The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-06
Fiom the ~ Y. Sun, Oct g.
Farther from Mexico.

We have been favored with the following translation
OF letter from Spanish Mexican OF the city OF Mexico
TO Spanish house IN this city. The letter came via
Orizaba, under cover TO Mr. Dmond, American collector
OF the port OF Vera Cruz, The news II gives rs more
full than we have received from any other quarter but IT
hears Mexican face, for which allowance must be made
II however sufficiently proves that Mexico is reduced to
the last extremity:
Cry Mexico, Sept. 49, 1917
RESPECTED FRIENDS have am opportunity to send by
the courier who leaves tonight this letter. in which shall
briefly attempt describe you the horrors have
just experienced On the 7h instant commissioners
ected The treaty propositions OF the American governments
and decided resuming the war General Herrera in
vng and urging the clergy rouse the citizens TO the ut
most resistance. On the same day, General Scott, the
American chief, charged Santa Anna with breaking the
arnistice by iorbidding his commissioners to obtain
food IN the city, and threatened, unless reparation
made, TO commence hosliltes and lombard the city.
Santa Anna replied, severely charging Scott with break
ing the armistice by sacking our villages, and ex-
pressed his perfect readiness the On the
18th inst the Americans made demonstration Chapul
epec and the Mill of I'll Rey but generals prepar
ed for them. Anticipating breach of the armistice Santa
Anna for several days had caused be conveyed in
possible manner SO as not to excite suspicion arms, mu-
nitons, and food TO the fortress Of Chaputepec Our c
zens carried under their nantes and mules great
quantity OF POWDER balls, and provisions without being
discovered, great the feeling of security and
a e surprised to find, on attacking Chapultepec such
obstinate resistance Chapntepec, you know, is situated
between Tacubaya and the city, within cannon-sho of the
former, and some three miles OF the latter. 1t bold hill
overlooking range Of country which enabled our SOL
commands the road from Tacubaya the city, which
runs close by its base, and it can only be assembled
Il
angle, exposed the ul range the fortress guns
As the Americans assembled the HILL perfect of mus
ket balls ana grape shot drove them back with heavy loss
They recovered and advanced again, but repused
Our troops fought with desperate valo worthy the chaac
seemed like many devils whom it impossible de-
feat without annhlaon He made third and last charge
having exhausted their grape shot, forced very unwi
ngy to retreat and yield the fortress of which the
city, but unfortunately off by detachment of the
enenys cavalry, and about 900 were made prisoners,
hl thna hnfIn IarH
them The enemy then opened his batteries on the Mill
Fl Rey (hnss MUD close upon ChapPu,epec, which
We're obliged to abandon The two actions continued over
nine hours ahd We're the seyees considering ar small
been fought. Our loss, in killed and wounded, not
such was the report of deserers from the American camp
who came to us IN the evening Seeing that the city
ring the actions caused number of trenches to be cut
acros; the road leading to the city, which were flood
daylight, the enemy with part Of his force, com.
nenced his march upon the city. Our soldiers posted
works which had been hastily thrown up, annoyed
him SO severely, together with the trenches which he
gates until late in the afternoon. Here he halted and
attempted to lombard the city which he did during the
balance Of the day and the day following, doing immense
damage. la whole blocks destroyed and
grea, number OF men, women, and children killed and
filled cloud of smoke eyes, and
then mixed with flame, and amid all could hear the
various shfeks OF the wounded and dying But the city
bavey resisted the hundreds of flying shells. 1t hurled
hs @ s eoss @ at
The enemy then changed his pan and determined
barrcaded with sand bags and provided on the
housetops and ut the windows all who could bear
my Before General Scott had fairly passed gates, he
found the difficulty of his position. perfect torrent
killed. and sos % Sun i he Kept dy
until ne gained the entrance of streets leading direct to
soldiers who We're ali posted ont 0 Gp sight, and that
was losing his men rapidly, General Scot. took possession
centre of the block, and at his sappers and
miners to cut way directly through the blocks of
facilitate his progress but after several hours he again
emerged into the street, and finally egained the plaza
him the palace and cathedral which were filed
ama T H., our patriotic % Ending
and opened cannonaae on the palace and cathedral,
tie buildings, and caused severe loss Of killed AND
wounded Seeing further resistance useless soldiers
ceased firing and 10th september, (sad day the
enemy possession of the Mexican capital Though
we inflicted havoc and death upon the Yankees we su
ing up OF the houses, many by the bombardment, but
by the confusion which prevailed in the city;
missing the actions commenced yesterday, less
than 1000, among whom many women and children,
much greater What calamity! But Mexico viii yet have
vengeance God will avenge us for sulerings. Alas
enemy who has succeeded by his ferocity rampng on
capital and our counry--an enemy who only Prides
thus isTwc are pfosratedMnot humbIsd We may be
forced silence, but the first that
chance viii be devoted to terrible revenge Santa Anna
has with his general. and all the troops he could
draw oil to Guadalupe. He is said to be wounded severely
We have lost heroic officers and brave in these
days | foresee what is Thousands
gathering upon the hills and around the city, deter
.nned to cut of all supplies, and sarve the enemy who
has audacously entered it. General Scott yet find
that Mexico is yet vanquished. He may find our lakes
bursting their barriers and ng this beautiful valley, to
annlhlate the Infamous Americans. We scarcely hope,
yet do quite despair Our brave generals may
what is lost, and Mexico, with her millions people,
sweep the invader from the land he has desecraed
BE that whatever do in the way of submission is
only for the moment. No Mexican will respect, beyond
sword of enemy My heart is too full of grief and ndig
nation TO write more. Adieu.
DESCRIPTION CHAPULrEPEo.-Chaputapec having been
captured by the Americans after the desperate
made by Mexican army, the following account
OF that place cannot fail to prove interesting;
Chnpucpec is the Aztec for "Grasshopper's Hl' 1t is
pophyrlc rock, rising the former margin of the
lake that surrounded the city of Mexico and of the
places designated by the Aztecs where they arred their
emigration from the TIA, in search OF final
Their oaces had oreod that such resting would be
denoted by their seeing eagle devourng serpent "a
rock, and at Chapulepec this prediction verified
From it they behed the eagle OF the rocks i'm the
lake devouring serpent The symbol
lied in their records and subsequently represented the
flag and the the The hill surrounded by
belt OF noble cypress trees OF which, known Mon
tezumas cypress from having been planted before
during the reign of that Prince, measures fty-one
feet in circumference. Chapucpec was the tavorite
residence of Montezuna and his courtiers Ii
contains remains of gardens, groves tanks and grotoes
which bear evidences of its past nagnficence. Here
Monezuma retired from the heat and dust of the city,
enjoy all the uxures that wealth and power could pro-
art devise, Ii selected by the SPANS vceroy
the most beautiful place in the valley of Mexico for
royal residence, and the modern palace aiely military
SCHOOL, was built by the vceoy Galvez From this pal