Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-11-09

that the British courier has Just arrived,
bringing dates from the city OF Mexico to
the 9th.
Pena y Pena, as before informed
you, with two associate Judges, compose
the Government, and were at Queretaro.
and had called Congress together on the
9Th of next month.
! have seen a letter from one of the
most respectble English houses, who
speaks of the taking the different forts
in and about the city in the most glowing
terms; that these victories of the Ameri.
cans will compare with Cortez's. In
fact, there is Che says) nothing like them
on record.
The British courier informs me that he
left Santa Anna in Puebla Yesterday: that
he conversed with him for an hour; that
he deeply regretted not making peace;
that he (Santa Anna) arrived at PuebIa
with few hundred horse, and that it was
his opinion he intended to make for the
coast.
Gen. Patterson, am glad to say,
reached here to-day in good health. Brig.
NACuOIdi OuSuiIS udS dlSO dItlteu.
Gen. Lane arrived in Jalapa to day
Major Lally is still there with his 1000
men.
Col. ChiIds had, the day before yester.
Cay, twelve days provision, but the re.
Inducements will reach him in season
VERA CRUZ. October 2, 1947.
SIR: Since had this pleasure, several
transports with troops from Brazos have
arrived, and are daily coming in.
Gov. Wilson is sick, and to-day delivered
over the command for the present to Col
oneI Miles.
have been told this morning thai
Santa Anna had orderld a friend of hi:
to Inform him at once when General Lane
moves from Jalapa. He (Santa Anna,
will no doubt start Immediately for Oaiacs
and thence to Guatemala. This is tolc
me hy friend of Santa Anna.
The country appears to be used up
no money no credit, and no moral eour.
age.
VERA Cruz, October 4, 1S47.
Since had the honor 10 address you
by this steamer.( which has been detained
by norther,)l have obtained the follow.
ing information, to wit: Filisola, general
of division, with 1000 men. and Gen
Coryteyal, with 5000 men and with al
the !eperos they raise, and the national
guard, are TO make demonstration on the
city of Mexico. General Santa Anna
with Gen. Guiana, and 1000 horse and
1000 foot, are to obstruct the reinforce.
ments going to General Scott. He is tc
be assisted by General Rea with the
force under his command, supposed to
amount to 1900 or 2 900. Should Santa
Anna be unsuccessful, it is presumed he
will make his way to the coast and leave
the country.
The war is hereafter to be car
ried on by the different Departments OIL
States; each State to operate with it:
own forces. The Lieutenant Governor
ofthe Department of Vera CRUZ Gutierrez
Villanueva,) is to organize nationa
guard, consisting of LOCO men, to which
IS to be added the ID regiment of regular:
under the command of Col. Casanova
Col. Zenovia is to command The gnerril
las; and the whole to be under the com.
mand of the Lieutenant Governor named
above; Governor Soto (ate GOVERNOR
having lost the confidence heretofore re.
posed in him, ON account of receiving part
of the spells captured by the guerriIas.
The Legislature ofthis State will meet
soon at Orizaba. Gen. Santa Anna
captured an express from Gen. Scott to
Col. Chiids at Puebla, directing hint Col
Chiids) to hold out as long as possible
and if obliged to abandon his position, to
fall back OH him. The express also di
rected Col Childs to hurry up TO Gen
Scott any reinforcements that might be
on the way from Vera Cruz.
This information can be relied on, anC
| have felt it my duty to give it to Gen
Patterson.
Nearly all the troops have arrived from
the Brazos, and Gen. Patterson will
move in the course ola few days.
Gen. Lane. with Major LaIly, ought I,
he, and no doubt will be, in Puebia al
this week.
These fresh reintorcements will aston
ish the Mexicans, and will have a mos
favorable effect in making them cry on
for opening negotiations; they began t.
feel as if we had done them all the harm
we could.
ir Later from Vera Cruz.
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