The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-08-11
FROM MK1co.
From the Neao Orleans Pic&-o ao,h ,,u
Later from Vera x

inst, WHICH is six days later than the dS,. Dr.
ture OF the New Orleans. The importaK
fthls?intelligence by this arrival is bv nN
means commensurate with the general ex-
pectation entertained.
VERA Cruz, July Goth l847.
fou may think it strange when | tell
you that when eyer steamer arrives from
your city, the first thing that is enquircd for
here is paper continuing the latest news
from the army of General Scott, and the
city of Mexico F.; but such is the fact A fel.
low who is fortunate enough to get a good
package of papers has to hide them, and
then curse you poor editors III the presence
OF those wishing to borrow for not sending
him any. When he gets chance, he slips
OIL to some obscure place where undisturb-
ed he redas the news achicA passed :bY his
oaon door taoo aOeeks betoat. So true is it that
we get most of our army and Mexican news
from New Orleans. ~
Those: merchants who have occasional
communication with their correspondents
in Mexico, dare not make political news
public here, as their friends are forbidden
by the authorities of Mexico to write on DO
litical subjects. [ saw one letter ten DAYS
ago which gave the names of four large
commercial houses, the heads of which had
been summoned before Santa Anna .. |
severely rewimandcd for writing letters to
their friends here giving the history of po-
liticai event. The letters had been inter-
feptcd by parties of guerrillas, and the wri-
hcrs were politely informed that if thew did
the like again, they would not only be tens
dcrcd the hospitalities of Castle Santiago,
but considered as enemies and treated ac-
cordingly.
On the night of the 10th inst, we had an
alarm here that the Mexicans were upon U.S.
Such stampede as it led to, have never
witnessed before. The slamming of the
doors and windows sounded not unlike dis
charges of musketry. Utter confusion pre-
vailed. The women and children screamed;
foot races were run 10 the arsenal to obtain
arms, and many incidents contributed to
swell the excitement. One man actually
swan off three charters Of miles to yes
sslaand.a good number took to the boats
mooreetat and nearsthe Mole a hole was
stove i'll the custom-house boat by some OF
the frantic people in their hurry to:seek a
place Of safety. The excitemenE. lasted
about half an hour, when all iselif reltiuffaed to
| their homes, satisfied that theressWas not
ana had NOT been any attempt to retahs the
city, The man who caused the alarm latt
been sent to the castle of San JdaA de Ullua.
ihat Padre Jarauia with between ete-
ven.and twelve hundred men, was within
two and half leagues of this city on the
10th and 18th inst No one doubts this, as
large number of market men saw him
both days. He made a requisition on per-
sons living near Cosmaloapan, who had
furnished us with large number of horses,
t0supply him with two hundred 4xa:is, and
the poor devils had to she'll out. A report
is current here that the good Padre had
sent word to Col. Wilson that he was want Of
of money and that If Col.W. would pay him;
he. would no-longer modest either American
citizens or property. The truth is Colonel
Wilson did get letter purporting to come:
from Jarauta, saying that ifsCol. w. would
give him three thousand dollars, he would
leave the country, but I. believe the story
was startedby some mischievons Mexican
and that he never sent any word of the
kind. s. s1..5; -
General Pierce did get off 5on the eve:
ming Of the I6thinst,, and s.on the arrival of
his command, at the San Juan bridge, they
found eight feet Of it cut away The da-.
tt10S SaMdo SUOu SlCptllI Gu WIN ,SuCl tnQDeT
and logs as could be found near ky, and the
whole command and train passed over in
safety. IT is rumorel that. the Pnente MAJ
cional and the bridge over Plan del Rio
have been served ip the way. By gaerriilas.a
Lieutenant Moore Of the 18th Infa antry,J5
died at the hospital of San Francisco on ttiiasss
10Th inst, and Capt sIytu,ff o ttjs )sasss
goons, died on iha hlas
Captain DUFF made ma siffiend here IS
ring soiouIn, and is
gynr Guar rtafnas Mot Smith hi
been down with The yozaito lot SeYerH days: :
but am happy g say that kissis nowdomg
finely IS,
1 spaniarrd VA aass found murdered outside
of sthse ssl,nda.Jt mo- lasts and 3
regret to say that no trace can bs f0h1d 6l 4
thasaBthof of the MI
rhe new I,ouissiia ien
aasavy detail 10 q assaSisa II II Il M blosss,iO a,a
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