New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-11
From the Seat OF war
Gen SCOTS Advance TO the Capital
SUSPENSION OF HoSTlMTIES !
PROS PEcT OF PEACE.

PROS PEcT OF Pc 4 Z e
Nex.of the advance of ten. scott 70 the cspisAi
and Of the suspension Of bossiiiiie' with we" 10
srecsvtios Of Mr. Tnsss proPosi'loas pr Peace
xss received here yesterday and pS1'l'nea ~ COR
p-v.,,,y 3 si,ion Il will be seeu that tie news
IS confirmed.
From the Ws.tinsion union o. lhgr'd.y
,si.y-sobic dispatches were received from
F,s5sritk.turr 70 DAY. after l. oclock The ope
which rss sent TO the TaioH odise wss strlck n
An extra snd circulated at ate hour. among or
anxious readers
We waited Of course with great impotence 'or
IN. southern mail bit Il brought rs nothing not
. ns,er-pot line from New Orleans For q mo
r,1nt ms failure threw 4 wet blanket over the
,-i--rautic bulletin. Was Il a q1'z --lil great
> 5,nl,s were thrown over lis authenticity, from
the ~i--1rnstance that the sccounis bad passed the
telegraphic stations at Petersburg ard 4, Richmond
So that they were not pat into the teiegraPhic
+ I'm before thew came irum Fredericksburg We
oouf not SATISFY ourselves about the solution o. me
mystery until upon INJURY 81 the proper depart
msuts We obtained the following letters, which We
hasten % lay before our readers
I To fis Editor Of tie Usiga
.sns Won tpe l~tt-r from the assistant postmaster ~,
W. Orleans There 10 doubt II 10 BIZ lei;sr, srd
e.me 10 tn telegraph bag The mail OF ihe 10, and %
from New Orleans have failed before trey reached
Mobile and we're thsn overssen By the mall OF the 81
Tne foelo.ed CANE 10 the telegraph bsgwAs taken OFT
I BY SIR Martin. srd brough, here
srx The Fashion arrived last nig1r from Vera Cruz
Gen scott arrived Mexico % the 20tn He hss bad
txo ensssement. with the en-my-vict1rious 10 both
The battles were fous under santa Anns sod senes
The Nexicsrs rstr-afed into the city snd denancsd
true. 10 consid-r tn proDostons OF Mr. Trs,. Con
! ra.fa I for fr4fL In
city Ia biz poser hss not entered but awaits ne result
Of the action of Congress The impression that Pesce
I vii follow You're
Al WOODBRIDGE Dep Postmaster.
Hoo JOHNSON Postmaster General
PS-The above il true copy from the Original
sent the telegraph Office. Fr-dencksour2 ard eopie'
y the uncsrsgn-d fearing the line rnay be Out 81 order
Or not working. IA consequence OF the urisTofAoe
"7''1s'' JOHN r MARTIN. Mai Agen,
We are indebted % the War Department. the
following letters received this evening tnat "ere
no doubt sent on by the same express from New
Orleans which brought on Mr. Woodbridge letter.
This letter is from highly respectable officer OF
VEHA CHvz. August p. lsf7
Sra have the honor ant Satisfaction 10 enclose you
copy Of letter received last evening from Trend OF
NH. which csn b. dspen5ed on
will not trouble you with speculations a. - Nn-'
viii In al probability ioio~ me event o. Ins IA ~.
have % doub; 10 my own mind that Il VII be con
~ tn Briti.h mail. 10 reach here the 3.t ins, We
shall have the particulars Of the defeat OF me htAean'
ana the catherine tog-fhfr n Congress
w.i Lsly who fought every inch 81 bis way 70 J.sps
a, our last dae. from that city hid fortified himse ~
that city snd would 1s for rsi1f1reeu-n ei.nef foH
above Or blow are. ns i b viz s.ye no dsay r
getting up rave tbs honor 10 BE- Win great re'pec'
'0-' ORrzABA August q la.
HY Draa FaIgNp The Mexican mail. Witch hes I1s
cou in brings the following Intelligence, when copy
from tbs Diari9 Ofal de GobiEo being " 80 great '
portsuce send you tbs cxpress tc1uaefj Nd, -, ''
with YOU toe day afu-r t0morrOH ~ shout u ocCck
On The morning Of the 10Th bfi safes COMMANDED
by Generals Vsl.ncs and santa Anna wen, out % ~
tsck the Americans sen Angel Naieucia oi'son
has been completely defeated and santa Anna ei' n'
met rencontre fell back also In disorder 70 tne Guy
They Immediately sitter this asked i1f sus pehr'on
ho.uitics-oferDg 10 hear mo pfoioslnOn'S 49, n,
Mr. Tn.t The next day the hlnis~i " N.'.uon ' -
sted the Congress through the newspaper 70 n'a' io
thar purpo'e 49, s,A, .riii ,rio.
These arc the great facts which 20 dSnoi VII 'n'
after the IN peace Al
THIS evenings southern mail also brings 70 tn'
War Department short letter from Col. W nson
commanding officer AZ Vera Cruz Of the -''h A.
gust euco sing four manuscript letters. in M
Suanisb language. which bad been found Ia th'
trunk o. Goa Paroles They may possibly sue
some light upon the designs aud movements o. Ih
Mexican exile. a.. iii.
/ At Ielana under the influence Of the events "u.ti
! have transpired before Mexico, ,as suggested O.,
the letter from Vera Cruz there IS no doubt ina
lie would be relieved b. the regiments "nicl
would reach Jalapa from Vera Cruz. we state
on Tuesday evening that Il was estimated ther
we're . 900 troops nov in that place and other
were constantly arriving We understood TO da,
that 300 recruits were represented sA being Ieeh.
, % sail on the 18Th instant from the Cry oil Ne"
York tor that destination. Additional troops Wef
uooripy ia from other quarters W Q learn oincisl
j ia All trUm 800 10 lIU
recruits have been enlisted for the regular army
J the United states.
Another express arrived in Vera Cruz on tn
. goth ut with letters containing the same news
substance. and the following translation OF the ar
, uouucemeut Of it 10 the Diari0 dl GooerHos
Tran,La,,d from ne Diar.O 0feiai del GobirHo.
! Gen. SCOTS troops who intended marching u
B Pehop. turned at aud arrived at Tacsrbsya
o Assoou Is the news was known al Mexico W
lenciss division went out to attack the American
9 a. Los Llano. de san Angel aud were completed
! routed Next came Sauta Anna " IN another
: vision. which shared the same tate AFTER SON
a fighting. the Mexcans retrested 70 the IapHai
. great disorder and such was the panic created o
their defeat that the Minister OF Foreign Relation
- Immediately conyoked the Congress To take Int
g cousid.ratl0n Mr. Trists proposition suspei
. sion OF arms was demanded BY the MeAicans an
y granted. 49,, As
(. Tne Americans are around Mexico, bat had n
p entered the City on the 2lst-
/ such are the meager details which We have
] these important events -.. H..
IS No couriers from General SCOTS army dife'
o have been able 70 get through % lar as We ca
earn but from the foregoing statemen Il IS man
y lest that Gen. scott holds the CITY o Mexico
: ms command. 800. -.
That Gen Scott did not choose 10 enter the OK
F. /. manifest; he was doubtless deferred from e.
a terng II bv desire 70 the PRIDE Of the Mex
Z cans when upon the eve Of important ne so'lAllon
3 It's now supposed that the extraofalnsIl CO
] Ter which leit Vera Cruz for Aexico Oh the lEIh
. dsv in advance Of the regular English courier va
. the bearer of instructions 70 the British MlDister
a offer again his medisron, aud we ihink We ma
n safely saw that be was instructed 70 % 50 il poss
u he before Gen. scott entered the Capital
- We believe the instructions were positive a.
= no doubt they were obeyed, leaving absolute con
n, dence In this representation OF the &C" u u
4, English Government
~ We think Il reasonable 70 suppose tnst Uenef
H. Scott was Influenced by knowledge Of M, msdi
ton. 10 trust once again 10 the Efforts OF Mr. In
70 negotiate a peace. and 50 spared the MexlcAi
81 the Humiliation OF the armed occupation o. y
70 Capital. bis characteristic humanity may aso
40 presumed 10 have strongly Influenced MIN - 'a
q. a rus II.