Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-10-22

nirt. b,l on The morning CT the ldlh tae ftlne',
,cao army commenced entering the ci'y anu q,
7shcir laa was waving over The palace, VI Wa
inc YANKEES ba We called The "Halls oil NE WON
zumas" Atl2 o'clock the previous h'.h' oa"-
"a Anna with all his troops leil the CITY, iea'ins
inc inhabitants M the mercy Of he lnvaiihs d.
my. and before daylight tie place Wiz en'iely
Numbered hy The icperos and rrisone 5 OF 'ne tx
Accofdada who hal ESCAPED VI been ~ i9'se:-
AtT o'clock paliial shots we're ncaia IN '"e e"J,
feed BY the inhabitants Oil he America" IN,
as il was entering. II soon became ei'>H nie,
and continued pretty severe during w ~. ~
Americans iou.h. most hiaFe!F, ""' -. " -,
those houses tram which ihc shots Prceeeieo tof
rom which lhcy iaucied they came) so mat ma
ny innocent people suffered in person ana pro,
,ry,v. The troops were much exasperaieo, ana
can ~scar,el. hiane them. The following uay
firing ceased. although some partial eAcesses were
committed. On The 10Th things were d llOe IT,
| stored 10 peace and up 10 today nave become
Gill more Tranquil. On Monday the 2Olh, a lev
n, The shops opened. yet most OF The nrinciPaal
| ones are sill closed, as The want OIL commence Is
gfea, ,n
The Mexican population are lar from oeins
satisfied, and there is every reason 10 oelieVe a Ie,
action will lake place. Gen. Scou IS ,aS'ps So
precau.ion 10 prevent out!ages, and | Iuss say,
TO Inc credit d. The Americans, that they have De-
haved with much more prudence than could nave
been expected under existing circumstances anu
The iuhosDitabie reception they met with. II IS d
pre,ty we'll known fact with US tina, The American
army have Ios, since they left Pnebla, IN Riiieu'
wounded, and death from fatigue and 0mer causes,
about 1000 men and upwards Of 10 commissioned
officers. vet their real loss Icannol positively stale.
Assassinalions are daily committed IN inc o",'t'S
(subuIbsl on The struggling soldiers. ~ oc'ocn
at night all is quiet, and there Is moi a sou' ~ nc
seen in the streets; windows ana doois arc sh".
and barricaded, and The ladies keep 10 hoh b'eh'
and day. and our once merry city wears q SOM
brs acn,c,. Ihc Trail Of The serpent is evidently
over il. Gen. Scott has declared martial law,
ami ~cnfa.ces it strictly. In relation 10 Ire Mexi-
can army. | can merely give you The insn"'s !
some say they have gone 70 Quereiafo, nhder lne
command of Herrera, where The government VIII
form itself. Santa Anna is thought to De in me
neia hborhool of Puebla with 1000 cavalry, anGit
is said Gov. Chilts has fortified himself on he
heights OF LoFetlo, which you know commands
The city. There are many oihsI T1mo!s. when
NAV he true, Int they are loo vague and indefinite
To trouble YOU with. One thing, however, IS ceF-
lain; we are evidently in a most critical po.si1lon,
and God ONLY knows what Will be the result.
have a GOOD opportunity Of knowing the feel
inss oil the people. and nv opinion IS That We are
farther of tom peace than erer.
.see Mr.. KS letter, where he refers 10 The
troops being withdrawn by order OF Gen. ScoI!,
and you will find his prediction that the Mexi-
cans would claim a victory correct.
GTRANsLATED.l
Cam Of a letter uritlen bu a foreigner 10 ono Of las
CONT vaisa IN Vera Graz IA freneiman.)
MEXICO, Sept. 2S, ls47.
NV Dear Sir:-I avail myself Of The depart
ure of The British courier 10 sketch you the scenes
il has been my luck 10 witness in The capital and
IFS enviTons.
The MexicanS having been bea!cdi in all points
and in every way fIam the sh 10 tie ION ihsi,
Gen. Santa Anua left The capital ~ lie evening
Of The 18Th and took he read y The Interior. on
the l4lh. in The morning, The Americans entered
The city in a very quiet manner, AMI Gen Sco't
was already in The palace, when tn a sudden Inc
peon!e Of lie low classes CONNIE need throwing
stones on The Americans from The tops Il he
houses, and from ali the streets, whilst lEai9iiti-
ais OF a better standing frtd from The widows
and balconies on The Yankees, who were lar
from expecting such trealGichi. Cen. Scot or
dered Immediately pieces o. artillery 10 be placed
in all directions and soon swep, the streets with
crane Shot, but This proved insufficient 10 suhdue
The instruction. Gen. Sco't then sent a lew
companies on divers points with orders 10 break
open every house out OF which they should fre,
10 nut 10 The sword those found within, and
lastly, 10 sack The property therein contained -
This order, which was executed with great noder-
alton (hanks to The secret instructions oil Gen.
Sco,t,1 but in some cases with Stern energy, soon
gu, down the insurrcclion. These scenes lasted
three long and sad days-from The l4ih 10 The
18th. and assure you We were much alarmed
!nring the whole OF The time. All foreigners, in
Guiding those imbucd 10 other respects with pre-
incice towards the Americans, agree in one
point, that The American army has no, done The
hundredIh par! OF lie injury ii had a right to DO,
ann ,Msh}icchl, lE,lI,s 'J4ss. rnics would S..g, & ha az gone u
having seen warfare in Europe towards The end
Of Napoleon's military career, ! judging By COM
parisnn, give il as my sincere and candid opinion,
that il a continental army had been stoned and
fred upon by he population Of a vanqaished
city, the inhabitants would have been dealt win
rather roughly. Now We ale tranquil, bnl IL Isl
sad tranquility, as we fear ncw disturbances.
Our prccarious situation will not change for The
better until peace be conclljed, or he AmeFi-
cans send about Is, 0O0 men more. The army 81
invasion is really 100 small, Tor figure TO yourself
1000 mea in a CRY OF upwards Of 20o,000 hos
Tile souls, and in Pnebla less than 500, 10 MAIN
tain a population ol mole than 50,ot0. This is
really leo ii!'!e.
The Americans nave eovele! themselves WIN
glory in all the battles fought in Mexico; they are
all aud each O; hem heroes. Il is a great thing
10 see a handful! Of Americans cut their way
through 800 miles ii dense population, aud hoist
the star s~2anelel banner on the dones oil this
Capital.
General Herrera, Ex-Prcs;dcnt, has gone TO
Querelaro, where a Congress is 10 assemble next
month. He TOOK with him 1000 men, and Santa
Anna fell back upon Puehla with 1000 horse
men. These two bodies oil troops are The rem
nanls of The 20 900 regular troops who defended
the city no longer than TWO weeks ago.
Some people hope that peace will be advocated
by several members OF the next Congress al
ouerelaro, but, Tor my part, | 90 mol believe H.
The folly Of these PEOPLE is not yet al an end.
When will they open their eyes 10 heir true inter
esls2 Never. This is my fear.
All communications with the interior are cut
off.