The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-08

WIN learn that your friend. have meried and will con-
tnue To merit your entire confidence, SIC. &cn This
and some other speakers the occasion Spanards
but the young men who composed this meeting were
chiefly Mexicans
Two French gentlemen arrived here yesterday from
Jaapa and inform us that General Pierce will meet
with serious opposition from the gueras and others at
almost every step his march To impede his advance
as much possible, two bridges the road have been
destroyed at San Juan twenty miles from here and
the other at FL Plan Cerro Gordo The latter
a fine structure. There Is timber, however, In the
to be built to answer a temporary purpose but much
delay must necessarily be suffered The bridge at San
set u the rr to a. an srter that must
render its passage most difficult matter or course,
General Pierce has pontoon train, and don't know
that even Gen. Scott has one
treat my information correct, as have shadow
of reason to doubt the authority from which received
it. must add that the Mexicans greater dots
than have ever considered them II 1t be not correct
And who is to blame for this aud the other difficulties
which line the road to Jaapa! 10 it General Scott
higher authority, or both
One thousand men, stationed between Jalapa and San
Ia Fe distance less than seventy miles would have
ed not only these bridges but many valuable lives, and
much property. Such guard would have Afforded
TONS would 50 have discouraged the susriIla that half
their bands would this scatter
American property. Many think Gen Scott is more to
blame in this regard than the government at Washing
vice could they render in Puebla where they have been
lying inactive for so long time And who heard
hip his onv csn
mel Of supply to be blockaded up by the eremy cutting
Of or Sc iously delaying his means Of subsistence It
an improved or worse kind than the old am incompe
The ship Charleston arrived last evening from
Charleston with two hundred and seventy troops the
ship Virginia to-day from New York. with two hundred
and fifty and the steamer Massachusetts with number
more | have not learned how many.
These, with the Lousanians received the other day
rowdyism, and the increase Of mortality. "
The foreign residents and the well disposed Mexicans
complain seriously the recent orders Nos ~ and o.
N ha 81 hA
will fire upon the town in of an attack. hard
ly suppose that he seriously contempates such
sure as its elect would be to aid the express object of
the guerillas or robbers, composing the assailants
Their design would be to destroy much property
liable assistance in its destruction and who would pro-
tec the poor foreigners huddled together old men,
women and children In such place as that appointed
for their shelter rendezvous shelter 1t not in
any sense of the word! sincerely hope that better
amendment Of his ORDERS before attack takes place
The effect Of the orders has been to Destroy great
tection and don't know how any good could be
| pected to result from them.
The health Of the city certainly grows no worse and
Ia probably under the excellent regulations Of the
Board Of Health improving although the weather
tinues extremely hot The worst Of the may be
considered as having passed. but is still dangerous for
strangers to venture here. family Of five came in
week ago and took at the hotel at which make
| my home. Four Of the five have taken the vomtO.
One died two days ago, and two very low; the
other is convaescng This Is within the ge-
neral rule, and mention 1t such by way Of caution
those who have notion of trying their fortunes here
Vera Cruz is to be avoided on another sccount-that
| of speculation. A number of young men who could
not get employment home have rushed to Vera Cruz
in the confidence OF accommodating speedy competence
Out Of every twenty who have here with such
tons about ten have died with the vomito Ave barely
obtain Of subsistence; four return from whence
they came far in health and spirits than
when they csme and one possibly one, finds respecta
Ole salary, or q paying business
The following articles in this market, and
tl4 to SIS per Dbl, duty paidS9; yellow corn, So to
81 20 per bushe duty paid butter 90 to 4Oc per
h. duty paid7c.; lard, 10 to ale per TO-. duty paid
4c Colgates white bar soap ii to 1870. per TO- duty
paid-5c.
The steamer Washington left this afternoon for Tam
pico and the Brasos, and the Quarermasters people
morning for New Oreans-this being the case, must
write, although have little to say indeed.
After all the delay which occurred in getting of the
train and escort under Gen. Pierce many the wagons
were In unprepared state and became detached from
the main body An escort Of hundred and fifty two
hundred troops was detailed to remain with the strag
gers and guard them until they could reoin the train
while the main body moved forward The detachment
had, however, advanced only few miles beyond santa
Fe, when it attacked by large party Of guerlas
which kept engaged for about four hours at the
the Americans moved forward gentleman who passed
along the road yesterday morning. states that he
several dead bodies in the vcinityall Mexcans-and
has no doubt that the gueras had met with consider
| able loss No wounded have arrived here from our
troops and 1t to be presumed that their loss has been
spatched to the governor with the Intelligence. The
firing was plainly heard by SICK which had been lett
|
I'D in last having been to Santa Fe has
turned and report the entire destruction Of the place
Of destroying that place Is good one and it is to be
hoped will be followed with that of the destruction
Of all the hamles within ten miles of the city. The
preservation Of life and public property requires such
STEP and even We have to pay for the property de-
stroyed, it is yet the policy of true economy
The police think they have caught the murderer of
the poor wretch mentioned in my last but think
| treniely doubtful. They have apprehended a "sus
pcious character" and that is all they know of the
| matter.
In the Sun Of .anahuac, of to-day, which send en-
closed you wiz nnd new system OF taxation Just put in
Amongst the appointments to carry the law into opera
tion will observe those of collector subcoector
and secretaries for the cities of Vera Cruz and Tampco
Their duties will not be very fatiguing fancy and the
quarterly returns which they required to furnish
We have arrival Today from Orazaba but no news
| of the slightest interest
| UNITED STATES SHIP AHERIcAN,l
| or Vera Cruz July "a ls47. !
The steamer being about to leave drop
you tadse lew 70 Say 10 you shai we nave
you. Fresh arrivals of troops continue in The
charleston twenty days from Charleston, with two
hundred and fifty men Of the 18th Regiment the Vir
ginia twenty mine days from New York. with nearly
three hundred the Massachusetts, with volunteers
and reguars-in all about eight hundred men Major
Smith, Quartermaster, is very low from relapse Col
Wilson had slight attack; Capt. Warrington and
is not so bad the people who talk about it, Captain
Plumer Is now acting for Major smith, Quartermaster
our snip 1b now maze BtOreship, taking
ammunition from various chartered ships
French Captain of man war; died ut sacrGcios
few days ago; did not learn his name
Commodore Perry has gone to Tabasco It Is said to
aba ndon that point
Our market is gutted with everything, including mo.
ney, but no intercourse with the interior
AFFAIRS IN VERA CRUZ.
"a correspondent OF the New Orleans Commercial
Times writing from Vera Cruz under date Of July 18TH
says-"Thers is no improvement In trade. One foreign
vessel only is here, the Duvvier not yet commenced
to discharge fair amount Of drafts on Puebla, prn
cipally received for duties, go up with the train
leaving. No goods belonging to merchants take
this mode of conveyance business might be very
proftably carried on Jaapa and Puebla be very
much in of foreign goods by this time, but be-
eve they receive small lots from the coast which
landed by smugglers 1t is reported here that New Or
leans is doing very fair business in that line and 1t Is
probably true Vessels clearing for the Gulf Of Mex
ico' have large license.
SCENE IN GEN. TAYLOR TENT.
From the New Orleans National