Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-10-06
Later from Mexico.

Later from Mexico. - -
HIGHLY IMPORTANT. NE TVS!
HoSTILTTIEs RENEWED ED-PROPOSITFON
REJEGTED-GREAT SLAUGHTER OF
THE MEXICANS-THE CITY OF MEXI-
ssO0 ENTERED BY THE AMERICANS
GEN. WORTH BADLYstWOUNDED. -.
Ansextra from the office Of the Mobile
Tribune, dated Sept. 25th, received by the
Pony Express, announces the arrival a:
Pensacola Of. the brig Osceola, on the eve
ming of the 2 1st, after u passage of five
days from, Vera Cruz. s. ..zs..
The following letter is to the Sun Of
Anahuac, dated Puebla, Sept, llth:s
f=eLetters arrived here from Othixio, sta
ting that an express had arrived there on
his way to Oaiaca, sent by Gen. Leon, and
that the said express had brought letters
from Mexico, dated the 9th instant These
letters state that the propositions Of our
government were rejected, or at least one
portion of them; and that hostilhies had re-
commenced onthe 7th inst, in the after
moor; that q. battle had been fought on that
evening byeafew hundred men of SCOTS
army against four picked d.regime nts of the
Mexican army J, the. 11th regiment of the
Line, the 80 and Ith regiments Of Light In
fantry, and one regiment Of the National
Guads, alEcolnmanded by Gen. Leon; that
the enemy's forces had been badly beaten;
and that their loss exceeds $500 men.
:. The letters say that Mr.. Trist's PROPOSE
tions were, that tae citizens of the United
States would not have any thing to claim
from Mexico for damages occasioned by
the war; that the United States. should have
the privilege of establishing two factories
in Upper Calilarnia, for eight years; and
that the Mexican government could, after
that time, if it choose, renew this article of
she treaty This was not accepted, and
Mr.sTfist, idiyesting himself of his official
powers, remarked to the Mexican Com
snissioners, that he thought it would be
much better for Mexico, TO cede tho whole
of Upper California TO the United States;
Eoriwhicil that government would certainly
paw TO NJ esieo fifteen or twenty millions Of
dollars. This would probably have been
agreed 10 if The following articles had met
ahe sanction OF. the Mexicans;-that the
'Texan boundary line would run along from
the mouth ofthe Rio Grande. on the left
side, to this right side oftho Rio Colo; but
this last proposition was rejected. The
Mexicans would not yield ono inch OF
ground on tho other side of the Nuaces.
Mr. Trist then asked for delay of forty.
five DAYS, as he zaid he was not authorized
10 accept such a proposition; but the hexi
cans replied that they woald give bat five
days, and no more On the 9Th day, (the
7th, a letter was written by Santa Anna te
Gen. Scott, accusing him Of breaking the
armistice, on some tfifng pretext. Gen
Scott answeredthis lotter, making a SINH
lar charge. On the 9Th, in the afternoon
a BODY Of few hundred men of Gen.
SCOTS division were to attack Chcpultepec.
They encountered large force Of the en-
emy's best troops; and terrible fight en-
sued; in which, as usual, the Mexicans go
q severe drubbing, Gen. Leon, who com
nnanded the Mexicans, was wounded AM
Gen. Balderos, of the National Guards,w
killed. The small number Of Americ an
who were in the engagement, (who, to us
the language of the Mexican letters, Tough
like devils,1 then entered to Lacubaya
leaving five wagons behind them. Som
Of these had no wheels, while others Wer
without horses. The loss on the part q
the Americans is said to be very snal
comparatively. A proclamation was issl
ed BY Gen. Herrera, governor of the cit
of Mexico, recommending to all the cit
zens, TO collect stones, and carry them
the roofs ofthe houses, and from theme
throw them at the Americans, if they el
tered the city, ,s.sar h
The correspondence Of the Herald
Tribune, at Pensacola, on the 23d, say
that the brig Oseola, Capt Smith, arrive
ut the Navy Yard on last evening, alter
passage of Ave and a half days; and brInt
late and unfaverable news from the arm
Of Gen. Scott. Il: seems that hostllltl
were renewed on the 9Th inst. Santa Al
ma and Ger. Scott mutually charged eae
other with violation Of the armistice; al
by the last accounts our troops had posse
sion of two streets in the city of Mexie
and had driven the principal part of Il
Mexican force into OF towards the Plaz
Cur troops had suffered greatly from. t
FIRE of the enemy placed in windows a
nm sfl,e roofs of houses; and that Gener
Worth was badly, though not mortal
wounded. Our loss, since leaving fuee
il said to have been 300O men. "
eTrist's proposition for an accession ot
portion of California for a consideration
twenty millions had been agreed to oy
Mexican Commissioners; and another pr
.osition, fixing the Rio Grande as the boz
dairy on.this side, was promptly refused.
ss Parades was said to be on the road
tween Vera Cruz and Gedico, with lal
force ofGuerillas. The Sun of the 1
saws, that troops havebeen arriving in gr
numbers from the Brazos, for the last
or six days; and we do not doubt that, "
in five or six days more, there will be Fl
two 10 three thousand men ready TO ma
to the interior. Verbal accounts brou
from Mr.. Diamond TO the Captain, at