The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-07-01
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WoElh's movements we're received.
Ii seems that the affair with Santa An.
mas laucers took place @, Amosque, u
small place about three leagues this side of
pueba. The number of the enemy was
variousy estimated At from 500 TO 1000.
They charged up WITHIN cannon range
with great apparent resolution, so much SO
, that regular movement was made 10 re-
ceiye them but the three first discharges
Of our artillery set them all scampeIing of
as last as their animals would carry them,
leaving ten men and seven horses dead on
the field What pity We have not
cavalry force sufficient TO attach com.
mand TO each division Of the army. Col 7
Harvey has been compelled TO remain here j
with the % Dragons up TO this time,
10 give The horses rests had he been
at Amoque with only 500 men a great
many ofIhe 1000 Mexicans would not have
answered 10 their next roll.cal.
The better classes at Puebla appear to
be well enough disposed towards the Amer.
leans, although they perhaps DO not alto.
gether like The idea that force OF 5000
men should enter a city OF near 100 900
D souls and without resistance. The lower
; ordcfs-the iddrones and lfplrots with
which Fueblu abounds-ate evidently but
/ Il.disposcd towards US. One Of General
: Worln's men has already been assasslna.
ted, but fortunately The muTderers were
. Immediately arrested. On the Alcade 5
!. telling Gen. ". that according to their
5 laws, gear and half would elapse be.
d fore the case Of HE assassins could be
j settled IN the courts Of PuebIa, he was IN.
:. formed that an American tribunal would
render them justice 10 day and half
!. The mlsrrsants are now where they never
Wit commit another murder
= Ia reca-ayd, that supplies Of all kinds car
+ cron has iust r,pene;af lRuueb la, The wheat
ne The news now is that the MeXicthSVt
, abandoned the idea of lortliylng al the RI
Fro, but intend constructing line q
le works nj FL Pencil, position about nin
miles this side Of the CITY Of Mexico
Perhaps they only lntend TINS as show .
resistance, for tie sake Of saving thel
credit again, they may hope TO taise me
enough to give a regular battle TO To
n Americans. They can collect nothing
le however, but an uudisciphned rabble, an
~ these our regulars can dispense like chat
e. The more they have TO contend with c
d this class The beter-the quicker PAM
can be created among them.
h Santa Anna, after he di.pensatlon Of b.
ne cavalry, did not SOP even at San Marin 0
0. RIO Fro bu, kept on with sl speed 10 lh
IN city Of Mexico. Oar knowledge Of tn
s. state Of affairs at The capital, since SAINT
I. Annas arrival, u limited, but It was cul
renty reported a, Pueba on Wednesda
Is last that on the previous day the two pal
H. ues-,he Polkas aud the Pu-os
as fighting like cats and dogs. Some ne
al. revolution has wllhou, doubt been broke
raj out, but the leaders at present are u
We known.
Gen. Scott's last proclamation has bee
II. generally circulated at PuebIa, and It
nj said with most excellent effect. No LEI
a. than three editions Of Il had been prlnte
aud still the inhabitants were calling {,
all more The demand for Il alone wou
Is. show that rs effects have been salu'arl
el The numberess horde of r1li'ary drone
aud all the employers and hangers on
" the Government, are doubtless dong a
he they can to put down its circulation an
81, deadcn is influence upon the masses b.
h. they cannot keep il out Of the hands Of tt
"a. middle and better class Of citizens, the i
de bouous and thinking artisans, nor preyef
no them from perusIng and ponderlng upon i
ug contents
50 H. letter | sent Won yesterday by til
d'igeucia believe that stated that Gen
pc Valencia, was coming out with li,00
H. men TO meet the Americans. The repot
En- is, lha, Of this number 1000 are Pintos, o
ul Indians Of the South under Gen. Alvarez
I'd They are called Pinios from the fact tia
IS after they come 10 manhood their faces
BIT from some cause or other which | hav'
y not heard explained become spoued-yel
4. low and rcd. They are Of lItle accoun
70 as soldiers, aud it is probable that Naen
y ca, men II he has the uumter gwen hin
9. by rumor, are nothing but raw recruits
70 II they stop to be fred at onee they vii
Ie not no It second time.
There ls much speculation in the army
DC ~ MT - 10 ne Ntic RESULT " " lidN
e IS 10 be the winding up OF this war with
g Mexico. can SEQ no other result than
e The sublugaton Of the country entirely
i Or al least IN bringing II under the pro'ec.
g linn Of the United States. As a nation
o Mexico is bIoled out Of the llst-the can.
: die Of her Independence is burnt down TO
g the socket. If left to herself she would
: IN q few months, from her utter inability
10 govern herself, be torn and divided by
: intestine commotlons. No protection what.
I ever could be gwen either TO life or pro.
1 perty, there are no men in the country
- who could make Roadway against the tor.
rent OF abuses that would at once creep
D into every department, there is no money
= or means with which TO establish a new
, aud stable government. What then is she
. 10 do This is question for wise heads
. 10 answer. Too utterly helpless TO be left
to herself | repeat that the better plan
= would be 10 take her al once under our
urotectton et some honest and we'll.