The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-31
HIGHLY INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE
FROM THE
SEAT OF WAR.
What will Paroles do?
&c. sc. sc.


&c. sc. &c.
THE LAST FIGHT WITH THE GUERILLAs.
PHILADELPHIA, Augustus, 1897.
MEssRs EDIroRs- Herewith transmit you . copy Of
letter from young officer In Mexico for which
indebted to tho friend to whom the letter is ad-
dressed You boys are unworthy represents
tivss Of the men Of '76.
PAsE vEuA. SEVEN MITES rRoMl
NATIONAL BRipcE, August, l947
Saturday morning the guerilla advance guard
gave q vclsy Of musketry and escopste balls
We drove them from their position, and proceed
ed march at half past ono. Their force which
was very strong, opened most CALLING fire upon
line, and tor hour had the hardest kind of fight
They again opened upon andfor three-qusrers of
hour the balls fell round most plentfully We drove
Our los. Is sixteen Killed and Wounded amonS them
Capt Colwe OF the voltiguers and Capt Cummings of
sh The
their loss Ia estimated at upwards of fifty.
am afraid our loss Is greater than have mentioned
the command has not yet been mustered and many
poor fellow, have doubt, lies the battle field
concealed by the chaparra 1t awful day, my
heart sickened within me at the slaughter Providence
enabled me to escape unpjured though believe was
In the hottest of the fight and 1t Is with pride tell
have not dsgraoed our military family the Maior
compmented me in the presence Of his officers for the
assistance rendered him. endsavored to do my duty
that have
sending an express back to Vera Cruz for re-
Inducements; have but time to send line.
GEORGE DECATUR TWlGGS.
ARRIVAL OF PAREDEs IN MEXICO,
From the Washington Union, August %
ccived by this evenings southern mail These relate to
the interesting topic Of Paredes' landing.
Az to Paredes regret to state that the captain of
the British steamer must have been acquainted
true name and character Paroles did not hesitate
speak freely board the vessel He spoke freely of
Ann ntarar
declared that Mexico would have to throw
herself into the Of America of some European
power (Ths last aluson IL suspicious and confirms
what the President stated in his message to Congress
In any event 1t was certain that change whatever
IN the government Of Mexico which would deprive Pa
redes Of power could be for the worse far the
United States concerned, while it highly pro-
bable that any change must be for the better"
Paredes Is monarchist-Af friend of foreign monarch
there is to believe and his presence In
Mexico, IL looks to any change looks rather abroad
than to America for the change of her rulers 1t will
main for the British captain explain how and why he
q NEUTRAL introduced decided enemy into our
ports at all and without acquaintng us with his char
1t appears from the Vera Cruz letter. that when Pa
rides entered that city, he was recognised by two
three persons inspector at the gate and by Senior
Atocha who attempted Justification his silence upon
the lame excuse, that though he an American citi
scarcely remained ten minutes In city and went OF
without the knowledge Of Colonel Wilson, any Of the
element has thus thrown into the politics
Of Mexico He had arrived from Paris; and it Is mpos
soe Tor us to ascertain at this time for what precise
purpose he had visited France and with what political
views he has returned to Mexico 1t now appears that
he had left Havana in the British steamer for Vera Cruz
that no travelled under assumed name and the
tain Of the steamer processes state stranger
HIMSELF although consul at Havana General Camp
belly spprsed Of his departure and notified the
commanding ofncer at Vera Cruz Of the fact it was
unfortunate that consul did not instead OF
uniting his letter by the mail send confidential agent
the vessel apprizs the Governor Immediately
on his landing; and thus Paredes might have been
rested before he LETT city in the Peayune
| In ha had an.
tered and left Vera Cruz and the modification Of the
Americans learning his escape; and the
pondent enters into some specuations OF the
effects which his sudden return to Mexico may produce
upon the destiny Of that country.
scarcely necessary for to attempt any elaborate
speculation uponthe ultimate this
But we may be excused for saying that, the first
the and prevent immediate contamination OF
peace The government of Paredes before he super
seded BY Santa was as every one knows unfrendy
to the United States The message Of the President
the United States to the last Congress contains various
evidences Of the hostile spirit of this leader 1t informs
US that when our minister, Mr. Sdel, reached Vera
CRUZ in November s45 he found that the aspect Of a
fairs had undergone an unhappy change. The govern
Of Gen Herrera who that time President Of
tho republic, totterng to its fall General Paredes
IA military eader had manifested his determination to
volution and Of the principal means which he
poyed to effect his purpose and render the
of Herrera odious to the army and people Of Mexico,
by loudly condemning Its determination to receive
minister Of from the United States alleging that
it the intention Of Herrera, by treaty with the
ceding away the department Of Texas The govern.
Of Herrera Is believed to have been well
to pacific adjustment Of existing difculties but pro-
badly alarmed for Its security, and In order to
ward of the danger Of the revolution led by Paredes
violated Its solemn agreement and refused to receive
accredit ministers and this although informed that
he had been invested with full power adjust all ques
lions in dispute between the two governments.
ION the 30th of December, 1915 General Herrera re-
-igned the Presidency and yielded up the government
to General Paredes without a struggle Thus revou-
ton was accomplished solely BY the army commanded
by Parede and the supreme power In Mexico passed in
to the hands Of military usurper, who was known to
be bitterly hostile to the United States y
Scarcely hope of adjusting our difficulties even at
remote day or Of preserving peace with Mexico, could
government He had acquired the supreme power by
military revolution and from the most solemn pledges
wage against the United States and re1pnquer
Texas which he claimed as a revoted province q Mex
leo He had denounced guilty of al those
Mexicsns who considered Texas no longer eonstitu
ting part Of the territory Of Mexico, ana who
friendly to the peace The duratioa OF the
which ne waged against the United States ndef-
Of :s the
reason to believe, from all his conduct that 1t his
intention to the republic of Mexico into
archy, and to call foreign European prince to the
throne.n
There are other proofs Of the hostile spirit of Paredes
The Presidents states iurther the
mnation Of Mexico to rush into hostiites with the
United states was afterwards manifested from the whole
Affairs to minister bearing date on the twelfth OF
March, l646 Parsdes had then revoutonized the gov
ernment and MS minister after referring to the
ton for the annexation Of Texas which had been adopt
ed by Congress Of March, lS45 proceeds to declare
that fact such this speak with greater exact
notable aot Of usurpation, created impe-
rous necessity that Mexico for her own honor should
repel 1t with proper rmness aud dignity The supreme
beforehand declared that 1t would look upon
such act seih and, as a consequence OF
this declaration negotiation by its very nature ut
end and was the only recourse Of the Mexican
government"
lt appears also, that the fourth of April following,
General Paroles, through his Minister War, issued
orders to the Mexican General In command The
Texan frontier TO attack army by every means
which war permits To this General Paredes has been
pledged to tAe army and people OF Mexico during the
military revolution which had brought him into power
On the eighteenth Of April 1885, General Paredes ad
dressed e,ter to the commander that frontier, in
which he stated to him. at the present date suppose
you the head of that valiant army either fighting al
ready, preparing for the operations OF csmpsign;
and supposng already on the theatre OF operations
and With ali hled Il Is that