Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-09-18
VICTORY VICTORY
oLoaIOus NE ws FROM MExioOi
The city or n ..,.e - our Msreyi


., The Position Of El Penon Turned--0en
Valencia Decentralization. Santa ANN De.
feated-A Suspension OF hoetili,ies Solicited
and acknowledgements Summoned aud Ne.
g0iiatious 10 be Resumed Safety Of Majnr
Lallv's Trsin-Shootiag Of Lieut. Henderson
and Party, &c, &c. 0 "s url,s '0o
From the Picayune Of the Cd inst
The news by this arrival is the most inpor
tant that we have received in many months
from Mexico. Our army hiss not only sdvon.
ccd TO the city of Mexico, but il has had two
engagements with the enemy close under the
wells of the city and defeated them. The
Mexicsns have been brought to eupplica,e a
suspension az arms. and Gen. Scott has granted
il. The Mexican Congrees h.. been convoked
TO take into consideration Mr. Triets PROPOSE.
tions. s-su 81
The news was received in Vera Cruz on the
evening ot the 26th uh. by an express courier
from O'izaba. who brought down the following
letter 10 MIR Dimont. the COLLECTOR at vers Cru.
TO whose courtesy we are indebted for the use
Of the letter which we proceed to give:
ORiz,rA, August 25th, ls47.
My Dear Friend The Mexican mail,
which has just come in, brings the following in.
'e!ligrnce. which copy frum the Diario Off
ca del Goberno Being ot 50 great impor.
'ancp. send you THE express courier, which
will be with you, to morrow sbou, l2 o'clock.
On the 2hh two hrigades commsn nded by
Gen. Valencia and Santa Anna went out TO al.
tack the Americans near San Angel. Valen.
cia's division hae been completely defeated, and
Santa Anna after the first rencontre, fell back
also in disorder to the city .t.
They Immediately after this asked for .us
propositions OF peace from Mr.. T,ist
The mex, day the Minister oI Foreign Rela
t'oos invited the Congress. through the news.
papers, to meet for that purpose
These are the great facts which no doubt
will bring after them peace. Yours, truly,
+. NJ. DIMoND, ESQ.
Another express arrived in Vera Cruz on the
18th, with letters containing the same news in
substance, and the following translation Of the
announcement of it in the Diario Official del
Gobierno: ...-,,
Translated from the Diario Official del Gobier.
mol
On the ooh August. Sco,t's troops, who in
tended marching on Penon, turned it and arri
we'd near Tacubaya. AZ soon as the news wa,
knowr at Mexico. Valencia's division went ou
to attack the Americans at Los Llsrcs dc Sar
Angel, and was completely routed. Next came
Santa Anna, with another division. which ella
red the same fate after some fighting TIL,
Mexicans retreated to the capital in great dis
order, and such was the panic created by thei
defeat. that the Minister Of Foreign Relation
Immediately convoked the Congress to take in
to consideration Mr.. Trist's propositions 4
suspension Of arms was demanded by the Mexi
cans and granted. The Americans are aroun,
Mexico, but had not entered the city on lh
DIST
Such are the moogre details which we lIav
of those important events No couriers fron
General Scotts army direct have been nble /
get through, 40 far as We can learn. But from
the foregoing statement it is manifest that Ger
Scott holds the city of Mexico at his command
That Gen. Scott did not choose to enter the cit
is manifest. lie was doubtless deferred iron
entering i, BY desire to save the pride of tn
Mexicans when upon the eve Of important ne
gotiations.
II is now suppo :ed that the extraordinary cou
rier which left Vera Cruz for Mexico on th
l2th ult, a day in advance OF the regular Eng
lish courier, was the bearer Of instructions I
the British minister to offer again his mediation
and We think we may safely say that he was in
s'ruc,ed to do so, il possible, before Gen. SEQ,
entered the capita. We believe the instruc
tons were positive, and no doubt they were {
beyed
Having absolute confidence in this represer
taton Of the acts of the English Go, ernmen
We think it reasonable to suppose .ha, Gener'
scott was influenced by knowledge of tn
mediation to trust once again TO the efforts
Mr. Trist tonegotiste peace, and so spared h
Aexicans the humiliation Of the srmed occup
ton Of their capital. His characteristic h,
nanity may also be presumed to have strong
Influenced him 10 save Mexico from the violenc
Of hostile occupation. We may recus 10 tn
point and to the prospects of peace which son
may now ehtertain.
We have given none of the rumors curre
~ Vera Cruz a. To the fall Of Mexico. Ths
ave evidently founded on imperfect rumors
The real state o, facts. The rusnors c,rcula,,
here that Santa Anna and Valcnca were TAX,
,,yi.nne,s we h..l,ovs aro tots Iiv M urfo,ndaA