Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-10-06
LATER AND MORE IMPORTANT
FROM MEXICO.
The Capture Of the
CT TX OF M z xTCO.

The following extract of letter, dated on the
2lst September, from the United States flag. ship
Germantown, at Vera Cruz, Is officially published
by the ''Union:
ga steamer sails Immediately for New Orleans,
and have waited until the last moment, i'm the
hope Of obtaining further intelligence from the ar
my.
'By the latest accounts, Gen. Scorr entered
the city of Mexico on the 18th inst having CATER
some hard figh tng) driven out the Mexicans under
General Santa Anna, who had re,reated to Guada-
lupe with the remains of his discounted army.-
General Bravo and some other Mexican officers of
distinction are said to have been killed,
81 enclose file of Vera Cruz newspapers.
which furnish all the information received from
Mexico up to this hour-the intelligence reachinp
us through various Mexican channels, the commu-
ncatlon with the army being still closed by armed
parties of guerrillas. The Sun of Anahuac has
not been published 10 day; therefore send a Mex.
lean paper, Ell Arco Iris, the statements in which
are not to be relied on.
SIN addition to the newspapers, enclose some
hastily written notes from Mr. -, Gan officer in
Vera CRUZ
The following are the enclosures
MONDAY MORNING, Sept 20.
"Nly friend called on me before was up, and
left note dated Cordova, 18th.
which brings us the news that the American army.
after taking Capultepec and the citadel, entered
the city Of Mexico. Gen. Bravo was killed. and
Zen Santa Anna, with the remaining troops, went
to Guadalupe after suffering much. Such is the
intelligence''
'Since had the pleasure of addressing YOU this
morning, learn that Gen. SCoTr went into the
city on the 18th, and entered on road the Mexi-
cans little thought he would. 1t was, Understand
rainy night that about twenty thousand leperos
with all sorts of arms, and ten thousand women.
with stones, together with the army, endeavored TO
stop the Americans but at the first shot they scam
pered like flock of sheep"
"VERA Cruz, Sept. 81, fS47.
81 wrote you yesterday, and informed YOU of nv
communication from Orzaba, which stated posi-
lively that General ScorT, after taking ChapuIta
pee and the citadel, went into the city on the niubt
OF the 18th; that Gen. Bravo was killed and Santa
Anna wounded, and had retired with the remainder
OF his troops, which had suffered much. to Gauda-
upe; that, besides the Mexican troops. Gen. Scot's
troops encountered about 1000 leperos and women
win arms and stones, but, at the first gun fired
they scattered like flock Of sheep
81 think have already mentioned to Won that
the Mexican Government, in ATTEMPTING TO treat
with MIR. Trst, offered us nine miles up the Del
Norte from the mouth, and from thence to certain
point the land between the Bravo and Nueces
should remain neutral; and from that point line
parallel with 81 lat.-thus giving us the bay of
San Francisco and little to the south SO think.
let the scattered Government be where it will.
they will now be glad to save their country by piy
ing us reasonable slice.
There is no news whatever. On the Mexican
side, whenever things are favorable for them above.
we are sure TO get 1t in quick time"