The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-09-24
Exciting News from Mexico
TWO GREET BiTTLES!
THE CITY AT OUR MERCY!
PEACE CONCLUDED!

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particulars as far rs We can from the letter,
Of Mr.. Kendall 10 the New Orleans p.cay-
une, up to August Goth.
The New Orleans and s.. Louis papers
give tull lists Of the killed AMI wounded.
showing the number TO be abou, 3D) Of the
former. and 7G) Of -. latter Thyy also
pablish at length the correspondence be-
tween Gen. Scott and the Mexican author-
ties which resulted in the agmi>tllc. and tie
manifesto Of Santa Anna, in which he
manufactures excuses for his defeat throws
the blame on Valencia, &c. But al these
we are obliged at present to omit.
TAcrHAyo, (Regr Ma7ro,)i
Aug. -, 1871.
The celebrated hrchLi>hop's Palace OF
! Tacubayo is now occupied BY Gen. Scott
and portion Of the army, after twice de-
T tca,nS the enemy in two Of the hardest
fought battles Of the war, are quar,cred i'm
mcdiatc!y around him. have already sent
/ you of hurried sketch If tie glorious
/ events Of the 20,h, and even the present
letter must be but hurried synopsis Of the
battles, which have shed such additional glu.
+ ~ upon the American arms.
/ On the litb in,t. = rrr,,,,,riy.,,,,, ,,,lc
by Col. Duncan having proved that road
( Tor artillery and wagons could be cut from
/ Chaico TO San Aurp>tipe. Cen. Wr,th's n.
vision moved ON ;hc ,nfrpoc,, of tbn 15,b il,
that direction. Con. p;llo,v f,n,,,1l ,lr
next ,nornir,. -. thc x,r,c b,rr G,,, G,,;,.
man hruke nm hi, ,uro,n,r,r,,- NJ Hncra
Vista. >pioIl'taric,do L,.y,sr, N;,n., d.
/ CorLoya and A,otla. AMI irn,neJi,trI., Crn.
T,yircS w.. g in Ip,tior rr,,, tl,, la,t.: H.,
b. this move a nrU. line NJ o,,r,ti,rs Was
taken M ON the southern and nnrti,vc,,rr ,,
side of The city of lIa,irn and tLc .,,..,,..
works oftbc feuou and lTr,iroI.;no, ,,r.,,,,
which Saila Anna lad bestowed >Irb I'M.
ncusc care and labor. vc,e ,.,.,rIst.l, turn
cd.
Ont ,hoGAugrlst GEN. Worth rar,h-
ed as far as the hacienda If san Grerogio,
beyond which il was found that the enemy
had cut up and di,chcd the miserable ,,ai,
along which the artillery and WAGON, were
obliged TO lass. He would have gone ,o
Santa Cruz, another hacienda League fur
Their on, had not an order como M from
Gen. scott for halt. Ii seemed thai G,u.
TwigcS had met large force of lie enemy.
drawn IN in front Of Elm. near CLalro. 81, Il,
with the Intention of disru,iur hi, advance.
cutting him OF from the main bpIy If In.
army, and perhaps bringing On a rcEeral ac-
tiQn. Gen. Twicgs plomutly ordered some
OF his heavier runs 10 be up,;,uherfa. and
after few discharges. the enemy was dis
perscd, with the loss of five or six killed
but the demonstration made ly the NIryi-
cans. as have before said. cauScd halt Of
Gen. Wortlfs division before half l3y',
march was made.
AtGoclack in the morning If the lith
! Gen. Worth resumed his march. his rortc
running through corn field, and narrow and
rocky lanes. along which carriages hadpey-
crpasscd before. The Gllinr,In Of tbr di,rb-
/ cs caused some little DELAY; but lyS o'clo,L
! the advance yya,in SIGHT 1f Santa Cr,z. and
/ the su;ycs and dornes of fine rctpd co,ttal cf
/ Mexico could he lisccrnoJ in tha J;.,.n,.
/ The distractions in ,bn rooI ~ y.bjrL !
have shaken. were obviou.I,, Of recon-, c,,,,-
s,rlctiou-eyidercc tbot the enemy had Inn.
lust rot wind Of our annroocb. and ilat Con
Scott had complotrly stnlc, a march ,,,,~,,
Santa Anna.
Ode, Than tae dilrl,es. md th. rorls
which had been rolled down from tbo rrr.
c.u;tous hillside. up nppnsi.io,,. ,pefr "a
the advance of Gen. Worth un,;l bn had
rcache,ha pojnt in fine road moi car frc,n san.
IA Cruz: bat now a ,rottc,,n,, C,re anon.
cd upon the head Of his column I'y -, f,rra
stationed at advantageous n1,iIin6, aLavr
the road otheIef. Tho crer,,. y,ns,o,,irl..
w dispersed. hcwever, Inv CnI. Z. y. Smir,,s
LIGHT battalion and tho 5d ort;IIar,. mnIcr
Mai. Gait. As the division rearrd tho [,.
cicnda of La Noonia. the advance was o,,ai,,
fired upon. but arain tho crern,,s ,.;cI.e,s
were driven in. withon, loss 4 r,rn. cr, ho
road bryond l., No,.i, Lro,,,,h, No IL.
village Of San Auru,tin in sigL, orI ar,c.
two or three T,ht sI,;rr,i,Les =, ,,,I:,t' 49,
Mexicans had two or tbrcc I,"c"r, L;,lcJ
and wonndcd our ,roons hal n,,int -
sion of San Anr,,~tin. Orr OHIO Insl Jrr.
inr the dav. Was onc man a soil;cr =,
Smiths Trit Lat,o,inm ,ybn ,ra, ,,'1',,'l. =
in field ncor YocbiniI,o
Az o'clock. on tho ,', ,nor,,;rc &c ,5o ,s,I,
Gen. Scott arrived at San NmS,.,in ,nI -,
10 o'clock Con. worth was IN C,,u ,,,rcL e.,
the city of Mavico. Inv thc main rn,I Ma.
Tors smith and TurrIru Comt Nh and
other cngin"ar on;ccr. ,.cro sr,,t ~ , aI.
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