Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-12-15

ing 'D'''Co' our C.ty-Our crmmOn country
cannot do these men too much honor.
The Alabama also brought over no less thar,
2l0 sick wounded and disabled soldiers. A
single glance ct these . ,or fellows, who have
| suffered so muci, for their country, will con.
| vince any ono Of the absolute and immediate
necessity Of providing some retreat for then,
in their adversely. Even the Mexican Gov.
eminent makes better provision for its sick,
disa bled, andwoundcd soldiers than our own.
Three Of those who started on tho Ala buma
Henry Kahn, Of tho Sth U. S. Infantry, Martin
CostoIow, 2d U. S. Artillery. and Richard Nc.
! Manus, Of the I'd Pennsy vania Volunteers
died on tho passage over. The bodies Of the
two latter were consig ned to tho sea on the
third day out; the former was brought here for
| interment. In this connection we cannot but
speak OF the kind and unremitting excrtions Of
| DR. Edwards, surgeon o. the navy, but who
has been acting with the Marines 10 Mexico
During the passage over from Vera Cruz he
| was constan; in his attentions 10 the sick and
wounded administering medicines, aud dress.
| ing their wounds by day a. we'll as by night.
Tho poor fellows to whom he has been 80 al
tentive, will certainly never forget hinl
The great train, numbering something like
six hundred wagons, left the city Of Mexico
Oh the LIST of November, aud arrive at Vera
Cruz on The l5th without molcstution or him
arance, save few shots fired at it from the
hills at Nj" FRO This side of that place it
was found that the bridge had been taken up.
and that the trees on either side the road for
miles had been felled across; but 4 large crowd
ol inc lhdiahs IN the vicinity were a once set
70 WORK cutting them out, and the delay caus-
ed 10 the train was Of but short Duration AT.
ter inc American army passed in August, so
confident were the Mexicans of achieving a
complete triumph, they placed all these OBJ.
strnc1iohs IN the road TO cut off the rctreut-
ne sequel shows how much they wcro disap
pointed.
AS the advance OF tho train ncarcd San
Martin. few hundred of Gen. Rea $ gucrril
| .as were seen scampcr,g out Of the place as
| last as their horses could carry them. They
d'd not even stop to fire Il shot although the
guard to the train hardly consisted OF u man
| 10 each wagon; and this was almost the on "
glImrse attained on the entire route down
Cen Lane, at PucbIa, has heen active in fer.
rct'ng out the haunts Of the guerril.ns, and
SINCE the affairs OF iluamanta and Atlisco,
they nave been Of but little annoyance, suve
TO their own unfortunate countrymcn.
| On the I'd November-the second day cut
from McHlco-a courier Of the enemy was ,p-
| turcd, with letters from Atiisco, Or!zabn, Te-
hracan, and other places. Among them was
\ precious document from Santa Anna him
seit'' "h'ch Tie great man says that inst as he
| e.,
Just as they were injured ms way that NJ ust
have inevitably resulted in the re capture of
the noted castle from the hands ortlhe infa
NOUS 1ankCes, he received the orders from the
! supreme Government to turn over the com
| mana Of The army! DHccitlu and full oftrick.
cry to the very lust. What Il pity he had not
communicated his well-,raturcd plans to his
successor, so that he might have carried them
out. All the captured letters would 90 to
prove that the inhabitants in the region Of Pu.
COLI. ana Or:zaba are completely dispiritcd and
o'onc. down. One OF the writers in,ima ties
that The Governors OF tho different States were
to meet at Qucro!aro on the 10th Of The Drcs.
eht MONTH to take into considers lion the best
INTERESTS Of the nation, but VIC know not VIVA,
reliance to place in the statement.
we nave said that the latest news from the
CITY OF Mexico was up to the Sth instant On
the lcth private express arrived at Vera
Cruz with intelligence up to that date. FL
Monitor Repub';cano Of the 4th inst SAYS that
on the Isl sufficient number of members oil
Congress were convened at Querctaro for the
transaction Of business. and that on the follow
ing day they would probably open the session
Later letters direct from, Queretnro nnonncc
that Congress was organized on the I'd Of No.
vembcr Senior D Jose Mazia Codoy, Deputy
from Guiana uato, was elected Presidont o!
Congress, and Senior D. Jose Maria Herna ndcs
Deputy from durango, Vice President
The following extract Of letter from al,
English gentlcman in Mexico, TO his friend al
Vera Cruz. gives late from Queretaro 1t i,
dated at the capital on the ST., Of Nov
~ have hardly any news from Qucretaro
| | he admlnistra ton has been foolishly ma ng
several premature cInrts iowa ds etfccling j
reform IN thcarmy, thus making many enemies
for itself: and although much confidence is fell
n u f.fiI Pro Il amt
Congress. who arc favorably disposed towards
peace, it is much feared that Cn,npido, Of INA
daIaxaru, will be elected President, ad in term
Of the Republic instead of Herrera or Pcna V
fcna. MIR. hornton, our present charge d
aGah'es, will leave here in the course of a Gel;
for the new seat Of Government but the Lord
only knows how long it will be before some
American expedition may mako it necessary
for him to follow the locomotive capital OF
Mexico somewhere else"
. a one of our new correspondents snys, oar
Eng'lsh ilicnd has hit upon capita idea in
tcrming the seat Of the Mexican Cove rnment
the "locomotivc capital" With the reinforce.
mcnts now going forward to Gen. Scott, and
with vigorous prosecution Of the war, it is
more than likely that her Britannia NIacs;y's
Government, will have to make a respectable
allowance for the expenses Of Mr.. Thornton s
stable. MIR. Bankhead wisely concluded that
a rhumal!c and equity gcntlem IN like hinscl.
wouIdsbnt poorly represent the English sports
man in tho saddle, and hence abandoned the
chase to his more youthful and agile friend
Mr.. Thornton.
The health Of Con. Herrera, which had bcon
very precarous at Qnerctaro, was improving
at last dates, and the strongest hopes were en-.
tertained of his entire recovery. Reyes and
LON rdini were IN command of the army
The cavalry the former had marched iowa I'd.
Ieluca, while the infantry had Como to Hui
chapan. Some say that Eorrage will receive
Il majority Of the votes residcnt od interim
while others are divided between Herrera, Al
monte, Clmp!ido and Gonzalcz Cosio
Dates from Muzatun up to the 18th October
have been received. There wero no American
men-ofw war off that port at the time, although
n force was expected. Some Of the inha bitants
wero defending the place to the ''last gasp,
as is the wont OF the Mexicans when danger i.
alar off; but one of the citizens, who sign.
himself "A Mcrchant," contends that such
!; course would be perfect folly, inasmuch u.
; Mazatlan is not point calculated fer military
defence, nd as they have neither munition.
nor resources of uny Kind. Another account
has ii that the Inhabitants of tho port have dc
clared that they will remain perfectly neutral
There was report at Vera Cruz when tn,
Alabama salcd, but OH what authority is no
L hat H..