Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-16

IN regard TO the suspension OF noStlltles which he
consented to after the battle Of Churubusco If
there are any who yet doubt the correctness of that
course, we are confident that the perusal of this
article will satisfy them that he was right even if
prudence had permitted different decision.
rRoM THE NEW ORLEANS OCTOBER Z.
GIN ScoTr AND THE ARMIsTIcE-The sophst who lee
ured Hannibal the art Of doubtless considered himself
supremacy wise man. and the conqueror Of Scipo but
indifferent general The race to which he belonged has not
passed away, but ourshes these latter days all the vgo
bloom Of its youth The present has furnished
pie employment these military philosophers, and has
bed them at the time display the Of their
knowledge and bless mankind with sun-ood of information
Among the subjects which they have recently directed their
powerful ntelec and upon which they have expended col
Of squision and pathetic defamation, none has
afforded fare field for their peculiar powers than the arms
ce granted by General ScorT after the battles of Coneros
and Churubusco It needless to that in the opinion Of
these sages the General totally in the wrong his conduct
was not only foolish but in view of the consequences which
they ascrbe it. criminal To him they impue the delay
IN capturing the city, the failure of the negotiations and the
subsequent loss Of life in the combas that ensued from the 18th
TO the 18th Of September. Bowling do with becoming
Difference opinions carefully formed and feaessy
promulgated yet beg leave suggest that before General
Soft is finally condemned it would be well to wait for
further information and, before he is aaigned at the
bar of public opinion for alleged offence would be
than fair to examine closely the information which
already possess.
In the advance upon Mexico the line Of defence. of
the city consisting Of the strong posts of Ell Pehon Mex
cacngo avoided by deour the left the head of
Lake Chaco. This began the 9TH of August
and owing the broken nature of the country and the
itv If n mil i of
toll and hardship was, however, accomplished in
days. and the 18th troops in position to act
against Contreros and Churubusco forming with the second
airy works in their neghborhood he second line of defence
On the 18th the movement made against Coneros. OF
the prolonged and difficult operations of that day, through
dense chapaa along rocky and precpous paths, and amid
constant combat and peril it is not accessory TO speak, for all
will ecoect the truthful descriptions which have already
published To this day of toll and danger succeeded of
the most dismal nights experienced in that climate The
is described terrific. The soldiers might perchance
have snached morse food but moments sleep mpos
sbe Under these ConEeros captured and
Vaenca force dispersed early in the morning and the battle
Of Chuubusco closed and the second line of defence
ed after the most desperate and bloody engagement Of the
five o'clock in the afternoon Now the first question that
arises coud Gen. Scott have entered Mexico the night Of
the Goth His soldiers had been watching, marching fasting,
of his small force killed disabled and the heights Of
Chapuepec and the line Of the gatas still before him.
capable afterwards shown Of making strong defence
How easy the achievement may seem TO an editor in
his closet apprehend that it labor be UNDER
taken by general in the field. The Mexican army which
defended Churubusco, though defeated destroyed
it reeated towards the third and strongest line Defence and
was, could easily have been, rallied behind its batteries
For Gen Scott have attempted Mexico the night
OF the Goth of August appears y would have been
act of desperation which nothing could have justified but the
exceedingly improbable result of Had be undertaken
It and faed the warriors of the quill would have been the
inst TO discover and expose the madness of the They
would have inquired why he could not have waited until
ing why, with half amished and exhausted troops with
wounded calling for assistance, the dead UNMARRIED the
living able drag leg after the other he had march
ed against strong works and densey populated city, when
nights rest would have quadrupcd the efficiency of his
force And the of would have been genera
as it would probably have been deserved.
The conclusion has thus been forced upon that General
Scott Obliged pause for breath after the continued opera
tons of the 9th and Goth, which terminated in the terrible
slaughter Of Churubusco
But that evening he received flag Of truce from the
enemy, asking for amstce and proposing peace Repre-
sensations at the time made him by those
neced with the British Embassy that there every pobs
by that negotiations would terminate avoaby and honor
ably all parties The American commander placed in
position OF great delicacy and responsibility 1t his
dent desire terminate the war; spare the lives Of his soldiers
and avoid the infection of unnecessary INJURY upon the
ioe He had good believe that BY granting the
msce all these objects would be attained and he did grant
it, making it erminabe in rtyeight hours What would
have been said of him had he refused He must in that case
either have taken the city failed in the attempt the for
mer would have been precisely i'll the condition in which
present. and Gen. Scott would have been accused
Of sacrificing the lives Of his counymen and unnecessarily
prolongng the to promote his ambitious aims and
crafty the Pencous vanity Of claiming the conquerors rank
with Coez. Not in fifty of those who have now discov
cred that all negotiation with Mexico idle farce but
would have been certain that had thc Mexican proposition
been entertained should have had honorable and per-
peace But in the hazards OF Gen. Scott might
have been repued the morning Of the ss and then i'm
agnaton scarcely depict the execaon which would have
been poured upon his head Whatever be might have done
will thus be SEEM he would have exposed himself TO anad
version and msconsrurton to the idle comments OF the
thinking, and the malicious remarks Of the cnSous For
part willing believe that Gen. scott acted
every hero and patriot would have done placed in his position
and burdened with his responsibilities at any rate must
something stronger than has yet appeared against him TO
suspect that he acted with want Of judgment want Of zeal
TaaSKseIyISG.-In Connecticut the 25th Of Novem.