Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-10-16
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My Dear San--I did no, lhinL ~ H,A
arrived amongst US, but to nv oro,, ~ yc
saw you IN the hands of our nn,' 'soasl..
| promised you before | lief, Vera 'I,' =,
months ago. that would, from i'm Cr9
wss fortunate enough to get news % line
few words down on sheet of had u'op
occasion has never offered itself r,''petN
couragemont than mt present; and "a no,
few lines viii bc viclorio"sy passed !. lON
chnparrls, musquitoes, ct celer, "'Ousl
worse, (though not so bold) the C,sS n"u S
Cerro Gordo, Puente NaconaI. ont ~ ul'N
les and leading places of the "neyer,.H' ,a'
guerrilIas. "OeN
But if | continue This wav, Won wn
afraid of my length than the B'hovs
the Greasers, and will therefore NJ
serious scale, to.wil: VN
Letters arrived here from Atlixco 49,.
an express had arrived there on his uas aalOs
ca, sent by Gen. Leon, and that the sa;,
had brought letters from Mexico, da,aS
inst. vel
These letters state that the prooos,;.
by Mr.. Trist, were rejected; O. a, lens,
ton of them, and that hostiIitics had coa wy
on the Sth in the aflernonn. and tina, \ 'a ~
been fought on that evening by few
men of SCOTS army against four of ,b.
out" Regiments Of the Mexican nrmv~
regiment OF the Liae; the Cd and 4;b @
Of Light Infantry, and one regimen, ovs Xxx"
tional Guards-all commanded by Gen t' s
that the enemy's forces had been badly NV
and that their loss exceeded two tbooss0.
hundred men.
The letters say that Mr.. Tris,'s nroDo,
we're these: r'
That the citizens Of the United Slotc,
not have any thing to claim from Me,,
damages occn stoned during the war.
i hat tho United States would have tho -.
establishing two factories in Upper Cnli6,
eight years; and the Mexican Governmrn,
after that time, ii It chose, renew thi,
would certainly pay fifteen or twenty mill
dollars.
This would have probably been apreo
if the following article had met with the n,
the Mexicans. ~
That the Texas boundary line wou
along from the mouth of the Rio Graude
left side, to the side of the Rio Gila.
But this last proposition was rejected
Mexcans would not yield one inch OF gro
other side of tho river Nuces.
Mr.. Trlst then asked for,y-five DAYS, as
ho was not authorized 10 accept such IA
tlon; but tho Mexicans replied that thew
give but five days, and no more.
On the fifth day, (the 7th) letter was
by Santa Anna to Gen. Scott, accusing
breaking the armiStice, on some triGin0 nr
Gen. Scott answered, making similar cb
On tho Slh, in tho aftereoon, body o
hundred men OF Scoil's army were sen, i
Chapultepec.
They encountered large force of the
best troops there, and Il terrible fight en-
which tho Mexicans got, as usual, good
ing
Gen. Leon, who commanded the NJ
was wounded, and Gen. BaIderas, Of the
al Guards, WAS killed.
The small number ef the Americans. =
Mexican letters say to uso their own expr
"havc fought like DEVILS" retired to Tia
leaving five wagons behind them. Some
had no wheels, others no horses.
Tho loss on tho part of the Americans
TO be very small, Comparatively.
A proclamation (or manifesto, rs they
was issued by Gen. Herrera, Governor
City of Mexico, recommending to the
men, women and children, to collect s,on
carry them on the roofs Of the houses, a
there heave them nj the Americans, if
ter the city. Pobr Yankeesl You'll be II
must close. EDOUARD