Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-15
fcs,,espoaaeuee ofMs Neso Orleans Times.

VERA CRUZ, May 3lsi, lS47.
The city is alive with rumors from The interior
not one oil which, however, takes shape thal, IN
my opinion, jusiiies any degree oil conndence-
Puetla is reported 10 have risen asainstthe Ame'
ricans. ami after loss OF 800 men, our troops ale
said To ave evacuated the city, and suosequeI /
lv,n have commenced its bomoardment. Ipe
latter is an impcssibilily, which throws more dis
c,,di upon he report than it would otherwise de-
serve. Puebla is a large cry, and thiriy-hve hun
dred men are mol sufficient force 10 Keep u
aga MS, an energetic populace, but the proximity
OF the main body of The army would pretty GER
tainly prevent an insunecton al this moment.
Another report hy way Of Orizaha, tells US that
Santa Anna is still 10 the Presidential CHAIR mat
Valencia is ommander.in-chIei Of Inc army, ana
old Nlchalas Bravo Governor ofihe Stale OF Mex
,co. Juan Alvarez whom you may remember
AS the Sonora robber and friend Of Santa Anna,
is said 10 be rapidly approaching with Ten thou
sand OF his Indian re,ainers in arms, and IS cx-
peeled 10 exirpate the Yankees, utterly. Inc
poor fellows "will not know Wha, is the mailer
with them" if they once get within reach oil
Worths or Twigss' bull dogs.
The yellow fever, or uo.,ito, as it should De
called, is now getting really serious amongst US;
Thirteen cases terminated fatally yesterday, ana
10 day already have heard OF The death Of three
individuals whom personally knew. Two oil
arm OF Simonsfeld & Cohen, and Mr.. Michael,
more recently from Tampico. COL Kearney, The
government contractor, is now lying IN very
dangerous state, and people are thus falling around
me. Such things to an utacciimated man like
myself is calculated 10 make one feel ugly.
SP. M-The British courier is in from Next
CO. but seems 10 know very little OF matters in
that neighborhood He says that Herrera is not
President but contradicls none OF The other ru-
fn,., ln,. n G o.
CARDS Santa Anna, who ne seems 10 think, IS SILL
lhe Chief Magistrate.
june lst-Well, our report of Herrera's cleo
lion proves 10 have been premature, 10 say the
least OF il. Santa Anna is atihe capital, in much
less discredit than we have been led 10 believe,
and in The full exercise OF the functions oil his OIL
fee. Upon his arrival he proposed TO resign ms
seat, but con,rived matters so as 10 have his pro-
position rejected. A election will lake place on
the 18th inst, when il is hoped that Herrera will
be chosen; but Santa Annals creatures ale loo
numerous, and his position now too favorable Tor
the control OF The required interests, 10 permit me
TO indulge in such hope in any degree conn.,
IDENTIFY.
He expresses an intention TO lOrtiy the town,
a, least with large ditch and embankment, and
IL place force in the city capable OF keeping on
the Americans For these purposes ne demands
four hundred thousand dollars, and has impress
ed all the horses and mules that can be reached
A letter from we'll informed German mer-
chant OF The Capital, TO his brother in this city
says, that Santa Anna has within his control
force oil near ten thousand men, besides those on
their way under Alvarez, and that he will soon
have an army around him capable OF annoying if
not OF seriously opposing General Scott. II is very
probable that the people OF the capital are about
as ignorant as ourselves on these subjects, and al
though treat their opinions with respect, do not
adopt Them Santa Anna evidently gives an inn
porlance to Alvarez's movement 10 which il is not
entitled, and il is doubtful whether he will gel
reinforcement from this source, Of three thousand
men, Valencia and Bravo are said 10 have re.
signed their respeclivecommands. The Govern
ment is to be established al Morelia.
No disturbance, whatever, has taken place at
Puebla; on the contrary, The people, both OF the
city and country, seem to be much pleased with
their conQuercrs, and trade is quite brisk. Com
munica,iUn with the sea coast seems only TO be
required, 10 bring all right again. GEMS Scott
and Worth were both in Puebla when The couri-
er passed through that city. INDICATOR.
Our counryman Mr. Callin, has received an
order trcm Louis Philippe 10 paint twenty-five
large painlirgs for Versailles, from The designs
no cnbpnei IN h;r, rc, he vele nj I a alcs nm