I';:t;j Till! AiiriY
; Ldjcrfrct a iistii.ihs
i: t rrerri.lad in I ":-.-'
- Tatceaya, An-. 2-2,1847. .
I smaller eal.bre. , His right was ' almost arc sfe. ,v. cannct be n-I?rt?Y thank-1
i equally strong; and, tfier crdsslr the raJfu1, n f re:.ay lie i: ",. l or prayers cf
: vine, oppr achM over 'Smooth ground in , our frkr.ds U our l'..:x;f.- TL- gfC-.'-ng
the form cf a n-Uiral triads, and taken in tot OtuiiA -Scon by the triors after the
reverse Lv a body of raucherus and lancers, faction, on seeir" the success, tf
The I
AVe 'are t. w U-atcJ in or vn?ol me
Arch'j.V.iop palace.. Cbapulteccc, .with
i - n.r.:T.i rrbve. is tdore us, an'J
.3 bv a bo-y of raucherus and lancers. j action, on seeir" the success, tf e.S ms
icaJs ot the J.lTercnt divisions were plans, was -loud anJ' vociferous, li must
t:
j j i .
. it c::y, rp'JTiJcu uy us
if. - jniwi in its mountains. I
i vr rr ' i.i beauty of the valley of
iuc v j u-til t reached thistoL To ace
it r, m, lighted by the, soft, bright moon,
m'.:'a every village, spirt,. Ian, and mouo
i . . n r ,,"! vtUin its s.lver lakes, you would
i'.r it even surpassed the ilcscriplions we
r- 1 cf it. There arc some stupendous
w.' if art around' us. Dut I can tell
:j : !i',fi'. far I have ntrt irtbeen in-tho
c',y, tl -gUM have knocked at Its gate.
Ii .s absence, then,' of something more
i:.terei!i.ag, I hll have to tul you oi the
operations of ihe army".
, Oa tho 7;h instant, Gen. Twiggs11 divis
ion left Pufbla. ,lt was followed on the
. 6.h by Gen. Quitman's, on the 9di by Gen.
Worth ani on the lQ;h by Gen. IM
lowi. ' Gn. Sbott .left on the 8:h, a-nd
overtook Gen. Twir ihat niyht at San
Martin. Our march over the mountains
.'was unJi'turbcd, except oy rumors of gue
rillas and iesistar.ee. . D y.h disappeared as
we approached, ana we toil their aoanoon
cd works as we found them. Oaihe.lIth
Gen. Twiggs encamped at Avoytlay 15
. mi lea from Mexico, on the direct road.-
The other divisions, on each succeeding
day, came up in ordernd t-aok positions
in the rcar-i-Gen, Worth occupying Chal
co. . Tho rcconnoisancea of the 12th and
t mys defenc5s in ourfront. The princi
at dele nee was at LP I enon.conimanuin
tho causeway betVveeri the lakes of Tezcuco
and Cinlco. The hiuof VA IVnoni-i about
300 feet h'gh, bavin-; tba'o pUteaus of d.f
firent clcvuiions. " i .-inJ-j in the 'waters
of Like Xefoco. lid Iriso is surroundi
by ft dry 'trench, and ha sidv . arranged
" with breastworks from its base to its "crest.
It was bnn:-d with! thirty pieces tjf cannon,
and defended, by 000 mcn under Santa
Anna in person.-Tho cajscway passed
V directly by its b:i$e-ihc . waters , of 'the
'.lake wasiiir.g each side of tho causeway
' for two miles in from j and the "wfoole did
. Isnrfl invrn mi h. th niv." I hero was
v : ; r - t-v .... .. .
; a battery on the caqscway about four bun
. d.red yards in advance of the , Penan, ano
iher by its side, a third about a . milo' in
V front of the entrance to the' city, and a
-. fourth at the -entrance; " About" two miles
' in front of tho Penon a roid brauched off
J to the -left , and crossed the outlet of Like
llochimillco, at lhe ullage of - Mcxicalcin
: J go, six miles from the main road. . This
-' . Village, surrounded by a marsh, was en-
ve'.oped in ' batteries, and only approached
over d' paved causway a mile in length.
" Beyond, tho "cause way x:optinucd through
" the marsh for two mites farther, and open
ed on terra . finna ct the villago of Churu
" busco, whi"c,b wa also fortified, and which
i c snail seq more. u prescmiy.- -inu re-
connoissance of tho 14th 'satisfied os that
the route south of Lake Cinlco wa9 practi-
- cable fjr our wagons, or could be made 60
' , TJiaT day Geo. Pilju'w's division dosed up
on the VAlbo of Llialco, and the tizxl
inorninii (15) Wortlv. led off south of
. l .i . rt'L L l:J.: ' I-.. ...
; me lane. ,inu uiviuua ihjh up m muw
' : of march in' succession, Gen. Twiggs
bringing vp the rear, and We turned -.c;ir-
. , . backs upon tno tjftuioations ol the renoiv
and AloticalciifgoJ- Gi n. Valencia,' with
-ft fV4 nn an n 1 1 orrnl . !r"n r nrw. r r
A rear asit turaecl ljak-e OnaiCA)t out Uen-
Twiggs liaviVg bis' ra:n in from", -and bis
( ' the left,- and, with one disciiarge'of Tay
.'lor's battery , fumbled over some men and
, Jiorsc3, nndj sont tho r&t flying over lire
hills he the' wild tljcks from the-Iukcs!
- He theu broke agiia into cftlanjn, and re-
-sunied Jjis" njarcn. Tha fincheros and
, gucrriiijrosuJjcnn; uiija vr 'o g-wc-us
'iiulu tioubV: ' aid the woiking parties
fi.'jcd up the art nehes", an vj- rolled away the
rocis that bad1xi p'accd there tn retard
(V "us; without stopi, g our march. On f
" 17vh Gen. 'WJtth .oiicarriped nt San Au
' ' ptinin", on tbe Aca'pulco roa 3; and mtved
(lownon hb lS.h jtwdni a half mttus in
" 1-front of ?an Antonio, ti make room for
the d'.bcr division to'clos-e upon him. r The
-; lt?th was-levotctl to;recnooisanccs,- San
.Antonio was 'jatcil similarly lo Msxical-
:in'n. nittcr.vs cdmmanded tlw cause..
fAvay in frontanJ swept pver the marshes.
" 6 - tu the loft as far' as the lie'. The poire
pal or Volcanic" rocks, jeodored the; ri jhf
impasblo for everything but jafantrv, tir.d
xImUcuIi for thenw .One. and a half miles-i,n
"the rear were situated the- defences vi
Churubusco, c ...nandiu the approach
"over the pcdrcgil, and by the way- of
y, jxiealcingo. A nj.V.o ias' discovered
v t-1 frtn ian A i Justin over the spurs of
j j-o;tio;;i cuu'd bo turned.
Ti,"!s? d'.viMon corning Up en
-. r i V 1 Tih, wr- thrown fir-
accordingly changed to the right; and, -each
leaving their hordes ipd batteries behind.
Siiawi? veriuC titctr vav. amocff the vol-
cfuic. rocks, to the jvine. which ther
passed in frunl of the small village of San
Kaymond, out , of jrunshcl of Valencia s
batteries.: TImy were 1 now oa the firm
San Angel road, djst ween Valencia and
relief; buf Santa Anna oifting out to bis
support with seven thousand infantry and
cavalry, '.drew up, in battle array on'the
hilji of Lontreros, la our right. Col. ur
ey s brigade, that hid beon moved to tlw
right ea.rher in the. day, o co-operate with
a front attack, and had passed beyond the
San Angel road, row Jailing back upon
the. village which v.o had taken possession
of, Cen. Smith at once determined to drive
away lhe force ibreaicning our right, Isy
the time bis disposition were made, the
sun had set, and night drawing on," it wds
feared wc should -not have light'enough for
our work. The attack was therefore- sus
pended -n.v morning. .'The 'troops bivou
acked around the village 'without ' food,
without shelter,, and, without fire,. It wai
aftqrwards ceiermitKdlo return to the
original intention of asaultiug Valencia's
entrenchments as the dispersion of oanta
pa object. - . 1
: At 3, A. M. Col. Rilcv " brigade was
pui in inuuuii. lUMuwtxi 'uw vneut i, .
wallader's-J-Gen. Shields hotdin the v'ill
ago. Daring the uighr, the Dth rcgioaenll,
avhh a company of rifles and sOme "tJelach
tuuiH liiuit nay oi'i'it iiuuwu uui uic jin;v
ious day, were moved to the. ravine in
fro t of the eneniys iiositi-oa: and, .after
"driving in thei nlcquxits in ihe cray of the
morning, filed oft to the right, and 'took
sheltered position on their left, ready to
co-operate wiih'the uitackmg forcp in rear
I his force, miving around lhe base om:
bill on which the battery was placed", cot
ed t.v.rri iheirvicw 'and fire, began al
sun rise, to1 slww themselves over" its cri it.
Col. Ilileyls bri'Tade, sweeping ar. ..1
their rear and niiht, moved down wih
great impetuosity,, while Gcn. Snr.lih c-
. X I ' . I J. T '.. f " - 1 .1
tacKca tiicir. leu trum ma rear, m t:.e
meantime Col, iviusom', pushing r.cro?
the ravine the force in front, epered hij
fire wpon the rr front and left. -Ti cr.umy
finding iitmself thus attacked, ar.J appre
hending the main, attack frotn-tho di rec
ti oji in which we approach .: tho previous
day onened his heavy t?t!. rv cn his front.
have shaken ih "Ualls .m the Mot.u
mas.''. Their enthusiasm seemed to cheer
ihe Mexican cHi-.-ert tu their "captivity.,
Thc army bus implicit confidence iu himt
and apprf hena ootbng wiitre 4:e ..com-
ihccost of every tceasufe; .anu lfic knotv
and f rl thai their lives pud i labor will uol
be uselessly expenedt d. Purir.g the days,
we ifKikCTUO prisouers, 8 generals, S7
pieces of sriillery, and ammunition cicgh
rlor a whole camn-iicn.. iheir Utlenee
were completely turned, and thtir plan
ifpset. We . could have; entered. Mexico
that evening ar the next morning,- at our
p!ea.-ure, so complete was the organiza
tion of ihcit army of 32,000 men. We
earn that 27,003 men were opposed to us
at all. points on ihe"'20"di, anl they acknow.
leage m killed fand wounded vo,(.ioJ. Ua
tho 2 1 si, as Vhe army was in motion to.
. iris the city, Gen: bcott was inct by a
position for a cessation -of hostilities,
lr the purpose of taking care of the kiltec
and woundud. This ho refused: but ii tl 5
evening tigreed V on armifties, "to e
comrnissioners tp meet " Mr. Tric' , - -
treai - for peace. This arrr ,: 1 ' :
ofaiially ratified. ,Ii is d'
. . . 7. - a. f .
the result; laouga 1 can vt
it rs for Santa ' Anna's ; '
peace. So far I can tr '
;,Tbe JLteuteant Joru
ntphew of Lieut. '
tieurs. I Was
hh- y was can i I -1.-cannon
ball. II . . -
fav", an 1 fts merry i
The Armistice .Cuaclddci
:.W nc'jneponc t i:rt
,t:iiV a' heir j
the l)ca'.!;i cf Gens. U vr:
African YtorjGcn -
CiNcf 2uCilco Gens, i' -J
Ktl'cd. and Snfa .1-.
. Letters cf Santo A1
, terminating the Armhiu
if Mr. Tmt Pro;
fans, -c, 4"c
The steamship Jas. I.
O'Grady, "arrived i
Cruz which place
of the 2lst insu, I .
the greatest if , r: '
the receipt cf i.jr-p
end G
. r
c -
1 V
V i a
; i
e
-ji Jo ct
"i a. s i :
Vie laSUQU li'.i
brit f, but
oaity, ar '
the ur: j,
which 1
tho pr '
rt- .
I A C
M t.
i
v lor i.
.IsOJt V.t
--. bri'-k than
l s , ; . -.11j to r.scer.
' ' (irs d rs n t
J Z ) c . -deJ.
, , g .arly cl clt
, , ., -i ivtiringlo Chapultepc.
;'vr ord'.rg to ihe confession cf
t . , ii !; came otr to us in the
i e:.'. ' r, earned oil 40 liead and 000 or
TJVwo. del. Ye have-to lament lhe
J.-; cf G.-n: Leon, since deadj that of Col.
.r cf tne valiant toli. iiuerta and
ti, ar i of the determined Capt. Mateos
t- ir..
; i w iio conJucteu liimseu. like a-
1 1 h-ero, uhing his soldiers, on the point of
' i.'Vith. ihit thev imt never for"t thev
vere' Pu-:beans, and to fight vahcnily to
t' o d ntli-i We will ttiko care that he shall
buriidin the Pantheon, ai.d that his
w . 1 uv fc!-y! receive a-pession.
If t!:" cavalry hid takea the position as
t:"fi-d: thcurat 1 o'clock in the morn
if ir, by nidjf ol Gen. Santa Anna, and it
ftKnv. pU ifev had trade the charge whicl
as on!- red at the moment that the enemy
i i,..
G. 1
TV:;tcd"us from he-rinT tvr
saw the smoke. 'i, !
Itisnidthat to.mrowA
i:!i forly.pitc oalhe WJ
iurn tbe moment m8
an Cn-lish wcrdal,; :hna'
ihe im.xediatn vicinity of ci:
tha rrvenuo( U colleeieu.C) -j"
hnps bombV.nl th c"nV frZ -tf
situated m the neighborhood rf
vnbneol ricda-J, uhicla U1
ihcv.wiU xlct after takir
gantas particularly i!le ;rZl
rio. Abad, which iV iho r !
V'o . , a w .a g uui ne h ( pa;ac: x
iiu i li.lll UUU LUKt-l in
appears u.ai itie themv u . 1
1 -T V
'..,.,1 . "it! at PI Uv inclpnd of
cf 'V r ' V,,'g JMi VIJJH4li: t u VI I vii numu u.v
tht hjit:h;ics had
, an !
been
: i. it
j make
bv
.t th-
jTciornm!! rs a I -v at j-;
side of i' r- n 1 v I.
serviri:,'
d, was the
cf the vol
h:m when
Lnee by a
a rail anl liule fel
r i.'.s work all the
ly. lie f II by ihe
d been cfllciively
;:w.I:i:!i l'
,Geti, I
tl: i:i i.
r ,r;it;s formed froa Pilloav ....oa. iiv
i; n. r.i.wo In .noueil tho hill., and
;. --Vosched lh j i . ii ns of f.c aunr ,
wii.i lu.ir ivio
f Taht.ria's er.trenchx.
.c Sari An-cl road, an ! ,
ntch thr-"
.Ti
) their ; .
nrs,
j only ; apt
r vclcanic r?
o rct-rfi''-
i ait:- s v
lh tools, rc-pad- '
to cis'od..- e? . i .
th roa it ... r. ' u;
v;.:.;n c-..;s x.
worksacrosj tl.o r:id, 1
aaiihe Juwitz-r 1?'.'
that the groiil( J i .i -
csV .-aivar.'.ng, j i.f : ' .
cuirertched, on r :
JJtp raint ab-Lit m! :
to nhlch-t! groun 1
b j'h . -oiie'-lions. 11. 1. i
1 f i :r 'lrich iui'.r,
11 4 O LVltilK
vv -ching I", j f.v" '
nnl Jrivirg ij his
cd brhind brcist-
' a M:grwJcr.
it nj foj.;d
:.Jl!.- -rvit
uui ttiiey s urigaac,
before! tlicm, drove th.
fires of Smith and . U
Shields. They broko
ing their artillcr
tion, ccc. We t
Generals: 1 Sa'a ,
Garcia; 4 Colon.'. ;
Brigades' and Srj"
in' proportion.
pieces ofarji." ;
belonging to . -i
at Bnena w u i
the 4ih artillc-; , 'r
they orrginall
of theW'deaJ . ?
did not ejee "
trocpsalLllc
wcro pyt - in n - -
road, to "take in f -San
Antonio r ! t . .
my, f;0ing ! t
com m 'J ncc d lo -. . -:
mo; but we; mow !
he "hdd t(-' a!bio i i
Worth'i xlivUlon; tk '
fiour,' followed f
to drive lu's rcr
busco. In lb.
had taken -his t
battery surro.
General Wor,
ing the bridge,
tO-McxicO. r A -
that side. GcnV
brtgaJes were ?
Advancing towar..
un'il they had passu
of Churubusco, th
oil their right, and i.
leading from Churr1
T'' is, causeway v
body of inf i ntry r
extendi- eJ part
ico." The norril
be 5,000; andxf
Shields lorming !
of the- enemy, n .-...
on .some buddings
left,: and gaining
flink a -possible,
' ly into action. .
quickly up, 'took j
the' hovi:zcrlitttrv
Tho McXicaos. rna Jo
an J the reserve under 1
p.' 1 of the Tifl rrg"
uf . : g ioi.'?, was br
Dy tho lime ihey'b
trie 1 1 mv began:
T!; ' d foi .
ucic l.i 'riyt;.'
soon c-j ihv. . ay as ,
they $vryt wver ti;
:p to the .cry gatc
was crrptiedvby th
Lrt 1 ' Kcrv. Copt.
r,f his
ucno t'icir work
ct' ion rev-j
s 3 and w
tl. -,:d q,od
a rvc Jiy niim!.
v ... iy 1,000.
. r,-:. CjI.
- . i i
ti
i! I th .t night, lOih instant,
1 (.' i. n )t hear of hi ..death
i! it ! ;t irr...-t,' He was standing in
V. '-! eip'ijrud entrenchment, flushed
- ' : '. r r.t victory; bis frame shrunk
. ; .uet with agony, and I wept to
his "crief. It is tho living for whom
v j fclould mourn, and not tho dead. -The
crg:.;:jrs did good service ba both ..days
Sir'wns tho rngineer company behind in
any undertaking. .
t every tliing
a l t between lire
.That of
, -jts, abandon.
tiain, ,ammuni
v3 pfineis four
' r.a, Blane'o and
- Commanders of
, rnd other officers
i ho twenty -two
v-o, were ?the lo
'n's battery, taken
y 'wdro retaken by
1 1 "imtnt to which
- " We buried 000
l;e fiela.-" Our loss
.Viler, allowing the
refreshment, they
jn n . the San Angel
3 thp position of
r-busco; Tho ens-::S-4,'
immediately
3 his lines at Anto-
ro japidly that
' " ,'ns. ( Gcuuid!
i .a-ked him A
n ! n heels as
s of Churn
M; ral Twiggs
.i V J fioiit on ilie
: Oouvmtj v,iif.
' i that t!-fenJ
: t ''.'A lead
i . lierceiy!"cn
'. j;i ce1s
i,i rr ir.
- f ." v.-'o
i-i i r
i .i-fivid
t . .i - hv i y
, ;
i ly a large
, f ! .Uer
. :ie.v-
. to
af
ht.
From another letter. .
We have .been favored with another
letter from Tacubaya, dated August 22 lj
which covers ground verv similar to the
above, Wu uke from it the following ex
tract: "t .
"Wc took altogether 2,500 prisoners,
8 generals, 37 pieces of cannon, ammuni
tion enough or a whole - campaign, ..and
completely disorganized their -army; The
following day, (2 Is: r) oil taking our posi
tion 'hearer the pity, w e were met by some
proposition from Santa Anna, which the
General declined, txce'pi far as to say
that if undistuibcd he would 'hot attack.
That night we hud formed propositions for
an armistice, commissioners, were, pppoint-'
cd,,and nn armistice cnleredtlntq fof.the
purpose cf allowing commissioners to meet
Mr. Tiist, or the purpose of treating of
peace. - ,What the.- rc&illt will be I "do not
know. "I have but little confidence in them.
It is reasonable to suppose that Santa Anna
wishes peace, but whether ho will bo' able
to accomplish ii l ; kriow not. , There re
various; rumors ' of. pronunciamcntos, iScc.
It 'is Raid vhsi . Uustamenp and Paredes
have formed 'on ono-sie't; Val(fncia'and
'Almonte, on the other, &c. 1 feaf there.is
more wlirk. for ib. baonet. Aficr each
of the battles, -When the troops, saw the
complete .success, of General Sotti? plans,
he was received with the most: vociferous
cheers throughout the .whole iirmy. The
shouts must have reached 'Sfexico.. Jven
the captive Mexican e-iTicers 'seemed checri
ed in their mjtress, Ij witness their en.
ihii-iasm. lhe army have tho greatest
confidence-m lum, and justly. They know
bi3.ca,re for thcni - they know his worth
He weighs his p ans well, calcul-atcs the
cost of t.vcry measure, and attempt noth
irg wiioo'Ji a ftasoiTiWe prospect i suc
cess, t liOce'- our g9ve-ntncnt wijf noi
think the war at an end, stop .our rein
(orcementsr. .Now is the time to CVe lhl-ir
on, and show that lhe country is - not only
ours,-feut' that we Avijl. hold it until- our
demands are acceded to. It is this tem
porizing policy , which ' has protracted the
war. i.hs march of.General Scott with
his Iitllecarmy upon the capital has, been
the boldest move in modem' warfare." It
is ascertained that tho Mexican army wbb
" -itty-nv.t tinmsan J strong i wcnty.setcn
thou .-and men, - from thcic own account.
tit lis on tho 20ih, They are in-tlw
i. ji j.i.jx.ir iu owrcfsj' we are. -a great
- :".ir.co Kom -curs. , t - t, .
.- -..e r. iijpa!ed in Oiir paper of 'yes
i'..j i. jotiations resulted in nothing.
! st Ltltf from Mn-.lndall js'tlated
C.h inbi., and ouf file of the DioHd del
G-bicrno, (5aes- not come 'down later man
thj 4th, but- the- Area Irwof Vera Uruz
has a letted from the city f Mexico, daieu
iho 10th inst.,' togeihet with extracts from
tho Diaro Del Gobierno and the Uiieim ol
Athxcoi to tha which, together with
the letter' we publish. The manner in
which the armUtite was terminated wilt
be learned from tho extracts wo copy A.
perusal of Mr. Kendall's letters, however.
will at oncb show that a feeling of hostility
was growing with the people of hu capita'-,
as early even as tho--'30;h of last month,
and llie CongrefS of, the State of Mexico
in session at Tolciea had declared against
peace. Notwithstanding repeated behge
rent demonstrations by the enemy, and a
poiitive violation of the ormftiiea in our
wagons not .being permitted $y tlic-'inuj to
enter .the city for provisions,' negotiations
were.siill pending to as late a date, as the
6:h. , The . Area Iris received letters from
Mexico under date of the 9th, stating tliat
on the 7th the Iexwan conimissioncis de
clared that the propositions made byMV.
Tr i s t vi e r e i n a d nai s si b 1 e , i n c o n se'q 1 1 q ncc o f
which Gen. Santa Anna convoked a coun
cil of generals, - who tdeejded that notice
s hould be gi ven i m medjaloly to "Gen. Sc'o 1 1 ,
that ihe armistice was at an end, and p'
pointed tha 9ili for xo fecummencemeot,
of dioslilitirs. - - t 1 . . s .
On the 7th, Gen. Herrer,-as command
ant of the city of Me.vico,. addressed . the
clergy, exhorting them to cxrl juII their
influence to excite the peohleuarriribcrii
selves and prepare lo res-Lst-lhe' American
army. .',
'Flowing -up. events as closely as the
somewhat disconnected accounts wiil per
mit -in'the order jn which they occurred,
wc find tlut on the 8th,'Gn. S.'oU artackf
ed the Mill del It'iy, or King's Mill, in' the
immediate vicinity of Clppokepec, and ac
rording'lo tho Diario del Gobierno and the
Bolelin,-pubhshed at --Atlixc6,-uur army
was repuUcdafter.al'jBHvere confl'ct; in
which welost abml 400 in killed and from
000 to 700 in wou:ade.d4 and fell back ujion'
Ta c u ba yn. : Vc gi ve ; ,bl o w n t ra n sj a tion
of the UolttinV de.riplian of the engage
ment; presuming,'thuV tlw rea'de r w i 1 1 be a r
in tnind it is MexicjM) ixt! ds:j in; all proba
bility a great exjiggerauerf, if .-not aft entire
misrepresentation.j4-ltrTr"isn an tx.ra of
the BolHint, isiiedon -ihe 9kh insvt;
At half past five this, morning' (ihe
lrninitt'd caTly; and the triumph would
have becn'cmpleic. 11 Jt ahey did noi
take ihe . position to which thpy wcio. or
'dored, much less the charge as command.
ed. Gen. AlvarpZ being obliged to state
nfficially or through his adjutant that he
did 'not make the charge, because .bis
subordinate -.ofiicers refused on account of
the ground being loo uneven and broken
for cavalry , as if it 'were not the same for"
the 'eat airy of the enemy. .
. ' is believed that the enemy will renew
the attack to.-mof row ..by another, route--either
by that of La Pitdad, or by that of
Sari Antonio. May God protect our caose
fill Ml lf-rt , " i - . y ; V : -
'J OoG of '. the cneioys guerrillas, who
Carrie with Scott, was made a prisoner and
idiot on the spot. ,
- . From the Diario del Gobierno.:.
.At half "past 4 o'clock this morninjMite
Americans -attacked the position., of the
mill of VA Rey, close to ihej fortress o'
Chapuftepec. - His numerous and bravo
columns - were however iepulstfd - three
times by our - valiant, soldiers, wnoiius
day" gave brilliant .proofs, of their patriotism
and bravery, , Morn than a tnousun-J ol tlio
enemy remained on the field b bittlc, and
on our side the loss has been le-s tnau
one-half thai number," having to lament
the death of the gallant Col. : .Djh Lucas
Balderas, and Gwn, Doiv Antonio do L,jou
bei-ng wounded, together wiih several flihur
distinguished chiefs and ollicers. ' ,
' : The "traitor,' Santa Anna, commanded
in person ' the column, . which forced tiie
American? to retreat, taking wjth thorn,
without doubt , the conviction that ii is only
through rivers . of . blood th it they can
penjetrate iho city of - Mexico, nnd that ut
all events tliey.w ill there j fiud their sp
ulc'.ire. -
We translate the, subj-aincd letter from
J-ilapatothe Arcolrisj without vouching
for its Correctness:
When Gen. Pert z abandoned tne mill
del ll-y.-a bmb was discher.-d from
.TTLur.s Wanted. The State 'of Ar
.sjs invites c::vgranu to corns and take
-s wl.icli h ;c L:en forfeited-' for taxes,
I r. iprv Tt will bo required forlhcm
L::;! llzk J.1 mr.?r ays the auditor,
-i pr, fef:i'L. wid makea deed,
ih iiv i the Suprtmc Court of lhe State
cri 'j J auM t-j vahd. The forfeited
:c .r( i'. E.-aj of the finest lands in
.v'b, now is iho chance fora
:p hor.:?, or a f peculalion. . . A
c:
C-ws,ix Vws-iknx TtiAs A letter
- i Ilish county, Teia- lo the editor of
? : .vt-S rith Hcrall, says: Jho cri.ps
ih-'s p art '. of Texas are .said lo be the
-t vt r t ji.n in tho country, and as to the
U :r cap it Icjoks ver well. - Corn I
( cji, -.will h3 worth about twemy-fiVe
j ?r biush--li this fall, in this neighbor
8ih) the fire commenced on iho two flui
.. C fl'l . ..I. M'l. I . r. . . : r v
.wi eu.tju.irp"e', - I u-i it-it wn roiing ou
the mill of El Ryt r.hie- to tht. f.jre.-t o!
Cha'pullepec. Tnis point was' cofnindexl
by Gen. Leon, and uwdec his ordei were
the battnlion'of Mini," wlnsc, ColoiTJ was
the patriotic and'valunt Baldcras, anojlje
battPiions union auG La i atria, ot uaxat,
Chnpulvi pec and fell among the utnin jnition
wagons if the cnemv in the vaid A tin
mill, causing .fur of them to explout;, bj
liicjh 3l)0, Arh3ncai!s are said, to Vae
been blown up,' (immit!,) inchuhng - Ge it.
Worth, who oceo.rJfug to tho acccuiit; had
ooJ been seen or heuid of llie next day at
Tucubaya., . .
'The next accounts we have fro.ii the
capital Copie in a letter to. the Arco Iris;
dateJ the 10th inst. Weilhjoin'a iranala
tion of it: ' " ; ,
Mexico, Sept 10, IS 17.
Mij Esfctmcd i'ci.Tno w hylvi vday
, " :. vug
eccctny.Hna takei thema Citk
it appears that the i-h ?. L
lalby any other means, becau?- I
no doi.bt thil be has lost 903 p'.
who were placed htrs dc
tion t?f tho 8 th, nn j mon -!u.m v
tvJutl wounded. I,t appears tht f"
ol Gen, Pillow r1s uncertain. . "
8 .In compensation fr this
t;r jou hke, ihey hung yps:e'f.
Arigi l all ihe prisoners of "V
St. Patrick they look atUa "!,
alltba worttt jhooght the?-di
been ? pa red capiiat panful" .
have expelled from their houj
habitants 'of lhe village t,f Mix
ler '.o-t-aiablih-ihere ifctif t'
head qaruTS. ' . 1 '
Lasi night a parcel of ma! K,
work at the fortification'-' at tin
justices of the peace, ammiu-difi
lively feelings', lides ilc pr;
Chapulteeci Where from the ."j
vantages were Mrng defenca - '
there are first; and second a-idVj
of defence, Jill the. ;nciiiiin. J
loflified, hu-mg b.3uh beuj
dad nud San Antonio Abjj tiipj. u.1
and one trench whujj traeri E -l
the -grazing' ground ui.d ua'ijs
"garitas "' v
-SElTEMi'EU 12.-At 5 o'cVj
morning, tb'j behs yufcc Uj ty
nounceinunt of an.ii.WfD. Tlicx
o! Sail Artfouiu Abiiandean
ing battery of the fnnijnjr
o.i each oth-r. We Lave urn? '
by a enemv a ntuititu'lo of 1
greater mini hex of which tars( jo'
nnd.long bv:lore they. rtacWdaur
At; the same ho'ii'a firing comr:
Cn ipultepec, on tlvv ri-tit v4de r
and in Die mouniron 5?tac8
attack, at a shout d ista nee from ih
aru s'.ationed our forces of cavvt
fautry, w h.y are watcliing tbe tj-'-.
We opene'd 3t half part(i,ffj3
tcry of the ,,guiia" t)fC.teij,r
froom that ttaU'u g frnra iTieiiid i
N.uevo, which is bituaied ;ii n'
l rmcd by the camovnj h ac I
village of LaT.ed-id and T..v '
wheiu the vv.t n:y directed l'l 1
arppdrs to be the ,girii" of i '
Abad. The ft i.v:mt is ttllitt
clesi. the alarm ItU it.'ilcuo;..
I
Th:-? brings u lo.tlie 12 h, k j
hour of thoiliy the httcr a-,
arejiol informed. Of theti''
rrif nt we huve only a brief v
piiit-U'nt lo assure us 'tWiiff '
achieved a brilliant lnuirpT
army is' rcvelhng.irt tiie hssJs
tezumak' The "only rclik:
have of1 llie last struggle k!,f
is in.n l'.:tter 'addressed to J
our'Coihctor nt Vera Citt "
which will be.'lo-und b--iyw. U
pondt-nt fit Vera Cruz v-jo
ha s been putssed 'without on auack.. '"Al 2 curacy-j.ond.we ,.havv. relic: t
jn the? aliemoon an .alarm was created- b)
lhe juppearaiice of wo columns trrrd two
guerrilla parties, wjuch wore sw.ii on the
causeway - of Piedad. A lew fchots w i re
exchanged 'and ihe enemy wirh'Jrrw-s-Accdrding
to nil appearances . we shall
attacked to m rrow ut three points, irs the
enemy during ihe nighl, has been reeon-
noitenng the 'country "by means of camp
in one of which was included the eompa-j lanterns foraldp catiipznu1) The Govern,
nies of Puebla,aUo a bidy from Qjerci-iro tment has taken iSSOO.OOO which were bo-,
and some others all comnosmg ihi N4- O'g sent by.-a commeicial house to th
tional Gfard,.
the house
is iroui rio ame f-ourcc os
giving the lir.t and accr
the battles of UuutlYras m".
-'- OrtadI,
Dear Sir: I h:ie tin! h"
you that ui -exprtss arrivtJ'i
r;g fi'om iM'ico, 'which hr.
gence that Gen. Sojtt' wn!!t
I till. AILv)j llit 'IJ llv - 1
j troops took Ch.ij'id: pei: cwl
inmi wein into uv.vuy in"
Atiiv-j w 3 j k.lled. fitiHi'-D-M
i
rt'ard,. The fright1, fl-ink rested on cmp of llie enemy' ' if "'J1 f'' ' '''jrir'
so of "Mata, at iho distance of a j - Ven. Smith j .'has expired, os;d by th"f ' Mt
of a league from Chapultcppc, and cn.c'oscd slipyou wilUeo .-ihat tho Airvii-t ' "'
1 us
t-in
i tre-;
C kzyok WARTii occ Tho lark' of a
i'.mIow tree burred to ashes and mixed
... h Ftrr;; iinegar", and applied lo tho
n'.s Dw -ctt.J. will remove nil w.irt mm.
- : .:'..', . ' - ,.t
j er orrCi-Eccsi in any pari of ihe body.
Vt'W of Erj Cvontv,.P.a.,'have
hi convention nouiititd Henry C.av fr
tT. j Presidency. . f"
quarter
occupied bv 1500 of the regular army,
commanded by ; ,Gen. Pen z. -The enemv
in two cjlumns,- w ith bi5 usual .dating,'-attacked
thesje points firs.1 with artillery.
and at a. tjuarier to 6 with ii ; rapid fire of
masketry - Gen. Pere sustained thia fire
very well for; about half an hour,. , when,
for Causes vot; present unknown, hc-'reiired
w ith his forces, although he' had not .lost 10
men. , Tlie rrtreat must have been fatal
for Mexico, if, fortunately en. Leon and
Ins brigade had not shown prodigies of va.
lor. Twice he repulsed the colunan that
attacked him, and jn the seeon he allied
Irom his position to recover the aniilery
uen. i erez nacl lost; .but then he received
mortal wound, and a few moments af.
terwardj the valient lia deras wa nf;
wounde,d and died on the field. , Tho'ene
my with additional forces, again charccd
anj 100K possession ot-nie. miiL Twice
ho was cislodgfd, but on his reuking ii the
third time it was found impossible to bring
our troops to the charge. .
Via Spite of these two advantages wiiu-h
they had gained in their endeavor to mi" t
UUJUitV ptv, ,nrv couio noi.eueci a jannf-r
advance, which may be owing to their
being .intimidated bylheresistanceof 6ur
forces and ihe considerable loss they had
iiflercd. , The result was. that at 0 nV.lnrd,
in the tnornjDg the fire of small arms 'had
nearly ceased; and they, were seen em
ployed in collecting their killed and wound
ed. , At 11 o'clock the tnemy, comn "need
a retrograde mcgm, and by the
anernoon he . withdrew all hi fnrr-t i
rn , , . . - -"; l
lacuoaya, abandoning the two points he
-a occupied and blowing up tha house f
B,wa Bhhousnsome say it-was sel ow fire
by a bomb firpjf frum'Capuhepec. ftis
believed that Gens. Twfiggs aDd Pierce 3i.
-ecicd the i ,ack, arl that ihcy put in mo
cansinuiimtedhnd crui'ilv assasisiiiaieil ih,.'
.ur,fort)aie Irish; who were taken' at i.h'e
battle fcf Churub'ts'c'o. '"' ' - 1
csqncnbcr li.-It is 7; o clock in the
"on. tbju SQOO.mcD. It i.
snorning ind thus far nothing has 'tronspir-f
cd. ' ' . f
ih -addition, w'o find the subjoined . ex4
tract from lhe tiotelin de Atiscor conbilir-1.
ing ihtelh'gencb from. the capnal under da
ofth'oUth and lih inst.. whirh nvi i
Pfint I riUOfl fill rri'l J '..n r . . - ..? . i I
v......uvt M"iiiiic ui mo operaiious oiu : - - - -. 5
two arnu'es: .- s
I ' Mexico, Seph 11, 1847. i
: 11.. T."i.. .S y ' ' . '. . ,i.
iuy lsLtun&j. rnena: unctpr cover's
what j sent 6u last mght'I staled 'noth;!
hew, at which we were surprised, as it 1
not rain, and we expected to be nttacii
Thus we passed the morning until ilJJ
,1 r-nr In lK I I
umnv iu me tiiiig, wnen me ala
belj.was rung and' it was ascertained )
there was firing of artillery at ChapulL
and fsan Antonio Abad. In the first r
it was earned by the approach of a forf Vj menced'on tfje 18th, and
tho enemy's cavalry, which took no 'Itith mrtrp or !p nptivitV
. iiii.ia- ui . 1 acuoaya; movip
inat linage towards Morales, - .and
sttirmkh with a parly of our eava
ptace, in w hich a Captain and Be
rtiin ...M 1 - ti i j -1
ouiuicis were Kineu anu sum
of the enemv wounded wiih la
In Sa'n Antonio Abad the fire tit
u... .. ., .. .......... 1
oauery 01 me enemv.- which in
hermitage Half in ruins and sitnatrfl at ilin
enp 'of the Causeway del Nino Perdido or
La Piedad,. which leads to San Anel, the
enemy nred lrom six to eight bombs, of
Jvhirh buj, one fell - without-exploding?
The others we saw burst in the air. AVe
then gave them several shots well directed,
one of which felt ..within the Verv hermit-
hge, raising a-greal Ju?l: in conscnu-nce
of which the enemy tlid not fire more than
liirec or four, shots lv Ir fi nYfnr-k,
J
uci
DS.5
f I
I :
icre.a
look
j f-al of
wenty
6n the
In- into
cenaia tlidt; etrohg tiorthcrf which "xias ''blowing, pre-
'sir
v - , 'bro
f if
1 r ,
ml lL
f t
Tirvr.yTt t?Tr L. r n
fear this new victory Ins notbi
without great loss of life. Tfcj
accounts show that active bo'-
1
bv lhe'James L: Day, informs-
was reported nrnong the Mcx'jf
raCruz, that lost 1700 '
and wounded ,' but he cou'd t&f
authentic source. Another f
limates Gen.' Scott's loss tlfc
la one .third of his armfi
wounded,. but upon what
opinion we cannot learn, aw '-
tcrjnink it is purely1 ctjujec'!
I hate only time to. writ i
before lhe express rider sJ -.?
rio of last evenfng contain tti '
.u- 1 u: .i
me ureaKiug open itiu
gous, and says that sorrw l
with koivts, took a handj" .
tiqa. 1 uer eiuior aod