Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-10-07
From the Mobile Herald and Tribune, ESira. Sept, Is
IMPORTANT FROM
MEXICO.

VII On NN Il hOM
MEXICO.
The brig Osccola, Capt Smith, arrived At Pensacola
IN the evening IT the q inst within five days from
Nora Cruz We are indebted 10 passenger from Pen
saeua Tor Vera Cruz "Snn Of Anahacn" If the 10th
and also Tor letter from Pensacola. All the news they
contain is published below. Verbally are inf rncd
that there had ais been revolt Pucbla and that Scott
there aud IA the city Mexico had lost least two uus
and men.
FROM TIE SEAT or WAR
| he Armisllco cuncludel-liaslilIlics commenced
ftop ssi'lons oi Mt Tnst-lotlcr Of Santa Aura 10
Gen. Scott--four regiments ol the MEXICAN Army
completely routed by lew hundred men oil General
S,o'I's Trees Gen. Worth woundtd
ilo following letter received from corr slmndcnl
Is 81 interesting III the public. that hasten Ia ave II
10 ON Subscribers. II contains all the uws hat was re-
cevel yesterday from Mexico.
As we had already announced, hostles recon-
neneed IN the slh. IN the evening". aud Gen. SCOTS
fps on That very evening had given brush The besi
III The Mexican irnars.
The letter came by way Of Orznha and was scnl
hefe by onr wide awake" spondcni thuuph phi
waite lnrnd who himself addressed few linstu tell
that an tNpr.ss had arrived from AN y, ON his way la
oaae" that this express had been sent b, Gen eon
ii lhn Mexican army, who commanded the MrNiran
lofees IN the action spoken Of IN the letter vile fol
lows:
PurnlA, sept, II lSi7.
MY Dear sun d Il MT thluk that YOU ever arrived
athong ns, hut tony goat aslonshmcnt | saw YOU IN
HE mnds OF our mutual friend Nsss'
promised yeu before lel Vera Cruz Two months
ago, That would, from time 10 lime, II was rlunale
enough to get news drop YOU few words on a sheet o
al mper aud the occas has never OH red itself wt,
no'e encouragement than at present. aud htpc irs,
lew lines VIII be passed VIGOROUSLY Though The chap
l'alal, mosquitoes, &c, and what Is worse (houah na
81 h1) the gnernllcnps Of Grrfu Godn pn.nla N,,ion
J. aull al, a..
ale men.
Letters arrived here from ANio stating thai an cyprcss
iad arrived there on his way Oalacu. sent hy Gen
Leon ana that the said express had brought letters from
Mexico dated the OH inst
hose letters state that the propo,iIion mad, by Al,
INST was rclec.ed, or, least one portion a them, and
,a' hoS'llitios had fe commenced the h IN ia, A or
noon, and thai battle had been piuht ON ilai evening
by IL" hundred men Of SCOTS army arnsl M ,fhr
picked oni regiments ul The NJ, sican amy ftho nm
fgmeet OF The linz, the I'd aad ia regiments ntlhe iol
infantry, aud eno regiment Of The National tnardsnlI
commanded by Gen. Icun) that the cnem, >, C,n,s
ad been badly used up aud that their loss exceed ,w,
Thousand five hun red
uno 'olies say that Mr. 1fs,s PROPOSITIONS are these
HAT the citizens Of the United States wond nat hn,
anything ~ claim from Mexico for DAMAGES occosi,ned
by this war:
That the United States would have the privilege Of
establishing two factories in Upper CaliIuraa fr rph,
years and that The Mexican Government could. ue,
his was mol accepted
Iheh, Mr. Inst, uuclohng himself of his 1i.inl
powers remarked 10 the Mexican commissioners thar se
thought II would be much better for Mexico Ia ccdo th
Whole oi Upper Cauruia 10 tn, Jnod States for which
that Government would certainly pay fifteen or w,nt,
millions Of dollars.
Ihls would probably be agreed upon if the following
article had mel with the assent ol the Nlexeans
That the Texan boundary line would run along from
The mouth OF The ltlO Gfande, the LEI, side 10 The t
side Of the Rio ella.
But this last proposition was rejected The Mexi
cans would moi yield inch Of ground the other sid.
Of the Nueccs
Mr. Irst then asked i5 days. as lo said he was mo-,
authorized TO accept sucha Proposition bu the
replied they would give hut five days aud no more
On the NTH day CHE uh) letter was written b,
santa Anna to Gen scott accusing HIM OF breaking III,
armisce on some ling preexis
Gen Scott answered making similar charges.
Tn me 9Th, In the afternoon, body Of few hundred
men OF Ten. Scotls were sent 10 attack GhapuIicpcc
They encountered large force of tho enemy best
troops there terrible fight ensued IN which The Nexi.
cans got as usual good ,lreshng. ten. Leon. WIN
emmanuel the MeNicans, was wounded, and Gen. BAL
deas Of the National Guards, was killed
The snail number ii the Americans, who the Nlexi
can letters say 90 nso Their own exprcsson) fought like
devils retired To Tacubaya eavimg five wagons behind
them Some Of these had wheels, while others no
horses.
The loss the part Of The Arercaas is said to be very
small comparatively.
Proclamation. { T manifesto, as they call il } was is
sued by Gen. Herrera Govenor Of he city Of Mckee,
recommending To the cillzens--men, women and chill
dren, 10 collect stones and carry them 10 he roofs of hos
es aud from there thr Nv them at the Americans If they
entered the city
The Sun, Of the 10Th, says: Troops have been arr
wing in great numbers from The Brazs fl the last five
sX days, and do not doubt that within five or siX
day Us more, there will be from 10 three thousand men
ready 10 march IN the nlcIi l.
PENSACOLA, Sept. 2 3D. 1916.
The brig Osceola, Capt smith, arrived at the Navy
Yard here last evening, aiter passage oil five and hall
days from Vera Cruz. and brings late aud uniavorablc
fws from HE army OF Gen. Scott.
II ems that Institutes renewed On the 9Th inst,
Santa Anna and Gen. Scott mutual exchanging each 9th
with violation of the armIsllce, aud by the last
counts our troops had possession Of Two oi the o
The city Of Mexico aud had driven the principal part OF
the Mexican force IN towards the Plaza. Our troop,
had suffered greatly from the fire OF the enemy placed IN
windows and the roofs Of The houses, aud Gen. Worth
was badly but not morally wounded. Oar loss since
leaving Puebla was ,hree III Dusaud men Paredes was
said 10 be on the road between Vera Cruz and Mexico
with large force Of guerrillas.