The Arkansas banner., 1847-09-13
Essn fAs Q. Dsiia. efn4 1def s.rs Late and Important from Mexico.
Arrival ef lhs sasna.Alp ra.hlsn.
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 By the fast Steamer FashioA. which arrived last evening. VI have the following impofaanf intelli. genee. which comes directly frpn d ofseer ia the sernee, whose opportunities for getting correct i. tcgmssion are equal to ihosc of any pefsoa ia Vera Crax
 The Fashioa Iea Vera Crux on the x7th Aaru.t usd TsmFseo on the 18th. The courier whs hsoaght the news of Gea. Scoft.s arrival af the eapit.a ar rived st Vera CrwE the 3sih ane the battle which De Gepers having taksp plsce under the uaiis of the city, ocearred on ibe 26sh or Asgust. The following extract iron tAe letter of ehe of Seer who eommanicAtes the informafina of Gen. Seotts operations, ngether with the letter pf our regular correspondent. is all thai we have Fxlaslnw tp thss important affair.
 Extract ol letter fscm an osRcer as Vera Cruz. under cate of 2Tth August. lst1:
 ssYour eouespondeMfs have doubtless informed yoa that Gea. Eents reached the city of Mexie0 ca the q have not the dsls at hanA.l wossA went arncnd behind the city and cut af the water. Val encia with large force szilied cut of the city ne, Gen SeOu. and fcaghtA little while. and then pamossd into the city. Santa Anna thea brought ont force and fought some tlge but retreated into the city in great disordeg--coaecked the coagress and sent nut Tor cessation of hosfiItea expressing himself willing 10 treat with Mr. Trist. Hosillifaes ceased-Seotf surrounding she city Txeys is 70 doahf ef the ceyTeetaess ef Nis faf6rmasioa. Some think peace will soon he established but uobOcy thinks 90 in Vera Cruz. Mai. Laily was heard
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 The following frcm oar regular Vera Cruz cor. respoedent was seribed of very hastily. just as the Fashion was about to leave:
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 Eds. Deisa-Every conceivable vanety of rumor relative 10 the movements of the Great General and hs generals have been ahozt for several days bass bat none having fhe color of authenticity about them, omit sending them to you. This Insrning hcwever, rumor found its way from the interior. which leads to the belief that Scott has had two most decisive battles ia bosh Of which the Ameri- with Valencia, who had his share of the amusement with the advanced guard and the ether was between the General himself and Santa Anna. The best and most authentic infosmatlon have, received Is, that the armies Of both Valencia and Santa Anna have been dispersed; that the city s in stale of mcned together. to take into consideration the pso- positions of our Government for negofiation-the same propositions of Mir. Trist. .
 That those ramors are better founded tfan any thai have been reeeived for some time ,I Ihave no doubt But in day or two more, whpA the regular either a confirmation Of it, or otherwise. P. S.-I have just time fo inform you that she prisoners taken trom Weils train. tLieut. Render. son and i3 meal have been, according te Mexi- can who has arrived here this morning. SHOT, He says be saw them sboi.
 Dr. Harden. of the Louisiap& Battsiion, died this morning afier Protrsess1iIiness. He will be buried ihis afternoon. Capt Whites company is still al TAmpieo.
 4 geatiemsn who came by the Fashion states that Valencia and Santa Anna had been taken prisoner. Wegiye this repon ior what ii is worth. It is not improbable, though scarcely credible.
 BJ-Fhe Sun jef Anahuac of Angast 18th, has the following h relation to the reports of the cap iare ef fhe city:
 ..sMExIeo TAEEN.-The prevailing rnmcs Of the day Is, that letter received from Jzlapa, by per- in thls city. states that division cf Gen. Seotis force have attacked Fl Pinon, to winch point the Mexicans directed nearly their whole force, think- Ing that ii was general aitaek-that in the mean time Gen. Scot, with the rernainder of his troops, made his appearance in the of his enemy, hay ing marched thither. passing through Guadalupe and capturing the City of Mexico, troops so sur prsed had lsid down their arns after shOr strug- gle
 We have nos been able to fad oat who bad re- ceiyed the letter above mentioned how it came. We therefore give this as . rumog. There is, how ever. no improhability of if being true.
 x. B.-S Since writing the sboFe, we have learned that letfer Ass been received from Jalapa, by respectable person here, stating thai the news of the eAptsre of the City of Mexico had been