The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-07-14
Vol. 4.--No. IS.
From the ". o. PicGy,me Of June %
LATER FROM MEXICO.

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The United States sloop of war Fall
mouth arrived at Pensacola on the even
ing of Friday, the 18th instant, from off
Vera Cruz, whence she sailed on the 4.h
instant. The officers & crew were all WE'LL
The United States steam frigate Prince
ton had arrived off Vera Cruz, and with
the frigate Raritan was maintaing the
blockade of the port. The health of the
crews of both vessels were excellent, al
though the Uomito was raging in the city
OF Vera Cruz.
The Falmouth left at Vera Cruz the
British brig of war Rose and the French
brig lie Mercure and barque La Perouse.
The fate of the barque Eugenia, Capt.
Biscoe, from New York-which vessel,it
will be recollected, ran the blockade-was
uncertain.
Our news from the city Of Mexico is
later than we gave on Sunday. We are
informed that the Mexican Congress was
finally organized on the lst instant, but
we do not learn whether a legal quorum
was obtained. The reader will recall that
when Mr. Dimond, our late Consul at
Vera Cruz, left on the 3Oth ultimo, he
was decidedly of opinion that quorum
could not legally be obtained, and such ap-
pears to have been the case down to the
evening of the both ult.
General Paredes had at last determined
to leave the capital and take the command
of the army Of the frontier. The result
of the actions of the 6th and 9th of May
is said to have made upon him profound
impression. We detect in the tone of
the papers which comment upon those
actions direct attempts to palate the ex-
tent Of the disasters, intended for the Pro-
visional President rather than the public.
But Paredes would seem to appreciate
the full extent of the calamity, and per-
haps he judges rightly that the most GER
tain means to confirm his power in the
Republic is to retrieve in person the hon.
ors lost at Palo Alto and Resaca de Ia Pal
ma. He was to leave the capital on the
9th instant, at the head Of 5000 troops,
but orders had been issued that large bod
les should join him at different Points Oh
the line Of march, so that his entire force,
including Arista's command, should not
fall short of 10000 men.
Although we have now received intelli-
gence by way of Havana and Tampico,
and by the Falmouth, that Paredes would
certainly take the command Of the army
in person. vet there was an impression,
prevalent among men Of sagacity in Vera
Cruz, when the Falmouth left, that he
would not and could not venture to leave
the city Of Mexico during the session of
Congress. 1t is said that nearly one half
of the country is in open revolt. The
news received here fortnight since Of
the revolt OF Mazatlan is confirmed, and,
as we then anticipated, Sonora is now in
a state of rebellion against the Central
Government.
So ripe for revolution is the department
of Vera Cruz, that upon the departure of
the Falmouth is was said there were l.
500 men outside the city of Vera Cruz
ready to attack it at any moment upon
the signal being given. Some of the guns
had actually been removed from the Cas-
tie Of San Juan de Ulua and placed a.
round the city for its defence, and troops
had been Withdrawn from the castle for
the same purpose. The intelligence re-
ceived from Tampico on Sunday shows
how that city was rent by internal dissen-
sions, and, in considering the depIorabIe
stale Of the country in every quarter and
under every aspect, it wond by no means
surprise us were Paroles compelled to
forgo his cherished purpose of placing
himself at the head of the Mexican army.
But suppose he carries his resolution in
to effect, what better fate awaits him at
the hands of General Taylor and our
troops! Truly his chances from every
point of view appear desperate.
10 illustrate the treachery Of Gen. Al
varez towards Paredes, the story is cir
culated at Vera Cruz thatthe former, who
had the command of the forces at Mazat-
Ian, was supplied with 81 500, 900 with
which to act against the American squad
ron In the Pacific. No sooner had Alva-
rez obtained the funds than he pronoun-
ced against Paredes, kept all the money,
and even sold the cannon in the forts.
In paper from Havana, received since
our last, we find a despatch of Gen. Aris-
ia to the Governor of Tamauli2as, dated
from the rancho Of La Venada, May Is
which is the latest communication from
him we have seen. In this he states that
as the means of subsistence for his army
are consumed. and its artillery weakened,
while the artillery of the Americans had
been increased bv many heavy guns. so
that Matamoras could be quickly battered
down, he had determined to Withdraw
his troops thence before he should he
threatened. and while he could retire with
homer He had accordingly done so de-
liberately, his artillery being drawn by