The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-04-28
From tie Vera Cruz American Earle.
Vera Cruz.

1HeISC0H AUUHS.--Ouf acquaintance
with the Mexicans Of this city is yet too
limited to be furnished with any considera-
BILE items of importance relative to affairs in
the Federal city: and if the revolution, no.
ticed in our last. be terminated, we have not
been advised of the fact From what we
can gather on the subject, and we have re-
Gently conversed with an intelligent per-
son familiar with the plots and counterplo,s
OF the contending factions, the disturbances
which have recently taken place in the ca
pital are calculated to lead TO results of no
ordinary character. Santa Anna, as usual.
has been playing double game, and has
been detected in it by many obscrvant per-
sons. He professed TO Gomez Farias that
he was in favor ofhypothcca,ing the church
property, and induced that officer to public
ly advocate the measure
AT the same time he was in correspon-
dence with the church party, and urging
them to resist the measure by an appeal 10
arms; and when it was announced that
the General was approaching the city, each
party was elated with the idea of being as
sisted by him. One or the other had to be
deceived, however, and it was the fate Of
tarlas second time to be deceived by the
same leader. For the moment, this acqu-
slton OF Santa Annals forces to that of the
church party struck terror to the opponents,
but they rallied, and at our last accounts
were still defending themselves with vigor
Previous to the arrival of Sauta Anna,
neither party had lost an inch of ground,
and but few followers, although they had
been at it for several days.
The revolutionary parties would occa-
sionally cease hostillities and demand of
each other why they did not march to the
assistance of Vera Cruz, but 1t invariably
ended in a misunderstanding and at it thew
went again.
Santa Anna is, no doubt, the President
OF Mexico, by this act, for the time being,
although Farias was no! completely routed
as we stated in our last
Santa Annals victory at Bucna Vista was
celebrated with great pomp i'll the city of
Mexico
Camalizo, at the last accounts, was at
Jalapa. The dilligencis conveying him to
that place was robbed by two Mexicans.
although 1t contained five or six passengers.
A Post Office has been esta blished. and
the necessary arrangements made to insure
the forwarding of letters and paper from the
army, to their friends in the States.
In speaking of the general appearance
OF business in Vera Cruz, the Eagle re-
marks -
"The stores present beggarly account"
OF empty shelves, the tables in the fondas
instead Of groaning mmder the weight of the
good things of life, cause the hungered to
groan over them-and taking things all in
all, we never wish to see their like again.
But take it easy, for there is scarce port
from Hallowell to Louisiana, but will send
down its craft laden with the necessaries
and luxuries of life, so plentiful in Yankee
dom.n
EASTER SUNDAy-On Sunday morning
last we entered the church on the Plaza,
and were gratlfed 10 see so full an atten-
dance of our officers and men, In rather
an obscure place, on the left hand side ofthe
aisle, sat Gen. Scott, and a number of his
stslendss ss.The .;[lh e., General appeared devout
I and jous, !, and 81 not like the many of
us go toS: snch splaces to pass an
sidles hnnr lshe entrAnee of the General,
we aEsaQs sss 9cEeassd no ittle establishment
saisnlot ssnallYe and he was readily
known and whispered about as thesss Cons.l
mander-in,G Chief s.s $
The doctrine has TOD long been proc LAIN LAIN
ed that we are the enemies of: that religion ion
held SO sacred by the Mexicans, ss.blt I've
hope soon to convince them that we war
against no man for his religious principles,
and nothing is better calculated to demon
4 stratest this fact than the presence, at places
Ownership, Of the hlghin command amongst
n whose liberality Of religious tolerance
lndnees 1llt, them 70 worship at any shrine the
great Creator ofthe Universe.
The scene in the church on Easter Sun
day, was indeed one of interest and solem.
nifty. Many who; the week before, were
sending death shots at each; other. now. now
standing and kneeling together, communed
with the same God & lioticed that much
difference Was paid 10 our General. and tha.
heRas the frsf one HON IS lon 3 iighted
q sandIe gas hand led He received Fl "a
demnly and held il for. .a time lighted Ia his
hand slhis was also pleasing foS the citi,:
4, "A N.