Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-10-06
From the Chronicle & Sentinel, 2Sth inst.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM
MEXICO.

brought by express, containing the loiiow-
ing Intelligence announcing the closing ur
the negotiations aud The resumption OF hos
tities, which we give for what tits worth.
From The Herald 4. Tribune 2Sth inst,
The brig Osceoa, Capt. Smith. arrived
mt Pensacola on the evening of the 2lst
insr., within, five days from Vera Cruz.
We are indebted to passenger from Pen
sacola for Vera Cruz Sun Of Ana
huac" Of the 18th, and also letter from
Pensacola. All the news they contain is
Q published beloT. Verbally we are inform
ed tina, there had also been revolt al
Pueba, aud that Scoll there aud i'll The cl
~ had lost at least two thousand men.
The following lelier received from our
correspondents is 50 interesting TO The pub
lie that we hasten to g i've IL TO our sub
scribers. III contains all The news that as
received yesterday from Mexico.
As we had already announced hostilllIes
recommended on lhe Slh in the evening,
and Gen. Scouts troops on that very even
ing had given brush to the best OF the
Mexican troops.
This letter came by the way Of Orizaba
anA was sent there by our "wide awake"
correspondent, through private friend,
who himself addressed US few lines to
tell US tha, an express had arrived at At-
lixco on tho way TO Oajaca-lhat this
express has been sent by Zen. Leon ofthe
Mexican army, who commanded the
Mexican forces in the action spoken oil IN
the letter which follows:
PuEBLA, Sept. II.
Mn Dear Sun: did DOT think that
you ever arrived among US, hut 10 my
prea, as,onishment saw you IN the hands
OF our mutual friend w.
| promised you before | left Vera Cruz,
two months ago, that would, from time
10 lime i'll was fortunate enough 10 gel
news, drop you flew words On a'shect ol
bad paper, and the occasion has never ol'
rered itself with more encouragement lhan
a, pteseut, and hope these few lines will
be VIGOROUSLY passed through the chapar-
rel, musquiroes, &c., aud what Is worse
iihough not so bold The suerileros of Ger
ro Gordo, Puenle Nacional, and all lhe
Monies and hiding places Of these despa-
rale men.
Letters arrived here from Atlixco, sta
ting that anexpress hal arrived there on bis
way to Oajaco, sent by Gen. Leon, and
that The said express had brought letters
from Mexico, dated The 9Th inst.
The letters states that the propositions
made by Mr.. Trist were rejected, or, al
least, one portion Of them, aud that hos
1ilities had re- commenced on the 9th in the
AFTERNOON, and that battle had been ipusht
on that evening by a few hundred men
of SCOTS army against four OF The picked
regiments Of The Mexican army-Ihe llth
regimen, of the line, the Sd and 4lh regi-
menl oflisht infantry. and ono regiment
of The National Guards-all commanded
. hyzGen. Leon,-,hat the eneny's forces
had been badly used up, tha, their loss ex-
ceeI two thousand five hundred.
The letters say thai Mr.. Trsl's PROPOSE
tious were these:
That the citizens of the United States
would not have any thing 10 claim from
Mexico f.r damages occasioned By the
war:
That The United States would have The
privilege of establishing two factories in
upper California Tor eight years; and that
,he Mexican government could, alter that
time, if it chose, renew this article Of the
treaty:
This was not accepted.
Then Mr.. l'ris,, uuclolhins himself OF
his official powers, remarked 10 the hleXl-
can commissioners lha, he thought il
would be much better for Mexico to cede
the whole of Upper California to the Uni
ted States, for which that government
wonld certainly pay fifteen or twenty
millions Of dollars
Thi. would probably be agreed upon if
the following article had mel with the as
sent OF the Mexicaus.
That the Texan boundary line would
run along from the mouth Of Ihe Rio
Grande, on the left side, 10 the right side Of
the Rio ella. The Mexicans would not
weld one luch of ground the other sIde Of
The river Nueces.
Mr.. Trisl then asked Is days, as he
said he was not authorized TO accept such
a proposition. bu, the Mexicaus replied
they. woull give but FIVE days aud no
more.
Oa the tltth day Qhe fh) letter was
written by Santl Anna 10 Gen. Sco'r,
accusing linn Of breaking The arnistice,
ON sume tri1ing rreIexts.
Guu Scott answered making similar
charges.
On, Slh in rhc afternoon, body of IA
rs = hundred men Of Gen. Scou's were
sen, to attack Chapultepec,
They encountered large force Of the
eucmy's bcsl troops there, aud a terrible
lisbt ensaed, in which the alexicans got
rs usual, a good llrreshng.
Cen Leon, Nho commanded the Nfcxi-
cans was wounded. aud Gen. Balderas, Of
.he National Guards was killed.
The small number of The Americans,
who, the MEXICAN letter says, TO use their
own expresson) have fought like devils
retired 10 Tacubaya, leaving five Wagons
behind them. Some OF these had no wheels,
while others no horses.
The loss on the part Of the Americans
Is said to he very small comparatively.