The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-18
The War, &c.
GOSSIP FROM MEXICO.

N. y.
Since the departure of the steamer Massscbusetts on
ths Isa no other opportunity has occurred until
the present one for communicating with you, and
WIN now give you all the have been able to OBJ
The English minister mail arrived here on the 3lst
uito bringing dates from the capital to the 10Th The
private correspondence that brings gives the follow
ing political newsThere were % 600 men in the can't
tai Of which 10000 regular troops and the rsst Of
the national militia This increase of forces has been
from San Luis Potos with 45OO men and s6 pieces Of
artillery OF all sizes The actual number of pieces Of
artillery ready In the capital amounts to lit. told
you before, Brig Gen. Lombardni is commander in
chief OF the army who without any merit at all with
out ever having been in such situation as to prove his
at present in MEXICO according to the say, santa
bardin as mere automaton may be the blind instru-
ment of his orders
The government, (or rather Santa Anna) have pro-
hibted the publication Of all the papers Of the capital
except the Diario Octa which Is the only one circu
lated In the other States We may gay he excusabe
ior TINS step because as what he aims at Is the estab
lishment OF Dictatorship and the press obsnatey
ssts ~ giving the public to understand the injurious
terests he has found it necessary to give mortal blow
to the liberty of the press.
The capital is area Babelboh ecsaltados and mode.
radios have lost their Senses and neither nor the
other know what they want what Is best for them
Both parties accuse one another being the
suit Of all this will be similar to that OF the rabbits in
the fable who while hotly dsputngas whether they
the arrival of the dogs, who destroyed them
Santa Anna seeks dictatorship In order to be able to
counts without his host and does not nav attention
to the coalition in the six northern States Poor coun
try Of Goatemotzin and Montezuma
BY means Of the English commercial house of Man.
ming 4 Mackenzie the government receives $4,000
daily until 100000 made up which this house is to
over forced contribution Of ST. 600 has been mpos
Cd on the capital divided in according to the CAPT
tai OF the residents but it is said that from the manner
divid fhafn ot tb.fh ~d ~
this contribution will be realized
since the suppression Of the press there have been
and one (of which enclose copy which has for its
title, in large golden letters, the following =
IHE HAPPY APPEARANCE or THE 18TH or MAY or THE
PRESENT yEAR.o
Its sole object Is the extolment Of Santa Anna
him to apogee, as recoMpense for all the Ill he has
done The other which have not been able to obtain
calls lot dictatorship as salvatory for the
send entitled Tribute to Truth" In this book you
VIII see the lance OF Amozoc, such 1t was which is
the truth and not the author of the happy
ance paints It, santaAnna fed at Amozoc the same as
he did at Cerro his 1000 hsrses with
armed or rather they made him walk pace with only
three discharges of American artillery we are all
at the second his troops lost their order and at the third
they all fled in different directions Santa Anna NAV
say ne made the Americans rum but it because he
was In front and run better than they could. Truly
does the author Of the Tribute to Truth say that
from what has been seen at Cerro Gordo and Amozoc
appears that instead of teaching the Mexican
fight he only enlghtens them to the manner of flying
in shameful disorder
General Scott was at Puebla on the 3Oth where he
was waiting to be joined by the forces which lately
which, as we have heard had arrived
on the 30th
Ell JARocHo.
FROM PUEBLA.
A letter has been received in Washington from al
officer In the army late the Goth and 3Oth July
II states that General Scott would upon the capi
tai AZ soon as General Pierce arrived with his reinforce
ments--about the I'd or Sd Of August. Mr. Trist had
been quito Ill, but then convaescent We are
happy to hear that General Scott waited upon him
during bis indisposon, to confer with him about the
public concerns. Washington Union dug. IL.
NAVAL
u. =. FLAGSHIP MISSISSIPPI, .
Anton Lizardo, July rs, l847
SIR Having this moment returned from Tabasco
write brief line to inform the department that sick
OF the squadron are doing tolerably well though W.
have numerous cases, but few have terminated fatally
We have had nine deaths including Lieutenant Parker
the only officer who has died.
am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant
., M e. FERRY, Comd'g Home Squadron.
Hon. J. Y MASON,
Secretary Of the Navy, Washington, d. C.
The U. s. Frigate Constitution put into the dry
dock ut Charestown, yesterday, for repairs The Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury, Hon Robert Walker was pre-
sent on the occasion, and salute fred in his
Boston Advertiser, Aug. IL.