The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-07-01


The Late News from Vera Cruz.
From the New ORLEANS Bulletin Of June rs.
/ We have seen letter from IN officer
Of the regular army nj Vera Cruz. who
has good opportunities for forming correct
opinions. in wiirh he expresses much
anxiety on The subject of The recent attack
upon our train. lie alludcs 10 The report
that the enemy are destroying The puenie
Naeional. which would greatly interfere
with. il not entirely impede The passage Of
artillery and wheel carriages, Us the main
route leads directly across that bridge.
4 more serious apprehension. however.
exists that the enemy will again iakc pos.
session Of Ceno Gordn. and defend iha,
pass against any reinforcemcn,s going to
Gen. Scott. ifathey do so. the present
train and escort. even after they are joined
with the additional Iorre under Gen. tad.
walader. and also admitting they were not
interrupted by the destruction Of the M.
iional bridge, would not lie able Ia force
that pass; for If the enemy are in sufii.
cienl numbers 10 attack eight hundred re.
gulars, and oblige them 10 enircnch for
their defence. they could holl in cheek
or repulse fourteen hundred under such
advantages, as 10 position, which ccrro
Gortlo would afford To them.
TO seize and hold that pass. at present,
with any thing like n strong force. would
also place Zen. Scott in an unpleasant, sit.
uatioil, and might oblige him 10 retrace his
steps. in order 10 force open his commu.
nica,ions with Vera cruz. so tia, his re.
Inducements could Join him. = ~,
The prestige arising from The UNMARRIED
success in all our military operations il at
present exercising vast influence npon
the enemy, and the loss OF this, from any
partial success on their part. surh as The
capture or event: repnlse Of n train or
a detachment. would he very unfortunate.
as il would iniuse new hope and energy
among them. and probably induce more
general turn out, or even popular rising
OF the people. .@a~ .~-
The letter we have allnded 10 express.
es The belief that, even after Gen. Cad.
walatler joins the train with his force, tley
will encounter much difficulty in reaching
Jalapa. The next atlvices from that quar-.
ter will be looked for with much interest.
Garrison of Vera Cruz. We have
been informed that the number of troops
at Vera Cruz, since the departure of Gen. |
CadwaIader, has been reduced 10 50 low
figure as TO give rise To some apprehen.
Sion> Tor the safety ot the city, in case
OF an attack by any thing like the num-
her said To he under Pedro Jarueta. There
were not more than forty men fiji for duty
IN the Castle of San Juan de Ulua when
the Massachusetts left. ". o. Times.
LATEST FROM GEN. SCOTT.
By an arrival at New Orleans on the
I'm, later news frcm Gen. Scots army
and the city Of Mexico, is received. t;en.
Lane, and s. Other officers and 500 dis
charged volunteers, came passengers.
MIR. Kendall, Of the pirayunc, writes
from Jalapa, that il is reported the Mex.
teams have abandoned the idea of making
a stand at Rio Frio, and intend to defend n
point miles this side of The city. He
says, he who thinks a lasting or beneficial
peace ran be make with Mexico, or that
our troops are soon TO be Withdrawn, is
some one who has not been over the coun.
Try. lie thinks that the country must be
entirely suhjugate'l, or at least brought I'M.
der Tie protection Of the u. y. .As a
nation Mexico is boiled ont of the list"
Papers from Mexico to the goth ult. arc
received. Confusion and almost unlicef.
sed anarchy reign in the capital. Gems.
Bravo and Rincon had resigned. AImon-
lie was in prison.
The New OrIeans mail has arrived.
bringing papers 10 the | lili inst.
General Scott rearh4d puehla on the
20'h of May. His arrival is bu, the pre.
lnle 10 active preparations for concerted
movement on the Capital. Report says
he is engaged night and dav, in prepare.
lions. for an onward movement, and rnr
The last desperate, dying stand whirh thu
HFxlcans no doubt will make before sur.
rendering r, their Capital to III. perf.liosii-
Yanhees.' /.