From The War

By special express to ilie Pliil. Ledger, the nevvs from Mexico isconfirmeJ. Some accounts sny 1400 ofour troops feil in the buttle. Parades and Bastamente are reportel as mnrching upon Mexici, dec'aring dealh and destruction to American forces. All foreigners and deserters fighting against us are now prisoners - in number 72. Gen. Scoit was wounded by a grapa shot. The armistice gives dissntisfaution, and is regnrded as one of Santa Anna's old tricks to gain time. He s backed by the Britisli Minister. Valencia 's said to have been drunk at the time of ihe Lattle. f lis army is dispersed and prospecta of peace are brightening. Gen. Sales blames Fernga wifli liis defeat - he also says tint Valencia run from the field at the commencement of the fight. Several bands of foreign legions were captured. They were known by the vices, a harp and St. Putrick. A wagon train entered tlie city of [ ico on the 2Sth, but was drivcn out ngain I by the rabble with slones and olher mis" siles. Santa Anna apologized to Gen. Scott for not preventing this. Mr. Tfist appears well pleased with the success of negotiations ; some say they are going on smoothly, others say not. The Mexicans gunerally, hope the Nuecess will be the boundary line. Maj. G.iine's and Scott's staiT were at a place called Bnttles. Maj. Borland, who has been a long time ii capliva in Mexico, made his escape and shouldered a musket in tle fight. Cassius M. Clay and all oiher prison-j ers are about to be release.! Terms of the armsiioi ugreej upon. - The commissioners shall negotiate tenns ofpeace. Neilher party to be reinfurced, or build new defences during the armistice, nor go bevond lüe irescit line. In short, the iwo arinies nre in no way la interfiere with each olhcr without 1hours noli'.e. The folluwing letter ia fro n a highly : respec'able oiRcer at Vera Uruz, Ui the Secretary of War: - Vkua Cnrz, Aug. 31, 1847. "Sir: - I have the honor and satislac-i lion lo inform yuu thnt our ariny has again been crowned wilh victory ; 32,000 i Mexicans engaged, with Gen. Santa Anna j attheir head, our little ariny, wlio with I the bayonet, drovc them, in two Iiours, to the giles of ihe city." "C-mimissioners were inimeJia'pJy : jiointed, and negotiaiions are going on. ! The protocol appears on ihe face of it lo lie dictntrd by our comnrsMoners. l had n Eiiglish copy tosend to ymi, Imt Col. VVil.son, fro.n aonöe eau e best known t ■ liiinsslf, hegge I ii tosen i tvthePreident. "[ senJ despalchps which I receiverl from Mr. Tr'st, ti t!ie flon. Jmi'sBuchañan. I cannot concluie wil hout congratulaling yo i, si'-, on this m'glity cnnuest, for I iVel assurei it will result in peace. Paredes wil!, fn my opinión, hurry the conclusión of it. Ha onght never to have got out, after he got into the city; :ieverthe!ess, 1 firmly believe it will hastcn a pence. Valencia made bis eseane wilh only two companions, to Tolucca, where he pronounced against Santa Anna and peace. "I endose a copy of a letter which [ have received (from a verv distinguisheJ officer of the army.J VVith great repect, your ob't servant. Hou. Wm. L. Maiuv. Secretary of war, Washington City, D. C. "1 am pleased to ad J thal the following named persons nre the corninissiuners on the part of Mexico ; and more so, because they are considered most friendly disposed for ppacp, viz: Gen. Herrera, Sor. Conto., lawyer, Gen. Moray Villamil, Sor. Atristian, lawyer, Sor. Arroya, Secretary, (formerly Secretary of Legation in the ü. S.J "1 have seen a letter from one of ihe most respectable English house to their huose here ; they say that tlie Mexicans ore so out-generalled and .so cornered, that they must make peace, but that Gen. Scott says if they do not at once, he will occupy the city with a tpiitorial governfnenl - place 5000 troopsto open the roads, &c. They speak of the Americans with admiration. The country people were already commenuing to supply the arrny with evcry thing." The articles of armitice are received. They nre not nteresting, as the substance have been given in the despatches. The first four articles nre as follows : "Art. 1. Hostililies shall instantly and absolutely cease between the nrmies of the United States of America and the United Mexican States, to allow time to the commissioners appointed by the United States and the commissioners to be appointed bv thn Mexicaa repubüc, to negotiate. 2. This armistice shall continue as long as the commissioners of the two governments may be engaged on negotiations, or until the commander of either of the said armies shall give f'wrnal notice to the otlier of the cessation oflhe armistice, and lor forty-eight houra after sucli notice. 9. In the mean time, neilher nrmy sha]] within thirty leagues of the city of Mexico, commerice any new fortificalion, or mil itrn -y work of oflence or defeiice,or ordo anytliing to enlarge or strengthen any e.xUting work or fortification of thal eharacler, wilhin the said limits. 4. Neither army shr II be reinforced wilhin the same. Any reinforcements in troops or muniu'ons of war, other than subsistance uow approaching either army, shall be stoppod at the dislance oftwentyeight leagues from Ihe city of Mexico." The balance provides for respecting prisoners, allowing fümilies to return to i the city, &C. Gen. Scott sent Lieut. Semmesofllie Navy to exchange the ratifications - and they were nccorJinglv exchanged. The action between our troops and the Mexicana were fought on the afternoon of the 19th and ihe dayof the 2Oth. On the 'Z'3d the conchtions of the armistice j were en te red into and ratified. On the same day Santa Anna published ' a manifestó to the Mexican people, ex! plaining the staie of aflairs. The Union has received it, and gives this summary of ts truly Mexican reasoning and vaunting. It represents the overture ror nn armistice as coming from Gen. Scott. The Washington correspondent of the Baltimoie Suv, has the foüowing speculations in relation to the propositions of 1 our government ior peace, which, it is i supposed, are before the Mexican Con gress : '■Some weeks ago, the State Department fent to Mr. Trisl, a new set of insiructions, in regard lo the treaty witii , Mexico, changing the terms granted to ' the Malcicans. It is wel! known that Mr. Trist, in his previous nstructions, was Icft without discretionnry power. He liad iha draft of a treaty - llie ultimatum of .Mr. Buchanan - wilh hm, whicli had tobe acceded to, or the negotiation mu-t fai!. Mr. Trisl could only take tlie propositions of the Mexican government, f r:ot ngreeingwi.Ii his mvn, alreferendum lor l.is suptvior in Washington. His new and l.nst nstructions were forwarried to Vera Cruz, wilh Hirections to be sent to hun with n!l possible dispalch, and were captureJ by the Ofthis fací, of cnurse, Mr. Trist is notinformed, nor does lie know that new instructioi;S are on the way for him. [Ie will, therefore stick to the text of his former instructions ; but a-i these, as I have good renson t" beüeve, are much more liberal to the Mexicans, and ns the new instructions urge on him tte necessity ol' asking nnd insisting on more, it is highly probable thai the Mexicano, knowing the less favttrabla disno.f(ion ofour governtnent towards them, and havtng no means of cominuing the war, will use every menns in their power, to nvike peace on t'iB old terms, before a second set of instructio' s could rench Mr. Trist" I!i g. (jen. II opiiig died at Mier on the Is'. Mis brig ile is broketi up. Gen. Lane's brignde embarked for Vera Cruz on the 8ih. Gen. Cushing's brigndé conc-entrates in cnmp neur Palo Altn. Col. Childs issued a proclamntion. August I3th, connnanding the inlmbitants of Puebla, to keep wiihin their liouses in c:ise of alarm. Capí. W. C. DeHart is appointod Lieut. Gov. nf Puebla. Señor Atocha publiheda letter in the Sun of Aiiakuac, defcnling himself from charges of the Delta and Picayunc. We earn verbal ly by the Mari Kingsland, that Parades w;is at Orizaba, at the head of a b dy of iroops, and hnd declared himpelf againt Santa Anna and any peace. Captain Walker, in an expedition to Jalapa, cnused sevcral Mexicans to be shot who haiJ been concerned in the murdcr of Americans. The San of Anahuac stnles that Parades was present with Valencia at the buttle of Contreras, anc' assitted in ordering and directing the movements. Major McCullough has been authoiized by Gen. Tnylor to raise a regiment of mounted Tesalia for twelve m nth 's service. The health of Vern Cruz s improving. It is reported that P;imdes and Bustamcnte are both approaching the capital, from different directions. dealing death and destruction to the Americans. The number of deserters and other foreigners fighting agiinst us, and now prisoners, is 72. A Court Martial was in session, with Col. Garland as president, foj the trial of these precioits rascáis, and t was thuuglit that full justico would be done them. Reilly, the Irishman who commanded them, openly makes his brags of tirhai he has done, and says he expects no mercy. Scott was himself wounded by n grape shot wliich struck him on the outside of the leg, but gave him so little puin at the time, that he said nothing about it. It has since caued him considerable uneasiüess. Three members of the Mexican Congress were taken prisoners, but were to be liberated to take part in the discussion of that body on the questions of peace. Another leüer from Mr. Kendail, dated on the 26'th, stateJ that nositive lion liad been received that Valencia 1 rived at Tobuco wiih hU aid-de-camp. He is said to have been drunk at the time of the baile. Prospecta of peace look brighteiring. The Mexican soluiers have returned to their homs crestfallen ; man y of them havirg fled like pohroons frorn the field. They are becoming rational towards iho peace party. So gieat was the bavoc on the '26ih and '28th thnt one of our weakest regiment could Iir.ve cntered ihe grand pnlace without opposition. lt appears that in compliance with instmclions founded npon the suggestions of General Tavloh, ihat lic is about to occupy a defensive line, embrnciiig from Ive thousand to six thousand troopr, and hat he has ordered the otlier portion of lis army to proceed immediaiely to join General Scott's column. Thisdttachment will a!so embrace ÍTay's Texan rangers. The Union contains the following additional parliuulars : 'This plan of the eampafgn will strengthen the column of Gen. Scott to a degree that will make t irresistible. In addiiion to the troops which he now has under his banners, and to thosa who have alreaily arrived at Vera Cruz, and to the reinfocements which were en route for that city, and the six new regiments which have been reccnily called out, he will have all the troops which Gen. Taylor can spare from the line of his d fence. Gen. Scott will then have with hirn at n moderate estímate, from 25.000 to 30,000 of the best troops in the world, armed, fully equipped, admirably qnalilied to overeóme every di fficulty, to defy every danger, and to look down every opposition which the whole Mexican power can bring against us.