Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-10-13
LATER FROM MEXICO

go 100 siuinss tli2.s Scott has entered III
sleas oapitai,s op,ter most desperate an
o'oouS ssfugg .a, in which he is said TO hav,
lost some two thousand men. We have RI
y ceise'a just enough Of the particulars Of thi
engagement to increase rather than dimir
Ish the appetite for more.
The pretended disposition Of Santa Ann
for peace has turned out about as we expec,
ed---a mere stratagem to gain time to col
lect and distribute his forces in such man
ner as to increase the defences of the city
and in place of conciliating the feelings O
the people, he was, during the progress o
negotiations, endeavoring to infuse int,
them spirit of more determined resistance
The st. Lofts Republican of the 9th con
tans the correspondence between Generals
| Scott and Santa Anna, which we copy en-.
tlrei also. long, tedious, and disconnected
account the operations of the two armie;
after the failure of negotiations aud tie re.
sumption Of hostillties, taken from the Mex.
ican journals, Of which we will give shor,
synopsis, leaving the reader TO form his own
Conclusions os to the truth of their state.
ments. ..-s
! As we anticipated in our paper Of yester-
day, the negotiations resulted in nothing.
The last letter from Mr.. Kendall is dated
tile 9Th inst, and our file Of the Diario del
| Gobier2lo does not come down later than
the 4th, but the ATco iris, Of Vera Cruz,
has letter from the city Of Mexico, dated
the 10th inst, together with extracts from
the Diarao del Gobicrno and the Boletiu,
OF At!isco, to the 18th: which, together
with the letters, we publish. The man
ner in which TIE armistice was termina-
ted, will be learned from the extracts
which we copy. A perusal Of Mr.. Ken
dail's letters will at once show that a feel
ing OF hostility was growing with the peo~
pie of the capital as early even as the 5Oth
day of last month, and the Congress of
the State OF Mexico, in session at Toluca,
had declared against peace. Notwith-
standing repeated belligerent demonstra-
IONS by the enemy, and positive viola
ton OF the Armistice, in our wagons hot
being permitted by the mob to enter the
city for provisions, negotiations were still
pending to as late date as the 9Th. The
-drco IRIS received letters from Mexico un-
der date of the 9th, stating that on the 18th
the Mexican Commissioners decla red that
propositions made by Mr.. Trist were in
in consequence of which Gen.
santa Anna convoked council of Gene
rails, who decided that notice should be
given Immediately to Gen. Scott that the
armastlce was at an end, and appointed the
9th for the re-commencment of hostilities.
On the 9Th, Gen. Scott addressed from
Tacubaya, the following note to Santa
Anna:
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF U. ST.
September 6, 1S47.
To his Encezzency The President and Gen.
ral-ia- Chief Of the Republic Of Merico.
The 18th and 18th articles Of the ar
nis,ice or military convention which |
lad the honor Of ratifying and exchang-
ng with your ExcelIency on the 24th uIt.
tlpulate that the army under my COM
nand shall have the privilege of obtain
ng supplies from the city of Mexico..-
There were repeated violations Of these
rtlcles soon after the Armistice was
igued, and | have now good reasons for
that within the last "a hours.
not before, the Sd article Of the same
convention was also violated by the same
arties. These direct breaches OF good
nth give to this army fall right to com
hence Eoslilities against Mexico w,hou,
wing any notice. However, | will give
he necessary time for an explanation, sat
'fac,iou or reparation. If these are not
iyen, hereby formally notify you tina,
do not receive the most complete sat-
'iaction on all these points before l2 o.
lock tomorrow, shall consider the ar
,istice as terminated from that hour.
| have the honor to be your ExceIIen-
VS. obedient servant,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
To this Santa Anna made the following
cp|y:
HEADQUARTERS Army OF MEx'N REpuB.)
Mexico, Sept. 6, 1847.
o his Ercellsacy, Gen. Winfield Scott,
Coa'manacr-in Chief Of the army Of tic
United States.
slu: BY the note of your Exceilency t
nder this date, learn, with surprise. /
nat you consider that the civil and mill 6
ary authorities of Mexico have violated ,
r!lcles 7, 12, and 8, Of the armis,ice
'hlch concluded with your Excelency
nthe 24th Of last month.
The civil and military authorities OF
iexlco have not INSTRUCTED the passape
{ provisions for the American armv:and |
!, ut times, their transmission has been re-
arded, it has been owing TO the impru-
ence Of the American agents, who, with
ut having previous understanding with
ne proper authorities, gave occasion for t
opular outbreaks which it has cost the
1exican Government much trouble TO re-
ress. Last night and the night before,
he escorts for the provision train were
eady to start, and were only detained be-
ause Mr.. Hargous, the Agent desired it.
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