The State guard., 1847-10-05
T'he Mexican EcNYs

i Is derived from Mexican sources and conflict in their details. The armis,ice established between the two forces, for the purpose of giving lime for negotia tions, were broken as soon as tue foI- lowing correspondence took place be, tween the Two Generals
 l Headq'u's of the Army of the U s. of America.
 Tacubaya, Sept. 6, l947. To Excellency, the President and Command
 er-n-Chef of the Republic of Mexico
 Su-The article 7,h, as also the l2rh. which stipulate that trnde should in no wise be interrupted by the armistice, or military convention, which I had the honor of ratifying exchanging with your Excellency on the 24.h of Angus, last, have been repeatedly violated upon lhe part of Mexico very shortly after ire signatures of lhe proper parties had been given and now have very strong req. sons 10 believe that within the last forty eight bours, if not before, he article 8 l of the convention has also been similar.
 y broken upon the part of Mexico.
 These direct breaches of good faith give to the American army the ful right to commerce. hos.ilties against Mexico without a previous declaration of them. but 1 will grant tte time necessary for an explanation, a satisfaction and d rep araiion, if such thing Is possible. Yet, on the other hand. l, myself, do emphat. ically declare that. if do mol receive full and complet. satisfaction for the acls committed, before l2 o'clock tomorrow. shall consider ihe expressed armis,ice as ter minated after that hour. l have tire honor to De your Excellency's obe@ dient servant,
 (Sgned) WINFIELD SCOTT.
 Headqrfrs oc the Army of Republic of Mexico, Sept. 6, l847. To His Excellency, Gen W. Scott Commander.
 in-Chief of the Army of the Unit,d States of
 America
 &r-l have been profoundly astonish ed by the purport o! your Excellency's letter, which has just reached me, and which states that il is your just opinion that the Mexican civil and military au lhorties have broken tho 7h, 18th and 3 articles of the armistice agreed upon by each of us on the 29h of the last month.
 The civil and military authorities of Mexico have not impeded the passage of provisionsto the American arm;; and if at any time to their transmission have been opposed obstacles, il has been en> tirely owing to the agents of the Ame,;- can army, who, without first acquaint. ing the Mexican authorities appointed for such matters, have afforded much room and opportunity for the ebullition of tue the Mexican populace, which al- ways in such cases Il has cost the Mex> can government much trouble 10 SUD press.
 Last night and the night before escorts have been ready for the convoy of pros visions which have not been taken away because Mir. Hargous, charged with such an offence, dld not think il proper. The orders that have been issued, suspending all trade and intercourse between the two armies, alluded to private individ> uals and not 10 the agents of the United States army, in order that the articles of the atmisiice which refers 10 supplies might be carried out in lis fullest sense aad promptest maner. Ia exchange for this mode of acting your Excellen> cy has prevented the admission of grain into the corn mills in the suburbs of this city, thing which is an open violation of the good faith lately pledged To me by your Excellency.
 Ii is false that any new work or fo!. tificdlion has been began by me, because very liile repair has been entirely sulfi. cient 10 ieestublIsh the bat;erles ir the very same condition in N vhich they were upon the day of the armislice, and be. cause the casualties or the convenen- ces of the moment had rendered then demolition necessary. Some consider. able time has elapsed since l o5ained the information that you had erected in neighboring vi lage battery protected by the wall of the House called Gatay, and did not oppose it because the peace of the two great Republics should not be made to depend upon matters, which, thou h abstraciedly grave and important yet are of very .iue weight when compared 10 the result in which all the friends of humanity and the well fare of this continent are interested
 It is with very great pain, and indeed indignation, that have received commu nications from the cities and towns oc- cupied by the army of your Hlghness, mentioning the dissertation of the tem- pies of God, the robbery of the sacred vessels and he proclamation cf he sacred images which the Mexican people pro- foundly yenereir.
 Deeply have been affected by the complaints of fathers and mothers oi the violation of their daugaters, of husbands of outrages upon Their wives, and the cities and towns themselves have net only been plnndercd during ihe armis tice, but even principles eyer held sa' cred and holy by civilized nations have been lrampled under foo. by your sol. diery:
 Until now have kept the most rigid silence lest might retsrd the progress of the negotiations which promised some hopes of concIu-ion to a scandalous |