The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-11-09
FROM THE ARMY

yune Of the Oath ult. in which we iud the
details of the late news received in that city
BY the James l.. Day, aud published in sub
stance in our Telegraph Dispatch this morn
| ing. We annex the full details as follows
The .Arco Iris publishes communications
which have passed between Santa Anna and
Col. Chlds at Puebla, and they are translated
by the Genius Of Liberty. We subjoin the
correspondence:
Communications betreen Gen. Santa Anna $
Col. Childs, at Puebld.
HEADQUARTERS MEXICAN ARMY.
have taken possession OF this city with The
army under my command, for the purpose OF
operating upon the several points fortified and
occupied by your excellehcy, aud also with
the view of liberaiing its inhabitants from the
domination of The forces Of the United States,
from whom they have already suffered too
much, But before commencing any opera
lion of a military character, haye considered
it my duty 10 actin obedience to the impulses
of humanity, and consequently request thai
your Excelency will please evacuate this
city within certain peremptOry space OF
time. II being known TO you at the same time
that YOU eau depart with al! the honors Of
war, either to form a junction with Gen.
Scott, or the forces Of your country at Perole,
according as it best suits your pleasure. But
should this courteous request Of mine be IN
needed by your Excellency, then, although
TO me a painful alternative ] shall commence
to assault your positions, the consequences oil
which act " i'll be felt by your garrison, be-
cause there exists in the vicinity of your Ex-
cellency an army Of 5000 men, who are de-
termiued that The rights of their nation shall
be maintained and respected.
God and Liberty! Headquarters in Pue-
bla, Sept. IS, 1847.
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA.
To Senior Col. d. Thomas Childs, COM
mander of the United States Army, situa-
ted in Loreto.
September 25, l847.
To his Ercellency d. antonio Lopez de San
la Anna, Generdlin- Chief Of the Merican
Army in front Of this City:
SIR: had the honor of receiving, at , o.
clock this afternoon, your Excellency's letter
OF this date. In it you were pleased TO mott
fly me Of the fact that you had taken posses
sion OF this City, for the purpose, as you de-
clare, of restoring to the full enjoyment Of
their liberty its citizens who have hithel to
suffered SO much from the U. S. army. You
likewise were pleased to offer Certain stipula-
lions 10 this garrison, provided that it would,
within fixed time, abandon the point OF de-
fence which il now occupies. With regard
to the assertion of your Excelency, which
implies that the inhabilsnts Of Puebla have
been maltreated by The U. 5. troops, wholly
deny it. On the contrary, assure you that
the property and privileges OF all have been
maintained, with the greatest scrup1lousness
indeed, SO much so has il been done, that its
parallel cannot be found in The annals of war.
And | would most willingly leave it to the
most intelligent and impartial portion of the
population of the CRY TO decide. from which
of the two contending parties they have re-
ceived The most injury and molestaIion;
whether il is from their own countrymen or
the troops Of the Uhited States.
With regard to that particular part of your
Excllency's letter which demands the surren-
der. within fixed lime, of all the positions
now occupied 10y The troops under my COM
mand, l can only say in reply, that having
been honored with The duty Of guarding and
protecting them, it is equally my greatest
wish and paramount obligation TO preserve
them TO the last and ! am fully satisfied that
| shall be able to defend them successfully,
inasmuch as have at my disposal all The re
sources essential TO lis full and complete ac-
complishment.
With considerations in the highest degree
respectful, | have the honor 10 be your Elk
celencys most obedien, servant.
THOMAS CHILDS, Col. U. S. Army.
Civil and Military Governor
The Arco Iris of the 18th inst. furnishes
interesting news from Pueblo, which is trans
lated 10 our hands by the Genius Of Liberty.
IL is fitting sequel to the above cOrrespon-
dece:
PUEBLA, 26ih.-At o'clock oh the eve
ming of yesterday the points of San Juan de
Dios, Santa Rosa and Santa Monica, COM
menced a heavy cannonade upon the Ameri
can works. The latter Immediately began
10 throw cannon shot, bombs and grenades
into The centre of the city, which suffered, in
some considerable injury.
Don Marine del Rio, while standing with
his wife on the back balcony Of his house,
was struck dead by cannon ball. At about
8 o'clock P. NJ. the cannonading ceased, but
again al the dawn Of the following
day.
fuEBLA. 29ih.-By order Of Santa Anna
a body troops was yesterday posted in the
Convent of Santa Teresa, at one of the cor
ners of which breastwork of cotton bales
was erected. -Four hundred cotton bales |
have already been demanded of the house Of
Velasco for the defence OF the city. To pre-
vent the completion Of this work the Ameri- |
cans from the fort of San Jose kept up con-
tInual fire upon the workmen, which, being |
stoutly returned by the Mexicans. the dis
charge Of bombs and grenades from The A
mercan lines greatly increased. At this mo-
ment considerable number Of private citi-
zens went TO Santa Anna, who was at Car
men, and requested of him piece of artlle-
ny, which being granted, together with small
body of men for IFS management they quick
ly marched for the Convent of Santa Rosa
and vpened well directed fire upon the A
mercan works. We were in the greatest
bur DIght at last superveniug,
everything became quiet.
The nuns of Santa Rosa were transferred
in lii srs to Santa Catalina, and it is said that
the same thing will be done with those of