Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-05-19
From the New Orleans Delta, May T..
From the CITY of Mexico.

We have received files of papers from
the city of Mexico to the 14th April, from
which we translate the following para
graphs. Our readers will observe that the
Mexican journalist tell some tough stories
about the operations Of Gen. Taylor and
Col. Doniphan. These falsehoods are we'll
calculated to arouse the Mexicans to de.
termined opposition to the advance Of our
army.
The Mexican papers continue to claim
as their own the victory of Buena Vista,
or Angostura, and are filled with mocking
remarks of the Americans for stating tina,
they won the victory.
Ell Republican, says that Santa Anna,
before leaving for Cerro Gordo, made an
oath in the presence of several generals,
not to treat with the Americans for peace,
and that he had disapproved the surrender
Of Vera Cruz; for which he had ordered
Generals Morales and Landero to the cas-
tie of Perote, where they shonld await their
trial for their conduct.
The government had decreed that every
place in the vicinity Of the capital should
be fortifed-Generals Almonte, Bravo,
Rincon and Agea, were appointed to SUI
perintend the fortifcations about Tepozot-
Ian, Venta de Cordova, Tepeaca, San Juan
Teotihuacan, &c. 1t is said that some
Of those generals refused to accept Of the
commission, stating that they required in
telligent engineers for the purpose. Gen.
Almonte left on the 14th to commence his
duties by accommodating the road from Ven
to de Cardova to San Martin in Tesmelu.
can. ....
The following persons have been ap-
pointed to superintend the Notifications at
the capital: Gems Don Benito Quljano, Don
Jose Marino Salas, Don Luis Guzman,
Don Mariana Montrede, and Don Casimiro
Liceoga.
A paper from Queretaro states that the
Santa Clara nuns had given $4,000 pounds
Of biscuit for the army.
Ell Monitor, of the 18th, states that a
great fire took place at Monterey, which
commenced at Gen. Arista's garden and
burnt nearly oil the houses up to the mar
ket of Ell Meson, and by the north as far as
the bridges. 1t also states, that every town
from Marin to Mier has been destroyed by
fire by the Americans, and also every ran
cho from Reytosa to Matamoras, and that
the commander at the latter place stated
that he would set the city on fire as soon as
Urea reached there.
These barbarities, says the correspondent
Of Ell Monitor, have been committed to
avenge the acts Of Urea, who has taken
from General Taylor's troops about
$S, 100000 III worth in wagons, mules,
provisions, &c., which he has shared among
his men. And General Taylor in order Is
recover the loss, has exacted Of the three
adjacent States $4,000, 900, and that If the
Mexicans would not pay the amount he
would send the volunteers to sack their
towns and rob them. General Taylor has
issued proclamations declaring Urea and
Canales, as land pirates.
The Americans have shot "a Mexicans
at Cadereita, because some of the goods
taken by Urea were found in their posses
sion.
ITO lutoSt uCCOuutS AIOlh SuHluuHuHs
received at the city of Mexico, state that
the American governor had taxed the in
habitants of New Mexico with forced
loan Of 100000, for the purpose Of buying
all the four.that could be found in that place,
and then compelled them to buy the same
at the rate Of $50 per load. This oppres.
sive measure caused the people to rise
with the curate at their head; and they
killed the governor and every American
they met. This insurrection continued, and
was carried on to Los Angeles, California.
| The whole story is doubtless untrue.
A letter from Ozulmanta stated that
there were a, Tampico only 500 American
troops and about 400 American merchants,
who were in constant terror and feared an
attack from the Mexicans.