Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1847-10-07

burst in The air, and long before they
reached our trenches. Al. the same
hour a firing commenced at Chapulte-
pee, on the right side of which and in
the mountains, whence came The attack,
at a short distance from the enemy are
stationed our forces of cavalry and in
fan'ry, who are watching the enemy.
We opened, at half after six. from
the battery Of the "garita" Of Belen,
or it may be from that startling from
the end ofPasco Nuevo. which is Sit
ua,ed in the angel formed by the gate
way leading 10 the villages Of La PIE
dad and Tacubaya. But where the
enemy directed all his efforts appears
to be the "garita ofSan Antonio Abad.
The servant is at the door; must close
the alarm. bell continues to ring.
ORIzABA, Sept. Is, lS47.
Dear SRI have the honor to inform
you that an express arrived here. this
evening, from Mexico, which brings
the intelligence that Gen. Scott was in
the city of Mexico; tina, on the 18th the
American troops took .Chipultepec and
the citadel, and went into the city that
night. Gen. Bravo was killed, and
Gen. Santa Anna was wounded in the
arm and had retired with the remainder
of his troops, which had suffered much,
to Guadalupe. Your friend, &c. -
To F. M. Dimond, Esq, Collector,
Vera Cruz.
A letter from credible source con-
firms all that is said in the ABOVE, and
only disagrees with it in stating tina,
the city was carried by assault on the
18th. The Sun Of Anahuac has it
that on the 18th the heights and works
of Cbaputepec were carried; and tina,
on the l4th and 18th the city was bonn
barded, and that part of our army en-
tered it on the morning Of the 10th,
the balance remaining at Chapultepec.
As We have already stated, however,
we place no reliance on any Of these
reports except that of the correspon-
dent Of Mr.. Dimond.
As to our loss before the army enter
ed the ci:y,we have nothing authentic.
We fear this new victory has not been
achieved without great loss of life.-
The Mexican accounts show that ac-
tive hostilites commenced on the 9Th,
and were continued with more or less
activity until our army took possession
ofthe city. A passenger by the James
l.. Day informs US that it was reported
among the Mexicans at Vera Cruz that
we lost 100 men in killed and woun-
ded, but we could trace it to no au-
tbeptie source. Another passenger es-
Inmates Gen. SCOTS loss at from one.
fourth 10 one-third Of his army, in kill
ed & wounded, but lpon what data be
bases this opinion we cannot learn and
are inclined to think it purely conjec-
ture.
Editorial correspondence of the Picayune.]
TAcUBAYA, August 80, lS47.
Since wrote you yesterday we have
a thousand conflicting rumors from the
city. Santa Anna certainly has some
5000 troops under arms, but is as
much in favor of peace as ever. He
has opponents in every party and eve
ny quarter, many of them, too, warmly
in favor of peace. They perhaps may
overcome their scruples to the man for
the sake of the measure, but of this we
shall know more anon.
The Congress ofihe State of Next
CO, in session at Toluea, has come out
against peace measures, and the Cover
ernor, Olaguibel has also issued man
ifesto on the same side. s.
The peace commissioners, after be-
ing in session two or three days, have
adjourned until the 1st September,
Wednesday next. Of their proceed
ings no one knows anything, but it is
rumored that both Gen. Scott and Mr..
Trist express hopes that a treaty of
peace will be signed.
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