The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-17

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Mexican Affairs.
HERALD MILITARY CORRESPONDENCE.
BARN '''t 18th FEB is4 7.
We still a. you perceive by the date Of this letter.
on Brssos Island for the following reasonsFrst when
received orders sail tor Lobos found il neces
sary to procure more water and provisions as on that
Island water can only be procured In small quantities by
ha .y sS o. @ the
Captain OF the ship and myself went on shore
Two Of the officers, got intoxicated. and, Of
Scott os in duty bound d. We had orders to sail tho
next day. which was Sunday, but then received orders
were arrested Part of Company taken from this
ship and placed board OF the brig where the rest Of
the company vas. and to-day we were to have been
oil the steam boats being otherwise engaged There
now lying here oryons ships and barks reg with
now one hundred suil here in the employ of
government There 10 no harbor We lay anchor
dare not leave their .h D, for fear Of norshsrs,
winds that spring up and blow gale lasting
for week or ten days Then they must slip their
bles end run for sea, until the wind lessons When
spesk OF The number of vessels here mean ying OFT
I.aos and how many there at Lobos cannot tell.
days General Scott rays, We are on tho eve of an
important battle" The rest he knows himself; but
on Vera Cruz We will number about fifteen thou.
sand to twenty Thousand The enemy at least
three TO that i'll be the battle
that has ct been fought am willing for one to go a.
my duty calls there, and tomorrow il the
steampost get alongside will bs taken board
the bark lsaoei, with company and sail for Lobos,
leaving III vessel to bring other troops shall
GLAD TO fight any where for the sake of getting Shore
TOR We have been ten days ing in much
we should be if surrounded by these cutthroat Mexi
cans have got clear since arrived but will
until have one battle; and then may ne YER
would gre you the ocers names that are to be court
martiaed but one, captain will have his punishment
ght--say be suspended for short time. The other,
ltstifS utl hal han M AOnh
tant yesterday and he ordered me to report self
5000 as landed at Lobos for duty, as he haa some
for week that the steamboa,s cannot get out
10 give orders to tho ships, and when they DO
board Of the bark thres days sgo but
colt gone and then they take their time Tho island
OF Lobos three quarters Of mile In circumference
There shall be obliged to drill it il nine mics isom
the main land, and when We so on that it viii be- for
sealh q victory. General Scott left here in tin, ship
see the way they sailed Hope We will sail to morrow
FROM THE GULF SQUADRON
tFrom the w ashington Union, March Isl
Lettsrs have been received in Washington, which In
dictate the greatest harmony and concert Of
known to tho country the transports with troops on
board to rendezvous at The island of Lobos tole.
miles to the southwark, and eastward of Tampico. A
number Of these transports had already arrived at Lobos
According to the following memorandum, which we
the date of the last accounts not than $500 troops
including national militia in the city of Vera Cruz and
although this number may be increased by other GRATIS
from he militia, (naonal guard) it improbable that
there be much addition to the troops Of the line
tween that time and the date of the atlsrk
Indeed 50 strasned the enemy for funds and
OF all kinds that II 10 extremely doubtful whether fur.
Their increase would rebound to bis advantage The
more persons that are shut up within the walls Of the
city, the more speedy from want Of provisions, NUT
be It's capuation With the city 1t is presumed, falls
he castle OF Ulus, and for the same reason.
We understand that there two points at which the
dsoarcaon Of our troops may DO eteoied-ths due
MALT of the eastern wells OF the city, and the other i'm.
medatsy abreast Of he anchorage OF Anton Liz ardo.
Our squadron will be able to cover the landing Of our
troops with sase, ut whichever of these points may be
made.
MEMORANDUM
The parties at present in Mexico are composed a. fol-
lowsThs monarchsts the centralsts the high federal
ss the moderate federasts the clerical and the militia
ry The only OF these parties which gives cordial
support to the adminstraton and Congress- in the
against the church property IL the high ederalist
party The others unite more Oh less with the clergy In
several Of the States has been impossible 10 issue the
Decree in consequence Of the refusa, Of the proper off,
to sgn 10 uerstsro several riots occurred upon
its publication; and the staes Of Queretaro Pueba, and
Mexico have formally protested against It proposition
has been made in the State Congress Of Vera Cruz held
tJsiapa TO protest agana IT, also but has not yet been
acted upon. Although this law passed the lth
January and several DEGREES for the purpose of carrying
out had been issued by the Vice Presaent up to the
l6h Of January nothing had been done in the alter
Ill the ministers had resigned ID believed, in
quencs Of these foultie except Ladron de Gerevsra
had been but recently indicted into Office, in place
Lopez Mana the former minister who had resigned short
both 10 Mexico and Puebla shut up their Churches ond
portion OF the press 10 daily denouncing the govern
% I'm , revolt Mo' bs.ved ,bs inc
10 carry out the measure and that II II persisted in
revolution will be the consequence and that Santa Anna
will be thrown out OF power. In the meantime IL 10
nored that the latter medates the assumption Of dica.
torial powers Mazaan has already declared for die
taorshp aud II IL rumored that the troops in San Luis
ga cd IN
Congresb BY the administration lew days ago, that
tho latter had been unable to negotiate loan Of mil
lion OF d. liars authorized by the former the 30h
December 30 that, seems the government Is entirely
without lii the meantime, the troops every
where suffering for not only the of proper mu
pons Of war; but for necessary rations and clothing
santa Anna declares that he is unable from San
luis pot9s Tor want OF funds The latest financial move
sructions to the committee Of ways and means to
port within three days ycject for raising funds de.
ray the expenses Of the war for six months The Vera
Cruz papers speak Of the contemplated attack Of General
Scott, and recommend that force three thousand
men be stationed OF Encero, about eighty miles fom
Vera Cruz on the road to Mexico for the purpose OF
being moved towards Vera Cruz upon the first alarm
The Loeomofr stas that there four deies pass.
| the ROAD to Mexico, which might be held by q
handful Of and pieces Of artillery, against any
numbers there certain heights at these passes
several hours These passes Puerto Naconal about
30 miles from Vera Cruz Plan del Rio, about 30 miles
from Vera Cruz Csrro Gordo, distance not known, and
La Hona distance also unknown. The first two
| being fortified
A proposition recently made In the State Congress
to appoint De Soto hs present governor dictator Of the
State Of Vera Cruz, but was nega,ived. The city Of
Vera Cruz has been declared In state Of siage, and
under martial law, and tax of 90 cents every
dollars per month has been levied upon oil persons
whore incomes equal or exceed 81 per der II 10 be
lieved that including the one thousand recently
arrived in Vera Cruz there the city and cas-
| tie twenty .eight hundred.
| Gen. La Vega hes recently been sppoinei command
| ant general Of Vera Cruz
Military INTELLIGENCE.
Colonel Cummings, Of Georgia. who appointed
Major General under the law oaoerng the ten re-
ginens has followed the example of Colonel Bonton by
| sending In his resignation.
| NAVAL INTELLfeENCE.
Ship Tonquin, at this Port from st. Helena and China
bring report TO the effect that the IT, Sleep Vincen
pes Capt Psuldng, at Cape Of Good Hope date not
gwen from China her way home snd that sickness
| was en- board
| The 3. sloop Of war Germantown, Com'r Buchanan
bound to the Gulf OF Mexico was lowed down to
Hampton Roads yesterday by tho U. 8. steamer EDg
neer, rnssters mate Olmstead, commanding. Tho fol
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