New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-05

By THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Incident. Of the War.

The letter from Mexico which We publish today
says the National IaSsaer. relates At est one Incl
dent connected with the capture Of that city which has
not before come TO our snowlecge. Il appears that on
the 3,h Of September sitter the ort6csrons q, Chspul
tapec hsd been carried. and Generals Worth snd
Quitmsn had fought their way into the city. end
when our Spartan bsnt anticipated nercer struggle
during the ensuing day than that which they had
nat encountered Commissioners were dispatched rom
the CIV OF Mexico. on the part OF the municipal
authorizes q Iseuosys % ssree ugon 1Tis or Ssp'-
lsiou with the Generslin chief Tney arrived shout
ruSpishi and continued their interview until near day
light without accomplishing anything uen seou 10
formed them ha, be would sign suy paper 10 the city
mat be would out Of 10 ard that they had caused
him al the loss and trouble they could. be intended bis
army should now march into the city 10 triumph, unre
stricted BY any terms Of csPi.uls1on whatever
The linton publishes letter from q officer In Gen
scorr's stsa giving connected and meihodical &C
count of thu operations OF army from the time ei
puebs 10 the hnal conquest OF the City OF Mexico -
The letter cootslns very Little tina, have not already
published. We make the following extracts.
Santa Anna before leaving the city liberated all the
criminals from the diferen, prisou'' and armed mem
for the purpose OF numbering us ~ We entered snd s
the heads Of the columns approached the centre OF the
city they were lied upon from the tops OF The houses
and stones were also thrown The hfst hrs' snot
struck Col Garland 10 the thigh moi hurting bin dan
gerousy Our men were soon on the house'tops also
with the mountain howitxers, and killed great many
but the firing continued all day, aud vas renewed the
next morning until the General forced me civic "utnor
ties 10 Interfere threatening b0wup every house from
which gun was hret aud toward afternoon II ceased
altogether After this things began ~ Look sue more
comfortable the paupe appeared IN The streets some
few shops were opened but sui things were not A. We
wished TIE clergy we're sulky and refused 10 open the
churches notwithstanding order of the General guar
sntaeng protection the army Ho soon brougnttnam
20 their senses By telling these disnares that be should
withdraw his protection A. after given DAY m were
not opened and II two days thereafter they continued
closed b. would force the cathedral ana bave the Pro
,e.,sn, s.rvicn performed IN a. The churches were
opened the ds5 aud the bells have been ringing
every hour since. The shops are opening every day
and the city presents very busy appearance though
We have h be upon the alert. The General has been 10
formed from reliable source that nsurrecuon Wal
on foot headed BY some uuholy priests aided by the
fifteen hundred criminals, and some oi1cers In dis
suise He has issueo order GA the subject thlnA
they will ind that cut tnroats As well as they
II they should commence the operation. This occurred
some days sluce and everything has been quiet since
the order
since the commencement ct this campsisn ali The
movements OF tho army have been conducted and or
dered the most scientific and military principles snc
exhibited great skill and generaship on the part OF ou
aisungu.hed commander do not think single erro
has been committed On the contrary every plan an6
every movement OF his has succeeded 10 admiration
and the performances OF this little army, under bis al
rection have been truly wonderful. would not Al
tempt 10 tell onehsli the truth without the fear Of no
being believed.
When we marched from Puebls, army did no
number over 1900 men (eAscuye) since the 18Th o
August il has been diminished certainly 1000 In kiile
and wounded In the several battles which II has fought
Ard will venture 10 assert. sitter allowing Tor othe
casuaues-gusrds for hospitals depois, wagons, &c -
that force not exceeding 600 men drove the enemy
acknowledged 10 be 10000 and entered 'his Capital
We nave various specustions OF what 10 TO be the re
suit Of our occupation OF the Capital but csnno, en,e
! on them