American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-01
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ton at Vera Cruz. The New Orleans Plea
yune contains advices from Vera Cruz to the
4th inst, brought by the arrival at Pensacola,
of the U. S. ship Falmouth.
The U. S. steam.frigate Princeton had ar
rived off Vera Cruz, and with the frigate Rari-
tan was maintaining the blockade of the port.
The health of the crews of both vessels were
excellent, although the vOmito was raging in
the city of Vera Cruz.
The fate of the bark Eugenia capt. Biscoe,
from New York-which vessel, it will be recol-
lected, ran the blockade-was uncertain. In
structions for disposing of her had been sought
from the capital. Some were disposed to seize
and burn her, though subsequently disposition
was manifested to let her off "scott free," in
consideration Of her saucy defiance of the A
merican squadron.
Gen. Paroles had at last determined to leave
the capital and take command of the army of
the frontier The result of the actions Of the
Sth 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 palliate the extent
of the disasters, intended for the Provisional
President rather than the public. But Parades
would seem 10 appreciate the full extent Of the
calamity, and perhaps he judges rightly that
the most certain means to confirm his power in
the Republic, is to retrieve in person.the honor
lost at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma
He was to leave the capital on the 9th inst, at
the head of 5000 troops, but orders had beeu
issued that large bodies should join him at diff
ferent points ON the line of march, so that his
entire force, including Arsta's command,
should not fall short Of 10000 men.
Although we have now received intelligence
by way of Havana and of Tampico, and by the
Falmouth, that Paroles would certainly take
the command of the army in person, yet there
was an impression prevalent among men of sa-
gacity 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 at Mazatlan
is confirmed, and as we then anticipated, So
nora is now in a state Of rebellion against the
Central Government.
So ripe for revolution is the Department of
Vera Cruz, that upou the departure ofthe Fall
mouth it was said there were 1900 men out
side of the city of Vera Cruz ready to attack
it at any moment, upon the signal being given
Some eff the guns had actually been removed
from the Castle of San Juan de Ulua and pla-
ced around the city for its defence, and troops
had been withdrawn from the castle for the
same purpose.
To illustrate the treachery of Gen. Alvarez
towards Paroles, the story is circulated at Vera
Cruz that the former, who had the command
of the forces at Mazatan, was supplied will
81 900 900 with which to act against the Am
erican squadron in the Pacific. No sooner haC
Alvarez obtained the funds than he pronounce
ed against Paroles, kept all the money, and
even sold the cannon in the forts.
In a paper from Havana, received since our
last, we find despatch of Gen. Arista to the
Governor of Tamauli pas, dated from the rancho
of La Venada, May 18th, 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 by many heavy guns, so that
Matamoras could quickly be battered down, he
had determined to withdraw his troops thence
before he should be threatened, and while he
could retire with honor. He had accordingly
done SO deliberately, his artillery being drawn
by oxen and his munitions conveyed in wagons
His object henceforth, he says, is to defend the
soil of the Departments entrusted to his COM
mand, and he was on his march to points suit.
able for this purpose, which, however, are not
mentioned in the despatch. He directs com.
muncations to be made to him by the route Of
Linares or that of China.