The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-29 00:00:00

say that he was instructed to do so if possible before
I Genkral Scott entered the capiial.
We believe the instructinni were positive, and no
doubt they were obeyed, having absolute confidence
in this reprebentation of the acts of the English Go•

vernment.
We think it reasonable to suppose that General
Scott was influenced by a knowledge of this media-
tion to trust once again to the efforts of Mr. Trist to
negotiate a peace, and so assured the Mexicans the
humiliation of the armed occupation of their capital ;
his characteristic humanity may also be presumed to
have strongly influenced him to save Mexico.
We may recur to this point and to the prospects of
peace which some may now entertain. We have
given none of the rumours current in Vera Cruz as
to the fall of Mexico—they are evidently founded on
imperfect rumours of the real state of facts. The
rumours circulated here that Santa Anna and Valencia
were taken prisoners, we believe are totally un-
founded.

No couriers from General Scott's army direct have
been able to get through, so far as we can learn, but
from the foregoing statement it is manifest that
General Scott holds the city of Mexico at his corn-
malid, that General Scott did not want to enter the
city is manifest ; he was doubtless deterred from en-
tering it by a desire to save the pride of the Mexicans,
when upon the eve of important nfgotiations, from
the violence of a hostile occupation.
We are informed from a respectable source that
Major Lally is known to have passed Perote, and
been on his way in safety to Puebla ; he made some
stay in Jalapa. The Boletin, of Jalapa, says that
Major Lally's train, after having been attacked at
Cerro Gordo retired to the plain, at the same time
the guerillas also retired; on the following day the
train commenced marching for Jalapa, that the
guerillas would attack our troops near that place, and
all the evening the road for near a mile was covered
with men, women, and children, whom curiosity had
attracted there, this gave rise to firing of cannon and
musketry from our troops, and the citizens succeeded
in reaching their homes without receiving any injury.
" The guerillas are said to have numbered 350 ;
the fire commenced at half-past five o'clock, and
lasted but a short time ; at night tranquil-
lity prevailed in the city, and a party of mounted
men from the train entered the city and passed
through the principal streets, at the same time
guerillas were seen near by. The Boletin says that
the loss on the side of the guerillas was small. At
eleven o'clock on the 19th, Major Lally inquired of
the Alcade whether the citizens of Jalapa would
commit hostilities againr the Americans if they en-
tered or not, to which the Alcade answered that the
population was unarmed, but that a number of gue-
rillas being in the neighbourhood he would not take
the responsibility of their actions.
On the morning of the 20th the train of waggons
and the troops entered the city. The Boletin says
that the waggons are filled with sick and wounded.
Yesterday, the 24 h ult., it was rumoured in Vera
Cruz that Father Jaran:a Lad attacked the train a
short distance the other side of Jalapa, but that he
had been driven back by our troops with loss on both
sides.

Intelligence reached Colonel Wilson, on the morn-
ing of the 27th ult., that Lieutenant David Hender-
son, of Captain Fairchild's company of Dragoons,
and his party, %1 ho were sent out by Captain Wells
on the 15th of August to apprise Major Lally of
the approach of reinforcements, were all shot by the
guerillas.
There is little or no doubt of this sad intelligence.
Lieutenant Henderson was a resident of New Orleans,
and recently embarked as a volunteer in his
country's service—he was a printer by profession —a
man of courage and enterprise, and his fate will be
sincerely lamented by his numerous friends.
An express arrived from Alvarado to Commander
Perry with information that the guerillas had at-
tacked that place the night before and killed a sur-
geon and two marines in that town.
The steamers I'etrita and Scorpion were imme-
diately dispatched to reinforce those in possession of
the place.
Interments at New Orleans, from yellow fever,
on the 2d instant, 77 ; Charity Hospital, 14 ; La-
fayette, 14.
(From the New York True Sun of the lath.)
The following highly important and exciting intel-
ligence was yesterday morning transmitted to the
city by telegraph from Philadelphia, where it was
received by a special train from Baltimore, which
city it reached in advance of the mail by the Mobile and
New Orleans merchants' express line to Montgomery.
It will be seen that the intelligence is somewhat
confused, and some of it smacks strongly of exag-
geration and excitement.
The news was received at New Orleans on the 3d
instant, by the steamer Fashion, from Vera Cruz 27th
ult. It is the most important that has been received
for some months. The most material points in it are
the advance of our army to the city of Mexico,
where two brave triumphs were achieved by our
aimy under the walls of the city; that the Mexicans
have been brought to terms, and now supplicate a
suspension of arms—and General Scott has granted
it. The Mexican Congress has been convoked to
take into consideration Mr. Trist's propositions.
The news was received in Vera Cruz on the even-
ing of the 26th ult., by an express courier from Ori-
zaba, who brought down the following letter to Mr.
Dimond, the Collector of Vera Cruz, to whose cour-
tesy we are indebted for its use

ORIZABA, AUG. 25, 1847.
"My dear Friend,—The Mexican mail, which has
just come in, brought the following intelligence,
bich I copy from thu Diario Official del Gobierno.
I send you this by an cypress courier, who will be
with you to-morrow about twelve o'clock.
" On the 20th, two bri.cades, commanded by Gene-
rals Valencia and Santa Anna, went out to attack the
Americans near Los Llanos des Angel.
" Valencia's division has been completely defeated,
and Santa Anna, after the first rencontre, fell back
also in disorder to the city—they immediately aftar
this asked fur a suspension of hostilities, and offered
to hear the propositions of peace from Mr. Trist.
" The next day the Minister of Foreign Relations
invited the next Congress, through the newspapers,
to meet for that purpose.
" These are the great facts, which, no doubt, will
bring after them peace.—Yours truly,
" F. M. DIMOND."
Another express arrived in Vera Cruz on the 26th
ult. with letters containing the same news in sub-
stance, and the following translation of the announce-
ment of it in the Diario Del Gobierno :
(Translated from the Diaro del Gobierno.)
General Scott's troops, who intended marching on
Penon, turned at and arrived at Tacurbava.
As soon as the news was known at Mexico, Va-
lencia's division went out to attack the Americans at
Los Llanos de San Angel, and were completely
routed. Next came Santa Anna, with another
division, which shared the same fate. After some
fighting, the Mexicans retreated to the capital in
great disorder; and such was the panic created by
their defeat that the Minister of Foreign Relations
immediately convoked the Congress, to take into
consideration Mr. Trist's proposition. A suspen-
sion of arms was demanded by the Mexicans, and
granted.
The Americans are around Mexico, but had not
entered the city on the 21st.
Such are the meagre details which we have of
these important events.
No couriers from General Scott's army direct have
been able to get through, so far as we can learn,
but from the foregoing statement it is manifest
that General Scutt holds the city of Mexico at his
command.
That General Scott did not choose to enter the
city is ma❑ifest ; he was doubtless deterred from
entering it by a desire to save the pride of the
Mexicans, when upon the eve of important negotia-
tions.

It is now supposed that the extraordinary courier
which left Vera Cruz for Mexico on the 12th, a day
in advance of the regular English courier, was the
bearer of instructions to the British Minister to offer
again his in,diation, and we think we may safely say
Vila he was ins`ructed to do if possible before
General Scott entered the capital.
We believe the instructions were positive, and no
doubt they were obet ed, leas Jig absolute confidence
in the representation of the acts cf the Engdsh Go-
vernment.
We think it reasonable to suppose that General
Scott was influenced by a knowledge of this media-
tion, to trust once again to the efforts of Mr. Trist to
negotiate a peace, and so spared the Mexicans the hu-
miliation of the armed occupation of the capital; his
characteristic humanity may also be presumed to
have strongly influenced him to save Mexico from
'the violence of a hostile occupation.