The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-16

iron very distinguished officer Of the army)
with great respect, your obsdient servant
Washington City, D. c.
81 am pleased to add, that the following named per-
sons the commissioners the part of Mexico and
more So because they considered most friendly dis
posed for peace, viz
General Herrera,
Scr Conto Lawyer,
General Mora villamil,
Scr Atrisain, Lawyer,
Scr Arroyo, Secretary formerly Secretary Of Lesa-
CATION in the United States)
spectacle English houses to their house here they say
that the Mexcans out generated and cornered
II they do not at once he win occupy the city with
territorial government-psce 5000 troops to open the
roads, &c. They speak Of the Americans with admi-
ton.
The country people already commencing to
supply the army with every thing
The following letter is from q highly distinguished
battle
TAcuBAYA August %, ls47.
My DEAR SIR,-I owe 1t to your many acts of kind
nessl to inform you that arms crowned with
glorious victory After many minor combats but always
countered the enemys army headed by Santa Anna at
Churubusco three or four mes from the gates Of the
capital strongly sntrenohed To thisposition we could
only get two light batteries, pieces, This enemy had
much heavy artillery and 80 900 After two hours
Of bloody conflict, mainly with the bayonet carried
carried to the gates Of the city Our loss is short Of
1900 the onsmys 6ooo,s including many distinguished
In haste your friend
The following Is an extract Of private letter from
captain IN the army, who witnessed the battle ad,
dressed to his correspondent at Vera Cruz and enclosed
to the Secretary Of War
"TAcUBAYA, Aug 2s.
"You have no doubt been made aware that during
our stay In Puebla, the Genera-in Chief and Mr. Trst
received several visits from the British Secretary OF
cation in the city OF Mexico relative to peace with this
going to have treaty of peace signed at once;
but all this vanished Santa Anna got the peo
pie little united and large force collected In the CAPT
tai to resist the enemy and General Scott in the
time, having received reinforcements, continued his
march on the capital the 7th instant On reconnoi-
rng the hill of Penon three leagues the city which
was fortified the concluded not to at
tack IT. and the troops were marched round the south
the last arrived on the 10th instant On the afternoon
Of that day an action commenced by the troops
Talpsm on the road to San Angel where the Mexicans
held strong position, with about twenty pieces Of
non and six thousand men under General Valencia ut
place called Contreros, and some heights called the
Lomas OF Magdalena
The FIRE kept up until night with great vivacity
by the Mexicans as they ut q considerable dis
lance from their adversares who fred but little during
the afternoon, and Of suffered from the FIRE
Of the Mexican artillery but at break Of day the 2oth
Gen Smith surrounded one flank Of the enemy got in
their rear made 600 prisoners took all their artil
lery and killed 600 or 700 Of them The Americans
under Twiggs and Pillow continued their march to San
Angel aRd coyoacan so as to get In the of San An
TONIC on the Tlapam road to Mexico, where the Next
cans were also fortified while Gen. Worth advanced on
San Antonio which the enemy hastily abandoned
treated to bridge stream Of water that the
of the road few hundred yards another fortHcaton
with large convent well garrisoned and fortified also
Here the American forces all neared each other, and
we're fred on with great vivacity by the MexcsDs for
about an hour. The troops of Gen. Worth drove the
enemy out Of the works about the BRIDGE and pursued
them along the main road and Gen Shields attacked
hacienda little further on, and routed them from
there's ana after about two hours the battle Of Churu
busco ended-in which the enemy had about 20 600
men, and commanded by Santa Anna in person. who
treated through Mexico to Guadalupe he thought Of
course that tho Americans would enter the ctv Gen
Worth advance leaU
and half from the city and Tho next day to this
place, where the General in chief arrived also"
The officer at Vera Cruz, who writes from that place
to the Secretary Of War; addresses second letter the
Secretary, but simply enclosing him copy of the Sun
From the Sun ofAnahusc, Vera Cruz, Sept IL
ANOTHER GREAT VICTORY !-32, 900 MExICANs DE-
PEATED BY 1000 AMERICANS !!
Our army has again covered itself with glory.
The English courier has just arrived aud the
news we say-is that Gen Santa Anna and thirty thou
sand nsn have been defeated whipped and complete
Our troops engaged those of the enemy about three
miles from the capital of Mexico, where they were
strongly entrenched After combat Of two hours they
(the enemy were put to flight!
The snsmy's forces amounted to thirtytwo thousand
Three more cheers for the American army Huzxah !!
Huzzah !! Huzzah!!!
The enemys thrty-two Thousand men were driven to
the gates OF the city Of Mexico by thousand
men ut the point of the bayonet.
Four commissioners sent to Gen Scott from the
city Of mexico.
This news came by the English courier, and there
ore We suppose that no will doubt It, We will say,
further, that We have letter which one would
dare to contradict which says all we have said This
letter Is dated Tacubsya, three miles from Mexico,
N. B-we have just seen in the Diario del GoJierno
that armstice Of forty. eight hours granted by
We publish to-day q second edition of our paper of
yesterday in order to give readers the articles the
armstice which granted by General Scott We copy
all the documents which We hnd in the Diaro del CO.
afinuqa IN, has rop
language The want Of time kept from translating
them as the steamer leaves this morning for New Or
leans they will be understood We will issue extra
Annals manifesto
These documents have had translated into Eng
sh for the neft Of those Of readers who
versed in the Spanish idiom. .
The undersigned appointed respeotively-the three
first BY Major General Winfield Scott, commandern in
chief of the armies Of the United States and the two
last by his exceency ID. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
President Of the Mexican republic and command in
chief Of its armies met with full powers which duly
verified in the village Of Tacubaya the 22d day Of
August ls47 to enter into amstce for the purpose
Oh giving the Mexican government opportunity Of
cevipg propositions for peace from the commissioner ap
pointed BY the President Of the United States and
with the American army; when the following articles
Art l. Hostities shall instantly and absolutely cease
between the armies Of the United States of America and
the United Mexican States within thirty leagues Of the
capital OF the lat States to allow time to the commits
soners appointed by the United States and the
soners to be appointed by the Mexican Republic to ne
gotate.
This armistice shall continue as long as the COM
missioners OF the two governments engaged on
negoatonsor until the commander either Of the said
armies shall give formal notice to the other of the
tonof the armistce and for fortv eight hours sah
notice
In the meantime, neither army shall within thirty
leagues Of the city Of Mexico any fort6.
cation or military work Of offence defence or do any
thing TO enlarge or strengthen any existing or for
tihcation OF that character within the said limits
a. Neither army shall be reinforced within the same.
Any reinorcements in troops munitions Of war other
than subsistence now approaching either army, shall be
stopped at the distance OF leagues from the
city Of MEXICO
8 Neither army, nor any detachment from IT, shall
advance beyond the line IL ut present occupies.
O. Neither army, nor any detachment, or individual
Of either shall pass the neutral limits established by the
last article except under fags of truce bearing the
respondenoe between the two armies the business
authorized by the next arcle and individuals OF either
army who may chance to struggle within the neutral
limits shall by the opposite party be kindly warned of
sent back to THEN armies under flags Of truce
T. The American army shall not by violence obstruct
the passage from the open country into the city Mex
he of nece Tn tha