The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-26
Interesting Mexican Intelligence.
LATE FROM VERA CRUZ.
From the New Orleans Co.irierf Jufv l6

From the New Orleans Courier July l6,)
a friend OF ours has communicated to a letter from
member Of Captain Duperu's company of dragons,
aasei Vera Cruz July o, containing some interesting
details as follows The column commanded by General
Pierce will move without delay for Puebla comprises
5000 men, and win be accompanied By to companies
Of Dragons Zone Of them Duperus two companies f
artillery with six pieces six companies Of voltgeurs
900 marines forming in the whole about four thousand
men.
The writer of this letter is of opinion that the two
governments the point Of coming to some mr.
rapgement Of their difficulties If be not already doe,
and that will be signed before the lapse Of one
month; ne Offers to bee hundred dollars against
twenty five, that his prediction win be verified and
goes so far as to that the premineres are concud
cd and that the treaty only wants the ratification she
two governments to be in full force.
The letter states that the health Of Vera Cruz is far
from being good The yellow fever making some
ravages and together with the dysentery carrying
the sick ~ Mr. Adophe Rousse of Capt Duperu's com.
pany who had been taken to the military hospital
where oil possible attention. was given to him.
LATE FROM BuENA VISTA, sALrILLo, MoNTs-EY, &c.
From the N. o. Delta.
ston of Gen. Woos staff who arrived in the Palmetto
camp having lett saitilo on the "a tn June Dr. John
ston has resided long time among the Mexcans and
WINS compelled however with ali ths other Americans
residing there leave the place. and proceeded to the
mined to join army, and accordingly started for
Monterey on horseback. He arrived at that place in
January last and immediately attached himself to our
army.
DR.. Johnston acted aid of Gen Lane ut Buena
Vista, and was severely mountaineering been anced
and sabred and otherwise injured as to make his
cOvery almost miracle
DIR. Johnston reports that Gen. Wool vas encamped
on the classic field Of Buena Vista with force of 400
men, consisting OF the Virginia. Mississippi and North
Carolina volunteers, and Shermans, Washington and
Prentiss's batteries
the Walnut Springs, quietly waiting until the govern
ment furnishes him with men and means to advance
San Luis Cen Taylor has with him the 10th regiment
Braggs battery, and two squadrons of dragons At
Camargo Gen Hoppn has about 1000 troops Of the
ievies About the 18th june Gen Wool received notice
that force of about one thousand cavalry, under
Generals Alvarez and Minon had left Alatehusla
and advanced within sixty miles of Buena Wis.,
Ia This party constituted the advance Of a strong
division which reported by the Mexcans about
to advance from San Luis Potos under Gems Valencia
and Saas. By the last accounts from San Luis there
were but four or five thousand troops there, but
Valencia cited to be joined by strong force from
without his host The Zacatecanos are a shrewd, SEN
sble people; they too good democrats and like and
admire the Americans too much to take very active
part in the
We are happy to that our old friend Minon has
been liberated from the durance vile into which
thrown by Santa Anna, ccount Of that oonfounded
ove-scraps at Sato. He Is again at the head Of a ca
vary force, and whenever the opportunity offers he will
no ooubt accomplish something worthy of the reputa-
| ton he acquired in Yucatan
The citizens generally returning the towns oc-
cuped by troops In Saltllo aud Monterey nearly
all the respectable families have returned and every
thing gees on very smoothly and quietly The people
generally are warmly DESTROYS Of peace and begin to
prefer the American government 20 their Espe-
ciay In the town Of Zacatecas does the anti feeling
prevail to great extent At public dinner in that
town some time ago, Gen. Taylor and the American
army were toasted with great applause.
The friends of Capt Tobin will DO pleased to hear
that he is doing WELL being attached to Gen Wool's
staff and having the cordial friendship and good will
all the officers OF the army The gallant captain has
promised full budget of news from his valuable KNAPP
sack which hope receive by the next arrival from
Brayos.
PRISONERS OF ENcARNAcIoN.
From the N O. Delta
After the escape Of Capt. Hsnrie the prisoners
closely guarded and proceeded on their journey to san
Luis They had not gone far before they met Cen
Anna his way to Aqua Nueva to attack Gen TAYLOR
The General was In large and snowy carriage drawn by
sars, most splendidy uniformed and mounted As the
prisoners passed. his carriage stopped the hussar
drew up and at the of Santa Apn Moi Gaines
was introduced to him The willy Mexican all smiles
and courty grace. He expressed his regret find
Major and his party in their situation but
promised them the most kindly treatment, and hoped
that they would be exchanged and would be able
to roin their friends The ofthe Mexican
raj were certainly very fine and prcpossessng but the
prisoners would have been better satisfied With some
more substantial proof of his kindly disposition. The
contrast between the prisoners and the re-
tinue OF santa Anna, formed picture which would have
taxed the highest powers of Martin David. The
clad, ragged, unarmed prisoners with their stalwart
hats, and many without COATS but wrapped in their
blankets Indian fashion, with erect and unawed
front before the array Of the elegantly accoured and
well armed hussars choice steeds with their
long spears and heavy sabres Indeed there
Of those proud but unfortunate of the
Anglo-Amsrcan race who would not have given all his
prospects in life to have had chance with his
rifle and deadly bowie knife against the serred
OF these bedizened and bewhskered hussars But this
interview terminated, and Santa Anna and his
renue resumed their journey, and proceeded onward
| with great rapidly
Mexican soldiery who seemed TO be pushing towards
the Sierra Madre with great rapidity They
sary supplies AS they passed The many of the
soldiers would insult them by gestures indicating that
their Threats to be or were to be hung
up The only reply our boys made to these cowardly
jeers very significant gyratory movement Of the
right thumb applied to the apex of their nasal appen
dage, and hint that Old lack would give them dose
which would make them laugh the other side Of their
faces At night the prisoners would encamp with
the d, sons of the Mexican army and from the SOL
ders they learned what Santa Anna's designs lie
had intercepted they said letters Of Gen Scott showing
that Gen. Tay army was reduced to few thousand
l-dscipned troops aud that the whole valley OF the
Rio Granae without adequate force to protect It,
Santa Anna had determined to push on annhilate Tay-
lor recapture salto Monterey Camargo and the whole
valley OF the Rio Grande possess himself immense
supplies Of army then push to Corpus Christi
thence proceed to the valley Of the Mississippi and lay
waste the whole Of that vast country Certainly this
design worthy Of the Napoleon Of the West. It
very wrong in Old lack to interfere with such msgn
fcent scheme lie should have alo wed the Mexcabs to
come over here when we could have caught them all
alive and put them to some more useful and profitable
| undertaking than fighting Americans Clearing our
swamps would be much easier and beneficial
Poyment for Mexicans, than fighting such battles
those of Buena Vista and Cerro Gordo.
SUCH however, the confident expectations OF the
Mexicans OF the officers those of intelligence and
niormation as well as Of the common soldiers No
der with such hopes that they lrched rapidly and
bore so patiently the many trials and suerngs to which
they were subjected In this unpar alleled march.
In the rear Of the Mexican army, the prisoners met
Capt. Riley with his company Of desertors from the
American army iie had already eighty or ninety men
who constituted the main artillery force of the army
and said he was picking up more every day lie made
great effort to persuade Of the prisoners to Join
him, promising them as much land and money as they
wanted and declaring that was impossible for
Taylor to resist Santa Anna's army which was thirty
thousand strong and that the whole spoil the valley
of the Rio Grandc would DO divided among the troops
Is unnecessary to say that the traitors proposals.
received by gallant volunteers with con.
tempt The prisoners much grathed to hear some
time afterwards in the Carce St Jago that Capt Riley
company cut all to pieces, and but twenty
turned to the city Of Mexico. This twenty together
with other American deserters who had escaped from
army at Tampico and Vera Cruz became disor-
derby and unruy in their habits that they ordered
out Of the city; and their way attacked by
| large Mexican force, and all put to the I'd
On he of ha zrith