Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-12-21

man who by getting Up revolution in Mexico
about the time that The Americans were 10 land al
Vera Cruz deprived the city from receiving REIN
forcemen.s, which, perhaps, would have prevent
ed It's bombardment and subsequent capirulalion.
"G.n. Pauerson's Division Patterson's
division left Jalapa on The 18th Before his de.
pa!ure he hung, on the 23d, two America lea m
siers, for having killed a Mexican boy, twelve
wears old He caused also 10 lie executed, thr
next day, the two Mexican officers, Garcn and
Acade belonging 10 the 9Th and 4 h regiments
who were taken prisoners commanding euenli.
las, without having been exchanged The peu-
pie buried them in great ponp and ceremcny-a
thing which has disrleased Gen. Paterson very
| much. He sent Tor the A!ca!de, who said hal
The funeral had been spontaneous with the people,
and thar he had not power 20 prevent ii besides
be remarked tina Notwithstanding The great num-
| Der Of persons who. had attended The ceremony
| order had not been disturbed in The slghes, man
ner"
In the Spanish side OF hc Arco Iris appear
two letters, describing the deep sympathy leil By
the inhabitants OF Jalapa, Tor the tate OF The two
| Mexican officers. DeDnaions from the corpo
ration, from the clergy, from the ladies OF the CT
~ waited on The General, snpplica.ing a com.
! mutation of The sentence; hut stern duty made
| him inexorabie Having hung the American
| teamsters he could not spare The Mexican guer-
! reros Ii appears that these officers were caplur
| cd al Jacomulico, acting with Col. Robelledo q
| chief oil guerrleros, also made prisoner Let
! ters have beeen written 10 Gen. Scott 10 ascer
| tain u heiher Rotoeto has been exc hanged; fol
both he and the officers just executed fell into ouI
hands, the later al The capture 81 Vera Cruz, thf
| former in subsequent skirmish. Ii Roholcdt
had not been regularly exchanged but like The
o;her two, was Oh his parole, his fate is sealed
he will a.suredly be hanged.
The following is taken from the "Free Anne
ricaE" OF the 26 b uii.:
"Ftnm The InteriOr.-On The 9Th inst, Genera
ScotI minated TO The editor OF paper (El Indie
Errane) that il he continued the publication 0
articles calculated 10 create disturbances, b,
would stop The publication OF his paper and csus,
the printing materials 10 be sold for the benefit
The poor
"A Mexican va. tried by Military Com
mission for shooting, with the intention OF killing
another person, and was condemned 10 be fogset
in the plaza.
The Monitor Republican, having made some
offensive remarks as TO this mode OF punishment
and having published false report as 70 The ma
! lure of the offence the Governor addressed mole
10 him in which be threatens 10 have him Tried
hsfnre the same Commission, aud orders him lt
rubbish tie true circumstances OF the case.
"IHe Guerr,i.erss goin.-Yeserday four men
belonging 10 Cap,. ConnolIy's company Of Lou
siana volunteers, left the encampment al Sar
Juan, and when few miles from the camp were
attacked BY abou. forty Meficans. Twoof iht
party were killed. and lbe other two, although
wounded, succeeded in making their escape, anc
reached San Juan last evening. A cetacbmen
was Immediately sent in pursuit OF the Ms1i'
cans, and if they are encountered they will pay
dearly for that exploit.
IN. B.-Since writing the above, we have un
| dersIood that detachment OF mounted men, who
accompanied some markemen, fell in with q
parry OF suur,Hsso,, who we're posted on the pass
age Of The latter 10 rob them. An engsgemer