Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-06-12
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VI llluue. 1UUiSj III 2Itdt .."-'>,
AN INTERESTING LETTER.
We received Yesterday the snboned letter
from our Vera Cruz correspondent, b. the way
Of Pensacola; although, strictly speaking, iliur.
nishes no news, il will repay perusal
Correspondence Of the Tropic.l
on S. ~. Pass, Mississippi, !
| Nav -, 1916
| Messrs. SAWYER. HALL & THoRrE-
| Gentlemen: We'll, have been in The war;
! have endeavored 10 cheer lis wounded nave
sympalhized with the sorrows and hepes OF ITS
| diving and have helped 10 hnfy us deed: Ibe
! enthusiasm otatieclion manifested ny Inc FRENCH
soldiers in tleirdying moments, ior their Enpe-
ror. seemed always TO Re enreloped ID an apo
| chryrhal atmosphere, until passed week
amongst The wounded and the dying Of The battles
OF the Chapporal> No story Of French devotion
will hereafter be incredible 10 me- can believe
all. or Ringold's heroism, and Of Pages borri-
bic suffering Of coarse every body speaks, and
many SPEAK with tears
Rnsold passed The hour before his death in re-
counting ieats of The daring OF his soldiers, and
anecdotes Of the engagement, which his dying
breath alone saved from oblivion he dehed
death 10 the last, and refused 10 believe him when
every one else TOO plainly saw his approach.
When convinced, however, that he mrs. die The
-oHNlCll0U ~ Oh us lolS W so4eSi
or conversation. lie put his hand u his forehead
and said, "Thank God he brain will he the las,
10 die" and pursued the opc which The surgeon
had interrupted. | never knew but one man 10
die like him, that was George Mason Hooe.
If. seems @. no further value 10 Page, II The
power 10 command be tasen ifcn h:m, and II as
suredly IS, Tor lie whole of Inc lower jaw, the
muscles OF the throat, and the palate, are all
cone. He will never speak again. il he should
live a thousand years.
Amongst M lrieEds in the hospital tents are
three Mexicans, one OF whom is OF pure African
blood. They are all dong well, ami meet me
same treatment that our own Wounced receive,
fact which they Ind Il difficult 10 understand
The soldiers view one Of them with no tsvora
bic eye as he is suspected OF having been some
how concerned in The murder OF Gel. Cross.
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fiom ne Y. u. i>ecAeRe, Extra, J"ne
FIVE. DAYS LATER FROM MENlCG.
b. lhc ba.ouc Louisiana. Cart Williams, we
haye advic.s from Vera Cruy 10 he 25,b nit
I'VE IA * late. than those brought by The Tha,n,.
The Louisiana sailed in company with The He
len Mel od. leaving no a mercan merchant, YES
se!s in port. The brig Petersburg, for ~ York,
got away on The 20,h.
The blockade Of the port Of Vera Cruz COM
menced on lhs 90lh. Fifteen days were allowed
10 all neutral We .els in port 10 load and depart.
By orders from The Mexican Government the
American Corsul's Office was 10 be closed, and
he and al! American citizens were " leave by the
:,6h On that day the Consul expected 10 go on
noard me steam trioale Missis>ipri. This fri.
gaze and The Eariian we're ~ anchor of Vera
Crn2 IN The 95.L and Inc sloon of war Falmouth
was wing oil The pou.
The Louisiana and Helen Mcleod -: on in
great basic. IL prevent being seized
The oay ,hev sailed news reached Vera Cruz
That Mazalan and Tepie had pronounced in ia
vor OF Santa Anna Gen. Alvarez was still car.
ryine on his hostile operations IN the South pan
Of the department of Mexico
A report was in circulation, that Gen. Paroles
in.enied 10 leave the city OF Mexico al the head
OF more troops 10 reinforce Inc army OF The North
The arimosity existing against tie A nercans
has been violently increased 81 The news OF the
Two actions Of The Sin and 9Th uiG.
The enormous forced loans which the Govern
ment had imrussd upcn lie cergy, the latter mad
declared il.et .o.a!iy unable 10 meet Tine me
.fopolitan church was ordered to furnish sub.
si!y Of sos OeO per month: The church al aiciio-
sc.o .33 0G0ot pretla $40 C10-ol Guatala-
lara so GOO; Durango Sl5GG0, and Of Oaaca
- u;1 .rbcsc g,pa, SIMS nar Inonlh show that
10 as;Ia,, ! Ga,sr,n;-c4 r. nrnsecn,e he war
nil sna,,v. no w;l, meyer h. able 10 collect such
I,an,
S'.,.,r Comm, P,,;aa an yell known here. has
hecn arrested by Inc government.
81 roi..;nn - E,,r.s
= r. ra,.rd ~ ,he renorI >. 10 pareIs. milling
h;rn,clf ., he brad al the army. III RepuIi,ca no
~, :, !. ,nc-r,a;n rhs,hsr he will repair 10 the
b. C:,.,is or Vera C,uZ In, that no will leave
III. eani,aI as .oon as Cong. ess assemblies.
rmIi account. I'm. disa.,rous actions oflbe Sth
a
'he ,,n;r,aI ;on,nal Tho are more accurate by
,ar man AIexicap bulletins generally. and do
c,edi, ~ a 81, IN. ,cws vas received with
rf NM rc,r., In, ,,;.,. IN aonarent determine
49,, - f,.,l,, H. ,y.,o IN,
ri D,ar,n 0i,riaI ri The 18Th OF Nav. an
,c,,,co. rh.,( :.n alyarr, Lad embarked Al A ca
,,,lc,, - .,r.;lls,,. III ~ Castle Of San DIEGO.
ana .,;I. far .nne or The R.Dlblics ci the South,
,c,,b viry, 10 al ne artillery. The announce
men, !, made without comment The dis,in-
gujshetl G,n. Alroorlc had stated that tie move
rnent Of Alvarez was o;c which would give Pa
r.,cs yrca, tithcu,ly-lhat he could mol. in fact,
%, il down. The same paper states, that Gen.
t7n,nanasz vim was Intoxicated in the move
,r..n, ., AcannIco has acknowledged his error,
,nJ sonob,tb, cI.mepcy OF ,hr Government
,r,.'i,r,bp enail Mexican vessels Of war the
c.,as,orn .n1 ,hr Victoria. sailed Tor the Alva-
"a 49, ,he I7th ult. and a lhiId one on the FOL.
80 :" Az, The res. Of The Mexican navy were
:, ha 5.snacbed 4, once up he Aivarado loy safe
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The measures adopted bv The new Secretary OF
IA T,.,snrv 10 obain funds for The war, are de-
n"rnced as Ct The most az bi,rary and iniquitous
na,nr. The nav Of the public EMPLOYEES was
on, doyn-tunds Sc, apart lor public creditors d.
~, haa,r.s ~ tho d;fe,enr c;e, have ALREADY
,srs.a,d ,r,,b hansf,e far Tho ,v;anws and
ornb,n. of The 6r.t victims Of The war. The
moss i eloopent in praise Of such benevolepce
We ,bink ,hs general tone of The public press
~ Mexico is more melancholy than we have be-
s,rs seem !, The mili,ary chjei,ains write lone
Inc nm If easconade bul we doub, fine p!es:
! MS - ,bs c;ov.rnicen and norvi,i,sland
m no sevsr;t, Of The recently enacted decree in
IL ,be nress lhey condemn these measure.
mil, ,bey ius,ity The war. The spirit OF the
nconle ann-ars 10 lie aroused generally on The