Minister of War and Marine.
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 To his Exceiiency General Winfield Scott. Com mander-in- Chief of the Army of the United States of America.

 SIR: The undersigned, Minister of War and Marine of the Government of the United States of Mexico, has received orders from his Excelency, the President and Genera,-n Chief to reply to the letter of your Excelleney, in which you propose armistice for the purpose of stopping any further eHusion of blood between the two great Republics of this Continent, and giving hearing to the pro- posaI which may be made by the Envoy of his Ex- celiency the President of the United States of Ame- nca. actually present a, the Head Quarters of your Army.

 1t is indeed lameatable, that for want of paving due attention to the rights of the Mexican Repub. lie. so much blood. inevitably, have been split be- tween two of the first Republics of this Continent, and it is with much reason that your Excellency qualities this an unnatural one; not only on account of its motives. ba. likewise, If we csnsider the pfecents of the two nations, which are per- feetiy linked Tn interest and intercourse. The pFo- poss of armistice which will terminate this scan- dal. has been admitted with pleasure by his Excel lency, the President and General Chief since it facilitates the hearing of the proposals for teImina- ting decorousiy this war, to be made by the Envoy of the President of the United States of America. lnconseqaence, his Exceiiency, the President and General Chief. orders ne to announce to your Exceileney, that he admits of the proposal of an ar mistice, and fer that purpose has appointed the General Of Brigade. Don tgnaciO Mora yillamiI and Don 0Iijano, who wifi present themselves at the hour and place appointed by you. His Exeelleney, the President and General-in- Chief likewise orders me to inform you this; he admits of the American army's taking possession oi comfortable and furnished quarters hoping, how evsr that these will be oat of the range of Mexican Notifications.

 have the honor to be, with the highest consider. ton and respect, your Exeeliency's most cbedieni servant, ALCERTA.

 This Is . copy,

 MANUEL MARIA DE SAxDoyAL. Mexico, August 2i, ls47.

 VERA cKrz, Aug. 3oiA, lS47. osentlemes-Y Yesterday and to-day we have had several arrivals with letters cns the city of Mexico by way of Orizsba- The letters generally dateC on the 20sh and 2lst Some are said ie be as last