The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-11-03
LATER FROM MEXICO.
From tie N. o Picayunc N the 24M mh1an0.
; DAYS Later from Vera Cruz.

O3TUtHHttOU ~ TNHLU HNH'tS ifOopo"
Their Dcwuion Of ofAim-Iiis lFAerrabouls
Uncertain, &C., &c.
The steamship James l.. Day, Capt. o.
Grady, arrived at Il late hour last night from
Vera Cruz, hrving sailed thence OH the
18Th inst, with nnmbcr OF invalid sol
dicrs.
There had been no later arrival direct
from the City of Mexico ut Vera Cruz, when
the James l.. Day left. We have not even ,
Il vel! authenticated rumor touching Gen. /
Scott and his army.
The Arco Iris publishes communications |
which have passed between Santa Anna !
and Col. Chil< at PucLIa, and they arc
translated by the Genius of Libctty. We
suhjoin the correspondence:
Communications Lefweeu Gen. Santa Anna
and Col. Chihl", at PueJlu.
HEAporARrERs-M Army
have taken possession Of this city with
the army under my command, for the pur-
pose Of operating upon the several points
fortified and occupied by your Exccllcncy:
and also with view of libcrating lis inlla-
/ bitants from the domination of the forces Of
; the United States, from whom they have al
ready suffered too much. But before COM
!ncncing any operations of Military cha
ractcr, have considered it my duty to act
in obedience to the impulses of humanity,
and consequently request that your Excel
lcncy will please evacuatc this city within
a certain and pcrcmptory space OF time, it
being known to you at the same time that
you can depart with all tic honors of war,
either to form a junction with Gen. Scott,
or the forces of your country ut Perote. &C
cording as it best suits your pleasure. But
should this courteous request OF mine be un-
needed by your ExcclIency, then, although
TO me it is Il painful alternative, shall com
lnencc TO assault your positions, the consc
qucnces of which act will be felt by your
garrison, because there exists in the vicinity
of your EXccllency, an army Of 200 men
who are determined that the rights Of their
nation shall ever be maintained and respect
cd.
God and Liberty: headquarters in Pucbla
September 2:th, lsl7.
ANroNIA LorEZ DE- SANTA ANNA.
To Senor Col. d. Thomas Child$, comman-
, der Of the United States Army, situated
=. o"~,n
HEADoU'rs, CRY OF PUEnLA, MEAl.o,
: September 25, lS47.
To his Exccllcncy d. Aniomio Lopez Dc
S Santa Anna, General IN Chief Of The Nee
: acam army an front ofthc city,:
Sir-I had the honor of receiving, at 2
o'clock this afternoon, your ExcelIency's
letter Of this date. In it you were pleased
0 to notify me otthc fact that YOU had taken
!. possession Of this city for the purpose, as
h you declare, of restoring to the full enjoy
r ment oftheir liberty its citizens who have
hitherto suffered so much from the U. S. ar.
my. You likewise were pleased to offer
II certain stipnlations to this garrison, provi.
c ded that it would, within fixed time, aban
don the point of defence which it now oc
i cupies. With regard to the assertion O
= your Excellency, which implies that the
inhabitants of Pucbla have been matreated
S by the u. S. troops, | wholly deny it. On
/ the contrary assure you that the property
!. and privileges ofal have been maintained
and respected with the greatest scrupulous
. ness, indeed, so much SO has it been done
that its parallel cannot be found in the an
e nails of war. And would most wiIlingl,
:, leave it to the most intelligent and impartia
o portion of the population to decide, from
which ofthe two contendng parties they
have received the most injury and mol ssta
n ton; whether it is from their own country
Y men or the troops of the II. States.
r With regard to that particular part O
! your Excellency's letter which demands the
. surrender, within fixed time, of al
I the positions now occupied by the troops
: under my command, | can only say
in reply, that having been honored with the
duty of guarding and protecting them, it is
. equally my greatest wish and paramount
y. obligation to preserve them to the last and
] | am fully satisfied that shall be able to
: defend them successfully, inasmuch as
have at my disposal all the resources essen.
= tial to its full and complete accomplish.
8 ment.
. With considerations in the highest de-
gree respectful, have the honor to be your
= Excellency's most obedicnt servant.
!, Thomas CHILDs, Col. u. S. Army,
Civil and Military Governor