The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-24
~ From the New York SUM- August 30
ssost Extraordinary Express this

Position Of the enemy--Condon of the COUNTRY
lfnna's Plans-Preparations for tremendous tatHs-
Number q Msriean foress-Stats q the JsNT a,ea
escapes Of he eowier.wDsaM efh,s companion.
An extraordinary courier for the New York Sum- from
the city of Mexico arrived here yesterday in the barqu'
Rapid, Capt Ward, from Havana lie brings our de
spatches from the enemys capital to the 3oth of July
He employed by US IN Havana last winter to repair
the city of Mexico, and remain there to manage thu
transmission OF dispatches from our agent and CORES
pondent in that city He left Mexico the 30ih of ia
y, and arrived at Vera Cruz the LIST inst, and TOOK
the British steamer Great Western (the late New York
packet) for Havana, arriving there the 9th lie sailed
in the Rapid for this port the 10th We have already
published letter from the capital which he forwarded
At Vera Cruz by the steamship Fashion Tor New Orleans
He is probably the last courier that will leave the city Of
Mexico until after its occupation by American troops
He was detained there to the latest possible moment by
our agent order to furnish the readers OF the New
York Sun with the position of the armies the eve
OF the approaching battle'
We annex the substance of the news from our de-
spaiches. with the Courers narrative of his journey
Tomorrow we shall publish another letter of absorbing
interest from correspondent at the capital with an
engraving OF the battle-ground and Mexican forts near
Rio Frio and Pnon, where the Mexcans are preparing
to meet Gen. Scott with fifty thousand men,
The last of the foreign residents not naturalized in
Mexico, left on the 9th of July, by the Tampco road
Only twenty -four hours notice given them to pre-
pare for their departure. Among them were several
vigorously enforced but murders and rohberes were oc-
curing hourly The American prisoners were occa-
sonally in public heavily chained. Ihey are treat
ed as feons. Santa Anna exercised dctatona powers,
subject to the supervision of his general officers I've had
levied heavy taxes for the support OF the army One or
two foreign houses refused payment OF this tax, winch
called forth threats of conscation from the dictator Io
the English he is lenen They are his allies, and
for the moment enjoy his special favor He has pressed
into the service They drill in sections of the city every
day Of the regular army, about twelve thousand are IN
the city, as day and night paroe They poorly clad
and worse paid, and consequently disobedient. A c-
zen is not admitted into the streets between sunset
and sunrise. There are, at least, fifty thousand able
bodied enrolled in the city But the difficulty is to
find firearms. Cutasses and swords abundant, and
they have thirty pieces of heavy cannon for the forts
ut Pinon. They casting cannon daily. Pots and
kettles, scraps OF iron and copper, old bells, and even
buttons eagerly seized by Santa Anna for the supply
of the foundry He has closed up the foundry il is said,
10 conceal the nationality of the workmen who prin-
cipally Americans and Englishmen The casting of can
non is managed wholly by foreigners At Pnon also,
the managing workmen are foreigners Two companies
of u s. desertes employed there, making that fort
perfect Gibraltar. 1t will mount sixty guns, and many
more can be planted efficiently the adjoining hills if
General Scott only delays long enough to enable Santa
Anna have them cast But these extraordinary meas
ures do cngross all Santa Annals tune He is selling
lands and estates, granting leases of mines and minis
and collecting millions OF specie large portion OF which
he is sending England his pirate account. Every
British steamer from Vera Cruz or Tampco conveys
of his specie to aplace of safe keeping in England
Gen Paroles, the exPresdent of Mexico took the Brit
sh steamer at Havana for Vera Cruz information OF the
fact sent by the vessel TO have him arrest
ed by the u s. authorities, should he attempt to land