Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-06-12
FROM THE xGw ORLEANS BULLETIN OF yrsE4.


The steamer Fashion arrived yesterday from
Vera Cruz, which she left on the 30th ultimo.
We have by this arrival the .4nterican Eagle of
the 18th ultimo, from which we give below the
only items of interest.
We learn verbally by passengers that the roads
were much infested by robbers and guerrilla bands,
which rendered the communications highly danger
Gus, except with strong escorts. We give the de-
tails OF another butchery committed by these ma
rauders, against whom some strong measures will
be absolutely necessary.
Col. Sewers, who is one of the victims, recently
passed through this city from Washington, as bear
er of dispatches to Gen. ScoTT, which have, no
doubt, fallen into the hands OF the enemy. 1t APP
pears strange that he should, under all the circum-
stances, have left Vera Cruz without suitable
escort.
A letter from an officer at Vera Cruz, dated 26th,
says it is reported and believed that HERRERA had
been elected President.
| Gen. ScorT was to leave Perote on the 29th
May, and it was expected would enter Puebla
| 4th June.
SANNA ANNA with large force, was at Rio Fro
for,ifying the pass, and where the enemy intended
TO make a last desperate stand.
cruz EAGLE OF MAY 80.
HoRnID.- is with PAIN mingled with desire for ven
geance, that undertake relate another Of
counymen, in the most cruel and brutal In ourpa
per of last Saturday (ony week ago announced th
fact that COL Sewers in this city, bearer Of despatche
to Gen Scott and to-day called upon inform tn
public OF his hod deahnot with his enemy in front to op
pose him, but cowady shot by those who dared not sboy
themselves.
appears that he this city on Saturday last with an e.
cou Of five and Lieut. Mcdonnell, of Captain Wheat
company, expecting find the Captain Santa Fe or al
most very short distance the other side They arrived
Santa Fe, and lodged there during the night Finding
Capt Wheat had LETT IN the morning, anxious to push for
ward, (ahough il ascertained that Capt w.
thirty miles ahead, with addition OF two to the
co Col Sewers set out for Jaapa The next that know
Of this little party by the arrival Of of the men, who
returned and reported its surprise and destructon In
quence OF the asy Of the greater number of similar stoe
COL Wilson (our Governor) had the arrested de-
serter Thus matters stood until yesterday when develop
ments were made by arrival from Iaapa, the first that has
reached us for week. tending to confirm worst fears
We conversed yesterday with gentleman who arrived in
the morning. and he informs that, point about
miles the other side of Puente Aaconq he the
OF the diligence, underneath which a human body,
stripped, with the exception OF pair OF drawers, and mutt
lated the most beasty This is supposed TO be the
body of COL Sewers him lay another perfectly naked,
and likewise dreaduly mangled Our informant
sured that five other bodies lay some thick chaPaa short
distance from the road Now the number ol Killed. with The
who escaped exactly corresponds with that Of the party
which accompanied the Col Sewers and leaves
no doubt in our mind of its destruction
| ANOTHER RoEnERr.-We informed that six Meyi-
cans coming in from Santa Fe yesterday m rnng were
tackled the road BY Of their countrymen and
robbed Of all that could be spared from their persons This
state of things renders the prompt and energetic action
necessary part We contend that nothing but bar
barous system, similar to that pracscd by the enemy
will have the effect Of restoring them proper Of the
unfairness OF their conduct from the OF
the
THE DILIGEScg-The fate of this vehicle is rendered
certain. II is the which left the city Saturday night
last No passengers accompanied it Three trunks filed
with very fine dry goods by it, Some miles
the other side Of Puente Nacona Cat the place where Col
Sowess party had been previously afterwards
dered stopped robbed and destroyed by breaking and
burning it. We learn that the driver and poslon
leased and made their way Jaapa, and that the vehicle
which ought to have reached here Monday morning last
far the place where the other had been destroyed
and then returned to Jalapa. This will probably put stop
to this great public convenience.