The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-10-12
OF THE VERA CRUZ sun.
PUEBLA, SgPrEaBER IL, IS47.

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Letters have arrived here from AtIixio,
stating that an express arrived there on
his way to Oajaca, sent by Gen. Leon,
and that the said express had brought let-
.ers from Mexico dated 9th instant.
These letters state that the PROPOSE
tons made by Mr.. Frist were rejected,
or, at least, one portion OF them; that hos
tilllies had recommended on the 9Th in
the afternoon; that battle had been
fought on that evening by few hundred
men of SCOTS army against four of the
picked regiments of the Mexican army
the ltth regiment Of the line, the Sd and
4th regiments oil light infantry, and one
regiment of the National Guards, all COM
manded by Gen. Leon; that the enemy's
forces had been badly used Up, and that
their loss exceeds two thousand 6ve hun
dred.
The letters say that Mr.. Trist's propo-
sitions were these: That the citizens of
the United States would not have any
thing to claim from Mexico for damages
occasioned by this war. That the Uni
ted States would have the privilege of
establishing two factories in Upper Cali
fornia for eight years; and that the Mex
can Government could, al!er that time, II
it chose, renew this article Of the treaty.
This was not accepted
Then Mr.. Trist, unclothing himself of
his official powers, remarked TO the Mex
lean Commissioners that he thought II
would be much better for Mexico TO cede
the whole of Upper California to the u
nited States, for which this Government
would certainly pay fifteen or twenty.
millions Of dollars.
This would probably be agreed upon,
if the following article had met with the
assent of the Mexicans, viz: That the
Texan boundary line would run along
from the mouth Of the Rio Grande, on
the left side, to the right side Of the Rio
GiIa. But this last proposition was re-
jected.
The Mexicans would not yield one
inch Of ground the other side Of the river
Neuces.
Mr.. Trist then asked forty-6ve days,
as he said ho was not authorized TO ac-
cept such propositions; but the Mexi-
cans replied they would give but hse
days, and no more.
On the 5th day (the 7ih) letter was
written by Santa Anna to Gen. Scott, ac-
cusing him of breaking the armistice on
some trifiing pretext. Gen. Scott ans
wered making similar charges.
On the 9Th, in the afternoon, body OF
few hundred men of Gen. SCOTS were
sent TO attack Chapultepec. They en-
countered a large force of the enemy's
best troops there. and terrible tight en-
sued. in which the Mexicans got, as IL
slaI, sound thrashing. Gen. Leon,
vino commanded the Mexicans, was
wounded, and Gen. Balderas, OF the Ma
tionaI Guard, was killed.
The small number of the Americans
(who, the Mexican letters say, TO use
their own expression, ..have fought like
devils retired to Tacubaya, leaving FIVE
wagons behind them. Some of these
had no wheels, while others had no
horses. The loss on the part of the
Americans is very small comparatively.
A proclamation Cor manifesto, as they
call III was issued by Gen. Herrera,
Governor Of The city OF Mexico, recon-
mending 70 the citizens. men, women,
and children, 10 collect stones and carry
them to the roofs Of houses, and from
there throw Them al the Americans if
they entered The city.
I'll e above letter reached Vera Cruz
by the way of Orizaba.