Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-10-27

J. b. Davis. S. c. Vols, slightly; Capt j. NJ
Scantland, 18th Inf, slightly; Captain King. 18th
Inf, slightly; Lieut.. ii. G. Longnccker. Voti-
geurs. slightly; Capt. II. G.. Beae, l1th Inf,
slightly; Lieut. Richard Steele. 18th Inf, slightly;
Lieut.. Robert Bedford, 18th Inf. slightly Lieut..
j. n. Palmer Rifles, slightly Capt. j. S. Simon
son. Rifles, slightly.
letter dated City of Mexico, Sept. %, says
Capt Pembcrlon Waddell, of one of the new
regiments of infantry, is dead. The wound Of Gen.
Shields, although painful, is improving. musket
ket ball struck him in the left arm at the stormpr
of Chapultepec, bat binding a handkerchief around
1t he continued with his men until every thing was
Gained. Gen. Pillow has almost entirely recovered.
INTERESTING LETTERS FROM PU
EBLA.
The statement in the letter published in the Ma
iional lntclligcncer days ago the effect thar
the American garrison in Puebla was in danger
Gus slluation that city being surrounded by some
4,OOO Mexican troops, is corroborated by other lot
tiers, some of which bear date one and two davis
later.
The Pittsburg Journal publishes extracts from
three letters from an officer of the First Regiment
pennsylvania Volunteers, giving some interesting
statements rs to the condition of things in and about
Pneba. He says that the battalion which is the
main body of the American garrison in that CITY
numbers less than $50 effective men, and is in the
midst OF hostile population of $4,000 This was
written September 9th, when the hospitals contain
ed over | 800 sick. At that time Pucbla had been
for three weeks surrounded by Mexican troops.
varying in number from $500 TO 900, who cffec-
tually cut off communications
| In letter of September lth, the writer saws.
Communications between Puebla and our army
] nc las
rear, are entirely cut off; so if letter gets.
from one 10 the other it is considered next to
Miraculous" "While I write,
train from Vera Cruz we presume Major Lally'si
Is htmmed In at Jaapa and cannot move, although
but tElrty-fve miles from the Castle of Perote
which we occupy. AT Puebla we hold the heights.
the Church of Guadalupe, Fort Loretto, and the
Castle OF San Jose, and no can visit the Pa-
"a three squares off, except at the peril of his e
| lie says further:
son Sunday took battalion TO the Public
Square TO bring down the body of a soldier who
had wandered up towards the church and acas muir
dered IN the market place. Two DAYS before, the.
guerrllias came in and stole from our mule ward Sc
ven hundred mules--the mule yard being in diff
ierent street from the troops. They were seen to-
| take them, and yet Governor Childs. who s aa
careful as he is brave (but not more so y could 1t
furnish troops to pursue them two miles from to n
A number of wagoners and Others formed a party
and followed them. In sight of town they were
surrounded oy iour or lye hundred of the enemy,
and OF nearly forty, only twelve got back
In letter OF September 18th the writer states
that the enemy was just then outside the CITY with
body Of troops 1000 strong and threatening an
attack. He says he does not wish to write anv
thing which would create alarm, but he considers
the garrison Gin tight place''-the enemy having
great odds in its favor
The writer OF these letters is evidently man of
intelligence, knowing whereof he affirrns. and nm
derstandlng the situation of the American army in
Mexico We, therefore, throw together several
detached references to the war-what has been
done and what remains to be done-made in the
course of his successive letters:
General Scott has fought and won n splepdid
battle at the city: this was followed by an armis-
tlce and talk, which has resulted i'm nothing and
again the dogs of war are loose. | suppose the
army Will go into the city, and, after it does we
VIII be about as near TO peace as THE Far West,
is to sunset. If we had 25, 900 more troops on this
line, so as 10 command every thing between Vera
Cruz and Mexico, UictOrieS would be worth some
thing towards great end it is, they are but
profitable amusement 10 the vanquished. The coun-
try Is fooled to the top of its bent by the cry of
peace when there is no peace. The Government
Is wronglng itself-wronging its friends-and.
worse than all wronging the country, by its mser.
ably meagro supply of forces. 1t is wrctched and
cruel economy. 8
when we get about thirty thousand additional
troops on this line 1T is probable that peace will be
In sight but moi till then. Our victories brilliant
and gorions as poetry can make them. are utterly
worthless We have taken possession OF the conn,
Try between Vera Cruz and Mexico and hold none
oil IL except Peroe and Puebla and here our troops
are more like prisoners than victorious tenants =.
ell every body that the Government must
crowd troops by thousands to this line if the war
is ever to end. think the safety of those already
upon 1t depends good deal on the early arrival OF
large relnforcements."-.Nm. Int
49, LETTER EHvELoPEs--The Editor of tho
charleston Patriot makes some very sensible suc-
gestlons to business men upon the use of enveiopes
now becoming so general. As he very Justly re-
marks: '1'' ~
where the subject matter of the epistIe is bust
ness ana where there may possibly be occasion at
some Iuture period to refer to the post-mark as a
PROOF OF the time when the letter was mailed en-
vveloPeS should be carefully eschewed. Merchants,
therefore, in :he transmission Of their business cor
respondence, should never use them. Letters on
which the pOst-mark is not endorsed (and this is!
OF course, the in all letters that are put up in
envelopes,) are evidences against the writer: but
afford none in his favor"
An old coats advantages are numerous. peopie
will not think il worth while 70 pick your pockets
the ladies will not bother you with their insatiate
lovc-and YOU will not Iva f., sod T., t,Le ,es ,rtb