Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-10-05
Highly Important from Mexico 49,
Pence Proposition Ese5ccted.KOs-
Utilities RECON- IN encc0.
RICHMOND w., Sept. both, ii p. VI.

An extra from tho oiiico ci tn NoJie
Tribune dated September 2o.h. received
by Pony cxpross, announces the arrival a
Pensacola. OF the brig Ocoo.a, on Tho even
ing Of tho 2ist, atlor "a passage OF i've
DAYS from Vera Cruz.
Tho following letter j. to tho SI1 Of
Anahuac, dated puebla, September ! lii:
~ letter Is received here from AtliHes,
stating that an express had arrived tncro
on its way TO CaJaco, sen, by Gen. Leon,
and that said express had brongh. letters
from Mexico dated the 9th instant.
These letters state lhn, the proposition OF
ponce had been rejected. or at least hos
,i.ities hnd been recommended en- the NJ
tornoon Of the Sth, and that q battle had
boon fought on the evening by n lew
hundred men Of SCOTS army, against
four Of tho pocicd regiments Of the Mex
icon nrmy-.ho liza Regiment OF Ito
line, tho 81 and ith Regiment Ilgtt inian-
try, and ono Regiment National Guards,
ali commanded by Gen. Leon. Tho eno-
my is stated To have been completely used
up. and their loss Is said be over 900.
Tho lcttcr says that tho following "ero
Mr.. Tfisl's propositions:
That tho United States would not cam
anything from " ,Xico for da magcs "cca-
stoned By the war Tat tho United states
world nave privilege Of establishing two
factories in Upper California for eight
wears, and Thai tic Mexican Government
after that time, could, If 1t choose, rene"
this article of the treaty. This was not
accepted. air. Trist, unci o'binS h''"s9if
or ofic;al newer. remarked to tho Mexican
commissioners, that he tHPnFh' i won.
BIO bo,tcr FOR Mexico 10 cedo Inc "hoic o.
Uppnr California 10 tho United States Tor
which thu, Government would certain.
pay fifteen or twenty millions OF dollars;
this would probably have boon agreed up
on If tho following articles had met Tue
assent of the Nexicans.
..rhut Tho Texian boundary limo should
run along from the mouth Of the BIO Gran
dc on the left side TO the right side; but
this last proposition was rejected, the Mex
leans refusing to yield Quo inca OF gFound
ON the other side Of tho Nuecos."
AIR. T,i,, then asked forly-ivo days, as
no snil 10 vas not authorized to accept
such q proposition as he had received
from tho commissioners; but tho McNichns
r,n,ird By saving they would give five
DAVIS and no moro. CO tho 9th day-tae
1th-a letter was written by Santa Anna
10 Cen. Scott, accusing ban of breaking
Gen. Scot, answered by making a similar
charge.
Ga tho 9Th in the afternoon body Of u
fow hundred men was sent by Cen. scott
~ ,,iock Chapnltnpcc This small body
encountered a large force Of tho onomy's
bo.t troops there. and n terrible baltic On.
sued. IN Which tho Mcxicans, as usual. 90.
n good tiara shing. Gen. Leon who com
a.
Cen. Baldcras Of tho National Guards
killed. Tho smnr1 number of the Amcri-
cans who, tho Mexican letter writer's say
II, rso ihrir own cxprr ssinn. "fnuaht III"
devils retired to Tacubnyn, leaving hive
wnpon, behind them. somo of these with
out wheels. others without horses. he
loss on tho par, Of tho Americans IS sn'd
10 DO very srnrl', comparatively.
A proclamation was issued by Cen.
Herrera, Governor Of tho city of Mexico.
recommending the citizens, mon. women
and childrcn--to collect stones and carry
thom 10 The roofs of their houses, and throw
thom at the Americans if they entered the
city.
Tho correspondent. of the Herald & TrI-
bune dated Pensacola, Sept. %. says TINT
the brig Osceola, from Vera Cruz, brought
lo,o md unfnvorablo news from Gen.
Scott, army: from which is seemed that
bos,ili,ics were removed On the 9th lnst--
Santa Anna and Gen. Scott mutually
charging each other with violation OF
tho armis,icc. and by tho last accounts
our troops had possession of two of tho
principal streets. and had driven the prin-
cipal part of the Mexican forces on to-
ward III. plaza. Our troops suffered great
" from the fire Of tho enemy from the
windows aud housctops, and Gen. Worth
was badly but not mortallv wounded.
Our loss since leaving Puebla was 3,ouo
mon.
Mr.. Tris,'s proposition for tho ccssion
of portion of California for consider
alton of % millions of dollars, had been
agreed to by the Mexican commissioners.
aud ano her proposition fixing tho RIO
Grandc rs tho Texan boundary peremp-
,orily rejected.
Paroles is said to be on the road be-
tween Vera Cruz and Mexico. with large
force Of guerillas. The Sun OF the ION
saws, troops hive been arriving in great
numbers from The Brazos, during tho pre-
yious five or six days, and i, was not doubt
oil tha, in another week. there would be
from two 10 three thousand men ready 10
march into tho interior.
Tho above accounts arc derived from
a., c. r Ar,hu,c of tho 10Th instant.