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From tho New Orlesoa Delia..
Puebla* August 8, JS47.
Eds. Delta—The long*unanswered
question of «• when will wc march,” can
now be answered to a fcrtuinty. The
lofty peaks of the road-side mountains,
skirted with Mexican soldiers, which in
many instances lift op their towering .....
beads on our path to the capita!—the fromOji
the fife was most obstinate, were burnt.
A large quantity of public clothing, and
many arms, were destroyed after the
men had taken of the former what they
needed. During the hottest of the con
test, the utmost kindness was display
ed by our men towards the women and
children—exposing themselves to the
the enemy's fire, to place these helpless
and frightened creatures in security.
lay here, knowing that the enemy are
iu large force in our immediate vicinity,
without the means of acting, except on
the defensive. We have no mounted
force at^tbe post, nor the means of moun
ting a single man of our own, should an
extreme case of necessity require it. It
is much to be desired that the Govern
ment will soon see clearly the great fol
ly of placing troops along this line, with
.Sometime after Capt. UulPsAleparlure their hands tied, to be made a laughing
frnmOjorie Agua, the mounted rifle reg-stock of by an enemy so contemptible
glittering bayouets—the howling of the j intent, and a niece of artillery, were sent
cannon, as they send their terrible mis- in the same direction to support him, if
silcs of death hurling through the air-
the wading of the ditches against well-
lined walls of bristling arms,—can all
now be seen in ibe perspective on the
road to the goal of our ambition; but it
requires no very great stretch of imag
ination to cany the vision into the halls
of the Montezuma 3. For the last two
days, all eyes were bright nnd faces glad
with joy at the prospect noj*r before us.
The (Allowingorders ot inarch have been
issued, and all are in a state of prepar
ation to comnlv with them : nnd while I
tun writing, J near the drums and fifes,
and see the waving eagles of the Cerm
Gordo Division, as they are passingnut of
town on their line of march—the old chief
(Gen, Twiggs) looks like n host within
himself; his long grey beard and hearty
‘bluff fuce appear beaming with pride
and anxiety for bis gnllaut command,
which is no less formidable than it looks,
—added to the best and hardiest set ol
by an enemy so coutemptible
as the Mexicans. I do not know when
support him, if j we shall move on, but if at all, some
necessary, but be met them half way j where about the first of September.”
his return. Capt. Raffmet the high- ‘ ~
them, save Majors Gaines and Bofeland,
and Captain Danley, gave their paroles
that they would proceed to that place;
but Major Gaines distinctly told Lom-
bardini that his parole was at an end, that
he did not ask for its renewal, nor should
he accept it. On Tuesday'morning the
officers, with three exceptions above
named, started in the stage for Toluca,
and on the same night, Maj. Gaines, ac
companied by a trusty Mexican guide,
lige of the property bad been left. The
body of the wagoner was found a short
distance from the road and buried.-—
Canales commands the robbers who have
{ •roved so successful in their forays of
ate.
At Cerralvo a large government train
was met, proceeding to Monterey, and
the dragoons, who had just come down
with the train from that place, wer
added to its escort and \yould return. ... . . 0
Mr. Coolidge informs us that Gen. set out for Puebla, and after being
Taylor was prepared for an upward Jin the bands of the guerrillas, and run-
march, and the general impqpi
that unless peace propositions were made
by Mexico, he would be on the road
_ Cowardly and Brutal Outrage, „
pst approbation for bis spirit and skiilin J and Theft.—-With extreme regret we J to San Luis by the 1st of September,
that affair, and be speaks in great praise ‘ are compelled to record the commission j The troops at Monterey and Saltillo
ningvery narrow risks besides, succeed
ed in getting through in safety. He in
formed Lombardini distinctly, through jbever forgot
the interpreter, a brother of Almonte, ta A
himself, and Inclined to favor the an
nexation of Texas to the United States.
The military spirit of Mexico, revolted
at this. Valencia and Patades, the
leaders of the army, were panting for
an opportunity to redeem the. honor 01
Mexico in Teias. When they learned
Santa Anna’s sentiments, they expressed
openly their dissatisfaction. Santa An
na heard of their denunciation of his
conduct, and, as usual' with him, took
energetic steps to suppress the spirit of
revolt in the army. He stripped \ alen •
cia of his command. Parades next was
oiliis officers, Lieuts. Walker and Hawes,
ami gives most special ©ommeiulatiou
to Sergt. Murphill, orderly sergeant ofj property of peaceable and well-dis-
m
J mpany of mounted riflemen. The
(ay tlie squadron was sent to Pe
ri communicate with Gen. Pierce
he New York regiment being advanc
ed frf Vireges, to cover the road, and a
comma ud under Cal. Childs, directed to
wards Ibuminmla, about 1*5 miles N.
W., tn take nny party that might be
there—but the lesson given them at Los
Llanos, had been sufficient, and in Hau-
mnnlla, the reception of our troops more
resembled those wc read of as given in
the United .States to our relumed volun
teers. In the meantime a train of wagons
had come down to load with forage, at a.
hacienda near Nopalucn, and Capt. Ruff*
of a series of most cowardly and dis-j were in excellent health. Likewise those
graceful outrages upon the. persons and j at the Mier encampment.
p$£cd Mexicans, by a party of Araeri-j vucatan,,Guatemala, *c.
cans, who, from tbe description gpren i Insurrection in Yucntafl—Murder of the
of them, and concurring circumstances, j Whites by the Indians—Coalitionof G\
many persons are led to believe, are | tema/a with Mexico—-Attack ~~
members of one or the other of the vol
unteer cavalry companies employed on
scouting service at this post. Thegen-
that he should not give his parole for
Toluca, and anticipated being arrested
and put under guard at once ; but not
thinking probably he would attempt to
escape, he was allowed to depart. The
sequel is known.
Major Gaines thinks that Santa Anna
has about 1*5,000 tolerably well uni-
forgave the injury
however, knowing his great
with any aid or assurances of support
from the kingdoms of Europe, at whose
courts he has been intriguing for the pur
pose of bringing about a European inter
vention in Mexican affairs, remains yet
to be discovered. The means and cir
cumstances of his return, it must be con
fessed, : arc suspicious, and should be
closely observed and investigated by
our Government. He came in an En
glish steamer, on board of which he was
disguised, and from which he was se
cretly spirited into Vera Cruz, and
through its gates into the country. It Is
arrested, the high-spirited general also stated that his presence on board
- ° g an . of the steamer was telegraphed to the
Trains—Reported Defeat of the Amcri- formed and drilled men, to which num-
cans. I her must be added a rabble of undiscip-
Thc Patria of yesterday morning, has lined recruits, caught and picked up ev-
i-jcry way, and giving little strength to
The main defence of the
men I ever saw, arc the following, among | having returned from Peroie, b’ringing
other able and gullarit officer* who have j one of Gen. Pierce's staff, the whole com-
already distinguished themselves; Gen. tnnnd reassembled on the 2d of August
P. F. Smith, Cols. Harney, Itilcy, See. nt El Pinal, nnd on to-day returned to
What can be expected from such a t
raand ? Victory and success in all iliei
undertaking.*
, Puebla, with its convoy, prccceding
Gen. Pierce by a day's march and hav
ing seen or heard nothing of the large
From tbe N. O. Delta. 21 h ult.
LATCH FROM THE RIO GRANO
To-morrow Gen. Scott leaves with bis | force said to be marching round by the
escort, nnd Gen. Quitman's division fol- northward,
lows him the sameday; the next day,Gen.
Worth, and then Gen. Pillow, which con
cludes our marching array.
As I leave this morning, I have not
time to write you much of a-lettcr, but
will say that you will hear from mo at
the Rio Frio and any other place at
which wc should become engaged on the
road. ^
Iju st learn from a gentleman who came
Order of (Sen. Taylor Arresting the Trans
portation of Supplies—Another Massa
cre ; Twenty-Four Men Killed—Attack
of the Trains ; others exjrcctcd—Dis-
- graceful conduct of Men in the garb of
American Volunteers.
^ The 8tenmship Fanny, Capt. Scott,
up with Gen. Pierce, that some person arrived yesterday—she is from Vera
from your office was captured by the one- Cruz, via Tampico and the Brazos.—
myntJainpa. I could not learn his name, From the two former ports, her news is
but am told by a person that he succeed- not as late as that brought by the Alu-
ed in communicating a letter ton friend, bama : she brings the Matamoras Flag
eral good character of both there com-\ very hnportant news from Yucatan,
paoies, almost forbids such a belief with j cerning a projected insurrection of the j the army,
ns, and we shall need the strongest j Indians, and massacre of the white pop- j Mexicans—that upon which they most
proof before charging it positively upon ! elation. I rely—is at the Penon, and at this point
either. But when fastened upon the It apjjeafs that a chief of the tribe of; they have planted some ol* their best
right persons, wc shall not hesitate to Chichimula, near .Valladolid, Manuel cannon. Santa Anna hiinselt is des-
hold up their names to the merited scorn ! Antonio Ay, ordered an Indian in his ; cribed os being in a greater dilemma
and indignation of the community. confidence, to notify the chiefs of the than ever. As Mr. K. says, his utter
About 2 o'clock on the night of the various tribes, who were concerned in downfall would seem inevitable, did not
12lh inst., a party of twelve Americans, ■ the conspiracy, to be prepared to take ! bis past history afford abundant eviden-
mounted, armed and equipped as our j part in the insurrection on the 15th ofjeesthat he has risen above every spe-
volunteer cavalry, rode into the rancho j the present month. The Indian, how- j cies of reverse, and so fruitful is lie in
of Solicena, about eight leagues distant I ever, immediately disclosed the whole j expedients that he may still rise triuiu-
from this city, the inhabitants of which plan to the Governor of Valladolid, Don j phantly from the whirlpool of difficulties
are in daily intercourse with us, and un- Jose Eufojio Rossado. Senor Rossado j by which he is surrounded.—JY. O.
der the pretence of searching for arms, commanded him to notify all the tribes 1 Delta.' >
entered the dwellings and perpetrated j which the chief bad designated, and af- j
outrages of every imaginable kind.— j terwards to present him with the names i From ,hc N ‘ ° De!, “'
The men were abused and forced to of those who would take part in the in-j paredes in Mexico.
flee from their houses, the women were I surrection. By this means, the Gov-J The announcement of the safe arrival
insulted, their jewels and trinkets taken ! erner became possessed of the names ' at \ era Cruz, and the escape into the
from them, and every dwelling robhed j of the conspirators, and proceeded to; interior ot Mexico, of the famous ex-
of what money could be found. One! arrest and punish the guilty, the first President and chief of the monarchical
Mexican, who has made a report to the ! being the chief Antonio Ay. ! party in Mexico, produced quite a stir
board of Alcaldes of this city, states his ! As sixin as the conspirators heard of j in our city yesterday. Numerous and
loss at over $150—money that he had i the death of this chief, some of the tribes various were the inquiries and specula-
reccived from the sale of wood on steam- ! hastened the movement, assassinating all tions as to the probable effects of this
boats.*
•vhich lie slated that he wns in no-per- of the lSih inst—later by three days
sonal danger. Yours, MUSTANG.
[The concluding part of our com
than previous advices. We make From
it liie.following extracts:
poudenl's letter.mustrefer to the cap-. Halting tiis Trains.—By an arri-
turc of onr special courier whose loss vaI yesterday from Carmargo, we arc
we have had occasion sorely to lament,. informed that an order had been re-
os the voluminous documents which he ‘ ceived there from Gen. Taylor, direct-
carried with him fell thereby into the itig a halt of the heavy wagon trains
hands of the enemy .j ~ 1 which were being got ready for Montc-
i rey, and which, il was supposed, were
skirMiafcat r«h 4m im Man**, intended for the m irch upon San Luis.
. The following account of the brisk lit- Wc cannot learn whether the dangers
tie affair between the gnllant rifles and of the road, or a final resolve not to
guerillas, nt San Juan do los Llanos, is make any farther advance with the ar-
the only full description which we have ' tnv, has induced this order; but, from
ypt seen of that action : • other circumstances, we judge the lal-
In my last letter, I slated to you that l«r cause to have dictated it. We have
Gen. Smith had gone down the road to no further qews by this arrival from the
ascertain the whereabouts of Gen. Pierce, j army.
and to succor him if necessary—and I] Another Massacre.—Intelligence
also stated that if the guerrillas should was received on Saturday last, con-
fall inhis road, they would be handled j firmed since by letters from Cerralvato
roughly. Since then, the command has tlw 9vh inst., that it scouting party of 27
the whites and colored inhabitants,~re-j unlooked for event, and the course
Several other ranchos werevisited by ! serving only the women. The prompt ; which this gallant and daring Mexican
" ' * * * would lake in the future progress of
Mexican affairs. But, before we indulge
One of the principal means wffich j our curiosity, and vex our prophetic sa-
witli every thing valuable they pos- j the Government has taken to avert the | gacity on that score, it is proper to iu-
scssed—few of them have yet ventured j evils which threaten that unhappy ; quire how this formidable character, of
to return. From the rancho of Guada- i country, has been to prohibit the sale ‘ whose hostility to our country and in-
of escopetas and all other kinds of arms.,! stitutions the government has had ample
The Patria says that El Siglo pub- 1 experience, was allowed to re-enter
this party during the same night, but | measures taken to repress the insurrec-
the inhabitants were forewarned ofition, seem to have been effectual,
their approach, and fled to the woods j
returned, and you will see by the fol
lowing short account of his operations,
that I was not mistaken—nnd although
they did not have any general engage
ment, I think they taught the guerrillas
a lesson which will be remembered some
time, and for a small affair, I think it
Texans, commanded by Capt. Baylor,
ordered out by Col. Abbott, command
ant ot Cerralvo, to scour the country l>e-
tween that post and Monterey, had fal
len in with a large body of Mexicans,
and nil been killed but three.
Our letter* inform us that Capt. Bay-
wus one of the most brilliant of the sea- j b»r left Cerralvo on the 0th iust., and,
following out his instructions, visited
several'ranchos in the neighborhood of
where the recent attacks hhd been made
u|ion the trains. At two of these ran-
On Monday night, July 20, it Wn* re
ported on apparently good authority,
that a force of several thousand men.
loupe, only three leagues from here, the
inhabitants have likewise fled, and deem
it unsafe to return until some protection
is afforded them.
A few days previous to these occur
rences, a similar body of men, conduct
ed by two Mexicans, visited the rancho
ofLaJarita, 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 Mexicans
to bear their wrongs in silence; hence
the reason so mauy da3*s have elapsed
without nny mention being made of it.
Col. Davenport has been informed of
these outrages, and is using proper
measures to ferret out the offenders.
When ascertained, it is to be hoped a
punishment due to their crimes will be
inflicted upon them. The coward scoun
drels, who could so disgrace the name
of American soldier, as to insult, abuse,
ill-treat and rob unarmed men and help
less women, will prove poltroons in bat
tle, and bring disgrace upon the compa
ny to which they are attached. The
sooner tbe ** Rogue's March” announces
their dismissal from the service, the bet
ter it will be for their companions ii
arms and the country, whose cause they
dishonor.
Willi a Crtnvoy nfOOOO mule.. Ion Jr.) wilH ! K '" K > S"™ 1 * nml P'"P«>y c»pi«red from
ammunition, was av FiedrasNcgras, dc3- trains were found secreted in the
lined .to operate again.t Gen. Pierce, >> ou , 3c8 - 'inJ'hc a pamcpalion
wEo was reported to be comiae l.y the> l > e3e roEl«rtes being clearly proven
way of Orizaba. Tbe next morning, n 3 : " n3 t >bc Mcxteao residents, the prop-
Gcn. Smilh,- with bis brigade, and a * r, y retaken, the dwellings of the
squadron ofltorsc, under Capt. Huff, or S u,h y llu , rnco - ”»■' “J*™ 1 !£?»“ ^es-
thc mounted riflemen » battery of4 pic-1 P e . ral « characters killed. Wnh three
ces,uudcrLieut.limit,nmliheNewYork lprtsoners which he bad captured, Capt.
volunteers, under Col. Burnet, marched 1 b ?y lo f return,itg to the mum road,
to meet nnd sustain Gen. Pierce, carry- ! f hen ■<= foond himself surrounded by a
ing with them a supply of provisions for * ar ^ c J° rc ® Mexicans, stated at 300,
the latter—finding imho route that it undoubtedly the same force wliich had
was Very probable Ceu. Pierce was on »«“<*«• the trams prcvtously. He was
the Jalapa road—the command marched completely hemmed in, and the Mcxj-
toOjode Agua. Having intelligence, cans charged upon his small band, kill-
by intercepted letters, that a large band ”*8 n, « n y 0 i** ,cra , J ie ,“ rst " ,sc * ,a *|! c °J
of guerrillas were nt San Juan dc los firearms. Three of the parly effected
Llanos, 16 miles off on the night of the j l,w » «*™P? by crawling into the eha n-
SDtb, scouts wero sent in that direction, P"™ 1 * a , n<1 »' '."t" Cer ™ 1 '.° dre " J f“lly
who reported that they heard the reg- lacerated with thorns. When they last
ular bugle calls sounded by troops in f aw ^nylor, he was wounded and un-
thotowu. Capt. Ruff wns immediately , boned, but still lighting, and only three
despatched with bis squadrbn, composed ^J 8 . n, f n wr ? ,n sa ^‘ I f * 8 *
oreno company of 3,1 dragoons, under: 11 imppMihle that nny more could
Lt. Hatves and his own company of. ''"'e escaped, and do not believe that
mounted riflemen, in all, SO men to a ,.| the Mexicans made any prisoners. Two
tack the town.. He found about 60 env- «?• •>“*' elapsed since they got back to
■ airy drawu up in front of the town, who; Cerralvo, nod nothing had been beard of
retired into it on hi* «pprooeh*s-C.iit.i an y P? rt
Rnfftheo divhUd hisenmmaud into three j In the dwelling of one ol 'the'MexT
parts, and entered the town cautiously, cans made prisoner bv Capt. Baylor,
finding the stono houses in the centre of 0*° the men who escaped report,) were
the place, and the principal churches, j f«»uud *"'«» letters from the chief Aleade
Some of the jewelry stolen from the . ,
ranchos, wc are informed, has been dis- thc,r ammunition, the guerrillcros aban-
posed of in this city. This may lead to doned the heights, which were occupied
a conf iction of the offenders. i on lhe morning of the 13tb by the Amer-
From Monterey.—Trains Attacked. I ican6 » wl, ° immediatly entered into ne-
—Mr. Coolidge, of the Masachusets Reg- i gotiations for a surrender, having alrea-
iment, and several other gentlemen, di- j dy lost many wagons and 250 men,
rect from Monterey, who left there on ! Joavmg no more than 400 effective com-
the 1st inst., and arrived here on Moth*'
filled with armed men. Lieut. Hawes
was first fired upon and dismounting and
forming his men qn foot and lieingjoin-
ed by Lieut. Walker, mounted rifles,
they returned the fire, nnd the other par
ty advancing at the same time, they
drove the enemy, with great slaughter,
from hiouse to hoy sc,to the pla2a int be cen
tre—the fire of the riflemen was hstonisk-
ly destructive. Here, two of the princi
pal houses, one of them loop-holed were
defended with obstinacy, hup carried—
nnd a parly was organized to assault the
church—-from the lowers of which a
smart lire was kept up—but a* the storm
ing party slatted, a white ling was hung
out from the church, nnd the contest
ceased. Those of the enemy who wero
not killed, or badly wounded, escaped
through the thick and intricate hedges as
the force of Capt. Ruff was not sufficient
to surround the town, which contains
tiOOO inhabitants. Forty-three of the
enemy were counted cleat!, and many
were seen wounded. Only one of ours
was hurt, a. private of the mounted rifle
men, badly wounded in lhe neck near
the car. The two houses, from \rbicb
NVC have posiiiv
mation I ha* 00 Mexicans arc lavingon
ihe road to cut them off. Things at this
post arc in rather a state of excitement
—hardly a day passes without some one
bring murdered on the road; and wc
fishes two proclamations, one of the' Mexico, under the very nose of our mil-
Prcsident, and another of two Generals j iiary governor.
of Divisions of the State of Honduras,.
Guatemala, calling the attention of, known to be
the Central Americans to the condition
of Mexico, that they may render assist
ance to their unfortunate neighbors.
A letter in the Patria, gives a detail
ed account of an attack upon the train
which left Vera Cruz .under the com
mand of Maj. Lally. The celebrated
Father Jurauta, at the head of 400
guerrileros, having united bis force with
those of tw’o other leaders, attacked the
tram, and succeeded in stopping its
progress before it reached the National
Not fifty days ago, Gen. Paredes was
Paris, intriguing to pro
strength and popularity in Guadalajara
called him to Mexico, and very concili-
atingly ostracized him to the pleasant
government of the remote Slates on the
Pacific, Sonora and Sinaloa.
Paredes, on his way to bis new gov
ernment, selected the road which passed
through his native State. At the sight
of their gallant General, among the
people of these States, the old animosity
against Santa Anna broke out into one
of the most formidable pronunciamicntos
in the history of Mexico. -Paredes, at
the head of 25,000 men, published a
manifesto against Santa Anna, in which
he complaiaed of the disorganization of
the army, the’dilapidation of the finan
ces, the disorders in all the departments
of Government, nnd particularly of the
failure of the President to reconquer and
repossess Texas. Gen. Alvarez iu the
South, and other generals in Queretora,
San Luis de Potosi and Zacatecas, de
clared in favor of the revolution.
SantaAnna,wilh characteristic promp
titude, set out at the head of 5,000 troops
towards Queretaro to meet Pa reties.—
In the mean time, Canalize, the Secra
tary of War, proclaimed Santa Anna
Dictator, and dissolved the Congress.
This last act decided the contest against
Santa Anna. The people of Puebleand
Mexico arose against the Government
and imprisoned Canalizo. Congress
immediately assembled, and appointed
Herrera President pro tern.
Santa Anna, deserted now by his
friends, made several efforts to regain
power, but they were all unsuccessful,
and at last he submitted with an ill
grace to a banishment from the country
for ten years.
The peaceful policy of the wise and
humane Herrera >ould not but prove
unsatisfactory to the war spirit of Par
edes and his supporters. The negotia
tions carried on by Herrera with Texas,
with a view of acknowledging the inde-
pendance of that Stale, afforded a pre
text and signal fora revolt of the milita
ry. Paredes and Arista took the field
against Herrera, marched the army ol
reserve, stationed at San Luis and Mon
terey, to the capital, and quietly and
without bloodshed deposed the pacific
and acquiescent Herrera.
On the 12th of June, 1S45, Paredes
was legally elected President of Mexico,
with authority to take command of the
English residents of Vera Cruz, by
whom it was known before our Gover
nor had the slightest intimation of it.
It would not be a very extravagant pre
sumption to attribute Paredes’ evasion
of the vigilance of our authorities, to
the arts and chicanery of these!English
residents, who, tinder the yery^ eye of
our military Governor, have'^tbe.audac
ity to take an active part in aiding or
abetting our enemies. This whole af
fair will, we hope, be thoroughly sifted,
and the rights and honor of our Repub
lic maintained against the intermeddling
of these haughty foreigners and monar
chists.
cure European assistance, in carrying
out his views of reconquering Mexico,
and establishing an imperial or monar
chical government in that country;—
The obvious duty of our State Depart
ment, was to keep a close watch upon
his movements. His purpose being one
of open hostility to our government, the ar’my'de^n^ ^ operawIpFn.'t Texas'!
strictist Should have been ob-1 BraJo was left in charge of the Cavern-
served, over all his acts. \Ve have a, ment j ari Parei]cs , ° bse nce.
rncial secret fund a the disposal of the Bllt thc monarchical propensities of
. - , , President, .mended for the very pur-1 j. arec i c s, of whom Santa Arina, who
Bridge, at a place called Puente Chica, | pose of watching and guarding against; knew we l|, sa y s in his address from
(Little Bridge.) Maj. Lally, finding tte maclunatmns of our foreign enemies. Vera Cruz on his return from Havanna,
.i ii - ~ r * " L_: ''"** ~that he had always been the deter-
the guerrillas in possession of the heights, i II our Minister, our Secretary of Lcga-
formed his command into six columns, J lion, and our Consul at Paris, were not
and endeavored to dislodge them. The 1 qualified vigilantly lo observe so con-
attempt failed, and the Americans were , spicuous a character, as the ex-Prcsi-
repulsed with severe loss, the ground be-1 dent of Mexico, and keep our govern
ing covered with the dead and wound-! ment informed of his movements, other
ed. The rout would have been com- ‘ and more capable persons should have
plete, if Father Jarauta, who was sta- j been employed for that purpose* But he
lioned some distance in the rear, could j bas eluded them all, and with very lit-
have come up in time to share in the ! tie trouble or ingenuity on his part, and
operations; but before his arrival, the | by the connivance of English authorities
Americans succeeded in effecting their and the blundering of our'Consul at
retreat. On account of the failure of I Havana, who sent the information of
bis intended landing, by the very steam
er which carried him, he has landed
safely in the very centre and depot of our
military operations, and under the very
day last, furish us with the following par
ticulars of the operations of the guerril
las on the Monterey road :
On thc 30ih of July, an express mail
wagon for Monterey, with an escort of
seven men under Lt. Reynolds, was at
tacked ten miles from Marin, by about
60 Mexicans. The mail driver succeed
ed in passing the ambuscade, putting
his horses to their speed, reached in safe
ty the encampment of a train whicb was
coming down from Monterey. The es
cort was scattered by the assault, and
two of the numbers are missing, suppos- cans i
cd to have been killed.
The next day after this attack a mer
chant's train, composed of sixty mules
and several wagons, under a small es
cort of citizens, was attacked at Punta
Aguda, by a large force ofMexicans, and
the entire train captured. The assault
. .vrjit 89.Jtuddeu and overpowering that
no resistance could Be offered. 'The first
intimation of an attack was given by a-
discharge of fire-arms from the thickets
ou each side of the road, and an immedi
ate charge of cavalry on the train,
number of the attacking party could not
bo correctly ascertained, but it was sup
posed to be from 100 to 150. Immedi
ate flight was the only chance of escape,
and all who could sought safely in the
thickets, and afterwards to reach thc
rancho of Papagallas, where fortu
nately a train from Monterey,.escorted
by thirty dragoons, bad just arrived and
encamped for the night. Those who
escaped from the attack on the train,
gained tbe side of the mountain during
the night, from whence they discerned
the American encampment at Papagal
las, and all but one of the escort got in
to the encampment before morning.—
Thc Mexican muleteers and all the mer
chandise, amounting in value to some
lwelve or fifteen thousand dollars, fell in-
of Cerralvo to Canales, informing him
iu whose possession he had placed cer
tain g*knlR captured from the trains,
whi«‘Ii he (Canales) had empowered him
to dispose of in Cerralvo, and also giving
him to understand that il he stood in
neyd of arms, horses or men, he had but
to* make bis wishes known, and they
would lie attended to. These letters
were in Cant. B.'s possession when at
tacked, ami have been recovered by the
Mexicans. In consequence ol tlie re
port made to Col. Abbott, he, has had
the Aleade and several other influential
Mexicans arrested.
After confirming tho above, an officer
in the Massachusetts regiment writes
from Cerralvo to a friend in this cily t
under date of August 8th'i X . .
“ The two last trains up were attacked
and 30 or 40 pack mules cut off from to the hands of the Mexicans. Only one
each. A train loft here yesterday for American was known to be killed, though
Monterey,^,1 we have positive infor- several were missing. The down
ward train broke up theirencampmeut at
Papagallas in the morning, and came on
batants.
In another part of his letter, the cor-
responent of the Patria affirms that he
cannon of our castle.
“ What Cannot be cured, must be en
dured.” We have therefore now only
to inquire what course Gen. Paredes
will pursue in Mexico—what effect his
arrival will have upon the present phase
had just received information of the sur- j of this war, and the destinies of Mexico?
render of the Yankees. j To solve these queries, it is necessary
In a letter from Tampico, dated the that we should examine his previous
17th inst., it is stated that Gen. Scott | course, and make ourselves familiar
left Puebla with 12,000 men and 45 ; with his history.
pieces of artillery. The same letter as
serts that at the last accounts Gen. Ur~
rea was at Tula, where he was ordered
to remain. At a place called Chacoy,
distant 20 leagues from Tula, there
were also two advanced corps of Mexi
cans, one commanded by Lieut. Col.
N -, tbe other by Carrabajal.
THE ESCAPE OF MAJ. GAINES AND MIDSHIPMAN
ROGERS.
Mr. Kendall in his letters to the Pic
ayune, states that Midshipman Rogers
was not on parole at the time of his es
cape, but tliat he was.at large in the
Capital, under a bond with a money
penalty BO* to go beyond bis bounds.
Learning that the American officers
to be removed to Toluca, and that
Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga, is a na
tive of the prosperous and enlightened
district of Guadalajara. Although a
general'of division, during the war of
the Independence, he had taken no con
spicuous part in the affairs of Mexico,
until the revolution of 1840. Residing
in a mining district, where many for
eigners and much capital arc employed,
he has always reflected the opinion of
the people of that district, by avowing
his friendly disposition towards Euro
peans, his opposition to the law prohib
iting foreigners from holding real estate
in Mexico, and his approval of tolera
tion in religion. Holding these views,
and possessing a gallant, bold spirit,
I manly carriage, great courage, and per-
there was no probability of his being j sonal address, Paredes has always re-
exchanged, he started off in the night posed with great confidence, upon the
* strong military power of the rich and
lo Cerralvo without molestation. In
passing the spot where the attack had
been made thc evening previous, noves-
towards Chaleo lake in a boat; Arri
ving tbere, he started on horseback
through the mountains with a guide,
and reached Puebla in safety. He re
ports that Santa Anna has not so many
men as has been stated—that he has
not more than 15,000 who are well
armed and well organized. He probably
did not know that Valencia bad arriv
ed with reinforcements from San Luis.
Both Rogers and Lient. Semmes, who
was sent on by Com. Perry to attend to
his case, will go onto tho capital when
ever the army moves, and take part in
anj game that may be tbere played. In
rotation to young Rogers,, it is said he
came off with the knowledge and by
permission of bis surety.
On the 4th inst. about ten o'clock at
night, Maj. Gaines reacbed Puebla, hav
ing .passed safely thro' the entire Mex
ican lines. It seems, says Mr. Kendall,
that OB the Monday before all the Amer
ican officers were oYdered to the head-
auartersofGen. Lombardini, and were
there told that they must prepare, in
twelve hours, to move to Toluca. All of
powerful district he commanded. His
first appearance in political affairs, gives
an unfavorable opinion of bis character.
Although President Bnstamentc, a man
too virtuous for the country in which
bis lot was cast, had lavished every fa
vor upon Paredes, and placed unbound
ed confidence in him, the latter did not
hesitate to join Valencia and Cortazar,
in their conspiracy to overthrow Busta-
mente, and place Santa Anna at the
bead of the nation, with absolute pow
ers of Dictatorship. The adherence of
Paredes contributed mainly to tbe sue
cess of this plot. Santa Anna was in
stalled, Paredes declined the secretary-
ship of war and marine, and proceeded
to his military command. But Santa
Anna. soon fell out with his military
associates in the revolution against Bus-
tamentc.
The cause of these disagreements,
was the old and vexed Texas question.
Santa Anna bad become satisfied, by
woful experience, of the impossibility ofj
mined enemy of every representative
popular government,” were soon clearly
manifested. A successful pronunciami-
ento, based on his anti-republican de
signs and feelings, was made against
Paredes. He was driven from the
country, and Santa Anna was- recalled.
By thc connivance of our Government,
this redoubtable chief landed at Vera
Cruz, on the 14th of August, 1840, wai
warmly received by the Mexicans,
placed at the head of the army, and fi
nally re-elected President. What has
occurred since, must bo familiar to all
our readers.
Santa Anna has lost much of thc pop
ularity and confidence with which he
begun the eventful campaign of the last
twelve months. Although he has dis
played remarkable energy and extraor
dinary resources, he has failed in all his
military operations. The efiectoi these
failures has been to weaken the confi
dence of the people in his military ca
pacity, if not to give col^r and support
to. the suspicion.of being bought up by
the United States. He has alienated
the most conspicuous military men of
the country—many of them old gene
rals, who have stood by him in many.a
trying scene of revolutionary tumult.
Arista, Almonte, Ampudia, Urrea, Mi-
non, Alvcrez, and other chiefs, are
known to be arrayed against him, whilst
the fealty of Valencia is suspected even
by Santa Anna himself. Thus deserted
by bis old friends, and unsupported by
any of the strong parties which exist in.
Mexico, Santa Anna is environed with
peril and difficulty. Nothing but the
great emergency of affairs in the capital
enables him to hold on to the Presiden
cy. Left with an inadequate force lo
defend the capital, and debarred, by
the fear of sanctioning the suspicious
extensively indulged against his fidelity
to the country, from making a peace,
Santa Anna is placed in difficulties from
whicb it will require tbe highest exer
cise of bis ingenuity to escape wiilf hon
or and success. And now to complete
his embarrassments—to fill to the brim
the gup of bis disasters—bis old and for
midable enemy, Paredes, lands at Vera
Cruz, on the anniversary of his own re
turn from Havanna. Around him Will
cluster all those who are hostile to San
ta Anna.- Tbe military spirits of thc
country, depressed bytheaefeats whicb
** The Hero of Tampico,” has every
where encountered in this American
war, will hasten to the banner of the
dashing cavalier of Guadalajara. Pa
redes will not go near the capital. If
he so intended, be could not reach it be-
fore Gen, Scott, who was, no doubt, in
{domestic Ncto0.
A REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER GONE.
The la'pse of years has left, among the
living, but few of the venerable men
whose fortune it was to witness the stir
ring scenes of our revolutionary War,
and lo take part in giving birth tp our
young Republic. Wherever they have
survived, however, they have always
been objects of public. notice, esteem
and affection. For many years past, in
our own community, lingering among
us like a seared leaf from a departed
summer, distinguished by his <( Knee
Breeches” and his “ Cocked-Hat,” in
the person of SHEFTALL SHEFTALL
Esq., was recognised one of the Soldiers
of the Revolution. Born in Savannah,
eighty-five years ago, his fate bas ever
been identified with hers. -Hero bo
lived before the Revolutionary War;
here he partook of nil the intense ex
citement which attended its approach ;
and here joined the Continental Army,
and linked his individual destiny with
that of his suffering, struggling country.
He shared the dangers and withstood thc
horrors attendant upon the bloody siege
of Savannah, and fought side by side
with men, whose names are now histor-
It was in the surrender of this city
that he was taken prisoner by thc Brit
ish, and was confined for six months
upon the prisonship at this port and at
Charleston, during which time lie suf
fered much from hardship and mal
treatment. From Charleston he was ta
ken to the West Indies, where he was
permitted to return to Philadelphia on
his parole of honor. He was subse
quently sent to Charleston, with a flag
of truce, to take money for llw relief of
the American prisoners there. He held
the appointment of Assistant Commis
sary in the Army.
After the close of the Revolutionary
War, he continued to live 'in this city,
which, in fact, he never left eicept du
ring the period of his imprisonment, and
while it remained in the hands of tho
English. He was admitted to the Bar,
in Camden County, shortly after tho
War and was the.oldest lawyer in thc
State. For a number of years he held
the responsible office of Justice of the
Peace, under appointment from the
Governor; ah office in which so much
can be done for the good or for the in
jury of society* Out of near twenty
thousand cases - which lie tried, there
was not one in which his decision was
reversed. His unceasing effort was to
prevent unnecessary litigation, and to
do justice between parties, fully, and
fearlessly.
For seven years past his health has
been growing exceedingly feeble. For
the last one or two his venerable form
has been missed from its accustomed
place in his piazza, and the time has at
last come for him to depart. So long
identified with Savannah, having been
acquainted with all whose names arc
connected with her history ; possessed,
even in advanced age and sickness, of
a most extraordinary memory, he will
be areally missed by our citizens. He
will go to his tomb respected by a\\.— 3
May he rest io peace!—Sav. Georgian,
lGf/j inst.
WHALING GUN.
The Nantucket Enquirer describes a
curious contrivance for killing whales.
It is a short gun weighing some twenty-
five pounds—the stock being of solid
brass—from which a harpoon is to bo
fired into the animal. The handle of thc
harpoon goes into the barrel of the gun
about a foot, and a line is fastened to it
-^of course outside of tbe gun—by which
the whale is to be held.
There is also a bomb lance, for the pur
pose of killing the animal. This instru
ment is loaded with powder, and a slow
match is led from the magazine, through
the handle, to the end whicb goes into
the gun. When the lance is fired into
the whale, tbe slow match ignites, . and
in about half a minute the fire reaches
the powder in tbe head of the instrument,
which instantly explodes, killing the an
imal outright.' At least this is what tho
article is intended to do.
LOVE IN BOYHOOD ANtTMANtyOOD.
The lpve of a boy. differs frim that of
a man in this—it is the wanton enjoy
ment of a present imperious* feeling,
from which all serious considerations of
the future is excluded. It is'mere blind
activity of newly awakened emotions.
Hence the rashness ■of early love. Thc
boy wants to love; almost any woman
wjll suffice. Hence he is violent, ca
pricious, inconstant, because he only
, — , ...seeks an excitement; he tries his young
possession of the capital by thc 20th wings.. The tender feeling of protection,
August. But he will proceed to the which enters so largely into the love of
wealthy and populous States of Jalisco,! a man—tbe serious thoughts of the du-
Queretaro, and Guauajuato, and there j ties be owes to the girl who gives up
he* will, no doubt, succeed in rallying a ] her life to him, and to the children she
strong force, which will give our Gene- may. bear him—these, and the tiidusand
rals no little trouble, ‘*- * - • • «
...uj, ywui imii iiicat, dllu lllL iuuuadiit|
-■ —j~iiwiii.t.,ui i iuo vii.w^uw ....... uw« WHM I minute, bu.t powerful influences ^which
re-conquering Texas. He so expressed i Whether Paredes returns to Mexico, ‘affect the man are unknown to the boy.