Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-09-22
From the st. Louis Orgon-Fxtra.
GLORIOUS NEWS!
AMERICAN ARMS AGAIN VICT0RIOUS!!!...
The City of Mexico at our Mercy

The Steamship Fashion Capt. O'Brady,
arrived, Yesterday evening from Vera
Cruz, By he way Of Tampico. She left
Vera Cruz en- The 9th Of August, and
Tampico ON the 18th.
The news by this arrival is the most i'm
portant we have received in many months
from Mexico. Our army has not only adj
vanced TO the city of Mexico, but it has
had two engagements with the enemy close
under the walls Of the city and defeated
them. The Mexicans have been brought
to supplicate suspension of arms, and
Gen. Scott has granted it. The Mexican
Congress has convoked 10 take Into con-
sideraton Mr. Trist's propositions.
The news was received in Vera Cruz
on the evening of the 10Th ult., by an ex-
press courier from Orazaba, who brought
down The following letter to DImond, the
collector at Vera Cruz, to whose courtesy
we are indebted for the use OF the letter,
which We proceed to give:
ORAzABA, August 26, lS47.
.Hiy Dear Friend The Mexican mail.
which has Just come in, brings The inteli-
gence. Being OF so great importance, |
send you this express courier, who will be
with you tomorrow about y O'clock.
On the 10Th, two brigades commanded
BY Gen. Valencia and Santa Anna, went
out TO attack the Americans near San An
gel. Valencia division has been com.
pletely defeated, and Santa Anna, after tn.
first rencontre, fell back also in disoyder
to the city.
They Immediately after this asked for "a
suspension Of hostlities, and offered to
hear the propositions OF peace from Mr..
Tri>t.
he next day the Minister of Foreign
Relations invited Congress, through lne
newspapers, to meet for that purpose.
These are the great facts iic!i 10 doubt
will bring alter them peace.
Yours, truly.
Another express arrived in Vera Cruz
on The 20ih, with letters containing the
same news in Substance, and the follow ug
translation of the announcement o! 1t III
The Diario Official del Gotitrno:
"On the 2Uth August Scot 5 troops who
intended marching on Pinon, turned II and
arrived near Tacubaya. As soon - the
news was known at MEXICO, Nslrncia's
division went out TO attack the Americans
at Los Llanos DE- San Angel, and was com
pleteiy routed Next came Santa Anua will
another divi>un, which shared lie sarne
fate alter some fighting. The Mexicaos
re,reated 10 the capital in great disorder,
and such was the panic created jv their
defeat that the Minister of Foreign Bella
tons Immediately convoked the Congress
to take into Consideration Mr.. Tn>ts
proposition. A Suspension of arms Was
demanded by the Mexicans and granted.
The Americans are around Mexico, but
had not entered The city on the 2lst.
Gen. Sect holds the city of Mexico al
his command. That Gen. Scot. did not
choose to enter the city is manifest He
was doubtless deferred from entering il
only by desi gu to save the pride Of the
NeXicdns when on he eve of important
neg llatlons II is bow supposed that the
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nerfpct r,,,,ors n the ,saj state If f,.t.
The ,umors circulated hara that Sa,,,
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