New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-11
BT THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
The News from Mexico.


ron of Vera Cruz Along with these letters lc71r
aals have been transmitted from which the follow.
ing extracts have been made What besotted
Dsopla are these Before the battle. Anpzdia
boasret thar We should Be defeated snd not enc OF
orr IRONS would be Left 70 taste ct the waters OF
tho ;o-f.-enfe And since the Mexicars were
driven from Monterey. they are HisrepEesentins
s,.-z- .,ir,---nskins cur loss 70 be i500-and some
say n.sr 3 O0e-and stating thst they left behind
them only about SIX pieces OF artillery. not 1T Tor
use Private letters tronn Vera Cruz, however. aP-
orec;ste the deuth of the blow they have sns-
tained-Montersv being considered one OF me
strongest places in the world. &c &c
I tsw numbers OF the Locomotor OF ' era Cruz.
TO the sth OF October inclusive. have been received
al the Navy Department. The Intelligence OF the
capture OF Monterey Is copied from other papers
with few comments.
The following is translation OF the official dis
patch o: Gen AuprGia 70 the Mexican Secretary
Of War announcing she surrender OF Monterey;
Mosr EXCELLENT SIs: After brilliant defence IN
The course of which the enemy WIS repussd WIN lne
loss OF fteeu hundred men from various posts ne sue
ceeded in possessing himself OF the Eight coIinsiohS
the Bishops Palace and another 20 the south OF L. ana
likewise OF detached breas-vo-S called the !eheria'
4ni continuing his attacks through the houses winch ne
pierced IL direction toward TIE center Of the CITY ne
succeeded II posting himself within hall suasHo' OF ae
principal square where the troops were posted VINO
suffered much from the hollow shot
Under these circumstances was requested oy va-i-
m. r--cia officers 70 encssvor TO come 10 such
SIS would diminish losses for 20 open way with
the bayonet surrounded were b entrenchoc enc
mics would have resulted in the dispersal OF the troops
and nothing Of the fgGrIei would have been saved
These considerations having been weighed By me- aiso
took into what the city suffered and would suffer
from TIE attacks by the piercing OF the houses a. wei
as the destruction by the bombs the scarcity OF sIiu-
nition which beginning 70 be felt; the provisions
which were losing the eneuiys lines approached the
center the distance from supplies and nnaliy that
protect this state OF things tor Two or three days even
if it possible 20 do could not end 10 triumph
and consented open propositions which resulted IN
the annexed terms OF capituianon.
Your exceency VIII perceive that they preserve the
honor of the nation and thst OF the army and il 10 be
observed that ii they do not grant as much as was per
hsps expected that OF itself proves tile superiority OF the
enemy not in vaor which he displayed IN most of the
coubas bu; his position within the squares OF pierced
masonry which surrounded the square and cut OH any
supplies of provisions wood or other articles necessary
10 subsistence.
Win the greatest regret the army wi;hdraws from
their capital abundsnty ws,ered with its blood leaving
under the guaranty OF the promises OF the American
Generals the severely wounded and the neighborns
population of the states, whose civil authorities will
continue il the exercise of their functions Tomorrow
shall continue my march 10 Sano, where VII await
the orders OF the supreme Government And IN com
nuncanc this you, for the information OF his Excel
ency the President have the honor TO reiieratc the
''-' '--'e' - 10y ''-7-''' PEDRO DE AMPUDh.
God and Liberty Head Quarters in Monterey, Sep
TENDER .. lei6.
The following is the proclamation of General Sa.
las the acting President, to the people OF Mexico
announcing the loss of Monterey;
Mexicsns A government established asans, the will
OF the nation il interested in conceang from 1t events
which disastrous L; above nl when the RESPONSE
bity their occurrence must fall upon the government
A government whose sentiments and interests no
other than those Of the nation. and which has emanated
from the movement By which IL threw OFT It's opprcssors
has need conceal anything from IT, for the nation
itself combat tor ia preservation and Tor s honor
Nexicau- Monterey has fallen. IL was not enough
to def Death as our valiant ellowcountrymen did for
days il necessary TO DO more to defy want IN
everv grape and the nsuitciency OF means OF resist
Ance intention of the enemy 10 occupy tue whole
Republ, Is manifest bur the Government Is dctermin
I'd 20 triumph perish with the Republic. Partial dis
asters OF Importance the Spanish nation suffer
ed much in the space OF SIX years and the result
OF her heroic efforts and the cooperation OF all her sons
was that the bones OF half millions of unjust invaders
when the fields OF the Peninsula. Shall we become
unworthy of Independence by not showing ourselves
sons worthy OF fathers That independence was
by alone only after ten years OF constancy and
is not possible that organized nation should show
strength than its oppressed such our hrst
leaders
Mexicans The time 20 act has come WIN you sui
Ter your population be dccimated sending II to perish
by handsull on the frontier. to-day another to
row snd 70 perish less by the enemies balls than by
neglect The government will exert all it, power in
the defence OF rights but Il mas right 10 expect That
Indifference inactive contemplation shall not be the
recompeuse OF is plan OF operations for the nation
will prefer that not one should be left another
rather than behold It's sovereignty is rights and It's tenn
pies trsmpled under foot The lnyncble general call.
ed BY place himself al the mead OF the troops
solved not to survive the dshonor of his country.
VIII il be less SO No Our blood and property
will be the sacrifice that offer up and when you
in the full enjoyment OF the rights which you claimed
DO doubt OF your cooperation and with 1t we will
snatch from fortune complete victory which in the end
VIII ensure existence and honor
JOSE MARIANA De sALAs