Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-08-06
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Peere Neg0taGt10nS-Ge Scott 10 mdrch
nm The civ ON The 5h instant-San'u IN
IA prepared to gius him fight, Nth an Ar
my of $4,000 men-Another severe battle
wih The Gt,erritlas-Vuage destroyed 6y
order of GoU. Wilson--4ArriOaL Of gofHn-
teers at Vera CrmS--Heahh-1he VomHo'
&c. &c.
The U. s. transport steamship Massachu-
set,s. Can't Wood, arrived here yesterday
from Vera Cruz, the 23d inst, bringing us lIes
of the Sol de Anahuac to date OF departure,
and our regular correspondence from Indicator
up TO the time OF her departure.
PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
No intelligence direct from the city of Mex |
leo, or even from Puebla, traceable to any
authentic source, had reached Vera Cruz,
since the date of our last advices. II will be
recollected, that all was then in state of
doubt and suspense. Information in an I'M
official form had arrived there, intinatng that
Santa Anna had taken the initiative in the
question of the censtltutionality of opening a
negotiation with Mr.. Trst, which had lam
between him and the Congress. and had ap-
pointed three commissioners to meetthe Amer
lean Envoy al San Martin Tesmelucan, on an
appointed day. In reference TO this vital sub
Ject, the Sci de Anahuac of the 22d instant,
states that rumors were in circulation quite
unfavorable to the success of Mr. Trist's mis-
sion. Indeed, from letters which had come to
hand from PuebIa, it was certain that the
commission had not been installed, and "cOn
seQuently, that the hopes of peace which had
been founded thereon, had completely vanish
ed" He adds, on the other hand, that from
the continued inaction of Gen. SCOTS army,
the only datum on which can possibly rest
the probability of commission for the settle
|. A. Of
news for some time from the interior, it may
be that the Commander Chief is waiting the
arrival of fresh instructions from Washington.
The immediate nomination of commissioners,
and the designation of the place of meeting,
would seem to indicate a sincere desire on the
part of the Mexicans, for some kind of a paci-
FIG arrangement. Difficulties of an accidental
nature, delays, ETC., may have interviewed to
ObstruCt the contamination of treaty En-
glish mediation, it was stated, had been prof
fered and accepted, which had progressed so
far as to have brought the Secretary of Lega-
ton of the British Embassy to the headquar-
tiers of General Scott at Puebla. In allusion
to this last means to which the Mexcans had
recourse, the Sol de Anahuac expresses its
dissent from any foreign interference, as being
always costly, and sometimes most fatal in its
results. In reviewing all the news, however
which has reached us by this arrival, we are
bound to confess, that every thing seems in
StdtW quo as at the last receipt OF intelligence
Nothing definite is known; either of the senti
ments of the Congress, of whose meeting no
a word is said, or of the mode of acting of the
Mexican Government Gen. Scott had no
yet left Pueba, when the last accounts were
received at Vera Cruz from that city.
o APPROACHING BArrLE.-In opposition It
the foregoing speculations, however, we fine
that letter of the 18th, which has not come
to hand as yet, a circumstance we much re
greet, is alluded TO by our regular correspon
dent &" lndicator,' in which, as we CLEAN from
his remarks on the Goth relating thereto, h
states that all hopes of peace are entirely
crushed, and that Gen. Scott was to march OF
o the Capital on the 5th inst Santa Anna, a
the head of large army, supposed to be %,
600 strong, intended to give him battle a
some point between Puebla and Mexico.
GEN PIERCE-This officer left with hi
train on the day indicated in our last advces
During his advance firing had been heard alon
the road, by which it seems he must have me
with some obstacles from the guerrilas. Hi
force, however, was so Overwhelmingly stron
three thousand men with one hundred an
fifty wagons-that he no doubt brushed ava
those predatory bands with ease. In referenC
to this, we learn that two hundred men, VIII
set forth from Vera Cruz after the train whic
left a few days before, were attacked a sho
distance from Santa Fe The Mexicans ha
a strong force, but were defeated.
BURNING OF SANTA FE.-Lieut. FitZgeral
had been sent on an expedition with twenty
five men. They went to Santa Fe, took ava
some provisions belonging to the army, an
set fire to the town, place of refuge 10 que
rillas.
VoMITo-This disease, the terror of foreigl
ers in Vera Cruz, still continues its ravage
O but it is quite certain that the health of Il
city has immensely improved in comparisc
with that during past years, through the el
lightened measures introduced by the Amer
cans. The Board of Health are unceasing
their labors to prevent and mitigate the raw
ges of this horrid scourge
We take the following from the Sol
Q Anahuac of the 22d instant:
Col. De RussY AND THE BATTLE OF HU
JUTLA.-The following extract of lett
from Col. Gates, addressed to Gov. Wiso
who had the kindness to permit us to pubh
it, will show that Col De Russy's loss w
not SO great as we have announced it:
TAMPIco, July II, 1917
Colonel do not at this time regret tn
you could not send me the assistance des
ed. Col. De Russy has returned with
command, having lost only eight or ten m
after being attacked by twelve hundred
more, and surrounded for three days, viii
on his way to Tampico. He made such
havoc with his 6-pounder and his men, tn
the enemy were afraid at last to come with
gun-shot. He killed and wounded one hu
dred and fifty, confessed by an officer of t
Mexican forces Our officers say one hun.!r
and fifty killed-the truth is, one hundred a
twenty men passed through range of O
hundred and eighty miles and population
fifty thousand, with great success. The {
was ambuscated three times by one thousaI
or more, and yet he defeated the enemy &C
tinnally, and when heard of his being 81
rounded by so large force, thought
would find il beyond his power to escape,
he extricated himself handsomely-and ;
Telolced at his 'teat of arms"
ALARNs.-As there is a probability OF
night attack Oh the city, when much inu
might result to persons and property, for W;
of combined movements, the Governor of \
IA Cruz has issued orders, directing all An
ricans residing there to enroll themselves il
corps to be commanded By Capt, VIM S. 7
pets. and to repair on the FIRST alarm
place designated.
In the event of an alarm, which will
kGOwn by the discharge of signal gun,
Mexican men, women and children (waf
roe;d;nr foIvr x.I ro,,.