New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-24
eresn, style viii .uH-r By the double translation The
letter u 9. Z % be 1atad


HEADQUARTERS MAE MONTEREY May 9, l-H.
sm-l received yesterday your communication q
the ION inst which Informs me that you are instructed
By the President Substitute Of the Republic o. address
me win view . demand from me categorical reply
whether my wishes and my instruct NJ are 20 prose
la conformity % the laws OF nations and a.
is conducted BY civilized countries or az oaroarous
ri es carry 10 on among Themselves 10 being understood
that Mexico disposed and resolved 70 accept the man
ner which Is proposed carried and aTss the re-
suit ir order 10 dictate iis measures accordingly
ID these Instructions were not communicated % me
through an authority highly respectable y0urseli
should refuse 20 believe they emsnated from the Chief
MAGISTRATE OF the Republic cOntsUIng IS 10 fact they %
cOnIsn iE my jud yusnt implied but not ICES deoer-
sts insut toward and toward the Government "ncn
I have the honor q represent viewing them IN tn4s
light shall decline giving the categorical reply "nch
il dem andsd Of me which DO with tie rePeci due 70
bis Ezcelency the Pr-sidrEt
As you have thought ft % communicate 10 me me IN
srucfOns Of Your Government At some length upon ne
manner In which tie mas been carried On upon ny
part, improve this opportunity 20 make some remafAs
upon he subject.
The ou,raqes % which especial reference IS made
came &c ny knowledge sitter they had been peretrsted
and can assure you that neither yourself nor tue RE
sdent Of the Republic have ieii deeper PAIN man
that which felt on the occasion All toe means az my
q p0sa within the limits OF our laws were employed
bll 10 the greater plumber OF caes ruu-s'y 10 ldeauy
and punish ihe delinquents cannot suppose that you
have been 80 90 informed az 10 believe that sucn AFRO
cities were committed by ny connvsnce, order or con
sent or thst they by themselves give Al Idea Oh zoe
manner Ia which the has been prosecuted IN THIS
part Of Mexico. They were Ia Truth unfortunate ezceP
tons caused by circumstances which could mol control
10 appears In point % intern you inst from me
moment the American army Get foot upon tne eftoy
Of Mexico Il has suffered Individually the loss Of ON ere
and soldiers who ksve been ass1ssnaied by MeAIohHs
sometimes almost Ia sight - their own camp IN QUO
rage Of this character preceded the melancholy Hf ~
Cstaus do not mention these truths With tne VIE" Oh
ilsufying n any manner the practice Of retaliation De-
cause any Government Is sufficiently civilized 10 make
distinction between the lswless sets OF individuals ana
the general policy which governs the operations on an
enemy but you hsve endesyored 70 make
b ren our res pectve Governments ia regard u the
manner 10 which they conduct the war Wnicn cannYt
pass without remark. ia this connection II snoud De
borne in mind that the Mexican troops have gwen 20
the world the example Of killing the wounded upon tne
field OF battle. ,,
A. you have sdver,ed 70 the requiston which have
made upon the people Of these states 10 make ndsm
nity for the losses incurred by the destruction Of one
OF our trains take the liberty Of informing you mhi
this vas not the act Of the Mexican troops exclusively
but thsi the Rsncheros Of the country were chiefly
concerned in II ard that the subsequent ASSASSINATION
and mutilaon Of the unarmed teamsters were marked
by Bn sir0cous barbary unequaled IN the present war
II Ia with pain that find myself under the necessity OIL
addressing you IN manner TO which am lt1le sccus
TONED but have been provoked TO do 80 oy the oorc
aud the manner OF your communication Whlch - ouec
tonabe, In my estimation, rs well 10 M nsnuaioh' e'
IN It's tone With respect b. the implied threat OF retail
i.tion beg you understand that hold Il Al ~ true
worth and that ] At all times prepared TO act &C
csrdhey whatever may be the policy mode OF carry
generals may think It proper adopt am, sir, with
much respect your ooedient servant
From the sun Of Anshusc Of the sth inst
WHAT COURSE WILL GEN. SCOTT PURSUE j.
The late intelligence we have received from Mex 60 OF
the correspondence between Mr. Buchanan and the Mex
lean Minister Of Foreign Relations, treating OF peace
has it seems TO u.s. altered the course which Gen SCOT
Z was 20 pursue.
We have deferred remarks until nov, because WI
, we're afraid TO be too hssty in our specu. atoms
IL seems most likely 10 us that Gen scott vi" 2t al
vance any further until he receives orders from wash
inron u do So Bat will the cabne, a, Washington give
this oriert We doubt il very much because II would
throw more difficulties in the way ui the negotiations.
Il must have struck the mind OF every one VINO ma
read the sp0udence above alluded TO- that the tone
/ VI the Mexican Government has altered very inuce j
we should Judge from the few lines addressed TO DIR
Buchanan b. the Mexican Premier in answer 70 MS pro
positions Of peace We do not see, IN his letter any
that arrogance which 10 every iustnce before mas char
scterised the Mexican diplomatic cOrrespondence-bu
on the contrary pretty polite though short answer II
which he SAYS that be declines answering 10 the argu
Mr Buchanan, until Congress. 10 whom no re
iers the matter and who have solely the power to de
eide, shall have acted upon them. In note when ~
addresses TO Congress- be presses them TO take lmine
1iate action upon them
But ln the a. Il do WI
ne take NJ bis line OF march Tor Cspstai
are hopes entertained for pebcs This il not At s prot
able We therefore come % the conclusion mat
will not make ssep forward until all hopes lot cohci'
ing a treaty OF peace Is lost