New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-28
Mexican Affairs.

The following letter from Vera Cruz, which up
peared in the Courier des EtGts Unls Of Tuesday
morning, gives somewhat different account Of
things in Mexico than We are accustomed 10 find
in our own papers and perhaps a truer one:
VERA CRUZ July O 1877
Things here are In a deplorablo state. Many English,
Spanish and French merchants have been obliged 10
close their stores because they make nothing The
Americans are in the condition and those who came
here expecting to make great fortunes have been com
PEELED sell their goods under the hammer This arises
from want Of purchasers for all communication with
the interior ia completely cut OF. The Mexican popula
ton has gone 70 join Gnerras and there scarcely
mains seven eight thousand Europeans mostly Span
isr9e
The garrison lie composed Of 500 men-but outside
be walls division Of about 900 Is encamped, which
leaves In three days escorlng convoy OF 40 wagons
and hundred mules. II is supposed this convoy
viii be strongly attacked by the enemy who wait for il
the National Bridge, and it may be the same thing
will happen before, when than lGO wagons
we're reduced 10 50 on their arrival at Jalapa.
The bodost chief of the Guerras is Jsrsu,a he is
Arragonese Curate who has served under Cabrera and
sfterward eersted to Mexico where lie was dischafg'
ing the clerical functions when the War commenced
lie lie still quite young but has character OF bronze
HIS band composed OF JuO almost MI PtieiN
At first IT was composed Of some sixty marine deserters
whom ha had soduced from the Spanish ,hips-oiw war
anchored before Vera Cruz II il said that the Amer
leans have offered reward OF $1,000 for his head
but d. not believe they will easily get IT, These brave
fellows press US so near that we 90 out OF the
city a quarter Of a mile without running the risk Of
being shot
Gen Scott did not believe himself safe In Puebls he
has left the city and eneamped In the environs His
force about 1000 strong beside 1000 under Gen Cad
wallader who must have formed junction with him,
since the last accounts left him at Perote The Guerr
las approach so near Puebla that they obliged to be
driven back every day with discharges of artillery
Gen. Alvarez is six miles from Puebla with 1900 men
from the South--his position Is one of the stronsest-
Gen Valencia it is said is at Rio FRO with twelve bat
taons and Bus,amente d, Mexico with about ten thou
sand men The position of Con Scott regarded here
rs extremely critical for the party carries every
thing before it, and tho whole country is reused up
We shal soon know which side is successiul.
II appears certain besides that the Capital will make
an energetic resistance TO the Americans The entire
population animated with the spirit and prepa
ratons for resistance have been made not only out OF
the city but IN the streets where numerous barbados
can stop toe advance of the enemy at each minute 1t
has besides decided that at tho approach of the
American 6rmy the women ana chldIen bhhii ieH'o o
city on every side in order that more liberty and more
energy be given to the means Of defence.
The Americans have behaved admirably here, but that
does not prevent their being deiesed and to such de-
gree that apprehend outbreaks the force out
side the walls shall have left
The troops which compose this division belong to the
ten new regiments. They present good appearance,
but do not understand military maneuyers. As to the
cavalry when ii puts itself to the trot mos, OF the sol
diers lose their srrups The battery of artillery which
IL here does not correspond with the high reputation
this branch of the American army enjoys. The can
noneers hardly know how 10 load and on the Attn of
July five of them were wounded in firing salute.
The romiO makes great ravsges among the Americans
particularly although the Europeans have their share OF
IT, Among the former the mortality IL about twenty a
day among the latter about five But par, OF these
deaths should be attributed to fever aud the dyseutery
The soldiers take little of themselves they are
dressed in wooden cloth and they have not had pen
nv for two months they are fed very badly.
The squadron of Com Perry, composed OF eight yes
sels s before the city and also nine vessels Of war
Spanish English ana French