Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-14
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

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rote, 10 enlarge his circni! of supplies You may
hear that party of dragons has been Gu, OH "
the enemy al the other side of Perole bu there Is
no ruth in the Iumor.
We already hear of depredaons comn'!eu "
the Mexicans on The roads. Even santa anna
son-in-law, who has The appearance OF an hn'es :,
lean, was SET upon, robbed, and maltfeaieu ni' .
shan.elnly by his own counrymen me o1nei
nigh. The stage-driver, who brings ms hems,
SAYS that all the Young mans p!oies'a'lo's wa,
he was true Mexican were oil no enecl-hs lldu
ligb, hair, blue eyes, and must needs be Ian an
kcc We also have report that nu'Aoei W 'e :,
cruis for The army, coming up unter charge ol
Cant. Wiraer, have been killed by The rancheros
or suerillas between this place and Cerio GolI ,'
Ii The alcaldes aud principal men were heu .u'ls
accountable and responsible lor Inc ac's " 'ne
people in The vicinity OF the roads, we shoud soon
hear an end OF these ourages. ~
In nossible. intend obtaining iu isl oil all
the officers under Colonel Harvey VINO LOOK Paf'
in The noted and successful storming oil zero
Gordo The name OF the hill should also pc
placed on the colors OF each regiment engaged
Words canno, describe the strength Of the pace
nor The immense difficulty, 10 say nothing OF .he
danger attendant upon storming il. II is SAID lha'
Santa Anna remarked The evening before II was
mr. ran storm he'll Itself The third and seventh
Inlan,ry. under Captain Alexander and Lieu
tenant Colonel PlympIon, went side and SIDE; Inc
frs. Artillery, under Colonel Chidsi although
stationed short distance in The rear as re-
serve. could moi be restrained and held back,
while many Of the Rifles even ett the position
assigned ,hem and were 'in al The death, II
can lie allowed such an expression. No; man
who looks al the natural and artificial Obstacles
these men had 10 encounter, hut must think they
would deler and dismay The sluuiesl hears; yct
every man under Colonel Harvey pressed on
ward, as il determined 10 be first al The breast
works. The history Of war can hardly show
pararlto The storming 'ot Cerro Gordo.
Col Martin Scott went on this morning with
the 5lh infantry, To join The division OF General
Worth. The general impression now is. that
Gen. Scou, unable 10 keep up his conmunIca-
lions regularly through the terra cattesR Tor
want OF horses and transportation, will cut him.
self loose from Vera Cruz, push on towards the
city oil Mexico, and, 10 certain extent, depend
upon The natural resources oil The country. 10
establish depo,s and guards between Plan del
Rio and Vera Cruz would expose the lives OF
hundreds OF men-l mean during the sckly sea-
son-and would, besides, give The acclimated
rancherus living in that section continual oppor-
tunies 10 rob and destroy The trains, as well as
kill The few men who could be spared 10 protect
them. There is hardly half mile on The road
that does not possess The best OF cover for an am
buscade, and the great difficulty is that those who
penetrate an outrage cannot be pursued and pun
ished. As soon as Gen. SCOTS intentions are
made known in relation 10 his future movements
you shall lie made acquainted with them-at
present can only give you camp rumors.
Yours, &C.. q. W. +.
JALApA, Mexico, April %, lS47.
The digencia came in this morning from Pc
role, but from no point on The other slde as Inc
Governor Of Pueba has ordered il 10 cease run.
ming this way. Passengers came through, how
ever, bringing papers and verbal news, and IN as
concise form as possible will give you the
amount o. The Intelligence
Among ether rumors brought by passengers,
is one 10 The eifec! that Mr.. Bankhead, The BIZ
fish Minister, has renewed his offers OF media
lion between Mexico and the United States and
that when the last diliscncia Lett the city OF Mex
ico the Congress was acting upon his PROPOSE
tions. whatever they may have been. Notwiih-
standing The fixed and denunciatoTy tones Of the
public press, there is certainly peace party in
Mexico, and there may be something in this re-
port oil English Intervention in the distracted al
fairs oi Mexico.
Col. Garland's brigade LET! the Castle OF Pc
role Yesterday morning al daylight Tor Tepe
Asuaico, and will reach that place tonight
Haj. Smiths light battalion, troop OF dragons,
and Col Duncan's battery accompany Col. u.
We learn that here Gen. Worth has been very
successful in collecting supplies.
An intelligent man with whom have convers-
I'd saws that The Mexicans neither will nor can
make any opposition al Puebla. The population
is one OF The woi 81 in Mexico, and The mos, inm-
ical 10 strangers yet The dreadln defeat al CeHo
Gordo has completely parayzed them. Al the
civ of Mexico, a lew light breastwoTks have been
thrown M. no, only a you enter the place by he
Vera Cruz Road, but On The road leading 10 the
Convent o. our Lady Of Guadalupe; but no.
thino like regular system o! defence mas
been as vet undertaken. Not only the Go-
vcInmenl but the citizens appear, win all
their warnings, 10 have become stupined al
ss.iun VI u, l:-h AYE he,a lien ihpi
county. and know no; which way Ia turn nor
what 10 do. SANTA Anna has written 10 The Gov
eminent from Orizaba, s!alins hat he has 1900
men. ard wants reiniorcements and money; but
his demands have been UNDECIDED Al the city OF
Mexico. as we'll as in other places, the people ap-
peal 10 have lost much OF their confidence in lie
"Hero of Tampico, and many have openly ac-
cnsed him Of cowardice al Cerro Gordo, as well
as of having sold the battle TO the Americans. |
am living al The Casa de Dihgenclas, or General
Stage Honse, and al breakfast this morning some
OF The foreigners were speaking oil body OF men,
under Gen Leon. who were on The march from
Oaaca, 10 Join Santa Anna, and they also said
that Leon had shot TWO mueteers on The plea that
they had aided the Americans.
The Mexican iadrones on The roads appear 10
be more al war with their own countIymen Than
with ours, probably because they can purchase
easier victories. Two Mexican officers who
len here few DAYS since for The capital, both Of
whom were wounded were set upon by banditti
ON The road, and not only were lhey robbed, hnt
one nj them was severely msllreaed. The news
has also come in. well authenticated, that Cap.
Aranio a marine officer, who commanded both
Al Vera Cruz and CerIo Gcrdo, was killed BY an
Indian thee DAYS since. He had abused The al
calde ui The village, when one OF The hysiandcTs
shol him t!-ac on the spot. Aranjo was noisy,
clustering iciioa, and his own counirymen do not
appear To Shed any Tears al ms loss
rapef published al Puebla on the 24h inst.
La Veri d Demonstrate, came 10 hand to-day
( could only obtain the paper for short time, but
long enough 10 see tina, the fierce wrath OF The
editor was iariy boiling over He denounces
the YANKEES, he denounces every body that will
moi turn 10 and help him 10 denounce Them. He
pre!ends that there is party IN Mexico, headed
by EcIon and Gomez Farias, who are for selling
the grea, Mexican Republic TO the North Ameri-
cal vandas. The following Is translation oil
short article in La Verdad Demonstrate, which
is given a specimen OF the editors thunder
.By private letters we learn that the Ubiquitous
i,urcs THE parry of Farias, who are The Repnb.i-
cans. or ultra Democra;sj arc anxious 10 raise
another pronunclamcn,n, and proclaim union
with The abhoned Yankees. Farias is a, Tclr-
ca, "a city IS leagues west OF Mexico,) with The
traitor Aaquibel, preparing measures Tor the
enslavemeni OF his country. REIGN is equally
hard al work al the city OF Mexico. The valiant
soldiers OF The batta lion OF Hidalgo arrested him
the other day, but The Government has placed
him al liberty.
"rhe cunning dissimulalor, Senior Ibarra, We.