Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-09-15
NEWS BY THE ALABAMA.
THREE DAYS LATi r FROM VERA
CRUZ.
RETURN OF GEN. PAREpEs TO Mrx1co--

ASSA VIM w AREDES 10 UnEXlCO--
HIS ESCAPE INTO THE INTERIOR.
The steamer alabama arrived at New
Orleans on the 2lst, having lert Vera Cruz
onthe 10th. The Picayune says:
Quite the most important ne ws by this ar.
rival is the return Of Gen. Paroles to Mex.
Ico. At last accounts he was in Paris He
reached Vera Cruz on the 18th inst, in the
4 English Royal mail steamer Teviot, under
at ASHAMED name. The steamer was tele-
graphed about six o'clock in the morning
from the castle. From The steamer herself
aprlvate signal was thrown out. known only
20 Eng'lsh merchants, that distinguished
parsonage was on board. Preparation was
mado tor his Immediate reception by his
friends, but all was still as midnight. The
steamer anchored and Don MARITIME, pas
senger from Havana, leapeG into the first
BOAT lying along side, landed on the mole
and went to his friend, Pope Zamora, Dor.
roWed forty ounces, three horses, hat, coat
and servant, and was past the gates in less
than thirty minutes, aOih q fast horse and Ct
clear track
ne mail from the steamer in the mean.
time came on shore. Among tie letters
were some to the collector, and others. from
Gen. Campbell, our consuliat HAVANA, Dis
closing the fact that Gen. Marians Paroles
Arrillega. ex President of Mexico, had ia
ken passage on the steamer, and directing
them to look out for him. The Information
came an hour too late; tle bird had flown
: We gHther these facts from one of our cor.
respondents, and below we give a ]ette,
from another without having time to ponder
upon MS speculatlOns as to the influence Of
TIE return of Paroles upon the war.
we are deeply panied to learn of the
death of Col. Wilson, of the 18th Infantry
lie was represented to US by the last arr
val as convaescent, but he died the eve.
s|nlng OF the 18th inst. He was to have
commanded the train which left Vera Cruz
on the 7th inst. He was buried on the 18th
the following order having been issued fo
the occasion.
Orders No. "a.
HEADQUARTERS, VERA Cruz,
Aug. IL, lS47.
1t ie announced to this command the mel
ancholy intelligence Of the death of Col
Louis y. Wilson, OF the 18th Regiment U
3. Infantry, who died on this date.
Tho escort for his funeral will be com.
manded by Lieutenant Colonel commsndino
and consist Of the LIST u. s. Infantry. sta
toned in the city. The funeral will take
place at o'clock p. NJ. on tomorrow, t.
which oil the U. S. Navy, citizens, anc
strangers are respectfully invited to attend
by order Of Lieut.. Col. Miles.
w. i. CRITTENDEN. Act. Adj.
The company of Capt. Halle, of the i4tl
infantry. reached Vera Cruz on the 18th
inst, was Immediately armed end left the
same evening for the scene of action
There had been no further arrival from the
train. which was deemed good omen. Nc
further courier has arrived at Vera Cruz
from Pueba. One came through on the
13kffr fnst.. by the way of Orizaba to a com.
msrcial house. He left Puebla on the 7th
He reported that the army commenced its
march that day agrecably to announce
nent.
,. rs. Townsend, a passenger on the Ala
lama, nmpel overheard and was drowned
nsths 10Th.
Flo correspondent of the New Orleans
icayurio, writing from Vera Cruz. on the
lth, says. -
/, IS y itb modification and regret fiat 7
~ ~ infOrn you that Gen. Paredes ms
dItfr0p III ppf city this morning. abou, :
Iock I'd disgnise, and before Il wna no.
ttai,cd that ouch was the fact, he was e. :
&c o0f reach on the way to the cnv Of
II sgsiysJ this morning On the row