Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-23
past three or four days. There is no change IN
the health the city. Respectfully, lSDIcAToR.
LATEST FROM TampICO.

came passenger on the steamship Galveston, from
Tampico, states that eight Of the men who were
taken prisoners with Cassius Nj. Clay, have ar
rived al that place. In company with some 10
Others, they had made their escape from auala-
pa, small town about enc hundred and iwenty
miles from Tampico. The eighteen had been
retaken within seven miles OF The city.
PuasUIT-Col. De Russy, with about 2Oo men
and one piece OF artillery, left Tampico on the
ah inst. for Qualapa, in search Of The liberated
Americans. He had not been heard from when
The Galveston lefl
HEAITH.-The health Of Tampico had i'm
proved very much of late. There had only been
three or four deaths By yellow lever. The prin-
cipal sickness al that place was diaHEGa.
The sick list OF the troops now stationed al
Tampico has diminished about one hundred IN
the last few weeks.
From The New Orleans Picayune, July 10.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP GAL
WESTON.
One Day Later from Vera Crsz.
The Galveston broueh. no later news direct
! from The army OF Gen. Scott, for there had been
no further arrival Of couriers al Vera Cruz
We learn nothing more OF the march OF General
Pillow. and remain still in the dark as 10 his po-
si,on. The Palmetto left Vera Cruz shortly al
4 j
the 10th. She may shortly &c expected, and pos
sibly may bring later news
From Tampco we have some verbal inlelli-
eepce not without interest. The Americal pri-
soners had not arrived there, but were al place
about forty leagues distant-probably HueIulia.
| On The 9Th inst Col DeRussy, OF the Louisiana
regiment, LETT Tampico, at the head OF about two
hundred men, intending 10 proceed 10 The relief
OF the prisoners He to,k with him small!
force OF the regular artillery portion Of his own
regiment and some OF The mounted men OF Tam
pico-a servceable description OF force raised in
| the town. II is more than probable that The colo
mel will have brush with the enemy before ne
GETS back. There are said 10 be pretty strong
parties OF euerrillas on the route 10 be followed.
Capt MAYO, OF The navy, and Governor OF
Ayarado, having received intelligence that Fa-
Their Jarau,a was in The vicinity, aud designed 10
surprise and take Alvarado, went of IN pursuit
OF him. al The head of one hundred and flity men,
proceeding up the river. Al last dates The expe-
dition had no, returned 10 Al9arado, nor had any
account been received from il.
The editor OF The Sun Of Anahuac has seen
the Republican, OF the 2slh June, containing
Mr. Buchanan's letter, with which we are all Ia
miar, and the pretended proceedings OF an Anne
rican council Of war. Upon The Information
thus derived, The editor POUNDS an article, which
yeloped on the Spanish side, but the English ar
ticIe is sufficient As 10 The court martial al
luded to, the proceedings will be found in the
news from The city Of Mexico:
From tie Sun nj Anoduac n ta1 W .Jnip
WHRT CoURsE WILL GEN. SCOTT PuR>rE7- !
The late intelligence we have received from |
Mexico OF The correspondence between Mr.. Bu
chanan and the Mexican Minister ol Foreign
Relations, treating OF peace, has, il seems 10 u,
altered The course which Gen. Scott was 10 puT-
sue.
We have deferred our remarks until now, be-
use we were afraid 10 be loo hasly in our Spe-
CITATIONS.
Il seems most likely 10 us that Gen. Scott will /
no, advance any further until he receives orders
from Washington 10 do So Bat will the cabinet
al Washington give this order? We doubl il vc-
~ much. because il would throw mere dithcul-
lies in the way Of The negotiations.
|, must have struck the mind OF every one who
has read the correspondence above alluded 10,
that the tone Of The Mexican Government has al
Tered very much, il We should Judge from The lew
lines addressed TO MIR. Buchanan BY The Mexican
Premier in the answer 10 his proposition OF peace
We do not see, in his letter, any OF that arrogance
which in every instance before has characterized |
the Mexican diplomatic corrcspondcnce-bu on |
the contrary pretty polite, though short answer,
in which he SAYS that he declines answering 10
arguments Of MIR. Buchanan, until Congress 10
whom he refers the matter and who have solely I
the power to decide, shall have acted upon Them.
In nole which he addresses 10 Congress, he
presses them to take immediate action upon them.
But in The meantime what is Gen Scot 10 do?
Will he take up his line Of march for the capital
while there are hopes entertained for peace =
This is not al all probable We therefore come
10 The conclusion that he will not make step for
ward unlIl all hopes for concluding treaty Of
peace is lost.
LATE & IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
BY way OF Tabpico (says he N. Orleans Pic
ayune) I'VE yesterday received copy OF RI Re
pnbIicano, from the city OF Mexico, Of The 3Oh
jane; also the numbor ofhe 2sh, which was mis-
stag from our previous file. Both papers contain
matter Of great interest.
The council ct var spoken of was held on the
Path. II is not alluded TO in the Star OF Puebla
OF tbe 26h nor in Mr. Kendall's letters, which
come down 10 The 30lh Yet The facts are said 10
be derived from responsible source and they
look plausible-Gen. Wouhs opinions pani'u-
larly so. The Republican, o! the % says no.
hing about the subject, but in that paper OF NC
30h is another postscript, To which IS preh1ed IN
large letters, avery Important" This postscript
mentions the receipt Of letters announcing the
deba kalion of 1900 men al Vera Cruz from Tam
\
This j. probably Gen. Cadwalader's deiach
ment.) The letters further said that Gen Scot
had already ordered The march OF The first brigade.
consisting OF 1900 troops, with ten guns and
mortar. towards The city of Mexico, when ne
learned that The train was detained al Nopalu.
can ftory.two miles this side OF Puebla, and III
ty-one beyond Perote] THAT he thereupon coun-
fernandez the march upon Mexico, and despatch
ed force 10 The assistance Of The train coming
M. The letters then speak Of the review Ct The
roops. which took place on the Doth. The num-
Der OF troops is again set down at $500 men,
without including those who occupy The forlih-
cations OF San Juan, Loreto &c. Blu. the most
important paragraph is, that Gen. Scott would
probably postpone his march upon The city until
he 10Th July TO allow these reiniorcemcnis 10
come up. We give these various pieces OF news
as we find them; but the reader will constantly
bear in mind, that our advices direct from Pue-
bla arc later Than those by the city Of Mexico.
The Republican,. in this same postscript,
thinks livery probable that General Taylor VIII
abandon Salto, Matamoras, and other towns
in the North OF Mexico, and shortly proceed 10
Vera Cruz, to assist in The taking OF The Capital,
which is now il adds, the object OF The aspirations
Of the Americans. II is very anxious That Inc
Government should drcc, Generals Valencia and
Salas now a, San Luis that they harTass The re-
IT. al OF General Taylor.
We see an order Of Santa Anna issued IN The
18th. admitting provisions Of various kinds into
the ely free Of duty. This is 10 last only as long
as martial law prevails.
Another order has been issued modifying
previous one directing The closing Of shops every
afternoon. They are now 10 be closed only on
Thursdays. The object Of closing The shops, was
10 con pei every body to turn ou Tor military drill
On the 2Sth Gen. Santa Anna issued through
The Secretary OF War brief but stringent decree
to this effect: The army OF the enemy being upon
the eve of moving upon this capital With view
TO attack the same, and the moment having aEri-
we'd to &C, boldly, energeiically and uniformly, 10
repe our common enemy in manner decisive
and happy for our arms, ii is decreed that mar
lial law having been declared, ii shall te strictly
enforced, and that no other authority whatever
shall be recognised than that Of the general 10
command OF The amy Of The Eat Inns Gere-
raj is Lon1bardin The decree IS !o'wed uPby
another greatly restricting The intercourse between
I'D oonntry and pnrtinu ont who NAV