The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-05-27

Vera Cruz, May I'd.
Eds. Dsifa-I send you the 6rs, nun,
Der Of ths " American STAR" published
in j.lap,.
In the "E'gis" Of The I.,, which
send You, you will learn that Don Pedro
Anays has been declared Dictator. The
Swedish Consul. Who arrived yesierday
from MexIcn, tells me thai il is true Iha,
Anaya has been eiscled Dictator; Csnallzt
- spoken Of a. commander-in-chief of ,hs
army, aad that preparations are bsinI
made Tor The Temossi ofthe Government
% Ceisys. in case our army marches to
ihe eily.
The Swedish Consul tlls me that he
Si'iied Santa Anna a. 0rizsbs. and obtain,
cd from him . passport 10 come down.
Tie had . thousand men with him, badly
equipped, aud he looked very haggard
and dsjecIsd. His day was passed. Both
soldiers and officers have losi al conf.
dence in him-and have no doub'. that
were he 10 come to Vera Cruz during The
pie.ent STATE nj feeling nf,ha Msxisan To-
pUlaIinn, he would be murdered.
When ,he Swedish consul lef,. they
we're busll, ior,lfy ing Mexico. No .tsnd
Will be made at Puebla, unless we delay
msrching on il for some time. General
Worth 10 slill al Peroie-Scou At Jslaps.
A report has reached here that Old Zsck
has taken possession Of San Luis Potosi.
bot ! doubt this very much-he could no,
have reached there in This time. The dill.
igenee runs regularly now to Mexico.
ia Vera Cruz every thing 10 going on
smoothly. The business Of the city is
Increasing 10 a wonderful degree. The
waters are covered with merchant YES.
GELS. Yankee hotels, Yankee auction
houses, Yankee circus companies, and
Yankee ice houses. and starting up here
ct every turn 81 the corner.
learn from an officer of the po,omar,
that the Navy are getting up an expedl.
lion 10 the South. embracing Compesch y,
Tsbssco. and Hussseualco. | sincerely
hope that they may meet somsihing worthy
OF their arms, IS there wss great dlssp-
pointmeat and modification smong the Of
6eers .. no, being permitted 10 atisck The
castle by ssa, While the army vas bonn.
harding by land.
General Shields has been pronounced
DOT Of danger. have just learned thai
my command will be ordered up TO join
our regiment al Jslaps. Ifso. l shall have
3 better opportunity Of keeping you adj
vlsed Of The nov. menis of The army.
Yours, very respectfully,
]. d. ].
The Delta gives the following state
ment On the su.hmlty Of gentleman di-
rec, from Vera Cruz;
Whatever be the Tears OF the Mexicans,
sheIr feelings are any thing bu, amisble
towards The Americans. The road along
hom Jaiapa 10 Vera Cruz is dotted with
the usDgled and murdered bodies Of our
who were csugh, snapgl,nr
sway iron the parties with which they
happened 10 be marching. One person
counted no less Than 81 victims of Mex.
lcan revenge on the line OF the road. TIE
oandiiIl ~hich prowi sbou, there, recent
ly attacked party oil infantry, on their
way TO Join the main body OF the army.
They Tell back on the last wagon train,
y hich was close in The rear. The escort
sh4fged on the rsneheros, Who. on the
lfst Ore. FED. OOe American was killed,
wss not known how many Msxicans.
This occurred eight miles this side OF The
\ auonsl Bridge.
Gen. la Vega end his associate pris
oners, are now 10 Vera Cruz. They
ne %. al. large in the ciiy. on their parole. |
|" hen Gen. Pillow arrived 81 Vera Cruz,
'e ioond them confined 10 the castle, and
'sllev'ng this 10 be done from misiu,er-
'e'sl,on orr misunders,snd Of The or. ,
eis OF Grn, Scott. he had then liberated. .
They would willingly come To this ci. !
7, 1 ordered. but as il has been lef, m. {
onsl ~ilh them either TO remain in Yer.
''"z OF come here. they think the, were a
hey to 90 the latter. il might be construed 8
nlo deser.lOn oil their county, in her