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also been similarly broken upon the part Of
Mexico.
These direct breaches of good faith give
to the American army the full right to COM
mence hostilities against Mexico without a
previous declaration of them, but J will
grant the time necessary for an explanation,
a satisfaction and a reparation, if such a
thing is possible. Yet, on the other hand,
l., myself, do now emphatically declare that
if | do not receive full and complete salts
faction for the acts committed, before II
O'Clock tomorrow, | shall consider the ex
pressed armistice as terminated after that
hour. l have the honor to be your Excel
lency's obedient servant,
(Signed,) WINDFIELD SCOTT.
To this Gen. Santa Anna replies in a
letter, o olong for our columns, by profess
ing to be profoundly a~stonisl,ed at the CON-
tents of Gen. Scott's letter. He charges
the outrages of the Mexican populace to
the i%mprudence of the Agents of the Anne
rican army in not first acquointing the Mex
lean authorities of their intention to adj
vance to the city for food. He denies that
any fortii cations had teen commenced by
since the conclusion of the armis-
but charges Scott with having erect
ed a battery in a n~eighboring village, about
which he before said nothing for feai of
breaking eff the armistice, and enters into
an enumeration of outrages committed by1
The American soldiery upon Mexican per-
sons and property.
Hostilities were then renewed immedi-
ately, by a demonstration OIL Chapultepec,
Or Ell Rey in the neighborhood. The &C
counts received are from Mexican sources,
and abound in extravagant assertions. The
Delta discredits the rumors about the death
Of Gems. Worth, Smith and Pillow, and
the explosion of q shell in the American
magazine, destroying 300 of our men. Ii
relies on the report that Scott entered the
City on the l3th-showing that the bonn
parchment and battles lasted fire days.
1t is said that Scott made fe int upon the
city from Tacubaya to cover the real at
tack which was made in another quarter
As soon as our troops had entered, obliged
as they were to cross a swamp or arm ofthe
AXE breast deep, they were attacked by al
host of Lepero's or the Lazzaroni Of
armed with knives, sticks Sc, who
we're very promptly sent to the right-about-
lace, by some well directed charges Of
grape and canister. 1t is stated that Santa
Anna has retreatcd with his force 20 Guada-,
Iupe.
Gen. Lane started from Vera Cruz on
.lre 10Th, with $500 men to the aid of Gen..
Scott. Much hard fighting upon the road.
apprehended.
There is no doubt the Mexicans were,
preparing for another conflict during the
whole time that negotiations were pending,
On the day the Mexican commissioners
gave notice that the proposition of our
for peace was inadmissible,
were addressed to the clergy, ex-
them to endeavor TO obtain a popu-
ar instruction, and at the same time to the
magistrates of the States of Mexico and
with the same object. Herrera, by
the circulars were signed, as the mill
dry commandant of Mexico, tells the peo-
de to arm themselves with any and every
description of weapon within their reach.
md assures them that people determined
lot to be conquered must ultimately over
come their invaders, whom he e%nioins upon
destroy "by fire and sword"
Meagre as our accounts are, they are
efficient, to show that the battle at the
Will of FL Rey, was a hard fought ONE
Again, on the 18th, there is reason to be-
ieve there was a general engagement, for
he correspondent of the Boketin of Atlisco,
on that day from the capital, says
n q letter,
cat s o'clock in the morning, the bells
woke us by the announcement of an alarm.
The batteries of San Antonio Abad and the
corresponding battery of the enemy OPEN
d a fire upon each other. We have seen
discharged by the enemy a multitude of
the greater number of which burst
n the air and long before they reached our
renches. At the same hour a firing COM
nenced at Chapultepec, on the right side of
which and in the mountains whence came
he attack at a short distance from the enc