From the N. o. Mercury, Oct. 5
FROM MEXICO.
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From the n. o. Mercury, Oct ;.


FROM MEXICO.


In addition to what we published yesterday
wo give to-day the substance of several letters
verbal accounts, and extracts from Vera Cruz
papers, TO which we had access last evening. The
following letter. dated Tampico, Sept 26, 2S47,
we find in the Orleanian Of this morning:


"Gen. Scott has, in fact, attacked the city of
Mexico and has even succeeded in occupying the
the citadel; but on the same day that this glorious
event was achieved, he sustained sad, if not a
very serious disaster, for of fifteen hundred troops
despatched to plant tho stars and stripes on the
palace of The Montezumas, not escaped all
were massacreed by the blood thirsty mob.


Santa Anna on being apprSed of the above oc-
currence rapidly advanced at the head of ten
thousand men and twenty-five pieces of artillery,
when desparate encounter took place. When
the last accounts left Mexico the soldiers Of both
armies were holly engag ged.


Gen. Scott, the letter goes on 10 state, is total
| ly lost, according to all accounts, and the preya-
lent opinion is, unless he succeeds in repeIing the
present attack, the slightest reverse will be mos,
destructive 10 our army; and unless prompt aid
ind large reinforcements despatched at once,
aporehend his small force will be annihilated.' -
BY letter dated at Pachuca on the 10Th, the
particulars of the attack upon Cha putepec, Of the
wound of Santa Anna, and the loss of his horse
are confirmed; it is also stated that after ca rrying
the outposts, column Of 1900 men, with four
pieces Of artillery, entered the city as far as the
palace, and blew open the doors with their can
non; that the leader of this force was killed by
person IN the crowd, and that the rabble imme-
dlaely fell upon and slaughtered the entire mum
Der, We doubt the truth of this story observes
the La Patria, but give it for what it is worth.
1t IS probably an exaggeraton of the account Civ.
en- by our correspondent elsewhere.


Ell Arco lrls, of Vera Cruz, OF the 2Gth ult,
says that by private letters received from JaIapa
and Orizaba, they learn that at the moment San.
ia Anna abandoned the city, " The dregs of the
population thinking there were no longer any
bayonets TO restrain them, commenced the sack
of the city, committing every kind of excess;-
breaking open and p!undering The dwellings. with
out any distinction as 10 natives or Strangers"
The same paper gives the particulars of the en-
trance into tho city of the American column; its
repuIse by the mob. and the subsequent lombard
ment.


There had been popular con,molon at Pap
antapla in which many Of the citizens had been
killed.


The OreanIan contains the following letter:


Vera Cruz, Sept. 26tA, lS47.


FROM Guadalupe, Santa Anna has sent his re-
sgnailon of the Presidency and the Commander
In-chlof of the army, Sir Pena V Pena, President
of the Supreme Court Of Justice, remains char
with the supreme power, and he with two other
lndlvlInals will form triumvate until the meet
ing of Congress, which by proclamation of Don
Valentin Gomez Farms, President of The Senate,
is 10 meet in Queretaro.


Gen. Herrera las taken command of the ar
my, and with $4,000 men will proceed to take up
his position at Queretaro.


Santa Anna, wounded in the arm, has zone to-
wards Puebla with two thousand horse.


Gen. Rea had entered Pueblo with 5000 mon,
and the American troops entrenched in the heights
OF Lorreto were bombarding the city.


Paredes was in Jalisco making every effort 10
raise troops, and had met with some success.


Gen. Bravo was killed and a great number of
generals was wounded or taken prisoners; among
others, Perez Paredi, Santiago Bauco of the En-.
gineers .he last officer much distinguished A; he
was permitted to remain in Mexico 10 have his
wounds attended, on condition of afterwa rds pre-.
sentng himself at the American headquarters


NEW YORK CRY, August 80, lS47.
10 The Editor Of the Republican Banner:


Dear Sir-Perhaps you may have noticed in
some of the New York papers, a statement con-
corning the remarkable powers of a..Mathemati.
clan IN that city, who adds, subtracts, multpies,
DIVIDES and performs all other Arthmetcal cal |
culatlons, with rapidi;y, that seems almost mi
racuious. As am that person, | will endeavor
10 give you correct statement sof the facts |
which l hope you will publish. First: Let u
column of figures. say 5000 in length and 10 or
1" oIeauln, oe placed before me, and in less
than D seconds of time, will give the sum to,al,
always commencing on the left hand side to place
Inc hsures down. 1t matters not what length the
column is or what breadth, will give the sum
Total in less than seconds of time. Second
LEI sum be written in multiplication, with 1000
ngures in the multplier and as manv in the mul.
''Pncahu, ana commence on the left hand side |
ana write the product underneath in one line, as
Iost as the figures can be written down. Third
Lei a sum be written in division, with any large
amount tor Il divlsor, and | commence writing
Town the remainder first, then the quotent. In
'eres' al any per cent, can be performed in the
same so manner. without using any extra fgures.-I
Fractlons can be summed up instantly without re-
oacing them 10 common denominator. These
Iu!es can be learned by any person having tne
printed instructions. Please insert this in wear
paper, also stating that any person wishing these
rules will enclose $40. directed to Inc through
the New York Post Office. Please forward me
one paper which will contain this, and on receipt
thereofs will forward you full set of these
rules (gratis) by which you may become as expert
At figures am.


amsyour humble and obi seryt,


