Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-15
by Yesterdays Southern Mail.
rom the New Orleans picayuuc, Extra. June I ]
E.nter (ram fseXiCO.

The steamship New Ot-an,, Captain Wright,
has arrived from Vera Cruz, having left there on
no i, June. She touched GA he Al. al The Bra
-os.
Genl Shields is doing well, we are most hap
ny 10 lear, AMI was shortly expected al yer"
Cruz "a,
General Scott left Jalapa on The 23d May Tor
puebla, al The head Of nearly 5000 troops we
nave the following brief note:
puepLA, MExlc,, May 90, lS4I.
The division Of Gen, iwiees entered ms
ci,v tu.day. all well. There werr rumoTs IN Inc
warning that Generals Bustamente ana Leo"
were advancing 10 attack General Scott WIN an
immense free, but so lar We have heard no'nihs
confirming The reports Almosl every ON 'n'nS.
that the Americans are 20 have aho'nei s''"'
battle, but where no one eau divine
The diligenca does not run oe'~ 800 w.. -.
the CITY OF Mexico. and $" lar nave 'o'"" - '''
possible TO lay hands upon any Pd'~'s
,.n,;on, are as regards his future movements, yeI
mall as hi. force is, many think he will advance
upon the capital. We shall know IN ray or
two.
The news FROM the city Of Mexico by ibis al
rival !. most important. Our intelligent CORES
pondent from Vera Cruz has furnished Us w'n
The annexed extracts from letters written AZ e.
co. and from he best sources VI iniorma'ion' A"e
resignation OF Santa Anna is an important e'e"'
in the history oil the war;
Extract of a Letter dated $50, ,o.1
"CIry OF Mgxlco, May ", le4I,
aFrom here | have nothing worthy
of notice TO communicate except mat odn.a nuna
Yesterday resigned The presidency, out II - ho'
known vet whether Congress will admh OF II
He was induced 10 take that course from Inc oP-
posit;ou he meets in his views OF carrying on inc
defence OF the city, and from some deiama'ory
writings which appeared in the puoiic papers
against his pas, conduct. II is eeneraily eAP..,
ed that the Americans will be here ABOUT lne io'n
of next month; and, considering the slate Of nles
in the capital, may say that they VIII NEE. WIN
blu, slight resistance on the part OF this govern
ment" ,;,,sd
Throush the same channel we have received
,ba folI,,w;no brief extract from another letter VI
the same date: ,.-,;t,,;r,
"I.asl week Santa Anna commenced forhiyins
Guadalupe. Perion and Mijicazingo, near inc
suburbs Of The city; but unusual disapprobalion
was The result, and hence his reason tor ot1eIins
hi. resignation II is supposed il will be accept
ed and lha, Herrera will receive the nomination
There are only about 5000 troops IN ne city.
We have an exciting rumor from Puebla, men
;ioned in letters from Vera Cruz that The citzens
OF Puebla had risen upon Gen. Worth, ana cut
of six or seven hundred of his men. The rumoi
uas In eyery mans mouth al Vera Cruz aud
much credence given 10 il, We are happy 10
saw thai our correspondent in Vera Cruz puts lit
lie faith In the rumors.
fcor,>sn,rd,n,e of The Neao Orleans Picaynne.
VERA Cauz, May %, lS47
Gentlemen: After several days Of anxiety and
suspense. occasioned by the capture oil Inc OH
qeoce by a band ofguerrillas, and The we'll known
dangerous state OF the road, another Tram mas ar
lived a, last from Jalapa bringing us news from
the army and The events that have occurred on
ne road during The last six days, the most impor-
ant of which ia the murder OF COL Sewers, anu
seven of his escort OF eight dragons, and Lieut..
Mcdonald, of the Rifle Regiment.
Col S arrived here about week ago WIN
dispatches from Washington 10 Gen. scou. ne
eff this CITY last Saturday for Jalapa, and was
murdered three miles beyond The National bridge
From all appearances the party must have been
/, ambush very near The road, and by well d.
yected volley brought them all 10 The ground al
once. without giving them The slightest oppoItu-
.,;tv for resistance Thus il Is again tha, Ges-
patches, probably of no lle Importance, have
ALLEN into the hands Of he enemy, and peIhars
nay be used to good purpose against us. Inc
bodies OF thee OF the party were iouni near the
road, partially covered with sand, and the c!hefs
had been dragged into the chaparral. One Anne
r,can horse was found shot near the place where
the parry was assassina,ed.
A gentleman from he city OF Mexico, who was
one of The American prisoners captured by W
.ea between Camargo and Monterey, came down
with the train, having been liberated by ihe Eng
,ish Minister, ne having claimed BRUSH proec'
zion. He reports all The American oincefs 'od'
we're prisoners On parole
,r ,onp n, aiPr The me OF Parker ana a
nuarermasler's clerK by he name OF Laihrop
10th captured on The road from Camargo TO Mon
ierey. aud who were supposed TO have been Killed
we're in prison in Mexico
The diligence, the capture o! which has caused
So much excitement, it appears, was robbed on Us
%n-Say injured but that The vehicle was partial
~ destroyed and plundeed OF every thing il con
tanned
Gen. Shields was doing well and may be ex-
peeled here on his way home In the course OF ten
days.
Strong suspicious were entertained al Jalapa
OF an attempt 10 reiake b. place, but Col. Chlds
i, always wide awake Tor any thing of that kind,
and will do them up brown il The atiempt l. made
Soule Mexicans also came down yesterday
from Jalapa, having been robbed on the road OF
everything they had OF value; bur The hishwayWen
showed their generosity and kindness 10 the IN
fortunate afterwards, by returning them twenty.
I'VE cents each pay their expenses to MS place
The force OF the ranch ros. bbers, ETC., 90 The
road, is estimated al sou men, disguised OF as iol-
lows 500 men near The road, and 100 on each side
OF il. ranging at sufficient distance 10 prevent
small parties from taking the by pahs
Gen. Scott lell Jalapa for Puebla on the 23d
inst, at the head ol atcuI 5000 men.
cannot hear OF any later news Than what
has been forwarded 10 you, from Gen. WORMS
column at Puebla.
The train which came down was escorted by
about sixty men, mostly discharged soldiers and
some OF the wounded at Cerro Gordo, in char
of Capt. Whiting. They saw frequently on The
route men on The heights and IN the distance
men on the lookout
As for local news have none 10 give you
The rainy season has, it is thought fully com
menced, as We have had sample OF II during
the last three days.
have seen private letter from Jalapa, which
s,ales that Col. Lawrence, bearer Of despatches'
and one Of his escort, were killed on ,he road,
bu, no doubt the writer was mistaken 10 the
name, and that the rumor emanaeo lrom Inc
murder OF Col. Sewers. :.
We regret 10 say that Maj. R. Hammond,
Paymaser U. s. Army, died on board the New
Orleans, at sea, on the ID inst., on his passage
from Vera Cruz.
The following is istof the passengers on the
New Orleans: w
Passengers from Vera Cyi.z-Captain G. w.
Lawman, Maj. Ferguson, Capt. Davidson, MAJ.
Bell and son, Lieut.. Murray, Cap,s whining
and Paueu, Lieuts. Dauna and Russell, Dr. Cas-,
Lieut.. Col. Kinney, Lieut.. T. Wright and III
men.
Passengers from Brazos Saniaso.-Lieut: Col.
lib Weller, Major L. Giddings, Adlt J. F.
Harrison, Surgeon, E. X. Chamberlin, ASS.
Surgeon, A E. Highway, Capt. Stevens, Quar-
terrnas,er Tyfe, Capts. KaTsirom, HORNED,
Ramsey, Hamilton, Brady, Long, Miller, White,
Kearnley, vandevener, May, A. May, Moore,
Allen, Miller, Beagler, Hengersway, Wilson,
Fox, Wood and Read, Lieulenants Motle,
Kline, Bliss, Kidd, pIttey, Maloney, Moore,
Packman. shervir, O'Brien, Colorele, ViskaIr,
McCarty. Block, Keller, Khecs Kohesser, Snead,
Linsey Longley, Boyle, Hall, Kendle, Howard,
Potter, Robinson and Morton, Col. Morgon, Ma
jor Morrison, Gen. Gazensau, Col. G. N. Nor
gan and $50 men.