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

We may recur to this point, and to the prospects
of peace, whit h some may not entertain. We have
given none of the rumours current in Vera Cruz as
to the fall of IVlexico. They are evidently
on imperfect rumours of the real state of facts.
fhe rumours circulated here that Santa Anna and
Vaien.cia were taken prisoners, we believe, are totally
without foundation.

'We are informed, from a very responsible source,
that Major Lally is known to have passed Perote, and
been on his way, in safety, to Puebla. He made
some stay at Jalapa. The Boletin of J..lapa says
that Major Lally 's train, after having been attacked
at Cera Gordo retired to the plain, at the same time
the guerillas retired. On the folli.wing day the
train commenced inarchii,g for Jalapa; that the
guerillas would attack our troops near that place,
and all the road, fur 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 suc-
ceeded in reaching their homes without receiving any
injury.
The guerillas are said to have numbered 350. The
fire commence iat half-past five o'clock, and lasted
hut a short time. At night tranquillity prevailed in
the city, and a party of mounted men from the train
entered the city and p,ssed through the principal
streets. At the same time guerillas were seen near
by. The Boletin says the I,ss on the side of the
guerrilla, was small. At eleven o'clock on the 19th,
iVlajor Lally inquired of the Alcalde whether the
citizens of Jalapa would commit hostilities against
the Americans if they entered, or not; to which the
Alcalde answered, that the population was unarmed,
but that a number of guerillas being in the neigh-
bourhood, he could 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 24th ult., it was rumoured at Vera
Cruz that Father Jarauca had attacked the train a
short distance on the other side of Jalapa, but that be
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, who 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 the correctness of
this sad intelligence. Lieut. Henderson was a resi-
dent of New Orleans, and but recently embarked as
a volunteer in his country's service—he was a
p
by profession, a man of courage and enterpriserinter.
, aad
fate will be sincerely lamented by his numerous
friends.
An express arrived from Alvarado to Commodore
Perry, with information that the guerillas had at-
tacked that place the night before, and killed a aut.'
geon and two marines in that town.
The steamers Petrita and Scorpion were itultwi
diately dispatched to reinforce those in possessi°n o
the place.
The most authentic account we have yet seen of
the battles under the walls of the city of Mexico•
is contained in the following extract from a letter to
the N. 0. Commercial Bulletin, dated at Vera Cruz,
Aug. 27 :
The house of Harguos and Co. received a courier
yesterday frons their partner, who is at the capital,
who, in a few hurried lines, says that General Scott
was before the city. There had been an attack made
on a portion of the American army, but the Mexicans
were repulsed with great loss.
"iProposals had been sent to Gen. Scott, offeril
to treat, and the fighting .had been suspended, thous!
the batteries were all ready to fire on them, al'
General Scott had actually commenced, when the flag
of truce reached him.
" The result was not known, though the courier
verbally reports that the American army were Ac-
tually entering the city when he left.
"'Nothing further will probably be known until the
arrival of the English courier, who is expected on the
Ist of September.
" The Americans had cut off the supply of water,
and the army was on both sides of the city. The
fight that took place was with that portion nous'
Worth. The action lasted two hours, and was sa,:l,-
guinary and decisive, as regards the Niexicans. "
know nothing as to the American loss.
General Scott, besides his flying artillery, has
very large battering train with him, and no doubt Is
felt here that he has obtained possession of the cat
We anxiously wait full details, and sincerely bope
It
will lead to peace.
Business is very still here. There are only tW__°
foreign vessels here, one from Havre and one fro"
Havannah, and only two American merchant veto'
the others are in Government employ, as transpurl't
store• ships colliers, &c.
The yellow fever is decreasing.
castle
Major Clark, commanding the
Cruz, had died of the vomito. Vera

COMMERCIAL NEWS.
NEW YORK MARKETS, SEPT. 14.
Ashes are without any change. Puts are selling at
5 dolls. 11q a
c., and Pear's t 7 dulls,
Cuttoi —The market is very firm, and prices in fa y.:_tif
of the sellers. The transactions are about 2,000 bill 5
day at improving prices.
Flour—Fresh ground Genesee will command 5 d°1,1,g.:
62ic.; Oswego and Western 5 dulls. 37ie. to cilictltTo
50e.; roan,' hoop at 5 dulls. 25c. There is but .0
doing in Southern. Sales of Meal at 2 dulls. 50e.
2 dolls. 75c.
Grain—Sales of 10,000 bushels of Flat Corn at 65c.
to 68c.; yellow 69c. 'Lye has declined, and sales at 7'
Oats dull. There is nothing doing in Wheat. Ong
Provisions—Pork is without change. Prime is se
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11e. a 12e. No sales of beef worth reporting.
Tallow—Small sales of City rendered at 10e..
Whisky—Sal, s of bbls. at 27c.
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2,000 India bonds • 40
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7
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ELECTI6N OF LORD IVLANOR•
(THIS DAY.) , idholit
A Common Hall was held to-day in the tlul. o
City for
purpose of electing a Chief Magistrate
for the for tI3
for the ensuing year.
In consequence of the announceraen- . totioe
t of r.
Alderman Wood that it was not his in. can:
on the present occasion to become " vibica
didate for the the office, the exciterdent tto
has usually taken place for the last few yearyei ts•cle,
election of Lord Mayor was completely but lit
and the whole of the proceedings presented bu
interest.
Thede r
m
eno,rdanAlloaryi 1 of tea
Al among whom
accompanied by secerliderios
whom we noticed fir' th cbair)'
Hooper (the alderman next in rotation
.Aldermen Moon, Sydney, Hughes, the °I
f•
Lucas, Sir J J. Duke and attended by holt'
feren ughes,
t officers of the Corporation,ceeded, at to
past eleven o'clock, in ro
frompro ~,obtill .
the church of St. LawrencePce jssion
Cateuaron.streerl
Mayor's
,an excellent sermon wasepwrTched by the I,;t,
peatyor s Chaplain, from 4th chap-• First Epistle °ice,
at
hearl,fverse 10. On the conclusion of Divineerp,
past one o'clock, they returned to the
etarllis,e Ilre°4;t:
where tittle usual proclamation having been sated thst
ECORDER then came torward, and 5,..v fa
the Livery of London were met together that °Plot,
.the purpose of performing one of the most inipor ~
„awl',
n not the most important of their privileges, . ,for
that of electing the Chief Alagistrate of the tao 9
the ensuing year, and in order that they tnightf,oo
unbiased and with freedom, the Aldermen P'"
together with himself, would retire. Ole
The Recorder and Aldermen having retired,
~ea
names of the different Aldermen e. ho had n°t Ps;-er•
the chair were called over by the Common U.
geant. A forest of hands were held up for U.
sif
Alderman Wood, Mr. Alderman Hooper' 11' pell
Aideroizep
James Duke. The names of the other
Here then put up seriatim. For some, not a d
hands were put up and for others none.
The SHERIFF then declared the election ofstolicel
Livery to have fallen upon Alderman Nooper
Alderman Sir James Duke. a t°
After which they left the Hall and proceede
1131)
;
the Court of Aldermen to make their return to
court.
At two o'clock the Lord Mayor, Recorder, 04
Aldermen again entered the Hall, whoa i tbil
chola
The Itzconout declared that the ,v•