Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-02
correspondence Of the Commercial Times.
VERA Cruz, June IA, 1847.

Correspondence Of the Commercial Times.
VERA Cruz, June IA, 1S47.
Gcntlemcn-I have just seen Capt. Duperu,
who came in this morning from the train,
which he left abou. three miles this side of
the bridge, at stand.
1t is his opinion that the train will not move
forward for some days, # at oil. The gueril-
las are gathering in great numbers and from
all quarters, and the chief danger is in delay
Every hour renders its advance more difficult
Within the past three days number of young
Vera Cruzanos have gone out, and are now.
under arms against US, after enjoying our pro-
lection for the past two months, during which
time their property and persons have been
more respected than they have for any two
months together since they were born
The city has several emissaries within its
walls from Jaranta and Rebollcdo, one of
which, in a gray friars dress, was just point
cd out to me. Persons in the interest and
pdy-or promise of pay-of the Mexican au-
thorites. Mexicans by birth as we'll as Span
iards, are also IN the employ of our authorities
in this city, some of them receiving large sal
aries and holding Offices of trust connected
with our Courts, and different departments in
administrative and clerical capacities, ready
at any moment to turn over their files and
hooks to parties with whom their natural SYM
pathes lie; people openly rejoice in the recent
Succession success it is-of the guerillas
over our troops. The Spanish paper here dali
ly teens with covert appeals to the sympathes
of the foreigners, and the patriotism of the
Mexicans; magnifes our losses and the Mex
lean gains, makes great display of wrongs
ir,Ai OIL nd cuff
the part of in iured Mexico, and all passes un-
noticed as far as can see.
| am informed, and know my authority
too well to treat it with contempt, that six
men, Spaniards, from Havana, have landed,
or will to-day land in Vera Cruz, and who
will each in less than four days command a
party of guerillas. also learn from the same
authority, that two hundred Spaniards, with
six or eight small field pieces, are expected to
land on the coast, within fifty miles of this
city, during the next ten days, when they will
at once organize into formidable and desper-
ate guerilla bands. These men are to come
from Cuba, but not, believe, all from Ha-
vana.
All the leading men amongst the guerillas,
now, are Spaniards, and also many of the
rank and file. A Spanish General, SatuTnino
de Ia Vega, has been in this city for some
days, and has just left for the interior, where
| learn he is to find command, or an office
giving him the control of several commands
It is doubtless to his influence that we owe
the departure OF the young Mexicans 10 which
| have before adverted, and he and others
have inspirited all the native classes with
more hope than they have before enjoyed io'
long time.
By an arrival which gives us later intelli
gence than that brought by Duperu, from the
train, we learn that it was again moving eau
tiousy forward, and expected opposition a
the Bridge. Jaranta was falling back upor
Encerro, where he expects to be able to keeI
the Americans in check until reinforced BY
Rebolledo, and the rancheros from the sur
rounding country, who are drawn rapidly a
round by the prospect of sharing in tn
division of the specie-about half million O
doliars-in the train. Rebolledo is said t
have fifteen hundred men that he can brin!
forward, and they hope to have force, sucl
as will enable them to take our fellows il
front and rear, and route them completely
When this is done, descent is to be mad
upon Vera Cruz!
Now in all this there is nothing ridiculous
although three men out of four laugh at sue
calculations. | would not guaranty a success
full defence of Vera Cruz with our pfesen
force, particularly if the onset were made sud
denly, and at night. | know, too, that ther
are hundreds in the city who would assist tn
assauting forces.
Ell Arco Iris, of yesterday, has the follow
ing article in its editorial columns:
"By private letter from the capital, UT
der date of the ID inst, which has been show
to US. we are informed that Senior Relon an
five generals have been, seized and confne
to different states that although Santa Ann
has second time sent in his resignation &
provisional president, together with that
his command. and OF his rank as general-ir
chief, the Congress has not as vet accepte
them, and the letter concludes by saying tn;
a number of persons, of different employment
and men of influence. have forwarded a pet
ton to the Observation-Disclosures, praying tn;
he would proceed to negotiate peace
have not seen, nor heard, anything of tn
in any other quarter.
Since commenced this page, have see
Dr.. -, who was just arrived with thirt
wounded and dead men from the train-tl
latter have died on their way here, from II
severity of their wounds, and many of Il
wounded are in such state that they Wi
: probably sink under the amputating knife
1 II train had reached the bridge when tn
!. pa left, and the fight had been suspend'
e ioi the moment. The General (CadwaIIade
S however, expected to meet the enemy in fl
S force at Encero, or at Cerro Cordo, and w
e have to fight every inch of his way to Jalap
or, indeed, TO Perote, as we have reason
believe that our troops have evacuated the fo
mer post
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