The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-02

battle winch had taken place before the capture of the city
OF Mexico, the Americans had lost 1900 men.
II may be true that Gen. Scott has entered the city OF
Mexico; but we cannot believe he has retreated 10
Zen scout is too experienced soldier have given up
Without necessity the advantage which he had the
enemy, VINO, thinking himself victorious, would make
vigorous eioI. 10 take advantage Of the circumstance
yos wns IN this neghborhood with 1000 and ID pieces
There IL, we expect, truth in this than in the
r We have heard just before going to press that the
no mention OF the above.
The quantity and quatyof the about this city
the True Gross would set Washington letterwrer crazy
Tor there Is neither alpha omega the
staple you meet with in the coffee houses town
There is pleasant variety in j. however for every man
all you have heard before breakfast, It will generally be
found that the contents OF your budget de tout-o
an Al vulgar p"an0e what Paddy shot ADJUST nothing al
Let green about these diggins therefore take heed
lest they faP in writing home
Through mistake the signature of Jose Ramon Pacheco
was omitted in the proclamation published yesterday.
Several guerlleros have been taken prisoners by the
troops who accompanied the last train Some OF them had
in their possession articles lost by Captain Weiss
mand.
It Is said that the large government train, which has
evening escorted by considerable force They viii have
moonlight to aid them the night and a
bon voyage.
DESTINY THE UNITED SrArEs.Ifa little prophetic oil
e republic has got its territorial growth they would see
final destiny, We believe Columbus discovered a new
world under the guidance of wise Provdence the end
which there was no soil a in the old world-and Which
should not only shelter the of continent but cast
or violence accompanied the ncpient steps, minor
event. and breathing space for oppressed millions was
accomplished. The greatest OF all movements following
Columbuss discovery, the revolution which raised
thirteen dependent colonies into independent nation
sowing seed whose roots We're to he bounded by lines
OF and but extend the
wants OF man called them.
We do not believe the fathers who framed the original
structure, contemplated the genius of the republic hang
short OF the entire continent If they did, they mistoo their
bound the hand, and nothing but monentary OBJ
staces stop short oceans the other Its growth has
aon of territory naturally attracted far the light OF
freedom was practically ditused II swallowed up the
and doubts the beauty and benefit Of the
change Notwithstanding tho apparent evils that accompa
MED It. No great revolution or reform has ever taken
place, one, without crushing the systems and par
TALLY the races agents ovecones Such inevitably the
phase progress the process opurcaton and
as we'll The violence OF nature, man.
cetes and nations The spirit Of the United States is DIES
tined by actual presence influence absorb all
comes in with and eventually find terrific
rial limit with the 1t cannot stop Short without do
ing violence the desire of man for liberty. We
OF great minds could what the celebrat
ed Timothy Dwight OF the first who advocated the dec
aration Of independence aud who president OF Yale
College the tne saw He said like prophet, in
an address before the college in l775 the moment
regions will be ours The present Of inhabitants will
either be externaed revive the native human dig
nifty by the generous benecence Of just laws and rational
freedom"
From the Sun of Anahuac of 20th
IMPORTANT FROM THE SEAT OF wAR.-Leers were re-
ceved this morning, of which we had cosnzance just be-
fore going thar Cen Scout had entered
the 18Th, the heights of Chapuepec We're taken posses
sion of by troops and on the IAN and 10Th they spent
the bombarding the city, which portion OF them
entered the morning, (6th) the balance remain
p, ST., ~, raoa;,ol , xuound in thr arm md
tired with his routed army to Guadalupe.
Gen. Bravo killed in the action
The slaughter was terrible.
RuMoRs. Notwithstanding the frequent warnings given
by friends against the which constantly
abound this city, several of them in state OF ag
been etaken by the Mexicans, and that the garrison had
surrendered after deadly combat, in which our troops
No news of this kind reached this city. We hope
friends will hereafter believe unavorable reports only
when they come from good source
Among the papers which have reached Washington
this evening, by express mall two small printed
Sheets of pages EACH headed Cohtestaciones habdas
entire ell supreme gobieo Mexicano, ell General Gefe
del eercito Americana, ell Comisionado de los Esta
dos Unidos." (The negotiation held between the SUI
preme government OF Mexico, and the generalin chief
of the American army and the commissioner of the
United States) These eight pages contain notes from
General Scott and Santa Anna, the various details of the
negotiation, and the project of treaty submitted by Mr.
Trst But we must defer these details till Monday.
It appears from this statement that the Mexicans insist
upon world of ndemnfcations-to what our army has
done nther villages, and for losses sustained by
the people in the country. Even the mischefs perpe-
trated by their guerilas to make good AS
to territory and boundaries, they equally short of the
mark They first demanded that part of the TERRITORY
between the Bravo and the Nueces be considered
as part OF Texas. Then, they appear far to have
modified their propositions, that after running line
few leagues from the from the Bravo to the Nueces
they run up the middle of that river he Nueces) till they
strike the 37h degree of attude and thence to the Pa
cifc ocean Mr. Trist submitted his project after which
follow the counter-instrucons of Santa Anna embracing
the boundary proposition have just stated of the 9Th
of September and there the matter to have ended
There is no account of the final rejection or disposition of
these several projects. Whether the negotiation died
away of ITSELF or the armstce being broken the matter
fell with it, does not appear, far advised
from the printed sheets before
One impression is left upon us, from the whole of the
letters and papers before usand that that they do not
confirm the reports that had heard of the violent re-
sistance made by the Mexcans the great loss on our
side, or Gen. Worths wound. The leperos and the wo
men figure in these accounts than their regular
troops, or even their guerllas.
Mississppl.
Ertraet Of letter from Jackson, Mss dated Sept 81