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EWS FROM MEXICO.
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- We are aain indebted to the enterprise s
'rwtoTs of the Charleston Courier for MeF
fan intelligence. ' The subjoined accuu- - togclner , .p t Fuuiu, mic uwu
canm & j ... iu ftT- in which the armistice was tftrmiriatprl
as we find them in the Courier,
ccjjtion of one or two letters, ana beinfr
from the Diario del Gobierno, whJcJi, o
snerely repet.tions of the ncs contamctt i
the Boletm extra, are om f
Our readers will bear i . n, t
counts are almost entirely - 5
entitled to implicit confidence. . p
V A after?001 D7 uul "
Y esterday , -ed in possession of the
ress, we ,-wcv r q d ast being .tweir-
we aAav lost heinir tven
; vi - . ., j I w
advance of the mail, anu tun- a
tv.fbur hours in vprv ,disi0inted in-1
iHW had arrived
at Moni2omei , r D:n,
v v n r
I1U
a thn lTPm r i l l 1 1 1 .v
iootris nLuen.s worm auu xi,
nW the mSl ; cxtravajam repu -
circulation. AVhen we wuuut?; or ihe
rife as to excite much apprehension for the
Avrri c-tt wh eh. according to the
f"" "" V-ni.i. ,lm Rumor.
jhouso ,,d o"S t7S 6f Mexico,and
naa Dee u u flcnnrVMr.xican troops
SttrrOHHUeu m ?';J . i r
'U'prtitm iQ 1 uuvuiiu . 1. vi
- 1: nntmff thn ncaas ui me mwm-
gfjnce 01 6 J ...j,:nmlc U ttiH sn
t .r..i. i..r t ip Hvnress.
The IICWS tllOUyll uiumiu-)
WiMoiritrd and unsatisfactory as to parucuiuis,
mat it leaves us 111 much doubt as to the true
VkA fM nfthr. termination of the armistice
ivn were nreviouslv advised via 1 en-
k-iciila' is confirmed, and it is also clear mat
ww-. r - y . j . . 1 i .
there has been several days hard lighting, re
kultinrr finally lavorabte, to the Americans,
Wf !ntWnjdp.rabio loss .in -..killed aiid woun-
r" " . I . . . . ITT .V
ThcTenortot the death ot tucn worm, "
SviU be seen, rests on the authority oi a leuer
from Jalarta, in which it is stated that oUU A-
ntpiricans were blown up at the same time.
we place nocoiifidence in this rumor tor tne
reason that subsequent dates do not allude to
it, which would have been the case it true.
We see it stated in a letter pi me lum, ironi
I J-Iexico, "that ucn. bmitli tiasexpirea" anu
I nfrain in a letter of the 1 1th it is remarked :
V " It appears that the death of Gen Pillow is
J uncertain." . Now that we 'have; lost three
! Gencrak and no other notice taken of the
' occurrence than above stated, is very improb
able, and we tlierefore discredit these state
ments, still not doubting that Gen Worth has
i i " j :. .
jrccoivea a severe wounu as auuuuuceu iu mi
news via Pcn5acola. ;
Tlic fate of the traitorous battalion, will not
)C ' lamented by any one. They met a mer-,
fted fjnnishmentf, and their summary execu
lion tvinces a firm determination on the part
of Gen Scptt to per form his duty as a military
Commander at any hazard. . "
f The letterfrom Orizaba to Mr Dimond, our
jCollector at -Vera Cruz, gives the latest dates
jl'rom Mexico, and announces the glorious m
lellifrcncclof the OCCUPATION OF THE
CITY OF MEXICO.
The Pdusacola paper, received yesterday
contains ain cxiraci oi a leiiei receiycu iuere.
xvhich teiids strongly to confirm the above
statement!" It is as follows: '; On the 9th
inst, the armistice was broken up and hostil
tios commenced. Geu Worth's division was
ittaeked br a large force of 'Mexicans. The
Mexicans" were routed one of their Generals
' killed jandjanother wounded badly they had
about '2,500 killed and - wounded. We had
Hen Worth dangerously wounded and about
1UU ot nis men killed aud' wounded. : Uii
the 10th inst. our whole force was engaged,
piid -made their way into the city of Mexico,
pur foflbes occupying one-half the city and
the Mexicans the other, and fighting still go
ing on." -
j; An ofmjer of the Navy of high rank writes
to his friend at Pensacola, also of the Navv
. ' ii.i p . i - . . .i . . . T
unaer uatq oi tne torn inst., in these words:
f News arrived to-day that the American
troops hadi re-commenced hostilities and had
entered Mjexico."
On the
15th Gen Iane arrived at Vera
about 2000 of the Bueua Vista
wo days afterwards, he was to take
Cruz with
boys, and
up the Ural of March for Mexico. Gen Pure-
des was on the road and had fortified one of
ihe passes, and may give Gen Lane battle.
I We have commented on the news received
with a view of bringing to the minds of our
readers the improbability of many of the
gloomy rumors contained in the mass of mat
ter I which follows ; and without detainincr
mem lurtnrlrom its perusal, merely remark
thai now, in our opinion, all fatthenmfFers
ot negotiation should cease, until GUrhauhl.v
4u jireacnerous enemy shall be thoroughly
um enectuftiiy subdued and compelled to sue
From the N. O. Picayunc,2Q ult.
PORT ANT FROM THE CITY OF
t I' I MEXICO. "" -
twiher Batik and Another VictnrvTh
Armistice Terminated Batlle of the Mill M
, 3p--Reported Repulse of our Army with 'a
llc$H Loss Rumors nf Hp Tnti0 rn
:f4terrpy'Amricai1 Vy-0 nr. troops
' j rr, HSWaiw Wounded.
?i I he steam &n t , , 5
i ,. CGiady, arrived5 V Da' GaPtain
! Avhich - Ay from Vera Cruz.
; t 2 1st instant, brinmn : .?U?le evening of the
-,est importamce. hT,
, pf our naDers anrl rioc...v Jy u the receint
- kfa containing the,newSlTV V edn ex
: w outwiv uuuiic, curiosity, and u. .iUiUCieni
ty ,lor the fate of the : eanxie
length of time which had trLT
hews, and the probability thn vT-i- 7imut
Lnnm. Y apstlhtlCS hA
Xs we anticipated in our nanpr c '
day; the negotiations resulted?. 'fjester-
rhft lct Tf nr. v' r " "u"iinr.
at wt, and our file of the DiJ,"4o3te.
no does hot come down later than th 4th, tut
the Arco Iriabf Vera Cruz, has a letter from
the city ol iviexico.aaiea me lum mst., togeth-
extracts rom te DiariQ Gobierno
d me Boletiri of Atlisco,lo the '12th, which;
be learnea fr0m the extracts we copy.
a perusal of Mr;- Kendall's letters, however,
wiJ1 at once how. that a feeling - of hostility '
growing with the. people of capital aa
wress of the State of Mexico in session at
ToJlfca had declared. against peace.1 Notwith-
standing repeated belligerent demonstrations
by theencmyj and a positive violation'of the
armistice in our wagons noi Deing pennmeu
, he lQ enter the citv for provisions; he-
f:t:nl-,vel.e btill Dendinrr to as late a date
s - - - i o
the 6th 'fhe Arco Iris received letters
from Mexico under date of the 9th, stating
that on the 7th the Mexican commissioners de
clared that the -propositions made by Mr. Tnst,
. . -ii . , .i.ii.i
Avere maumissiDie, in const-4uenue yi wmui
Gen. Santa Anna convoked a council of gen
erals, who decided that notice' should be giv
en immediately to Gen: Scott that the -armistice
was at an end, and appointed the yth for
the commencement of hostilities. -
On the 6th Gen Scott addressed from Ta-
cubaya .the following note to Santa Amm : ,
nP. 7Yh nd 12th articles of the armistice
---- -i.- UT Vrllko rrnnnr
....... j ... t 1
ot ratiivins ana excnannii wimuui
enev on tne znu uiu Miuuiatc i."
mm!J cV.nl! rirvpthp.nnvleTe of
uuuui my miin Buuu.. r--- - 0
obtaining supplies from me cny uif iyica..
There wcre repeated violations oftnesearucies
soon alter the armistice was signeu, auu a
v,nVp now frood reason for behevmsr that with
:n tilc last tVentv-four hours,' if not betore, the
- -
,1 ortiU nf tho snmft convention was aiso
violated by the same parties. These direct
breaches of good faith give to this army a full
riffht to commence hostilities against Mexico
without giving any notice.
However, 1 will
O O I, .-
mvc-the necessarv tmie lOr an explanation,
i '
satisfaction, or reparation It these are not given
y herebi' formally notify" vou that, if I do not
receive the most comnleie satisfaction on all
tjlcse p0hits before 12 o'clock to-morrow l shall
COhSid.jr the armistice as terminated from that
hour.
i h
iave the honor to be your Excellency's
obedient servent. WLNFIELD SCOTT.
To this Santa Anna made the follovying
reply: - "
Headquarters, Army of MexiCAN Repitblic
j Mexico Sept. 6, 1847. ;
To His Excellency Gen. Winfield Scott, Com
" . mandcr-in-Chuf of the Army of the United
5 1 Stales : . ; '
L Sir- By the note 'of your Excellency Under
this date 1 learn, with surprise, that the civil
and military authorities of Mexico have viola
ted articles 7, 12 and 3 of the armistice which
I concluded with your Excellency on the 24th
of last month. " i
The civil and military authorities of Mexi
co have not obstructed the passage of provis-
ions ior ine Amancan army , ana n at times
their transmission has been retarded,' t has
been owing to the imprudence of the Ameri
can agents, who, without having a previous
understanding with 'the proper authorities,
gave occasions for popular outbreaks, which
it has cost the- -Mexican Government much
trouble, to repress. Last night and, the' night
before the escorts for the provision train were
ready tc start, and were only detained because
Mr. Hargous, the agent, desired it. The
orders given to suspend the intercourse be
tween the two armies were addressed to pri
vate individuals, no't to the agents "of the
army of the United States, and were in
tended purposely to expedite the transmission
of provisions to the army, and to confine' the
intercourse to that object exclusively In
return for this .conduct your Excellency has
prevented the owners or managers of the
grain mills in the vicinity of the citv from
furnishing any flour to the city, which is a true
uieucxi 01 me gooa lann your ii.xceuency hadi
pieagea me. '
: It is false that any new work or foriifijea
tion has been undertakinbecause one or two
repairs have only served to place them in the
same condition they were in on the day the
armistice was entered into, accident or the con
venience of the mcjment having caused tfce
destruction of the then existing works. You
have had early notice of the establishment of
the battery covered with the mud walls of the
house of Garry, in this city, and did not re
monstrate, because the peace of two great
Republics could not be made to depend upon
things grave in themselves, but of little vain p.
compared to the result in wich all the f rienas
oi Humanity and ol the orosDer tv nf thp.
American continent take so great an 'interest.
There is some obscurity in this seritenep
which, it is probable, is owing to typographical
errors.- EdsPic
It is not without great frrief and even indifr-
nation that I have received communications
from the cit'es and viilaires occuDiecT hv thi
army of your Excellency, in relation to the
violation ol the temples ; consecrated to the
worship of God; : to the plunder of the sacred
vases, ana" tofhe nrofanalmn nf tho i
venerated by the Mexicon neonle. Profound-
ly have I been affected by the complaints of
anu. uusuanas, oi me violence ottered
o their daughters and wives: and these sam
cities and villages have been sacked not only
, . VA uie srinisuce, dui oi me secred
principles proclaimed and respected by civil
ised nations. I have observed silence to the
present rnoment, in order; not to obstruct trie
progress ol negotiations which held out thp
hope of terminating a scandalous war, and
one which your Excellency has characterized
so justly aV unnatural. Butll shall desist of
fering apologies, because I cannot be blind to
the truth that the true. cause, of ftie threats of
renewing hostilities, contained in thenpte of
your ixcellency, is that I have, not been wil
ling to sign a treaty which would lesien cortv
siderably v the tenitofir of : the ReDublic and
not only the. territory of the Republic, but that'
dignity and mtegnty which all nations deiend
to the last extremity. . And if these consider
ations have not the 1 same weight;: in the
caiud of .your-ExcelleDcy the respohsibih'ty
NEWBEM, K C.;
before the world, who can easly distinguish
on 3 whiosei side is moderation and justice,
will (all upon you. 1 v T';';' fQ
I flatter myself that your Excellency -will
be convinced, on i;alm r reflection, of ; the
weierht of mv reasons. - But. if by misfortune
von should .eppk nniv n nretext to deDrive the-
first city of the American continent of an op
portunity to free the unarmed population ! of
the horrors of war, there ' Wi be leit: Hie no
other means of salvaiionj but to repel force,
with the 'decision and energy which my-high
obligations impose upon me. " i
1 I have the honor! to be your Excellency's
humble 'servant,- 1 : -
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE-SANTA ANNA.
On the 7th, Gen Hcrrcn, as commandant
of the city of Mexico, addressed the clergy,
exhorting them to exert all their influence to
mcim the people to arm themselves and pre
pare to resist the Ahrerican army - n
. , . Following up events as closely as the
somewhat disconnected accounts will permit
in the order in : which they occurred, we
find thatjon the 8th,j Gen ' Scott attacked the
Mill del Rey, or King's Mill, in the immedi
ate vicinity of QhapuTtepec,' and according to
the Diario del Gobierno and the Boletin,
published at Atliscoj our army was repulsed
after a severe conflict, in which we lost about
400 in killed, and from 600 to'700 in wound
ed, and fell back Upon Tacubaya. We give
below a translation jofthe Boletin's descrip
tion of the engagement ; premising, that the
reader will bear in mind it is Mexican, arid
is,-in all probabilty, a great exaggeration j if
not an entire misrepresentation. It is from
an extra of the Boletin, issued on the 9th in
stant: .. ; ,' I' "
At half-past 5 this morning the 8th the
fire commenced on the two flanks of Chapul
tepee. The left was resting on the mill of El
Rey, close to the forest of Chapultepec
1 his point was commanded by Gen Leon,
and under his order
were tne battanion oi
Mina, whose colonel
was the patriotic and
valiant Balderas, arid the battallions Union
and La Patria, Oaxaca, in one of which were
included the companies of; Puebla, also j a
body from Quefetaro and some other all
composing the National Guard. : The . right
flank rested on the house of Mata, at the dis
tance of a quarter of a league from Chapulte
pec, and occupiod ! by 1500 of the regular
army, commanded by Gen Perez. The en-
i r - . . . . .
emy in two columns, with his usual daring,
attacked these points first with artillery ,and
at a cmarter to B with a rapid fire of musket
ry. Gen Perez sustained the fire very well
for about half an hour, when, for causes it
present unknown, he retired with his force,
although he had not lost ten men. The re
treat must have been fatal for Mexico if, for
tunately, Gen Leon and his brigade had not
shown prfligies of vilor. Twice repulsed
he column that attacked him, and in trie
second he sallied from his position to recover
the aitillery (jren. Ferex had lost ; but then
he received a mortal wound, and in a few
moments afterwards the valiant Balderas was
wounded and died on the field The enemy
with additional forces again charged and took
possession of the mill. Twice he was dis
lodged, but on his retaking il the third time it
I was lound lmppssih
e to bring our troops
the charge. .
In spte of these
two advantages which
heir endeavors to attack
they had gained in
Chapultepec, they could not effect a farther
advance, which, may be owing to their being
intimidated by the resistance of our' forces and
the considerable loss they had suffered. The
result was. that at 9 o'clock in the morning the,
fire of small arms had nearly ceased, and
they were seen employed in collecting their
killed and wounded. At 1 1 o'clock the ene
my commenced a retrograde movement, and
by 2 in the afternoon he withdrew his force to
Tacubaya,! abandoning the two points he had
occupied and blowing up the house of Mata
although some say it was set on fire by a
bomb fired from Chapultepec' Tt is believed
that Gens (Twiggs and Pierce directed the at
tack, and that they put in motion about 8000
men. It is certain that the fire was more in
tense and brisk than at; Churubusco. It is
impossible to ascertain the loss on either side.
Ours does not " amqut to 100 killed and 250
wounded. There are few missing nearly
all not killed or wounded retired to Chapulte
pec. The enemy, according to. the confession
of an Irishman who came over , to us in the
evening, carried ofT400 dead and 600 to 700
wounded. We have: to lament the loss of
Gen Leon, since dead ; that of Col Balderas
of the valiant Col Huerta and of the deter
mined Capt Mateos; ofj Puebla, who tonduct
ed himself like a hero, telling his soldiers;on
the point pf death, that they must never forrret
they were Pueblanos, andf to fight valiantly
to the death. We will take care that he
shall be buried in the Pantheon, and that
his unfortunate widow shall receive a pen-
If the cavalry had takei the nosition
signed to them at 4 o'clock in the morninrr
by order of Gen Santa Anna, and if, above alT
they had made; the charge which was order
ed at the moment' that the enemy attacked
the mill of El Rey, instead of flying precini.
tately, the action would have terminated
early and triumph would have been com
plete. But they did! not take the Dosition tn
which they were ordered, much less make
the' charge as commanded. Gen Alvarez
being pbliged to state officially t through his
.ujuiani mat ue uia noi maice tne charge, be
csruse his subordinate . officers refused on ac
count of the 2TOUnd bftinty Urin i
broken for cavalry, as if it were not the sanre
JUi lu.c cavalry, oi tne enemy. . j
- It is believed that iK ..v.... :n l:
i . 7-7 -iw ..vfioiiiY; wm renew
me attack to-morrow ni aMi.;. --...-.i
by, that of La Piedad. or by that of San An-
One of the; enrnv's miPrrhVoo
with Scbti; was made k prisoner and shdt
the spot 4 .-1 -
came
orr
The next accounts" we rmfrr v 1
ital comein a letter; to-"the Arco Iris; dated
on the 10th inst. : We subjoin a translation
li .1 . ... ....... . ! -
oi ii ; ..... . " i : - - ! ; - .
' "i Z:. : : . Mexico, SeDt. 10. IRir
Mi Esteemed rwwii--The whole day has
4... v in '-- ,;hi;'"' '; 7?;' y'j. "f1 : " rv''' 'T-'--'--- !rr W;gvd;.-jc v,:
. " 1 - ' - " ' - ' - Jt"
13:
noon an alarm A m me auer"
anceofC,as catQd by th'e ;appear-
texv shoS f - the causeway of Piedad.
wlthdret1" Thcd and tte emy
shall be attaekf g to H appearanfbswe
the enemySf 0I? ee Pas
""UI an ntMf.', A a. n . it r.
lems ( 7-means of cainp' lan
has taCltn cTn0 1 The government
by a col'00' wch' "were- being sent
emercialhouse the camp of the en-
fh hasexpired.. ' , '
Ahefo) ' " ' ' ; . .
a Mexi mg an exlract of a letter from
1 1th Can! WHhin fherity,oftbe date of Sept.
i tt t. -: . i
convinced
capita! by
lJ3 W Int onn
is no doubt
n ac"ed ;r,,-- 7 u ri 1UUU men, wno were
killed n.A '. omeers ai
officers and; 3 colonels
vou iiko PtW " aun for this loss? or whatever
vuu line, ihfv him i . .?
all tlie rvr; J eaieraay at San Angel
'SKRfSir'8 Lceiono1 St. 'Patrick
S erSco, when all ,hc world
iS,S,uouiallav been spared capital
Oriza
BA,
Sept. 19. 1847.
ear Sir I h
that an . uuuui 10 miorm you
Gen i, h'ct "nSs the intelligence that
nvo tlin V r
rnthe iqu a " wv U1 Mexico: mat
en xne 14th -the Ampr;,n r0
BUlteOGfc anrl fk . ii
uvuija LUUtt. VUil-
U . " 1U t-"auei ana went
into the
-yA night. Gen. Bravo
was killed.'
rm i l 7 was wounaea in tne
fJ iHretired with the remainder of his
s
rwv n naa suhered much, to Guada-
iupe lanrtrianA :J&-
To F. M. Dimond i.cn iniiJf'A
imiHUer from a creditable source confirms
all mat is said m the above, and only disagrees
with it instating that the .city .was carried by
assaultou the 14tti. The Sun of Anahuac
has it that on the 13th the heights and works
-a xX epeC was cared ; that: on the 14th
and 15th the city was bombarded, and that a
Part of our army entered it on the. morning
of the 16th, i the balance remaining at Cha
pultepec. As we have already stated, how
ever, we place no reliance, on any of these
reports except that of the correspondent of
Mr. Dimond, - "".. .-..( .., x j -t
As to our. loss before the army entered the
city, we have nothing authentic. ; We fear
this new victory has not been achieved with
out great loss of life. The Mexican accounts
show that active hostilities commenced on the
8th, -and wife contuiued with more, or less ac
tivity uuiii our army took possession of ihe
city. A pa&engcr by the J ames L. Day,
inform.' u. that it wag reported among the
Mexican at Yera Cruz that we lost 1 700
men in tilled and wounded, but he could trace
it to no authentic source. Another passenger
estimates Gen. Scott's loss at from one fourth
to one third, of his army, in killed and wound
ed, but upon what data he bases this opinion
' . i -t i ii. .i i .
we cannot learn, and are inclined
to think it
is nurelr comecture
looked for with great anxiety the basis upon
We come now to wnat our reaaers nave
which Mr. Trist and the Alexicans proposea
fn np.ntiate. It will be'seen that from the
commencement there was no real intention on
the nart of the Mexicans to conclude a peace.
In fact it is not saying too much to assert that
their propositions were farcical in the extreme,
and originated m iraua anu uecepuuu, mo
only motive which evidently actukted them
Koinr o dp:irft to oniain lime iu ovioiJiiuicii
UlllL. - ---
hemselvcs for a renewed conflict.
TTnr ornnt of time and space, we only give
an outline of the propositions of each party,
mi,, c-ct rrmnsi'Mnn wo come to is that of
X UC Ills'- piw"'""-- .
Mr. Trist:
Art. 1.
There will be a firm and univer-
li nVt ween the United States of Ameri-
u , thp United States of Mexico, without
r ovation whatever. All hostilities by
XCepuuii - --7.
'iiAd hnll pease immediately and de-
sea ui w" . LCii t
Xttuv. -. i-n 1
finWplvaa soon as
the ratincauon suan wc
been exchanged by both parties.
Art 2. All prisoners of war made by
both Pities, both on sea and on (and, shall
be lib'ratedas soon as practicab fa ate .the
exchange
nf ratincauons vi
reed that if any .Mexican citi-
tJesiaes u 1 o n; th Camanches,
zens shouioe pi xf ng whhin the Hmits of
1 tt 'tJ tatps the government j of the U.
the United M1, their return t0
Sloc Xrdinir to the treaties existing
ineir uvuv -
with those Indians.
the present treaty
WiW .r . T . 1 A
a ut. 3. As soon
. Ad.-' y ' AnUr ratified bv the Unitedl river 10 us auuq , vm r
shall have been duly ratinea oy Riyer Neuces a straight line will be traced
1. r TXTiVn. orders Will De 15SUCU yvim . i..i f.-: fTVow TVfor.
stares vi 7 ., . , c oi-tib
,,t ,i,.!av;to the commanaer w-r.
"bot'h on Sa and land, that SS
1 j n-nA that SUCH su&uwwv"' r:
Soterved. Immediately
and
of ratifications ot . tne
all the pons, ieiitw- - - - cantured
. K .7A whieh may have Deen capiureu
nt pverv-"-1"") " ti TTnitAd States
!LeTnited States from the Un ted btates
"J " . . J.'.i
1 1 V LllU w , . .1 - nnrT irillNH. I. DHL"
of Me
prised
asde
hp. ff.
. Art.
cJ'nfr any damage, A the Oovernment oi me sa
Tt y- fr i lUUb M.- T wr 7 t - .. : - f" . 1.
RT. 4. -The :in the Gulfof treaty.
Republics, will commencein f
tnm
Mexico, reeieag r;
ItlO Uia"-, -r- -nZ wWpT(
Tniddle of nvo afeW
touch-esme - 10 : me long:
thence towarub "i- w Mexi ca
thW southern limit of New. Jwe
ar nf the same ;
of INeW Mexico, umu. - f . sh0uld not
fi. f thp Rio Gila', or if it .snoul .
v? wSS ftdany arm of that rive ,
to the point of sid lintf nearest w r
thence in a direcUon to tng-wuuv
S7 .1 .vwo
1817, - 'W
' 1 - i. o . . . ' . - .... " " -
cending by said arm and by the said river
Gijaf until its discharge into the river Colora
do, and from thence -uownwards by the Co
lorado and the middle of the Gulf of Califor
nia to tho Pacific ocean.-. ". -- ,
f 'AAt. 57' In consideration of the extension
of territory, as defined by the preceding, arH
ucie, ana dv ine simulations wnich wiil ap
pear in article No. 8, the United States aban
don, 'forever,' all claims against . the - United
States of Mexico, on account of the expenses
of the War ; and besides this agree to pay to
thejUnited States of Mexico, $ (The
suni is hot specified.
Art. 6. In consideration of article No. 4,
the United States agree to guarantee and pay
to the claimants all the obligations which are
now due, and which may fall due according
to the convention concluded between the two
Republics In the city of Mexico on the 30th
January, 1843, and to provide ior the payment
of the decisions given in favotM the claimants,
igivenainder-a:conventioa between the U, S.
ana tne iviexican Kepublic, under date 'of the
12th April, 1839, Arid the United States
also agree to assume the payment of the
claims , of citizens , of the United States, not
previously decided against the Government of
the.j United btates of Mexico, up to a sum
which shall not exceed three millions of dol
lars, and which shall have originated previous
to the.T3th May, 1846, and which also shall
have been acknowledged as just debts by, a
tribunal of commissioners appointed by the
Government of the United States, whose de
cisions shall be definitive and binding, prov
ded that on deciding on said demands, the
said tribunal shall be governed by the princi
ples and rules prescribed by articles Nos. 1
and 5 of the convention, not ratifie'd, but con
cluded in the city of Mexico, on the 20th of
November, 1843 : and in no case shall a de
lusion be given in favor of any claim, unless
iV cguiaicu uy uiessB principles ana rules,
and the United States by this, and forever
after, exonerate the United States of Mexico
from all responsibility to "these claimants,
whether .rejected or admitted by said com
missioners, i
Ain.T. 7. Ierely "states that in case of any
difficulty inihe settlement of the claims,, the
archives of the Government are to be at the
service of the commission to ascertain the va
lidity of the claims. t 1
t Art. 8. The United States shall have in
perpetuity freeof any tax or claim whatso-
ever, ior tne produce ot their own country
or the produce introduced under their flag, the
transportation of goods through" the Isthmus
of Tehuan tepee, for or from the Pacific, by
any means of conveyance now in existence
lor to be established hereafter, by canals or rail
roads. '
Art. 9. All the goods introduced during
the occupation of the country by the United
btates shall be free irom either importation
or inAerual dutie ajad fx.ee; from confiscation.
Art. 10. The articles of amity, commerce
and navigation, concluded in the city of Mexi
co on the 5th April, 1831, between the two
powers, shall be renewed for the period of
eight years alter the ratification of the treaty;
each party having the right after the expira
tion of that period to terminate the same by a
notice of one year.
f Art. 11. This ; treaty will be approved
and ratified by the President of Jie United
States of America, with the approbation and
consent of e Senate and by the consent of
U1 vilcutaico " c T p
prooaiion oi ine yenerai congress; ana me
ratification will be exchanged in the city of
Washington 'within the period ol months
from' the date ori which it may be signed or
as soon as possible.
Leaving aside for the pf esenf the first in
structions from Santa Anna to the Mexican
commissioners, we proceed to' give an outline
of the ultimatum offered by them under his
renewed instruction, which differers slightly
from the original position ;
Art. 1. Is merely an expression of a desire
that 'there may be a firm! and lasting peace
between the two Republics. :
Art. 2. Stipulates that all prisoners taken
by land or seashall be given up after the trea-
j . f . r , . ,
ty is sighed, and that any Mexicans who may
11' c . . ! r T. J'
oe piisoners 01 me savage inoes 01 muians
savage tribes
within the limits of the United Stat4s, shall be
given up by the Government of the United
states ana returnea to ineir nomes.
Art! 3. All the forts, towns or territory and
artillery taken by the forces of the United
States shall be returned to Mexico.
Art. 4i The dividinsr line between ,th6
two Republics shall commence in the GuIf,of
Mexico, three leagues lrom land, m front
frorni the Southern mouth of the Bay of Cor-
pus Christi, to run in a straight liney through
said bay to the mouth ofethe Rio de las
Neuces, to follow thence the course oi mat
.. 4.' ito emmet frnm thA smirA or thft
t until u meeisuie atiuamumiti v
- - in fh. snntheast Dart ,. It will thence
K.V -
, u.:.., Q7 wh rh wi
which will serve as
- ... touche5 Ai frontier df New.
Mexico to the racmc. xne uvC1um -
r . rnA rw np w fistahhsh-
IViexico aifreco nu. iv ,
, gftlonie. iA- the space of land which
I i , .
ia StatM anree to
sion suaii uC Icv
thp. U. S.- . -
niRT. 10. citizens' of Mexico
;ad7":Bteartiaesthe,Uni- building to be loaded, some eigmor ten' 6f the
t rfLst the Mexican Gov- robbers Were arrested.hta Annaa
dv lCu -r r the Government Urised for the outrage, 1 am told, anu isuppos
a it p.mmeni iruiu at waiuiu , r j -rr. j i.. otnipr
.r z- cu a iinVtoA States. nas promisea to reiuuu erciy uung ?
ltM LiJC'z JUlnner as is provided m that offr wagons arenot aiiowea to enr
at tne ' "T i ' city cannot ' M construed into any tnmg ou .
Awards the proposition of Mr Trist ,v . . .J;VU nftha armistice : vef as Santa
La - AW9. Stinuates that tne vaiuoiiuiei, "67: ;,i r .tt&L'-
VOL. I : NO 42; :
Hege oi returning $6 Mexico, Wi'thbut ajJ, taxt
being exacted fromfthm.' -i- i
: Art. il 1. fAU grantsW land made by me
Mtxican Go vernmeiit previous to jfhis cessfoa
of territory are to be respected by Gbvern
inentbf the United Stages. : ( . V-f. r
Art. 12. TThe Repubhcof, the - tJ.: States
binds itself, solemely, not to admit hence-4
forward the annexation of any district or terr
ritorry comprised within the limit assigned
by the present treaty fo the Mexican Republic
This solemn compromisers one of the coridi
tiohs under which Mexico makes a cession of
territory to the Republic pf North America
Art. 13. All goods now in the ports occu
pied byi the American troops will ; pay th$
duties established by the Republic unless they
have been pre-paid - j otherwise-meywili' be
confiscated. - ': '.
Art. 1 4. The government of the United
States will satisfy justly the claims of Mexi
can citizens for the damage the American
troops have done them. " '
AR;i5.MtocJyTe!ati5stthe rahationof
the treaty. " - -
:. IR. KENDALL'S LETTERS "FIDM
THE ARMY - J
Correspondence of the Picaywie.
Tacubaya, Avg 30, 147. .
Since t WTote you yesterday we have a
thousand cnflicting rumors from the city.
Santa Anna certainly has sohie 15,000 troops
under his arms but is as much in favor of
peace as e ver. He has opponents in every par
ty anu every, quarter, many ot them, too,
warmly in favor of-peace. They perhaps
may overcome their scruples, to the man for
the sake of the measure, but of this we shall
know more anon. .
The Congress of the State - of Mexico, in
eession a Toluca: has come out against neace
measures, and .the Governor, 01oguibeIiias ;
The peace" commissioners: aflet bein& iri
session two or three days, have adjourned, tin-
til the 1st September, Wednesday, next." Of "
their proceedings no one knows any thing;
but it is rumored that both Geh. Scott and Mr, . v
Trist express hopes that a treaty of peace Will
be signed. . - - : -', "
V alehcia is at Toluca, endeavorinrr to write
himself out of the scrape his great lack df fight
ing propensities got him into at Conteras.
Santa Anna; meanwhile, loads all the hame
upon Valencia his insubordination," he says
lost everything. With this I send you one of
the intercepted letters, captured, on' the 22d ,
inst. by our dragoons. It is rich, and proba
bly as true as it is rich. s '( Maria '.' speaks her j
tmnd freely, and" if the valient Pdlcas can find 1
any thing complimentary in what she says it
is more than 1 can. I have me promise, iri
company with another correspondent, of being
allowed to copy all the best of the letters. 1
Yours, &c, G. W. Ki
'. ' ' - y;z t&py ' 7'""r . ; .. " ,
Mexico. Auor. 21. 1847: I
My Much Loved Uncle-rConsidering uiat
you would -be uneasy on our account under
present circumstances, I write ,to relieve your
mind. Every thing is lost, and, ' I , believe,
there is no hope for us. Day before yesterday
Valencia had a fight with the enemy, near
Cohteras, and it was supposed he was victori
ous i but ihe next morninjr he lost every thinr
Yesterday some National Guards that were at
San Antonia had a small fight and the battal
ions of Hidalgo and Victoria, Polka troops
Gentlemen soldiers, ran like cowards as also
did the cavalry of the 1 1th and the 3d light
infantry. This is a strange fatality, ancf it
seems oitr troops are good for nothing buP
boast, I only heard them cry; there comes
the Yankees, overcome with terror- and rtm
ning a. whole 'league without stopping, frorri
which fact I have rib hope that resistance ean
be fnade at the gates, as is intended ; you will
see what will happen if a defence is attempted.
They will all run and" their history wilt end.
Ruperto saved himself, as he had the luck to
run away in company with the " Victorias'
and he is now safe with his dear aunt and quite
tranquil. It appears tjuite impossible that
12,000 men under the command of Scott
should have put to flight and entirely cowed
32,000 of our men. It confounds reason the
fact is opposed to reason and almost incredible J"
yet, strahge to say, it is true. This misfortune
has no remedy, and the afTair must soon efid,"
and ,We can do nbtliihg.. Do iiof believe the
thousand lies our troops may tell you, and of
which they boast. You know tmt here (in
Mexico) a thousand lies are tolq froni our
next door neighbors therefore . how nrucbi
more exaggerated - they will be when travel
ling to you. Do hot be afflicted, but hoM all
you hear at quarantine. Recommend four- .
self to God and trust in him and he will take
care of us. i , MARIA; .
P. S.. My Dean Uncle I refer yem to
my sisters letter ior ine news.., i,"can aaa
nothinsr to it but that we the Mexicans are
fThis postscript, although not signed. ' was
probably Written by the brave and chivalrous
Kuperto, wnp leit tranquility ana nis aear
e tint ne was reaji? qmxe sale., f.
Tacubaya. Aug;,2f. ,
TVo nights since. a Targe etore-notise belong-
lug iu ixxi niuguus, aim twuiaimug uiuisuu
was broken into and robbed in the face .criS-.tn6
authorities4.. At 3 o'clock in the morning, just
as orir pack animals Were appfoaching . the
Yours, &c -
t that orcm. Anna-Rava ne is icoiiu ,
territory ceded Scott has been msxrucvcu 7
I and Iohg-su'9errng: to" the last; I suppose it w
whn mnuhiin. hp. nVftriOOKCU. -. , . 1. t .V.