Spirit Of Jefferson

The Mexicans.—An American officer writing to the New York Spirit of the Times in relation to the recent battles says:—

'The General had gained a glorious victory over the best appointed army that Mexico had ever sent into the field, confident of success, in a position selected by themselves, and with an overwhelming force, at odds more than 3 to 1.—They had 2000 fresh troops, which were not in the battle of the 8th, and had come over in the morning expressly for the fight. They were veterans of twenty successful battles, and in their own country, upon whichever side they fought, victory perched. Everything was in their favor—position, numbers, and confidence, and yet with all these, they were badly whipped. History does not furnish a parallel with the battle of La Resaca de la Palma. Such is the name of the battle of the 9th. So confident were they of victory, that Ampudia, speaking to Capt. Thornton, who was then their prisoner, said that 'it was utterly impossible that it should be otherwise than their numbers alone were sufficient, independent of those veteran regiments.' Gen. La Vega said that 'if he had $100,000 in camp, he would have considered it as safe as if at the city Mexico, and he would have bet that amount that ten thousand men could have driven them!'