Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-30
r,poRrAxr FROM MEXICO.


r1poRrASr FROM MEXICO.
A Loan or Eight Millions Demanded BY San.
IA Anna Congress in Secrei SesstOn-
Church Property TO be Confscuted- The
Clergy threatening Ereommunication.
The following items Of Intelligence from Mex
leo have been received at the Office Of the New
York Sun, BY an arrival from Havana
The Congress was 10 secret session debating
ul'on the measures necessary to be taken in the
present state OF affairs An express had been
received from Santa Anna, demanding eight mil.
lions Of money or the country was lost.
II was understood that the eonfscation Of the
church property was contemplated in order TO
procure fund. to carry on the war. The clergy
were, of course, violently opposed to this mea.
sure, ard were threstesine accommodation 10
the Government, Congress and the army if il
wac carried into effect.
The New York Sun Of the 25th suraishes Cd.
drionai particulars Of the late news from Mex.
G., received BY lis havans letters We copy
the Sun's fuller account:
At the momen, tho Diligence was leaving
Ire city of Mexico with the mail for the Bri-
'ish steamer (2elh or 29,h ul'.) an express arri.
we'd from Santa Anna, stating that the Ameri-
can AMY was pressing rapidly upon hin. 10
ese., force, and that eight millions Of dollars
must be raised for the army in some uay. This
Is positive threat Of the forc,ble seizure Of
sha Church property, and it was go understood
IN alexico Santa Anna declared that the mo.
ney rnust be raised Immediately, or the country
- lost. The dispatches were at once sent to
Emgress. As the mails left, Congress was
etli in secret session on the subject The
clergy declared that they would resist the
Wholesale spolation hin,ed 9, BY the Presiden,
General. They had even threatened to ex.
c"nmnncnte. as heretics, every member of
Congress, officer OF Government and selIier
Who would dare to lay violent hands on the
Cnu.ch property or countensnce its con6scaton.
Late from the Army.
The Z. S. schr Eudora, from the Braxos. arri,
we'd at New Orleans on the 18th in.tant-leN
i'razos on the l2,b. Amongst the passenger,
were o. Hammond bearer OF dispatches IRON
General Scott, Colonel Croghan, and Doctor
Finley. o: the Army and IS eick and dischar
gcd soldiers. No Intelligence had been recei
we'd t-or. The army. Gen. Scott w,s AT Brszs,
~ ,ne l?th, where it was supposed he would
remain several days. He had cent on an ex
pteSe informing Gen. Taylor that he woul,
meet him at Tampco or Victoria. The ex
p-rss had TO, returned when the EnGurs left.
The steamer Giraffe was los, in hssvy ga
II, IN, mouth of the Rio Grsnde, 7th inst. Fou
ave. were lost in the wreck.
Inter from the Seat OF War.
REPORTED BATTLE BETWEEN GEN. QuITMA
AND GEN. URREA.-New Orleans papers TO tn
l3tt inst, contain full particulars of the report
from the army, among which we find the follow
ing letter addressed to the editor Of the Flag
and published on the 9th instant; our reader
viii Judge for themselves as to the CORRECTNESS
Of the writer's conjectures. The same repor
has reached Washington. but the battle is sal
to have been fought with Canales.
CAMARoo, Jan. 3, lS47.
Dear Friend:- came down from Montere
yesterday with Col. Croghsa who ia en- rout
TO Austin, Texas, authorized TO raise a regn en-
rf Texan Rangers to serve during the wal
From the most authentic inforraation hav
been able to gather, from Mexicans. am strong
" in the belief that a battle was fought yesr
day two leagues this side Of Victoria betwee
Gen. Quitmun, with 1000 volunteers and Gel
Urea with 10000 regular troops. Col. Cros
han is no, inclined TO credit the report, bu,
consider the authority pretty good having col
versed with the Mexican Who brought the e,
il the rear of Gen. Quitmsn, with 5000 reg,
lar troops. So. if the Gen. should find thin(
too warm for comfort, he can tall back On Ge
Taylor, and their united forces can repel on
attack which Urea msy make. Gen. Worv
is still at Sa',i!lo, having been reinforced
three regiments of volunteers, from Ohio, he,
lucky and Indshs. Gen. Wool is in camp
teen miles from Ssitillo, on the road to San l.
is Potosi. waiting orders. Santa Anna can.
deemed expeGient reinforce Urea (by the 7
la Pass) with large force. Mexicans nfor
me that such is SANTA Anns's intention, thin
ing to draw Generals Worth and Wool fro
SaItlo, when he would Immediately Occur
that place! Fifteen hundred lancers arc no
lowering around Gen. Wool's encampment, WI
ting favorable opportunity to strike.
Our troops still continue to suffer from chi
and levers at every post.
The Ma'amoras Flag says: Mr.. Gillespie.
Texan prisoLer, released lately by Santa Ann