The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-05-22
From Mexico.

In La Pairia, New Oreans) of May Z, we
ind several items of Mexican News.
The first paragraph is original with La
& palrig: the others are from Mexican papers
One ofthe Mexican prisoners, an officer
" uho arrived here by the New Orleans, as
ores us that the number OF Mexicans cap
nred at Cerro Gordo was 1000, and moi
j1OOas the first report said. Ofthis he says
S,e cannot be better proof than the fact that
MI 900 rations were distributed by or
\ Of Gen. Scott, on the day of the
riop,as it would hardly be possible that
served cut.
The legislature of Puebla has made the
a following proposition:
A No proposal from the Government of the
4 United States of the North shall be received,
4 having for its object peace with this republic,
Y except on condition ofthe restoration of the
whole territory which has been usurped, and
Oindemnity for all the expenses connected
with the war from the year 1886 to the rarifi-
\ atonof peace-nOr shall any proposal be
received while single armed American SOL
Z der treads the Mexican soil or its hostile
Nuadrons are arrayed before our ports.
On the llth April the Council of Mexico
1
range the registers. TO the end that every cili-
zen should enlist in the National Guard.
The Director oi'the Academy of Jurispru-
dence has presented to the Minister fthe In
terror request that his personal services
I and those of hist pupils may be received, and
hey allowed toTake arms against the Ameri-
cans
From the Monitor of the 18th.
D,,ofH i,,foIEsn,e,,ca Al
N rllgss Of the frontier. The greater part of
N NesboVe named city has been burned, name
N rfOn the entrance near the country house
n GGen. Arista to the Plaza del Meson and on
/ he north side as far as the Bridges; not more
han fourth part ofthe houses have been
eft in any direction.
They have destruyedthe tower of the Ca
hedral and have thrown down the bells all
(which have been melted. At San Fran
cisco they have taken all the stud of horses
and have completely destroyed the Convent.
They have burned all the Villages from Marin
10 the vicinity of Mier, ieaving nothing but ru-
ns. They have done the same from Estan-
cia to Cerralvo; not single rancho but has
been destroyed. They hive burned in the
same way, all the rauchos from Reynosa TO
Natamoras and the comrnaIdant of that city
hos said that on the apprOach "of Urea he
would set fire to every house.
All these injuries and barbarities have been
lperpetrated by way Ofvengeancefo the great
damage done them by Urrea with his contin-
ual triumphs,he having relieved them ofprop-
erty to the value of two millions. consisting
wagons, mules and effects, which he has
distributed among his troops. Taylor has
published proclamation declaring Urea
Canales and the troops which follow them to
be hrgOnds and that he viii not give quarter
TO one ofthem. This is piece of,cruelty
which will cost the American army dear, as
the forces oft Urea are increasing from day
10 day.
The families of the towns and villages
Wnlch have been burned, go wandering about
me helds, and are continually emigrating
from all parts. 1t is painful 20 hear the ac-
counts of what happens to these unfortunate
people, who have suffered and are suffering
ne EXTREMIST evils, having no other asylum
9'lhe mountains in which to escape the fury
dthe unbridled soldiery.
The following is from the Din'o Official of
lhe 18th:
Yesterday the following event happened
alhe plantation ofGudalupe, in the district
Marin, about 10 o'clock at night: A party
Americans arrived in search of corn, and |
'ter they had obtained as much corn in the
al as they wanted, they went to searching
he houses. In them they found some arti-
Yes taken at Aqua Nueva, whereupon they
png all the men they found there, fifteen, as
said, and goingon, shot all the others,
Eangling little old man who wore pair of
american pantalOons. This is the state in
'nIch we now are, and who knows whether it
Wit not be worse yet? We know also that
wo parties of Americans left Monterey yes
er!day; one for Salinas, the other for the plan
auon of Don Francisco Gutierrez, for the
,urpCse of looking for articles similarly TAX
u. We have ust learned that twenty-five
'ersoAs were shot at Guadalupe.