Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-04-10
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
rRoM rnE NEW onLEANs nELrA, MAncH 3l.


FROM THE NEW ORLEANS DELTA, MARCH 81.
OPERATIONS AROUND VERA CRrz.-The opinion
wehave always entertained, that the Mexicans would
make a vigorous stand at Vera Cruz, receives daily
confirmation. They reckoned without their host
who thought Gen. SCoTT would achieve bloodess
victory. From all we can gather the Mexican SOL
diers in Vera Cruz seem inspired with much spirit
and zeal, and are determined not to yield up the
city without some strong manifestations of bravery
and patriotism. There about five thousand effective sol
ders in the town, and large number of townsk, and
women, who in siege be rendered extremely useful in
aiding the soldiers. We all remember in the history of the
Peninsuar War; how powerfully the citizens of Saragossa,
and other Spanish towns coopealed against the besegng
French armies. We understand that though it the
gent desire Of the Mexican commander that the citizens,
especially the women should leave the town, but few in fact
left This deeply to be regretted Many deporabe
must from the bombardng storming town where
gathered many innocent and children. The Mex
leans in their continual revolutions have grown nsensibe TO
dangers of that The Mexican somewhat
maabe for their bravery In this, in all the other higher
qualities of humanity, they vastly superior to the In
the battles of Monterey and Buena Vista they every
where the very midst of contendng hosts conspicuous for
their devotion and sepossessed courage in administering
to the wounded and cheering the last Pickering thoughts Of
the dying soldier 1t would give dark unge 10 the bril-
lancy of any victory might achieve before Vera Cruz
helpless and children mingled with the victims
of the fierce about 10 let loose the devoted
city Let it be borne in mind however, that our General to
avoid such sad results of war, has offered free passage
through his camp to all the noncombaans Of the city, and
has indeed solicited the departure of the and children
In vigorously defending Vera Cruz the Mexicans are
influenced more by pride OF character and a of
shame for their previous defeats, than by any patriotic i'm
pulses by hope Of succeeding in the conflict They
fight the dues Does point of HONOR and fhey
worsed, well satisfied with the show least OF
rage and chvay Defeat to them matter Of course but
its notifications forgotten it has been achieved at
great sacrifice of life Thus find Santa Anna, after pre-
cipitae fight from the bloody field of Buena Vista, claiming
the victory Taylor chiefly the ground of the heavy
loss he inflicted the latter and the "bave charge of his
nvncibe soldiers" II victory with the Mexcans 10
show fight against troops.
II is not known in what way Gen. Scott will conduct hi
operations around Vera Cruz-whether he will him.
self with the questionable honor of long siege, and starving
the poor Vera Cruzanos into terms, whether he will
the hazard Of his die upon the bloody arbtrament of Storm
and revive the gorie Chippewa and Lundys Lane under
the heavy fire of San Juan dUlua The latter plan will be
the brilliant and glorious and think the desruc
tive and dangerous troops The delay of siege, be-
sides the casualties incident the exposed portion Of our
lines, which within range Of the guns of the
CASTLE and which presume to be advanced still
the city, will bring troops in contact with foe far
formidable than Mexican vaor and prowess The yonito
would thin ranks faster than all the guns San JUAN and
Vera Cruz would find in this scourge wall of defence
than the sevenod walls of Troy. To carry the
city by will think, be the udicious and eec
tive mode of operations, and the suited the cha
of troops. The vaor aud energy of voun
teers will angush under long siege, in climate and
exposed position In combined attack the city they would
equal any troops in the world
When Vera Cruz is taken it will we presume be parri
soned and the body Of troops will be marched high
and beautiful town of Jalapa, situate about thirty miles from
the seacoas but seventy miles by the road from Vera Cruz
Here they be maintained in health and well supplied with
all the comforts and necessaes Of life. H proper discipline
preserved, will be the il Gen Scott re-
mains in command, these troops will be in fine condition to
march towards the capital in the fall 1t will be necessary
however, to impose tight rein upon volunteers when
encampcd in the lovely valley of Jaapa ured by the in
fuences of the climate and removed from the restraints Of
society," they may share the fate Of Hannbas
when encampcd Canng who worn out by luxury
and dissipation, fell easy prey the wary enemy But
trust that these dangers may all he avoided by the speedy
termination Of this unfortunate Our infatuated and OBJ
sinate enemy will, trust, awake from his deusion and
accept Of the overures often proered by u.s. aid unite
terminating destructive All the glory and briancy
achieved by either nation
"Blszon the evil deed or consecrae the crime"
of war between two neighborng Republics.
On the night of the cath uimo DR.. Shuttle committed
outrage Of most vanous character at Indiana (Pa
Having been repused in his addresses to the daughter Of
Mr. Hill he vowed revenge. and, Disgusting HIMSELF pro-
ceeded TO Mr. Hills farm and set fire the barn From
thence he went to the dwelling house, and attempted to throw
in shell, charged with four pounds Of powder The missile
exploded passed in at the window, and fragment s-