The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-03
TERRIBLE AND BLOODY CONFLICTS,
TREMENDOUS LOSS OF LIFE.
The Flight Of Santa Anna to
Guadalupe.
VICTORIOUS ENTRY OF THE AMERICANS
INTO THE CITY.
SANTA ANNA WOUNDED
AND
GENERAL BRAVO KILLED..
The Vigorous Prosecution of the War
FEARS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE AI'KINI.
DC. &c. &c.

The intelligence received by the special over
land express at the Ne,o York Herald office. last
evening, is of the greatest Importance.
We give il in these columns, to the exclusion
OF other matter Of less consequence.
The news published in the Herald of Friday
morning is fully confirmed In addition thereto
our express gives us one weeks later intelligence
from the Mexican capital, which embraces some
of the particulars of the desperate battle ct Cha
poltepec, of the capture Of the city of Mexico,
of the flight Of Santa Anna, of the death of Gen.
Bravo, of the correspondence between Gene
rails Scott and Santa Anna, &c, SC. &C., SC.
The public will read these Geographic details,
and also those received by the nails which we
annex, with the most intense interest.
Our thanks are due to the Geographic opera
tors for their attention.
Teiesraphic Despatch-No.l
BALTIMORE, Oct. 2-Evening.
The steamer James L. Day arrived at New
Orleans on the 25th ult, with the most important
intelligence yet received from the seat of war.
We extract from the New Orleans Picapune of
the 26h ult, received by the overland express for
the Nep York Herald, the following partcu-
lars,-
The Arco Iris of Vera Cruz, had received let.
tiers from Mexico, under date of the 9th, stating
that on the 7th the Mexican commissioners de-
clared that the propositions made by Mr.. iris,
were inadmissible; In consequence Of which
General Santa Anna convoked council of gene
rails, who decided that notice should be given
TO General Scott that the armistice was at an
end, and appointed the 9th for the recommence-
ment of hoslilitIes.
On the 9th OF September, General Scott ad-
DIRE ssed a letter TO Santa Anna from Tacubaya,
accusing him of having violated several articles
OF the srmisIice, one Of which was that not al
lowing the American army TO obtain supplies
from the city of Mexico. General Scott de-
m4nded an explanation, and CONCLUDES as fol-
lows;-
hereby formally notify you that II /
d. not receive the most complete satisfaction on all
there poDts before twelve O'Clock tomorrow shall
consider tie armistoe terminated from that hour
To this letter General Santa Anna replied at
considerable length, and with great severity
He accused General Scott of having violated the
terms Of the armistice in refusing to allow -four,
from the mills in the vicinity, to be brought in
10 the city, and says that the American wagons
were driven out of the city on account Of the
Objectionable conduct of the officers accompany
ing them. Santa Anna also charges General
Scott with having sacked the MeIican to,ons in
The vicinity Of the capital and robbed and dssecraf
ed the churches, and stealing and destroying ar
hcies held sacred by every Merican. He con-
cludes as follows;-
Halter myself that your exoelency will be convinced
on calm reflection the weight of nv reasons but II
by misfortune you should only presxt TO deprye
the first city Of the American Continent OF an opporu
nifty 70 free the unarmed population of the horrors Of
there will be left no other means of salvation
but &c repe force by force with the decision and energy
which my high obligations impose upon me-
On the 7th, General Herrera, as Commandant
OF the city Of Mexico, addressed the clergy, ex.
horting them to exert all their influence TO incite
the people TO arm themselves, and prepare TO re-
sist the American army
On the 9Th, General Scott attacked the Mill
del Rey or Kings MILL in the immediate vic.
NIFTY OF Chapoltepec, and according 10 the Dia-
no del Gobierno, and the Boetin, published at At
isco, near Puebls, our army was repulsed. after
a short conflict in which we lost about four hun
dred In Killed, and from six to seven hundred in
wounded, and fell back upon Tacubaya.
The account gwen by the Boietin, represents
the battle TO have been the most bloody and se
verey contested Of the whole war This. how
ever, is a Mexican account, it concludes as fol.
lows:--
At II O'Clock the enemy commenceds retrogade move
snt and by O'Clock In the afternoon he withdrew all
his to Tscubsys abandoned the two points he had
occupied, and blew mp the house Of Msts, although