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LATE AND IMPORTANT
FRO Va MEXICO!

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CiM-Gred! american Loss--.3rricG!
# troops at Tera Cruz.
Correspondence Of the Louisville Courier.
CINcINSArI, Friday, Oct. l, loan.
An extra from the Office of the Mobile
Tribune, dated Sept. 25th, received at Bal
timore BY the Sans celebrated "POney Ex-
press" announces the arrival of the brig
OscesAa, at Pensacola, on the evening Of
the 2lst, after a passage of only FIVE days
from Vera Cruz. The Vera Cruz Sun Gf
I.AahnQc publishes a letter from Puebla, da-
ted Sept. 1lth, which states tina! an ex-
press rider had arrived at that place On lis
way to Oajaco, was sent BY Gen. Leon, and
that the said express had brought letters
from the city of Mexico, dated 9th Sept.
These letters state that the peace propo-
~sitions had been rejected, or at least that
hostilities had commenced on the afternoon
Of the 9Th, and that a severe battle had
been fought on that evening between a de-
tachment belonging to Gen. SCOTS army
and four picked regiments Of Mexicans, and
one regiment of National GuarJs-all com,
manled by Gen. Leon. The Mexican loss
is stated at 2,5OO!!
Mr.. Interpretations were in substance
these:
That the United States would not claim
anything from Mexico for damages occa-
stoned by the war, but should have the
privilege of establishing two factories in
Upper California for eight years, after
which time the Mexican government could
renew this article Of treaty.
This was not accepted.
Mr., Trist, then unclo,hing himself of his
official authority, remarked to the Mexican
Commissioners, that Mexico had better
cede to the United States Upper California,
for which the Americans would pay fifteen
or twenty millions of dollars; and this
would probably have been agreed upon had
the NcXicans aSscnted that the Texan
boundary line should ruin from the mouth
of the RIO Grande on the left side. This
proposition was rejected, the Mexicans re-
fnsing to yield one inch Of ground the 9th
er side of the Nucccs.
Mr.. Trist, as he had not been authorized
to accept such a proposition, then asked
iforty-fve days for its consideration; but tie
Mexicans would consent to give only five
days. On the 9th, Santa Anna wrote let
terto General Scott, accusing him Of break
ing the armisticc. General Scott replied
by making 4 similar charge.
On the 9Th, General Scott sent a few hum
bred men to attack Chapultepec. They en-
icountered the troops before mentioned, and
a terrible battle ensued, which resulted in
the overwhelming defeat of the Mexicans.
General Leon, who commanded them, was
badly wounded, and General Baldcras, OF
the National Guards, was killed. The Anne
j~ricans retired to Tacubaya, leaving five
worthless wagons behind. The American
loss is said to be comparatively small.
Gen. Herrera had issued a proclamation
recommending all Mexicans Of every sex
age, and condition, to carry stones to the
house-tops to fight the Americans after they
enter the city.
The correspondents of the Mobile papers.
writing from Pensacola on the 23d of Sep
tember, state that letters have been rcceiv.
ed which state that our troops were in pos
session of two streets in the city, and hat
driven most of the Mexican forces toward!
the Plaza. The Americans suffered great,
from the enemy's fire from the windows ant
house tops.
Gen. Worth was badly wounded, although
} supposed mott to be MORALLY. Our loss Sine
leaving Puebla has been 5000 men!
One account states that Trist's PROPOSE