American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-04
LATER FROM MEXICO.

Paroles STILL AT THE CAPITAL-FAIL-
URE TO RAISE INCONSISTENCIES OF THE
YELLOW FEVER AT VERA CRUZ-HEALTH
OF OUR SQUADRON, sc.
The U. S. frigate Rartan, sCom. Gregory,
arrived at Pensacola on the cath ult. from We
ra Cruz, as we stated yesterday. She sailed on
the nth, and brings two days later news, of
which the correspondent ofthe Mobile Tribune
furnishes the following summary:
The Vera Cruz papers Of the 18th and 10th,
publish the news of the Oregon Treaty under
the head of every Important News" The pa
pers state that in consequence ofthe treaty, the
Mexican people are called on to make increas-
ed efforts to save their country from the rapa-
city of the robbers of the 'del Norte." They
remind the MeXicans of the manner in which
the French were driven out of Spain, after Ma
drd and the cities of the country were in pos
session of the enemy. This was done by
guerilla warfare, in which small parties Of the
enemy were murdered wherever they were
found.
Paroles had not left the city of Mexico 1t
was found impossible to raise BODY of even
5000 TO follow him.
1t is the opinion of all we'll informed persons
that there is nothing to prevent Gen. TaYlor's
marching directly to the city Of Mexico. There
are no troops to oppose him.
Gen. SCOTS ideas of the rainy season have
caused much mirth among those residing in the
neiglTborhood Of the city of Mexico and Vera
Cruz. There is no finer climate in the world
than that of the highlands Of Mexico which are
reached near Monterey
/ Gen. Moro, the new commandant of the
Castle and city of Vera Cruz, who has succeed
cd the Vice President Bravo, has entered upon
his duties. He has a body OF several hundred
men at work every morning on tho low sand
beach adjoining the Castle where he is throw
/ ing up additional breast works. About sunset
the soldiers are exercised at target firing. The
guns are mostly of large caIibrc, and throw
shot to a great distance
The American squadron is anchored under
Green Islands. The opinion daily gains that
the Castle can only be taken by escalade or
'boarding" as Jack calls it. This the sailors Of
the squadron are eager TO undertake.
The British steamer arrived at Vera Cruz on
the 18th. without Santa Anna, and the best in
formed now say there is no probability of his
coming at all.
The yellow fever is making great havoc "a
mong the troops both in the Castle and in the
city. The soldiers being mostly from the inte-
rior are not accustomed to the climate of the
sea coast, and therefore suffer in health very
severely. Vera Cruz could easily be taken with
or 5000 men, who could land either north or
south ofit. At present the city is nearly de-
serted.
Excellent health prevails throughout the
squadron, the frigate Raritan alone excepted,
on board which vessel the scurvey prevails to
a great extent. This is caused by the great
length of time which this vessel has been at
sea. She has been two years and six months
on commission, and all that time has been pas
sed between the tropic and under vertical
sun. She came to this station from the coast
of Brazil, where she passed much time in OBJ
serving the blockading squadron off Montevi-
dec, and was of course unable to procure fresh
provisions for her crew. OF the large number
who have been sick on board, there has not
been a death. There is much complaint Of the
want of medical officers on board our ships
Four of them have not even their complement
during time Of peace, and now while being
daily exposed to having their men wounded or
killed by the enemy, as well as encounterng
the malignant disease of the climate, the ships
should not be W ithout proper medical staff.
I The U. S. schooner Flirt arrived here three
or four days since from the Brazos for supplies
and repairs-she is in a leaking state. Her
dates are not as late as those heretofore pub
lshed.
The Princeton sails on Monday for Vera
Cruz.