The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-03-06

OF ths Amtticsns. During the month
Of January the orptosehes 10 Vera Ctur
on the road to the interior wete strength
ened by bsnery Of hesvy guns.
Through The sane weli informed gem
tlemsn from whom we learn this fsct, We
sie confirmed 10 our belief expressed
shove ss to The dssiulion OF The troops
in the city end castle. Ito writes: i
do not see how j, is possibls 10 introduce
sDy more troops with sny prospect OF
feeding Them
a Mexicsn Journsl of the ss,h, give.
the folio wiog account Of so engagement
with pSn Of The coinmsnd Of Gsnersl
Kssrney, who is Of The head Of The Nor
therD OF New Mexican expedition, ou'
Of which probably rose The repor, Of The
battle ni CaIkushu,.
% the es Of Deeembe senoi Cuyl
Il was a, 81 Peso, al the h-sd Of $50
regulars, who, added to the Pasenos, or
tooops raised near El P.so, exceeded
1000 IN number. Tn. Americans were
81 Dons Ana, eco strong. They ed
yspced upon E Pssso. Cuylli prspar-
ed to 6ebi them, but the evening he
was 10 sci forth on his march he wa,
seized with violent brain fever, which,
rendered him helpless. The conmsnd
devolved uponVidsl,who possessed linlt
military skill, and expected 10 surround
end destroy the .qmerlcsns like so many
rsbi,s. He psshed forward 500 c,vsl.
~ under ospt. Antony PoHce,of which
one half were Pssenos. Ths Ameri.
cans demanded ps,ley, which was de.
MED, and the f9h, imme disely com.
meneed. Ponce charged al lne hesd Of
his esvs|iy, but j, vain. ss he was woun.
ded 10 the fra onset. Just then lhePs.
senos run, snd threw snsh disorder into
the whole ths, oil took took 10 Hisht.
leaving 8 howitzer in the hands OF The
A Americans, but carrying Of three other
pieces. Vidal Ietured with oil speed
10 Csrris'l, forty leagues from Fl Pssso.
Tbs loss on each side was not known or
10 not stated. On the 9Th the Amer.
icans look possession of a Pssso, with :
900 cavalry and 600 Infantry. The /
cavalry Immediately sts-lsd in pursuii
not known at Chihushus on The 81 ofl'
Jsousry that they hsd overlsken Them
II was thought likely they would gs'
possession OF two wsf ons which were
in The rear with The park, ss well 90 o1'
thirty men who escorted them.
A letter from Mszulsn, dated ,he
ll'h OF jan, 10 published. Gov. Cas-.
'ro was then in that city. Ex.Gov. ID
P!o PIeo was 10 Gusymss. Both were =
sskins men and money 10 recover the f
Calffornls'. They boast indeed, ,hs, h
we have not foot-hoid on the land; that lr
with only 90 mon sn ansmp, by 700 A. 6
nericsns to take Los Angsios.h.d been
successfully repulsed. II
Aprojsct has been issued Ia Msssi.
Isn OF declaring Santa ,.4nna dictator l.
This drew from him so immediate dec.
Isr'tion ths, ss he did no, aspire to the
Presidency, Le would use ell his force
TO pot down any movement in Sonors
or any other Safe, which should thres,.I
en- 10 klndle political com motion. The
latest dates from San Luis Potosi ere tol
the 2oth uli. The army had no, then,
moved, bot the Vera Cruz Kadic ,toy OIL
ihs els, u., thinks that i, had done soI
subsequently,, bsieg ensbed 10 do 90 by s
'he funds raised by theSlste olSan Luis |.
The Law suihori.ins the seizure Odc
fI'een millions Of properly bslonsinelt
10 The Church, promises 10 be , ds,dl
Teller. Tne properly consists slmos II
wholly ofreal estate iu di6eren, eines oil!
the republic. Evenif the law Of Con.
gress be enforced, it 10 said ths, no oosl
VIII advance money upon the prOper,y
30 seized, much less purchase il, Thsi
wno's BODY OF The clergy had protes,od |,
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