The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-08-10

of Mexicans, aud suffered heavy loss
The few men (some fifteen or twenty
who came IN reported twenty-five killeC
and the remainder completely surrounded
when they left the field.
The .Ne,o Orieans was at once dis
patched for this place, with requisinor
on Gov. Wilson for reinforcements. Gu,
garrison is 100 small to permit the Govern
ment to send any part Of it away, but he
has written to Gen. PIERCE, who has 10
yet left the camp, 10 learn if he will FL
the CoIonel's requisition. A reply ha.
not yet 5 P. ny been received. Captain
Farragut, of the slOop OF war Decatur,
which ship now lies off the town, offers
to send his marines, twenty lone in all,
and presume his offer will be accepted.
! We learn from other sources that Col.
WILSON could not furnish any reinforce
ment, but that the marines were sent.
The Vera Cruz Sua OF the 18th inst,
though not quite SO late as two OF the a.
bove letters, presents some Of the rumors
to which they refer in more favorable
aspect, as follows
"A private express arrived here night
before last from Puebla, bringing very in
teresting intelligence from that place, from
Mexico, and from Generals Cadwalader
and Pillows trains. The express left
Puebla on the Sd instant, and brought
private letters dated the same day.
''Ncws mad been received the day pre-
vious from Mexico that Commissioners
had been appointed by the Mexican Gov
ernment to confer with Mr.. TRIsT at San
Martin Tesmelucan, eight leagues from
Puebla, and it was supposed they would
meet him on the 4th of July.
1.-The express-rider met with Generals
CadwaIader and Pillow and their respec-
tive commands at Perote. They had
been attacked at Ia Hoya and had COM
pletely routed the enemy, having sustained
but little loss. No property was lost, and
both trains had arrived III Perote which
place, correspondent says, they were to
leave on the 9th instant.
'We have seen letter dated Mexico,
July 2d. The writer says that he does
not doubt that treaty of peace would be
concluded at once by the Commissioners.
He also says that the peace party has be-
come SO considerable in the capital that
he thinks that Santa Anna (who is al
ways on the side Of the sirongest) will
soon pronounce himself in favor OF peace.
"a letter from Puebla, which was writ
ten several DAYS before the express left
that place, states that there had been some
sickness among our troops. We do not
give our readers the whole contents of
this letter, because it is full of rumors
which had not been realized at the latest
dates.
1.-The Mexicans were still fortifying the
city of Mexico, but the means of the Gov
ernment were so limited that we do not
doubt that It will be more than days
work for General Scott to demolish all the
Mcxicans have done in three months, in
case they should show resistance"
The Picayune contains some addition
al information, besides an expression Of
its opinion on the above news, as fol-
lows: ~
sItrom Vera Cruz our news is less
satisfactory than we could wish. On the
18Th our correspondent writes that two
expresses had arrived from Puebla. The
news had not fully transpired, but the
report had got into circulation that the
Mexican Govefumen, had dsenffhree com
missmhegs 10 San Mar,sn .TesIHehcan to-
meet Nj, TslsT, aud Iiear tf,Fonghs him
the ternfsoAsfed by the President. Rhis /
was but rumor, in which we place little
confidence.
'Our correspondent writes on the 10Th
from Vera Cruz that an express from
Gen Scott, Ga Mexican.) while on his
way from Puebla to Vera Cruz, was MUIR
dered near JaIapa. TIE guerrillas report
that he fought desperately, and-befOre lie |
fell killed two Of their number. Our own
arrived in Vera Cruz on the
morning of the 18th instant, without his
letters and severely wounded. He came
by the route Of Orizaba, and when six
leagues from that place he was attacked
by five guerrilleros, and captured. They
took from him his letters, and inflicted
seven severe wounds upon him with
poniard, and left him for dead. After
they had left him he found business let
ter to our agents in Vera Cruz, torn into
fragments, near him. He gathered up
most of the pieces, and took them safe to
Vera Cruz. Our correspondent writes
that, after putting the pieces together as
well as he could. he could only make out
the following items
"Gen. Pillows division arrived at Pu-
ebla on the 9Th, all well. The American
army would march on to the city Of Mexi-
co 10 a certainty If peace were not soon
made. We never supposed there was
any doub! about this The postscript.
dated the llih instant, says that peace