The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-11-04
G. ". X.
Cry OF Mrxrco, Sept. %, lsl7.
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Cry OF MrMco, Sept. 2s, lsl7.
We have rumofs without number from
putbla to-day Ooe Is that Santa Anna
has been killed in an encounter with Col.
ChilJs ~ tho vicinity Of the city anolh.
er story would make us believe that lie has
been taken prisoner, after defending him.
sell for sometime ii the paper mill called
/ "a Consiancn, IN the neighborhood Of
Puebla The accounts say that Col. Chllds
was reinforced BY Maj. Lally, aud that he
Immediately catered the cry, drove ont
The guernlleros and surrounded the mil a.
boyo named. What credit 10 place N
these fumors ! know not but u Santa
Anna Is really prisoner, II has been IN.
tcnlionol--ho has given himself up. lie
has been killed, It has been What the Mev.
icans would term one cosuGlIdad, sheer
accident, Tor no such Intention ever enter.
ed his head.
Asa prisoner Santa Anna knows per.
frcily well that lie can lunbug Mr. Polk
with ease, and all his friends besides. We
shall know the whole truth d the matter
10 tho course OF aav 90 two.
II IS said that the Mexican Congress ;
to assemble at (luefelato on the . b 4
October-ncxt week-and that Pena Re
IA bad gone oul ta DC installed as the &C.
ing President | have heard Mex,cau'
say that tho bnds has many members whn
vii deliberate mauilly aud seriously 10
llvof Of peace but ny opinion II, that
malnftN Of them viii talk ol lule sa,a
, boaor and diiehes and glory aud hast ~
trenches and runs aud Of bsldg but,e-
I under them, aud Kindred nuuscuse. Son
n 1t them may he bf,bed,' or hired, 10 q.
: pouse The peace SIDE. We shall see.
: Rju, ia his letters t. Santa AGoa, u L
him lhil i he would continue the war ~
d would perish by his side bu, they ,a'
that when the armisitce was broken, lie
j renamed a, Quereiaro and forgot oil Oh. u
!. Gsh,iua. Valiant man - Manuel Gre.
crnels RECON bu, he has prudent wly
j OF nanilcAung it 10 the hour of peril.
I. Paroles was hero 80 the cts few dlu
! SINCE. without followers, and has gor,
!, North, perhaps towards Gaulalayafa. 4,
:. old and ia,orile ground, to stir aud ut
cnce tho minds Of he people agains,
Yankees, aud Try b.. hand against lhsa
K he IS no doubt one ol tie bFsvest aud Us
generals Mexico has ever produced
81 Gomez farias IS at Qgefiaro bot W
7 10 nas hear what he Is dong. Gen. H..
Z refa j. also here, ana Il j leading man
4 devteo IS 10 favor Of peace, he S The "a.
o IL ,nilpenco, hoseSer Is confined a.m.a,
) entirely 70 tho moderator.
) hr. Wells, the partner OF liar, IN ia
Army theatre, died here a day o. two sipse
= lie may be recoiIected ia tie {. STATE
:. not only as pan'omlntst but as a dlncrf
I and actor Of some Distinction. Caaas
p Pembcr,ou WadJel, Of one Of the ps4
/, regmcn's q infantry ~ also dead. Tie
i wound Of Gen. Shields. although panic
IS improving. 4 musket Gall struck NJ
. "a The left arm. ntthe s,ormins IL Chau
lepee bat binding a handkerchief round
, he continued With his men until c,er
, thng vas Gained. Gen. Pillow has al
most entirely recovered. Succ comnrr
eng this ! have heard another rumof 10
tic ciiecl that Alvarez md Ihe Cnncre.,
OF fach.a have risen mon Santa Anna al
pat hm TO death, THIS can hardly T.
credited. Alvarez i dauht,css IN lbs, ..
rectioa, IIe lpok cspeclnl good care 70
keep himsclf1nJ hi- rnios out Of harms
way during he recent struggles IN tbs. V
ctui'Y,
The loss n the different divisions in The
slouung Of Chafulcpcc and capture Il
the city on the 18th - as follows In ,hst
ot ten. Qmiman about 300. IN that q
Gen Ielges 2G-, IN that of Gen Prilno
! II 10 thai Of Gen. Worth 1871. Owing
10 has previous heavy loss Tho latter only
had about 1000 men cngogcd IN the aI
battles. As ! know It will be 81 great 10.
leresi TO thctr friends, before closing lhl;
letter viii slate that The wounds OF NJ.
most ali The officers arc doing we'll can
speak positively Of Col Garland, MAJOR
Wade, Waite, Lofing and Gaddon, Caps.
Mason, Walker, Danlcy, and Of Lieus.
Foster, Shackelord, SeIden, and LuEcn.
heol, and ] mention thom as beng some Of
the most severely wounded,
send you a few papers and documents,
of interest, which, trust, viii reach safe.
ly. Had ! an opportunity, could furnish
YOU with volume Of letters, papers, &c,
all found 10 The palace and other places
which would 10 rare treat 10 our readers.
on shall have them nl in good time |
send YOU species Of diary from the 30lh
August M TO this date, 10 tho shape OF let.
ers, written from day 10 day, In the main,
believe | was correct ~ my surmlscs, al.
hongh not always right ! write in great
iaste, as the courier sJ Jus, starring.
Yours, &c, g. ". X.