The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-06-12
From The New Orleans Bulletin.
From vera Cruz.

The United States steamer Fashion, Captain
Fry, arrived yesterday, from Vera Cruz, which pt
left on the Both ult. We have, by this ar CT
rival, the american Eagle, of the Goth ult., o
from which we give below the only items Of a
We learn, verbally by passengers,
that the roads were much infested by robbers t
and guerrilla bands, which rendered the COM I
munications highly dangerous, except with
strong escorts. We give the details Of another 8
butchery, committed by these marauders, q
against whom some strong measures will be
absolutely necessary. 4
Col. Sewers, who is one of the victims, re-
Gently passed through this city, from Washing.
ton, as bearer Of dispatches to Gen. Scott,
which have, no doubt, fallen into the hands Of
the enemy. It appears strange that he should,
under all the circumstances, have left Vera
Cruz without a suitable escort.
A letter from an officer at Vera Cruz, dated
26th, says it is reported and believed, that Her
rara had been elected President.
Gen. Scott was to leave Perot6 on the Goth
May, and it was expected would enter Puebla
4th June.
Santa Anna, with a large force, was at Rio
Frio terrifying the pass, and where the enemy
intended to make a last desperate stand.
The steamship New Orleans was to sail the
day after the Fashion, and may be hourly ex-
pected, She has the regular mail,
Horr,d.-It is with pain, mingled with a de-
sire for vengeance, that we undertake to relate
another massacre of our countrymen, in the
most cruel and brutal manner. In our paper
of last Saturday (only one week ago. we an
nounced the fact that Col. Sewers was in this
city, as bearer Of dispatches to Gen. Scott,
and to-day we are called upon to inform the
public oil his horrid death-not with his enemy
in front to oppose him, but cowardly shot by
those who dared not show themselves.
1t appears that he left this city on Saturday
last, with an escort Of five men and Lieut..
Fl Mcdonnell, Of Capt. Whea:'s company, ex-
, pecting to find the Captain at Santa Fe, or at
most, a very short distance the other side
: They arrived at Santa Fe, and lodged there
, during the night, finding that Capt. Wheat had
left; in the morning, anxious to push forward
(although it was ascertained that Capt. W. was
/ some 80 miles ahead), with an addition Of two
more to the escort, Col, Sewers set out for ia
. lapa. The next that we know of this little
party, is by the arrival Of one of the men, who
!. returned and reported its surprise and destruc-
ton. In consequence of the falsity OF the
r a,n,;Ior at0riau Cal Wilson
A -FOUR Governor) had the man arrested as a de-
: serter. Thus matters stood until yesterday,
4 when developments were made by an arrival
n from Jalapa (the first that has reached us for q
" weekly, tending to confirm our worst fears,
We conversed yesterday with a gentleman
who arrived in the morning, and he informs US
ia that at a point about two miles on the othe'
a side of Puente Nac,Onal, he saw the ruins o
. the diligence, underneath which, was a human
a body stripped with the exception of a pair o
- drawers), and mutilated in the most beastl,
manner. This is supposed to be the body o
Col. Sewers; near him lay another, perfect,
=, naked, and likewise dreadfully m%angled. Gu
- informant was assured, that five other bodie
10 Law in some thick chapparal, a short distanc
=, from the road. Now the number of killed
.. with the man who escaped, exactly correspond
!, with that Of the party which accompanied tn
- unfortunate Col. Sewers, and leaves no dOub
~ in our mind of its destruction.
=, This is Notwithstanding! that gu
countrymen are to be butchered in cold BLOOD
by a people, to whom we are extending ever
kindness in the power of a civilized nation
oe must rouse ourselves, and get rid Of a fee
IN. inc. the exhibition Of which is laughed at an
despised. Let us not resort to cruelty; but Ii
us give no quarter to any who continue to bes
arms, Notwithstanding an order to the col
trary.
ing We are informed that six Mexicans, comm
Ol in from Santa Fe yesterday morning, were a
On' tackled on the road by some Of their own coul
OF trymen, and robbed of all that could be spare
ing from their persons This state of things rel
ders the most prompt and energetic action n
KY cessary on our part. We contend that not
'Ve inc but a barbarous system, similar to that no
OH practised by the enemy, will have the effect
restoring them to a proper sense Of the unfai
lies ness of their conduct, from the commencemei
= of the war.
by The Diigence.-The fate of this vehicle
y . now rendered certain. 1t is the a whit
1s0 left the city on Saturday night last. No pa
en- sengers accompanied it. Three trunks fill
the with very fine dry goods were sent by il, Son
two miles on the other side Of Puente Nacio
to al lat the place where Col. sOwers's party hi
'lde been previously, or was afterwards murdered
lelr it was stopped, robbed and destroyed,
! a breaking and burning il. We learn that Il
ing driver and postillion we've released and ma
tch- their way to Jalapa, and that the vehicle viii
sea, ought to have reached here on Monday moi
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