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have definite intelligence before morrow Of all that has
occurred In the direction Of Puebla


Worth entrance into Puebla although yet there
is no onieia or positive information German who
arrived from the city of Mexico last night and who ap
pears 10 DC an integent man, that when the ad
vance Of Gen. Worth had reached point a few miles
this side OF Pueba on the 10Th inst Santa Anna was in
city distributing shoes to his soders that to delay
the advance OF the Americans he sent out a party to
skrmish with them; that this party was attacked by
Gen Worth driven into the CITY with the loss of
killed and wounded besides many horses and that so
holly were they pressed that Anna was obliged TO
retire without having time to shoe all his Such is
tne report anu looks reasonable enough Of the Ger
man Gen. Worth entered the city at O'Clock in the
afternoon OF Saturday the 18TH AS the gentleman left
rueva aoou. .nat time nc could not say whether Santa
Other accounts say that Santa Anna fell back as far
while others again will have it that grand stand is TO
be made ut or near Rio Frio The former il situated
on plain and there nature has given little strength
Of position; while at the latter there are several very
strong points one, In particular which may be forti
fed II Santa Anna, too, get up another excite
ment at the capital-and he do almost any thing
with his countrymenhe obtain immense assistance
in the way of throwing up works Rio Frio if my me.
mory right is but ten or twelve this
side Of the city of Mexico vet it is said there Is road
which turns 1t completely Be this as it nav there arc
certainly indications that the Mexicans
upon making another struggle although it again
result in their utter discontinue After the
sorning Of Cerro Gordo by Colonel Harvey from which
he drove well fortified force of more than double his
number there is nothing the American arms cannot do
Some fears are manifested that express from Gen
Worth has been cut of by the rascally guerlas. lie
most certainly would have despatched messenger I'M
less he had received direct orders to the contrary yet
no person has arrived The first thing the gueriilas
know; a lot Of them will be strung up one Of these
The difficulty between Santa Anna and Gen Minon
avery pretty quarrel as 1t stands. The former
dered General NJ at the battle Of Buen Vista to go in
the rear Of General Taylor, and when he Santa Anna
drove old Rough and Ready from the gostura
army entirely in pieces This perfect be-
tween them Well after Santa Anna forced to fall
the very good and most excellent that he
could not induce General Taylor to bulge an nch he
accuses General Mnon openly of obeying his orders
The latter says in Justification that Santa Anna had
driven General Taylor from his position as he had
agreed do that he was ready at the mouth of the mar
rows to make end Of los Yankees with his cavalry
do not know how the matter will end but far Santa
Anna has the worst Of it most decidedly.
There are occasional deaths among wounded men,
but the worst Of those injured at Gordo are doing
incident. When Gen. Shields brought out from the
spot where he wounded to place where 9TH
ers had already been taken happened to be present
After the wound ofthe gallant general had been dressed
the hurts of the others-perhaps there ff
teen of them-were attended to. Among them
stout Illinois man named Ford the half Of whose head
at least appeared to have been carried away by heavy
cannon ball. One of our best surgeons Dr. Wright,
went up to the poor fellow when his time came and to
tions OF his face jaw, and which still hung him.
and afterwards !dressed the wound well circum
stances would admit. say wound; it was than
wound, and description Of it would be too horrible
The battle was now over, and every moment they
bringing In some fresh victim Of the result of the recent
strife seemed to that others needed the services
OF the good surgeon than did the unfortunate n
yidual in queston-hs case was certainly hopeless.
There were arms and legs to amputate balls to extract
and the writings OF the wounded showed how much
they needed the surgeons offices yet he continued
with the Illinois until he had patched his shattered
head and bound it up well he was able This was
on the 18th Of April
Two three days SINCE when nearly a month had
passed away, met DR.. Wright here in the streets of
Jaapa, and asked him how long the man in question
lived If was ever astonshed in my life it was when
he told me that he still alive and what more he
was well and hearty portion of his face his Jaws on
one sde and his ear are gone, but the will be
to be more anxious than to have another with
the Mexicans.
Four men belonging to the army are to undergo most
severe punishment this afternoon: they receive
thirty nine ashes EACH in the Plaza are to have their
heads shaved and after the word robber 10 pasted on
each Of their backs they to be drummed out Of
camp This thing Of publicly whipping a man Is most
degrading; but their crime the prc1ne rob-
berry OF the house of Mexican and under
deserving OF the most severe punishment. Three Of
them belonged to the 4th Artillery one of them to
the I'd Pennsylvania regiment.
JALAPA, Mexico, May 90. Is47
We are still without further positive news of General
Worth and 1t Is now almost certain that his dispatches
are cut OIL He would hardly rich and popuous
city as is Pueba without sending official account
1t to Gen, Scott-at least such is the impression.
The Mexicans here have from the city of Mexico
which canppt get hold Of their couriers doubt
less running Regularly One Of them told last night
that fifteen battalons of the National Guard have been
thoroughly organized at the capital that Notifications
are already In Of construction Rio Fro
that the bells have been run up into cannon and that
the owners Of iron foundry at the city Of Mexico
Engishmen have been compelled to cast balls the
promise Of remuneration hereafter. Understand dis
tinctly, that ! get all this from n Mexican, and
that 1t must be taken with allowances but that
there Is now prospect of another fight and
my thinking it will depend much upon the result
Of the election Of President, news Of which has not
as yet reached the Americans here II Herrera has been
chosen and there certainly party in his favor 1t
may be put down as q guaranty that peace measures
will prevail On the other hand If Santa Anna has been
elected or friend Of struggle may be protracte
and another stand made this side Of the capitol 1t is
now certain that Santa Anna was not in the city of
Mexico to control the late election in person. although
his approach with armed force may have had some
effect upon the States of Puebla and Mexico.
The four individuals spoke Of yesterday having
tence last evening and the rest this morning most
dsgraceul figure did they cut marching through the
streets with their heads shaved the word robber pin
ned upon their backs and band Of music playing the
"Rogues March, in their rear their names
were Henry Reed Hugh Duane and Benjamin Potter,
the 4th Artillery, and d. f. Revalon, Of the I'd Pennsy
vania Volunteers The latter found guilty of horse
stealing the three former of breaking twice into the
house Of the same Mexican and with threats and vio
snoe robbing him Of every thing he possessed Hard
and degrading as was their punishment every says
it was deserved.
JALArA, Mexico, May 81, ls47
There Ii good deal OF doubt aud uncertainty in
ation to the President in Mexico; good deal of sur
mise to the Of choosing this high functiona-
ry In the present instance. BY the constitution the
plan Of eecting the president Ia somewhat similar to
that Of country each State in Mexico through its
State Legislature, elects its candidate for Chief Mags
tratc from among the different members This note Is
carefully sealed and sent to the capital and when all
are counted the individual who has the vote of the
greatest number OF States Is declared duly elected
Such about the amount Of the law relation to the
matter yet is known that in September last the Con-
grsss OF the Republic in extraordinary session. chose
santa Anna President and Gomez Faras Vice President
and the Congress in the present distracted state Of
the country, may do the again II the high func-
onaries are chosen according to the constitution there
are several StatesVera Cruz Tamaulipas Nueva Leon
Coahuila chihuahua, Nueva Mexico, Upper California,
and perhaps one or two others-whch take part
1T nj fbav aA
our troops We shall know all about this matter in the
course OF few days, and in the meantime can inform
you that there are many intelligent and thinking Mexi
cans here who believe that Herrera will be elected but
perhaps with them the wish is father to the hope
The advent Of the American troops any part of this
country gives the population Of the and cities two
separate and distinct rights the first is when they hear
Of 1.-THE approach Of los Yankees for such have been
the reports circulated by the Government that they
honestly believe that their houses be robbed their
wives and daughters violated and every species OF out
rage committed the second fright when they hear