The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-15

embrace terms necessarily made harder and hui
OF their armies the capture Of their cities?
VI negotiation under such circumstances, fhe vcfs
Of Brennus and his Gsus the "wo to the Conquered
Is the notorious inevitable law The sword stands
ever ready In all such cases. to be cast into the scale of
ransom and none but . natau Of cravens and fools
ever resigns itself to making terms at such moment
On the contrary every brave and every patriotic heart
only summons up, ut such instant. unoonqusr-
able courage and the resolution "Never to despair of
the Republic" becomes the only thought which the cti-
zen VIII consent to entertain. Left almost at mercy
public distress able to quiet her and
her armies In the hands Of those who appear equally
or either peace or war; her troops every where
her capital and several Of her large provinces In
hands her treasury empty in the
gloomiest day Of revolutionary struggsst In the
pertnscy Of her refusals to treat Mexico has shown
CLEANS Of that old Numantins spirit which prefer
red death to surrender that Iberan obstnscy which
the Moor could qus nor even the irresistible ar
mics of Napoleon tame Whether she has caught It
from her rsceor vhhsr the growing ercsness of uni
verssl national hate, such always springs up In
country overrun by inv aders inspires It, should
spect It. honorabls it will he found formidable
vinciae; and 30 shall find 1t to COST IT, by pro-
longed and cruel warfare such President Polk would
have we stir 1t up throughout Mexico.
And it is these New Ms1ieans thus faithful to their
that President Polk intends to drag into Union
whether they will or not by way Of making them into
kind OF human indemnity, corpores capital an ami
Of certain Of citzens great sympathy with love
Of country must President have, and msrvellousy
populous than was Texas in 1887 to choose under
what government 1t shall live But We have filed
vacant space and Exhausted our allotted time What:
reserve until some occasion shall arise to call for Its ut
tersnce.
Correspondence Of the London Chronicle
MEXICO, Sept. 26.-ln the height Of our hopes for
peace at the end last month, while the members Of
the commission were busy employed considering the
that peace deemed impossible On the 4th instant
Mr. Trst delivered his proposals. the 9Th the Mexican
commissioners sent their propositions to the American
camp; but as early As the morning Of the 4th .
number Of persons busiy employed on several points
completing the fortncatous thus violating Of the
articles OF the armistce and from this fact drew the in
ference that Santa Anna longer meant to conclude
peace
You will have learnt ere this, from the American
papers, what points the proposals Of Mr. Trst differed
from those which tho Mexioans inclined to grant,
demanded too much, and the MexicAns would give up
nothing but Texas. But you must remember that the
naturalization for the enormous sacrifice they de-
man ded came In question: and although they promised
some they named neither its nature nor the amount
Some people say that they offered Of dollars
others that they would make themselves responsible
for the English debt Now when all this is at end
qusnce 1t that uckless advisers of
Psoheeo and Tornel Immediately after the srmistice
was concluded strongly urged him to continue the war
and he but too willingly lent to their advice and
battery Thsy reminded him that September his
fortunate month In which he had beaten the Spanards
laid before the committee, plainly that
peace would be concluded In the afternoon Of the day
on which the Mexican counter propositions were de-
vsrsd to Mr. Trist General Scott sent note to santa
Anna, complaining Of the violation Of the armstics and
demanding Satisfaction In the next twelve hours
which he should deem the armistce ut end. Santa
Anna's answer decidedly hostile and offensive. On
the morning Of tho It'll the troops positions
we were by the thunder CT cannon the Amer
having attacked the Mexican position at Chapu
tspeo. This rock might be made q very strong castle
but In It's then condition impr0Rnsble
violent attack made early In the morning by the
Americans upon q mill, Molina del Rey and the fight
ing of the one party The Americans retrested several
In great disorder and haste and II this partial
and temporary victory had been well followed up by
Santa Annals cavalry, he would have gained decisive
victory but his large body Of 1900 horss remained in
active. At eight O'Clock the Mexican positions
taken by the American; Ave guns, $40 prisoners and
about the same number Of dead and wounded Loot
to the Mexisans.
1t seems that on this OCCASION former Ones the
Americans brought insufficient force to the attack
Gener. Scott expecting to take the whole position,
tie and all, by coup de main; we are told that only
1000 brought into the nsd and that the
OF their troops not in Tacubaya The result
for once undsoeived General Scott; he lost 1000 men
dead and wounded add gained only useless victory,
for ut O'clock r. M he had to retreat upon his old
position after blowing cannon foundry close to the
wounded Santa Anna caused the bells to DO rung and
announced TO the capital and tho country that the
next two days served to increase the Of the
Mexcsns, and 1t was asserted that General Scott
about to retreat to Pueba On the Saturday attack
was made by large Mexican foroe upon Tacubsya,
which repeed by small body ofthe snemys troops
On Sunday, September H. the three batteries opened
their fire upon Chspultepec, which continued the
whole day. did great to the garrison and to
the buildings The mill and foundry again occu
pied by the Americans, and on the following morning,
under cover Of strong fire from the batteries, three
columns Of American troops advanced from different
points the castle Santa Annals disposition Of his
troops facilitated the operations Of the Americans At
nine O'Clock they took the Notifications midway up
the hill, and immediately advanced upon the next. At
that time We saw from the AHotsas, the garrison Of
HILL towards the city, and few minutes afterwards the
banner with the stars and stripes waved on the walls Of
the castle OF Chapultepeo Santa Anna retrested fight
ing towards the fertilization OF Bsen but the Americans
followed and although they lost great number Of their
their and valor we're and BY
1--WE, AN they had taken both ths Bsen and San
Cosme From thence they threw few shells into the
city. At midnight Santa Anna left With his troops,
after having liberated all the criminals from the prison
Acordsda and went to the Viia de Guadalupe, about
two English miles distant from the capital At break
81 dsy the s.", a. sent dsP%
the safety Of the capital, which the deputston)
most ungracously received both by General Scott and
Mr. Trist and the only promise they could obtain was
that the life and property OF private individuals should
be respected resistance offered to the entrance
Of the American Army.
When the lower classes saw the city wholly without
garrison they Immediately banded together, and crowds
ofleperos advanced the palace stealing destroy
and government offices attacked pundered, and all
the most valuable papers and documents torn ard de-
strOyed. AZ O'CLOCK the American troops ADVANCED
from the Alameda towards the centre Of the city, and
this movement was perceived, tho leperos
and othsr low people began to fire and throw stones
the roofs Of the houses and from the little streets
One Of the adesde camp Of General Worth was severe
~ wounded at his side by ono OF these shots As the
Americans advanced, they had to storm and take pos
session Of the houses By one aud clear them from
the eperos who next driven from the Palace and
the Plaza Major guns placed ut different points
and the streets cleared by their fire. The discharge OF
small continued all day from all quarters the city
Small groups Of rhemen advanced in all the streets
the leperos who reiterated before thsm bat reappeaed
their opponents had marched or In the af-
ternoon, small bodies Of Mexican troops Of all dsserp-
lions entered the CITY, portions Of the army which was
already dispensing and spread the report that Santa
Anna would soon follow them The irregular American
troops spread In all directions through the city making
upon their hand partly against the armed lie,
peros partly against the smaller shops and warehouses
which they cleared cut IL . strange sight 10
these people, drawn hither from all parts Of II
world in the most groesque attire the most diversified
arms, without q leader and without any subordina.
ton strolng about the streets in groups Of from two
to ten or twelve driven some BY mere curiosity others
by greed and cruelty, recklessly exposing them
selves TO instant death. Two Ciermans With but