Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1847-10-14

ratified on the 24th instant, which established
an arnistice; and he has the honor To repre-
sent that he is ready TO treat with the commits
sloner or commissioners on the part of Mexico,
praying that an early day may be fixed upon
for the meeting, at such place as may be con-
velnient for both parties The undersigned
| tenders to his excellency the Minister of For
eign Affairs the assurance of his most distln-
| guished consideration. n P. TRIST.
TAcuBAYA, Aug. IS, 1s47.
; tsu PALACE. &C., Aug. 26, 1S47.
The undersigned, Minister of Foreign and
Internal Affairs, has had the honor to receive
| and submit for the information of his excellen-
cy the President nd interim of the republic,
the note dated Yesterday, in which. in conse-
quence OF the armistice agreed upon with the
general-in- chief af the troops of the United
States. Don Nicholas Trist, the commissioner
of the government of that nation, states that he
is ready to treat with the commissioner or
; commissioners of this republic concerning prop
| osilions of peace which he is authorized to
make, and requests that an early day may be
fixed upon tor the meeting at such place as
may ee deemed convenient for both parties
The undersigned has been directed by his
eXcellency the President to state to Mr.. Trlst,
in reply, that he has already engaged in nom
mating. without delay, commissioners to hear
! the propositions which Mr. Trist may think
proper to make, who will meet tomorrow at
o'clock in the afternoon, in the town of ATT
capoza!co, as an intermediate point between
( the points occupied by the forces of the respec-
tive nations, provided that the place designa-
! ted shall not be inconvenient to Mr.. Trlst, to
whom the undersigned tenders the assurance
OF his distinguished consideration.
J.R. PACHECO.
| 10 Don NICHOLAS TRIsr, &c. &c. SC.
TAcUBAYA, Aug. Is, IS47.
! The undersigned, commissioner Of the Uni
ted States Of America, has the honor to &C
knowledge the note dated this day, of his ex-
cellency Mr.. Pacheco, Minister of Foreign
Affairs Of Mexico, in which he states that the
commissioners on the part of Mexico will pro-
coed tomorrow. at o'clock in the afternoon,
to treat with him at the town of A,zcapozalco,
If ii should not be inconvenient to the under
signed to have the meeting take place there, it
being an intermediate. point between those oc-
S"PiNN ~ IAi0 1CSpCCtifC loICCo VI Wiz wv AeN
tlons.
The undersigned has the honor to state, in
reply, that he accepts with pleasure this lnvi-
tatlon, In the confident hope that this inter
view will be promptly followed by a satlsfac-
tory adjustment of all the differences between
the sister republics.
He renews to Mr.. Pacheco the assurances of
his distinguished consideration. y.
P. TRIsT.
Iohis excellency Don j. r. PAcfiEco, &c.
Decision Of his Ercellency the President at q
meeting ofths ministers, .aug. %, lS47.
The armistice suggested by the enemy's
general having been agreed upon, and it being
requisite to nominate commissioners on the
part of the Mexican government to hear (nolh-
Jag more) the propositions of peace which the
commissioner of the United States may desire
to make in the name Of his government. the
deputy and general Don Jose Joaquin de Her
rera, the Justice of the Supreme Court, Don
Antonio de hlonjardin, and Don Antonio Ga
ray. have been nominated, and the necessary
communications are to be addressed to them,
informing them of their nomination, and not-
| flying them to meet TO- morrow at O'Clock, at
the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and repair thence with the minister, to the
residence of The President, in order to receive
the instructions agreed upon at meeting OF
the ministers. ip>
| The Minister of Foreign Affairs will draw
up memorandum, which, the commissioners
will carry with them, and which will be pac-
ed in their hands by the President, Inns
shall be confined to prescribing to them their
trne mission. which. for the present IS no other
than to hear the propositions OF peace when
the government of the United States offers to
make to the Mexican government, and lmme3
diately communicate to the latter the contents
of them, in order that. after due examination
of them the President may, with his ministers,
decide on what is proper; and the government
, will reserve until then the sufficient lnstruc-
tons which it may give the said commission
ers for entering on the prelminaries OF the NC
gotiaton; during which, they are to consult
the government, through the Minister OF For
| eion Affairs, on such points as they may deem
necessary to the better futilment Of their com
mission. and of course without agreeing TO any
thing definitely, without the previous approval
Of the government. a,
+! IThis is Signed by the President and the
|
| four ministers.
[Then follows the letter Of Pacheco to Her
rera, Monjardin and Garay, appris'ng them OF
their nomination as commissioner to meet Mr..
Trist and their respective replies. and other
documents not necessary to be given here
rive give below the authentic copy Of the
draught 81 the treaty carried out BY Mr.. I'rlst
The passage Enclosed in brackets are not IN the
drm.ghf furnished to Mr., First. These inter
polations appear, however, in the versions OF
The treaty which are given in Spanish in. the
Mexican newspapers. We have, therefore,
translated and inserted them in the original
draupI,t, though we cannot voach for the fact
that these passages were embraced in the prop
os;ton actually submitted BY Mr. Trst 70 the
Mexicsr, commissioners. That fact, so far as
ne are advised. rests at present merely on the
authority Of the Mexican newspapers.
The United States Of America and the Uni
ted Mexican States. DESTROYS of terminating
tie war which has SO unhappily suhsised be
tween the two republics, and Of resorting peace,
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