Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-16

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letter lrcm a gallant officer enclosing 10 US d
sketch of The river Tabasco from Devirs oenu,
so called 10 the city, showing the ianuihs an ~
march OF Com. Perfy's force, Whicn cohs's'sa y
II0l seamen and marines, and 10 field PIC ces-
An accoun! Of the expedition by an accomplished
surgeon in lie navy, which accompanied inc map
tas failed 10 reach us as yeI. But Inc map al
most le1s ihs story TIE town was taken On lie
IG,h Junr The rypedi';un anchored IN Il Veiy
sharp turn Of Tie river cai'cd lhe DcSH Deii'
ard vas Fred into from an am6uscade. ii"is
hipheI IN the landing of Com. Perry IS maj kei,
uonn The c.i or nofh bank Of The river Inc roa:e
from this point which The commodore fuisusu =
raced ON the map mp 10 Fort luIbide, which is
sbor distance below the city. The fort was
manred by 200 regulars under Gen. Echagaray,
commantan, general OF The State The pom! is
marked on The map where B!uno's tirtfoS iIea
iE;o The Commcioic's steamer from an airous-
cade; his is below The Devils Tn;n. The next
pa;ul OF interest is The breasswofk where L'en'.
May was wouaded So far cur map tells us The
story: The rest requires bat few words: the ioIis
which defend the Town yielded 10 The guns OF Inc
feet before the land expedition could gel INTO &C
lion. The enemy stood bu! one discharse OF ar
tillery. Lieut. May, il IS SAID, nau MS arm pro-
ken, ard one other officer was woun co. y
said Tia, none Of our men were killed, and only
4 lew wounded. A sufficient force was len be-
hind 10 hold The towu, and The Commodore re.
turned 10 The station Of Anton I.izardo on The
a29th ul,.
A rumor was current in Vera Cruz on The
morning Of the Isl instant, that Gen. Scott la"
entered the cily Of Mexico, and hat Gen Fili9w
had been captured BIZ The guerrilla parties. we
know The former report 10 be false, ard peiiesc
the latter TO lie. Our Vera Cruz correspondents
put no faith in either story.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF the PlCAfunE
VERA Cruz June 2S, lS47.
The expedition which lett here on Saturday 10
try to recover some goods captured from 'hefaih
under Col. Mcintosh. which were said 10 DC near
Santa Fe as well as for other Pun poses, reluiheu
last night Wilton; effec,ng anything. ~
So many reports have been startled ard publish
oil CONCERNING The health OF the castle that peg
leave 10 furnish you wilh The following iaciS,
which have been kindly permitted TO exlracs
from Tie reports and journals kept there :.
Since The capitulation Of The city and castle OF
San Juan 1e Ulua The latter has been sarrisonec
permanently by company G oil The Isl Infantry,
under lie command 81 BIevel Major Backus--
The Phpnix company of Louisiana volunteers,
we're on du,y there for about two weeks, and there
were also in The castle 4 number at American
and Mexican prisoners undergoing sentence or
awaiting trial. varying from ten 10 twenty
The deaths al The castle from the commence
men to the present lime are a. follows
Month OF April, Co. c., Isl Infantry
Month Of May, Co. G. LIST Infantry
Month OF May, Phoenix Co.
Month of May, Prisoners
Month 6! June, Prisoner
Total deaths =
Thele were also TWO or three prisoners calIieo
10 The civ hospital for treatment who are said 10
"A ,b III m hut
or lwo Of them who died at The castle which were
pronounced yomro Dr. Weckam was also car
ried 10 town and died several days after
The nronortion Of sickness was greatest IN Inc
month Of NAV. and least the 90 h June, when Il
was reduced 10 one man. The SICK report yesief.
day called Tor eight, but seven OF lhese were ap.e
10 walk about The most common disease IS
diarIhna, but in 50 rifing iolm mai Il IS easi-
ly stopped. :, y,
caste il was one q, The fhies, holes ever saw,
mi now every hing is as ro"i as pin, and does
etcar credi 10 lis gen.en an. nd oolisine com
mancnr
One death from vcuio has cocufrgd en- board
the Potomac, as have been informed by an OH
Ger of the ship but there is but lilt!e sickness on
board.
VERA Cnu2. June Is, lSiT.
On Saturday last abou; $50 horses and mules
ped from the pen, through either The Careless
ness Of the man 10 charge, or, as some suppose,
il may have been done intentionally, and al
though considerable mounted force has been
sent out 10 ,rY aud recover them they returned
laje las nich without success. There is no
doubt lha, lie guerias had hand in il, and as
soon as he horses and mules reached the POINT
where they we're prepared 10 receive them, they
no doubt hurried them cut OF reach oil The parry
se:i,o recover them. The misfortune will be
severely le! ~ Inc Quarermasters Department
here, a. these hoses and mules were lnien1ed
o.riiculurv for The trans poraion OF baggage AM
provisions oil the troops which ale daily siIiving.
and who may be Detained for The vans ol hem.
There may be q sufficient number lcI 10 ces-
patch the troops now here, who Will doubtless
leave The later par; Of This week, but ioi me
c'heIs wiz are expected fear thai we snail nave
l. iool; Ia New O.leans Tor the means Of trans
NOTATION and in the meantime our poor soldiers
will have 10 lie here sutec. 10 all tie diseases OF
Tie climate.
The sock keeper has been confined in the castle
OF San Juan de Uua, and The affair Will unasigo
legal investigation.
Tnis makes. al a small calculation, abcu, 1000
nurses and mules which have been los; and stolen
within about moa,h, and have heard !, SC;
down b. mrn who cnch, 10 know ali atou !! 2!
az high rs 1899.
June 2ah.--Lirui. Merryfeld, OF Capt. Ford's
company OF 81 Dragons, committed suicide his
morning. in Capt. Dupegn's tent, ~ blowing his
brains out with pistol Ills appearance incica-
lei a .rre use al OPIUM, and il Is generally sup.
rosei III Il he was laboring under rs et'ccls when
lie committed the horrd ac!.
The rueui!las have threatened descent upon
TlacoiaInan, and are said 10 be abou' sou strong
in ihe neishborhocd.
Although there is sufficient number OF troops
here 10 hold the city against an attack, there are
moi he means TO keep in subjecion The maraudipg
pa.les which constantly hover about The city, and
until We &c, aboni 300 Rangers here TO sconr the
County daily, there will be no security Tor such
Government properly as j, is impossible 10 keep
within The walls OF The city.
For tie las, four or five days and nights We
have had copions showers, ACCOMPANYING with Ter
rife thunder AMI lightning, showing clearly thai
he rainy season has fairly set in.
The roz2no is Father on The decrease, which, |
think, is partially owing 10 The want ol subjects
in the city. The troops that have arrived are
encamped three miles distant and lew cases oil
yellow fever occur there, butlhose who are brought
IN with oher complaints frequently lutn into The
ronit0. Yours truly.
Editorial Correspondence Of The Picayune.l
PUErLa, Mexico, June 20, 1917.
The ever .yarying, ever-charginc kaleidoscope
Of Mexican politics, which but few days since
presented phase all red sanguinaIy and bclii.
eerenl, by the single turn which The rising and
going down Of the sun has gwen il, presents new
and most pacific aspec, this morning. As an
other revolution Of he machine may bring an
other change, and that within The lu'ng CT lev
short hours On The city clock, shall wait until
the last moment leioIe give yon what may be
termed The prospects ci peace.
| Within The last two DAYS some twelve or III
teen prisoners, Mexicans who have been con-
fined Tor different periods from one 10 len or more
years. have been liberated BY Gen. Scott The