Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-09-23
THE NEWS FROM MEXICO.


The Southern mail brought all the New Or
leas papers ofthe 9th. which are chiefly filed
with accounts OF the recent battles before the
city Of Mexico. We copy some additional
particulars.
The Delta has the following paragraph
"PEAcE i--PeGcet We are informed that
our coteinporaries of La Patria have late news
from the city Of Mexico, 10 The effect that arti-
eles Of peace had been signed BIZ Mr. Trist and
the .Merican Commissioners"
We may remark that no other paper has
the news. The Bee Acknowledges . have
received from La Paaia papers from the city
Of Mexico to the 9th ult., which contain &C
counts Of the battles. but say not word abou,
treaty having been signed.
The New Orleans Bulletin has the follow
ing:
"GEn. PAREDEs.-We learn, verbally, by
the Mary Klgsland, that Paroles was at Or.
zaba, al The head Of body Of troops, and had
declared against Santa Anna, and any peace
with the United Sta,esn
A letter from Vera Cruz to the New Or
leans Times, in speaking of the battle with
Valencia, says:
Valencia was more than half drunk, and
hnd spent the early part OF the night in alter
nate freaks Of good and bad humor; ia one
minute cursing, and in the next promoting his
officers, and dispensing commissions on every
hand. Santa Anna seemed TO be fearful o.
some accident and at one time sent an and to
caution him against the probable intentions OF
Cor C,N,f brf all Vnla al az.
ger 10 Ego TO -" iva al carraio,") he could
take care OF his own division without Santa
Annals assistance" SC. Whenever any Of
his officers would bring him report of the
movements Of the Americans, he would drive
them from him with curses Of "cowardice,n
and the worst epithets in the vocabulary of
Spanish blackguardism. To this fact is to he
attributed, in great measure, the quick des-
truction of his force, as he was utterly unpre.
pared when the attack was made.
Another letter to the Times says:
The armistce creates great dissatisfaction
in our army, particularly as it is misunder-
stood TO have been the voluntary proposition
of Gen. Scott. The facts seem 10 be these !:
Santa Anna saw the necessity procuring
suspension of hostiities, but dared make no
proposition, The British minister consequent
y took npon himself the Office OF inducing
Gen. Scott 10 write the desired prop osal,
which, with some apparent reluctance, and
much insolence, The Minister Alcorta receiy.
ed and answered, agreeing to send two Com
missoners TO conclude the armistice. who
were forthwith appointed.
To increase the i'll feeling with which the
armistice was regarded some of our wagons
which were sent INTO the city on the Goth, in
accordance with agreement, for provisions.
were attacked, and driven back without their
goods; and upon returning the next day,
with orders from the Mexican authorities TO
free them from molestatiou, the mob attacked
them in the streets, and killed FIVE OF six of the
teamsters and escort
! We learn that Major Lally is in Jalapa,
where he has been joined by Capt Walker,
whose depreddtions are said TO have been of a
character that would have done honor 10 ia
rauta.
! have heard nothing of Besancon or Hen
derson' s attachments.
Mr.. Kendall, Of the Picayune gives this ac-
count of the armistice:
On the night of the Goth inst, after the great
Mexican army was thoroughly beaten, broken
to pieces and routed, MIR. Thornton, Of the
English legation, accompanied by the British
Consul, MIR. Mackintosh--a man who regards
Santa Anna, hats the Yankees and never
moves unless his own ends are TO be gained -
came out OF the city post haste on visit to
Gen. Scott. The next morning Gen. Mora,
accompanied by Mr.. Arangoz who was for
merry Mexican consul at New Orleans, came
out, also on visit 10 Gen. Scott, and on the
same day the latter wrote letter to the Mexi-
can authorities, limiting at an arinistice be-
f,,,1 q
negotiations for peace. This proposition
was eagerly jumped at by the Mexican Min
lister of War, at the nstgation of Santa Anna
OF course, and the result has been treaty of
armstce in which, according to rumor, near.
ly every thing the Mexicans asked for was
conceded. know nothing Of the proceedings
Of this commission except from hearsay.-
There are many who believe that Gen. Scott
has been compelled 10 adopt this policy, al the
Threshold Of the Mexican Capital, by Mr..
Trist and his instructions, but there are few,
and | must acknowledge myself among the
number, who think that peace honorable and
satisfactory to the United States is TO grow out
Of this matter. The whole affair, on the face
OF it, looks like one Of Santa Annals old tricks 10
gain time and plan some scheme OF trickery
and assimilation, and as he has British in
fuence 10 back him he will be likely to carry
out what he undertakes.
The following letter is from the Times:
VERA CRuz, Sept. | 1917.
Gentlemen-Since writing you this day at
IL O'Clock, | have learned that il is the inten-
ton of the Mexicans TO fall back 10 Gualdaho-
ma. and there continue this war on a guerilla
plan, headed by Gen. Paredes. Its reported
that Gen. Santa Anna has been pronounced
a traitor by Valencia and Paroles. We have
nothing 10 do but take the whole country from
them.
From the .Nso Orleans Pieayune Sept. IL.
FROM THE ARMY OF GEN. TAYLOR.
The steamer T.. A. Opden Cant Bowman