New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-05
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
TWO DAYsLATER FROM MEXICO.
Correspondence of the Mobile Herald.

Correspondence Of the Mobile Herald
PENSACOLA July % 1876.
SIR; The L. s. Frieate Raritan Com. Gregory,
arrived here yesterday from Vera Cruz which place
she left the 18th inst bringing two days ater oates
than those received by the Princeton Inc vera Cruz
papers OF the 18th and 10Th publish the news OF Iie
Oregon Treaty under the head OF Tcry important news
Inc papers state that in consequence OF the treaty
the Mexican people are called on 10 make increased Of
forts to their country from the rapacty o. ue rCo
bcrs Of the Del Nor,e They remind the Mecas OF tue
manner IN which the French were dFleh our oi spain
after Madrid and the cities OF thc country were IN pos
session Of the enemy This was done by guerilla war
faro in which email parties OF The enemy were muir
dered wherever they were found
Payedcs left the CITY OF Mexico IL was found
impossible 10 raise body of five thousand 70 fol-
low him, while it Is the opinion OF all well informed per
Sons that there nothing 10 prevent General Taylor
marching directly TO the City Of Mexico There are no
troops oppose him
Gen SCOTS ideas Of the rainy season have caused
much rnrh among those residing in the neghborhood
Of the cities 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 comnandant of the Castle and city OF
Vera Cruz, who Inns succeeded the VicePresident Bra
70. has entered upon his duties He has body OF
cral hundred men at work every morning on the low
sand beach adjoining the Castle where ne is throwing
up additional brchstworks About sunset the soldiers
are exercised Mt target firing.
The guns mostly OF large calibcr and throw shot
10 great distance The American squadron anchored
under Green Island The opinion OF Gen GniHcs Is that
the castlc only be taken by cscnadc, boarding
Jack calls IL this the sailors eager 10 undertake.
The British steamer arrived at Vera Cruz the 18th
without Santa ANA and the best informed say there
is no probability OF hs coming there at all
The Yellow Fever is making great havoc among the
uoops, both in the Castle and in the city Tho soldiers
being mostly from the interior, not accustomed To
the climate aud therefore suffer IN health very severely
Vera Cruz could easily be taken with two or three thou
sand men, who could land either North South oft 1T
present the city is nearly deserted Excellent health
prevails throughout the squadron tue frgate Raran
alone excepted board which vessel the scurvy pre-
wills to rcat extent This is caused by the length OF
time which tins vessel has been Mt She has been
two ycars and six months in commission and all that
lime has been passed in the tropics and under vertical
She this station from the coast OF Brazil,
where She passed much time in observing the blockad
in squadron OF Montcyide0 and of course, unable
to obtain fresh provisions for her crew OF the large
number who have been sick board there has not been
death The U :. schr Fr arrived here three or four
days since from the Br0zos for supplies and repairs she
is in leaking Her dates late those
heretofore published Tho Princeton sails on Monday
for Vera Cruz.