The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-11
THE WAR I'M THE SOUTH.
OFFICIAL DESPATCH OF AMPUDIA.
MEXICAN VIEW OF AFFAIRS.

MEXICAN VIEW OF AFFAIRS.
SC. SC.
| (Frem the Washington Union, Nov. 81
SDespaches have been received from squadron off
Vera Cruz. Along with these letters journals have
been transmitted from which the following extracts
Before the battle Ampua boosted that we should be- de-
easd and not Of troops would be left to taste Of
the waters of the Rio Grande And since the Mexicans
every our loss to be 5O0-and some say
stating that they left behind them only
about six pieces Of artillery, not fit for Private let
ters from Vera Cruz. however, appreciate the depth Of
the blow they have being consider
few pnmbsrs u the Isesma,er of Vera Cruz to the
sth Of October inclusive. have been received at the
Navy Department The intelligence of the capture of
Monterey is copied from other papers, with few
| ments
The following is translation of the official despatch of
General Ampudia to the Mexican Secretary of War an.
nouncing the surrender Of Monterey
Mosr ExcELLrrr sIR After a brilliant defence, in
loss of fifteen hundred men, from various posts he sue.
ceeded in possessing himself Of the heights commanding
Inc bishops palace and another to the south o. it, and
and continuing his attacks through the houses which he
pierced in direction towards the centre Of the city, he
succeeded in posting himself within half gun shot of the
principal square, where the troops posted, who
| suftsred much from the hollow shot
Under these circumstances was requested by various
principal officers to endeavor to come to such terms
would diminish our losses for to open our way with the
I o s
and nothing OF the mGteriei would have been saved
These considerations having been weighed by me,
also took into view what the city suffered and suf
fer from the attacks by the piercing of the houses
we'll as the destruction by the bombs the scarcity Of
ammunition which beginning to be felt the provi
sons which we were losing, the enemy's lines ap-
preached the centre the distance from supplies
and finally that to RrGsst this state Of things for two
end in triumph and consented to open propositions
which resulted in the annexed terms Of cspiulation.
VAV thott haxn
honor Of tho nation and that Of the army and il is to be
observed that if they do not grant us as much
the enemy not in valor, which he displayed in most Of
the combats but in his position within the squares of
pierced masonry which the square and cut
cessary to subsistence
With the greatest regret, tho army withdraws from
their capital abundantly watered with its blood leaving
under the guaranty Of the promises Of the American
generals the severely wounded and the neighbsring
population of the State whose civil authorities will
hnue in the exercise Of their functions. Tomorrow
shall continue my march to Saillo where will await
nicatng this to YOU for the of his
the president, | have the honor TO reerate the assn
RANGES Of my highest respect.
God and Liberty! Headquarters in Monterey, Septsm-
Der IS, 1876
The following is the proclamation of General salas
the acting president the people Of Mexico announcing
the loss Of Monterey: it
Mexicans! government established against the will
Of the nation Interested in concealng from it
which are disastrous it, above ALL VIXEN the RESPONSE
bilty Of their must fall upon the government
A government whose sentiments and interests a no
other than those Of the nation md which has emanaed
from the movement by which it threw off its oppressors
has need to conceal anything from it, for the nation
itself must combat for its preservation and for its honor
Mexicans Monterey has fallen II not ugh
to defy DEATH vaan fellow countrymen did for
every shape and the insuiciency of means resist
ance The intention of the enemy to occupy the whole
republic il manifest but the government is determined
to triumph perish with the republic Partial disasters
Of importance the Spanish nation suffered much
in the space of six years and the result of her he
that the bones Of half million of unjust invaders wifi
ten the fields of the peninsula Shall become
wa
ed by alone only after ten years Of consancy and
Is not possible that an gained nation should show less
strength than its oppressed such as our first leaders
were.
Mexicsns! The time to act has come. Will you suf
by handsiul the frontier, to-day another tomor
row. and to perish less by the enemys balls than by me-
defence Of rights but il has right to expect that indif
ference or inactive contemplation shall not hthe 10
conpense Of its plan Of operations for the nsdcwt
prefer that not one stone should be ef another,
rather than behold its sovereignty, its rights and its
temples tramped under foot The invincible general
called by place himself at the head of the troops is
resolved survive the dishonor Of his country
| Will it be less so? No. Our blood and our property
in the full enjoyment Of the rights which you claimed
do not doubt of your operation and with it we will
snatch from fortune complete victory, which in the
JOSE MARIANA DE sALAs.
Mexico, September 30, 1876.
| The Republican, of the LIST Of October says:-
THE disagreeable intelligence which arrived yes
terday from the northern frontier and which copy
continuation from the Diaro del Gsberno perhaps the
prelude Of still more disastrous news which will put
patriotism Of Mexicans to the test No effort can be toe
great when the object Is to defend our lives, our honor
and our independence No one who feels all the force
Of the word country will fail to experience the utmost
Indignation against this treacherous enemy, who has
dreamed Of lording over our territory barbarous
while single son of Morelos lives.
1T is asserted that the terms OF captuiation agreed
upon BY General AmPuda stipulated Tor the with
equipment for the purpose of taking post at Salto
that the general reduced to this necessity after foul
We shall always lament that in this matter no atten
ton paid to the advice Of General Santa Anna who
besoughtt the government to send orders army to
withdraw from Monterey, place which could not be de
Tended in any event. account Of its being commanded
by heights We shall on this OCCASION repeat what we
have already said: the must be carried against
the Americans as the Spanards in this century warred
against the French by the system of guerlas capable
my The establishment of the national guard should be
devoted to the practice Of the system In other way
cans Is very much superior to ours and
eract that powerful element by calling into play all the
e. s
MeScoi Are we deficient even in the natural instinct
| Of avoiding death r'
cept that he had been i'll with severe constipation from
which he had recovered; and that after he learned the
capture of Monterey, he wrote several letters to his
friends, reminding them Of his advice to the
to withdraw the troops from Monterey.
II ia mentioned in of the papers, some indica
ton Of public spirit that the dealers In pque IA kind Of
beer in the city Of Mexico, had requested the govern
mept TO double the tax on that article which would
yield increase Of revenue in the capital Of thou
sand dollars a day.
The most statements are made of the loss
sustained by troops at Monterey, account esti
mating it at three thousand
INCIDENTS, &C., AT MONTEREY.
SOCIETY AT MorrEREY.-Monterey Is certainly the
most civilized place have yet in Mexico, and the
society quite good Families who had left town
vUus TO the battle fast returning What Jew young
ladies have seem appeared quite intelligent very
pretty and dressed in good taste alter the Europe
fashion Their visiting cards heie assure YOU are
done up quite style The following is the superscrip
ton Of one which accidentally found Ramon de Ia
Gerza Floris," with ~ esposo underneath
and his wife-whch, think, is much better than oul