Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-11-20

overheard all her mules.
There were several shocks of an earthquake
1t the city Of Mexico, on the morning Of the ID |
Of October. and again at midnight on the 9Th -
They 90 no, appear to have been very severe. !
ss no damage was done in the city, with the
exception Of cracking a few walls.
A new paper has been stabilized in the capjal
tai. entitled La Razon. II is published enI
in Spanish. is Democratic paper, and o.
Gates the re.estahlshment Of the CONSTITUTION 0f
81.
Gen. Mors Villmil has been appointed
Mexican Secretary Of War.
THE DEATH OF CArrAIN WALKER The
Picsyune, speaking of Capt. Walkers death,
eays:-
Captain w. left the Castle Of Perote in com.
mand Of three companies, in advance OF Gen.
Lanes train. Nine miles south Of Puebla he
met 900 Mexicans, said to DC under the imme.
diate command Of Santa Anna. 10 charging.
Cnpt. w. received a lance wound entirely
through the body. and also lost leg by can
non shot. His personal antagonist ir the
guerilla chief. Itis said that he had sworn
vengeance against Capt. w. But he, fell in
the conflict. and by Walkers hands, receiving
two balls from his revolver.
Captain Loys,l and eighteen men Of his com.
pany Of mounted Geoegiane, and from six to ten
of the rifles, are also known to have been killed
in the charge of Capt. Walker. man, named
Raborg. Of Baltimore, interpreter for Captain
Walker lost leg from discharge Of artillery.
Col Wynkoop writes that the Mexicans were
slaughtered after this like sheep.
The Delta aiso says:-'Our correspondent,
writing at a later date than the 25th ult.. gives
the following sccount of the death Of Captain
Walker:
The death Of Captain Walker is fully confr.
med by a later arrival. 1t is stated that he wac
shot by cannon ball from masked battery, a.
bou. IL miles from the main road, ats point
some lfi Leagues from Puebla. The ball also
killed Capt Loyal, Of the Georgia Mounted
Company, and eleven men are also reported to
have been killed in the same sction.'
was cowhided for sspersing the character Of a
lady.
Gen. Rid b and Bravo have been exchanged
for Capts Heady and c. NJ. Clay, and other En-.
carnscion prisoners.
There has been a revolution in Guada'ajara
Mr.. Kendall thinks Gomez Fsrias is at the bot
tom oft.
Senoe Rosa, the Mexican Secretary of State
has under the instructions OF Pena Pena, ad
dressed Santa Anna a note from Toluca, order
ing him 70 give up the command Of the army t
Gen. Rlncon, until his conduct in the late bat
ties shall have been investigated BY miltar!
council or court martial.
The officers of the Mexican army who ha
gone to Queretsro and Toluca were hooted, it i
said, BY the population, both men and women
and scarcely dared 10 appear in the streets 70
fesr Of being shot.
The gueri!ss are on the road between Que.e
,sro and the capital. and are plundering ever
traveller they met.
A letter dated the 18th ult.. received at th
capital from Oueretsro, says Pena y Pena ha
just arrived. in company with few deputies
making the total number 10 the capital abr,
fifty. 1t was thought, says the Star, er,de
vors would be made at once to orgsniz', q
vernment, which would settle the qv eston
peace or war. Ifn quorum Of Congress cou
be assembled, the first question which would
brought up would be the presden cy. Almon
was spoken of as the candidate of the Pslos a,
some of the Modersdos, and Or gnibel, Govern
= of the State Of Mexico, as the candidate Of Il
opposing parties. Nearly all the officers of Il
dispersed army were at Cuereiaro, and it
saId found it hard to obtain subsistence.
The military force at Querstsro consisted
about 1000 cavalry and infsn,ry, with six pi
ces OF artillery from Guadallara, under the col
msnd OF General Heredia.
The Star is assured by Mexican that Il
cathedral Of Guadalajsra had been sacked by Il
party opposing the church. The Star thin
there is something important and 'deep-roote
in this.
= The Star of the 10Th says the assassination
$ American soldiers by the Mexicsns had aga
q commenced. Sergesn, Sn,liffe, Of the Rife
was killed the night before. 4 private Of o
j of the infantry regiments was also killed |.
same night. and il was reported that Two OF n
z were killed.
!. Earthquakes, says the North Amer can of
10Th ult,, are at the present '.me of very
u quent occurrence in this ,.,ful county.
q g..
e Nv Gays ego the villa,se of Oco,la was ,c,
I destroyed. The Cn,oE de Ia Barea has
ri. suffered severe shake. throwing down ho,