Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-06-18
From the New Orleans Picayune Extra, June 2.
FIVE DAYS LATER FROM MEXICO.

FIVE DAYS LATER FROM MEXICO.
BY the bark Louisiana, Capt Williams, we have
advices from Vera Cruz to the 25th ult.-five days
later than those brought by the Thetus The
Louisiana sailed in company with the Helen Nc
l,eod, leaving no American merchant vessels IN
port. The brig Petersburg, for New York, got
away the 10Th.
| The blockade of the port of Vera Cruz cofninen-
ced ON the 10Th. Fifteen days were allowed to
all neutral vessels In port to load and depart.
| BY orders from the Mexican Government the
American COnsul's Office was to be closed, and he
and all American citizens were to leave by the Goth.
On that day the Consul expected to 90 ON board the
steam frgate Mississippi. This frigae and the
Raritan were at anchor off Vera Cruz on the 25th,
and the sloop OF war Falmouth was lying off the
port
The Louisiana and Helen Mel eod got off in great
haste TO prevent being seized.
The day they sailed news reached Vera Cruz
that Mazatan and Tepic had pronounced in favor
OF Santa Ana. Gen. Alvarez was still carrying OH
his hostile operations in the south part OF the de.
PARTNER, of Mexico.
report was in circulation that Gen. Paroles in.
tended to leave the city of Mexico Mt the head Of
more troops to reinforce the army of the North.
The anmosity existing against the Americans
has been violently increased by the news Of the two
actions of the Sth and 9th ut. -
The enormous forced loans which the govern
ment had imposed upon the clergy, the latter had
declared itself totally unable to meet. The metro
poiltan church was ordered to furnish Subsidy Of
S9S, per month The church of Michoacan $685.
OO0-of Puebla sac, 000-of Guadalajara $4,000
of Durango $4,000, and of Oajaca Sc, 900.
These great sums per month show that the Presi-
dent is determined to prosecute the war with ener-
gy; he will never be able TO collect such loans.
Senior Gomez Faras, SO we'll known here, hos
been arrested by the Government.
Gen. Almonte has made formal resignation Of
his mission to France.
In regard to the report as to Paroles putting him
self at the head of the army, El Republican, says
ii Is uncertain whether he will repair to the Rio
Grande or to Vera Cruz but that he will leave the
capitol as as Congress assemblies.
Full accounts of the disastrous actions Of the 9Th
and 9th had reached the capitol, and appeared in
the official Journal They are more accurate by far
thar Mexican bulletins generally, and do credit to
Arlsta. The news received with profound re-
greet, but with an apparent determination TO fight tho
war out
party of Our dragons had pursued the retreat
ing MeXicans from Nlaamoras, overtaking a party
OF them, taken thirty prisoners, besides killing
number in the skrmish. 1t is said that Gen lay
lor's army are encamped mile from the city, and
that the soldiers are not permitted to enter the town.
The most distressing news is the murder of
party of fifteen Americans, including two women
and child, between Point Isabel and Corpus Chris
Il, by party Of MeXicans, exceeding in cold-blood
ed cruelty any of the previous atrocities of these
savages. 1t appears that a party of fifteen. of
whom MIR. Rogers spoken of heretofore was one, left
Corpus Christi for Point Isabel on the I'd or Sd inst
They arrived AT the Little Colorado Just previous
to the battle of the Sth ult, where they Were sur
prised by company of Rancheros, and being over
powered by numbers, induced by Mexican
promises To surrender Is prisoners of war. No
sooner had those blood thirsty dogs obtained possess
sion of their arms than they stripped and robbed
their victims. bound them beyond the power of re-
slstance, and having ravished the women before
their faces, cut all their throas one fiend perform
ing the horrible butchery. Rogers saw his father
and brother butchered before him in this terrible
manner before his turn came, and his own es-
cape was owing TO the fact that while the wound
upon his throat not fatal, he had the presence
OF mind to eign himself dead, and was accordingly,
with all the balance thrown into the Colorado,
where he managed to escape unseen and swan to
the other side of the river-Thence he subsequent
ly made his way to the Rio Grande was taken pri-
soner sent to the hospital in Matamoras and after
the battle, exchanged 1t is stated that letter was
written from Corpus Christi two days before the de-
Parture OF this company, giving information to the
heXlcans OF their march, and of the amount of their
money. 1t was not, we learn, without much re-
uctance, and some threats from an American officer
that the Mexican officer consented to exchange Mr..
Rogers.