Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-07

plain seriously OF the ORDERS Nos "a and 25 issued
by Governor Wilson, in which he says the castle win fire
upon the town in of attack. hardly suppose
that he seriously contempaes such measure as its effect
would be to aid the express object of the gueas or rob
bers composing the assaians Their design would be to
destroy much property possible and they would thank
the Governor for his valuable assistance destruction and
who would protect the poor foreigners hudded together old
men, women and children, in such place that appointed
for their shelter rendezvous for shelter is not in any
Of the word sincerely hope that better counse OF
rather authority will induce further amendment OF his or
ders before attack takes place The effect of the orders
has been destroy, in great measure the confidence
posed promises of protection and do not know
any good could be expected to result from them.
have to-day received five six packages Of your paper
the first that have hand in month Where they
have been know and only mention their delay
count for not having noticed extracts the earlier dates
from sundy papers, and particularly from the Washington
Cnion the statements of which conflict with those made by
me on several occasions too late trouble your
readers with the details prove the correctness of my
ments, and will only to ask the editor Of the
union first If in his opinion, Gen. Scott now has tceire
thousand men in his division of the army Second, where
ne obtained the information, month ago. that half million
oil dollars IN specie had been collected for duties in Vera Cruz
And third upon what system of arithmetic he based the cal
culaon that fifteen millions Of dollars of would be
yielded by the tariff in force on the Mexican coasts
Ftre millions might have been secured by the establishment
OF common-sense rate of duties, and reasonable facilities of
payment and trade but you that under those
adopted not Million including all duties received and all
bonded, will be realized within year from the date Of open
ing the ports.
VERA CRUz, JuLr 90 ls47.
After all the delay which occurred in getting off the train
and escort under Gen. Pierce many of the wagons were in
an unprepaed state, and became detached from the main
body An escort of hundred and fifty or two hundred
troops was detailed remain with the straggers and guard
them until they could reon the tran while the main body
moved forward The detachment had, however advanced
only few miles beyond Santa Fe when was attacked by
large party of guerlas, which kept engaged for about
four hours the end of which time the Mexicans were well
" used up, and the Americans moved forward gentle
man who passed along the road yesterday morning says that
he saw several dead bodies in the vcntya Mexcans-and
has no doubt that the gueas with considerable loss
NO wounded have arrived here from our troops and it is to
be presumed that their loss has been small 1t is strange that
no messenger has been dispatched the Governor with the
intelligence The firing plainly heard by SICK which
had been left behind Santa Fe The detachment which
mentioned IN my last having been Santa Fe,
has returned and report the entire destruction of the place.
in conformity with the Governors orders The measure of
destroying that place is good one, and be hoped will
be followed up with that of the destruction of all the hamets
within ten miles of the city, The preservation of life and
public property requires such STEP and, if have
pay for the property Destroyed it is yet the policy of
economy.