Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-06-16
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VI NNVusSShSS ueu tnS ANSW OAiS"hS
Bulletin Of the Cd ult /:
The steamship Palmetto arrived from
Vera Cruz yesterday. She brings dates
to the I'D instant. General WoRrH en-
tered Puebla on the 18th, without opposi-
ton. His force consisted of $500 men.
Gen ScoTT was still at Jalapa. The town
Of Talssccza was captured on the 18th
by Capt. Ma 70, Of the Navy, who was III
! command at Alvarado. He went in gun
boats with force Of so men. Talascoza
is about one hundred miles South West
| from Alvarado
The little town Of Nautla had surrender
to the United States sloop Of war albany.
The place was subsequently, taken posses.
sion Of by party of 800 Mexicans, and
the schooner Frafernite, Of this, port rob-
bed Of her corgo and burn
.Nr. HENRY GoDEr, supercargo, Mr..
DoRLEs, a passenger, and several OF the
crew, were seized and sent of to Nissan
tea. The town was subsequently visited
by the U. S. steamer Spitfre, but the Cap
tain being satisfied by the citizens. that
they had not engaged in the recent robbie
ries, but suffered from the marauders, he
left without doing them any injury, or OBJ
tanning restitution OF the men aud proper.
ty that had been seized.
| The sdvices are not at all indicative OF
any speedy settlement Of our difficulties,
either by negotiation or military operations.
There appears, on the contrary, 10 be a
growing determination TO prosecute the
war on their part, a 'outrance, and great
effort will be made to rouse the people en-
masse.
We give below, from the Picavane, a
Proclamation, issued by General Bravo,
procIaiming martial law in the district Of
! the capital, ard for organizing the whole
Of the male population.
The Clergy Of San Luis Potosi have al
| 80 Illuminated most violent address to the
people, imputing to our armies every kind
Of crime and outrage, and attributing to
them, the intention of destroying their re-
ligion, by calling upon all to rouse up and
! revenge the country.
FL Republican,, on publishing this doc
ment, preiaces it with the following re-
marks, and we greatly fear that the efforts
to make this a religious war, will be too
successful.
We have not space to give the address
of the Clergy, Which will be found in the
Della of yesterday. Ii contains even more
than the ordinary share of .Nexicon exag-
geration and misrepresentation.
81 send you printed sheet, issued by
the prelates and eccle.iastics, and who
have determined to preach three days du-
ring each week, in order to exercise in
the people the proper religious enthusi-
assn. l hope that many will be induced to
join the army through these means. They
have here 1000 muskets to arm them, and
also 80 pieces Of artillery (among them
26 Of heavy calibre,) and the necessary
ammunition. The direction of operations
will be given to Genls. Mlnon and Urea,
whosre expected to arrive here soon; be-
sides Dun Manual Romero, Maiis, ANA
dor, and other chieftians, who will follow
their brave commanders. We will have
large amount Of "guerrilleros' in abon,
month from this, and base Of $500
men, which we now have here, will lacil
ita'e the defence of the State with success.
The town OF Catorce is now in course of
tcrtlfication by order Of the Governor. who
will start next week in order to examine
the operations in the neighboring towns.
The States OF Zacatecas, Gsudal.jara, Du-
range, Guanajua!o, and two others, (the
names do not recollect } will raise 5000
men, in order to give assistance to San
Illus, in case this State should Be
attacked first, or to detain the invaders
should they proceed first to Zacatecas and
Durango, In every case, San Luis will
operate in concert with the forces which
may be raised; these, l expect, will be
from 6 to 5000 men in all.
"a general enlistment, to take place in
forty. eight hours time, has been this day
agreed upon by the government, and this
is in accordance with the proclama,ions
and exhorbitations of the clergy, who will
give the best examples All this affords
US hopes of salvation. Above all, there
is a strong determination here to resist
any treaties Of peace which Mexico would
wish to enter into with the hated Yam.
KEGS as it has been suggested in letters
of very late date from the capital
PROCLAMATION.
His Excellency the Commander in. chief
Of the Army Of the Centre, yesterday adj
dressed me the following decree:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TUE CENTRE,
Mexico, May 6, l847.
The Federal District ofthis State, being
declared in a state Of siege, it becomes my
duty to comply with the 9th article of the
law of the Goth of April last; and, in order
to meet the anxious wishes of the patriotic
citizens of this city, TO arm themselves to
repel our unjust invaders, hereby, in
conformity with the power in me vested.
ordain:
That all Mexican citizens Of the age of
fifteen to sixty years, residing in the Fed
eral District, will present themselves for
enrolment, at the place in their quarter or
section which may be designated by the
municipal authorities.
The selcc,men of the city, and those
who, in the other settlements of the district,
exercise their functions, will, on receipt