Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-10-07

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| Generals Smith, Worth and i'ilIotc Battle
Of Chaptltepec--Gr Great american pietoy--
| Or Troops taken Possession Of The Capitol
Generals Braoo and Leon Killed aud Santa
.4nnd W'otuaded.
The New Orleans Picayune Of the 26th Of
September, received last night, contains the
following very important intelligence from
General ScoTT's Army:
/ The steamship James l.. Day, Capt. O'Gra-
dy, arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz, which
place she left on the evening OF the Dist inst,
bringing intelligence of the greatest impor-
lance.
As we anticipated in our paper Of yesterday
the negotiations resulted in nothing. The
last letter from Mr.. Kendall is dated the 9Th
inst, and our file OF the Diaro del Gobierno
does not come down later than the 4th, but
the Arco Iris Of Vera Cruz has a letter from
the city Of Mexico dated the 10th inst, togeth-
er with extracts from the Diario del Gobierno
and Boetin Of Allisco, to the 18th, which, To-
ge,her with the letter we publish. The man
ner in which the arnistice was terminated
will be learned from the extract we copy
/ Mr.. Kendal's letters show that feeling OF
hostility was growing with the people Of the
capital as early as the 30lh of last month, and
the Congress of the State of Mexico in session
at Toluca had declared against peace. Not
withstandng repeated belligerant demonstra-
tons by the enemy, and positive violation Of
the armistiee in our wagons not being permit
ted by the mob to enter the city for provisions,
negotiations were still pending 10 as late a
date as the 9th. The Arco Iris received let
ters from Mexico under date Of the 9lh, sta
ting that on the 7th the Mexican commission
ers declared that the propositions made by
Mr.. Trist was inadmissbe, in consequence of
which Gen. Santa Anna conyoked a council
of Generals, who decided that notice should
be given Immediately to Gen. Scott that the
armistice was at an end, and appointed the
9th for the recommencement of hostilitles.
On the 9th Gen. Scott addressed from Ia
cubaya the following note to Santa Anna:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY q. STArEs,2
September 6, 1917. s
TO his Eacellency The President and General
IN Chief Of The Republic Of .nerieo:
The 7th and 18th articles ofthe armistice or
military convention which had the honor OF
rattying and exchanging with your Excellen-
cy on the 9th ultmo, stipulate that the army
under my command shall have the privilege
of obtaining supplies from the city Of Mexico.
There were repeated violations OF these arti-
cles soon after the armistice was signed, and
have now good reasons for believing that
within the last twenty-four hours, if not be-
/ fore, the Sd article OF the same convention
was also violated by the same parties. These
direct breaches Of good faith give to this army
a full right TO commence hostihties against
Mexico without giving any notice. Howev-
err, | will give the necessary time for any ex-
PLANTATION, satisfaction, or reparation. If these
are not given, hereby formally notify you
that if do not receive the most complete sat
lsiaction on all these points before IL O'Clock
tomorrow, | shall consider the armistice as
terminated from thai hour.
| have the honor to be your Excellency's
obedient servant, WINFIELD SCOTT.
To this Santa Anna made the following re-
ply:
HEADe's Army OF MExrc'N REPUBLIC
Mexico, Sept. 6, lS47.
To lis EEcelleacy Gen. Wi.feld Scott, Com
nia',de'-a IL Chief Of the Army Of the United
States.
Sir,-By the note ofyour Excellency under
this date | learn, with surprise, that you con
slider that the civil and military authorities of
Mexico have violated articles 7, IL and Is, of
the armistice which concluded with your
Excellency on the Oath Of last month.
The civil and military authorizes OF Mexi-
co have not obstructed the passage Of provi-
Sons for the American army; and if at times
their transmission has been retarded, it has
been owing TO the impudence of the Amer
can agents, who, without having previous
understanding with the proper authorities,
gave occasion for popular outbreaks, which it
has cost the Mexican Government much
trouble TO repress Last night and the night
before the escorts for the provision train were
ready to start, and were only detained because
Mr.. Hargous, the agent, desired il.
The orders given TO suspend the intercourse
between the two armies were addressed to
private individuals, and not 10 the agents of
the army of the United States, and were in
tended purposely to expedite the transmission
of provisions TO the army, and 10 confne the
Intercourse TO that object exclusively. In re-
. kultl iuI lillo CuuNuCl your EACelltICN HAS pre-
vented the owners or managers of the grain
mills in the vicinity of the city from furnish
ing -four 10 the city, which is true breach of
the good faith your Excellency had pledged
me.
II IS false that any new work or fertilization
has been undertaken, because one or two re-
pairs have only served to place them in the
same condition they were in on the day the
armisuce was entered into, accident or the
convenience Of the moment having caused the
destruction of the then existing works. You
have had early notice Of the establishment Of
the battery covered with mud walls of the
house Of Garry in this city, and did not re-
monstrae, because the peace Of the two great
Republics could not be made TO depend upon
things grave in themselves, but of little value
compared 10 the result in which all the friends
othumanty and Of the prosperity ofthe Amer
lean continent take so great an interest
There is some obscurity in this sentence,
which, it is probable, is owing to typographi
ca errors.--Eds. Pic.
1t is not without grief and even Indignation
that have received communications from the
cities and villages occupied by the army of
your Excellency, in relation TO the violation of
the temples consecrated to the worship Of God:
TO the plumber of the sacred vases, and to the
PROCLAMATION of the images venerated by the
Mexican people. Profoundly have been af-
0icted bv the complants of fathers and hus