The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-09-28

and goth are already 100 notoIiouH' 49,. a.,
they were unfortunate. He then auVer's "
The extraordinary eXeriions winch NJ
used TO raise and equip an army Oh nic'o -,
10000 men, and 10 provide suppies ioi H. H.
and 10 construct lines Of ioriihcauop. ~
plan OF defence, he says, was eVideh' 'loN -
gIance al the works constructed anu a' .n'
disuosi,ion Of his troops; but in war, an &C
cident apparently insignificant may irus, e's
he mosi sk iIl(ul Examinations. On the lSih
at eleven O'Clock in the morning. ne orc enoo
general who commanded division oil oooV
men and "a pieces of artillery, 10 iaii paon
OH The village OF Coyoacan, Tor Inc PurPose
of effeeling a concentration oil force' I'D u"
sequence ola movement oil the enemy Du.
this general, forgetting that there couPo Do'
be two commanders in field oil oa'ue, uh,
dertook 10 object 10 the order ano' nis'ea1
of falling back. advanced; and the mrs. hems
that he (Sania Anna had OF TINS unior'un
ale movement vas the report OF Ganuo"
showing that an engagement hau I'm I'm
menced. With fatal preseniimen' OF .he
consequences, he Immediately piacea n .nno
self AT the head Of a brilliant brigade oil 4uUu
men and sixeIpieces of artillery. and proceed,
ed to The SUPPORT of the general, Dut arrived
loo late. The enem, had interposed MS iofce
between them and night coming on anu 'ne
rain falling in torrents, he was compeueu "
retire. He, however. sent an order 0y an
aid de Camp 10 the refractory general, al
rectino him 10 retire TO San, Angel by ihe
onIv road which was left him but, insitaa Oh
chewing this order, the general sent MIN
,,,ord that what he wanted was more troops;
that he had beaten the enemy an0 put MIN
10 fight, and had granted promouohs III con-
sequence ofthe victory!
The next day at dawn, Santa Anna says
he made another effort 10 proceed 10 Inc
sunport of the erring general, (whose name
he does not mention) but had hardly put him.
self in motion when the enemy mace MS al
= tack. and in len minutes The general was
routed. The consequences oil this, ne says
were terrible. the enemy could, by rap
!. id movement. reach the capita! before Il was
possible ,or him 10 succor it. or might iail
with the whole body of his troops upon Pari
of the Mexican army. An engagement ola
take place between their advanced corps
and Santa Anna says that his exeruohs cos
D the enemy not little blood, and That ne sue
| ceeded in placing himself in position &c
. save the capital: but, upon receiving co'n-
mu,,ica,ion from Gen, Scott. proposing ar
. armistice he concluded 10 accede 10 il He
E then touches upon the propriety of an arms
that II The present hrmislice does not result
= in peace, The war Gun be renewed. lie y
1 still. he SAYS, al the head oil respectable
n body OF troo ps, and the nation will supper
. him in maintaining its honor AT the SAM
h lime. he threatens to punish factious ant
: sedilious opposition 10 the supreme author
t ity.
Il The following letter is from highly res
l. pectable officer at Vera Cruz, 10 the Secre
tary Of War
VERA CRUZ. Aug. SIS 1747, Sir,-lhav
r the honor and satisfaction TO inform you INA
n our army has again been crowned with VIC
d tory; 80, 600 Mexlcans engaged, with Gen
d Santa Anna al their head. our little army
II who. with the bayonet, drove them, in tw
e hours 10 the gates OF the city,.
tl Commissioners were Immediately a?poln
ted, and negotiations are going on In
: protocol appe airs, on the face of If, 10 be die
Il lated by our commissioners. va
o llencia made his escape with only two com
:. panions to ToIuca, where he pronounce
IS against Santa Anna and peace,
N 1 enclose u copy Of letter which hav
E. received from very distinguished officer
I. the army,
l. With great respect. your obedient servan
Hon. WILLIAM L, MARCY. Washingto
g City.
IN / am pleased to add, that the followin
70 named persons are the commissioners
c the part of Mexico; and more So oecaus the
are considered most friendly disposed 10
r peace. viz. Gen. Herrera. Sor, Comic. law
ts yer, Gen. Moray Villamil. Sor. AtrislaiI
is LAWYER, and Scr Arroyo, Secretary, (forme
Il ly Secretary of Legation in tho Unite
d States.)
dl have lust seen letter from one oil III
J. most respectable English houses 10 ihel
J. house here, they say that the Mexicans ar
re so out generated and so cornered, that the
le must make peace; but that Gen. Scott cay
il they do moi at once, he will occupy III
is city with a territorial government-plac
h. 5000 troops 10 open the roou SIC, The
k speak of the Americans with admiration.
ID The country people were already com
II. mencing 10 supply the army with ever
or thing.
L. The following is an extract ola privat
= letter from captain in the army, (who wi
10 messed the batile.) addressed 10 his CORES
TO pendent at Vera Cruz, and enclosed TO tn
Secretary Of War;
- TAcuBAYA, August %. You have n
&c stay in Puebla, the General-in- Chief an
u Mr.. Trist received several visits from III
-, -, British Secretary of Legation in the city {
- Mexico. relative TO peace with this country
> so that some Of the Americans actually be
. eved we were going 10 have treaty c
- peace signed at once ;but all this vanished a
" soon as Santa Anna got the people It'll
- united, and large force collected in III
n. capital 10 resist the enemy, and Gen. Scot
., in the mean time, having received reinforce
:. menrs, continued his march on the capital o
" the 18th instant. On accommodating the hi
= of Penon, three leagues from the city, whic
=. was fortified The General in Chief conclude
81 not TO attack il, and the troops were march
= ed round the south side of Lake Chalco I
Is Iialpsm, or San Auguslin, where The lai
N arrived on The 18th instant. On tile alter
>" boon Of That day an action was commence
nv The trooDs under f,enerals TwlQQs an