From The War

The following interesting exlracts from a letter daled Tacubaya, (in full view of; the cily of Mexico,) August 24, 1 ed in Washington, wrilten by an officer, is publUWed in ihe Union: - "But the greatest cnuse of exultation was the re-capture of two of our guns, hrouglit from Buena Vista, the last batile of Gen. Tav lor. When I saw U. S. on tliem, I feit like dismounting ano embracing ihem. What is remnrknble ' bout their re-capture, it was made by the 4th artillery, to which regiment they formerly belonged. They,vith other small captured pieces, were iinmediately fitted up as a Üght biilery, with the captain [Dunn] who took thtrn in command of t. [ will not stop to describe the scène on the field of battle. On leaving it,"' the road was litera'ly strewed with dead Mexicans, arms, broken carriages, &c. In passing a bridge, 1 looked over and saw the bodies of at least 20, piled one on the other, and the bank of the stream was strewed with thein, and it was some ditance before we got oul of sight. - Going on, wecnmetoa church, in which were confinedTOO prisoners. The Gen. ítnlted a few minutes, and addressed the officers kindly. Among thein were four Generala. He then hurried out to join the pursuing army. We came up with tliem at San Angel, where they had halted. As the General passed along the line, it was one continued shout." In speaking of the gallant assault of Col. Rüey on t!ie balteries that were carried, he says: - "As he npproached the senc ofaction, it seemed incredible how our men got over the ground io the attack. It was over immense masses of lava thrown up in the roughe-t, shorpest possible shapes, and covered with dense brushvood.j - Streams had to be crossed, and deep ravines; and most of them haviñg passed the night in a pelting rain without s-hcl ter, it appears almust incredible that they were able to drive doublé numbers kam a baiterv of 23 heavy guns. The ïcene of the arrival of ihe General wns most excfling. Tl. e clieering of the troops left to protect the property taken, and their delight on seeing him, were very gratif) ing. Mnny of the guns fikrn have been added to tur siege train." "The act'on at San Pablo lasted more ( han two hou r.-, and the firing was more genpial and mors oon'inuous th-m any I 'ia I lipardjef. The enemy's grai e and canistor (lcw üke hiil. and the tire rif oür inrantry was one coiüinued volley. Capt. Ta_ lor's battery was obligedto renre,bengmosi sadly cripplud - losi two offioel'9, a g-i eit inany men, and left the held with only two liorses to a gun; but the enemy, althongh behind entrencltmcnls, with heavy guns, could not withsiand the irripetuosity and valor of our troops. The place as carn'ed by assault, and the wh'ilo armament and a great nuinber of prisoners we re taken." The next morning, the General leaving a hospital and a garrison in San Augu-tin, s-t oíl' with a detwmiiMitíon of i-paching this nlace before niglt. Ilaliing at Coyoacan a shnrt time, to allow time for bis various orders for il, e movements of the troops to be executrd, he was mei by a flag from the city, asking teinis. After inaking his repl,tlie benrer of the (lag, a Gen. nf eng:neers, very c.ivilly proposed to the Genera!, knowing his inteiit ion of coming hero, that if he would halt a few hours longer, he wouW requpst his goverrimciit to send word to the castle of Chapullepeo, not to fire on us as e approached. I!ut the General repled that it was his inteniion to come here, and he would take the risk ; and on he went. On approaching the tovn,the General sent me forward with an order to Col. Harney, of the dragoons, to take possession of i', and innke the necessary dispos tion of pickels, &c, and wail the arrival of Gen. VVorth before unsaddling his horses. We rode into town without molestation; but a troop which had accompanied Capt. Lee, in advance, had preceded us. It was lucky for us that Chapultepec did not fire upon us; for the town is in perfect range of its guns, and might have knocked us into acocked hat. Worlh's división did not arrive until near dark, and we had none but drngoons vviih us. The same evening another flag was rcceived from the city. I will not pretend to give the object. Several have been interchanged since; and I am happy to say that an armistice was this day agrecd upon, with the object of negotiating for a peace. The terms were dictated by the General, and evervthing looks as favorable ns may be. The General, verv magnannnously,and very discreetly, no doubt, too, did not ask a surrender of the ci'v, as it is virtually under bis control; and to have taken the army into it would have been produclive of some trouble, as it would be next to imposible to control the troops. We are occupying the bishop's palace, a huge pile of buildings, with magnificent gardens attached, but as uncomfortable as can be, tliere being no furniture. - The view from here, though, is beyond description. Chapultepec, a little on the left, Iooks frowning down upon us, with its heavy guns, sn) tho city, wifli its innumerable spires, .nearly surrounded by water, is direetly in front. But I have not space for fnrtlier description. OuTRAGES AND MaSSACRES ON TUF. Uio Grande. - Late numbers of the Matamoros Flag cuntnin narrntives of rrcent outrnges committed hoth by Americans and Mexicana, nfter reading which, the reader will decide wliich are the most heinous, miking proper ollowauce for the superior intelligence and refinement of our cilizens. Intelligence was receiv?d on Saturdnv last, confirmed since by letters from Ceralvo to the 9th inst., that a scouting party of 27 Texan=, commanded by Capt. Baylor, ordered out by Col. Abboll, commnndant of Cerilvo, lossour the country between that post and Monterey, bad fallen in with a large body of Mexicans and all been killed butthree. Our letters inform usthat Capt. Baylor left Ceralvo on the 9ih inst.. and followed out his instructions, visited teven] ranchos in the neighborhood of which the recent attacks had been made upon the trains. At two of these ranchos, goods and property captured from ihe '.rains were found secured in the houtes, and the guilt of a participa! ion in thb robberies being clearly proved against the Mexican reidents,the property was retaken, tbe dwellingsofthe guilty burned, and several known desperate characters killed. With three prisoners which he haJ capiured, Cant. Baylor was returning to the main ruad, when he found himself surruondcd by a large force of Mexicans, siated at three hundied, undoubtedly the same force which had attacked the train previously. He waB completely liemmerl in and the Mexicans chnrged upon his small band, killing many of them the first discharge of fire arms. Three of the party effecled their escape by crawling iuto ihe chapporal, and gut nto Ceralvo dreadfully l;cerated with ihorns. When :hey lastsaw C;ipt. Baylor he was wo'ineled and unhorsed, but stil! fighting, nnd only three of his men were in the snddles. They think it imponible that any more could have escaped, and do not helieve that the Mexicaus made any prisoners. - Two dn vs had elapsed since they got back toCernlvo, and üoihing had been l.eard ofnny of the rest of the party. The Flag of the l'2thj gives the following details of bruial om rage committed by men in the uniform of American cavalry soldiers. Aboul 2 uYloi-k in the night of ihe 12th inst. a party of twelve Americans, mounted, nrtned and equipped as ourvoiur.teer cavalry,rode nto the Rancho of Solicenn. about e;ght lengues dislanl fromt.iis city. the inhabitenis of which are ín daily inïerL-oursn wiihus,;ind under the pi'etence of searcliing fur arms, enlered the dweilings and [.erpetraled outrages of cvery imaginable kind. The men were abused and forced to flee from their house-, the women wem insulted, their jewelry and trinke's taken Trom them.and every dwelling robbed of what rnoney could be foum'. One Mexicfin, who lias indo a report lo the board of alcaldes of this cily, states lus loss at over $150 - money that he luid receivdd from the sale of wood to steamboaK Several other ranchos were visiled by tliis party during the snme night, but the inhnbitants were forewarned of their approach, nnd fled to the woods with evervthing valuable ihey possessed - kw of them have y et ventured to return. From the rancho of Gindaloupp, only three leagues from here, tbe Inhabilants have likewise fled and deern it unsnfe to return until some prolection is afforded them. A few days previous lo these occurrences, a similar body of men, conducted by two Mexicans, visited the rancho of La Jarita, and perpetrated like and even worse crimes. Fears of still more serious consequences, to themselves, should they report the offenders to the commandant here, induced the Mn.xicans to bear their wrongs in silence- - henee the reason so many days elapsed without the mention being made of it.