The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-14
IMPORTANT FROM THE ARMY.
THE BATTLE OF CHURUBUsco.

battle which has Deen 1ought before the capital IRON tnt
pens of our own friends The New Orleans papers
to hand by this evenings southern mail but the Mary
Kngsland had not arrived when the New Orleans papers
of the 7th were published The dispatches, however,
ceved in the mail by the Secretaries OF State and OF War
and we are enabled TO lay very Interesting details OF
the boodiest and perhaps the most decisive and brilliant
battle of the war, before readers.
We have not heard whether any dispatches have been
received from General Scott nor indeed that any letters
have been received by the Secretary from the camp But
instead of these we have been favored with the following
letters received at the War Department from officer al
Vera Cruz-the first written by himself and the other
two addressed to him by two officers of the amy-one
highly distinguished general who shore the brunt and
battle of the day" and the other from captain in
the service These letters give to the whole account the
stamp and authenticity OF official intelligence In add
ton these we give copious extracts from the Sun OF
Anahuacn Vera CRUZ of the LIST September, derived
also, no doubt from the most authentic We
hope to receive other details of these thrilling events in
the course of tomorrow which we shall hasten to lay
before our readers.
These events are glorious to the OF country
The most important and perhaps the most correct letter
which we publish-cerainy from an officer OF the high.
est acknowledgements the disparity OF the number OF
the troops engaged, and the losses OF the respective
armies, in the most imposing fom-7,0oo only OF our
men actually engaged at the main battle of Churubusco
on haiti nj eiOht in
conflict with $4,000 of the enemy, with heavy ARTILLERY
and strongly fortified After two hours of bloody
fct, mainly with the bayonet, we carried everything
the enemy were pursued to the gates of the city Our
loss (heavy indeed short of 900, the enemys 5000,
including many distinguished men," This is indeed,
brilliant victory We congratulate the whole country
upon the glory which our arms have attained and the
prospect it promises of peace. An amstce had been
concluded for forty eight hoursthe particulars OF which
give in ful-n order to open negotiations. We
head of whom stands Herrera himself Mr. Trst writes
that they had already had two meetings, and were to
have third and perhaps last interview, on Monday,
the 3oth August 1t would be idle for 10 speculate
on the ultimate results. Indeed, have time to-
night for that purpose, even if had all the elements
of calculation before us.
But we cannot forbear adding that this decisive vic
tory places the capital of the Mexcans at the mercy OF
our army. The CONSERVATION caused by the rout OF
their army has induced the enemy to enter into negoa-
ton for peace The issue of this negotiation not 10 be
counted on with confidence. The frmness with which
the war has been has brought the infatuated
Mexicans to on the discussion OF peace. After the
panic of the moment is passed. they may again manifest
their insane obstnacy in proongng the war. There
should be relaxation of efforts, pause in
preparations, until peace is conquered and ratified
treaty shall secure its continuance.
One of the letters which publish speaks of Santa
Annals manifesto of the odd August which he transmits
in Spanish We have no time TO have it translated to-
night but it shall appear Tomorrow.
Meanwhile, we lay before our readers an abstract OF
the most important points in the manifesto and more
insidous evasive, and bungng attempt to throw the
whole blame from himself to the offending general DE
eved to be Gen. vaencia) scarcely to be found even
in the history of Mexican documents.
General Santa Anna commences his manifesto, an
nouncng to the Mexican people the armisce which he
had concluded with General Scott, by saying that the
events of the 10th and Doth already too notorious,
because they unfortunate He then adverts to the
extraordinary exertons which he had used to raise and
equip an army of more than 10000 men, and provide
supplies for them, and to construct lines OF ortfcaton
His plan of defence he says, evident from glance at
troops; but in war, accident apparently Insignificant
may Illustrate the most skilful combinations On the
18th, O'Clock in the morning, he ordered general
who commanded division OF 5000 men and "a pieces OF
artillery 10 fall back the village OF Coyoacan for the
purpose OF efecting concentration of forces in
quence of movement of the enemy But this general
forgetting that there could be two commanders in
field of battle undertook to object to the order; and
stead OF falling back advanced and the first that
he Santa Anna) had of this unfortunate movement
the report OF cannon, showing that engagement had
commenced With fatal prcsentment of the conse-
quences he Immediately placed himself at the head OF
brilliant brigade of four thousand and five pieces OF
artillery, and proceeded TO the support OF the general but
arrived too late The enemy had nteposed his force be-
tween them and night coming on, and the rain falling in
torrents he was compelled to retire He, however, sem
an order by aid de-camp TO the refractory general d.
ecng him to retire San Angel by the only road which
was then left him. but instead Of obeyng this ORDER the
general sent him word that what he wanted was more