The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-07


that the Americans would take the road from San Au
know whether you acquainted with the road. but
even those no 20 over on foot encounter thousand
ingy broken. full Of sharp stones rising almost pre-
cipcss, and broken into .chasms Part Of the
Santa Anna thought fit to place troops San Antonio
In order to impede their that way Things
the Americans having he obstacles Of the Pc
drega presented themselves In front OF VAsncia who
pss In the vaor OF his troops; the morning OF
the GOTH about minutes after he found himself at
b thu .pd o,ss
he had for the payment OF his trooPs. o.
This great disaster increased In the afternoon At
about when the Yankees took tbs well fortified point
at Churubusoo causing great many deaths and taking
number of prisoners You oan imagine our STATE
the capital such repeated the
all troops dispersed and We are momentari-
ly expecting an alta X upon the capital We are lost
SONS people are spreading the report that santa Anna
is implicated in an intrigue; but this know is fse and
Who knows what is to become Of us when these men
come into the capital
- Very possibly these devils viii find means
to intercept this letter, Indeed but, said to you
letters in future. B.R.
Dear ---Yesterday the date Of most bloody
battle at the edge Of the stony ground Of San Angel and
s favor y yet By II.
darkness the night and by rain and some cornelds In
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morning they opened the action upon our forces ON AL
sides, from which resulted dreadful daughter and
general dispersion which IT. impossible to restrain
Cen vnencis lost his entire battery, which 70 now IN
the hands Of the enemy, consisting Of twenty-five can
In consequences Of this affair there Is want Of conf
dence In all parts many saying that was deliberate
surrender but according to opinion the fault Hes In
the want Of foresight and precsuon In our principal Of
hcers, who rely too much for success upon numbers,
We have lost Churubusco and more ave thousand
between killed and wounded, without having bean
able to think how TO make the slightest sdvAnceonth the
contrary all has been lost To-day the nes (refsrrins
to the Rsrta have been reinforced and the next 40
the Yankees, or it viii cease to exist DA
(E1raAcIl A.. ., ,s.7
against vslsnoia's division, and continued until p M,
when the victory appeared to be on our sds 10 Then
This can only be curse Of Heaven; otherwise would
not have been possible for the enemy to have
such severe blow.
My Dear Pspits After the immense misfortunes
which have bsialen and the thousand fstgues and
risks have gone Through ths hand OF ProyidsnsS nss
is well and have tho pleasure OF commencing him to
you A. J. Is well, and saved himself cannot nov
And 7" : s ., rS.s
will occur. will notify you ~
My Dear Chulela Wishing to relieve you OF the fear
and anguish natural account of the m.fortunss
that besst wrote you and concealed the truth
but that the danger s all over Will speak the utn
and that have been completely routed losing al OF
Qualifications In loss than six hours We nav only
small portion Of troops left which win leave the city
All personal danger 10 now at su end ana
nothing dsturbs but the OF ossmitics Tho
spectacle to-day has been distressing ss you can we'll
imagine; tomorrow will DO worse, and shall shut my
self up between four walls, to avoid personal danger
will to you the diligence leaves tomorrow, but this
Ia not oertsin Az we have no more CONTESTANTS In tho
CITY, the entrance OF tho enemy will be pacifc We sha
only have the modification Of seeing around imper
Gus visiters. We have had enough Of misfortune
Auu j
GIN kT.-Nr. Trist has been recognized the
commissioner OF the United States To-morrow 60.
vernment will listen to him II there 10 prudence OBJ
served something may be arranged and the future0od
only knows what 1t will be. That the enemy should
Srane II was unavoidable, and conqusrors cannot be
restrained The enemy are at Tacubsys, and will at
another time give you detailed account OF vaoncias
IA young Lawyer to his Father.
MEXICO, Aug 81, lSH.
Dear Father The end has proved, In the most uns.
The brigade under Valencia WAS completely routed be-
tween and eight yesterday morning, and 10 oon
tnuaon the fate bef. the brigade OF Peres Sta
ton ed ct Coyoacap, and the troops at Churubusoo
Who IL to be punished for these disasters! The pub
.'spst Of the rou. Of Vssne Wills. hi.
assistance might possibly have decided the battle In our
them placed themselves between him and Santa Anna,
without any interruption from the latter Some say
that Valencia disobeysd the orders Of Santa Anna and
Santa Anna was piqued by the dsobedisnoe but this
does not lessen the oupaby Of the rascal who graft
es private feeling and thereby jsopardises the most
The fact is that everything is lost and the Yankees
will be here TO- morrow. w.
| MrIrco, Aug 81, lsa7.
My Dear Brothers -Autonio and myself are both WE'LL
to Goo have ssss n your ss's, H ,.
Of Contreras and that Of Cburubusco aud tomorrow
next day, the Yankees will bs in the capital The
Yankees have lost 1000 out Of the ten thousand
they had and with 5000 they undertake to occupy
the caDal, which is almost Incredible We still have
IN hAnss ~ Aa.l
member me to the girls NJ
Mr1rco, Aas. 81, ls47.
HI. ErcnLLssoY, MO
My Dear ID have before your esteemed ia
Of the l6hipst In answer to which, give you ny STA
cers thanks your offer Of going Pateo and with
gard to what you say reference the basne
accept FIRST offer not were the events less COM
pcaed and with regard to the second In order that
1t may burden you you will ondeavor notwthstand
ing the want Of communication, to draw on mo for one
hundred dollars, and do not lose any opportunity OF
writing to In order that may keep you In funds.
II is exceedingly painful to me to communicate the
distressing Of the loss of capital and will
deavor FAR as have time, TO give you ciroumstsn
| tal account of all that has happsnsd
la order that may understand ourselves, II il
sdoptst by our ssnsrs or properly by santa Anna
alone The principal lne running from north to south
was determined by the fortified points Of Psnon Odd
tremes (aanks) were covered by Valenoia's division
which was movable from Tsxcuco the left to San
Miguel the right 1t the same time being avslabs for
the defence Of line from San Antonio to Chspuepec
whilst Avarszs division Of cavalry was ordered upon
the rear Of the enemy order to complete their de-
sruction in Of rout with regard to the fortia-
cations order that may form some idea Of them,
will say thisthat tho road OF TIapsm, (San Angus
tiny there forihcations a. San Antonio, stroag
fort at Churubusco and at tho bridge There were
Qualifications the plain of Nativdsdes about league
the city and also at the garita entrance OF the
city) called san Antonio Abad.
Our assembled forces amounted at the least to TWEEN
tysix thousand men, Of all arms with about seventy
pieces Of cannon while those OF the enemy hardly
reached ten thousand with forty pieces Of artillery
has been reported. The situation OF the eucmy
very difficult one, rs they had no money At Puebls
they paid per cent for money and the road
they made purchases by drafts payable In Mexico, after
occupation by them.
When the news reached here on the 10th, that the
enemy at Rio Frio, troops together with the