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m3 1 ' t -4 7 i,: .... - It. FIVE DAY. Sanld Ar.rSs Snnn?r. CcL CKulfM ?-Pudticliicc-, -l.:::.!.r--..:.-r ' Trt;-t-:!.:'r. V::: -rx, r" hivlus ' 1.1 V S . . : " ' Th3-- 0Gr3;, from Vt ra the lC.'.i i ' .!p Jar: 4 L. Day, G:f li'n Iits hcup Let r." v: 1 UoI-i3 u.-, Uvirj t wiih a r.u: s;:r. li.oCiCJ ct i.. Uic!.- ' Tarnish, I2:h t i :try y. ca tl.3 0A i..,:.,trJ WiLliarr, Iltfcr.cf cocj-any Dt. c;:j?'jrs, oaUie3J. , Ihe Jamci L. Day brer ;!,t over tfte flowing fcassengers: Mrs. Capt. White, Major Cook, Lieut- r. O. Jones, Lieut. May ne; Lieut. C. J; . Dcutchmsn, Lieut. Julias' Fonbtan, Lieut. P. II. Careen, Lieut. Gray Messrs. JShut i tcr and Pwusncl, John M. Ogden, Domingo Sircce, Thorns Duhatt, J. A, Chass, T. 4 A. Turnsircrg, Charles Keen, Join. H. J Harnrr.:t, Thcs. Nickcrson, , Dr. MTar . lane,C5rt. Plurr-r, .Mr. Mathewson, Lt. Charon, Lieut. C.cho, Wm. II. Logan. There ha-jlcen no ,k!?r arrival direct from the city cf - Vw ' j at Vera Cru;, when tho J --?s L. Day left. We 'jure, not even a .JA authenticated rurxcr touch icgGan, E:ott and his army. 4 Th$ Arco Iris publishes communications -. which havg passed between Santa Anna and Co'. Chtlds at Pacb!a,and ihey are . translated by tho Genius of Liberty... We subjoin the correspondence : . Communications letteeen Gen. SanlaAnna and Col. Child, , at Putbfo; HEADiX7AKtEas Mexican Aemt, , I have taken possession of this city with the army under my command, for the pur-1 pose of operating upon thq several points fortified, and' occupied by your Excellen " cy, and also wi'.h tho vicfw of liberating .its inhabitants from the domination of tfie . forces of the United Stales from whom they havo already suffered loo much. But before commencing any operations of a ! military character, I have considered it my duty to act in obedience to tho , impulses of humanity, and consequently request that your Excellency will pteaso. evacuate jh:s , .cily wilhin a certain and peremptory space of time, it being Ttnownlo you a the same lime that:you cat depart with all the hon ' : ors of war," either to form a junction with : Gen. Scoit, or the forces of your country at. Perpta, according 'as it best suits your pleasure. But should "tis" courteous xe ; quest of mine be- unheeded bj your Excel lenry, then, although to me it is a painful alicrnativei-IshaU commence to assault your positions, the consequences; of which act will bs felt by 'your garrison, because there exists "i tho vicinity of your Excel lency, an ar.viy of 8,000 men who are de , 'termined thnt the tights of their nation shall be mairitainc.i and respected , God and Liberty, headquarters in Puc Lla, September 25ih, 1847. Antoxio Lope De Santa Ana. To Senor- Col.. D. Thomas Childs, com mander 6f iho U. S. Army, situated in Lorcto . - , ' L'- ' ' Headquarters, City op Pcebla, ) , ; , t . Mexico, Sept.25, V847. I i 7o His. Excellency D, ' Antonio Lopez de ' A. l': Sailbi Annctt Genlral in Chief of the V. " Mexican Army in front of the city: . . Sir I had tho honor . of receiving, al . , ti o'clock thi afternoon, .your Excellen cy's letter of this datel In it .you were . pleased to notify m of the . fact lhat you had taken possession of this city, for the . purpose, as you declare, of restoring'to ihe full enjoyment of their liberty its citizens , who have hitherto suffered so much frum 1 tho U. SI army. You .were likewise : ; '.eased to offor certain stipulations to this garrison, provided lhat ii would,' within a lixed time, abandon' lha poinl of defence which it now occupies. .. Wiih. regard lo :i the assertion of., your -'Excellency, which implies that the inhabitants of Puebla have been maltreated by ,'the.U. S: Troops, I ; wholly deny it. vOn the contrary, I assure , you thai the property , and privileges of ill ' have been maintained, and respected Avith the greatest scrupulousness, indeedV ap . , .'mucU solias il been done, that its parallel . tannot bo found in th annals of war. nd I would most witlingly leave it to the "i'nost intelligent and Impartial portion of tho population of the city lo decide, from " which oXhe two contending parties they have received the most .Injury and . moles lation; whethcr .it i3 from their own coua try men or tho troops of the United States. Vi: regard to that? particular part . of '"'.your Excellency' s letter which, demands liie ur'reQdr4 within a' fixed time, of all iho positions now occupied by the troox - under my command, i :an only ? ay in re , . ply, lhat having teen 'honored ..wiih the -duty of guarding and protecting them, it ' is equally -my greatest vish aod paramount obligation to preserve them to tho Jast; , . andI am fully satisfied that I shall be able to defend ihem succesi.V.ly, inasnruch : as ' 1 have at ray disposal all the . resources essential lo its fall . and .complete ' accom plishment ; . . With coTiiidcrations in tho lng.icst t greet respectful, 1 havo tio honorto ba vour Excellency's humblo servant, . .- TH03."cmLDS,Co!.U.S:A-, . .Civil anl Military Governor: Th3, Arco IrU of tho lh ir.s:., farr.ish. ' cs interesting nJ'a fiwn PucWit V 19 . iranslauiuoarhanij U the GemuS ?I '. Liberty. It is a tiling sequel Ribs above coru-sponienco : ' . Pnsr.LA. 23ib.--At ' 54-ocIjclt on. lh evening of yesterday; he point? cf San Ju. an de fiios, Santa Rosa and . Santa Jli," -'. ca coVnrr.cnccd a heavy cannonade ' the American works. ; The latterimmcd"U . ately began to .throw canftoV thot, -bmhs Vnl "reuades into the centre or, lha city, "which sutTered in consequence soma con. ti-jirible injury. 5 l-cl; li'.cc-y cf Jus a car-rr.li!!. At lV.3 c-r-oaade Ceas J c-ila al the dawn cf . lut corr.-cr;; lh? favn-day. i rim, i:C;h. By order cf Santa An- ti a iy t-f troc-s s 'yesterday posted iat::2 lcr,cnt of Sicta icrcss, at cne cf t:.2 cc: ten t!.? 1.:l :f which a brcialwcrli.cf cot- 3 uc3 ercctc J. . i cur hundred col- 3 Lave alrcaay b.-cn ccmanicd cf !2 cf Vtlasco for lha defence cf t! .3 city. To prcv; r.tths coirclicncf l!.;5 wci, t:.3 Ams: n3 frcm lha fort cf San Jccj. Ltrl L'D a cci'.irjil f:ra vr.r.n thf rcr:;.;:c3, which, tcir stcully ' return d by th3 Meiicacs, t!:3 tircharga of temti and tjrc'nidss from tha American lines grcslly increased. , At this moment a con sidcraUo, numhtr of private citizens went toS3cta Anna, who was at Carmen, and equcstcd of him a'piece of artillery, which being granted together with asrriall body of men for its management, they quickly marched for the Convent of nnta Ilosa and opened a well directeH fire upon the American works. ' We were in the great est consternation, but night at jast super-) venicg, everyiuing oecame quiei. ' Ths nucs of Santa llosa were transfer, red in litters to Santa Catalina, ' and it is said thai the same thing will be done with ihosa cf Santa Monica, although the latter are-stroogly opposed to kavinglheir mon astic c !um. , ', Puebla; 30ih.To day partial tranquil ity reigns in the city. Now arid then can be heard the report of a cannon, and; the explosion of some grenades thrown, in the direction of Stan Juanel Rio, in the rear of whoso, church General Rea concluded a battery, with, which he. intends to operate upon San Jose. r Our soldiers are complaining very much and say that they are ready to die of hun. ger, not having ; received ' anything in iho shape of provisions for some considerable time. . , i . The greatest enthusiasm against the A vnetrlcanx Krp.vafl ihrnsiohont lh n:irf rit v . i -, o , - . J Puebla, Oct. 2i. Since Santa Anna's, reparture, the cannonading has ' totally slackened off. The cotton storehouse of Velasco took fire last night, and was burn ed dow n to the ground; and 200 balesof the same article ere totally consumed-in the . convent' of Santa, Dpmingo, without any one's being able ,to account for ihe mpde in which they- were fired. The in habitaats hearing the ringing of bells which announced the incendiarism, were very, much alarmed, believing.-that' the :Amcri cans , riad it-ti their entrenchments, and were storming the city.. - From the same source :We derive the fbl. lowing narrative of events subsequent to' those above detailed Santa Anna is ev dently reduced to great straits: . The Genius of LibdTty of lha ltJ-.h inst. announces the .ret;urn of Capt. G. White, of. the Louisiana .battalion and his gallant company, from the National bridge, whither they had beon escorting a train of supplies for the troops stationed at that post. He reports that alhva quiet in Uiat neighborhood, and that tho American for ces, was strongly ' fortified and well pre., pared to receive aud repel all cttacks. -lie encountered, no guerrillas on the route. Two or three guerrilla scouts occasionally appeared upon the hill-lops, who, on - the approach 'of the Americans, would . quick lyscampe(;; in pursuit of .them some few mustangs andlariats were : taken, which arc tho only trophies lhat can bo expected, from, a marauding party of guerrillas. In regard to the explosion cf the James Cage's, boilers, mentioned .in another col umn, Mthe Genius11 says: ""pie engineer, Barry Eustick, was only shghtly scalded, as he saved himself by jampi. overboard, but two of the firemen, Gt ; 3 Hughes and Manubl Garey, were severely talJcd, and are now "in one of our Gbycrr.rr.cnt hos pitals in thfs city." . - fl The Legislature of the Slate cf Wra. Cruz assembled at Huaimco on tl.o night of iho 27th of last month. Sr. Guiiericz Villariueva' was nominated Vice Governor, and Srs. D. Antonio Alafita,'D. Juan Da- ran, D. Jose De Emparari,and D. Inatio Llave, were er'cted to form i Cabinet. . The BIctin of Jain pa-' from w!.ich-we have taken the above, i highly picked wiih tho chaf)"i in the gubcrnntori.1 r.iTijrs of theX.atc, and confidently p:. .-;st:calcs lhat by it a strong .impetus will I2 given to ihe raising of supplies, so esscciial 10 tho preservation of their liberties' and prii3 ges, whi 'l.are in great danger cf r L.i;:g wrested from them by tho. North Arcri can invaders.. The Voz dc-Ja rtria' - repels with r.-ch indignation, the. charges of treisn, o,v. ardice, arid incapacity, which hiv. l---n brought" against Gen. Santa An..!. tie "says lhat certain officers, unwonhyef 1L3J name of a soldier, have originated and fo-1 mented discord and dlsuniftn for thpir-ewn private and selfish ends', dnd .finally, l.'ivi consummated their career of. bascr.cjj iy abandoning in the hcur of peril, that .ceun tr;! in -which ihey. first , drew braili, end wi.v9-bread they solong had eaten; .;ch are th individuals, says La Voz, who" r. ,.v attribute to Gen, Santa Anna's treason, that Wlnt of success, a thins whic!) ia al i:?3 due to their own cowardice and dir.atba - .. , Mcrt of sound discrimination z: jJ-mor.t, who havo4wiinr-M iV-v have occurred, cmphni...' .or ifrcct U3, tjs tr;e r-itors or L; cf ever cc m :t hcro:3 valor. and indc- tion, jrcs ci.ring in ci.r.v j -u r.;ed l.i.-n:c!f ararst olst guiaary fcrMr. la t. rr. loe v. -:'f cr". ; r.t cry irpirtial mm- H 4 th-t a man r.3 l; :s c has soared. 3 jrany co-r.terrd 3 ciany p; who , r.n J cn- ;rhcr a traitor r.or a co::... Oa the first cf li.t ;r"-t r::-. l3, G33. Sar.ta Anna, ct t'.a 2SC3 cavalry ar.1 ii.rantry anJthrco pk'eci cfarfi-lery, sallied out cf . Paella, I-.tcs-.-: t Mtac!i Ihe .American. Iraia.v,' ::h 1 . J -.;! cn tiy lit r i.h: Eat.:;: '3 rc:c'.2 ci t. 1 rrhi: ;ctTcp:i-: -:; r.?r. ':t in c .f ;rysl::j f.a:- .1 --ard.-iayirg As an exc: -3 f-r rs sr. J pri'.tcs co,-1!. J cf lli !!; frizzy: '.cn fjrcc3 a. i z,-'-:i tin. cJlrj, th3 c'Zzi it" t. -.-y-wcre a!:r -:ih that tlcir fjr;!.cr cent r.uir.co "at lh3 dIspcTal tzi u'cr l!.3 crJ-rs cftha ex prcsiJcct, v,o-!J cnlyle fw"ac J Ly tl.w'.r cc.-p'cle sicrir.ee; sr. J t!.:t withal, tl.cir co-ir.try wcuJ c;t drrho il.a Lcr. eit from it. t They t'.tritutcJ ths tir.rarlur.itc ev?r.!s cf th? war, rut J their want cf success in their tattles tgaiostihs invaders', ta,hlin. capacity and ucskilfulncss. ' Even some cf ihem -loudly declareaS hirn la be a traitor, and consequently to be unworthy of hold ing any. command in the, Mexican army, , The greater part of these transactions transpired at Nopalucan : Santa Anna having got to Tepeyahual. co; with hrs 130 huzzas, he received an order from ihe Government of Querctaro, directing him to proceed thither at once with all tha troops which were at Ms or. ders. Hut the general did not deem il con venient to comply with the mandate of hia Government, and took tp his line of march for ""Paxaca, whither by ihe latest accounts he was wending his way. lie publicly de clared that his intentions in going !o O'x aca were to see wbetner he couU.raLj there, another army, with which I.. '3'.: rcturn lb renfew the combat with 1I.3 c:to rnies of the Republic. All the letters from the interior coincide in saying that Gen. Sarin. A nm, con scious of his impotency to tiTcct any thing more either in ihe carrying on of iho war, or of adjusting the terms t)f peace, is ma king his vvay- towards Guatemala for the purpose' of leaving the Republic of Mexico forever, and lhat ms march toDax aca iS only a r cxl to the quiet accom plishment of designs. ', , The rcpoi .at Gen. .Santa ; Anna was endeavoring to reach Guatemala, and lhat Gen. J,":?u had iven Kim a passport 10 emharli frcm Vera Cruz if ho shpuld think It best, is denied by La Voz de la Patria, a McxU-an paper which we find extensive ly copied ia the Arco Iris. He Is j-D3olved says Li Voz, noi to abandon the cause of theccuctry, and to continue the war with out respite upon the enemies of Mexican independence and religion. ,' The Genius of Liberty says lhat Senor Pena y Pena is discharging tha duties of President at;Queret$kro.v He has refused to recognize as his associates in .power the individuals nominatedand appointed by Santa Anna, .; He proposes that Congress sh&H take upon itself the office of electing men to that important and High office. r The following brief .note from our Vera iCruz correspondent leaves us in doubt 'in regard lo the safety of a detachment'-of Texans,' but we are inclined to think ihey will take care of themselves : .' - : . Vera Cruz, Oct. 18, 1847. Great excitement was created this morn, teg by a number of reports that' were put in circulation, occasioned by the arrival of an express from a company of Texas Ran gers; announcing that yjiey had been nl. talked" about twelve miles ffom this place by a large guerrilla force, that they had lost one ; man killed .and about eighteen were missing. The report was current that the whole command, excepting two; had been cut off, and the immediate depar lure of.the Rangers at full speed induced the citizens to believe that the report was true. I do. noi apprehend' thai anything serious will occur Jo . this command, and I havevno doubt lhal the missing eighteen are s.afe with their comrades ere this. Tnere appears to ."have been some dif. ficulty- -in the Massachusetts Regiment, judging from the following order issued by Uen,. Cashing. 'We have letters in the mail (which was distributed last night,) which we presume will throw some light on the aTTairt. I . Headquarters, Vera Cruz, ) . Ocl. 15, ,1847. 5 ' .. ORDERS,. NO. Z2. . , ; Tlie following named men of companies , 1st Regiment Massachusetts Infantry, being incorrigibly ' mutinous and insubordinate, will, of course, prove tow., ards in hour of danger, sndihey cannot be permitted to march with this column of tho army. Theyire disarmed and detach ed .from the regiment, aud will report to Drevet Major Bachus for such duty in the CasUi of San Juan do Utloa, as may be performed by soldiers who. a re found un worthy to carry arms, and are a disgrace an-1 a r.iiisance tohe army. Dy orJi;r cf Brig. Gen. Cushing. , W, W. II. DA VI 3, A. A.D. C Here follows a list of sixty-five names of ths r.-.cn auove referred lo. ; . readers will recollect the expedition ur.Jpr Capt. Wells, to the National Bridge of which wc published a mioate accounu Immediately opon. returning lo Vera Cruz, Cspt. Well? demanded a court of inquiry. Tii3 foUowTng is the opinion of the court, rcnJrw J cn the 1st September: -" . Oi'i.n; ..n or xnE Cocrt. The court are cf opinion tl.it Capt. Wells, 12ih infantry, could ret have saved one ambulance and six W3g:r.s, or destroyed them without a prcat. icree cf l.tepcrhips the de s'.ruc.:; tf l.'i whole command. Ti.st l. z c..:Juct wa3'olTicjr like and cr "rV,z. 1 t'm ho is not to blame for l'.3 v.;g 103 or package of des- T; i C-.jrt cf Inquiry of which .Lieut. C is, Prtsident, '-1 1 ';ssolyed. lU- ,.iJ.-r cf CJ. C (S:g.r. i,)B. H. APvTIlUltrAd- lst.lnf., ' A. A. A Genl. Dop. of Vera Cruz. TlliJan-.es t,, t)av arrived at Vera Cruz on its 17ih instant, from the Brazos. C A. Jack Hays went overcn, her with ihe v.r--.:njr cf Captain Roberts, of, his regt r. ."'' ' 1 . 'iU AhVanah-J errirCd at Vera Cruz from .this' port, " Th'3 icamship iew Orleans, was al Tamplco at last account?, but Could not g::c.:r l! ? crs hid fr j Vera. Cr.. . We f :.: nac ; cr.ir:s cr-'-.' t t!y in tl.a ; -r: ' of G: i i ; rt i.. tver r 3 rave ro1",' r. 3 c PccLli a very fe a ; -.The Ar:s -.'?, eft"1 : 1 cf t! 3 c -,te . z r ri . "tr: A cr.ra t)L;.p-:. lit,- . c re r.: er 3 tL : :i 4 , ."J I r : irrr.s. Ti.Jr 1 .1 : r I con : ; e t a r 0 th it G e a . Pa t: -3 an cxpJItica cgiir.a z.3 ir-vai'J t American arr. cf reiqfjrcirg General Scctt. Thes3rr.e pper has s'orr..-; -tpon ihe probable action cf -at Querctaro, but mention t 3 rr.eng other things it rner.t; r are ihose who pretend t! ;'. the-' people of the Jntcrier 5 ? a charge since cur occu;: ' -of Mexico, and lhat they zi j r.:: i: C: 3 A- th-t ih;ro 2 TT" Js cf t:r ;;rgone f t'.a city csei fcr have liulo peace upon any tcr.r.s. Wc faith in this. The Ger; ' r L'.V:rty cft!:3 15th inst. cives the fo!l; - Gcccunt cf an cxp lion against ; '--rrialls: ; : ;:;.-rTho giterriaiias f I.-. eon": 3 so troublesome and r.r. i i.ivc gathered in such swarrr3 i.i t!.a cl.ifarra.I and other -places cf am L:!i in tl.3 vicinity of this city, lhat Oven t!.3 Mexican, farmers would Cnol , venture in "to s-pply our market. In consequence of this state of affairs, Capt. 1 rucu with 200 mounted volunteers, end Capt. Armstrong wiifilCO, went out on ihe morning of the 13th instant, by order of Major General Patterson, to scoujMTCountry , and rid it of (hese marauding robbers,- who under the' guise of patriotism, infest.it to the de triment of the Mexicans as well as' the A mericans. According . to iho orders of Major, GetL Patterson, Capt. Truett was to proceed to the right of the city in a north westerly direction untiT he struck ihe-Orizaba road, which he was lo follow turning lo the left, while Capt. Armstrong was to proceed to ihe left of the city jn a south westerly direction until he struck the same road, which he.was to follow turning to ihe right. The two detachments were to; inarch wiih flankers until they met, ard it will be seen, by the arrangenteut, that any party, fleeing from" either of them would run a risk of being encountered by the other. ' : Capt,, Truett marched by Santa Fe arri Matagordera, he. found in various places large; quantities of arms and ammunition which he either destroyed or carried away, and succeeded in killing six guerrillas. Capt. Armstrong went to Medelio, : where there were a great number of guerrilleros, but they all; made their escape, withf the exception of one, who was, killed. Here he found a large lot of arms and ammuni tion, with some of the clothing of the A. merican soldiers, of which he destroyed the greater part and carried the remainder away. He remained al Medelin afl nigh, re. crossed the fiver early next morning, and marched in the direction of the Oriza ba road. . lie proceeded, however, but a short (instance in thai' direction when he came across the trail of a-number- of shod horses; he immediately , turned in iho dk lection of the trail, and following the tracks soon arrived at a numbo of rancboy'which were all-crowded with guerrilleros.v The volunteers charged upon them with their usual impetuosity, driving them away from every 1 arfcho with much slaughters Six bodies w,ere Counted lying dead in one yard. In these ranchos were found arms in a burtdance,,among which were those worn by the arny and.navy officers of ihe U. S. but mostly Mexican , sabres and British muskets-. Captains Truett and Armstrong returned .yesterday, and the manner in which they conducted the expedition was highly approved of. by Maj. Geh. Palter", son.' t ' Ve have' received the above inforrra lion from an.ohquestionable source and. the facts may bejrelied opon. From the JV. O. Pirayunet Oat. S3. " Arrival of the Steamer Alabama LATE NEWS FROM PUEBLA AND . . MEXICO ' ' , The steamship Alabama, Capt, VVindle; arrived at, an early hour yesterday, hav ing left Vera Cruz on the 20th inst., Tampico on the 22cf, and Brazos Santiago on the 24th; Major General Patterson expected to commence his march for the interibr about ihe 24th inst. J. J , - : The Genius of Liberty has files of papers from tho c.ity of .Mexico to the 7ih inst., but had qrily time 'to say ,that ihe most profound tranquility reigned in the capital. ' ' , - ; ' . As soon' 03 the new Government of Senor Pena y Pena was organized, the fact was officially announced to the re preventatives -of friendly nations. Her Brilanic Majesty's ; Minister at once rtpli. ed, says a supplement lo the Diario, in terms most satisfactory , and honorable for their excellencies-, the President and the Mrriistcr -of Foreign Affairs. We give a brief note from our. Vera Cruz correspondent: : Corretpimdenl of the Picayune. ' Vera Cruz, early morning of 20ih Oct. ' GentlemenThe Alabama -is off this morning, but there is nothing n'pxr lo write about ; 4 the ""Genius 0f Liberty'1 having published irm only item worth culling.- Day before yesterday about a dozen of Hays's Rangers , encountered some iwo hundred gurrillas our towards Santa Fe. The Mexicans charged on ihem, but the Texans very coolly . dismounted, waited till ihcy came within abobt thirty yards, and poured a volley of rifles into them, unsadilios a number. Thn teinforced attempted another charge; but- wan vuii a revolvers the Texans never budgiog an incri! The The Hungers are the very man for " r ircnl , 1 . . .3 si 13 :t 1- rrctty v rful to l.:s 13 1 .st ar. J 1. ;t. t;wr3 1-..,;.-. - t7 i:s L':;.t. JcrAins, tf i!.3 Lt .3 h-fl ht:Iy arrived v.ith Ciy Ufjro C:crJay and --t "ccr.ir-;. l!.3 c;-jal , v.. it ' I .... ' i. 1 Ccr.lis'cf Liberty cf i , I"iT "T. j r-;!.:J ts, Jrcm which i ? t it. 2 f;:ov;:rj r.cwsfrci PueLla 7 It' i' '.:u-r. j V. c 1 ts Cf -., Lllerty cf Oct. 19. Later and InroRTANt from Mexico. T1.3 family of .Ir. Castro, a respectable citizen cf this place, .arrived here yester. clay evening from iJtlapa. ' On the road to Santa Fe, at a deserted rancho about ten miles from here, they were met by soma fhirty or forty! guerrillas, by whom .they were exceedingly maltreated. The guerrillas took ibe'ehiire 'party of travel, lers, and the vehicle in which they rode into the adjoining woods, and there held a consultation as to the policy of -murdering ihe m unreservedly. The ' guerrilla?. made several demonstrations' to upset iHe car riage and, burn it, but -were finally dis suaded from ihcir fiendish purpose both of murder and wonton destruction, by the expostulations and entreating declarations of the ladies thai no one pfihem was In any way or form connected with the Am ericans, either ihen or any other time. Their request lo have their lives spared, and their carriage saved from being burn ed, was finally obtained, and they succeed ed in procuring permission to proceed on theirjourney immediately, v but not till ihe marauders '' had stripped ! them of almost every ihing in the hape of clotHes and money. - - ' . A Mr. Castillo, a gentleman of this city, was one of the number; the guerillas took from him his sword and fire-arms. The constant exclamation of some of tho rob bers was lhat done but Americans ever travelled lhat road now-a-days. Doctor Galven, a nliveof Havana, who is direct from the city of Mexico, fell in with Mr. Castro's family at Jalnpa and accompanied them to this city; they suffered verymany privations in the', encounter with the gucr. ilia s. . J3y the kindness of this gentleman, we were put in ihe receipt of very important intelligence from the city of Mexico. . : lie left the dty of Mexico on lhe7thof the .month, and on the 11 th, al 5 o'clock P.. M., he entered Huamantla a. town a little e as of the Perote road, and about half way between Pe rote and Puebla. There he learned that the force of General Lane had entered shortly before, and so sudden 'and unexpected was his arrival that Santa Anna had barely time lo get away by , another quarter . of the town.- The Americans captured two pieces of artillery belonging to the force of General Saftta Anna, which ihe latter in his hurry had not lime to remove', and also look, two prisoners, Colonel Vega and Iturbide., Santa Anna, after leaving Huatfpatfa, which he did al the heads of 1000 horse was reinforced by 1500 men of ihe com mand of Generar Reyes, and both reman ed in the neighborhood of Huatmantla; till General Lane's departure, after which 4this town was again . taken . possession of by Geq, Santa Anna and Reyes, i-lio follbW' ing up the f-ear guard; of the 'Americans, kilie.d seventy men, ! principally inebriated stragglers, and. took twenty prisoners. The Mexicans had two pieces of artillery with them, one a brass 13 pounder and the other a 16 pounder of the same metal: " .General Rea sallied out of Puebla -at the," head of a pretty considerable force, and was awaiting at El Pinatatowna few miles south of Huamatla4, on the same road to Puebla the approach of General Lane, whoso flanks.and rear the Mexi cans are" reported lo have been incessantly harrassirlg. -But we rknow and - we are confident that though the Mexicans should muster a force four fold the amount of lhat which it is reported ; that' they have, yet General Lane ,r the Buena Vista Hero, will extricate himself with honor and with glory from iheirjnids:, and will form a junction witk his gener.ai, unscathed by the ordeal of passing through the soldiers of Sanla Anna and Reves. r ; . The decree ! Svl which it was ordained that Mr. Pena y Pena should take charge of the supreme power,' in conjunction with two associates, . has been repealed, and Santa Anna has again been called upon to assume the rem3 of Government, if it can be called one," and, the command of ihe army. , . -. . General Paredes - Is in Tulanciniro. endeavoring, arid .with 'some success, it ....... ' .iLlri I ' " I l ' ppcar iu esiaousn nis monarcniai sys tern. He has of late received some verv important converts to his political prin ciples. - General Valencia .is at his hacfenda, passing away tii$ lime as agreeably as he can, taking no part in the national affairs. 'VVe suppose.he is !on1y abiding his time. Gen. Bravo i; in Mexico, quiet and off parole. - -i . The semblance of the Mexican Govern ment met, according lo appointment, at Queretaro, on the 5th, but there not being anything like a tfuorum present,' nothing was' done. 1 ' Peace is as far "offas ever; the feelings of the people are said to be most strenuous' ly . opposed to any compromise wiih the North Americans; in fact, ihe hostility which exists . against us in the interior towns, cities and villages is reported to be tf ihe most bitter kind. ; -yJ The other leading ,men ' and generals have gone for ihe most part toCuernavaca, in the tierra calienle. Cuernavaca is- a town seventy leagues "south of the city of Mexico, on the road to Acapulco. . It is rumored lhat Mr. Buchanan has consented that his name shall be used as a candidate foe the Presidency .t It may I3 r.ntsr.crinurcsltacsrrr'f irs jta kco.7 th3 whereabouts cf i-, tirj::.hedC;ri and rr.i::;ary charar-S He is in the city cf Mexico, if hhtiZ , '-i,Bctb:cQcxfcrvd siace'tha U' i ces. -Dyhis own account U wsi tt Vi - . is'. occaoTts ztsaiJ cfGen. Pillow n I nis tried 1.14 TrLt.and at fhtin- with ol q ! ---- vv..iuu n we k tefiirrencer. h thi nt;n. u: i point : . uuui 9a v. , metbink iho business Is'nt pfofitaV ?n ? ocly because they havut iipril tnta u fur enough to understand it: Umi in average, wp . ' , -..v. "0 ai icasi one hundred ......... jup.o lu umcHyt a0iilotRj nut it down St hmK iw L..J.: 1 . nrtfl Ainu KnA r..U .1. ' .. . 7 - wun wtiu me quality 1 people we ,get in this country jest as if J : that had anything to do.with the merits of I lha' case. They ought to. remember tha in h Government like ours, herethepf i pld is used for voting, and where every I j noie counts one, it is ihe nunbef tlwt WJ ' i ' arj to stand about in" annexin, aajftot ia ' thd quality, by no means. So' that ia ihs j matter of people we are doimr a ef A I .; sirjess. And as to" the money, jt u:-t$ mftter what it costs 070 money grovt inUhe ground in Me'xtco, and can; ilvm be had for digging, f" f Jlis offitial despatch', as private ambat, saSor, toTPfesident. Polk; is of i.So muck public importancQ to be mutilalejl.,-Wt therefore give il in full. .1 ; Tij James K. Polk,- President tfiht tt. j f States, and all Annexed Countriti. -i Dear Sir; t've done my best, accordirj tojjour directions, lo get round Sot4 Aiu na, but it -is all to no use. lie's a slippi ryj as an eel, and has as many lives si. & caji. Trisl and" l-togeihe'r caftH hoIJhi'm, and Scott and Tajlur can't kill him off- Vegol fast hold of him with pur diplonu. iiqs, but he slips through our fingers; ted Seoit and Taylor cuts, his headotfineveiy toivn where tbey can catch himbutbetw wiyS comes to life in the next town, abd sltbws as many heads as if he' had ore; lost one. 1 had a long talkjiwuh him in thb city , hnd pinned him right dowa tothi bargain he rrwde wit youWhen you let him (nto .Vera Crtiz, aud asked birtt'wby ha did'nt stick lo it. ..' He said ha'didsi'tclt to it aa far as circumstances rendered a if prjudent. ' "! "But says I, ."Gineral Santa Andi, that nint the thihg; a bargain's "a birgaia,'" and if a man has any honor hu r!l slick t , iu' fNow," says I, "did'nt you agree, t if ithe President would aive ordirfslaoafE Comrrodorc toFft you into Vera Lru7,MBl you agree tij -put your toshoulderto & wheel and hvp on this annexin busioett( so as to make easy wohk oT it? . Arid tint, 1 ask )ouas a man of hoforf have ypa dots " Circumstances alter -caies, fajoff says Satita Anna. "When .Mr. Polkitf 1 jiad the Understanding," he thought ndeded a fe more votes than he cwi mhstfer in His own country to bring him 10 tnl iKp PrRd&ne v. a nother term. ' Sr vi aJroort if! wm1d mm nypt tha voles d I Jlexico' to. him to : bring" him ia teVm, he would afterwards iurd,ovM ; part of the vojes in North America to or, j , sd as to bfing -me in next time. Butliwl j fdund it would be throwing bur- labors w'afor Mr. Polkas part of the voiefH 1 his country was getting to be so small tin j . trjev wouldn't do much good to either a b-kj 'l concluded to hold on to whsi.'l W ,1 br . . ido.n 1 n Then." savs I. "yoii "aint a goi to stick to your oarain, are yout !No," Says .he, "circumstances awr- cases. - . c , Then I tried' to scare -him out of it- J' lid4iim our folks would whip the Mew cans all into shoe strings in a tittle whue. And it made no odds whether he firfwia. niexatibn or against it, we should go oflju the same, and before, another year wis out Mr. Polk would be President of every fool qf Mexico; for we .should get through id ri!exip the whole of it. , -1. "Very welt", says he, "go on; iians h'ke the business; they ciniw. linger than Mr. Polkcan; for Mr--;10 will have all the work lodo ever again J. eiry year as long as he lives, for thert w a' place in Mexico that will stay ajny longer than jest while- you are holding dfn to it. hjaven-'t ime to give yon .my vew . if in this despatch, but. will try to J . Civemy love to: Mr,. Ritchie. I sdi write to him too, but shall have .to wia . rlexl time. ' t " '' Your faithful friend find-. ' : Private ambissdorr ff. ; MAJOR JACK.DOWNWV. The Government of India njij 0 1 Sn two ot the provinces, :j0WJ u;ii;nnP JnfantfcL and okburnin'. I iic funeral pile of their nusjj ' . ,f. . , . .rder to cct' aimpbodv savs mai i fnri lng1 well in the world,ckefjij.afl in jiii man to haye gold in h ub in til I and, silver in his lo , i - ' - . face. -. . lhat orders have'beetf The n . uniou a rp. , from Mexico-: sjent to recallrlh-cr prop5ilk)n9 fa Thus 13 cut q' II 101 T - vmj , aul 1. .v. sua Brim 1 tMnla " . . "it:j t.iiinwie nrsl. ice l-Jsir.'eJsof'V-" aJibbugh "ppctty hard wcrk,M- iV.ccP liig to his idea, proCiatla enoutb w'' you look at it ia the ri-ht war. In . Z letter to Mcsvr. nUm .ir ! So you see there's' no doing y 'f syilh Santa Anna. What course it WJ . ; ib tsltfi nnw seems rather a P"zzler; - 'peace on o 111 J ' I r
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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