Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-10-20
From the n. Y. Sun, Oct. 5
FURTHER FROM MEXICO.

can of the city of Mexico to Spanish
house in this city. The letter came via
Orizaba, under cover to Mr.. Dimond, Am
erican collector Of the port of Vera Cruz.
The news it gives is more full than we have
received from any other quarter, but it bears
a Mexican face, for which allowance must
be made. 1t, however, sufficiently proves
that Mexico is reduced to the last extremity:
CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. 10, lS47.
RESPECTED FRIENDS: | have an opportu-
nifty to send by the courier who leaves to-
night this letter, in which | shall briefly at
tempt to describe to YOU the horrors We
have Just experienced. On the 9TH instant
our commissioners rejected the treaty prop
ositions of the American government, and
decided on resumng the war; General Her
rcra, inviting and urging the clergy to rouse
the citizens to the utmost resistance. On
the same day, General Scott, the American
chief, charged Santa Anna with breaking
the armistice by forbidding his commission
ers to obtain food in the city, and threaten
ed, unless reparatiOn was made, to com
mence hostiIites and lombard the city,
Santa Anna replied severely, charging
Scott with breaking the armistice by ram
sacking our villages, and expressed his per-
feet readiness to renew the war. On the
9th inst, the Americans made dem
onstration on Chapultepcc and the Mill
of FL Rey, but our generals were prepared
for them. Anticipating a breach of the ar
mistice, Santa Anna, for several days, had
caused to be conveyed in every possible
manner, so as not to excite suspicion, arms,
munitions, and food to the fortress of Cha
puliepec. Our citizens carried under their
mantles and on mules great quantity of
powder, balls, and provisions, without be-
ing once discovered, so great was the feel
ing of security and confidence among the
Americans, General Scott was not a little
surprised to find, on attacking Chapultepec
such obstinate resistance. Chapultepec,
You know, is situated between Tacubaya
and the city, within canuon-shot of the for
mcr, and some three miles of the latter. 1t
is n bold hill overlooking vast range Of
country, which enabled our soldiers to watch
every mannuyre of the enemy. 1t also
commands the road from Iacubaya to the
city, which runs close by his base, and il
can only be assembled by a circuitons paved
way, which, after turning a certain angle, is
exposed to the full range of the fortress
guns. As the Americans assembled the hill,
a perfect storm of musket balls and grape
shot drove them back with heavy loss
They recovered and advanced again, but
were repulsed. Our troops fought with
desperate valor, worthy the character of
MeXicans. The enemy also fought brave
", his men seemed like so many devils
whom it was impossible to defeat without
humiliation. lie made third and last
charge with fresh force and heavy guns,and
our gallant troops having exhausted their
grape shot, were forced very unwillingly to
retreat and yield up the fortress, of which
the enemy took possession. Our soldiers
retreated towards the city, but were unior-
tunately cut off by detachment of the en-
emy's cavalry, and about | 900 were made
prisoners, but were soon released as the en-
envy had no men to guard them. The en-
envy then opened his batteries on the Mill
El Rey Kings Mild close upon Chapule-
pee, which after obstinate fighting and great
loss to the Americans, we were obliged to
abandon. The two actions continued over
nine hours, and were the severest, consid-
Cring our small number of soldiers and the
enemy's large force, that have been fought.
Our loss, i'll killed and wounded, was not
more than 300, while the enemy lost over
400, or at lerst such was the report of de-
serters from the American camp, who came
to us in the evening. Seeing that the city
would inevitably be attacked, General San
Ia Anna during the actions caused a num-
Der of trenches to be cut across the road
leading to the city, which were flooded with
water. On the morning of the 18th, before
daylight, the enemy with part of his force
commenced his march upon the city. Our
soldiers posted behind the arches of the
aqucducts and several breast works which
had been hastily thrown up, annoyed him
so severely, together with the trenches
which he had to bridge over, that he did not
arrive at the gates until late in the afternoon.
Here he halted aud attempted to lombard
the city, which he did during the balance of
the day AMI the day following, doing i'm
mensc damage. Is some cases whole
blocks were destroyed, and 4 great number
of men, women, and children killed and
wounded. The picture was awful. One
deaienlng roar filled our cars. one cloud of
smoke met our eyes, now and then mixed
with flame, and amid it all we could hear
the various shrieks of the wounded and dv-
ing. But the city bravelv resisted the hun
dredS of flying shells. 1t hurled back de-
tiance to the bood-thirsty Yankee, and con-
WINGED him that his bombs could not reduce
the Mexican capital. The enemy then
changed his plan, and determined to enter
the city, where we were prepared to meet
him, having barricaded the streets with
sand bags, and provided ON the house tops
and at the windows all who could bear
arms or hurl missiles, stones. bricks, &C.,
on the heads of the enemy. Before Gen
eral Scott had fairly passed the gates. he
found the difficulty OF his position A per-
feet torrent of balls and stones raincd upon
his troops. Many were killed and more
wounded. Sull he kept advancing until he
gained the entrance of two streets leading
direct 10 the plaza. Finding that he could
not oppose himself to our soldiers, who
were all posted out Of sight, and that he
was losing his men rapidly, General Scott
took possession of the convent of the San Is
idor, which extends back TO the centre of
the block, and at once set his sappers and