Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-30
CORRESPONDENCE FROM MEXICO.

gives very animated view of the military opera
lions which planted those headquarters in the Ma
uonal Faiace OF the Mexican Republic. The ORR
glnal is written upon Mexican paper, found, we
presume, IN the palace, as it bears the stamp of the
Mexican State Department.-N. Y. Com. .4du.
NATIONAL PALACE Mexico, SEPT. 81, ls47.
IN Inc latter part OF August wrote from Taculaya vii
age much resoed to by the inhabitants of the capital and
within plain view of its and spires An armce had
men just been entered into to enable commissioner and
he commissioners on the part of Mexico open negotiations
or peace For some days appearances sufficiently pro-
msng but as time the real object Of the Mexican
Government and people showed itself be merely TO gain
ume TO recruit their army and strengthen the Of their
capital
So the General became convinced of their want of
good faith he declared the armsce end and Immediately
TOOK his measures to enter the city by arms Hos
,es were accordingly resumed the 7th of September
ana an expedition under Gen. Worth organized that
night with the object of destroying before daylight on the
sun py coup de man, the national foundry of the
enemy al ne base Of the heights of Chapupec and under
the guns Of its fortress.
In the mean time the enemy had assembled great force
o inc protection Of the foundry and under the ofnight
mad thrown up extensive lines of Defence and posted them
selves in some strong buildings near at hand
AS the day broke our heavy metal opened fire on the
foundry, meanwhile the enemy lay perfectly quiet and for
the most part conceaed) and moment after the sorminp
party advanced to the assault.
General Wohs whole force found itself suddenly engaged
in conflict with more than four times his numbers fight
OF the most desperate character ensued which continued
ABOUT three hours lhe results that the foundry
destroyed and the driven in confusion the field
Ou loss though much less than his severe than
we had yet suffered, particularly in ocsthe flower of the
army If the enemy well informed of the character Of EACH
had intended pick of the best he would have selected those
who fell.
The captures our part hundred prisoners
hve pieces OF artillery, and quantity of powder
This was the work of the 9th of September The following
three days consumed in accommodating the approaches to
the city and removing stores and the sick and wounded
into depot
The General having determined on the lltb to approach
The city by the way OF Chaputepec Ca castle deemed i'm
pregnabe and long the pride of the Mexican nation and SOL
dey heavy guns put in battery against that for
es during the night and opened their fire sunrise on the
morning of the 18TH At the time strong demonsra
ton with artillery and infantry ordered against the gate of
San Antonio in order to deceive the enemy the real
point of attack
The operations these points were continued ali dav
with excellent eectdvng the enemy from some Of his de-
fences in advance of the gate of San Antonio and keeping
him great force that gate one hand and on the
other doing much damage to the garrison and fortress Of Cha
pultepec.
In the night of the 18th arranged by the General to
carry Chapuepec by assault the morning Accordingly
at daylight the l3h columns from different d.
rectons toward the heights artillery opened rapid fire
and suddenly ceased when infantry rushed forward
saut Onward and they go, and loud cheer announces
that the outworks carried.
Next you see hem flag in hand amidst storm Of fire.
planting the ladders against the main work. another mo-
mena moment OF breahess suspense another cheer and
the flag OF our country floats from walls of the fortress
The enemy, driven from his works. is Immediately pursued
toward the city, He pursued BY two roads New bate
ies and deences encountered and carried iii NIGHT
put stop the pursuit Then troops having pressed
forward the heart of the city, halt for the night
ing 10 renew the combat on the In the morning is
discovered that the enemy has fed leaving CITY In our
hands so that on the morning Of the 18th of September
1876 the American army, under General Scott entered the
capital OF Mexico and planted the standard of the Union on
the walls OF the National Paacean achievement more won
deul even than the astounding achievement of the
by Cortez when you reflect that the enemy equal TO us in
science was fortified at all points the very teeth and large
exceeded in numbers and all the material of war Thew
mad reorted to all the obstacles known to the military art
natural and artificial For example, narrow causeway i'm
Paape az eher side from marsh and water, with strong
WORK o. bitches and heavy guns in front SWELL" hear
you say, how did you get forward then :" answer bv
the Generals headwork He made formidable demonstrations
other points, causing the enemy withdraw the guns and
forces in our 'front.' Once in the suburbs of the town. our
people got the roofs Of the houses hey are all fiat Won
know and soon cleared the streets
he General, with his staff, escorted by the Dragons en-
tered the National Palace at about O'clock and in few
moments issued his congatuaory order To the army IN
the 18th and 10th small bodies of our oops were sI an
gagged with the rabe, who fired from tops of the boues
Since then the shops all opened the streets crowded bv
people on loot and IN carriages the churches open bells ring
ing and every thing orderly in the good city Of Pha
delphia or New York Indeed, here are in quiet possess
sion of city with 200 600 inhabitants with an army of less
than 5000 fighting men. The Government has fed-the
Mexican army dispersed-and, strange as it may SEEM we
are far from peace when landed Vera Cruz So
the foreigners resident here and such the impression Of
the principal men OF the country who favor of peace
The country divided into factions and there is positively
no Government to treat with Some of the Staes-seyen
whose representatives in session LAgos-haye de-
nounced Santa Anna traitor and proclaimed any person
traitor who dares to entertain propositions with us for peace
Others by the DEGREES of their representatives have auhoz
ed each State TO raise and equip force of 900 men for the
purpose of carrying the And thus they go-al is
anarchy Santa Anna last at Pueba with few hun
bred men usual pundering the inhabitants by levyng
contributions Busamente has been named by some Of the
refractory States commander chief Of the army Pena
Pena, Chief Justice Of Mexico is the constitutional Pres
dent OF the country, but it is reported that having appeared
before OF the State Legislatures the other day 10 be sworn
into Office they refused TO administer the oath
will mention objects of interest in this magni-
icen capital First, the Cathedral 1t is larger but not
more tasteful than that Of Puebla In the exterior WALL
standing out in relief is the famous astronomical chart of the
ancient Mexicans This from the rock Of
Chapulepec, of which formed part It's huge and
somewhat resembles mammoth cheese with curious figures
carved upon Ii has four conccnc circles upon its disc
ntesected by rad, the intermediate sections filled up with
symbolic figures The cardinal points are distinctly marked.
In the Museum is a sublime equestrian statue of one of
the Spanish Charees, done in bronze and one piece the
work Of native artist The contains the
sacicia of the Azecs. This also is huge mass,
wrought with all sorts Of incompehensbIe figures
There besides many NEUROLOGICAL individuals seeming
ey independent of each other and every apparently
trying to Guido his neighbor in excessive ugliness.
Tar AsIATIc CHoLERA.-The approach Of the Asiaic