The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-06-24
LATE FROM VERA cRUZ.

LATE FROM VERA CRU. @
We are indebted 10 the New Orleans
" Picsy nne" and the New Orleans L" Com.
mereIsl Times" for extras containing The
latest news from Mtxiro. The dates
IRON Vera C'Uz are 20 the LIST instant.
and tie intelligence generally is interest,"
ing.
Gen. Scott l,fI jsIspa on the 23d ulli.
mo Tor PUebis, al the head Of nearly
5000 troops. and had safely arrived =. The
latter place. - "~.
Gen. Shields is doing veil, apd was
shortly tSpeciej at Ners Cruz.
Major X. Hammond. Psymsster u. s.
Army, died AZ sea. on the I'd instant, on
his passage from Vera Cruz.
The following brief note from Mr..
Kendall Is the only one from Pusbl.:
"Puebla, Mexico, May 20, 1917.
The division Of Gen. Twiges enter.
ed hi. city to-day, all we'll. Thee sere
rumois in the morning tha, General.
BusIamenle and Leon were advancing 10
attack Gen. Scott with an immense force,
bui so lsra have heard lolhing confirm.
ing the reports. Almos. every one thinks
thai the Americans are 10 have anolh, r
grand battle. but where no one can divine.
3" The diligencis does not run between
dis and the city OF NJ, xico, and 90 Ter
have found il Impossible 10 lay hands Up.
on any payers.
No one as yet knows what Gen.
SCOTS Intentions ale as regards his future
movements, yet small as lis force 10, many
think be will advance upon Tile capital.
We shall know in dag or lwo."
The PIcayune has The follow ing letters
i'om The city Of Mexico, which are eu.
dorsed as being from the hest sources Of
information. IL will be perceived, how.
ever, by the latest letter OF The " Times :"
that President Santa Anns's resignation
had been refused by The Mexican Con-
gress, and Tia, be still occupied The Pre-.
sideD.Isl chair.
Extract from Letter dated Mexico, Way 90.
From here haze nothing worthy of
moi ce to communicate excep, that Santa
Anne yesterday resigned the Presidency,
but y = not known yei whether Congress
will admit Of IL. lie was iuduc, d 10 ,ske
ihss course from the opposition he meets
10 ms views OF carry ing on ibe defence oil
Tue Guy, and from some deiamstory writ
iogs which appeared in the public papers
against hts past conduct. IIts penerslly
expected thai the Americans will be here
about the 18th Of next month; and, con.
s'derlng tie state Of things in the capital.
! may ssy that they. will nee, with bu,
slight res,siancs on the parl Of this Gov
erninent." .".s
Extract from another Letter Of the same date.
"Last week Santa Anna commence, d
Terrifying Guadalupe, Peuon, aud M,jica,-
zingo, near the suburbs OF tic cl.y; but
unusual d'ssrporoba ion was the result,
AND hence hsresson Tor offering his resig.
nation. Il is supposed i, " III be accept.
cd, and that Herrera will receive the no.
IMITATION. There are only about 5000
troops IN thociiy." ee~ @st+~o% a. .~&
We make the following extracts from
The correspondence Of the " fimes:'' /
Vera Cruz, May 81 A report by way
OF oTIzabs tells Us that Santa Anna i. still
~ The Presiden isi chair; tha, Valencia is
Commander.in-Chiei OF the Army, and old
Nicholas Bravo, Governor of lhe State OF
Mes'eo. Juan AIvatsz. whom you NAV
remember as The Sonora robber, and friend
OF santa Anna, is said TO he rapidly an. {
pfoaching wi.h ien thousand Of his Indian
reta'nsrs, in arms, and IL expected to ex. /
iifps'e the Yankees utterly.
a The yelIowslever is now getting re aIly !
serious amongst us. Thirteen cases ter.
minated fatally yesterday. and to-day
already ] have head oil The death Of three
whom personally knew. I
Colonel kearney. the Government con.
tractor, 10 now lying 10 very dangerou, T
y "e' and people are thus falling around
ne Such things TO an nn,cclimated man
IKE myself, are calculated 10 make one
eel ugIy. @~ 10 - ." 's'
Eight o'clock p. M.-The British eou.
yer isln from Mexico. but seems 10 know
cry LILLE OF matters 10 that neighborhood.
lie sssys that Herrera Is not P,es,dewt.
shall Try TO learn some,b,ne from the