New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-10-04
RILEY AND his COMPANIONS HUNG.
&C. &C. &C.

evening from the seat Of war in advance 81 the /
Mail The Sun and Herald issued Extras. The .
accounts are in some respects exceedingly con
fused. bat there is no doubt that Gen. Scott has
taken possession Of the Capital after various Sc
we're conflicts with the Mexicans. All hopes OF
speedy peace are now At an end. ana we have BE-
fore Us dark and bloody perspective We give .
the particulars - they have reached Us
TIE steamer James L. Day arrived AZ New Or .
lesns on the aJ,h nit with the most important IN 4
talfizerce vet received from the seat Of war
We extract from the Neg Ouoars FioagHne oi
The 16ih at the following particulars
The lroo Iris Of Vera Cruz asi received letters from
Mckee under dab Of the sih stating that on TOE 10
tha Mexican Commfsigrfr- drclAe1 inst ne pfoP''l
4 lns made by Mr. IRIS, inadissili3 10 con.S /
ousrra OF which General santa AEba cons1ket coIo
Cd Of generals who decided ;hsl noico should b. given
a. Cen Scott that the Arus.ca ~as a. az END and aP
poinisi The 9th for The rtcomueacerrent OF hos.ines
ON the 9Th Of september Gen seoti addressed it'et
u santa Auus from Taeu1sya. accusing HIN oi having
violated several articles ~ the srmstce one Of "nlen
VS. that not allowing he American army % obtain sup
pics from The City 10 aexieo- Gen sc'il demanded
IN exylsritcr. snc concludes as follows;
thereby formally notify you thai if do
no receive tie most complete satisfaction on az ihs'e
r0irfs before ~ O'clock tomorrow, shall cousaet iNr
alm.sfice a. terminated from that h0uf
,tter General santa Anna replied q. consider
able .ne,h and 1i;n great severity. tie accused ,iehe'
rai scott o having violated aa terms o. ius
f1 rsf1.ntf1 aov aour from the mills IN Inc seiny
~ q brought ia0 the city aud says that toe Americas
wagons we're driven olt oi To ciT on account OF the
o6jscaorab.e conduct oi tho Cheers accompanying
mn, ssnts Anna also charges General scott win hav
- sr-t,f fif Nerlcdu f0ras d. fte vicinity ~ ne Cip
lei and rI5eI AID dssrdfsd ne chlrctcs md s,fGiES
asd G,gy1,ux or.ici,s hfd sacred " rGy Mt1lcag Ho
concludes a. follows
ID latter myself fls' your Ezceiieucy will be cone
WINGED calm reelection On he Wei-ni oi ml Ie.'o9s
buf by misfortune sou should seek ol prieN' % oe
pare tIe frst city Of te A5efl' an Non.. ~ - 'l
1oIruy to re he rntf'ned l.ailon o. l.s
var there will pc Ten 90 other means 90 saf etQn 1n
90 rspei ieree hy torce, with tne aeeo@ ana energy
which my high obligations impose upon me-
on the TN Gen Herrera as Commsnden. Of the cry
If Mexico addressed the CLERGY sxhoriiug them q tx
ert ali their Influence TO ncite the people to srm inem
selves and prepare 10 rcsis, the American army
90 The -th Gen scott attacked the NIL del Roy or
King. NH in the Immediate vicinity Of Cnspultepec.
nd according n the Ddr0 DEL Gobirn0 and the b0le
,3u nub,had A, Atisco near Puebls army was re-
pulsed after short cOudct in which We lost sbou, ioO
In Killed snd from 600 10 20 In wounded and FELL back
upon Isru1ays III,
The secount given BY the Bol repressnts the battle
% have hCel tins bloody ana severely contested on
the whole war. This however, Is Mexican account II
concludes as f1ll0ws
"a 10 o'clock tie enemy commenced reir grade move
ment andy O'Clock n The aternoo be wilnafw al ms
forces = Tacubaya, abandoned te TWO p2 - he mn o,cV
red I'D blew up the house OF Mati although some sag 70
va. set or .ra By bomb rom Ih7ga'iepes. p.... A.
reced the attack. ard that they put Ia motion about 1910
Iii #. certain that the FIRE was intense aud brisk
than AZ 1huruhusco.
"it j. impossible 10 ascertain The loss OF either side
Ours does nof amount 10 Oh KILLED anc ~ wounded
"'rhafs are few uissing-aearly al not killed oi
/ wounded retiring 20 ChapulteQec
Tie enemy according D The confession ~ en- lrishman
Who over 20 us 10 ie evening carried OIL 600 dead
~. have 10 lament Inc loss Of Gen. Leon since dead
tha, Col Balhera Of te liant Cos Hueria and Gel
/ earl. ald OF the determined Capt Mateo- OF fueba'
Mexican letter announces That Riley and his Legion
of - Patrick 20 Ia number. ordered by TIE Cnur
Martial a. b. hung The sentence WAS approved ny Hrn
scott md On the Sih Of Sept mher the whole Lesici
s.ssa ilas IA IN Yresr1rc of ne s'ny +" s'eni W
Tn; D'ario Del Go5i,ruo says:
Al half past O'Clock in tie morning the Americans at
tal .cd the position OF ~ MIL OF ~ Key Gee IT, m
were however repulsed three times y valiant soldiers
mo day gave brilliant proofs OF their patriotism ans
bravery more than thousaud ~ The enemy remained o.
the field Of battle. and our SIDE the loss hal Teen les
t sianf Col Josn Lucas BaldFas ard Gen. Antonio ID
80. i.d go and Officers Santa Anna commanded IL
psrson Inc column which forced the Americans 10 etfea
49, Nth fheui without doubt. the conviction that TIN
only HrYuait rivers Of hoed-ihat ihey canno len.a'
tie CRY % Mexico and thar az all events theJ viii there
ind their sepulchre
We translate the subjolned letter from jasPs to tho
hrco his Wi,hou, volehing for iis correctness
aWIer Gen Perez abandoned the mill VI Rey bomi
discharge from Chapuliepec fell among the aM munon
WAGONS of the enemy IN the yard o the m.ll eans.n
IN h.v. een blown up inc ludns Gen. Worth who ac
odins 10 he accounts. bad been 0r heard from
| the following day At Tacubaya
The next accounts we have from the Csplts come ~
,ter - the Arco his dated the 10Th inst OF which
the following IL an extract;
D.. The Mexicsn Government hls tai en- three hundred
thousand dollars which were being sent by Commercial
go. M ~. enemy. camp General smith has expired
-5 Nd cruelty sssas.naed the unfortunate lnsh who
/ were fsken At The battle of Churntusco
Another letter from The Capital urcer date Of llh and
18th, says
81. anrears that the eneuy convinced Of The nrrot a.
bfv IN reducing the cfY By any other mean' man y
oG. ll1 men vino were placed lol5 i combat b. the
action of the 3ih and among them thirty seven o,ces aud
three colonies Killed md one wounded 10 appea4'
/ fbsf ne death Of Gen. Pillow j. uncertain. &C..
They have expelled from iner houses a is N. ,s,.
ants of the village OF MN.oac, 10 order o establish inefr
/ their hospitals ana head1uartel. an.
On ne -fh sept ~ O'Clock in the uorninf ihe bells
avasa ns tv the announcement OF au alarm The Date
RI. % san Anona Ahad AID ne sR9ea.ns y'tieiy
81 the euen4v opened upon each niheL We uiff aten
discharged ~ ne ene.iy nuiitui- Of -. ,bs
er number of which burst ia ne ar i.n- s i
rsarhed 0ur trenches Al the same hour hring com
menced a. Chapuepec on the nglt 'loe o. Ia. 9~h, e
in fir mountains whence came tle -llis y s-Yl n.,
ra rom tie euemv were stationed our i1rces Of cavalry
and irisntry who were watching ne roe We opened q
half after SIX. from tte battery " TAMPA t bres pi y
v b. from that starting from the end oi bacco NueFo
which i situated in the angle formed by ne cause"ai
.esd.n4 10 The villages Of Ia Piedas and IacuDayA
This brinzus says the P,cayaHs, 10 the 9Th, but al
What hour of hs dry the letter was closed va are not
informed os the eventul deH0uoaef We have ooy
bf account bot sufficient % assure 10 ths the Amefl
can. have achieved brilliant triumph and that our AZ
nv /, regellns il the Halls OF toe hontezamas. lhs
only reliable account hsve Of the iafs struggle beior'
the -.uits I. la letter addressed b Mr. D-mond, Oui
Collector a. Vera Cruz, irOm Odzass IS follows
OEIzAgA. sept 10. isi7.
have he honor % Inform ycu that an express trii I'D
hare TIA rrenu- from Mexico which brings inteselc'
ff cen Scotr vas ia the Cliy % Mexico. Iha' on ~
fJrh he American troops took CIapultepec and the Ca
del and neat INFO fhe city thai night Cen Bravo VA
49, 40 CEN s,rts Anna sas wounded IN the arm.
H.. retired with tile remainder 81 bis troops, which haq
/ suffered u-ach 10 q ldallpe. oul friend, Ae
Istssr from crsoits.ls source confirms All that
ssid 10 the shove and only olsagrees With u IN s,s,n
tha the city carried oy ssssuli on the 18Th IN
s., of Asskuae has il the 18Th The hgnts and FORK
OF chapultepec we're cArriet-on the IA and 18Th m
city was bomosrcsd, and thsta part OF our army en-
tered il on the morning OF the l6lh the balance remain
. lnz a. Chapctepoc.
III regard 10 The American lSss. The PieagnEs 'sJs
A % oar loss before the army entered the ely we nav
rothiag authentic We fear thls new Victory nNs %
bsen achleved without great .Oss OF Life The heNeai
ACCOUNTS show that active hosillnes conn neTa on w
-th and we're continued With more OF less scu'4ty -hu
, ! our arrny took possession OF the ely.
A passenger 0y the James l. Dsy informs u Rat !
~. r.uortsd among the M-xcsns Al Vera Cruz, tha
re lo.. 10 men IN killed And wounded, D1i ae cou'
,r.r, IN no authentic source Another passenger est
49,. -. a. aftrr 10 third hls Srmr