Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-18

in two hours to the gates Of the city.
Commissioners were Immediately appointed, and negoia
lions going The protocol appears the face of tito
be dictated by Commissioners. had English copy of it
send you, but COL Wilson, for best known
TO himself, begged it to send to the President
send dispatches, which received from Mr.. Trs the
Hon. James Buchanan. cannot conclude without congra.
tulang you, sir, this mighty conquest for feel assured
twill result in peace Paredes will, in my opinion, hurry
the conclusion Of it. He ought have got out after
he got into the city nevertheless firmly believe it will has
peace. Valencia made his escape with only two
panons to Touca where he pronounced against Santa Anna
and peace.
enclose copy of letter which have received from
very distinguished officer Of the army.
am pleased to add that the following naed persons
the Commissioners the part of Mexico and so be-
they considered friendly disposed for peace,
viz General Herrera Sor. Cono, lawyer, General Mora
Vilamil Sor Atrislain lawyer sor Arroyo, secretary,
(formerly secretary of legation in the United States
have just seen letter from of the respectable
English houses their house here They say that the Mex
outgeneraed and cornered that they must
make peace but that General Scott says if they do
he will occupy the city with territorial government,
placing 5000 troops to open the roads, &C. They speak of
the Americans with admiration.
The country people already commencing supply the
army with every thing.
TAcUBAYA, AUGUST 26, ls47.
MY DEAR Sin owe to your many acts of kindness to
inform you that crowned with glorious victory
After many minor comba but always against very superior
numbers with about thousand encountered the
mys army headed by Santa Anna Churubusco, three
four miles from the gates of the capital strongly enenched
To this position could only two light batteries eight
pieces The enemy had much heavy artillery and hry-two
thousand men, After two hours of bloody conflict mainly
A. We
complete and the pursuit carried to the gates Of the city, Our
loss short of thousand-the enemys five thousand in
cudng many distinguished men, generals and civilians In
haste, your friend.
TAcUBAYA AUGUST 49,
You have doubt been made aware that during stay
in Pueba the Generan Chief and Mr. Ts received
raj visits from the British Secretary of Legation in the city Of
Mexico relative peace with this country that Of
the Americans actually believed going to have trea-
ty of peace signed but all this vanished
Santa Anna got the people little united, and large force
collected in the capital to resist the enemy and General Scott
in the me having received renforcemen continued
his march the capital the 7h instant reconnoitring
the hill of Penon three leagues from the city, which for
titled the concluded not to attack it, and the
troops were marched round the south side of Lake Chaco
Tapam or San Augusn where the arrived the 10Th
instant On the afternoon of that day action COM
menced by the troops under Generals Twggs and Pillow,
about four miles from Tlapam the road to San Angel
where the Mexcans held strong position, with about twenty
pieces of and six thousand under General Va
lenca place called Coureras and some heights call
ed the Lomas of Magdaena
The fire kept up until night with great vvacy by the
Mexicans they considerable distance from their
adversaes who fired but little during the afternoon, and of
suffered most from the fire Of the Mexican artillery
but break of day the goth Gen. Smith surrounded
flank of the enemy got in their iear made three thou
sand prisoners took all their artillery, and killed six
hundred of them. The Americans under Twggs and Pillow
continued their march to Angel and Cohoycan
get in the Of San Antonio the Tapam road to Mex
co. where the Mexcans also fortified, while General
Worth advanced on San Antonio, which the enemy hastily
abandoned and retreated a bridge a of
that crossed the road where they had large fertilization
and the left of the road few hundred yards another @
caon with large well garrisoned and fortified also
Here the American forces all neared each other and fir
ed with great vvacy by the Mexicans for about hour
The troops Gen. Worth drove the enemy Of the works
about the BRIDGE and pursued them along the main road and
Gen. Shields attacked hacienda little further on and rou
ed them from there and after about hours the battle Of
Churubusco endedn which the enemy had about twen
ty thousand men, commanded by Santa Anna in person,
who retreated through Mexico Guadalupe, he thought
Of course that the Americans would the city, General
slept the advance that night,
half from the city and the next day to this place, where
the General-in-C Chief arrived also.
In regard TO the above letters, and the news in
general, the Union /" remarks
The most important, and perhaps the most correct letter
certainly from officer of the highest dnctionrepresents
the disparity Of the number of the troops engaged and the
losses respective armies in the most imposing FORM Seven
thousand only of actually engaged the main battle Of
Churubusco Only thousand, with two light batteries
Of eight pieces in conflict with thirtyt thousand Of the
enemy, with heavy artillery and strongly fortified After
two hours Of bloody conflict, mainly with the bayonet
carried every thinghe enemy pursued the gates Of
the city Our loss (heavy, indeed short of thousand
the enemys five thousand including many distinguished men.
This is, indeed, brilliant victory. We congratulate the
whole country upon the glory which have attained,
and the prospect it promises Of peace. An anstce had
been concluded for hourshe particulars Of which
give in ful-n order open negotiations. We give the
Of the Mexican Commissioners at the head Of whom
stands Herrera himself Mr. Trist writes that they had al
ready had two meetings. and to have third, and per-
haps last interview, Monday the 30h August 1t would
be idle for to speculate the ultimate results Indeed
have time for that purpose if had all the ele
ments of calculation before u.s.
But forbea adding that this decisive victory
places the capital of the Mexcans the mercy Of our army
The CONSERVATION caused by the Of their army has in
duced the enemy to enter into negotiation for peace The
sue of this negotiation not be conted on with conf