The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-06

wing under such man as Pillow or even under ouiuan
NaPole1n ends, 1ol r,e Zen 0pymnn Is gentleman
ronunenis. but he should never hink of leading WORTH
in the army in point of talent and fitness for command
Vera Cruz quiet enough jus, now, and see no great
IDLE and foolish spirits work, which may produce dam
axe TO themselves, harmless the isaac may be 10
who We're brought up in public offices, and have been
thrown out Of employment by the advent Of The Americans
the municipal authorities, and some few attached
he civil BRANCHES OF the army in situations OF dns nm
posnce Those ont OF employ regard the others with Jea
lousy, and now denouncg them traitors for holding
he ve places in which their own efforts suppant them
One Of these disappointed oiceseekcrs, the other day.
him of one Of the principal coffee houses of this
city, when he induced them TO take oath, individually.
KEGS A friend OF mine, who is great deal behind the
scenes has given of speech made by the
hom which translate The iolowilig extracts:
Many Of my telloweitzens have been induced to be
eVe 'na because nave hied an office connected win me
financial concerns OF This city, have united MY Interests
wh S Never o. oand a how much y ons
p his country And, gentlemen, permit 70 tell YOU the
cans When it comes, YOU viii learn that your friend,
have meed and viii continue 10 merit your entire conf
dence, NC, NC This and some other speakers the
easion Spaniads, but the young men who composed
this Meeting We're chiefly Mexicans.
Two French gentlemen arrived here yesterday, from Ja-
lapa and inform thai General Pierce WIN meet ser
os opposition from the gueras and others al almost every
possible two bridges the road have been destroyed one
a san Juan, twenty miles from here and the other at FL
There is timber however, IN the neighboriood, WIN
which, suppose another bridge be built TO answer
temporary purposes but much delay must necessarily be
suffered The bridge San Juan is of less consequence;
but as the RAINY season has SET IN the river mas %
ofcouse General Pierce has no pon'on train and
don't know that even General Scott has one.
treat my information correct, as have no shadow OF
reason 70 doubt the authority from which received ~ anu
nsidered tiem And 10
blame Tor this and the other difficulties which line the ROAD
both 5T''pA' . ''A''a' '7'o' u A'sA'' :
One thousand men stationed between JaaPa and Santa
not only these bridges bat many yauabe lives and much
poPeay such guard would have aorsa amPs pro
would so have discouraged the guerlas that hall their
the country to prey upon Me1icsa instead Of American
property. Many think General Scott Is more TO blame
had but few troops, true but what service could
they render in Pueb, where they have been lying inactive
ing without supplies into the heart of an -suppiied
country, leaving his rear, his only channel Of supply be
ing his means oil subssencel 1t seems TO be new
kind Of genenshiP Whether an improved or worse Kind
than the DID, am incompetent 10 Judge.
The ship Charleston arrived last evening from Charleston
@h WIZ o nuf Ne York. ss w wo ' uned and and
the seamef Massachusetts with Number nave nor
These, with Lousiunianq received the other day by
the America place ont of all dauge except OF rowdy
ism and the increase OF mortality .
The foreign residents and the wedisposed Mexicans
complain seriously ORDERS Nos "a and p, IS
fire upon the in of attack can hardly sup
that he seriously conomplaes such measure as It's
effect would be to aid the object OF the gueras or
robbers, composing The assalans Their design would be
o as % h n% sy m @
structonand who would protect the poor foreigners hud
place that appointed or their shelter, rendezvousor
shelter is not IN any sense OF the word sincerely hope
Their amendment of his orders, before attack takes place
The effect OF the orders has been destroy in great ea-
and do not know how amy good cond be expected 10 re-
poor wre,ch who has been loafin about the city for
some months, without money and witnoat character, was
Sa % Iii iea u s ls es esy s
Obtained of his nurderers. but informed by the cap
the walls, that direction, there large number of
ha-rned houses and huis, occupied by the most aoan
ready shelter the guerlias and spies who from
The mountains and commit the depredatons OF which 50
many have been recorded in my letters Had these haunt
burnt long few of these Atrocities and oeries
would nave been committed but they yet and and pre-
ed in Dickens district New York; places
New Orleans party has been out 70 burn Santa Fe
place OF less Importance e the sueri.las Than ms.
The health OF the city certainly grows worse, and "a
probably, under the excellent regulations OF the Board of
dealth improying although the weather continues cx.
as having passed but sill, dangerous for strangers to
venture here. family OF five came in week ago, and
the five have taken the vomo. one died days ago
and two are now very low. The other is Commissioning
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such, by of caution to those who have notion of
| trying their fortunes here e
Vera Cruz be avoided another account-tat Of
| speculation. A number of young who could get
dence of nccumuatinga speedy competence. Out OF every
twenty who have here with such notions about
have died with the vomto; five barely obtain OF
subsistence four from whence they far
in health purse and spirits than when they Games and
one possibly one-fnds respectable salary paying
business INDICATOR.
| VERA CRuz, July D. 1917
GENTLEMEN The steamer Washington left this afternoon
for Tampco and the Bazos, and the qnarcrmastct peo
t1orning for New Ocans-this being the case, must
write, athoug "a have little to say indeed.
After all delay which occurred getting oil the ira
and escort under Gen. Pierce many OF the wagons
an ,,iprepared state, and became detached from the nn
body. An of a hundred and fifty two HUNDRED
troops detailed with the straggers and guard
them until they could relon the train, while the main body
! moved forward. The detachment had, however, nd
attached by large party of guerllas, which kept II
engaged about four hours the end OF which time
I the k1exicans were wei used up and the Amert-
cans moved forward gentleman who passed along Ia,
bodies in the vicnity-al Meyicans-and has no doubt
tha, the guerlas had with considerable loss no
younded have arrived from troops; and III 10 e
presumed their loss has been small III is strange thai
Iin,elinence. The firing plainly heard by SICK
ho had been left behind at Santa Fe. The detachmen
which mentioned in my last having been &c
Sn, e has returned and report the entire destruction
measure Of destroying that place is good and il is t
ne hoped will be followed up with that of the destruction
~ all the hamlets within ten miles of the city, The preser
yaton of life and public property requires such step;
even have TO pay Tor the property destroyed IL ye
the policy of true economy
THE police think they caught the murderer of tie