The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-21
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
The Battles or Mexico.

In addition to the c0pl0us extaCtS IIou tie NeW VI
leans papers, which laid before our readers IN our
last evening paper, we now present them with the let
tiers of Mr. Kendall down to the 2sth OF September We
sincerely regret that have not space enough to publish
this evening the very interesting letters of the "Deltas
able correspondent Mustang" But as we had begun
Mr. Kendas letters first, and as wish TO give the
whole series in connected form, reluctantly
obliged TO postpone the letters OF "Mustang" till to-
morrow evening.
We take this occasion, however, to enter caveat
against those portions of Mr. Kendalls letters which do
gross injustice to the administration We sorry to
see his party feelings prompting him to msrepresent its
course. He is mistaken in the instructions which he
attributes to the administration about an armistice.
None such were given, except in the of treaty
ratified by Mexico. This point we have repeatedly
and recently explained He is grossly illiberal in at
trbutng bribery TO the administration This, too,
we have repeatedly reuted Not cent of the three mil
lions has been expended and not cent could be expend
ed without violating all the restrictions of the act of Con-
gress, and subectng the administration open mpeach-
ment and to public resentment
the New Orleans Picayune Oct a.
The report that General Rea was at Pueba is fully
conhrmed and the Genius OF Liberty, OF the 9th ult,
says our troops, under Colonel Childs, bombardng
the city from the surrounding heights. The paper
OF the I'd inst, has the following:
General Santa Anna never so badly discounted,
junction with that OF General Rea, amounted in infantry
and cavalry to 5000 men, and 1t was quarered in the
"The Americans under the command of Colonel Chids
were strongly fortified in amassvely built and very capac
Oh e same ciy ana conscious OF the strength OF
their position nnd its mpregnaby, awaiting the
val OF renioccments in the security and tranquility
ever, happy say, did receive much injury
from their explosion previous to the date OF accounts
From the tenor Of our Vera Cruz correspondents letters
says the Plcayune we have doubt that Colonel Chds
would be reinforced by the arrival of General Lane
with his brigade at Puebla He reached Jalapa the
Both ult and to leave the next day for Puebla Mai
Lally's command accompanied him.
Extract of letter from Foreigner Commercial House:
MEXICO, September 2S 1871
On the 9th the armstce suddenly broken off, in
consequence OF Gen Scott having considered it infringed,
and ne therefore demanded an apology that hostiles
should commence the 7h at IL O'clock But nothing
of Chapul,epec, which was warmly contested by both
parties. The Americans had to retire with loss Of 800
you well know the difficulty of asceraining correctly.
they lost Gen. Leon OF 0alaca and Gen Balderas both
their troops The battle was tough, principally by the Ma
tonal Guard the regular having fled in the early
abandoning of the city they have shown themselves per
On the l2th at break of day. the America commenced
cannonading Chapultepec, which continued the whole
day On the 18th they commenced firing again, and kept
castle and Immediately followed mp their victory TO the
garitas OF the city, where they met by most obs
morning of 18th the American army
ing the city, and at their flag waving the palace,
Wnat nave called Halls OF the Monte
zumas:' At IL o'clock the previous night, Santa Anna
with all his troops left the city, leaving the inhabitants
place was entirely pnndsred By the eperos and prisoners
of the exAccordada who had escaped Or been let loose
At o'clock partial shots heard in the city, fired by
the inhabitants the American army it entering
soon became brisk fire. and continued pretty severe
punered those houses from which the shots proceeded
Tor from which they fancied they came that many
ee ena
The following day the firing ceased although some partial
restored peace, and up to-day have become still
tranquil On Monday the 2oh, few Of the shops opened
yet most of the principal still closed the want Of
confidence is great
The Mexican population are far from being satisfied,
outrages and must say the credit of the Americans
could have been expected under existing
and the inhopitabe reception they with pretty
since they left Puebla in killed, wounded and death from
fatigue and other about 1900 men, upwards of
i7O commissioned officers yet their real loss cannot positive
Assassnaons daily committed the barrios
(suburbsl on the struggling soldiers.
be in the streets, windows and doors arc shu, and
barcaded and the ladies keep both night day. and
serpent is evidently it. Gen SCOT, has declared
tial law and enforces strictly In relation the Mexican
have to Queretaro, under the command Herrera
where the government will form itself Santa Anna is
cavalry, and it is said Gov Chds has fortified himself
the heights of Loretto which, you know, command the
but they are too vague and indefinite trouble you with
One thing, however, is certain evidently
critical position and God only knows what will be the
suit
have good opportunity of knowing the feelings of the
people, and my opinion is that farther off from peace
than
[Translated]
Copy Of letter mrten by foreigner of his country
men IN pera Cruz, "a Erenchman)
MEXICO, Sept. 2S, lS47
Ny avail myself of the departure the Brit
ls courier to sketch you the has been my luck
witness in the capital and its environs.
The Mexicans having been beaten at all points and in
every way from the St to the 18th nst Gen Santa Anna
left the capital on the evening OF the 3h and took the road
of the interior. On the 4th in the morning, Ameri-
entered the city in very quiet and General
Scott already in the palace when, sudden, the
people OF the low classes commenced throwing
the Streets whilst individuals of better standing fired
from the windows and balconies the Yankees who
were far from expecting such treatment.
Gen. Scott ordered Immediately pieces of artillery to be
gape-sho; but this proved insufficient to subdue the
surrection. Gen. Scott then sent few companies di
points, with orders to break open every house of
which they should fire. put the sword those found with
n and lastly to sack the property therein contained This
ORDER which executed with great moderation, hanks
the secret instructions of Gen. Scott but in
scenes lasted long sad days
l6h and assure you we much alarmed during the
whole of the time
All foreigners ncuding those imbued in other respects
that the American has done the hundeh OF
the injury had right do, and which European armies
would have done in similar crcums ances. foreigner
myself and having warfare i'm Europe towards the
end of Napoeon's military career Judging by compari
son. give my sincere and candid opinion that if
tnena army had been stoned and fired upon by the popu
been dealt with rather roughly. Now tranquil but
is sad tranquility, we fear new disturbances.