The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-11-11

possession ol ths ciiy, Tor the purpose, q,
you declare, Of restoring 10 the toll enjoy
menl Of their liberty It's citizens who have
hitherto suffered so much from the l. :.
army. lou likewise were pleased 10 offer
certain supuIauoas 10 THIS garrison, pfo,i-
ded that Il would, within fixed time, q.
bandon the point Of defence Which It now
occupies. With regard 10 The assertion OF
your Evcel'enrv, winch implies that the
inhabitants 0, PIe5li have been malireated
BY the L. S. troops, wholly deny il. On
the contrary, assure YOU that the proper.
~ and privileges Of al have been maintain.
ed, aud respected with the greatest scru-
pulousness, indeed 50 much 50 has II been
done, that us parallel cannot BE- found IN the
annals OF war. And | would most willing.
ly leave il to The most intelligent and in
partial portion Of the popu alton Of the city
TO decide, from which OF the two coniending
parties they have received The most injury
and molesialun whether II IS from their
own counlrymen o. the troops OF the Uni.
ted States.
With regard 70 tina, particular part OF
your EEceency' letter which demands the
surrender, within Fixed time, Of all The 20.
sitons now occupied by the troops under
my command, can OILY say in reply, that
having been honored ~th the du,y Of guar.
ding and protecting them, il IS equally nv
greatest wish and paramount obligation TO
preserve them 10 the last, and am fully
satisfied that shall be able to defend them
successfully, nasmIch as have al my dis.
p0sal all the resources essential to It's foil
and complete Accomplishment.
WIIh considerations n The highest de.
gree respectful have he honor 10 Je Your
ExceIlenc,'s most ohsd.ent servant,
THOMAS CHILD>, Col. L 5. Army,
CIVIL and Military Governor
The Arco Iris Of The 1871 INST. furnish.
es interesting news from Puebla, which is
translated 10 our hands b. the Germs Of
Liberty. Il IS a filing sequel 10 The above
correspondence
PUrBLA, 2Sih-A, 5 o'clock on the eve.
ming Of Yesterday the points Of San Juan
de Dos, Santa Rosa aud Santa Monica
commenced a heavy c1nuoaade upon the
American works. rne latter immediately
began 10 throw cdun1a Shot, bombs and
greaades into the centre OF lie CITY, which
suffered 10 consequence some considerable
injury.
Don Marine del RIO. Wills, standing
with his wife Oh the back be lony of his
house, was struck dead BY a cannon ball. c
Al abou, : O'Clock P. VI the caanonads o
ceased, hu; commenced again at the dawn c
OF The following day d
PuEBLA, % by order ofSlnla Anna fl
a BODY OF lfo1as was Yesterday posted IN d
he Convent o, Santa Teres8, at one Of The o.
corners Of winch a bfe4s:Aoik of cotton a.
,aleS was erected. -Four hundred cotton ri
aies have already been demanded OF the
ouse Of Eeesco tJr le I.ieHce Of the city. q
70 proven, the &C up'c, n OF thls work the u
Americans from tie Tort O. San Jose kept CT
ID Il continual FIRE upon The gofkm4n. Il
ihich, being sl0u,y returned b. the Mesi. al
ans, the discharge Of bombs and gfenades n
rom the American lines greatly increased.
Il this moment considerable number Of tr
rva.e citizens went to SANTA Aans, who
ras at Carmen, and requested o. bim piece ="
{ artillery, winch bang granted, together ~
nth q small body OF uen tor rs manage. i
1eni, they qIiCk marched Tor the Con- t.!
EFT Of Santa Rsl aud opened vel d. N
ecied fire uP1n The American works. We 6
iere n the greatest eoasiernauon, but night N
! last sIPer'eGn5, every 1Alns became IL
net
The uuas Of Santa Rosa we're transfer. ~
Ed 10 lale's TO Santa Catalina, aud It Is %
aid Iha' lhe same ia'ug VII be done with Al
ao9e q Slaia Monica, although the later =
re strongly opposed 10 .ea'IHg their mon. X
-slic asylum
PuERLt, 5,h'-Io day partial tranquil. 10
y retgas 10 'he CITY No" and lhea caa OF
. heard the report % cannon, and the ex- 81
.ios.on o. some grenades 'at.Tu fl the d. d
ecnon Of San Jan Del R'o, IN the rear Of /"
: ness chofeh Genefa. Eea last hieh' coa- '7
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