The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-03
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Il Is certain that the Ore was more intense and brk
than at Churubusco. ~
tits impossible to- ascertain the loss OF either sa'
Ours does not amount to 100 killed and ESQ wounse.
There are a few missing-nesrly all not ki''ea W
wounded retiring to Chspoltepee' iii,
The enemy according to the conieTsio" " zoo
man, who came over to us In tue s''"'Ae'
dead and 600 or 700 wounded ,,.
We bavs 10 lament tie oss OF Gen Leon since osso
,h, 80 Col Balbsras OF the valiant Co.'s Hueria ana
c.a.,i and of the determined Capt Niateos OF fuebia
Max,csn letter announces that Riley AMI his legion
M 81 Patrick 70 In number were ordered by the court
..,,a, ,o be hung The sentsncs approved by
can Scott and on the sth Of Sept the whole legion
hung in of the as also OF the enemy
The Diario del GoJierno says "st half past O'Clock
I'm the morning the Americans ATTACKED the position Of
the mill of FL Rey close to the fortress Of Chapul
tepeoe Their numerous and brave columns were
however repulsed three times by valiant soldiers,
who this day gave brilliant proofs Of their patriotism
nd bravery; more than q Thousand Of the enemy re-
maued the field Of battle and on our side the loss
has been than half that number having to Ia
ment the death Of the gallant Col John Lucas Badras
and General Don Antonio De Leon, being wounded
together with several other distinguished chiefs and ON
GERS The traitor Santa Anna commanded In per-
son the column which forced the Americans to re-
treat taking with them without doubt the conviction
penetrate the city Of Mexico and that at al events
they will here fud their sepulchre"
We Translate the subj Jnsd letter from Jalapa to the
.qreo Iris without vouching its
Gen Perez abandoned the mill FL Ray, bomb dschare
ed from Chapoetec, fell among the ammunition wagons
OF the enemy in the yard Of the mill causing four Of
them explode. by which 500 Americans said TO
have been blown up, including Gen. Worth, who accord
ing the had been heard from the
following dayat Tacubaya."
The accounts have from the capital come in
letter the dreo Iris, dated the 10th nst Of which
the following is extrsot:" The Mexican government
has taken three hundred thousand dollars which were
being sent by commercial house to the enemy's camp
General Smith has expired. By the enclosed slip you
will that the Americans mutnatsd and cruelty assss'
sinated the unfortunate Irish were taken at the
battle Of Churubusco
Another letter from the capital under date Of 18th
aud I2th says IL sppe that the enemy convinced
of the improbao lily of reducing the city by other
than by bombardins IT. because there Is doubt
that he has lost 900 to 1000 who placed hors
du combat by the action Of the 9Th, aud among them
thrtys officers and three colonies killed. and
colonel wounded. 1t appears that the death Of
Gsn Pillow is uncertain
They have expelled from their houses all the inhabt
ants of the village of Mixooao In order to establish
there their hospitals and head. quarters.
On the 18th Sept, at O'Clock In the morning, the
bells awoke by the announcement Of an alarm.
The batteries San Antonio Abad and the correspond
Ing battery OF the enemy opened upon each other. We
have discharged by the enemy . multitude of
bombs the eater number Of which burst in the air
long before they reached trenches. At the
hour a firing commenced at Chapoltepec on the right
side Of the town, and in the mountains whence came
the attack. A short distance from the enemy
stationed forces Of cavalry and infantry,
who were watching the foe We opened at half after
six from the battery OF Garpa Of Belen it may be
from that starting from the end Of Bacco Nuevo which
Is situated in the angle formed by the oauseway leading
| to the vilsges Of La Piedas and Tsoubaya."
This brings u.s. says tho Pieayune to the l2thi but
at what hour Of the dag the letter cosed,
not informed or the eventful dcnouement, We have
only brisf account but sufficient to that the
americans have achieved brilliant triumph and that
army Is revealing In the Halls OF the Montezumas.
The only reliable account have Of the last struggle
before the capital, is In letter addressed to MIR. Die
mond, our Collector at Vera Cruz, from Orizsba ss
follows -
"OnIzABA, Sept 10, lsi7I have the honor 10 inform
you that express arrived hero this evening from Mex
co which brings intelligence that General SCOTT In
the city Of Mexico. That the 18th the American
troops took Cbapotepec and the Citadel and went into
the city that night General Bravo killed. and Ge-
tired with the remainder of his troops which have SUI
fered much, to Guadalupe. Your friend, SC"
letter. from oreditabe source confirms al that Is
said In the above and only dssgrees with 1t In stating
that the city carried BY assault on the lath The
Sun Of 4nahuac has 1t the 18th, tho heights and
forks of Chspoltepec carredon the 4th and 10Th
the city bombsrded, and that part Of our army
entered it the morning Of the 18TH the balance re-
naming at Chspoltepec.
lin regard to the American loss the Pieaytne says
As to loss before the army entered the city, have
nothing authentic. We fear this victory has not
been achieved without great loss of lifs The Mexican
accounts show that active hostes commenced on the
sth, and continued with or less activity until
our army took possession Of the city.
passenger by the James L. Day informs US that Il
reported among the Mexcans Vera Cruz that W.
lost 100 in killed and wounded but he could trsc.
Ito authentic Another passenger estimates
Gen scott's loss at quarter to third of his army
We now come to what has been looked for with 70
much anxiety, the basis upon which Mr. Trst and the
Mexicsns proposed to negocats-from which 1t would
that there disposition the part Of the
Mexcans to treat from the drst The proportions
are fsrcicsl In the extreme | annex q synopsis The
fret proposition come to Is from MIR. Trist,-
Article lst-There shall be firm and universal peace
soon as the treaty is ratified by both parties.
2d-Au prisoners of both sides shall be returned rs
the treaty is ratified
sd-As soon as the treaty Is ratified by the u States
all towns captured by the Americans shall be given up
except such comprised within the limits Of the
states by article of this treaty without
Of any artillery public property within said at
the time of the ratification of said treaty.
4h The dividing line between the two republics will
In the Gulf Of Mexico three leagues of land
fronting the mouth OF the Rio Grands thence upwards
by the middle Of said river to point where touches the
Mexican line Of New Mexco thence towards the west
to the longitude Of the southern limit Of New Mexico
at the angle the longitude the northern
line Of New Mexico, until ntersected by the nrst arm
the ella If It should not be ntersected by any Of
that river thence to the point Of said line to said
arm thence In direct line to the same descending by
the said arm and by the said river Ga until Its dis