The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-06


spect them when they derived from the laws Of the
states
This believes that unless the constitution
and the other laws which rgidly adhered
to- order cannot exist society to Be 40 call
ed nor shall We ever be able to say that have fact
Military commanders whatever may be their rank,
who have committed faults ON the field of battle should
be held responsible for their and should be promptly
tried and severely punished for the nation has not made
sacrifices and does not make them for the purpose in
It Is extraordinary, Mr. Minister, that an armistce
should have been arranged at O'Clock the morning
Of the cad and that to-day the 10th the terms Of
dated the 23d to which have the honor to reply hav
ing been received here by special messenger yesterday
the 25th.
The assurances which your excellency is pleased to
offer with respect to the continuance Of the war the
of attempt humate the nation that the
President dscams any other purpose than the glory of
his country and has therefore rendered the
under his orders are worthy Of attention. but no Next
will regard the humiliation and debasement of
cumstances and every Mexican who believes that his
country possesses representative system knows how
he who Is clothed with 1t placed at the head Of the
The state have already declared
their opinion in manner the most worthy Of them, in
protest which have the honor to enclose to your
cslency and the order to carry it into effect which,
placed in nv hands, my sentiments being in unison with
those of the honorable body from which 1t emsnates
manner it grieves to add that 1t does not expect
under such circumstances honorable peace and ex-
IL By
nation, and conducting this war in the manner which
war % u mas Gssn snt w aud
and such peace as will be approved OF ~ all liberal and
just men throughout the world.
renew to your excelenoy the assurances OF my due
consideration
God, liberty, and federation. OLAGUIBEL. :.
| ToLUcA, August %, l647.
cor sfff,ionaI 0f free sOuerefg
State of Merico to itsinhabitanfs.
FELLow.CIrlzrNs Misfortune still pursues US; and
the rout of troops twice In day In the vicinity
of the capital has exposed to the severest blow OF
fate TO this series of affecting rsverses others still
greater may be added and to bear against them will
require the highest effort of patriotism and consistency
proof against any trial
that Of humiliation and ignominy.
Our fathers died in order to give independence to
hold rank among nations. Let us die rather than
tranic away in vile bargain, what they purchased with
forsfathers struggled for years in bloody
bats, under circumstances q thousand times ad-
to than those Of the present day. let strug
gle for another ten, or for hundred years, until we
have vindicated their fame and our own.
Citizens OF the State of Mexico-We have called
more than twenty years
Let US die free and independent rather than sell
Fellow ctizens-Valor and constancy and let US bear
up against this load of misfortune with the
that the nation which desires to be free i,so
FRANCISCO M. DE OLAGUIBEL.
Toluco, August %, ls47.
Circular of His ErceLency, the Secretary of State to
the Governors Of the States of Merico and Prebla
Your ExcELLENcy,-EIis excelency the President of
the Republic orders that excelency will command
the local authorities Of all the towns and villages in this
State, which lie within the distance Of thirty leagues
from Of the points In which the enemy may happen
to be situated to raise the respective inhabi
may attack and harrass the enemy with whatever wea
pons each may conveniently procure whether good or
bad, by IRE and by sword and by every practicable
which tits possible to employ, in the annhlating
OF an invading army
will take account Of all those Who having at
tanned the Of 49, and not advanced beyond co. with
to enlist in the National Guards nor support any num-
Der of soldiers the Of the nation in any
ons Of the wsys no. a. 9s
mules and horses and seizing his wagons and Destroy
ing his munitions Of war
nation and it's inhabitants defended by means of
military popular force and certainly their defence
by the latter is really the most eicacious and less
pensive, because people who do not choose 1t can
YER be conquered by another; and had series of
occurred to enervste the spirit Of
the people, the march Of H. 900 men upon capital
would never have been witnessed
Your excelency knows that the Argentine Republic
States vet will YOUR excsency remember that 900
Englishmsn persisted in the streets OF Buenos Ayres
harrs.ssd even BY the women WHO buried upon them
water.
eelency, in order that you may enforce the aoompsh
Of all that has been expressed in it, upon the part
Of the Mexican Inhabitants OF this capital and whom
the abest Of its population, comprised among its
prietors merchants and officials shall forth, gun in
to encounter the enemy those that remain in the
that purpose, your excsllency will command that
and every other kind of missiles and proeces be COL
cy arrives charging the alcaldes members
of the municipality and justices Of the peace with the
execution OF this order
God and liberty
THE REPULsE AT cHAPoLTEpEc..
The Mexican account Of the called repulse of Gems
Twiggs and Pierce at Chapoepec is published in the
liz md tn ha AtaA hat
the Mexcans were routed. Here 1t is :
At h.lf-past i've this morning hs sth) the fire
resting the mill of Ell Rey, close the forest Cha
poltepec: This point was commanded by Gen Leon,
Colonel the patriotic and valiant Baderas and the
battaons Union and La Pstria OsIaca in Of which
Queresro and some Others all comprising the National
Guards
The right flank rested the house Of Mata, at the
distance OF quarter Of league from Chapoltepec and
occupied by 1900 of the regular army commanded by
Gen. Perez The enemy in two eolams with his usual
daring, attacked these points first with artillery and
quarter to six, with rapid fire of musketry Gen.
Perez sustained the FIRE very well for about half hour
when for causes ct present unknown he retired with his
forces although he had ten men The retreat
must have been fatal for Mexico, # fortunately Cen
Leon and his brigade had shown prodges Of valor
Twice he repused the columns that attacked him. and
In the second he sailed from his position to the
artillery Gen Perez mad lost but then he received
mortal and few moments afterwards the valiant
Balderas was also wounded and died on the field The
enemy with additional forces again charged and took
possession of the mill Twice he disodged but on
his retaking 1t the third time found impossible to
bring our troops to the charge.
In spite Of these two advantages which they had gained
in their endeavors to attack Chspotepec they could not
effect further advance which may be owing to their
being ntimidated by the resistance Of the
considerable loss they han suffered The result that
ut nine o'clock in the morning the fire Of small had
nearly ceased and they employed in collecting
their killed and wounded. At ii O'Clock the enemy had
commenced retrograde movement. and by o'clock In
abandoning the two points he had occupied and blowing
the house of Mats although say it set FIRE
Gems Twiggs and Pierce directed the attack and that
they put in motion about 5000 men,
After this the Mexicanss populations what they
might have done, IL so and had taken place It
says -
Ifthe cavalry had taken the position assigned to them
at four O'Clock In the morning by order Of Gen. Santa
Anna and II above all they had made the charge which
ordered at the that the enemy attacked the
mill Of FL Rey instead Of flying precpistey the action
| would have terminated early, and the triumph would
have bean compete But NOT the position