Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-08-04
u From the Pittsburgh Gazette.
Further frcm Mexico.---The
Peace Proposal.
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PHL A, July 81 L. M.
The news of Gen. Pearce's bottle is a rumor,
and lacks confirmation.
The Picayune publishes statement made
by the Captain of the steamer Orleans, who
sailed from Vera Cruz on the l4th inst.
AT that time Gen. Pearce had advanced to-
wards Puebla, with $500 men and $50 wag
ons.
The Orleans touched at Tampico on the
fifth.
The Captain was informed by Col. Gates
that Col. DeRussey had marched up the river
with 100 men, (Baltimoreans,) in search of the
prisoners released BY the Mexicans.
He landed about sixty miles above, near
Huejutla, when he was surrounded by between
twelve and fifteen hundred Mexicans. He had
cut his way through this force, and retired to
the bank of the river, where he was waiting re-
Inducements.
COL Gates despatched the Orleans back to
Vera Cruz, with requisition on Col. Wilson
for four companies of infantry, and sent about
$50 men up the river to the relief of Col. De
Russey.
The Orleans arrivee at Vera Cruz on the
| 18th. The city was found in great excitment.
Gen. Pearce had encamped ten miles east ofthe
city, where scouts and the advanced guard re
ported that there was a large Mexican force
passing the National Bridge. Everything was
prepared for the expected attack, and the ship
ping was removed from between the city and
| the Castle.
Gen. Pearce returned, and procured 700 men,
as reinforcement and marched out to meet
the enemy.
The order of Col. Gates could not, of course,
be complied with. and the Orleans sailed for
Tampico, where she arrived on the 18th.
| DeRussey's detachment had returned. They
had been surrounded at narrow pass rear
IIuejutla, by force of from 1900 to 1900
Mexicans, who commenced fire on the de-
| tachment from all directions. The Mexcans
however, broke and fed after standing six or
eight rounds Of grape from Col. DeRussey's
command.
Col. DeRussey continued his retreat for sew
era days, fighting his way to the bank of the
river, when he sent to Col. Gates for reinforce
ments. He reached Tampico on the night of
the 10th, having lost during the expedition,
twenty men killed and wounded, two missing
besides twenty horses and sixty mules.
During the fights, several balls passed thro'
the cloak worn by Col. DeRussey. Capt. Wise
had three horses killed under him.
The Mexican loss in the affair is about so
men.
Lieut.. Whipple had been lassoed near Vera
Cruz.
Capt VIM. Duff died on the 10th.
Lieut., Parker, of the Navy, died Oh board the
Mississippi on the 9th.
| The Sun of Annahuac, Of the 18th, says that
the Express had arrived from PuebIa with the
intelligence that Gems. Pillow AMI Cadwaller
| had arrived at Perote with their trains.
They had been attached on the road, but re
pulsed and completely routed the enemy, with
but small losses from their own ranks.
An express had left Puebla at o'clock, on
the announcement that news had been receive
the day previous, that three Commissioners had
been appointed to meet Mr.. Trist at San Mar
tin.
Teslucca left Puebla on the Sth. Through
him, information was received of the terms Of
fered by the President.
A letter dated Mexico, Cd instant says:
i ''There Is no doubt that treaty of peace
will be concluded Immediately by the Mexican
Commissioners. The Peace Party is so strong
that Santa Anna, it is thought, will pronounce
in its favor.
The names of the Commissioners. as given
are Gorostiza, Baranda, and Tornel.*
An American Express rider had been muir
dered, after desperate resistance, near Vera
: Cruz.
Other papers also say that peace was the
order of the day, but it was believed by many
that Santa Anna only wished to gain time.
The Pcayune Express rider had also been
attacked, and left for dead. The letter which
he was conveying was stolen. He, however
succeeded in reaching Vera Cruz in safety.
Gen. Taylor at public dinner in Monterey
8 made speech to the citizens, in reply to toas
offered in which his name was honorably
mentioned in connection with the Presidency
of the United States. 1t is in the spirit of hi
letters recently published.
The steamer Ann Chase, bound for the Bra
EOS with troops, burst boiler on the 18th inst.
killing nine and wounding several.
*We hope the appointment OF Tornel ma.
prove correct He is one of the most ntelli
gent of the Mexican commanders, and NOR
friendly to the United States and to Peace tina
: most of his associates in authority. Gorostiz
, we remember by his correspondence with Mr.
I, Webster when each of these gentlemen were a
the head the State Departments of their CIV
! Governments Gaz.