Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-09-29
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Pensacola, OF. the 18th inst, in four AMI
halfdays from Vera Cruz. Lieut.. Pr
yiance, ofthe flag ship Cumberland, came
passenger on the Friction, being -barer OF
important dispatches from Mexico for the
the government at Washington.
The Princeton (the Picayune learns )had
scarcely set Lieut.. Purviance ashore be-
fore She received on board Lieut.. Hunter,
of the Navy. He proceeds at once on
the Princeton to Chagres, bearing dis
patches from the Government to Comma
dore Sloat. According to our correspon-
dent, the purport OIL these dispatches IS 10
countermand those so recently sent tor
ward from New York by Commodore
Nicholson, in the steam schooner Vixen
Lieut.. Hunter has orders to proceed uatil
he oyertakes the former. The Commo-
dore's dispatches arc supposed to breathe
~war to the knife againstthe Mexieans,
but those of Hunter, 'speace to the bosom
so writes our correspondents. The
princeton proceeded with all speed to lay
in a supply of coal, and would leave Pen
.sacola on Saturday last, the 18th inst.
The Princeton brings word that the
squadron has seized vessel from the
north of europe, which attempted to yio-
date the blockade, and sent her prize
INTO this port. When she first attempted
to enter Vera Cruz, she was warned off
by one of the ships of the squadron, and
appeared to comply with the intimation
given her. Twenty -four hours after she.
re-appeared, and attempted to run the
tblockade, but was cut off and seized by
the Somers, Captain Graham. This time
she sought to avoid the penalty of her
Offense by the pretext that she was short
of water but, upon being searched, she
was found to have supply sufficient for
twelve days. A prize crew was at once
put on board, under command OF Lieut..
BeryMlAR, and the vessel sent to this
port. The crew Of the prize were placed
on board the Princeton and sent to Pensa-
cola. The cargo thus seized is very valu-
able, and estimated at $50, 900.
AS the Princeton left Vera Cruz, she
encountered the steam schooner SPltfire,
Offthc port, with Commodore Perry on
board.
Gen. Santa Anna is said to have reach
ed the city of Mexico, but he had not en-,
tered ostensibly upon the discharge OF the
functions of President. Gen. Salas still
remained al the head of affairs.
Gen. Santa Anna is represented by our
correspondent to be busily engaged in the
Orginzation of affairs at the capital, which
be found in tho utmost confusion. He acts,
however, through his agents, protesting
to entertain insuperable objections to as
Stunning the preidencey without some for
NAL provisions for such purpose by law or
new constitution. A Congress has been
summoned. for the first of Dec, but by
what authority we do not learn. Specu-
lations were INDUCED in, in the squadron
as to the tenor ofthe reply ofthe Mexican
Government to Mr.. Buchanan's despatch,
but they amount to nothing more than idle
conjectures. Tie Mexicans, in converse.
lion, say, that ifthe U. S. will withdraw
their troops from the Mexican territory
and again order the squadron to retire
from Vera Cruz, they will assent to terms
Of peace,
The plan has been suggested by the
Mexicans of exchanging Commander Car
pender, Ot the 1uXton, Tor zen. La vega.
We hear not word more of the circum-
stances ofthc surrender ofthe commander
and crew ofthat Inflated vessel.
SICKNESS AMONG THE VOLUNTEERS
Colonel Bissel, of the Illinois Volunteers
in letter TO the 'Belleyile Advocated,
says; 81 regret to tell you that there is a
great deal Of sickness in both regiments
-[Gen Hardin and my own, lst and 2nd.
You will be surprised to learn we are com.
PEELED TO leave lO9men at this place "a part
OF the regiments on account of their in.
ability from sickness to proceed on their
march--and you may be equally surprised
to learn that out ofthese all but thirteen
are measles.
HEALTH HEALTH