Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-10-07

More Terrible Battles

More Terrible Battles
The Boston papers of Saturday evening contain tel
egraphic news from New York, giving information
from Vera Cruz to the 18th Sept We give a sum
ming up of the news below, hoping it may prove to be
greatly exaggerated;
Hostities recommended on the Sth of September
and on the evening of that day there was brush be-
tween portion of the American troops and the Next
cans. Of our army there were only some few hun
dreds, while the MeXcans had four picked regiments
The MeXlcans were badly cut up, their loss being up
wards of $500
The peace propositions of Mr. Trist or at least part
of them, had been rejected They in substance,
that citizens of the United States would not make any
clam upon Mexico for damages sustained BY the war
and that the United States should have the privilege
Of establishing two factories in Upper California
This being rejected the MeXicans declared they would
not yield one inch Of territory beyond the NJ
eCes.
Trist then asked 4S days time for consideration, as
he was not authorised to accept any such proposition,
but the reply that five days, and MORE would be
granted
On the fifth day of the conference, Sept 7th) let
ter was ad ressed by Santa Anna to Gen. Scott nfor
ming him, on some trHing preteX, that the armstlce
was broken. Scott replied by making charges
against Santa Anna similar to those made by him
self
On the 9Th few hundred Americans were sent to
attack Chapultepec, where they encountered large
force Of the best Mexican troops terrible fight en-
sued, in which the McXicans defeated, and their
General, Leon, wounded. General Balderas was
killed.
The Americans retired to Tucubaya, leaving on the
field five wagons; their loss, however, compare
! lively small.
A proclamation has been issued by Herrera Cover
nor Of the city Of Mexico recommending the citizens
men, women and children, to colloc. plies of stones
and carry them upon the roofs of the houses to be
thrown at the Americans should they dare to enter the
city.
According to the last accounts, our troops had pos
session OF two streets in the city, and had driven
the principal part of the Mexican force towards the
Plaza
Our troops suffered severely from the fire of the en-
envy stationed in the windows and on the roofs of the
houses in the city. Gen Worth was badly but not
MORALLY wounded.
The Sun Of Anahuac of the 18th ult. published at
Vera Cruz says there had been a revolt at Pucba, and
that the loss the part Of the Americans by the re-
volt, and by the above battles, was 1000 men, The
total loss OF the American army under Gen. Scott,
sluce ii left Pueba (ncudng the loss by the two bat
ties previous to the appointment OF commissioners is
estimated at three thousand men.
Paredes was on the road between Vera Cruz and the
city Of Mexico, with very large force Of guct
ias.
STILL LATsR--News from Vera Cruz to the 10th
Sept has been received at New Orleans, comprising in
hrt the foregoing and giving still further particulars
OF the taking Of the Capital.
On the 7h ultlmo Gen. Herrera, as commander of
the city Of Mexico, addressed the clergy eXhorling
them to exert all their influence to incte the people to
arm themselves, and prepare to resist the American
army.
| . A Mexican letter announces that the American de-
serter Riley, and his Legion of St. Patrick seventy in
number, were ordered by the American court-maral
to be hung, that the sentence approved by Gen.
Scott and that on the 9Th of September the whole Lee
gIon were hung in presence Of the American army
as also in presence of the enemy!
A letter addressed to Mr. Dimond, Collector at We
ra Cruz from Orzaba, is as iolows:-
OMzABA, Sept 10.
Dear SRI have the honor to inform you that an
Express arrived here from Mexico this evening, which
brings intelligence that General Scott paS Tie city of
I,uerico-that on the 18th of September, the American
troops took Chaputepec, and the CITADEL and went into
the city that night.
General Bravo was killed. General Santa Anna
was wounded in the arm, and has retired with the re-
mander of his troops (Which have suffered much) to
IGuadaoupe.
The "Sun of Anahuac" of the 18th of September
has it that the heights and forts Of Chapultcpec were
carried on the l4th and 18th ult. The city bonn
bordod and part of American) army entered it on
the morning Of the l6th the balance remaining at
ChaTuepec.
A passenger by the james L. Day informs the Plea
yune that it reported among the MeXicans at We
ra Cruz, that we had lost 100 men in killed and woun-
dcd; but he could trace the report to no authentic
source. Another passenger estimated General Scots
| loss at one quarter to one third of his army.
There great many contradictory reports rea-
tive to General SCOTS position but the opinion is that
t he and his army are safe.
An attempt had been made to assassinate General
Scott, which fortunately failed.
The Mexican loss, in killed and wounded, W $500
Up to the 10Th, il is stated that troops held one hal
the city of Mexico, and the MeXlcans the other half
The battle was still going on.
LATEST! Later news at New Orleans gives still
further confirmation of the above One account states
+ that Generals Worth, Pillow and +. P, Smith kill
Is ed. The Mexican government seized $500 600 sen
by commercial house to SCOTS army. One Mexican
" account states that 300 Americans were blown up ia
mong them Gen. Pillow from the explosion Of a shell
T. Another states that 81 of our officers were killed
The New Orleans Picayune has news to the 18th
k, It says:-" OF the eventul denounent we have bu
brief PARTICULARS sufficient however to assure us tina
the Americans have achieved brilliant triumph, an
- are now reveng i'll the Halls of the Montezumas
N As to our loss we eor this victory has not bee
t. achieved without great loss of lie, but know notEin
authentic"
If Weekly Receipts.
III Dirc P D Bradford, D Varnoy, NJ Perham, S
Dexter, f p Burnham, Mann, 0 Knight S Benjamin