Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-12-15

at the San Juan, scnle sixteen or eighteen miles
| from Vera Cruz, The road all tho way to she
city of Mexico will soon be afc for tho smnlcst
| parties. g.. ...s .s f.s. -#s VS.
II statement in the .Qrco Iris is to he
credited, the. members Of the Mexican Con
gross have determined to hold their sessions
ut Mofelia, the ancient Falixdoid The
| same paper gives rHmor that the Mexicans
| intend gathering all their forces to attack
the next large train going up. IF Lieut..
Col. tombstone, Of the Eol,iyeurs, goes d.
| long in command of the escort, they vii:
not maze much Icy annoying him.
Gen. Butler arrived at Vera Cruz on the
lth INST, and was received with the hon
ors due to his rank. Within the three or
tour days preceding his arrival, several .es-
sells had got in with troops, between TWO
! and three Thousand landing ON the TN and
18th. 1t was thought that General Boiler
| would march for the city OF Mexico within
u fortnight, and with something like six
thousand men. It might cot be arniss hero
to state, that what is left Of tho division Of
Gen. Quisman at the capital, has been in
! corporated with the divisions of Generals
Worth and 'rwiggs--tho PENNSYLVANIA and
, New York Volunteers, and Steptoe's bat.
terry with the former, the South CaroIiNaus
and Marines with the latter
Nothing positive OF the whereabouts Of
Santa Anna is known, but ,naay about We
ra Cruz think he is sacretel in tina: vicini-
~, watching al opportunity to slip off in
the British steamer, or some other foreign
vessel. The Arco iris, Of the 18th saya,
| that Santa Anna had arrived at Uri.aba
with 1860 ragged followers, bu. gives no
hint as to bis future movements or in,en-
tons.
Com. Perry was to sail in the Mississippi
the day after the Alabama left, for Alvnrs-
co, Tabasco, Lagnna and Campeachy. Y,-
catun requires close watching. and perhaps
The present movement of the Commodore
has something to do with the inhabitants vi
that province.
An immense mail cama down with the
train from tae city Of AIeAco, and both tn 2
and night our active postmaster at Vcr.
Cruz waa busy III setting it to rights It
was che first opportunity the officers rr,:
men Of the invading army had had tor months
10 communicate with their friends, aud sy-
cry one improved it.
| The weather at era CRUZ was EXCESSIVE
~ hot, and there was still occa sioaaly a
case of yellow fever 4 ,o!crabr brisk
norlher sprung up few hours after tho Al
ADAM. sailed, which would clear Tho air ard
improve the hcnta.
Capt. Elscoe was, on she 18TH mt elnc-
ted Lieut.. Col. OF the Louisiana Bhuaiion--
Il most excellent selection and one which
has given general satisfaction. The COM
panes Of Capts. Lew is and Hrsnncun are at
Puebla. the latter now under Lieut.. Na,ers,
as Capt. Is. is on the way home for shore
time. The battalion hos suffered consider
ably, ami has been Of great service.
The American Star Of .ha 3d mat. pun
ished at the city of Mexico, mentions tha.
a communications from hlr. 'i'rist had beca
received ut Qucrcta.o, but tle substance Of
it was no! known.
! Correspondence OF tl5 New Orleans Delta
VEaA Ul>u3. Mexico. Nov. II, 1887.
Editors Delta: The Ai,.h.r1s steamer
leaves this evening. Generals Gujtman,
Shields, and several otnsy wounded ard
turlouIi'ed o.liccrs, pruce,d on her to re II
Orleans. on tH:lr way to their respective
homes, from which they have ben 81 long
absent IN the discharge oi their i,Hr;lui> co
ties asS gncA them hv thrlr country. Wis
pleasure have we hane!L the arrival, and yet
with regret look forward TO tne departure
from amongst u@. OF there bravo iuuI;, " no
have so molly sustained the honor ri tho
EcpuOiir in the bloody bate IL Ids q Cen
trerus Churlbuscn, ard UboDute2nc and
who have SO uutinch!nry psssud through
the murdcrous fires Of hiOIluo ;!4. Eirj and
the gf.rtas Of Mexico. AS We lDok upon
their sEn-tntnt ViaagGa, radiant with ley
and rejecting mos. torcit'ly the indascriGs-
be emotions of mingled pleasure and hope,
| we fecl rs II we, too, would wish to be II
taat number whose future career Of public
utility la cut short by the bayis 0! the enc
mNcs Of the EcrHh!!c. May tho welcnn..
which they shall receive, ~ their native ona
adopted hnd, be Of tnat KIND that shall
cause them to forge. the tlrvs.ions and per-
lis u u canpeG en- III Mexlro. May The hap
| plness which their return to Tho buscul Of
Their families and friends ahst. cugender.
be rs permanent and as real! 49, their vaIor
in The field has ben brilliant and glorious.
III the last few days our city has present
ed quite an animated aspect. The largo
train SO long expected from the capital Of
| Mexico, has at length poured forth its con-
tents into our city. Our hotels are now
crowded with strangers and ,nercharlts--.
Our streets are FLIED to oser1,winy with
wagons, t.orses aud troops; and cur side
Walks are COM letely obsruc'cd by "9ari-
patIz'ng' group Of beings OF the most mot
ley character and diverse tastes. Since tho
trains arrival, the merchants Of this CITY
have done prosperous business; and God
knows 1t is high time that they should do
something, for hitherto they have scarcely
been able to scrape together sufficient funds
to meet their bllls, pay their board, house
rent, and the oaccous, eSorbitnn., and grind
ing taxes imposed upon then, by city
council, Of whose proceedings and manage
men! Of the public funds no one knowa env
thing, as it will not publish an account Of
either its revenues and expenditures. Some
OF the members Of this council, prior to their
having been appointed as such by Governor
Wilson. moved in rather strailened cir
cumslances--how they sport thsir broad
cloth dresses, gold watches and dangling
fob-chains. Whence this sudden accession
of golden tinsel. ........
Yesterday, at noon, the Mexican courier
arrived here from C:izaba, bringing papers
and letters from Jalapa, Queretaro, and
other cities OF note. From them We CLEAN
the following few but important items:
In tluc ;tv rf( AL