Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-25
latest NEWsFRO ON MEXICO.
Correspondence of the N. O. Picayune.
JA1apA. Mexico, May %, 1847.

municate, although after my hurried postscript
to The letter wrote yesterday, additional par
ticulars in relation to Gen. Worth's movements
were received
1t seems that the affair with Santa Annals
lancers took place at Amosoque, small place
about three leagues this side of Puebla. The
number of the enemy was varIously estimated
at from 1900 to 1000 They charged up with
in cannon range with great apparent resoIu-
ton, SO much so that regular movement was
made 10 receive them; but the three first dis
charges of our artillery set them all scamper-
ing off as fast as their animals would carry
them, leaving ten men and seven horses dead
on the feld What a pity we have nota cav
airy force sufficient to attach a command to
each division of the army. Col. Harvey has
been compelled to remain here with the I'd
Dragons up to this time, to give the horses
rest; had he been at Amosoque with only 500
men, a great many of the 1000 Mexicans
would not have answered to their next roll-call
The better classes at Puebla appear to be
we'll enough disposed towards the Americans,
although they perhaps do not altogether like
the idea that a force of 5000 men should enter
a city of near 10000 souls, and without re-
sstance. The lower orders-the lddrones
and leparoes with which Puebla abounds-are
evidently but ill-disposed towards u.s. One of
Gen. Worth's men has already been assassina-
ted, but fortunately the murderers were imme-
diately arrested On the Alcade's telling Gen.
w. that according to their laws, gear and a
half would elapse before the case of the assas-
sins could be settled in the courts of Puebla,
he was informed that an American tribunal
would render them full Justice in day and a
half! The miscreants are now where they
never will commit another murder.
1t is said that supplies of all kinds can be
readily obtained at Puebla The wheat crop
has just ripened and is most abundant
The news now IS that the Mexicans have
abandoned the idea of fortifying at the Rio
Frio, but intend constructing line of works
at Ell Pencil, a position about nine miles this
side of the city of Mexico. Perhaps they on
y intend this as show of resistance, for the
sake of saving their credit again, they may
hope TO raise men enough to give a regular
, battle to the Americans. They can collect
nothing, however, but an undisciplined rab-
BILE, and these our regulars can disperse like
: chaf The more they have to contend with
of this class the better-the quicker panic
can be created among them
Santa Anna, after the dispersion of his cav.
airy, did not stop even at San Martin or Ric
FRO, but kept on with all speed to the city O.
, Mexico. Our knowledge of the state of affair:
at the capital, since Santa Annals arrival, i:
limited, but it was currently reported at Pue
bla on Wednesday last that on the previous
day the two parties-the PolkGs and the P,t
e ros-were fighting like cats and dogs. Some
: new revolution has without doubt broken out
8 but the leaders at present are unknown.
: Gen. SCOTS last proclamation has been gen
), orally circulated at Puebla, and it is said will
: most excellent effect. No less than three edi
q tons of it had been printed, and still the in
habitants were calling for more. The demand
for it alone would show that its effects hav
t been salutary. The numberless horde of mil
itary drones, and all the employers and hang
ers on of the Government, are doubtless doin.
all they can to put down its circulation, an
deaden its influence upon the masses bu
!, they cannot keep it out OF the hands of tn
- middle and better class of citizens, the labori
n Gus and thinking artizans, nor prevent then
y from perusing and bordering upon its contents
n In letter sent you yesterday by the dill
" gencia, believe that stated that Gen. Va
q lencia was coming out with $4,000 men t
IS meet the Americans. The report is, that &
is this number 1000 are Pntos, or Indians OF til
South, under Gen Alvarez They are Gale
t. Pntos from the fact that after they come t
d manhood their faces, from some cause or 9th
IS er which have not heard explained, becom
l. spotted-yellow and red. They are of lttI
account as soldiers, and it is probable that Va
lencia's men, if he has the number given hir
by rumor, are nothing but raw recruits
they stop to be fired at once, they will not
it a second time.
- There is much speculation in the army q
~ to what is to be the result-as to what is
, be the winding up of this war with Mckee
n | can see no other result than the subjugatio
~ of the country entirel y-or at least in bringin
" it under the protection of the United State
~ AS nation Mexico is blotted out of the list
~ the candle of her independence is burnt dow
~ to the socket If left to herself she would
~ a few months, from her utter inability to go7
ern herself, be torn and divided by intestir
- connections. No protection whatever coul
~ be given either to life or property, there a
~ no men in the country who could make hea
~ way against the torrent of abuses that woul
10 at once creep into every department, there
~ no money or means with which to establish
8 new and stable government What then
- she to do d? This is question for wise hea'
20 to answer. Too utterly helpless to be left
= herself repeat that the better plan Won
~ be to take her at once under our protectlo
90 Let some honest and well meaning man--the
" may be few of them left-let some one
= them be chosen or selected as President, al
~, give him the assistance of few thousand me
: to keep down revolution, and awe the hung
81 horde of leeches, who have so long prey
i upon the country. If they raised a grito
nc pronunciamento, put them down by the bay
=; -pronunciamentos would soon become u
rs fashionable, if the precious blood of tho
y, who started them was brought in leopard
on Give but one of their revolutions a tragic tn
- they have been costly farces heretofore
q; and the people would soon become sick
IL them.
as These remarks have been hastily thrown t
it's gether, but they may possibly be as good
I'd any speculatioHs that can be offered He w
IL thinks that a lasting and beneficial peace c
be made with Mexico, or believes that
vo American troops are soon to be withdrawn,
~ some one who has not been over the count
Mt he starts in his belief from false premis
at and Judges race of people by the ordina
ar rules which govern human nature, while it
A. VIGOROUSLY a fact that they have long sin
es thrown all ordinary rules at defiance. T
,he Chinese, when they painted hideous faces U
Cof on their walls to brighten off the English
M vaders, were not whit behind these peo]
when they get up their tremendous proclaim
tons. and fatter themselves into the bel
IN that what they say in them is all true-tl
hi they really are great people. and able to &C
,ry tend with those whom they profess to despi