The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-04
Affairs In Vera Cruz. 1E1


Cruz twelve days after the Mary Kingsland, word
Of news from Gen Scotts army has been received by
the interior and Vera Cruz st Continued compstslv
closed the gueras having Of the road and
to this is to be attributed the entire absence Of
from the city of Mexico which has been looked for
with 80 much anxiety, We may infer however from
the fact that no intelligence from capital has been
received ut Vera Cruz after the lapse of SO MANY DAYS
that the negotiations had not been attended with i'm
mediate success for II they had the news would have
been despatched by Gen Scott by of the foreign
embssees promptly or an event of much Importance
would have travelled from mouth to mouth through the
Mexcans with the rapidy almost Of the electric tee-
sr;%gs s,. We not .,,u,sa tn.. No ,o, So,
the city Of Mexico had been received we should be In
the 10TH and had the mail on board might possiblv
have intellgsncs OF satisfactory termination to the
nsgotation we are however precludsd by this
de Ia Marina Of Havana, from the city Of Mexico by
the British mail steamer Of the lst inst transation
OF which We Published some time sucs greatly sssened
the prospects Of immediate peace We will ada that
that although contradictory reports circulating in
Vera Cruz the position OF Gen. Scott the opinon
was universal among the Americans that he was per-
| fecty safe.
The McKim, as we have already stated, left ON the
0ta She had been waiting several days. under orders
from the military authorities In expectation that de-
spstches might be received from Gen Scott. During
the night and day after the McKim left northeI
blew and is supposed she sought safety by running
the Campeachy Banks She had several officers of ths
army and navy on board and considerable anxiety is fell
There was still sickness at Vera Cruz but 1t was
not increasing
There large vessels discsrgiug cargo with
great haste Cruz and as soon as they we're un
laden they to BIZ despatched immediately Brazos
bring the troops from there ordered to Vera
Cruz.
The city was filed with supplies recently sent to the
army and with goods imported private account This
accumulation was owing to the long time that has tran
spired since train was sent into the interior.
large number OF troops In and about Vera Cruz
and the garrison is now larger than s has been since
The only papers we have received are the Sun of ana-
huae OF the Sd and 18th inst In the paper of the Sd is
had left Jaapa at the latest dates The citizens at that
place the Sun adds much pleased with the
in which he treated them He sustained but very little
BY whom he had been much annoyed all the way through
Lieut. Twggs was the only officer killed in his command
and his Company Of Rangers, Of Lieut. Hsndsr
son with the detachment from Capt Fairchilds COM
pany
AFFAIRS IN TAaPICo.
The schooner Mary Churchmau, Capt Sites, from
Tampico, the 18th inst, arrived last evening. We
4th inst the latest paper he brought We learn There
scarcely anything Of interest in it. nor
bslly there any intelligence from the city of Mex
10th ult were received.
According to the hospital reports there had been
ut We append the list Of deaths the General Hos
pital at Iampico during the month Of August
August s-Musici. IN shidamantls Sd Artillery, com
pany d, intermittent fever August l3Corporal Cum
bingham, L. chronic disentsry August 2l-sergeant
Green yellow fever; August 2s-Corporal Livingston
I'd Artillery, company d. intermittent fever-Also the
following persons, from yellow fever, in the Quarter
masters Department. August l3-Coudy; l5-Condon
and Culum; 22-Brown 2S-Cavauass.
The following are the deaths in the Of 18th
August
August Private James, company G, fever; s-Pri
vate Corgrove company b, conjestive fever 9-Priva
McCaGrey, company q, dropsy; ls-Prvats Wild com
Company B. fever; aS~Prvats Wheeler company B, ans
private Hollinger, company q, diarrhoea rs Private
GhanGy company g. typhus feysr aaHardmsn com
The following deaths occurred in the Louisiana Reg
ment at their hospital in Tampico, during the month Of
Private Hugh McAvoy. company II, private James
Dawsey company X, and private Peter Kooning CON-
pany b chronic darrh@a; private James Branon com
pany g. debilitas; sergeant Robinson, company bli-
Gus fever Robert Brown company A. yellow fever; pr
vate John Jones, company D. chronic diarrhca.
We also find the following obituary notices in the
On the 4th inst Edward A. Trent, I'd lieutenant Of
company Louisiana volunteers of Cumberland county
Va, died OF yellow fever an officer who endowed
with mucn merit both military and civil.
On the morning Of 4th inst Corporal r.. F. Talbot, o.
company g. LIST Regiment Louisiana volunteers died
yellow fever He much esteemed by his officers and
fellow soldiers
The subjoined paragraphs are from the Sentinel:-
Our city Is at present quiet and peaceable owing te
the well and efficiently organzedforce under ourover
nor Every night city is patrolled by the Tampcc
respectable portion of citizens This company Il
divided into seven squads, each squad patroing the
city every night
We understand that q few nights ago, two soldiers
who had been in the habit of robbng Mexcsns of pro-
visions while bringing them to market were BY the vg
guard house for safe keeping
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
From the New Orleans Picayune. Sept. 80
The splendid steamship New Orleans Capt. Aud, Is
TO leave this port this evening at O'clock for Tampico
and Vera Cruz. The New Orleans will take down q
portion Of Capt stapps company Of illinois mounted
and their horses and the remainder of Capt Law
lerSS PAW cavalry, M0jOr POllet paymasteH