ fy of our rr^m dettoce afier Jano'tber, end %j pigl iiau VrorVfo the »ud. Urnera I ^oilman's

city'e edge was can .^cumrhand, after the1 tit* firs! eoco^ter t^i

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roof a* Chapotarpec, was i-

Midway between tlie farmer and tne Dotee

Sa1»ta, ^1. Ifof* tu^rtiW*i* ttrong $ work but thia w«* at uoc vigorously amoh ^led 1y Gen. Qaiim*o, nnd aided by a A%ak %Rto from two of V.i ,cao*a pnt» t#hich Gen. ^Wonh bad ordered to ap^roaea as near aa pocsihte from tha 8m» Cowne road, tb« eoeaay iWsa again rooted and ih full fight. They a* fortifioagain made a stand frpm titeir strong forti 'lions it and Hear the Bcietr garita, opening a tremeekdooa fire oot only of round shot.

ftape nnd aliell, but of miWketry vol botdlv general %rieftlio

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completely. At this juncture the old Monte rev gamt^pf borrowing and digging Ihrougk, house* was* adap'od. On the righi, the aqueduci aflur

gnv$ aorne proteoHoii bw rtia»y were «iH 'kill^ and woaftdeq by ihe gtapo swept every part, a* well ft by Ihe ahelu which vero .continually bursting ht every dt' reel ion. About 3 o'clock ihe work, of the pick -axe and tho crow bar under the diieo* [ion of L«eut. W Smith, of the Sappers and

Kioor*. had fukly commen^efj, and every minute brought our men nearer the eoeray laat stronghold, tn the meAntim#, two moonjj tain howitzert were fai'rfy lilted to the lop of one of the hmHes. »^»d iato the cujKila of the church, from which they opened a plunging and moat effective fi»e» wiiile one of Duncan# guns, in chntge of Ueul Hunt, waa runup under a galling fi« tp? deaert«d breattwork, and at onC® oj»ened upon the gariia* In tnie latter daring feat four men out of eight were either killed oc wounded, but anil the piece was most effectu*lly. aewd^ ^The work of the Miners was still going on. in one house which they fiad entered. br Wpick-ax*. a favoriiw aid of San» Annafa wna ftwiMt The great mpo hwJjna« and hil BiippwtWerewe^dawJ for— lb0ilatter, was devoured by our hungrv officorsf n^ToriWeffiMbf5 doiW^ thB^hln^s O? ihe'A#Wdf#it* iwfdc l^s«^rl«iir{#£®ist aad irk was sening in, our men dug nnd mined tlteir frAy almo» up to Ihe! vffy funiiof ibe' enemy yand mow* after a bhort airvggle, tbey coqiplets^v roulcd and driven wiih the I'^ss of every thinjj. The (iomrnAnd of th? city by the Sin Cosme route was attained.

Inuring the night,"Gfen. Quitman cdmmencedtlie work ^throwing up breasiwoeka-and erecting bfcuenes, with ibe intention pf openioig a Ueavj cannonafie. upqo th* Ci^^dpla with the first light this mornings At ten o'-, clock at night Gen.' Worth ordered Captain Huger to bring up a 01 pounder nn& a 10 inch mortar to the garita or gate of San Goavie, nnd having asceftained the bearing!, and distances of tlie grdnd plaza and palace, at once opened on those points. The heavy shells were heard [to explode in the very heart of the jjityjiii At a 4iltle afier,,n)idnight,,A|i»jor PalacioF. accompani^J by tpiow throe jnem. beraof the mjunicipal council of'thp 9fly, nr.i rived at Ueiteral Worth beadqanriers. anl io,great trepidation iofM^me^ |in? SjtrUa Anna nnd his grand army find fled, and t-hat, ihey wished aipng« R» surrenden Uwj c^pifal. They we*e referred ,to l)io, cpiji^ndyr iochi?f, and .immediatelyelated (p.r Tnj^tyya in a ceased. t.iliiaini r-.»« i.-^^kiaw •. A 7 o'dqclfc thin tpor^ing Qen. Scott, with hU stuff, rode in and took quirters in the nationil placo* 0'4 thja tppjof jwlvigJIi tbe.regtPl^n* til fligof the gillant Rifl«s nnd the sti*rand st#ipe*..were alreniy flying. An jmniepse crowd of blanketed leperos. tho.pcum of the cspitai, were congr»gvjttd in the plnza. as, tlje comm^oder in ehief entered it, 'J heyT pressed uf^on our soldiers,/*odeyed them as ihopgh titey ivomj beings of a^oihe/ woxld. So much we re ,1 hev in the. w*y, and .with such .enger,ness did they press arouni* that Gen. Scott wm compelled, to order our Dragoons to clt* ihepla£',» They were told however, not.fp injure or harm a man in the mob—they wfre

About fi»e minutes aAer thia, and while General Worth was returning to hif division. n«ar tl» Alemrda, he was ^red uponf from a lwuae.n«nr the Convey,, of San .^rfncisco. Soawof the cowardly Polkas, who had (1«hJ tha day previrais^ without discharging their guni. now commenced the asabasii game of ahooting at e»ery one of oor m^n they eaaf, from windoWa, aa well as from behind, the ptrniiets on the atoteas or lops of the houses, in half an hour's time .our gaod friends, tlie l-*leroa. in the neighborhood of the ,ho5(p:!el of Sm Andres and the church of 6snta Clara, also commenced discharging mythets and throwing bolt!wand rocks from i|?e anoteas.

I have neglected to mention, that jmt previ. out to this, Colonel Garland had been severe' ly wounded by a moskut, ftted by aorne miscreant from a window^ ,-rt.{,{«

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Fur several hoon th» cowardly war upop our men continued,and during this.tim«, rasny were killed or wounded, was in this species of fighting that Lieut, Sidney Smitlvreceived hit death wound. The di?isiops of Gen. T»igga i« ene part of the city, and Gen. Worth in another, wore non actively engaged in patting down the insurrection. Orders were given lo shoot every man in a,II the houses from which lli# firing c«mc, while ihe different light balteriea swept the steels in all dineeiions. Aa ibe assassins were driven from one botiee thev would take refttgc on another but by lite middle of ihe afternoon they were oil forced back to the barriers nod suborbi. Many innocent peraoos have doubilesa been kitted d#Hs Umi day. but thia could not be avoided. I lad $rder* bef given at {he ouiset to bUw up end demolbh cvery bt)U*» Qr church from which one man waa^ftd upon, the nist«ftie«roe would l*aro been at once que W- Aeitta. I.tfusl thai the lesson the rabble and iheir miachievoua leaders have recmved lO'dsy may dete* them fiom fqiure ooimgea*

On enterwi tlte |%ince Gen, Scnil at nnce named Gen. Quitman governor of Mexico—n most excellent appointment. Some wag im« iwdaately nmclaimed nlood in i^te plaxa ei fallows? "Gen John A, Quitman, of Muststrpftit fisa bren apoioied go»exoor of Mexico, tictXieo. Joer Maria Toroal. refigoed—wrf twMt*!f/" It aeoma that the taliaat. Toroel ran offal an early bmrt

tad

tajn. kmed at Chapnhepee, were

jeralQaitn advanced, atormed and carworka, nltri vat great lots, and rrwy poinl on ttiie side ihe city waa»tn «Hi/|*iae^!on. I! tKfa diUMgdMl^ brave officers were kiUed*-Caputs Omni] three coSooela, seven lieutenant coloorls. and nod Lieoi. Oenjamio* anr one band red majors, eaptaioi and lint*

hi* magnifi'

c«oi boaee has been eoaeried in|» a bospttal for Our woended nflfcort. ,X*h% ,3f Mm *•, ,s: v* ti!« -f'4 *. Merioo. Sept. 17, IM7.

T& Ifex^an kNr tl rmfMMible to aeeor* but it ha# been imnaen*. Among the

Gwh J«n Ne-

pomecuno Pem. C^. Jean Can*, A«in» g^tsHW officer oT and L»id cknCa1vo,«*eofGe?». Ilrtt^s aidn. Geiv if4Sitdtoa 'Irsrl *«id»¥ mnk# idBNm:. PNb MmiiHndi,

enante, were taken prisoners* 800 or more rank and ft

the mir men faced theenemf, the aqueduct auur- «r cases oi inoiviaum. .. deTr^n^fafieimf tirihfw,tww«He«" tJImwa 'Mj

together with gnritas were not

San I did them

at Miienac. "n iuu iiwuunn of iho

13th. They were compelled In stand upon the gallows, tsntil the flag they had deserted, was flying from Chapuiiepoc. "ot^. were then all swung off at ihe aame time. Not one bf them complained that hit fhte waa undesere-

fV, i»m of cases of individuals gallantly noticed at ihe

fmaaiito

he is called by all^l

Paraon McCarly, as he is called by worthy wan WM

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thedancer wa»« real tat, comfMrtiogt ue wounded and e*hort(ing the wa*e»ing lo presa ferward and all i^.Uwn.'rrg*r(Jk« o^la own safety. No man everted hiaaaelf morn lo ^nsure a Vjcjtorjf Tlpan il Miecial commen^atibn^i. ,i5 ,: j,

Wo are atiH wlthtwit nnf poadivenr denPile jpfprmailnii bl regards Santa Anna a greataraay, hul*U agf^o that itj^ disorganised and broken op* There ia a report tnat Gen. tlerrtra ha* feiclrpd Qoeretaro with 4.080 men.-in P°?Mrn1^: tiortJ «i sH Stt' Mi ,' jt/ Gi hi .• -i-i^ Si W K.'^«

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^h«\ 0pit«l',K now quiet enough, and alihough the inWbHapl* k&S"Vnt,Mi'le» tfrey are probably not ahogotbee contented wdh their rqw masters. They say that the Iiord and Santa A nna art to hlnme fpr i^ll Ihfir misfor-funes-^llteir own h»ck of dourago and prow, esf IS ppt thought 0,f. Thpy iiny that Provi* donee withheld the raina and gaVo the Tan* ttqes fair weAll«r for their work, while Santa Annn deserted litem in '\heir eilremiiy, Hnd gave up the city without oven making terms tor thcJitt. The latter htis gone no one knows whiihen Some contend, that he is on his way to the const, with the intention of leaving the ^country oihers say that he has gon^ towards

Quereiaro while many think that jie is lurking obdnf'tJ'audaldnpe or Sin Cristobal, within a few miles of this, y^ with only a smHtt( force of cavalry at his command.' Ilia wife, fwhp haa heen living all the wMIe at the house iof his particular friend M^c^jnlOaih. hat gone ont in the direction of San Criatobalin aearch of him. ,j'.S«»ta Anha juat'Kefdro he left the city, gfoaaiy insuU^ tTbrreii, who com-, maided nt the Belen gate for deserting hit post, ft ia alfji ifftitS thai Ite has quarrelled with Lombardini. W These are old tficks of it^e tyrjiipt— throwing tho» blame upon others

!toWver

h)^own ahimeliesa conduct/"^ ,' The following ii nfjiat of the kilie'I anqr wounded officera in tlie t^kin^p Of Ghapultepe© and the capture of the city*, will be #?en thht some of 1 he brighteat:,«cn3 mejata of the. service liaVe

Kti iiW.-Crtl Rnnsom,. 9il* lal tjeut Col BqxteV, |N Vols Major Twires, U-SAlsriaes C«pi, Drurij,. 4th "Art Capi VaitoJinde. N Vol#: Lieut Jnnti, t7tfr litl Lieut Ciilvifl Bmij«min. 6ih -Inf Ijifm S H, .Mortrtgup, S Carolina.Vols Lisai A Rogers. 4h Inf

Lieut Willis Conicy^S iGorokina

monson, Rifles, slighily^ Captain Bernard, Vohieeprs, eeverelv Captain lfesure«ard, Cor|s ol Engineers, sliBhtl)r Captain- Maarader,. tst. Ariillerv, slightly Caprtfiii James Milter 2.1 Pennsylvania Voluntrers.aeverely Capt Fsiichild, N York Voltinteers.sligliMr Capt JanfcsCaldwelli 8»1 Panasylvapia. Volaiueers. severely Capt George Natwnan, 1st Artillery. •''apMiS'f Caot «S 'fneker, ftiflesrsbghily Ca^t Macka V, A A ^eiierai Wbrih's sikvision. sligMly Capi U, raflfi, Oenersl ^aiimaaV sid^ slighilyi Capt Marshall,,® Carolina Volariieerd,•lightly Capt Williams, houth Carolina Volunteers, slightlv Lient -Gsrl Van Dorn, aid io Gsnevirl Smith, sliabilv/ Lieat Brsinan, Adtutsnt 1st Afiillerv, sBverelr l#ie«t Nai Lvon, 8d Inlamrr. sHgh«ly? Lteut Jamw.Longstraet. 8th Inf. Suverely Iut Tilwati Volrigaars, ight.j,- Lieut Spraaae, Adjutsai 9ih Infsntrr, aligh«(y ,Lieot Clark. Adj iisnt fl Carolina V^imtears, severely,Lient A' Henderson, S Msrines, elighiiy Ltau» Bell. 8C Voty sHghtlv Lieiu Rano, Vo ugeurs. se-verely/L-eut John KeefSk W P«i« Vol, severely Liast Msrrin. Valttgenrs, ,sli«hily. Liem Mauric* Msisner. 4«H In I slightly WvM UveU.anUea. Qnitmsn*s stuff, slightly» UaaiJ *«ldenr8th Infantry severely,- I^eui

Stevfns.

Corpsof ^gineew, severely

!,wat W l?re«n. N Votanieers. slightly Lieut A S Towisnn. ll Penn Vols, *ev«r«ly Ijieui Armistesd, 6th fnfantrv.shghllr LieiM. Mayne Real, N Yiils. severstri L»e«m 8el»eck.8C V«ls. severe I v.- beuti $

Rarastl, Rifles, slighilf Ineu» J. A^llosktns,Jst AnilWryj LieataD aadrJ W S»een« S Vols sewHr l.ieot S le*WVS Marines, slightlv Lieut A II Barwsnn S» Vals. sl'ehilv I.teat Rotujrifbn.'SC Vols, sateraly Kirklsnd. and •vis. 6 Vols slightly Capt .* M.

eat id, ar

JBD»»is."s Vols slightly Capt M.&antland. tlth Infantry. sligWilff-Cafrt JCmal&ib• lnfantrf. sliaMIt Ueat Lonmecker, Voliigeur*. alight)* "Captain Basle, »4ilt Infsairy. shghily Lieut

Infantry, sligwilff -Cafrt Kiiig l^h Inlsntry.

Richard Steele, t4ih lelamer.jiifhilyj Lieal RoJ*n BrtMord, Mtb lafeatrjr, sliflitly. N Palmer, Rifles, •ligbily.

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'CStt ot Muicp. .Sept. •».

AMntir wounded have been brought ih from Mixcwtc and other places, and have been made as comfortable aa PItcumataflees would admit. Chapnltepec ia alilt hold by our iroopa, but alt t|w Otfi^r prtlnla haw been deserted. nnd thn main body of tfie men tire quartered wi»hin the litnHs of the city.

General Ifrivo'a official rephft of the Mi of ChnpoJlepee has been publiaVd in a Toluca paper. lie Iftsrfiea Stnia Anna for net sending him reinforcements as he requested, materially upderraies his own force, and accuses one of ih* engineer officers, Aleman, who had charge of the different mfflii on the hillside. With being absent at ihe critical mnmdnt when by springing them the Ibtoof iho dav might Itave been changed^ 1(,P0S^b^I win

We bear but httle. noo way or the ndtnr. as to what tbe Mejrtean* »«end todom futisro—wheihor they are for peace of a contlnounce nf the war. In feet, ti is be«dly tilhe f« ibem, after th*ir recent dfansirooadi^ eomfitnroa, tn ibmk of a«y tJifng, E*ery thing wtlliwrw dUlOtiil wpnn n«r own

lem imity it lo follow the bard Wovt which have

loai ua many Uvea—Ihe war will be spun out until doomsday. On the contrary, if a rigor* adopted, if men and the country^nnd the ce madeJpbfMeve ntfT#iplM^iffio

at once

ous ayst means ar

ICO a near

jel

send on M« report. i\

In Jhe aame paper* ne aee it fttated rttat Santa Anna baa renounced the Prenidenr* of the Repuhfic. ||!4 iftthb juncture names Don Amfvouai Pana Peat, Chief Justice of tfts Sttpreme Owrt of Monico, so hie coast iiutionaj S4KCMSO/. Pent Jr Pen* i# ar at hacienda of hi# eloae by. ia law jet of gh^lt sundi^t. ahd fnif potribly aasnmo tho vtlna of pnwer io tho preW criais. It ,1a hatdty pr«HaWa that ho wiM rote in ihem, bott'ever. In the present distracted state nf the eoootry no one ean ospoet in ^ok( tbeni br|(,

I |e|i|ifoljL lli of^#|,n^gnit

we al know

aide, and inauTf ihey have been treated. Speaking nf sending men ami il,.

lain,,

MUttfeft/ 8P il»e people of ili« United Siaiea know Uie real force which has achieved the recent glnrious triumphs here in the valley of ^i proufl |Upuf)lie Hajre po» wwo the pa per,"Hut I havpbien tbld that a i^eeeni mim-

would,reach the vicinity of Mexico his army woutfi number 3^.000 ffTective *»en.sni|f«Mc^ a statement has been made, on# 'more falaa an| Ungenerous $iiufd not likve hwiw"prnnwiU fifed. General Scntt arrived on lh« aide the-

mountaTri# with a fraction over 10,000 men,' of which' nitmbpt" at leasts.000 were new 're*' (iruita, OfThia fbrce. so rnsignifietifit wheb! com^ii red witli the magnfttido of been ter* pri^e, ni least 000 were on the aktk Hst befure ablow wa% ilrwck. M'itlt a disposable armyVihen. of 0.000—t)W i' man tnwi-iihe bold attempt waa mude-tti induce A populous and weil fortified city, nnd after fr'necfet'saion of ha'rdfolight battles the reitoU ii' known.^Th^ 12.000

ici^n•^rr^'Goods.,*"United dtatea ftemaurat "St/ Charles Exchange,'* "Egff-Nogg and: Mince:Pies for sale Here," nnd t4her kindred not'ices to the pnsser-bv aS to whern ha cbn bb served on home principles. Nor is there tobea-ny lnck of amflsemenis, for already llie pbstipVa announce a hlill 'fight, a circua.n thearr#, find even an tflillan Oporn'as ahonly to be produced. NVe ate'a gftat^eople. a Vourt,'&c:v*',Ml

what confumelj^jedwiih pairftbai been entered imo

means to

paper men, then.' manufactured

at \Tashtn|{ton by General* Marcy, Jorrea At Co ,i»iiRt' remain where tiiey: havef been de» ringnll the rfpent strugglea-^ither trnenlisi*' g»dtin ho^pitnls. in camp,or4 tn /ranii/u—*nd* not dMraci from 8uch merit aahhs been gn?nfJ cd by t^e 10,000 true mi»n', who have Wne ihe bSltW'a brupt and wdn fcuch laurela for iheif coiihii y. To Ihem all Itantfr nnd nri'dit ia due, nrfd I will procurt the muster fo»of every regiment ihnt passed the Ventede Cordova if tl shniuld be necessrtry to prbve my sVni'ehient ns to iherr Aetutil mitnbert Hit

Genenil Trtrres,'wtid commnnded at the Belen gnie, has come odt'with report of tho' pnrt taken by liimself and comrnnnd on the 13th, It is pretty much the same Old alory. do complains that he had- not men enough? says that those he did have fought with do-1 teir/pinntiori, bravery and, enthusiasm inti-1 matek that )ie sent for reinforceme'nte. ni jilhUtufre whfep the tide of bntlle might bavo been turned a^TrtstiGe'n«''i,ai1Qtritman, which we'rfe I'ofu^d. nnd finally dplsnly nccuseaGen. Pfedrignn GuVn^, who commanded his retene*. with rtinniog off without firtng a gun or cen» de'rin^ hini!thb lenst aasistfince. llo himself speaks of the gross insult bestowed upon him by Santa Ahfai after the baltle—an insult, ho aayi, ihnti' he bduld not resent. We-now hnve lliQ reports of Bravo, wlio commanded at' Chapultepctf. nnd ctT

paper,

,VI»

Lie^t

Sntiih, fiili Inf Lteul Sitiney ,Smii,t», 4th Inf. WowbED-f Major General PiHow. sev^relv BriftSdier Genersl Shields, severely Colonel Garland, OMtomamtbif tire 1st brigade, Worth'* «iivi»ina. severe-!v-•'Gol-1'rohnHnle.14tli Infantry, ««v?wly Lieut Col JoiinMiWe,' Voliisfiwts. BlicWtJv C»l G^nfv,,2i Pehnsytvania Volunteers. sliuUilyt-Msjor Glad'leu, 8 Carolina Volunteers, severe!v M«w»r Lorin^ Rifles, severely G»ptnin Psnreon.N York Volunteers, severely' Cnprstn Oate« 8ihIflfan ry,sljalii|r .Cnpta)H Pnnly, volunieer nid lo General Qiuraa». severe CupiJin Btirclay^ N York, yuinntaera. shgluly

Torres, who c4m-

mtfhd^d nt tbeveled' |ale Sanla Anna and (^6h. Rangal wfifere botn'nf th»jm at the San. Co*me gnie, nnd-'it' rfcrnnink to be1 aeen what frivolous exctise they Will make foa their diagWtfeftil defeat. Of course the blame: will not rest on tlieir illiintrioua shoulders,

The American Stnr, ptiblishi^d by Peoples narniird, mnde its appenrrtnee ro dtiy in nieat form, arid fhe tatk ia lhat another rtaw

the Nrtrih Americah is lo come out in the course ofllibwceki Menn'while, lh«cilw is friptdly beconting Americanized. From evei-yjqiiinrtcr, ftnriitg in the1 largest'nipital*. We «eV« such anftnuncements'ni Union (IO-J tef,"

u.\fu«'h

andJMilk at airtloufs,'' Aaierf

uU'

'O. w. t.

•JIB ifilMlM ... Ot iioia«ov»CttT or MEXICO, Sejtt. 34, 1847. NtJt spittle jtiy has b^n manifosied by all at the jirriviil Rere of the African prisoner* —Capts Clay,Heady and Smith Lteuta. ChurChill, Davidson nnd Barbour,end sixteen priMtes—who hnte recently been confined at Toluca, It ieemt that they ware released by tttA Governor, OlagoiVk, on bis own responsibility, they promising thai the same HtitWbbr of Wexlcan priionerl, and of equal i-artk. shodld be delivered up lo him. Those officert who refused io gite their parole when all Were'ferdei^d lo Toluca, and who afterwiifdft eiMiapifd. baVb performed active sorvic® here iti (he different battles. Majof Oainea hiis been serving on the staff of Gon. 8con 5 jifidshipmnn Rttgers on that of Gen. Pillbw ^kjni- tJorfartd on that Af General Worth, and tiipt. TMnlty on that of G^n. Quitm^m The Inner waiievetely wotfoded on the Wrti, but will webrer.

Yours. &o ^s

!«oi5fi«.n

ni es c,TT

tjU:

1 ni

W* K-

tt'oill ylnobbt.'^

MBIICO. ?ept. 34, 184T.

Ambhg other rumors, weltear today thai thertr ^tas beeh a coalition nf aomo of the States onflh of this, that SetiW Ciwiohbs bean appomibd President, thai 19.000 men are immediately to be raised and org*nixed to cari1)* on Iho war wiih vigor, nnd to make ihem eff^^iw t\,000,000 is to be levied. Ruslamertte and Paredeanre lo tfnmmand the armyVia rtie story ^oes, while Santa Anna has leave lo retire from public service and from the Country if he sees fit. Another re* norf would make us believe that »he Me*ican Cong/bss is shortly assemble at Quereiaro, and .that the peace question is io he talked ovei1 with Mr. Trisi in real enrneit. T!ie»e are afl but rPere Irpmors.

SpeaMiig Trist reminds n^e of a it« rr current oh the 13th. It is *aid lhat short*. |v sfier dhapultepec #as carried, that genrte man rode up ihe height and on being recrfnixed bf a gallant Irish aoldier, the latter aocoaled him with "1 say, sir. it's a beautiful lhraty we've made 'em todey, eirt^ Tho story Is worth relating at all evennu.'

Alihough alt appears quiet on ihe face of the city, asanwIrMons ef« frwpient. Oir men are led off fo driofcing Muse* in iW (y-streets Ifnd in the euTrurbs. are plied with liquor until ihey become intotfi^ted. anJ are then slabbed. Nor wiH fhis cowardly system bo pul down pniil each hOu#e where a murder is eomihiued Is rated, end**impfcry justice dealt nut to all H« inmattfi. ft ja« come to the knowledge nf the atfhorhies twat lioives and dirks have Wen recetWf dfttribn* ofthives and mtfeddffcre

Among Ihe papers captured at the palace —for in hie haste lo run Santa Anna left al* everything—ware many rich and at the

ore two I

here

f^oirtfTe heVUder, Iqi^brief, learn.

ioii'fo'ri-^elce have

an act offensivewio the

J„.„ iroop, mu.t aa best thev can. not bo wanting, aa the Siaiea, with the slight.

contends tint peace will destroy Sa/»a A aw, while war will ever scown huw with honor aad ^lory. In Quaretnro, Rejon continues, tbo disgust wasifsoerai wMn tln»y first beard of the sod negotiations, (/urate* negdcittcioiu*,] nod ao the morning previous to tha date of his letter a oourier passed tbroogirfrom Toluca withcommenieations aro^wog ihe Stales against stnf Authority thst should make peace at the capital. Rfjtn finishes bat letter as foHowyt4% With tbe frankness of a friend I inform yoo that 1 am oommitied lo ibis course. Continue the war aad wili perish by your wM* |c.4 tn ohewwr to all this, Santa Anna says that ho learns wiib bHter regret lite charges wbtoh Imvo been made sgainal the Governiment for ihocouree it baa pursued. Ue urgpathat Gen. Scott solicited an armia*ioe, [he does not say what Maekiniosh on me out for after the battle of Cburobusco.} io order that

Mr. Trist might be heard, which aoiicitatton he gflatitad.r'fcaittse the mtpention of hotiilHift toouitl give kit iroopt r&l. rtetfab/ith their morale, and give him an opportunity to collect the ditptrted and enable him to adopt other meawe* t» en$nf« a reaction 4U Tbeae ore Santa A'nnn4* own wordst I have not time nor space at pi*«e«ii to give you the whole of his answorto Uejoii, but will procure it for'snme fultire period. I have thowghl all nlon^r lhe"well merited** of his couniryt desirr ed jieace, ronSonirtg that he waa io do well paid for it. and that lie knew lie must be defeated again, in ihe event of another battle hut I now bejjin to have «mne mi«aivinp»ihiU he was humbwgffing ns all the lime. If he really has Mr. Bucbnnan'a ultimatum lo^Mr. Trist in his pocket, na has been atntedi h« well knew that there was no1 earthly counce for an nmieable resnlf to tlie negotiations. Let his real intentions, however, have been wlmt they mayi1,self waa at the bottom, .and his poor country untftrtught of. To show tho man*e aVhftoe. I^avabeen told by those who know Mexteart affairs well, lhat since Mr. Polk allowed him return from Havana* he has contrived to pick nnd steal nearly a million of dollars, which is all safely placed in the hands of hirforpgin ag*nis nnd fri«nd* "Siwn* twn sit Yours, dec. .t G- W, siw ow .. .v r: .tiav^rf

mot! *mo!tilrbi^

arma and humiliating to the R^publtc. fie j'M*° tbeeiijr. Ssnta Aabi. by tba.laiesf accowJ contends that ihe war ought to bo prosecuted,! Genaral Lsae reached Jalsps ont^ and that if .he capital cannot be sated, like.

j: y^Wstrr.

phltfxtria.

Shi iiisi ,6ir irtiilni f-,it Cirt cw

One sreat reswn fi+thiris ,rtve aitnnst iins*snilisstU force under tlw eomnii.Td of G»:f«ra| Scutt. .',tt lias bad enough aohieve »ictnnrs and capture Jhe city oT Wi')tre6,afid'f'i»r'this reSeoaViiawv miy IhinV that he h*s«ifflaeiu. -tliit sucli is net the rsse- The ysrv sma'hw ss of oar «^my mace df-arsding to the pride ot the Mexicans than ?nv deleaJ thfcf has bets lien them. Hid sn irrmjr resprciaMeirf aurabers, eoat|Wed with rhe eOtfr^tii'e tradmaken and' ncrpfwaplislisfl, entered the v»Jlsj of i^fxipo. the sinawines of KiseoniRfore would have Heen"alle»iotet b$ 'the evidenfee ^thst ihef hid iwii hwi bciit''ftia Hantfltill? bv body of mm so inferior in nanibe^s,^ tliew own grand srrny Nor will thf.y ^hinlj

peaqe. until lotred to it by an

army so large lhat there Will at featit he some merit *acuAmhinf in tt»S«r^s of the warlri. Riforoas me*. surnvjoo,.inasi be stloptedm for aav one who tnns may rrad, thai if the tw»i wsr. heretofore cfrried on l» rontimred.it will he prA!ori)ied uatH lbs tadtsa which broughritonars forgotten, n* My*# |»li

Mmico,8«ptsmbert8,

t|47.

Ws haVa ranters withnot ntinaher from Paehla isday. Oaaia ihst Santa Anna lia^ been killed ia en enc«unter with ColonsI Childs in the vlcintf^ »»f that tt tr another storr would mike its helieVailiat he mm been ttb»h pris«aer.

aft« drlswliae himsslf for f^ns-

time at the paper mijl called La Conatancis, tnjhe nei«hh»»rlMor«f Puebta. The shunts say rhst Col dhilrfs wss reinforced by Major LnJly. aad lhat ha immediately entered he city, drove out the suerriUas, and surroos'led the mill shove named- What credit to plsce in Miesc.rurttore I knrtw not: bat if Seats An« aa is rea*ly prisoner, it his been latentajnal—hs lias given bimseK ap. ll ha has peen killed, it has been what., the Mexicans would term one

ea»uahda4.

sheer accident, for na ssch ihienuoa ever es tared his hcttd^ As a. ptisoaer, S^nta Anna knows perfecttv well that lw can humhae Mr. Polk Wtih easS. and all hts friends betides. Ws shall kbfw tha wbols :r«b o! tbe mattar ia stfsy artwe.

It is said that the Mexican Congress is ta siaemhis st Quetetar". on the 5th of October. (ne*t wrek) and thst Pens Peas has gone aat to be iaatslled as tha sarin* President, I have heard Mexicans ssyihat the l»ody has many members who will dehbersts mantuiiy and serioaslv in favor of peace- bat mv Opiaiaa ts, ttat S ttiljoriry of ihe*n will talk ®f little anvs lioaar and ditches an* fflory, sad Isst extremit ies snd ruins^nd of being buried under thenj. snd kindred S«»ms ol ihem msf be brftwd,lr hifsd» W sapoass peace side. Weshstl sea.

Rrj.m, in bis letters to Ssnta Anas, told bun that if he would continue the war. he would perish by his Side but thev that when the armiS»«Be was broken he raowiaed at Qaeyatsro. and forrot alUhoiii .nghtiog. Vsttiani ssan ia Manuel Creeeenco Rijon. bat he has a prudent wsy of manifesting it ih rtk hoar al pe-, ril ...

Parades was here in the city few dsys since, whooat fttllrtwars, and has gone norths perhaps towsras Gnadalaxara. hia old and lavorite ftmiml i« stir and inflitence the minds Of the people af*in*t the Yankees. su4 try yshand asainst them. Hs u. no d.Mibi, one ol the bravest,and best generals Mexico has ever pro-, dttcrd.

Farias ts st Qaerentro, bnt we not bear

whs*.fce iadninc Herrera *lso there, and if any leading man in Mexico is in fsvor is the ana. His inffirchre, however, is confined almost cmirelv to the awrferadas.

Mr Wells, the psnser of Hsrt ia the Army hast re died here a day of two since. He may be mwleeted in ihe1Tal'ed States, not .ml as a pmaismimtsi. but ss a daacer andaetorot

mwrttsoacuoo.

Capjsin Pern-

txrtoo Wadd-41.ot one of the new reg«mertts ol fitfsatry. is also dead. The wornid dl General 9uetd«.alth»tKh piintat. is latpowing. A mosbet ba" stmak Aim in ibe left arm at ihe storming of Cbspultepec. bat binding hsadkerChH-f sroaod n. corTtmaed wtih his mea tmril t-rervthHtswss Pttlow Ms sfmost aatkelf rsaaversd jfttpca

Ibisl harsbpsrdsaoth^ramvrio V' Alvarri and the Congreasot Paebls have

General cowmenefTect tliat

Alvarea and the Congreas oT Purbls have hsew apon Santa Anns Snd pat Mm' todeatb This can bssdlf he cwdtted Alaarss is dootnlsss ia thv drrrclioa.Ha took espspsl «o.-I cars «o keep himself snd his pintos «ct ot harm's wsjr daring tho reomt stniggls ia this vicialry. .t

Tbe iosS ia thediferewl divisions, a the siormihg oi Chapal'epeceed capturing of the city oa tha l^th. i«M lollows la tbat ot'

t« that ol Oa Twitss, Wt

tod io I be hordu •raed hx,9i,n,,l Anna on the n*gW fmm iheranilal add with no Other Ittiettlkw" ibwMt. rqm nf pt ^rtfa in tbo dark WMI ba af crest tntaersi t»^he«f f»yfa«ls, hefwre e|ps than thai ihef mig-tt do the wo a -Mms l*uer-='J ••'a'hsi 'he wonirjdi of sfmtot hs had not the courbpi to perf«»rttt open ,|| ,i„. „(ncer*,«re doin# «»en ean saeah pes4»tv%ly

ho fled

miecreents who tiavs set ihem oa to «tifder. vwaly weeded-

Ones! Quhwsitsbotit WO

Isrnish yoo with«a S9lepne laileaMaipers. &e.< all jovndip ibe rslate'itifrniWefpllew'which would be .Vtfffirmtoy wtrWsdfW-^ ^Yaw sUll fii^ve(iH»m in ®^d liasa^ Tieiid dmry f*en» iW 38ifc upto'tmsdsie, ia tbe shape of taltdrs^wrUb

Tirrmi

aty

tO dsjr. Ta «t* ms«avT^aTh«* wrsa

roriert in my mrroiw*. a!ihoe*b ant «lwaW^rifftilu wrttrto awatbantf. •s'ibs eoarier is just »ijl

..^T

The report tliai General Res was at PaeWa isfalJ/ edofi rmetf. sod oar rroafw under Cdt Cbifda were bam-

Paabla sad other pj^cqB soyt^of Mexico.

ssae *«s4iijr-v*aa,

25,- tS-lT.'

^'Arwisiinations Continne. Nt) less tHsa tMi mordsred t«Iciier» wpr^ found this morning- in ihe ticin.itf.

th« 4uirtrr Af Jnw IVllo at»d *ight. on tlie pr«Vipns d?T- The fau.lt !i«apartially with our o*n men, who stnigfl* from thfeir (pj»ttpr«nnd get rfttoiicststl st tha firet

ttfctnr shops eti tha fact th«t in

thisrlR'e thev jire set upon by a*ne* o|.nrmed rnHisns, shows that a ffe'Ing of revt-hae nnH Wp hmrrd obtain seirinSt ilS arid the lr«}iienev ofwte tnsnlets wriuw prove jrtiat a neeoIsr sfstrtn ajstsssinat ion h** been organ zei. tiirv. wiro workers .very likely »oi«e of the prirsis and lesding men.

[TfUJiSUATKD

Copy of planer written hge foreigner lo one of his countrymen inVera Cruz,

mam

French'

,7 1

MEXICO, Sept. 28, 184,7-

My Dear Sir I ava^ myself of tho departure of the British courier lo sketch you the vrenes it has been my luck to wiinesfjn the capital and ita environa.

The Mexicans having been beaten in nil points nnd in every wnv from the 8ih to the 13th insts., G^neraf'Santn Anna left the tinpital in ihe evenfng of the 13th and look tho roid of the interior. On ihe 14th,in the morn, ing, the Americana entered the city in a very quiet manner, and Gen. Scott waa already in the palace, whan on a sudden the peoplo of ihe low classes commenced throwing stones on the Americans from tlte tops of the tonuses. and from all the stroeia, whilst individuals of a belte* standing fired from tlie windows and balconies on lbs Yankees, who were far from expecting loch trentm*?ni. Gen, Scott ordered immediately pieces of artillery to bo placed in ail directions, nnd soon swept th» stroets with grapo shot, but th'S proved insufficient to subdue the insurrection. l?rn^ Scott then sent a few compinies en divers points with orders to break open every house out of which they should fire, to put to the sword those foood withiu, and InM'v, to sr.ck the property therein contained. This order, which was executed with great moderation (thanks to the secret instiuc ionst of Gen. Scott,) but itt some cases with stern energy, soon put down the insurrection. Those scenes lasted three long and sad dtys—frum the 14th to the l&h, ana 1 assure you we were much alarmed during the whole of the,time.

All foreigners, including tiio-se imbuei in other respects with prejudice towards the Americana,.agree in one point, tlmt the American army has not done the hutuirndih part of the injury it had a right to do. nnJ which Kuropenn arnfres would have done in similar circumstances. A foreigner myselfi and hnvinc seen warfare iu l*!iir6pe towartls tho end of Nnp'deori's military Career, I, judging by comparison, give it as my sincere hnd candid opinion that if a confinenthl army had hcen stoned and fired upon hy the popu'ntjoo^Qf a ,vanquished city, tho inhnhiltints would have been denlt dlih rntlter roufh'y.. Now we aH) ttafi^liff, h&i^tistn sad tranquil* ity "ad we fear ^riiw 'dhstOrb^oe^A precarious situation will not change for tlis belter until pence hp concluded or the Americans srnd about 15,000 men tnore. The army hf invasion is real'y locmill^foT figure 'o sourself 7,000 men in a city of upw^rdif pll 200.000 hostilb souls, and in Puebla less than 1.500 to maintain a pouluiion of more than 50.000. This is really too little,

The Amsricnns Have covered thamselve*1 with glory in all the bfttfles fought in Mexicou they am all and each of tfi+nn heroes. It is a grept thing :o see a handful! of Americans put their .way ihroug\)t 300 miVeft of d^o?o population and hoist the stnr spangled bnhncir on tlte domes of this capital.

Geo. lierrpra, ex-President, lias gone to Qusretaro. where a Congress is to assemble next month, fie took witli him 4.000 men, and Sania Anna fell, back upon Puebla Wiih 2.000 horsemen. These two bodies of tfobpts ars the remnants of ihe 20,000 regit la roop^ who defended the city no longer iban two weeks ago.

Some people hope lhat peace will be adv6« caled by eeveral members of the next Coal gress si Quereiaro. but, for my p^rt, I do not believe it. The folly of these people is pot yet at nn end. When will they open tneir eyes to their iriH inlertstst Never. This A -Uq

my /ear. All eommunitationi with (hp intiriot kr# r""v"' v* uy*imw} yimo cut otl.f„-:,(|

£l1r,,

T.o d.7. .f.,r te diyonal orders:

m**'

ifcat U«n- PiiU»ar,

Hti io.thal «d G-tieral Worth 13d Owiat to h»a pre* tops h«vy |,ws. the la iter had sh^ht one"

intention ibaasaad thM entered in me leal t«tdfS As 1 k*ew

nmriMn whmdo mi

a snw mil Jsr.u —rrr lo becw We annex here General Scott's ordereafie? his tiefbrioue oectipbtfon of the eityr'o*

GEMESAt. ORDEK3-No. 184. HKADQtTAtTlltSOf THR ArMY,^ -mir- Mexico, September 14. 1. Under the fefor of God, tbo v»lor ,of ihls army, aftor many gkirioos vwtoriee, :bas hoisted the dolors of oui* country in iho ca^itnl of Mexico and on the palace of its Qof ernment. 2. But the war is not endedi -The IMtexican army and Government hare flad#only |p waich en onportun^v tn return upon us in geance. We must then be upon our guard.ftf 3. Compaw/es nnd "regiments will be kept together, and ali etand on tho alerl. Oof safety il In military discipline. 4. Let there, be*' no drunkenness no disorders and no strnggling. Straggler# will be it* greni dangeT'tifitMrisjinnilon, and fnarnn^pt*shall btf punished by fouftl marthiU «/bow 5. AH the fnles so lionorably oliserved-bjr ibis glorious army in Pueblo must be observed bete. The honor of tho army'and the honor of otircountry call for the best beht* r'tnr on the part of nil. The vslianf must, ip win the spprobation of (3od and country, he soljer, orderly and merciful. His noble brethren in arms will rtbt be deaf 10 this hasty appeal from their commands*- and friend. *n: 6. IW^jor General Quitman is appointed Civil and "Military Governor of Mexico.

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By ewnmand of Mnjor General Soott H. Tj. SCOTT, A. A. A« G.»

GENERAL ORDERS—No. 880.-'7

ffBAtxitTmitns nf TUB ASMf ,|-»

National FSi lore of Me*ico, Sept. 16. The Clener?|j in chief 'calhf uponfhfa Welh. ren in arms lo. return, both in private and p«b» Jic woMhip^thhnks brid gratitude iri God for tImi signal triymphs which they have recently #chieved*'fpr their country, 'f* 4n ,, B^jgtnni^g wV"h ihe t9tli! "of AugiWl"end ending .the 1.4'h insfant, ihls^nrmy has galbntly foothi lls way throbglr't^e fields atid foris of fJohtriSras, SVtt A Otbriid Ohuriltieo. Moliao del Rsy.Chajrtilte^ «#1h#flpU»rof