The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-14
BORTIFYING THE CAPITAL.
Full Particulars of the Capture Of
TuSpan.
LATER FROM GEN. IAYL0R'S ARMY.
Proposed Junction with Gen. Scott.
The Prospects for Peace,

The Prospects for Peace,
&c., &C., DC,
We have received by special and extraordi-
nary overland express, from New Orleans to
Philadelphia to the Ne,o York Herald office, the
following highly important intelligence, t,centy-
four hours in ADVANCE Of the mail. ...n Wa. 80
Our advices from New Orleans are to the 9th
inst We. copy from the Commercial Times,
and the Daily Delta Of that city s''- i. -,>,' "a
The steam ship New Orleans Which left
Vera Cruz on, the 10Th ult, arrived ANEW Or !,
Leans on the evening of the 9Th inst. >,, ,4l
b., Gen Scott was vigorously pressing the enemy,
asfording the defeated Mexcans no respise eJa-e
port was current WHEN the New Orleans set sail,
that Gen. Scott was on the point Of making d
demonstration on Puebla. ,~.l,, .r, ,a,. st., l.s.
Santa Anna, when last heard FROM, was in SO
forlorn condition, that 1t was expected he would
give himself to the American Governor cof
Vera Cruz, preferring to trust himself to the
generosity of an open foe to exposing himself TO
the tender mercies of his own countrymen, who
now denounce him as their betrayer. ~,
!, The Mexican army, after heavy losses OF kl[l-
ed and wounded, has broken up. altogether,
scarcely an officer or soldier remaining with their
standard. General Santa Anna, who commend, .
ed IN chief, was the first, according to some, and
the last, according to others, to leave the field,
accompanied by only twenty-five dragons, TAX
ing the by-ways; and party is even found to as
eert that they saw him IN one OF the villages OF the
Sierra, In search of horses TO 'remount HIS es-
The fact of this General not having fallen back
on Jalapa, has left room for the superstition that
his flight is prompted by the fear of being sacrl-
feed for treason imputed to him, and which has
no other foundation than the adverse results tx-
perienced by the Mexican arms in every encoun-.
ter with the Americans. p,.an..' ~. -,
liza h, Dual Il
mantled the fort of Perote, carrying off all the
ordnance he could, and spiking many he had
to leave behind He Get at liberty all the crimi.
nals confined there, including the assassins OF
our readers will remember, to have been cruelty
murdered in Vera Cruz. l-..t..,, .rr.
In consequence of this, the American. troops
advanced in triumph from Cerro Gordo 10 Ja-
lapa, where the corporation and civil authorities
went to meet them and took possession of the
city, where they behaved themselves in the
same quiet and orderly manner as in Vera Cruz,
Gen. Worth had left for Perote and Pueba.
the enemy, has been abandoned and was taken
possession of by an advance. - 4
Col. Childs is the Military Governor Of Jalapa.'
General Patterson has recovered his health in
General Shields was improving there are
hopes O. his recovery. {. .sn. s..4.
General Quitmans brigade hadreached Jalapa
from Vera Cruz; his troops in good health ','
The people in Jalapa are following tl,eir usu-
al occupation, and do not at all seem dispeaseda at
our presence ,a,a ,-.r .4c ,.
rt 4~,. JALArA, April %, 8 A. NJ.
An express has Just arrived from Gen, Worth He
entered Peroe yesterday morning about II o'clock and
found Mexican colonel who charged with |
the surrender Of the place and all the arms and
munitions Of war generally None Of the large guns
were spiked and were found in excellent order Ampu
da with about three thousand disorganized lancers
moved out just far enough to avoid conflict aud then
proceeded on. L,. "a . y, 49,. 1894,
Santa Anna had not passed through Perote apd must
bat hat
understand that information was received yesterday
that Worth had thrown his outpost Paeba
1t is certain that santa Anna Is at Orizaba town
Mt the foot Of the mountain OF that name with about
Thousand troops, He at that place SUM-
day morning last and heard to express HIS desire
of remaining there till he could muster sufficient force
city Of Mexico s the universal opinion until
should crown hts efforts to redeem his thousand
promises to the deluded people and the clergy the lat
ter being now his only hackers 70 ~ -" ny 10
1t Ia aaid that those who cling to HIS drooping
standard are brought from oaaca principally and that
not than two three hundred Of them have any
arms, those too being in very bad condition. re-
We learn that be ptetends he can yet TepSse the IN
form them into Guerilla parties to annoy small bodies
of our citizens and soldiers, whom they may have the
temerity to attack = '." 'i'' .'.ii
According to the Meriean Chronicle of the
18th ult., Gen. Santa Anna had arrived al
Orzaba, with about two hundred Dragons and
immediately commenced recruiting, having now
under his command about SIX thousand ment
1t is stated that correspondence has been seized
by the authorities at Mexico, addressed by a
great parsonage TO Senior ReJon, offering a certain
sum IL he would bring about an early peace,
and 10 place all the requisite means at his
disposal. .s.~ -.,.I .tst... 81. ID.
In Puebla Gen. Inclin was commanding. They
are terrifying the town for resistance. et''r y.
The navy were in excellent spirits and ar
were IN course of complexion for the
xpedition 10 the, southwark; and,a start would
soon be made after the ports along the southern
coasts were secured tu-. - eaa. ,..a..|
A grand expedition isto be fitted out for the
Pacific, rot by way Of Cape Horn; but by inter-
nal navigation. II has n real existence, and the
movement is seriously contemplated-of its oh.
Ject, we are also ignorant. Us 70 be composed
entirely of sailors and marines, two thousand IN
all 10 II not Quixotlc We are pretty confident
that IT will be abandoned when all the difficulties
come 10 be weighed, although 10 may at this
moment be resolved upon. Toe '.i' fr n
Inc Vera Cruz correspondent Of the 7imss
send you tho FIRST two numbers Of paper issued In
THIS city the Meriean Chronieai new paper printed in
English and Spanish, from which take tho liberty to
clip the following moroccan ' u .tl't'N ~ - Nt
Gen. Morales measures the veraclty of the American
omcers ~ the Mexican standard hence his mistake;
can hardly consider him capable Of direct fasehood
but this document would seem TO Justify such charge
Juan Morales General Of Bigode Of The Merieon Re.
-. pnbftc 10 The Nation and as .4ifiss 'e e.
II having come 70 nv knowledge that some chiefs and
Officers Of the invading army of the United States
General Scott had previously advised me- that
The families could leave, TO avoid tho evils az.
, ,saa upon 2 bonbardmept, and consequently
order that neither now nor et any future time sny
aceus"tien Of injustice may -tIgmaiisc the de-
,.as Of Sela Cruz declare that g IL faisc
nicatiop have derived from General Scott tended
90 summon me In general terms surrender that even
the neutrss prevented from leaving the place chat
lea nn .I.Ct h