Very truly, yours. A. HAYS.


From N. o. Picayune, Extra.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM TIE CITY 0F MEXICO.
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The steamer James L. Day, has just arrived
from Vera Cruz, which port she left on the 2lst
inst The intelligence confirms our anticipations
os to the result of the negotiations. We have no
details, but letter fromOrzaba 10 Mr.. Dlmond, the
collector a. Vera Cruz dated the 18TH inst. says
an Express had just arrived from the City of Mex.
ico which brought the intelligence that General
Scott had entered the capital, after having on the
18th, taken the formidable fortress of Chapulte-
pee, and the citadel He entered the City of Mex
ico on the night of the day on which the battle
took place. Gen. Bravo was killed, and Santa
Anna wounded in the arm, and had retired
with the remnant of his troops, which had suffer
ed severely at tie Guadalupe. The Sun OF Ana
huac, which has an account of the engagements
more brief than our own, says the slaughter was
terrible. The Sun says the heights of Chapnlie-
pee were taken possession of tbs 18th, and the
18th and 18th were spent in bombo riding the City,
and portion of our army entered on the morn
ing of the 18th, The balance remaining at Cha.
pultepec.


We have letters from Mr.. Kendall, and files Of
the Daro del Gobierno, from which we shall'p
lish, Tomorrow, "a mass of news of great impor-


