The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-17


property entire and of making peace TO the
United States, at once joined Faras, and was bent
upon sezng every penny belonging to the priesthood
carry on the war against the usping barberians of the
North =, Ine tng Is eea s was ANARCHY and coo;
boodshed the order of both day and night. Party
by the ears, and there neither head TAIL body
The government The entire population, like The lshmae
each mans hand turned against his neighbor II j.
impossible divine what all this will end in unless il be
in state Of affairs COMPOUNDED than the present. il
| such state can be-
There is OF course strong paryat its head the
mssoned officers Of the counuy-oppoed TO peace for
with that would 60 all their hopes OF eiemept and what
is more consequence them bread So long as the
with chance rob of every dollar raised and
oried 70 carry it on More unPrnciped men have never
enemies, they content themselves with plunderng their
own Nt one IN ten OF them a spark 0 s
ing TO the contrary, and this extensive faction the friends OF
OF he clergy anxious to preserve he immense wealth and
Influence they have accumulated by fraud and humbus
the property holders who fret at seeing their estates des-
poied and who anxious collect their rents; TO
these must be added few honest well-normed men, con-
arms, and DESTROYS oiseeing end pm, which
brings nothing to their country but additional dis
We hear dreadful tales of the atrocities committed by the
prisoners who laid down their outside the city the
18th u and who We're then turned loose upon the country
reciion, plonderng poor deitnceles nhab
i,ants OF the interior without hndrnnoe and without
The officers lay hands upon every horse every
mule without money and without price, and the uniori-
devil thus despoled kicked il he the fee
BILE demurrer The house well the garden of the
aboer is entered by gangs OF disorganzed soldiers, his
family nsulted and his substance carried Off If he uies
word OF complaint his treatment Is still worse and he
is an to call upon his God for thai protection his country
and its laws unable afford him. Such is the present
state OF affairs throughout the country between Vera Cruz
and the cities Of Jaapa and Orzaba for the former garr
has taken the different roads to those places and words
but feeby and picture forth the desoaton which is
everywhere
there in command OF 1000 men. They were deserving daily
ba
who remained from running away. Many of the Mexican
prisoners who left here had passed the bridge and what
tales they told of the strength and powess of the American
j army! They will have that shells filed with
horrible combuble instead of powder, and cite The
dreadful destruction they occasioned in the city in proof
Canazo, but without any force, had come down far as
Morales and Landero had passed through La Vegas
ters along with many other officers They would prefer
paroe yeti believe they have given up the idea altogether
Col Gutierrez even went far as to ask passage on the
steamer Alabama, and every arrangement made for
his departure but letter from his wife al Puebla who
was great distress, induced him change his course.
In the time, sailened are many of the Mexican
officers dat they fairly begging money Of the Aneri
cans to 81 W S of the city y.w v.ro, oe vs c has
adopted most stringent and at the same tie most appro
preay az work tearing down e burrieades and opening
the walls of the cyhe latter for the purpose OF letting
the voilo, yellow fever Of the country have already APP
peared but shall inquire farther before give credit to
the story Yours, NC, G. W. X.
VERA CRuz, April ., 1917
is doubt the place Is by this time in quiet possession OF
the American arms THIS morning detaehnent eom-
started for Antigua am old town north OF this, to take pos
session. and from this point reconnosances wil probably
From appearances, do not think that General Scott will
march with the main into the interior for some days
The lateral moyeInens-thoe by oil Antigua
and Aivaradow havethe effect OF bringing ALT horses
mules and subsi in on both sides the main road
In letter wrote yesterday gave the rumors from the
laye Il
bieno OF the oath ullimo, which has been sent to you
doubt whether the inhabitants themselves know what they
about what they conending and lighting tor, or
how all is end Heretofore the game has been more
easily unerstoodhere has been only pronnctamento
time: there appears be four or five under
full Roadway and each new arrival gives new phase to
Among others who have arrived here within the week
three gentlemen from Mazo,an They say that
both Upper and Lower California in peaceabe posses
General Kearny ia California but he ght have reached
Monterey, the Pacific, without their knowing It, they
been upset, and that all board persisted shall endeavor
to obtain further particulars. ~. :. Va c
pecialy in the early morning. but about 10 o'clock fresh
breeze springs up partially temperng the fierce rays
nothing of eas, and except during the porthefs believe
we about comfortable while out among the sand
Ratons continue be served outby our commssares, TO
unfortunates would have done had been for
ly arrival and IS hard to tell In me mean Tune
day. yet few them cared about going to work until they
had received papers showing that they forced into the
service. They fearful that when the Mexican autiori-
ties renstaed they viii be puished Tor aiding tue
enemy.
doubt whether Vera Cruz quiet and peace
able as at certainly never as well governed
Gen Worth has. adopted series OF municipal laws ana
regulations which are entoced the letter, and believe
all are satisfied Goods coming In under the new mri,
the mole OF great activity, and all busue.
send copy OF Gen. Scotts orders, US atso o.Iei
public 1t will be that over tour hundred
cannon have captured Some OF those in the castle OF
San Juan de Uoa magnificent pieces AS Tor ammu-
milton, all the magazines are full oil IT, " W. N.
From the
The u States transpor, schr Harry Long arrived yeser
day from the Bazos whence she sailed on the I'd inst
We are deeply indebted to MIR. Mcfarland, who came
passenger on the schooner for late number OF the Mat
amoros Flag and for accounts OF the rumors IN crcua
ton on the Rio Grande.
There are again of action between the adj
vanced guard of Gen. Taylor and portion OF Urre3s
forces The story is that Gen. Taylor, with Mays dra
alryabout 700 in alwas his return towards Monte
rev. when he heard that he was within two days march
of Urea He Immediately gave pursuit and finally, with
his advanced guard encountered the guard OF Gen.
Urea An action ensued, and the runor goes on to say
that il had lasted seven hours when courier left, whom
Gen TAYLOR sent back to hasten up the man body OF ms
little command and then push on to Col Curtis and
order up his regiment The courier is said TO have re-
ported that a couple of hours more fighting would settle
the business as TAYLOR making great havoc among
the Mexcans :,
We give these rumors because they were circulating
freely on the Rio Grande and among the Mexcans who
believed them. On this account many discreet Amerl-
cans think action has taken place and OF course II II
be So Cen TAYLOR has whipped the Mexicans. There is
no reasonable doubt OF that presume But we like to
have better authority than flying Mexican rumors on
which 10 base statements of the success OF our arms