Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-31

there PLAYED. In fact, the same may be saiu Q
! all who are with the army, and not Immediately
connected with il; there will be VOTE LOT all .
them, and their greatest safety. wiii ee "a Ih'
neiehborhood of balls, shells, and kindred ploIec
lilies. In relation 10 young Rogers, ii is said NJ
came of with the knowledge and by permission
Of his surety. 80,
| believe | have already mentioned the dealt
Of Lieut.. Hill, OF the ID Dragons, and lnai ne Wa
buried with military honors. Dr. w. n. ia
muse, OF the South Carolina volunteers, died lhi
morning. Jus, before his death ne embraced tns
| Catholic religion and received The a6solullon .
Inc cburcb. i learn that a portion OF his family
in The United States are of the same faith. The
health OF the army is generally improving.
wish YOU could see the Jota Arrasonese, al
danced here Al, The Spanish theatre by The Seno.
rilas Ruperia and Monoz, and Two mascullnes
whose names are not given in the bills. Il is iul
OF lite, action and caslanels, and was loudly anu
warmly encored last night. The women folks
who take a part in The dance, labor under no par
ticular restraint that can be discovered, but throw
themselves into attitudes that would be deemed
unseemly by a committee OF prudes in our own
country. Here, however, the audience was con-
posed almos, entirely OF officers, and Inc more
voluptuons the poslures Of the hshrahles, .ne
more raplurous The applause. We never see inc
Bolero and other Spanish dances given with pre-
per effect in The United States. @. W. 4.
PUEltA, Mexico, August s, 1917.
General smith has returned with his brigade
and The report is, that General Pierce is 10 sleef
,o.nish. at Amosoque, and will arrive here TO-
morrow. The account of Captain Rufts az
venture with the suerrillas al San Juan de los
Llanos Is fully confirmed NJ les' 'h"n forty
ihroe Of the .nruIy were killed, a great number
were wounded, all their arms were destroyed, and
their flag brough, of. The Two padres who were
taken prisoners in The church, and who were sup
posed 10 ha We some connection with the euerril-
las. have since been released by General Smith
The letter mail brought up by General Pierce,
with dates from New Orleans 10 about the olh
July, has come up-ihe main newspaper mai
will arrive tomorrow. Many oithe officers have
told me that their anxious mothers, wives, and
sisters have done liutle bu. reprimand Them iol
no, writing 10 them oftener = they would mol
blame them SO much il they knew The extreme
difficulty OF getting letters down TO The coast.
have already mentioned the successful es
cape OF young Rogers from Mexico. LastniSh'
about 10 o'clock Mai. Gaines came in, passing
safely through the entire Mexican lines. IL seems
tina, on Monday last all the American officers
we're ordered 10 the headquarters Of Gen. LON
bardini, and were there told that they must pre-
pare, in twelve hours, TO move 10 Toluca. AL
OF them, save Majs. Gaines and Borland, ano
Capt. Danley, gave their paroles that they woulc
proceed 10 that place; but Maj. G. distinctly told
Lombardini that his parole was al an end-thaI
he did not ask for its renewal. nor should he &C
cept it. On Tuesday morning The officers, with
three exceptions above named, Started in The
Stage for Toluca, and on the same night Major
Gaines, accompanied by a lrusly Mexican guide
Sc, out for this place, and after being once in The
hands Of The gueri!las, aud running many mar
| row risks, besides, succeeded in coming through
in safety. He informed LombaTdini distinctly
| through the interpreter, a brother OF Almonte, lha
he should mol give his parole Tor Toluca, anc
anticipated being arrested and put under guarc
al once; bu, not thinking probably he would al
temp, 10 escape, he was above cd 10 depart. III
sequel is known.
abou, $4,000 ~tolerably we'll uniformed and drilled
men, 10 which number must be added a rabble 0
undisciplined recruits, caught and picked upever,
way, and giving lille strength 10 The army. Tn
main defence OF the Mexicans-that upon which
they most rely-is al The Penon, and al this poin
they have planted some Of their best cannon. SAINT;
Anna himself is described as being in a create
| dilemma than ever. The jealousy and obstinacJ
| OF his enemies prevent his openly avowing him
| self in favor of peace, and he is shrcwd enough
10 know that The next battle must result agains
him. Thus his own downfall is staring him II
the face turn which way he will, and he is now
awaiting some revolution OF Fortunes wheel Ie
e~xtricate himself. His utter downfall would seen
inevitable did not his past history afford abun
dapt evidences that he has risen above every
species of reverse, and so fruitful is he in expe'
dents that he NAV still rise lriumphan!ly iron
The whirlpool OF difficulties by which he is sur
rounded.
Since | commenced This letter, Genl SCOTS
orders for the march OF the army have been IS
sued. The division OF Gen. Twigss is 10 move
on Saturday, the 18th inst, that OF General Quit
man on the 9Th, Gen'l Worlh's on the 9th, ane
General Pillows on The 10Th. In The meantime
Col. Childs remains in Puebla as military ane
civil governor, and Capt. De Hart as lieu,enan
governor, while an efficient garrison, in addition
10 the sick and those who are convalescing, WI
be Jeff behind. Gen. Scott himself will probably
accompany Gen. Qui,man's division, and the en-
lire army will concentrate atsome point this side
of the capital. .
The order for a move has been received with
r~ejoicicg by abby the heads Of the commissa.
rvs and quartermasteI's departments IN parti-
cular, for a, the capital il is almost certain that
an abundance Of money can be obtained.
Yours, &c, O. W. x.
PCEBLA, Mexico, Aug, y, Ao4i.
Gen. Pierce arrived this morning-bis men,
though much iaded and travel-worn, making a
most so,dicrly appearance. The OH regiment in
paricular-the New England regimen, comman-
ded by Col. Ransom-atracled much attention
from The crowds assembled 10 see the new leyies
enter.
Notwithstanding all The stories told in the Mex.
lean papers, it seems that General Pierce has
brought his command through without losing a
man, and with but three or four wounded. He
was attacked several times by guerrilla parties
vet by prompt measures succeeded in routing
them On every occasion. A good story is told Of
Capt. Bodfsh, who commands one OF the New
England companies-a regular lumber-inan and
bridge builder from "way down in The Stale oi
Maine" Arrived al Plan del Rio, wha, did they
find but that the bridge had been destroyedl fe'
CAPTAIN Z. mad his Yankee ingenuity about him
and in a few hours time the entire command was
taken safely over by means Of a new road which
he himself cut. A Yankee will be a Yankee
transplant him as YOU will.
The officers with Captain Ruff, al the time hi
routed the guerIillas al San Juan de los Llanos
were Lieut.. Walker, Of his W company, anc
| Lieut.. Halves, with a company OF The "a ORA
eoons. The defeat was complete.
We have a hundred conflicting rumors from
The CITY OF Mexico. One is 10 The effect that Va
lencia is coming OIL with 10000 men 10 attach
US in front, while Alvarez, with 5000 Pin,os
makes a demonstration in The rear; another re
port has il that Santa Anna has disarmed 5000 G
The Guardia National, having discovered lha
they were h~alching some plot agains, him; Will
| sill another report would have ii that a reguis
| revolution had broken out against the 6~cncaer't
OF his country, and that all was confusion wors
COMPOUNDED" al Mexico al las, dates. Then, again
we have il lhat Puebla is 10 be attacked immedi
ately after the army has LEFT, the garrison Put 1
the sword, and the citizens severely mulcted ant
robbed Tor the good treatment they have given III
Yankees. For any one of these rumois there i
probably not the least shadow OF foundation ye
MS the Msxicans feed themselves upon The hope
OF what they should do, they have given them cir
~cula,ion as facts, and very likely one half Of III
community believe them. There can be liuI
ed about with difficulties, and that although al pre-
sent he rides upon the whirlwind and directs th
Storm" The obs,inacy OF Congress and the jealou
sy end slubbornness of such men as Valenci
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