Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-09-04
From the Phila Ledger, 3O,h nit
TnREE DAYs LATER IRON VERA

TneEr pAYs bsTER asrE Tnom VERA
lteturns AZ Gen. pNeNslcs ~ N eylc os-sats sue
eessshi Escsnc into lhe. lnts flor.
'' Tho annexed news js from an "Extrt Plea.
ypne." issued a, 10 o'clock on the. morning, Of
the 2lst inst. IL is ofconsidsrAhle, importance,
seipg three dsys later from Vera Cruz than thu,
received BY the regular mail due last night, md
gives stdtioLAl assurance ihst the next des.
patch BY our Express" will be ofexci,ing iute-
rect and importAncs. s'w s@' ''asr '.,'~
T The steamship Alabama, Capt. Wiadlc. srri
we'd at New Orleans on the morning Of the els,
INST from vera Ctos, having sailed thence on
tl,e l5h inst. --s'-'-
Quite the rnost impoftant news BY this arr.
val 10 the return Of Gen TPsreies to Mexico.-
At last accounts he was in Psrs He reached
Vera Cru, hn,he l4th inst in the English royal
mail steamer fcViot. under an sss,,rned name.
The steamer was telegrsphed about o'clock
10 the morning. from the cas,le.i From the etea.
iner herself a private signal was thrown out,
known only to English merchants, that = die.
t,nRushed parsonage was on board. Prepsra.
ton. wac made Cor his immediate reception bv
his friends. bot oil was etili az midnight The
s'csmer anchored and Don Msrtino, passenger
inm Havana, lesped into the first boat lying
ah,ngsde, blended on the mole, and went to his
friend, Pope Z,nora. borrowed forty ounces
laree horses. hat, coat and servant, and was past
the gates in less thnn thirty rninntes with d fas,
hnrao nnd a cl..ar t.acL
The mail from the steamer in the mean while
came on shore. Among the le,,eis were some
to the Collector and o,hers from Gen. Cimpbell,
our Consul AZ Havana, disclosing The fact that
Gen. Mntiano paredcs Y Atrilnga. cx. President
OF Mexico had taken passage on the steamer,
and directing them 20 look cat for him. The
information came an hour too late the bird had
flown. We gather these facts from one of our
correspondents, and below we give letter from
another without having time to ponder upon his
speculations as to the Influence OF the return al
Paredcs upon The war. 7@sbr"a o91dI'
We are deeply phinct to lcotn Of the death
of Col. Wilson, Of the l2lh Infantry. He was
represented To Us by the late arrival 10 be con.
vaiescent. but he died The evening Of the l2t'
inst. He was to ;Isve onnisnded the train
which LEFT Vera Cruz on the 9Th inst He wal
buried on the 18th inst 2Gsi 'tH'+ 57 ii7 o.
Correspondence Of the n. Q. Picayupe.1 w
VERA CRuz, August IL, l647. ri
I,is with modification and regret that havs
TO inform you that Gen. Puredes passed tbrougl
our city this morning. sbouti 7 o'clock, in dis
guise, and before it was sscertaineG ,bs, sucl
Was the fact. he was far out of our reach on hi
way to the city Of Mexico i 'adT ,ydH'
lie arrived this morning on the royal mai
steamer 1'cvio,. under an sssumed nsmc an
ea,rely unknown to,tbe captain Of tho vesse
AZ soon as the vcssol came 10 anchor he imme
,dately came to the mole ina pilotboat, an
proceeded through the heart Of the city 10 III
residence OF q siexican uarTchsnt, 10 whom
made himself known and obtained from him
found jacket, sonbrero ant horses for hin
self and servant, and "vamosed )rcp, the ranch
without ceremony. One hundred doiiars wer
offered for bis arrest ss sooA as information rel
.caed Colonel Wilson that he Was or had bee
IN the city, and every effort was made are
h'm, but the "tird had fowU'' and given us
specimen OF assurance and cunning thst won
do credi, TO the father Of Ysnkee tricks
- The Alexean merchant who assisted in Il
escape is Pore Zsmorah. and during the sesrt
sfos parades hi, house ives surro., nded TT
officer entered and was assured by Zsmors th
ipsre,ies was noti the honse "iIas he bee
she,e!" wss the question asked, "Yes." repli,
Eonors. very coolly "What did he want
asked ,he American, "ile introduced himself
me ss Gen. Paroles and asked me TO betriei
him. aud told him tha, would. lie then q
led meIet him have Jacket, ba: snd horse
~hiCi,l furnished him Immediately, and he h
hsen gone from here two hours You are VIZ
came TO search. but can assure you that "
will not find him here, and whs, I tell you 10 i
There are his Goa, and hat, which yon con tal
o'ong if yoa like" a'sH
ErsQt 10 mention that letter was sent
'Fhc American Consul st Havana, informing /
'at,bofites here that Gen. Psredes was on boa
But it came to hand too late to do any good.
There ia hardly an American here but WI
al, that lie could crsw! through gimlet h
when the sStoueding news that Parfedes'
sworn enemy IL Santa Anna, 10 Americans =
70 peace, and the only man who a, the pres
situation Of affairs eaa partially restore the c
hdencs Of tho Msxlean people shd inspire to
nncs more wi'hs hope TO conquer their g
,nies had ma Sse, i,nk nnvn nd unmole0ted.