The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-07-13

maya administration has been summarlly
abrogsted by Santa Anna, in Difference, as
he says, 10 public opinion. This has led
to the resignation OF Senior Baranda, who
was not consulted as TO the repeal Of the
measure. Senior Lafragua was then NOM
mated in his place as head Of the State
Department, but this appointment gave
dissatisfaction to the pUrOs, who remon-
strated against il. The result was not
known.
Gen. Almonte was still in prison, nor
are we able to learn any thing more def
mite as to the nature of his offence, his
trial not having yet come on.
The State of Chihuahua voted unani-
mousIy for Gen. Santa Anna for Presi-
dent. This is the only additional State the
vote of which is given in the papers be-
fore US. The votes were to be opened
on the 9TH Of June. Our impression is
that Congress will have TO make choice
between the two highest candidates, as no
one will probably receive majority of
all the votes. On various occasions Con-
gress has displayed great respect for Gen.
Herrera, which leads to the opinion that
he will be chosen.
We find no mention made of the
measures taken for the defence Of the cap
ital. The papers say that Gen. Scott
pretended to his troops that he would
march mo Mexico on the 18th of June,
but that this was a mere boast to keep up
the spirit Of his men that he was III
no condition to move, lacking reinforce
ments.
The Government is urged by letters
from PuebIa and its vicinity to fall upon
Scott, now ne is weak, and crush him.
They say he has really but little over
5000 men, though he pretends TO have
900. They seem to dread lest Gen.
Taylor should proceed to join Gen. Scott.
'Thc propositions which Mr.. Trist is
authorized to make are said by the Mex
icons to be that each Republic shall name
three commissioners to discuss the claims
Of the United States, and that, if Mexico
will not consent to this, then the war IS
to be prosecuted.
We find in the Republican, Of the 7th
instant long despatch from the Secretary
of War TO Gen. Scott, dated the 30th OF
April. 1t informs him that, by the end OF
June, the President supposes Gen. Scott
will have twenty and Gen. Taylor ten
thousand men under their respective COM
mand. Ii asks for the views of Gen. Scott
on various questions suggested, and gives
l. L.
fected Mexican States. The Repubfican0
regards this latter portion as very i'm
portant, but pronounees the Secretary's
representations as to the number of troops
to be in the field utterly false. How this
letter was intercepted we are notinlormed.
On the afternoon Of the 9th instant San
IA Anna reviewed at TcaIpan the troops
from the South Of Mexico, under Alvarez.
This Generals command had not all ar
rived, bat II was expected to reach 5000
men in few days.
Gen. Scott appears to preserve perfect
discipline among his troops at Puebla.-
The Mexicans admit this indirectly,
though letters are published complaining
Of our excesses in general terms. The
case ola New York volunteer is men
toned, who was tried by court martial
for assuting a woman with view OF
robbing her OF a silver crucifx.
The casting of piece of cannon at
ToIuca on the 2I inst. is formally men
toned.
We have thus glanced at the papers
before us, but will recur to them again,
and should they contain any thing ofim-
portance, lay il before our readers.
The Palmetto touched at Tampico on
the 10Th. The only thing which gave
animation to the town appears to be the
false alarms which frequently occur. The
Louisiana regiment stationed at Tampico
had suffered severely from sickness. Ma
ny have died and there are yet many sick
not less than $50 accounts say. Not
more than $50 men are reported fit for
service, and yet this is the only regiment
doing duty. Reinforcements have been
daily expected.
From the Vera Cruz newspaper called
the Sol de .7nahuac Of the 18th ultimo
the New Orleans Times CLEANS the fol-
lowing information relative to the conf
muncation from Vera Cruz with the In
terror:
1.-The communications with the interior
are entirely cut off, and consequently the
news received from the places beyond the
line occurred by the American forces, as
we'll as we'll as those within the line
which ought to be in constant connexIon
with this place. is extremely meager.-
The cause of this insulated state appears
to be exclusively the great fears enter
tanned on account of the numerous guer-
riIla parties which traverse the roads.
"Our latest news from Puebla was re-
ceived about three days ago. from which
we learn that Gen. Worth had already
commenced opening great wagon road