The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-09-21

THE NEWS FROM THE SEAT OF
WAR.

THE NEWS FROM THE SEAT OF
WAR.
The New Orleans papers received last
night fully confirm the important intelli-
gence from Mexico which we briefly an-
nounced yesterday.
The news reached Vera Cruz on the
evening Of the 26ih ul.imo by an express
from Orizaba, who brought the following
letter TO Mr.. DmoND, the Collector at
Vera Cruz:
I ORIzABA, AuGusT 25, 1S47.
NY DEAR FRIEND: The Mexican mail
which has just come in brings the fol-
lowing intelligence, which l copy from
the Diario Ofciai del Gobierno. Being
OF so great importance send you this ex-
press courier, who will be with you to-
morrow about l2 o'clock
On the 2eth two brigades, commanded
by Gen. Valencia and Santa Anna, went
out to attack the Americans near San An
gel. Valencia's division has been COM
pletely defeated, and Santa Anna, after the
first recontre, fell back also in disorder to
the city.
They Immediately after this asked for
suspension of hostilitIes, and offered to
hear the propositions of peace from Mr..
Trist. The next day the Minister OF
Foreign Relations invited the Congress.
through the newspapers, to meet for that
purpose.
These are great facts, which no doubt
will bring after them peace. Yours. truly.
Another express arrived in Vera Cruz
on the 26ih, with letters containing the
same news in subs tance, and the following
translation of the announcement of it in
the Diario del Gobierno:
TRANSLATED FROM THE DIARTo OFFICIAL
DEL GoBlERNo.
On the 20tk August SCOTS troops, who
intended marching OF Penon, turned it
and arrived near Tacubaya. As soon as
The news was known at Mexico, Vslen-
cia's division went out 10 attack the A.
mericans at Los Lianos de San .7ngci,
and was completely routed. Next came
Santa Anna, with another division, which
shared the same fate after some fighting.
The Mexicans reirealed to the capital in
great disorder, and such was the panic
created by their defeat that the Minister
of Foreign Relations Immediately con-
voked the Congress to take into consider
alton Mr.. Trist's proposition. A sus-
pension of arms was demanded by the
Mexicans and granted. The Americans
are around Mexico, but had not entered
the city on the 2lst.
Such (says the Picayune1 are the mea-
ger details which we have of these i'm
portant events. No couriers from Gen.
SCOTS army direct have been able to get
through, so far as we can learn. But,
from the foregoing statements, it is mani
fest that Gen. Scott holds the city of Mex
leo at his command. That Gen. Scott
did not choose TO enter the city of Mexi-
CO is apparent. He was doubtless de-
TERED from entering it by desire TO save
the pride Of the Mexicans when upon the
eve Of important negotiations. II is now
supposed that the extraordinary courier
which left Vera Cruz for Mexico on the
18th ultimo, day in advance Of the reg
ular English courier, was the bearer of
instructions 10 the British Minister to Of
fer again his mediation; and we think
we may safely say that he was in
structed to do SO, If possible, before Gen.
Scott entered the capital. We believe
the instructions were positive, and no
doubt they were obeyed. Having abso-
lutte confidence in this representation of
the acts of the British Government. we
think il reasonable to suppose that Gen.
Scott was influenced by knowledge OF
this mediation to trust once again 10 the
efforts of Mr.. Trist to negotiate peace,
and so spared the Mexicans the humilia-
ton of the armed occupation of their capt.
tai. His characteristic humanity NAV al
so be presumed to have strongly infu-
enced him to save Mexico from the vio-
lence of a hostile occupation.
FROM THE y. o. PICAyUNE OF SEPTEMBER 8.
We have given none Of the rumors cur
rent in Vera Cruz as to the fall Of Mexi-
CO. They are evidently founded on I'M
perfect reports of the real state of facts.
The rumors circulated here that Santa
Anna and Valencia were taken prisoners
we believe are totally unfounded.
In regard 10 the train under Major Lal-
ly the intelligence is favorable. We are
informed. from very responsible source,
thai he is known to have passed Perote
and been on his way in safety to Puebla.
He made some delay in Jalapa. We have
been favored with the two notes follow
ing, the first Of which is translation
from the Spanish: = ssfl
JALArA, Aueusr 20, Is47.
The American army, after much suf-
fer;r1rr a., si,a ro,d haa hoe, ar-ain attack