The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 9, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 26, 1847 Page: 2 of 4
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CIVILIAN ANJGAZETTE-
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SATURDAY; J.UXE SO 1S17.
C)rnrer1Bthfrl2tJ jnoooiic Il J I). MILLER ol
TtfolleaJ eMn'yf-u 4JcttJi lor ih cfficc of OoTernoi.
tVMATTHE
HOPKINS rt"iaitl Itu- tnrpnrt oft li fr.entjf
hi i(.e coming HrciMD filhoflit.eof i"ibtie
JUJ(0
P W'eruWHl lotnnouncf- Mr. J. A. SETTLE u a
canJiJu for Trtibtie JoVge at ihe ensuing elsai- n.
CJ" waULhHieiiftanDeunceM.H.RIIODESfjq u
ctodldato fortheoiSbeor rrobiie J u-jg.
TT U e art authorifsl ictanntunethonnrr ANDREW J
VATCS tl-a3 tMnJl lite for the office -if I'mbato JJ '
Ibo ifi;il vf nunjr uintls at iht coniin elect I 'O
The cleciiou of a Chief Justice " Guhcaton
rouity takes place on MouJiy.
The Programme of the Kxatninalion at ilir
Public School will be found in another column.
Hon. Ashhel Smith v. ill deliver an address be
fore the schools and the Public at the Presbyterian
Church on Wednesday evening at S o'clock.
St. John's I)r wa celebrated in Galveston
by Harmony Lodge in a very handsome and ap-
propriate manner. A chaste and eloquent address
was delivered by Hon. Ebenezer Allen at Uyland
chapel and a bountiful dinner supplied at the City
Half where great harmony and decorum jueiail.
ed. It majr be worthy of remark that this Lodge
Tierer admits any intoxicating drinks atits feiiivt.
ties a circumstance worthy both of praise and
imitation.
Galveston continue to etyy h usual good
health. Nut a death cithc ") tho huipital or pri
rate practice this trsck.
The Yacht encrun'ered tcry severe weath
cr nnd strong ind from the S. C with &
heavy sea on during hcrlasttrip from Galvea
ion to New Oricanr; but tode it out brn.ely
and without damage.
It appcirs from ihe foIlWing extract ofa letter
from Barcelona that the Spanish authorities would
not recognize as legal the capture of the Americau
barque Cvtnalifi recently carried iuio that port
hy a privateer niih a Mexican commission:
" I he circumstance created the rrcatct interest
here; for if such rninttdiuts to he allowed n
cFsel would be safe. The authorities cook up the
matter with spirit and after due examination.
they condemned th- privateer us a pirate- and of
course the Airencao icwl mil he restorecl twLcr
raptain to puisue hi voyage. I leiru there are
three other craft in this neighborhood with simi
Inr commission. The I uitcd States should sane
lion a uiaof-wnr m tho coast to protect their
ships. The SpanUh authorities behaved very welj
i i the affair.'
The Jamestown sloop of war is'ueRrly ready
for sea bound it is said lo the coast of Africa and
tbo steamship Princeton h about to follow.
In a letter dated the SJ uf the present month
the editor of ihellunt-nilTe Banner describes an
affair whir b sounds more like the rreat'on of some
craggy Dutch mm a ace writer thanserious truth
jet true the story may be as it is creditcp by
the writer. It is as bllows:
Am't imnattyMjml fc-tribl-j murdrr wm commit. ed
a fm rfivjrr "in CitVMI- cu-jnt m d He peip-ttatm-his
LlfficJl.licnnf1!! liisdoitli wirrntit It-id n t
ih- fBuciiun ufili- liw to makf it n-t t- ik TV ar
c..m-ti.ce-.Me r fol'o-: A man by the ntme or
Joriej and III ife li - lir-J unhippil) tore Iter for rev.
cral ears Jones had ift-quentir lhetciuH ir like ili r
el.tl4 atttt e. It t. -Mf! cr ilwl.... .) I.
mjs itrtCt and unworiti lo hate it. During mm n?
heir ipiarre't he cnt'enroicJ to gel p "- ion (if tl.rir
cln'd uliirh in tlicsci fB'tetwrrn t'l- father nnd irimh
or wnikilir-I Th iiilnmtp-1 wrcitlt then tinned upnn
Lin pcor uife -iiid curh n lir !) th- tLrat with of.e
bznd and bean tz 1 er Mi tin oilier kille I (it m on the
pot. Her bo-Iy n finmd 50m diMmre fmni tii-
house eoered up wi h leois anil ifii Jimc vtv
fipprehenJrd.finJ cft.frid ih- murder 11 W3lakru
to ih county S"at nnJ after mm d-liWratmn vhinN
rIorer M liit bru inMofJn murJ-red ui't wVtwuh
out lurilir cenciiii tia(j him up in ntbtet. Jnpe-'
fi'U-t a rcspectdtj-s 4f l jiumi- i Id n itf a 1 nnJrs'ind
fuunJ tin bid) anUbriiji-tl it diOfi'I). IhtttajU'g th-
Iit tribute if rzTjfil to Iih wretihej mid smhL n.
litre tvsr an itui e. if iver there vtri4 on itcnr.tcj
whore puvat-Vnai C- wa-jntifitbi in frrftallnp
the aition iif the Ii Vl it ti4 wntij evn m fSk
n. Ihc entrTple aha nrit and th n$jj&
iljrgciuus"tn iheM) I theroiumutil t. VI'
The Pittsburgh Pott mentions the depanb(e
iiuraiuai-tny ui inc new uovcrnmem sievmer.
CoVVVjr for Vera Cruz; and ?avs: ' She was
built here cxpresily for the wrvire and is admir
ably arranged lor both comfort anil ouvenirnce.
VThe Wajne Guards and Independent Grcya-iwo
-'as fine companies of Volunteers as have been mus-
tered into the sen ire or their rnunlry left in the
Col. Yell. She bad also a laree number of wac-
ons water catlcs &c ice which weremanaldc
tured in this city and vicinity lor the public ser3
Vice.1' 1
Jlets have been made in New York that the new
steamship Washington will cross the Atlantic in
leen days. When-last spoken she had gone
neatly 600 miles in two daj. At tin rate she
would maketlie toyagein the time mentioned.
The Ma8aclusvits lolumecr put in prison
at .VaUrunros for killing Capt. Mjers who ru-
fuacd him whiskey has mode his escape. One
of his companions has killed a woman in M ala-
mo ros fur the same offence.
The Mrxicasr Pik.tes. The Princeton is to
be sent to the Mediterranean The Baltimore Sun
says that the Prestdut has issued orders directing
the steamship of war Prince too to be got ready
lojiiojirccecd totho SJediterranenn in quest
""oT""tiTe Mexican pVi'raicr Cnfcivnnd any other
Teasels that may be iusuliinjrourQguheio. The
matter wai formally hid he fore the Pmsident by
Jllr. Uuchauan on tho 7ih inst. and his action
thereon was prompt and decisive. "I he PrWeion
was to be made ready to sail ou or about thV I5th
of this month.
In addition to tbi the New York umlerwrrurs
hare icctived the folkming communication. iliVd
Wahiictoc June 5 1847.
Your date ol the 4ih nut. is received. Ou tbeJ
ttioi Aprn lasx oni. neau wasuirecteit to de-
tach a sloop of war from tho forces under his com-
mand on the coast of Africa and send her to cruise
In the Mediterranean for the purpose of affording
protection to our commerce in that viciuitr Ar
rHngcments ate now in progress to increase this
force at an any penoo.
Very respectfully jour obedient serv'r.
Jotta ArrLETos Acting Sse'ry.
Col. Doniphan with a portion of his command
pmsed down the Rio Gtande on the Mb iust. The
Flag thus speaks cf them:
The unshorn beards and coat and deer akin
(tnthesof many of them reminded us of dc&rrin.
lions nr have read of the inhabitants of some of
the countries oftno Untaian empire. They stormed
in town a couple of hours. Col. Dnmnh.nL .
Hour rough-featnred Rood-natured.lnokins; anr!
tit n roan He broushr alone with him Clark's
buttery ami ten pieces oi cannon cnptorrjlM Sac-
imf Ma. Tb sick. &c. foiry or fifiyTgij
ni' : ii uhi.i muii.t licro lamti over
tU qitnara;atr
FROM VEBA CIJUZ.
Tlie ilcamship C.lie'lon arrived nl New
Orleiiin on Sunday from Vera Cruz nhlch
port he lefi on the lSlh inil. and the Ja. I..
Day armed on Monday wi li account! Irom
Vera Cruz to the IO1I1 Tamnico to the 17ih
nnd Brazos Santiago to llu ll'lh.
I he accounts of the attack on ths wagon
train which we had direct nnd puli'ijhod on
Fndiy. nr. rtneakd and the papers coninin
JWails of tome aubicqucnt afluirs of the sime
kind. Our last accounts left Col. Mcintosh s
force ertrenched awaiting reinforcement
which were matching to join him from cra
Cruz under Gen. Cadnalladcr. We learn
by the present arm it that after the two com-
mands were uiiiIlJ imkinjr i.i all about 1C0O
men with two honiizors under command of
(Jen. Cadwnllndcr they pushed on towards the
National bridge.
On approaching the bridge Gen. Cadwalla
der occupied the heghts commanding the
bridge where he was ntiacKed hj a large lord'
of Mexicans posted in the ridges and chappt-
ral nnd some hard fighting was carried on for
several hours the Mexicans losing more than
100 men nnd Gen CndwaUadcr losing some
I& hilled and aomc thirty or forty wounded
I he Mexicans were repulsed; the bridge was
gucctsifully passed by Gen. Cadnalladcr nhu
was on his way to Jnlapn.
The estimated loss of Cot. Mcintosh's part
is aloutSlOOOO. For miles the road is strewed
with impi boxes and bacon sides which had
been captured bj the enemy. '1 here is a great
deal of dissatisfaction in the army rcrpccling
the conduct ol the command which had charge
of tho train. 'I hero will be a court of inquin
on the subject.
The garrison at Jal ipa ha been broken up
0 order of Gen. b'cott and all the sick and
Goicrnmcnl s'ores bac been sent lo Pernte
Castle so that this line of coraniuntc.it. on is
en'irely closed. Gen. Pcntt hBS had a road
opened from I'erote to Tuxpm from which in
future all our stores and men will be sent in
preference lo the o'd road. 'I he Enginer corps
hac comp'ctcd a fine roal from Tutpan to
Pcrote the distance being less than one hnlf
that from Vera fruz to Terolc and Tuipan be
in? n i calihicr n'nep.
Tho success of the attack on Mcintosh's
command has giten great confidence to llu
guerrillas who arcswaming in great numbers
through the country and attacking all ourpar
tiLS large nnd small.
It was chiclly owing to Hie gallantry ol .Mnj.
Bennett the Pa master that the specie wag-
ons in Mcintosh's paity wcrcsatcl. He was
in one of them himself when the wagon was
attacked and fought like a tiger.
'I he foregoing was furnished the Delta by a
gentlemen frCm Vera Cruz as also tho foN
lowing :
There arc about 1030 men in camp at Vera
Cruz.
f?n. Shields wol nt Jnlann. ami was about
to leave for the Lnitcd Males when he re
rcited an order frtm Gen Scuti to join him at
ruebla.
There are no preparations tj defend any
point between Pucbla and the Capital. All
the odds nnd cnd of ihc arim arc collected in
Ihc city about 20000 in number but poorl)
armed and of miserable m venal. There was
a small ptonunciunenlo nt the City of .Mexico
which was easily puldownb) Gen llustiimentc
It was got up by tactions of the peaco party
aid of Gomez -'arut'i par. v. 'I heir cry was
"down with Santa Anna!" but the President
ad interim still maintains his power and influ
ence. Congress lias icfusej to accept his re-
signation. We hae about COOO men at Pucbla. under
command of Unrlli nnd Qmlmin.
t(cn. Scott will remun at Pucbla until he is
reinlorced. Gen. Urao is in command of the
armv at the Capital.
I he fin- chiiger ser.l out by the citizens nf
iew Urlcnnslo Col. Harney wut captured In
ihe Mexicans. Ihtir darinc uasso ureal ihal
they ecn lariitrd a woman wno was in the
wagon but she was rescued by our men afier
some hard fighting.
Nlhcgalam Capt. nalker has commenced
his norknf retaliation nu the guerrillas. On
Ihc morning of the 6ih inst. he started with
his commind from l'cro!6 on an expediti n
some ilis'ance into the interior. During the
expedition he succeeded in capturing nineteen
guerrillas nnd an Alcalde he has employed
them in cleaning the streets and sinks.
A le.ter had been received in Vera Cruz nn
ihe l.'ith nisi. previous to the sailing of the
Galveston direct from the headquarters of
lien scan stating that den. Scott has issued
orders for ihe removal ol tl e government Irom
eratruzto luxpen. I Ins change was said
lo be in par owing to the sickness in Vera
Cruz and because communications cnuld be
more easily kept up between the latter placn
and Vera Cruz. All the public stores in Vera
Cruz would in that case be removed to Tuxs
pan and iroops only sufiicicnl to garrison the
place left At Vera Cruz. The uc ivity dis-
placed among Ihe different vessels in ihc har-
bor ot Vera Cruz in finding tho cargoes from
vessels having but sma'l portions ol Govern-
ment proper!) on board m o others nearly rull
with the evident intention of a move would
go far to confirm the rumor of a chango in tho
base of operations.
We take the following Irom the Vera Cruz
correspondence of the Commercial Times.-
Since I commenced this page I have seen
Dr. who has juit arrived with thirty
grounded and dead men from ihe train the
'alter have died on their way here from the
severity of their wounds and many of ihe
wounded are in such a s'ate that thoy will prob-
ably sink under the amputating knife. The
train bad reached the bridge when this party
left and the fight had been suspended for the
moment- 'I he General (Cadwallader) how.
evirfexpccted to meet the enemy in full force
ntEnrerro nr)at Cerro Gordo and.will prob-
ably have to fight every inch of his way to
Jriapa or indeed lo Perrjtei as wo bave'rea-
ssi to believe that our troops have evacuated
tie lormer post. &
J.nm lold innips) onset rmde oy the guerril
hi J sly iipSfsjff ely ill.protecicd section of
ftti min u important money wagon came
nsar filling into" their haqdj the one contain.
Cpg ltfcafcm aim
ing nearly a hundred thousand dullnrsiu go'd
but by extranrdinnry exertions it wai saved
with Ihe loss of about a thuusind dollars. Sn
confident were the banditti that they would
have their own way in the manor that hty
were congratulating one another in i;ood Eng-
lish on lluir sneers' ami one of them called
out lo ihc Iramstors who are helpless in "eh
cacs "ah! ne have goi jour specie now !"
lint "lha was a mistake of hit."
We havo now m'ire than n lhousind IroopM
Ijing nl Vergira here within three miles of
llicci W.1II9.
Seven hundred arrived to day nnd arc now
nciirly nil on shore. They might willi proper
eticrgv alio be nn the road to morrow.
Dupcru tells me he passed seventeen dead
bodies on ihc road with their throats cut! all
our men nf course.
Gen-Cadnalladcr effect da junction with
Col. iMclntnth on thu lfth instant who bid
halttd wiihin seven miles of the bridge lu
elite Xncionnl vViih his characteristic proinp.
itude he ordered nn immediate advance and
ihe whole force and train nrrivtd in sight of
tl.c Pucnlc Nncinnal just as the sun was going
down. 'Ihc Guerrillas under Jniauta were
there in considerable numbcis and seemed to
be di icnnineil to make a firm stand. Tncntv
nrlillprists wilh the mountain hnwilze'rs and
I. lent. Illnkcy Volligcur cori s supported by a
column of infintry were thmvvn lornard. and
ihc bridge was cleared in no time our loss
being ono lmn killed and four wounded;
among Ihc latter was the gallant Lieutenant
h insclf shot in the left leg. The heights
which were llnck'y studded with tho robber
ercw were then insl.inlly crowned by tho in
'anlry and a regular dispersion of tho tiuer
nllaslook place. Captains Ula.r and t.ale-
wiiii u ugiucihhciu u. ""e'"".-"""'H
forage and provisions we-;-ailacltcd some dis I
lance llin side of the Nalinml lir dge by a
considerable pirlv of guerrillas but the latlctl
were beaten off 'sustaining a loss often or!
twelve of their number. On Iho lllh Gen.
Cadn-alltdcr. still pushing on came in'o colli i
sion ag-... m I. the guerillas three miles be "" couiu ne rein.nrccd by ndili.
yondllie bridge among Ihc moantain defile "nal Croons from era Cn.7 havo been ds-
The enemv reirealing will some loss. "I lit I'""1- '"' ' l"l 'rnuble by (en. Cad
number of the casiialucs on both sides during ' w!lli"- ' "'f "laro pursued by thee men
.i r .. t..i...n rnn'! purely prcditnrv; ihe "real inducement lo
lie OKI tvm ill i;iiviiuhuia ulihiiii uui wwii-
nnd the guerrillas is variously given hut it u
certain that lhei Mexican loss is double
treble that of ours. The only other officer '
wnitnilrrl in the affair be uecn Gen. Cadrtaf-
Indcr nnd tho GuerriffSbands was Lieutenact
Uhodes.
Gen. S hie Us is convalescent and instead ef
re urnine iiiiip resumes his station as a Brig
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ndier ueneriii win. oco.i at rueuia. Uadwallader's arrival is but trifling on our
I am informed and 1 know my authority loo ( 8;deono Villcd and flirty wounded i'. O.
well lo treat it niih contempt mat six men Times.
Spaniard. from Havana have landed or will
lo dav land in Vera Cruz and who will in less ' 'Hie following 's an extract of a letter from
ihan four dajs command a parly of guerrillss. i a member of Capt. Duperu's company of Lou.
I also icarn from tho same authority that to :: draso0ns dalej 13th June 1S17 cnmi
hundred Spinish with six or eight small field neor ycra Cruz-
pieces are expected land on the coas' wiih n
fifty miles nf this city during the next ten . we yc now ogam nt era Cruz alicrhav
davs when they will at once organic into for-' nS marched on foot to Pass do Obija a distance
midableand des: srate guerrilla bands. These r """' mi1" an'1 back. again wo were half
men are lo come from Cuba but not I believe
ill fmm Havana I
lllllll IIUII1IIU
All the leading men amongst Ihe Eiicrrilla.
now are Spaniards and also manv of ihe rani . u"' ' ; "a" ' "?' ac!a.v c"1 ''
and file. A Si-auish General Salurnino d'". "ct- . V"ch '"ppose jou will read.
la Vega
and has
ho ( to
him the com
doubiless to his influence that we oc tho de-j
parturc of Ihe voung .Mexicans to which I
have before adicrlcd; and he and o hers have
inspirited all the native classes with moro huc
than they have before enjnjed for a 'ong lim-.i
Yell vv- Fi vi b The vomito is still severe '
in its
has been in this city lor some tinjs' ;. "' i fa "vl " yi
just left for the interior where I learn wlmrreetly. IT I were an officer I would nut
lind a command or nn office iivn.fi .... .. .r-e UUi Pm naio
rol of seernl commtnds. It is.10 0ou cirown irutcpeis so hear mine.
ravages at Vera Cruz but we learn lhatfa"n0 cunslcrnalioii among our Iroops.
iscs are principally confined to foreigners nere ""crling 'hat they expected lo be
Ihe rases are principally confined to fbrcignc
resident in that city and the laboring class.
The Delia of Mondiy sajs
Since the above was written we have learn
ed that in ihe uffair between Gen. Cadwalla.
der and Ihe .Moxicans at th" National bridge'
the company ol Lieut. Blakcy of the newlyl ing and we weie movingquitc carelessly sup-
raised volligcur" vvi'ii twohouilzcrs charger? posing ihe danger over when as our whole line
ihc barricades and swept litem with a few dis was in front of a little field on our right and a
charges from the howitzers. In passing thro' fort nhcad Duperu's comp.ny beingexnetly in
however. Lieut. Blakcv received a heavy fire the middle of it. banpeamea shot from Ihe fort
Irom the enemy on iho rage which c mmanai and immediately altera thick volley from the tne expiration oi ineir lenn mcir piacc. win
ihc bridge by which he sustained a loss of one chapparal on ihc margin of the field. Surprised .soon bi supplied by other Iroops. It is calcu-
kilhd and fuur wounded the Lieutenant him. as we all were we immediately broke ranks jlaled lhat nearly 7000 regulars eld and new
sell being wounded in the leg. They alio lost nnd jumped to one side of ihe road when wp iregim;nis will soon reinforce tho mam army
several horses. The heights were then charg. peppered away at them for some lime but Col. n Vera Cruz of which between 300.1 and
cd on the right and on the left of the roid Mcintosh seeing that they had ihe advantage 3.100 doublles have arrived at Veia Cruzin all
and were gallanily carried the enemy fiy of us being entirely concealed sung out i April and Ala; and of iho residue a large
inn from before them in great confusion.
WhcnGen Cadwallader has passed the bridge
he was attacked by a large part ot guerrillas
who kept up a continual fire on his men for at
long distance. At lerro ijordo il was inought
Irom the reports of heavy firing lhat ihe cne
mj liaUIIlilHeusiUIIUIll Kicttlliniiiutis iiiuj;ii
no apprehension was entertained for the safety
of Gen. Cadwallader's command who was1
movin" in a bold and steady manner tho onl
my had made a stand in great numbers though
wavto deal with the Mexicans. Capt. Gales
comnanv of 3d Dracoons being sent by den
Cadwallader to ihe rear to reinforce the guard
of the train were attacked by a large force a
Lancers whom they attacked and re ulse
with considerable loss.
Gen. Cadwallader is much praised for tie
ncss ofhs movements to
lianal bridge are very uncurtain and contra-
.1 .........(- UMmn.h nnd for llin hraverv -S"""a." o u.acic itu.ch cuuiu no urousiu 10 .01 tlie regular arm wnusc uui.ua -... uu Ui
j Ti -i S u'. .J ! 1!. I"'r 'f "in" ""' B'";nce orour lr!un' " no as belong 10 their rcspcci.vo departments and
nnd skill with which he scallered tho swarms - of lhe Ilh ; CcII. Cadwallader had lhv lo have everv aid and assistance from
of guerrillas grown confident by the success he(fOI1 th lraiu aJ fi'r as l!f Brid-e and nnd- "r. There are lob"
r'h'rP:Cr.UA!er? -":. u.M. i"S'':."V"riii 'U"1"Ul:?'"R.h'S.!l.r regular details from Ihe iroops o
I HO aCCOUIl.S K..C. U UU. IU13 HI 1IK w a.luiig.J lUIIIUUU III VI' a. ll.lUIIS IICIC III4UU ifir )Q I
diclory. One n-count gives onlv ono Amen- the complete route ol lhe cowards who had at-
can kil'cd'and foity wounded. Capt. Duperu's Pl opposition although there is scarcely a
company il appears was sent hack to Vera! dnult ''"'hat they out numbered our forces near-
iu.iiikii. i. i .. ...... u.:j-1 11 two to one. besides bavin- immense advama:e
uruz n.r noises a icr .uc arr.. . .. u..uc
o( Gen. Cadwallader. By letters received l.vj
lhe 1'icavune il is staled mat an accounts o
the defences of the Mexicans bclwcen Puebltl
Red Mexico are false. The Mexicans have
no troops sav these letters between ruebla
and Mexico nor any preparations oi oeieucc :"-. -... .... -- n.-y.
at either Rm Trio or El Penon. The Mcxi..""." the chapparal; these of course vv-re made
cans are said to have a force of 25000 men in P! of- 'ltle umb of men losi by the enemy
cans are sain m nave a i. . m1Jl haT1! cct VCT.. Ereal as thev wero seen ear-
ths c tv of Mexico indiflerenily provided with . ... .. ....'''. : ' .; ..
- - - - - -j - - - . ''CX. K ' I 'J'"! uv uuuiob i ui HI rij uuv
arms and equipments consuming ot the nnoni0(ir . mrInleD TCOUj fa h(
al Guard. Ihe Guanajuato Contingent of Lor- jnI nrrn 0r eaih.
lato. Indians ol Abrarez from tho south to
gclher wilh n lew other Iroops under Valencia
and nlher chiefs
"Tlie Gomez Farias party attempted another
rw.4uiuinMw;iih.do.e.Jliil
bu were imm.dia.e.v put down by Bustamen P-J "JJ- '&' Thcity.nci the" du-
lo. Aim nie is in prison for ho ding inter- ;e of ; Mj offiWi firU uiing hi friend
course with the Americans. It is thought lis ha ie ;ntcntej trT r 0 cnuld not male more
ill be shot. a ( I
fii.n. Scott has removed the principal dpo;t
of lhe army from Jalapa lo Porote whither In
l&uitof&tan t&aiMU
ordcied liii Ihe Hull nisi. ull the army s ore
Mtk dec (Sic In ho removed. It is sni I that
Ihe mililarv depot nt Vera Cruz a ill be remov
edlo Tuxpan which is 75 miles from Pucbla
nnd lliat a mad is now constructed between the
two places.
The English Moil Slcitner nnived at Vrra
fritz on ihe 13th from Havana ninls-itledngnin
rn tl.u lllh inst. Two Spanish men ol-vvnr
I vn French men of-war one I.iigliili rn in-of-vtur
nnd tho U. S. fngale Potomac were ly-
ugulT the harbor.
Thu editors ofi.V Arm Iris had recoived
ifiles fmm ihe cnpi.il up to ihc Uil of June.
Santa Anna had a second time sem in lm res
ignition of :he Prcs.cleiiry. Congress had mil
limcv er up lo that tunc accepted il. lie lia.l
i'si iniJc n formil renunciation of his office
n Commindcr-in-Chicf of Ihe armv; which
Ike his resignation of the Presidcncv". remain
ed in nbejance Congress not having acted
upon either.
Ki Jon mid fivo other gcncinls. whose nwi
re nut given had been arrested and seni to
ihc different Stales for confinement.
Htnnr.v Titr.vscnn in -iiir Castle or 5i:v
Jbvs tin Ullov. Wo Icain sa)s ihe Vera
Cruz llaglc something of ihc chip-ctcr of ihc
Mexicans every day They arc sud In be de.
ccntivc; we do lint say so hut ne became ac
quaintcd with a fact during our vis tlo Ihe Cas
(Is on Sunday last which would go some ths.
lance towards demonstrating the trnih of llu.
assertion. Wc were shown an insirumcnt of
writing purporting to he nn account of ihe funds
on hand - shoit peiiod prior to our taking pns
session of tho Caste which amount wns the
paltry sum of ocho jno$ y qualra rrnli; ($ j TiO.)
anu wc wcrti ntso shown a large nag ol moncv
;. has recently been disoivcred in some
secluded vaull by nn inqiisilivs soldier. He-
nnd h(. . Uicie u a vn3
diSCrCpanCy
... '
. ' "nGcoiniins.-rhctc hands that so ic-
rmu'ly embarrassed the train under lie escort
?' L"' Mejnlo'h obliging him lo h It and en.
. . - -
hrmg them together in inch unusual numbers
""Ihehope of captiimg ihoCreaJure.83jO..
" J. "Inch accompanici iho train No works
nuu uctii imuwn up uy trie iiuerrnias ciiuer
at the National (fridge or In any of the dcffci
much are so numerous hetuccn era Cruz
and Jalapa. A we advanced they retired
ftrtttfr fpAiiv sm ap jn .. a... AH.t . .
ti . tlrt..r i ' . r "
tho loss ho never in the encounter nfter Gen.
"ayioaaiapa lou will have heard of course
Bn "aggerated account of our littU fight on
la . . . "
I llB toad; . I ou.d give jou aa accurate ac-
"Wc h d been attacked three times during
the day but nlwnjson our wcakpoin's solli.it
we (Duperu's company and iho infaulrv) had
seen no actual service. In fact to go back a f
nil e Ihe Iirst lime they attacked our front and
" "r n '""' 1UIC.K 'ucccssion mat it prouueeu i
Some
cut lo
pieces as there was a force of five thousiod
.Mexicans all around us
"We had again gut on the march when we
t ere attacked sharply n the rear whichcaus-
(d u to stup a few ininulcs. 1 hn word for1
ward was aoain given nicht was fast approach
'chargo.' Scarcely Ind the words got out .
t Ol
his mouth before I found myself running as
hard as I could ttrtak it towards Ihc chapparal
I looked hick and found that I was in danger
of a "fire from the rear" and I discharged my
fDplkirilk If naif rfditt-ti Inirlnrt nnrl iiinviiarl sir. ami
uiiii niiv.il u"""i iwiiut.. unu juilil'liu uiiuiiu '
.t. .i. i..t . ...... L:.u v.-i. I
n.uiin.u miv. vuu 'imisii nt vuiiiiimii n tin iwui
Kerr nvcnly feet ahead of any one else on the I
ground. Some say that Kerr was ang11
sword over his head having lost his gun and
1 my cap. The
k hn ilotrrinlinn tvna .timn riV.r. I. ..... it..
charge ended Hie mutter and '" """" ."-.- - r-- -lest
of water many of us not lfil l0 be l'icaI;1 ncar Grand slnd' wher0
we went on in quest of water many
having touched a drop tincc morning.
Ths Vera Cruz Eagle of tho IGth says :
We had the perusal nf n letter vesierdav. dated
at Puente Nacioual tho 13th intt. by which we
perceive lhat our arms have
triumphed
storming of belli simultaneously which resulted in
-f ;;. 0ur . u Kluonll at .
in klllti woun J(;iI beiUe a Ur attmh of
horses. The attempt to siampcdo xrt a perfect
failure on the part of the enemy and he cannot
boast of s;ainiuj; a do'lar by the enterprise unless
it he iu the capture or somo Injutcnu mules and
The train which lullowcd the reinforcements
sent to the first train joined Gen. Cadwallader
without having met wiih any resistance" on its
march- Boih are. by this lime no d..
money hyhihnsw profession than by the exercises
0f ih. nriesthood a wnrthv Koundrel.
fence our livt ihe Uih tatt the followioj eom.
osaiu
I -1-1 .Hitailr ns-st liliU hA.lr. .Iita hi rtmm A nil A.Al.mAf
p itiics luve reached ihti ptnec. ou iheir niy to
join Gen. Hcotl cotiipnnles It Catid P. uudtrlhf
comiinnil of I.icut. Col. Homn!; rompmic A.
aud 1 under tha comm ind of .Major AlilN. Thtse
cmnimnics all ht-lonz to iho lCtli reziment of In
fanny. Also cuiiinnv n.ofiht il.itd.Niid Unnd
IC uf ihcGthlnfiiitry iiicntmnindnf M.ij. Gniun.
Ffom tlie Mo (ar.inUr.
Wc havo news fn m Itrazos Santiago to the
lUih ii.st by wav ol New Orleans. The Mat
amorns papers ronlaiti nothing ol niip.irtnnce
Gentlemen l.avc armed at New Orleans
who left .Monterey on the 2Il .May. The
state that Gen. TaUoi's head que iters were
still at Walnut Springs ihrt.t miles from Man
lercy -Ms whole frco cciiEitls of ubcut 4P0O
troops of which the larger portion ore vol
unteers nnd when all that arc utdirid to join
him have or rived he will not have more than
GOOD m.3 which iric'udu a'l the g irruons in
his rearoti the line of the Hiu Grande. It was
undctood lint lie uould met attempt to moiu
upon San Luis I olnsi unlets he could kac
with him for that thjict utuic at least CO 'JO cf-
fic.cnt troops.
We extract the following from the Malamo
ros Flag of the IGth :
A party of crntlemcn while I on n hun'inc
ectirsiou ou Monday luttnd n draMii's uni-
form nbotn mil unili .r ilmt rit. he
oiwicrhad eidcnilv been murdered; a chnrce
(npp ircntl) hucks'itit) had entered under the
"boulder blade immediately I clmv which was
a triangular perlnration cit!ntl from n Lay.
onct. 1 he nimp had been rarefully cut r iT of
bo'h the iusid the culhr and lniinc of the
slccies. lu other rcpccts Ihc iicKet is com
paratuely a good one and could rot hitc oeeu
exposed to the weather for nn great length of
limp.
A centlcmin recently from Camirsoiiirorms
us that on the pisag dnw n he counted no less
than six dead bodies floating in thu river
three -Mexicans and three Amciicant. Seve-
ral Pilots of our acquaintance inform us that
dead bodies arc seen on c.ciy trip generally
stripped of their clothing lenvin no doubt
th-it they have met their death at the hands of
assassins. I he Indians arc chinicd with the
commission of many of these murders and as
they are frequently seen on the binks of the
rivur there can be no doubt but that they hive
a hand in them. Pearj arc expressed by the
Ciptains of steamboats that thv will net be
nblytoobtiin wood above ttcnoi us tho Mex
icans have deserted nearly nil the wood-yards
and retired from the river !u escape the Indi.
is.
The balance of the 10th regiment reached
here nn Monday last. It is encamped on tho
bank of tho river and is commanded by Col.
II. C. Temple.
From Tampico hen the Jos. L. Day ar
rived off the bar of Tampico on the 17lhshe
was boarded by .Mr. Chiton U S Pilot who
stated lhat the citizens of Tampico were in
daily expectation of nn attack from the .Mcxi
can who were reported lo he about 1503
strong in the vicinity of Tampico. On the
night of tho l-'tll iust. demonstrations were
made by the Mexican citizens to rise but by
timely information our Iroops were on the alert
and lay nn their nrms all night. On tha 1: h
inst. a party of .Mexican lancers attacked the
out posts and drove a'l the sentinels into the
cilv; on ine loin a party 01 .nexican rniict.cros
attacked iho Pilo: Station tln-y vvercgreo'ed
wilh a volley ol musketry when thev reirealcd.
Arrived nl Tnmnico on ihe lHlh. the barotlt
Mary of Dallimore having previously put in
for supplies 10 dav soul Irom Brazos a id again
returned to Tami.ico not bcln" ab'e to reach
Vera Cruz her port ol destimtion. She land
cd her troops at Tampico 3D J men.
The Jas. L. Dvy brought over Dr. Dashiell
and 130 sick and disabled men.
liEitFuncFMEvrs rnrt .Maj. Gr.x. Scvrr.
We learn savs the Washincton Union of the I
lllh inst. lhat ihe mea-urcs adopted by he
government to send forward reinforcements to
TCuiatU (lie inuitc iii.jiiiii ivmiiicti n.ui
drawn Irom the army under the immediate or
ders ofticn. Scolt have been very successful;
and lhat although ihe twelve months' Iroops
have left ihe seat of war soma weeks before
proportion will rcacu mai 'laic .. . oupj'varu
by the middle ol June.
Military' Posts on the llocrr to Orlgo-;.
Il is already known savs tho Mi-souri Ke
publican ihal fivu companies ot vulun'ecrs
. .
havo been ordered to be raised in .Missouri to
. . . .
bo mpl..ed in establishing mil tar ..at.ons
on the route lo Oregon a. provided for bv an
a"0' Congress. Oovernmcn undetermined
ihc road to California encounters Platte river
and the second at or near Tort Ltramie. Tho
Government has already given orders in con-
nection wilh this movement. The battalion
will be neconipinicd by an officer ol the corps
of Engineer' and an assis'ant Quartermaster
lor lhe labor survevs and recotmoisancas ne
ccssary at such posts. Tha commanding offi-
cer is to be held responsible for 'he early enn
pletinn of the works and will urge upon the
Iroops that it is "their duly first lo bu Id and
then to garrison them " Two physicians one
Irom Iho volunteer and the other from tho reg-
ular army accompany lhe c mmand Nec.s-
ary equipago is lo be furnished by the Assis-
lunt Quartermaster and he will be provided
with funds lo pay lhe troops their per d.cm as
working parties under the hw. JIis duiies
arc accurately defined. He is required to dis-
burse also such moncS as may bo appropri-
ated lor the pots. The Und upon which iheso
sites arc to tie erected aru to be purchased from
ihe Indians nnd to be a ex ensive as the ap-
nnnnalions will procure. Ordnanco and ord
nance stores lo be furnished fur the furls by
tho proper commanding officers. Tho baltuU
ion of volunteers moves as soon ac they begot
ready fur the sorvice.
Bnrrisit Ni-wsrvriss There are at pre
sent 555 newspaper published in Gt. Britain
and Ireland of which SSO aro Liberal 1S7
Tory and 183 Kutnl " -1
O.vrc fJaovr. Cedtr Cavon. Junr ! 1 IiJ-17.
DiAn Sis On VcJi.'iday 'nt. ibr5.li inn
hiving hei-n inro:uii-.l that r dead hod hut Hosieil
on sho-M ;a 'I riniiy llav. half wiv bctireca Jlr.
Solomon Druwu soil air. Joseph Laurence's t
went ilotvn with ell the men that couM be hastily
collected sud examined the bodr and bad it in-
irrreJ: he appeared lo Uc a snilor. haj nn a pair
blue pantaloons red flannd shin and a jacket of
india rubber or tarred eanvau. and brozan shoes
and (rom inlormalion believe it to be the body 'jf
a man lost fro-n Cipt. Davie's vessel.
Yes erJay (SunJay I had infotmvtion froii
Mr. James 'Armstrong rciidinj at Cedar Point of
another body having fluateil ashore near that i hicr
and again went down and had ihe body examined
and buried lie was desed in brown linen pon-
taloons white shirt and bla-k silk vest and ap-
peared 10 be bald heaJed there was a little hair
on the lower part of the head r-ear lire cars and
neck hair nearly black and Irom his appearance
we ennc'uded he was a German and probably lost
from a steamboat rointr to Houston as he floated
down Irom towards Lynchburj. There was a
flint ami steel in one ol the vest pnexets anu iwn
.Mexican dollars fiiur half dollars a five franc and
121 cents in Ihe'otl.er. No marks of vio'ence on
either and ll.eprrsuinptinnisbolh weredrowntti
accidental!?
V. I write this for the information ot
the fricnJs oftlie lost persons.
Itesp'y yours &c.
11. bTCAKT L.tt.
W. J. 311L.L.S.
Ai:rival op Col Domfii vn at X. Obleass.
'Ihcship lltpublic CaptBtevins from Bra-
zos arrived at Xcw Orleans on tho ISth inst.
having on board seven companies of ihe 1st"
Uegiment of Missouri Volunteers 6G(3 men.
under command ot Col. A. W. Doniphan Lieut.
Col. Jackson Captains U'uldo Walton .Moss
RriJ Parsons Hughes and Uogers; Major
Gilpin had previously reached the city.
'I hrco other companies of Cjl. D's com-
mand were hourly expected a. Xew Orleans
having embaiked a: the same time at Brazos
on tho Murillo. The wholo command lumbers
about 1C00 men. The X. O. papers nre full
of just praise to theso gal'ant men. Aa the
Bulletin reniniks:
They havo been in conslant service formnro
tha'i a year and during that time have gone
through the most severe and active duty. 'I ha
march of itself is without a parallel in thean-
uals of modern if it is even in those of an
cient warfare. Tho cntirn distance was up.
wards of 4000 miles nearly ihe whole of which
was through an uninhabited and uncultivated
country without depots or stores and depend-
ing almost exclusively on their own resources.
'Ihe baltlo of Sacramento was fought and
gRined again! a force four-fo'd iheir own num.
bcr and immediate! nfter the action learning
that Gen. Taj lor was in danger they promptly
commenced a new and tedious march to hi
support but on Ihe route hearing of his safety
thev retraced their steps to Chihuahua.
They arc all mounted men and so severe
has been tho duty that n field officer of the
regiment told us iho men on an average had
ust-d up each thrco horses and the officers five.
He. himsalf had had eig'it.
Wc learn they will be immediately mustered
out of service and paid oil". It will require a
very large amount to accomplish this latter aa
we learn there is O'JO lo TOO dollars due each
man; for in nddiiion lo their pay the furnish-
ed.theirown horses for which they are allowed
forty cents per d ty and forage besides being
paid for all lint die or aro lust in the service.
They a e also entitled to commutation money
for .utiit e'o'hing and travel home and like-
wise for forage nearly alt the time as ihey only
were supplied wiih the latter by the U. Slates
for a jout three months. "'
'I he regiment is in excellent health and in
a few davs will all be on their wn home where
I they will be justly entitled lo and willofcau:
rae
receive a cnrdi.il ne come.
I.nlc Irom Snnln .
We gxthcr the following intere ting particu-
lars from il.e .-'I. I.ouis Itevcillo of lbs 13th:
Capt. St. Vrain Messrs. George Bent J.
VT. Folgor I. P. Blair Jr. U Lhadwicfc J.
T. IlolTinan of Baltimore and other gentle-
me"' n.mcJ '! as'. "ning. '.hey
left
Santa teoa no wili-May. tvery il.ing wa
...... ... ...... ....... ..... .-.-. -.w ..W.U WHi-
huahua was lhe 5 h April.
Ccpt. St. Vrain and parly loft Tnos on the
IGth ult. Lieut. Col. U illock was at that place
wiih his whole command. No danger cf an
outbreak was anticipated as long as there was
a military force in the valley; but if the forces
aro with drawn there is great danger of another
insurrection. The Mexicans were quiet from
compulsion
Our friend left Fort William on the 29lh ult.
and reached Wcsport iu lourtden days. Things
in ihn Indian cointry aic in a very miscrab'o
condition. Mexicans implicated in the In'o in-
surrection have joined the different tribes of
Indians and have committed depredations at
ihe nifiorent grazing grounds to a great extent
particu'arly ai the I'onil. They have succeed
cd m driving of and ki ling two thirds of tlto
entile mules &C belonging to tho U. States;
also animals belonging to volunteor con'pinies
and Bcnl St. Vra n d: Co. Bent St. Vrain S:
Co. hive been ob'iged to remove the stock ro.
rniining belonging to the government them
8lves nnd other persons from ihc Punil.
The conduct of the Indians on the Arkansas
&iz. is no lienor. Hardly a paiiy passing from
lhe settlements lo Santa Fc has escaped with-
out being plundered. The Cnmanchcs and
Pawnees are at open war and lhe Arrapahoes
and Chcjennes although professedly friendly
are in truth nut much belter.
Ueul Si. Vrain & Co's w-gons and William
Tlurp's wagons were attacked nt Walnut creek
on the 2-lth nil. by n party of Indians who
killed Mr. '1 harp and look away upwards of
60 mules and horses nnd the same number of
catl.'e. Mr. Francis De Lisle B. S. ti Co.'s
wagon-mas or and Mr. Tharp went out lo kill
hutTalo which were wiihin a short distance of
camp. They wcro at some distance from each
other but only 390 ards from camp when
they wero attacked by Indians. Mr. Tharp
was killed Do Lislo saved his life by reserv-
ing his fire until the men nt camp came to his
assistance. The Indians made their chargo in
three dilT rent parties Mr. Da Lisle believes
that they wcro Arrapnhoes. Our friends met
several trains of gororument wagons; also
several trains belongirg to tradeis who may
pcrchanca. h.so their animals if nnt their lives
if they are not on the look out. The road has
not been so dangerous for several cars-
Two or three Mexicans came into Tao
about Iho 15th u': and reported that they had
left n party of about filiccn Americans on
Green Itivcr who were bringing an express
from Gen. Kearny. 'I he express would prob-
ably reach SantaFo in a few days. They met
Mr. Newman with a mail. Ho was neirly in
California. 'I his is the samo express taken by
Mr. Solumon Sublette to Santa Fe in January
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