Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-09
From Ms N. Orleans P,cayune, June 80.
IsnDOrtant from Mexico.


The schooner Iona, Capt. Stevens, arrivedye
leIday morning from Vera Cruz. ana N lew
hours afterwards the steamship New Orleans,
Cant. Aud, came in The laller LETT Vera Cruz
on The o5.h inst. and brings US letters OF the 25h
and papers OF the Oath. One hundred and hfy-
i. DISCHARGED soldiers and leamsels came over
on The New Orleans.
Our dates from the army OF Gen. Scott, al Pue-
lila are TO the l4,h inst. The immediate adj.
vance OF our army upon The city OF MEXICO had
been postponed until the arrival OF reinforce
ments. The rumor which has been so generally
circulated through the city that he had arrived
within twenty-five miles OF the CITY OF Mexico, IS
without foundation.
A rumor reached Vera Cruz on The night OF
the 24lh inst. that Gen. Cadwallader's command
had fallen in with guerrilla parry lew miles
beyond Jaapa, and by movement unpercelved
bv The pucJrrlcros, succeeded in surprising Them
and killing about thirty OF them, without losing
man.
Other letters have been received in town as TO
hi. affair of Gen. Cadwaader which represents
il 10 have occurred near La Hoya, about eleven
miles beyond Jalapa. The surprise oil The Mex
leans was complete, and one letter says that my
OF them were killed. Gen. G. suffered no loss,
all agree.
By another letter, dated The Oath inst, from our
Vera Cruz correspondent, we learn that the ram
which went up under command OF General PHI
low was attacked al CaeTa, said 70 be nine miles
beyond the Puenle Naciona. The guerllleros
were dispersed with the loss Of lhirly men. Yer
bal accounts say we had some eight or ten wound
ed, bIi none Killed.
The force under The command Of Gen. Pillow
left Vera Cruz on The 18Th, cscoriing rain OF
about les wagons. The force amounted 10 near
" 1900 men, and consisted ol The iIh lnlanIy
and portion oil the 18Th, three companies q The
81 and 9Th Infantry, six companies oil Inc Volll-
geurs, detachment OF The ID Dragons and SIX
howizcrs That such train would meet WIN
serious resistance lfom guerilla parties, was
not to be expected; but We regret that our &C
counts induce the belief that il suffered excess
syely in The first and second days march IRON
the heat of the weather. The march on The Sc
cond DAY is represented as having been parIicu-
lary severe, The lime chosen for il being during
The heat OF The day, through heavy sand and
when eleven miles were 10 be made without wa
Ter.
There are gIea, many guerrilla parties upon
the road, small body OF our troops left San Juan
on the 2Ist hoping TO over;aLe Gen. Pillow, oul
after proceeding Two or three miles they cncoun-
tered some guerril!eros. These they charged up
on and dispersed. but they saw so many others on
The road in small parties that il was thought pIu-
dent To reiaquish The design OF coming up with
Gen. Pillow.
Werc to learn by this arrival Of the death
Of Mr.. Thos c. Banas. He died al Vera Cruz
of the yomo. Mr.. Banss was connected, We
believe, with the QHariermas;cr's department.
The course pursued by Capt. Walker towards
those desperadoes who icll into his hands is said
10 have been highly approycdby Gen. Seoll. we
have been asked if Gen. Cadwalader adopted
Walkers plan and sho, those who fell into his
~ .n.Li~ ~ .'i"","
The Eagle says that al enterprise ia on loot Tor
running an express between Vera Cruz and The
towns OF Ayarado and Tlacaapan The exc.
cu,ion Of such I plan would greatly facilitate The
commerce OF Vera Cruz.
Capt. Duperu's company OF Dragons have eli
last received horses and they paradrd through the
| streets OF Vera Cruz On the 23i inst.
The news BY this arrival from The city OF
Mexico is important. We have received our
accounts Of il through IN express despatched by
Mr. Kendall from Puebla expressly Tor this Of
ice. His letters come down TO the l4lh June
being the latest from he interior Of Mexico.
To show how hazardous a thing is express
riding in Mexico al present, we annex the follow
ing brief note from our correspondent! at Vera
Cruz:
VRRA CRUz, June a. lS47.
Your express man from Puebla arrived safe
here this evening with The letters which enclose,
after having been twice prisoner oil The sueiril-
las.
He was first captured on the 10Th near Jalapa,
and alter being detained about twelve hours made
his escape in The night, but, unfortunately. was
captured By another party near Cerro Gotdo.
They detained him until yesterday morning,
when they made an attack upon The tram under
General Pillow, at Calera, nine miles beyond
Puenie Naciona. In the confusion he again
made his escape, and reached here at o'clock
to day, worn out with fatigue. He was arrested
near Santa Fc this morning by Americans, and
had to pull on, his documents 10 get free.
We have The order for the express riders re-
lease al Santa Fee. lie had some difficulty in sa-
tistyns The wary officer that he was upon legili-
mae business. This is The second express which
Mr. Kendall has sent through successfully upon
this rerilous route.
Before entering upon Mr.. kendals letters We
may remark lha, by The way Of Orizaba, lclter
has been received here which announces that
"Sanla Anna has been elected Dictator, pro-
viied he will not make peace" and that he has
30 900 men with him. 1t appears from what fol-
lows below that Santa Anna has attained all the
power OF Dictator by the arrest or removalfr from
command of such Generals rs are opposed to
him, and by The more adroit maj o'nvre Of Undue
ing Congress 10 postpone The counting OF The votes
for President ill The 18th OF January next. The
18th Of June was The day fixed by law for that
purpose. BY The pos.ponement Santa Anna pro-
longs his own power Indefinitely, a nd for The time
being may be deemed Dictator in tact, il not IN
name lie will plead in excavation OF This per-
petuation OF his power that it was hazardous 10
risk a change OF government nj a moment when |
foreign foe threatened The capital, and there is
force in The idea.
A private note from Mr.. Kendall says that |
Mr.. Trisl was at Puebla. Nothing further had |
lranspred in regard 10 his mission. "The Mexi-
can papers" writes Mr. K, "know as much about
his mission as we do"
We greve most sincerely 10 learn that The
American prisoners in Mexico have not obtain
ed their release; Oh The contrary the report is that
Ought not something speedily 10 be done with The
Mexican prisoners in our power to bring Santa
Anna to his bearings on this poinl2
Editorial correspondence Of The PicayuLe.l
PuERLA, Mexico, June s, IS47.
The news from the city Of Mexico is OF cons.
derable importance. The report is that Congress
will not accept Santa Annals resignation, all Of
which he probably knew when he sent il in, and
that he now intends 10 carry oul his schemes in
more high-handed manner Than ever. To defend
the capital he appears determined upon; but in
stead Of adopting 4 concilialory policy, and bring
d
factions, he has sent number OF the most noted
officers either 10 prison or into exile, and by
threats and abuse is endeavoring 10 bring over
their friends to his cause. Officers who gave
their paroles al Vera Cruz or Cerro Gordo, are
forced into the army else are treated with yio-
lepce and driven from The city. All The Ameri-
can citizens in The capital were ordered, on the
Is, nsI. 10 leave at the expiration OF lwenty-four
hours, either for Jalisco or Morelia, and many
were obliged to pack up and be of without mo-
men,'s time to attend to their business. This ty-
ranncal decree will OF course be ruinous 10 The
interests OF all, but more especially 10 the heavy
commercial houses. In The meantime, every CT.
lizen has been called upon 10 take up arms for
the common defence, and The leperos are driven TO
work al the notifications at the point OF the bayo-
mel.
Cannon are being cas-. at foundry in the city;
balls and shells at iron works near San Rafael
and other establishments are busy turning out