Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-06

During the night Of the l3h and when our entire Spartan
band anticipated erce struggle during the ensuing day than
they encountered the day previous Commissioners We're dis
patched from the city OF Mexico the part Of the municipal
authorities TO Tacubaya agree upon terms of captuation
with the Generain Chief They arrived about midnight
and continued their interview until daylight, without
complshing any thing. Gen. Scott informed them that he
would sign any paper in the city that be would Of and
that they had caused him all the loss and trouble they
could, he intended his army should march into the city
in triumph, unrestricted by any terms of capulaton whatever
At six O'Clock on the morning Of the 18th Gen. Quman
put his whole column in notion giving the right to General
Smiths brigade act of courtesy and at o'clock he
stacked arms IN the main plaza and up the star panged
banner from the National Palace Some half hour afterwards
Gen. WORTH with his dvsion arrived in the main part OF the
city and between eight and nine the Generan Chief and
his Staff After receiving the salues Of his command, he
paired TO the Palace, and his first official act the proca
nation thai Maj Gen. ]. A. Quitman the Civil and
Military Governor Of the city of Mexico
When our flag first up from the Palace, the men
engaged IN fired upon by the citizens, who armed
from the ts Of buildings This rise to general street
fight that lasted all day. We lost about thirty men, and kill
ed about three hundred The day following the firing
renewed, bat greatly diminished degree and from that
time order, peace and tranquility have prevailed
The loss Of Gen Qutmans command on the 18th was in
the aggregate five hundred and fty-fve that of whole
force over a thousand So that since we crossed the Rio
Fo and entered the valley of Mexico, loss in killed and
wounded has ben between twenys hundred and three
thousand Ofhis campaign, man connected with il who
has done his dy, need feel ashamed and when the
partial and canid historian shall record its achievements, it
will be REGARDED without parallel in the history of nations
If had the pace could relate deeds Of vaor that would
fill que of PIPER, and that would excite the admiration and
gratitude of eyry American heart All that dms the use
of victors the many, many noble spirits who have
fallen vctimsn their countrys service To Him who
pers the wn the shorn lamb is committed the widow and
fatherless, redeed desolate by this protraced
Early ney month Congress meets ut small town about
forty eague from this city portion Of the community
here mailing efforts induce the members
propose sucl of peace Commissioner will accept
But have no confidence in their exerons being successful
Most exercising influence act upon the conviction that
we cannot bold the country and that by holding out the
United Stats Government will before long entirely withdraw
our forces
All the Dena Vista prisoners Of have at last arrived
here and heir exchange been secured by General Scott
They exceedingly anxious to get home and promise is
made them hat within the three weeks oppor
tuny shall pc furnished them
The flight of Santa Anna, with his army, during the night
ofthe 18th, among the dgracefu of his whole military
although he says he did it to himself from the
phrenzy of his nation. GOMEZ.