The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-10-15

and wounded. There are but few sick,
and the wounded are getting along COM
fortably in their hospitals.
Termination of the Armisticc.
The following is the correspondence
between Gen. Scott and Gen. Santa An
ma, in reference to the alleged violation,
on both sides, of tie terms of the armis
tice into which they had entered. Hos
%tilities were resumed, of course, immedi-
ately after such a correspondence.
HEADouARTERs OF THE Army OF TIE U. So
September 6, l8E7.
To His Erccllency The President and
Generat.in- Chief Of The Republic Of
Merico.
The 9TH and 18th articles of the armi-
stice or military convention which | had
the honor of ratifying and exchanging
with your Excellency on the Gath ultimo,
stipulate that the army under my com
mand shall have the privilege of obtain
ing supplies from the city Of Mexico
There were repeated violations of these
articles soon afterth armistice was sign
ed, and have now good reasons for be.
|, lieving that within the last twenty-four
hours, if not before, the Sd article of the
same convention was violated by the
same parties. These direct breaches o!
good faith give this army a full right to
commence hostilities against Mexico;
without giving any notice. However, |
will give the necessary Time for oxplana.
ton, satisfaction, or PREPARATION. lfthese
are not given, Thereby formally notify you
that, if do not receive the most com.
! plete satisfaction on all these points be,
fore IL o'clock Tomorrow, | shall con
slider the armistice as terminated from
that hour.
have the honor TO be your Excellen'
cy's obedient servant.
WINFIELD SCOTT.
To this Santa Anna made the follow,
ing reply:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF MExIoAS REPUBLIC I
Mexico, Sept; 6, 1847 !
To His Erellency Gen. Winfield Scott
Commander-in- Chief Of The Army d
tie United States.
,Su-By the note Of your Excellency
under this date | learn, with surprise, tina
: you consider that tho civil and military
authorities of Mexico have violated arti,
cles =, ~, and 3, of the armistice which
I'll concluded with your Excellency on
the gath of last month.
The civil and military authorities Of
Mexico. have not INSTRUCTED the passage
of provision for the American army; and
if at times their transmission has beer
retarded it has been owing to the impru'
) dence ofthe American agents, who, with.
out having a previous understanding with
the proper authorities, gave occasion fol
popular outbreaks, which it cost the Mex.
lean Government much trouble 10 repress
: Last night and the night before. the es.
corts for the provision train were ready
to start, aud were detained because Mr.
} Hargous, the agent, desired it. The or
ders gwen to suspend the intercourse be-
tween the two armies were addressed to
private individuals, aud not to the agents
of the army of the United States, and
we're intended to expedite the transmits.
sion of provisions to the army, and to con.
fine the intercourse to thai object exclu-
sively. In return for this conduct your
Excellency has prevented owners Of
managers ofthe grain mills in the vicinity
of the city from from furnishing any ioul
to the city, which is a true breach OF
!, good faith your Excellency pledged me
1t is false that any new work or forti
J fcation has been undertaken, because
one ortwo repairs have only served tc
/. place them in the same condition they
were in on the day the armistice was en-.
) tered into, accident or convenience Of
the moment having caused the destruction
of the then existing works. You have
had early notice of the establishment Of
battery covered with mud walls Of the
house Of Garry, in this city, aud did moi
demonstrate, because the peace o.
two great Republics could not be made
to depend upon things grave in them
selves, but of little value compared Il
| the result in which all the friends Of hu
mainly and Of the prosperity of the Amer
: lean continent take SO great an interest
| There is some obscurity in this sentenc,
which, it is probable, is owing to typo
! graphical errors.-Eds. Picayaac.
II is not without great grief and ever
| indignation that Ihave received commu
nicaiions from the cities and villages &C
, cupied by your Excellency, in rela
Z tion to the violation of temples consecra
ted to the worship of God; to the plundet
r of the sacred vases, and to the p%rofana
: lion of the images veneruted by the Mex
. lean people. Profoundly have | beer
! afflicted by the complaints of fathers, anc
4 husbands, of tho violence offered to theii
2 daughters and wives; and these same cit
/ les and villages have been sacked, no
only in violation Of the armisrice, but Of
G the sacred principles proclaimed and re-
e spected by civilized nations. have OBJ
( served silence to the present moment,i il
n order not to obstruct the progress Of ne
gotiations which held out the hope o
terminating a scandalous war; and on,
d which your Excellency has characterize,
so justly as unnatural.