Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1847-10-07
From Ike Ralt;mcre Sun Of .Eondpy.
FROM SCOTT'S ARMY.
ANOTHER BATTLE
AND VICTORY i.

At\D V1CIVRY J.!
The annexed extracts are from the New
Orleans Plea ymie of the 2Gth. ult.
ANOTHER BATTLE AND VICTORY.
.A7aistice Ter,nmated- Battle of the ..fu del
fey Reported Repulse Of or .A,ny Nth a
Heavy Loss Ramors Of tie Deaths of Gems
Smith, Worth aud PiIiou- Battle Of CAa-
puaepec- Great .4aneyicm Fictory- O,n
Troops IN Posse ssion If the Capital- Gems
B,avo and Leon Killed and Santa .9,lne
Wo,mded
The steamship James l.. Day, Capt. O'Gra-
dy. arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz. which
place she left on the evening Of the 2lst inst
As we anticipated, the negotiations resulted
in nothing. The manner in which the arms
tlce was terminated will be learned from the
extract we copy.
A perusal OF Mr.. Kendall's letters. however
vii at once show that feeling of hostility
was growing with the people of the capital as
early even as the 3Olh of last mouth, and the
Congress of the State Of Mexico in session al
Taluca had declared against peace. Notwith-
standing repeated belligerent demonstrations
by the enemy, and positive violation Of the
armistce In our wagons not being permitted
by the mob to enter the city for provisions, ne
gotiatons were still pending to as late date
as the 9Th. The 'Arco Iris received letters
from Mexico under date of the 9th, stating that
on the 1th the Mexican commissioners declar-
ed that the propositions made by Mr.. 1'rlst were
inacmlssble, in consequence of which Gen. S.
Anna convoked council of generals, who de-
cided that notice should be given Immediately
to Gen. Scott tilat the armisice was at an
end, and appointed the 9th for the recommence-
,,ment of hostilties
On the 9th Ger. Scott addressed from Ia
bubaya the following to Santa Anna: a.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF e. S..
September 6, lS47. {
To has Ercelency the President and General
in Chief Of the Republic Of .Ne1;co.
The 9TH and 18th articles of the armistice
or military convention which had the honor
Of ratlfyng and exchanging with your Excel
lency on the gath ult., 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 cool reasons for believing that within
the past "a hours, no, before, the Sd art of the
same convention was also violated by the same
parties. These direct breaches of good faith
give to this army right to commence hostili-
: ties against Mexico without giving any notice.
However, | will give the necessary time for
any explanation, satisfaction, or reparation. If
these are not given, | hereby formally notify
you, that if do not receive the most complete
satisfactian all these points, before IL o'c'Il
tomorrow. shall consider the armstce as ter
minated from that hour.
have the honor to be YOUR EXcellency's O.
bedient servant, WINFIELD SCOTT.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF Mex. REPUBLIC,
Mexico. Sept. 6. l847. {
To has Ercellency Gen. Winfield Scott, Com
nla'adsr-ia- Chief Of the .4'my Of the U. S.
Sir-By the note of your Excellency of this
date learn, with surprise, that you consider
the civil and military authorities OF Mexico
have violated articles 7, IL and of the arms
lice which | CONCLUDED with your Excelency
on the oath of last month
The civil and military authorities of Mexico
have not INSTRUCTED the passage Of provisions
for the American army and if at times their
transmission has been retarded, it has been
owing to the imprudence of the American a.
gents. who, without having previous under
standing with the proper authorities, gave oc-
casion 70. popular outbreaks, which it has cost
the Mexican government much trouble to re-
press. Last night and the night before the es-
corts for the provision train We ready to start
and were only detained because Mr.. Hargous,
the agent, desired it. The orders given to
suspend the intercourse between the two arm
les were addressed to private individuals, and
not to the agents of the army of the u. States,
and were intended purposely to expedite the
transmission of provisions to the agents of the
army, and to confne the intercourse 10 that OBJ
ject exclusively. In return for this conduct
your Excellency has prevented the owners or
managers of the grain mills in the vicinity of
the city from furnishing any flour to the city.
which is true breach of good faith your Ex-
cellency had pledged me.
tits false that any new work or fertilization
had been undertaken, because one or two re-
pairs have only served TO place them in the
SdHIC CouuisiOH tfcy were III oH me udy TIC iT
mistice was entered into, accident or the con,
venience Of the moment having caused the de-
structon 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 rot re-
monstrate, because the peace of two great Re
publics could not be made to depend upon things
grave in themselves. but of little value com
pared to the result in which all The friends OF
humanity and of the prosperity of the Ameri.
can continent take so great an interest. There
: is some obscnrty in this sentence. which it is
probable, is owing to typographical errors Pic.
1t is not without great grief and even ndig-
nation that have received communications
from the cities and villages occupied by the ar
my Of your ExcelIency, in relation to the vio-
lation Of the ten pies consecrated to the wor-
shipof God; to the plumber IF The sacred va
ses, and to the proclamation of the imsges vene-
rated by the Mexican people Profoundly have
| been afflicted by The complaints Of fathers and
husbands, of the violence off red to their daugE-
! fers and wives; and these same cities and viii
lagos have .heen sacked, not cniy in violation
of the arMissice,: but of the sacred principles
proclaiInsdeand respected by csvilsed nations.