The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-09


IN MEXICO.
From the Little Rock (Ark) Democrat, May all
the Pulaski county companies of mounted oi,nmsn 10
gentleman in this place. dated
"c-'''+ ST. 'As March ess ss, E, NJ, ssssss'e'2
Soon after this and before my health was restored
Major boriand was sent out with scouting party and l.
had done nothing in the regiment since it left San
Antonio, volunteered to 60 with him. We were sur
prsea and captured by Gen Minon with 5000 MEXICAN
troops at the Hacienda Encarnaton on the 23d Of Jan
Since that time have been closely watched and con-
be struggled out of the country by our out"ofdoor
friends MY health is now entirely restored and hope
for q speedy exchange.
:" have before this, expressed to Won NV contemnt
for the Mexican nation; but, until now, had idea
that there existed under the canopy of the heavens
people 30 degraded: From the soldier to the
best general they are nation of liars and thieves and
II there Is woman whose virtue above suspicion that
tant has never heard Of her. Even the clergy
FREQ from the common faint They looked upon as
the most corrupt part Of the population. | presume
that there not officer in the army Santa Anna
down who has not been bought and sold publicly
myself in prison as have been, (for you must know
that we confined in the have witnessed
the public SALE for cash In hand Of lot of officers some
10 or 30 in number. These are the oircunlst =
When brought to this place the night of the
LIST March, there was revolution going in the city
between the priests and the The the
revolution was this: When Santa Anna returned the
made President and the head of the
army, he called on Congress for appropriation to
enable him to carry on the war. The Congress, in ODE
ence INC Gun maze iesy on the churches to the
fused to pay, and pronounced" against the govern
tLI r".as, i,esaent az ,ntertm 10 enforce
so urew gu. tue maly ana attacked the church.
ney. But there he reckoned without his host for the
h ~e SoUab up Ina .ne presss havng All ths
oop. auu, y 'ue u u, Lneir money INDUCED them TO
~. w. a. PRISONERS changed owners our
government penitenary, in which we are confined is
commanded by colonel in the army, assisted by ano
ths oToe COLONEL captain ana Two or
% = men we arrived at TINS place they
nau 90 Pr'soners SOME uIeen or more omcers OF the
different kinds among which NAV be enumerated roh
berry house breaking &c Well when we arrived the
adherents Of the and held out
in their favor a whole week. which is long time when
consider that the was yery poor and he
very fat But, at the end of the week-on Sunday a
day which the church deyotes TO doing good acts and
the service Godour colonel yielded to the eloouence
Of the priests but not until he had felt the
ofther dollars The other officers gave in in ike man
well the soldiers-every man for his price
The next to be brought over rather to be bought
over, the officers who detained as prisoners
They yielded, but yielded gracefuyevery for his
prison which had been poor the head
quarters poverty could envened the eternal
chink, Of moneyfor, unused were the poor devils
money, that 1t seemed to burn In their pockets and
Of he Of the o
who had been prisoner here, proposed to me To
join the revolutionary party. thanked him, but de-
cned-telling him that 1t family quarrel, like one
between and his wife and that was In favor of
their having fair fghtthat expected General Scott
would be- knocking at their gates for adms sion
and that then IL he had any curiosity in seeing me fight
to look out for should certainly do nv best He bade
me good morning and retired
Well by dint of bribery the priests succeeded in get
ting the largest party The revolution waxed warmer
and warmer. II had continued for fifteen DAYS
when Santa Anna arrived from Satio, with the rem.
nant Of his army which had escaped from Gen TAYLOR
He put stop to the revolution by turning against the
government which had done every thing that he had
asked oS them, and joined the priests which was the
strongest party. Gomez Farias has been compelled TO
resign and Santa Anna now holds the reins What he
will do, know He speaks of leaving soon for Vera
Cruz, to meet Gen. Scott.
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amanc and hsa,tv .nS sasms 20 Will very greas
49,. a u s..i.'' " poSsess oonSioeIapie
during his residence here his views the and
relations between Mexico and the United States which
he intends to publish on his return to Mexico
Col Mata desires to have La Vegas conduct to the
ile says .ns. zen La vega lett the city OF
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