Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-06-01
LATEST NEWS.
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Vera Cruz.
Gen. Cadwallader has been ordered to
join Gen. Scott with his command.
There seems to be no doubt the runner.
ed rnOvement ofGcn. Scott, netwithstand.
ing the information brought by Gen. Pill
lev.
Mr.. Black, late consul at Mexico has
arrived at New Orleans. He states that
C. N. Clay, Majors Gaines and Borland
were still prisoners al the city of Mexico.
A Vera Cruz correspondence of La
Pafria says SANTA ANNA was still at
OFizaba, recruiting; at the last accounts,
he had 1000 troops, only one half ofwhom
wsfe armed. He had distributed more
than hundred commissions to guerrilla
leaders, who we're 10 command parties
Of50 to 100 each-Many Of these parties
were said to be IN the vicinity of Vera
Cruz and Jalapa road, and hardly a day
passed but four to eight men persisted.
One third part of the prisoners at the
Castle of San Juan reported PROSTATE
with disease; several cases of the vomito
lad appeared.
The clergy Of Mexico ere said to be
opposed to the defence of the capital, be-
cause of the damage likely to accrue to
he church property.
Gen. I.andero, imprisoned at Perote
for giving up Vera Cruz, had expressed
himSelflavor to peace.
1t was reported at Vera Cruz that Gen.
Alvarez was marching from the South of
Mexico with 5000 men, whom he will
scatter in guerilla parties, covering the
plains OF Puebla AMI the country as far as
&alsPa. The inhabitants of the villages
are reported rs arming themselves and
forming guerilla parties.
AdVices have been received from Santa
Fe to April Sd. Nothing later flom Col.
Dopiphan at chihuahua.
Nothing hGd been heard from Gen.
hearney. An express had been sent to
him with news Of our late victory in
Mexico.
.rTwo railroad trains came in con.
tact near Stoughton, Mass, yesterday
The engines were completely demolished
The cars much damaged, and many of
the passengers badly injured. One &C
count says 10, and another that 80 pas
sengers were more OF less injured. No
enc killed.
G-The Union contains Gen. SCOTS
despatch. relating to the action of Cerro
Gordo. The whole force, according to
Gen. Scott, engaged in the affair at Cerro
Gordo was less than $500.
That ofthe enemy, according to the
same authority, was $4,000 or more. 81
900 MeIicans taken prisoners-upwards
cf4,000 stands Of arms and 43 pieces of
artillery.
Official list of killed and wounded at
Ccrro Gordo, gives of commissioned Of
fcers killed 3, wounded 80. Rank and
file killed 60,-wounded 337.
Tho teamster, Nat. Oglesby, was muir
dered between Gamargo and Matamoras.
A party of Texans arrested and dispatch
ed the supposed murderes.
The rear party cooing down with the
last train from Monterey was attacked by
the Mexicans and Mr.. Summons ofTex-
as, was mortally wounded. He killed
oae Mexican, and wounded another dur
Jag tho attack. The Americans threat
ened vengence.
Ii is said that plans were laid before
the battle of Buena Vista, FOR a general
rising Ofthe Mexicans, on fhe captured
places, had Santa Anna succeeded.
Eighty Americans, residing in Malta moros
were said to have been spotted for mas
sscre. The Camanche Indians are com.
hitting depredations along theRio Grande
in the vicinity of San Francisco. They
recently killed Mexicans and carried
of several women and children. They
next visited Ii. c. Davis rancho, near
CGmsrgo, whore they stole 8 horses left
for pasurage. Mr.. Davis aud others
followed and killed two Indians but did
not recover the horses.
GrCOi. Donipan in the absence of in.
stTuctions was at loss to know what
course to pursue. The term OF his regi-
mens expires early in June: unless troops
are sent to him to take their places, the
country conquered by him will again fall
iRto the hands of the enemy.
Major Campbell, of Springfield, No /,
and 80 men arrived at New Orleans from
Chihuahua, March Is, via Red river. An
Indian guide deserted them and they suf
fsred great hardships.
They lived two weeks on mule meat,
and had brush with the Camanche In.
dians, wounding four or five. One A.
mvrican wounded.
1t was rumored that large party of
Camanches stole a number of horses
from Coffae's station on Red river, when
two or three men were killed and several
wounded, All was quiet at chihuahua
when Campbell left.
Gomez Fariaz has established tenn.
porary seat ofgovernment at Parrall 200
miles south Of the city.
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