The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-21
From the New Orleans Picayune, Extra, June Ia
From the Army OF General Scott.


The steamship Telegraph, Captain Aud, arrived Sun
day evening, having left Vera Cruz on the 4th nst
Tampco on the It'll, and Brazos Santiago the 9th inst
The Telegraphs from Vera Cruz is not so late
the Fannys but we have received by her letter from
we have published from him:
JAIApA, (Mexico) May %, 1917
There is nothing of Importance communicate, al
though, after my hurried postscript the letter wrote
teday additional particulars in relation to General Wors
movements received.
place at Amosoque small place about three leagues this
side of Pueba. The number OF the enemy varously
estimated at from fifteen hundred to two thousand They
charged up within cannon range with great apparent
lutonso much that, regular movement was made to
receive them; but the three first discharges of artillery
them all scampcring off fast their animals would
carry them, leaving and seven horses dead the
field. What pity we have not cavalry force sufficient
to attach command to each division OF the army Colonel
Harvey has been compelled remain here with the I'd
been Amosoque with only 500 men, great many OF the
1000 Mexcans would not have answered to their next roll
call.
The better classes Mt Puebla appear TO be well enough
disposed towards the Americans although they perhaps dc
altogether like the idea that force of 1900 men should
enter city of 100000 souls, and without resistance
The lower ordersthe adrones and irOs with which Pue
bla abounds-aie evidently but l-dsposcd towards
One of Gen. Worfhs has already been assassinated
but fortunately the murdeers We're immediately arrested
laws year and half would elapse before case of the
assassins could be settled in the Pueba, he
formed that American tribunal would render them full
justice in day and half The mscreants where
they !, never viii commit another murder.
at Puebla The wheat crop has just pened and is most
The news now is that the Mexicans have abandoned the
idea of foryng at the Rio frio but intend constructing
line of works ut III Penoa position about nine miles this
side of the city Of Mexico Perhaps they only intend this
show OF resistance for the sake of saving their credit
again. they may hope raise enough give regular
battle 10 the Americans They can collect nothing, how
ever but undscipned rabbe, and these regulars
can dispense like chat. The more they have contend
with oil this class the bcter-the quicker panic be
created among them. .
Santa Anna, after the dispersion of his cavalry did
nj San Mn Rio Erio liant
speed to the city of Mexico Our knowledge of the state
affairs at the capital since San, Annals arrival, is limited
but it currently reported Pueba Wednesday last
that the previous day the two parties Pokas and
the P,uos-werc fighting like cats and dogs Some
revolution has without doubt broken but the leaders
at present unknown.
Cen SCOTS last proclamation has been generally circu-
lated Puebla and it is said with excellent effect
less than three editions of it had been printed and still
the inhabitants calling for The demand for ii
alone would show that its effects have been sautay The
nubeess horde Of military drones, and all the employees
and hangerson OF The government are doubtless doing all
they put down its circulation and deaden
huence upon the but they cannot keep il out of the
hands OF the middle and better class of ctzens the aborous
and thinking artisans nor prevent them from persing and
bordering upon its contents
In letter you yesterday by the digenca, believe
that stated that General Valencia coming with
IA 600 men, the Americans The report is, that
OF number 900 Pintos Indians of the SOUTH
that after they manhood, their faces, from
other, which have not heard explained, become
ders and probable that vaencias men, he has
number given him by rumo nothing but recruits
uey VIII IL second
time.
There is much speculation in the army what is to
be the rcsuas what is TO be the winding up OF this
with Mexico. lean other result than the subu-
of the country entrelyor, at least in bringing
under the protection of the United States As nation
Mexico botel the s-the candle of her ndepen-
dence is burnt down TO the socket If left to herself she
would in few months, from her utter inability govern
herself be and divided by intestine CONNEXIONS No
protection whatever could be given either life prop
erty; there men in the country who could make
Roadway against the of abuses that would al
once creep into every department; there is money
or with which to establish new and stabl,
government What then, is she TO do This is q
question for wise heads Too utterly helpless,
be left herself repeat that the better plan would
be to take her at once under our protection Let
honest and welmeaning man--there may be a few Of
them lei-let them be chosen selected
President, and give him the assistance of few thousand
men to keep down revolutions, and the hungry horde
oIeeches. who have so long preyed upon the country
they raised gro or pronuncdDeafo put them down by
the bayoneipronunc ameDtos would become unipsi
ionabe II the precious blood OF those who started them wa
brought in jeopardy Give but OF their revolutions
tragic nrn-tey have been costly taces heretoiorean'
the people would soon become sick OF them ,
These remarks have been hastily thrown together bu
they may possibly be good any speculaons that cer