Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-06-22

| The volunteers are returning from Gen Taylor with
great rapidly Ere this he left without any of The ,
untces who fought under him at uena Vista Tn, lett.
we give below tom special contains the
es' n'o,msuVn as TO tho probable movements Of Gen
Taylor IL viii be found otherwise very int crossing
The Massachusetts volunteer put in prison for khnr
man who refused him whskey. has made bis eseape ono
Of NJ. companions has killed woman IN Ma,amoros for
the came offence Tho Flag loudly denounecs these out,
rsgcs. ''' WV
private in tho ls Indiana Regiment is also denounced
Tor brutal assault upon Mr. Sup, an aged French .Iy,
smith, with whom he had slight difficulty.
Brig Gen. Hopping has arrived Ia Maamoro- md oc
euples Gen. Cushngs former quarters there
by Lieut. Iidbal. ct the Sd Ohio Regiment tho ,d,,.
oi'he fse learn that short time since party OF about one
hundred Camanohcs, in all the pansply OF war came
suddenly aeros' small party OF volunteers. who were
ehoppng wood In the neighbo,hood OF Parras
OF hight, as was naturally expected tho Indians gayo
tokens OF peace and stated tina, the game they were
alter were MeIicans. They partially escorted the voln
teers into town, to whom they seemed much ATTACHED
Lieut. I. IL on his way hume.
t'pee'si CSrrsspS.d-es Of he P,eayunsl
SALriLLo, (McxicoO May 2l 1917
snort ume alter my last letter closed, the town wa.
hiowu into fever OF excitement by the arrival =, .
WOODS camp OF two Mexican officers from san In'.
roios, charged with dispatches Tor Gen Ta,lor Th,,
Ptoessed TO DO ignorant of their contents, bu ,o Ill.,
that they had come from the city Of Mexico and con,iS
he intelligence that an armsce had been granted and b
negotiations Tor peace under discussion a.
scott and Santa AIMS, Exaic the 10Y of many ho ,
IN Tor the war;, and pine for the day when thew ,b,I
JON their friends and families. The dc.pa,ehcn ver,
medaiey forwarded To Gcu Taylor by Lcut Franklin and
the Mexican officers treated the most con,,
yby our officers at this post They prossssd
INC character OF the despatchcs but believed that In, nbov
was their purport. Singular To say this idea wa.
believed tor myself. have little conldenc, in aov,6,
MeA'ean' mat believed II To be paper from th. DE,
par'meni oi San Lus-a rcmonstrance ayainst ~. -
vance OF General Taylor. something OF tina, ,bar,c,
frNalc letters received from San Luis by citizens hero
brought by the Mexican officers announced that the m.
habiians were IN state Oi eXcems mt from ,bs e.pec
approach OF our army from this quarter ,,b,,h So.
looked Tor by the 18th inst The dispatches arrived H.
on Tuesday, ana were Immediately Forwarded 81 ~
absence y he bea
to excite the curiosity felt To- be apprsod of ,h,,, 80
tents About one o'clock to-day he returned and In M
bubble burst! The important despatch wa, eommnn,
cation from the Governor OF San Luis Poosi snnonn'
that he had heard Of tho intended approach of Tho
army ana begging TO inquire whether the n,ent,p
81 tue commanding general conduct the war ,cc,i,
to the usages OF civilized nations or according In m. ~
ner adopted by the Camanches. What reply Gen TAU.
will make % question and communc. ton of 40 i,s,I,,
character cannot but am told his usually even ,
per was considerably rutisd upon reading IT, and h. SAD
To have remarked that he should think the M-Ac,ns h
become pretty well acquainted with our manner of eondrt
ing war before this II they had not certainly not Liza
iault Tor he has tried hard enough to beat II into the
There Is no doubt that shall march upon San Luz.
very early PERIOD rs a sufficient number of t,oons
arrive from below. and from Luis to the city of Nj,
Co. a communication received from Gen Sco,t bv C.n
Taylor lew days ago, giving brief account of the bat
tie near JaHpa directs Gen Taylor at once or "a
early as possible from San Luis, where he expected tie let
ter would reach him, to the city of Mexico So that ,
Taylor will not probably remain any time at San Iuis nm
less he receives orders there, but wing garrison I'm, a.,
place will proceed with the residue of his command IN
the city OF Mexico The command will probabv n,ycr
reaee its steps this way there will be no occasop IN,
IT. have, therefore, fair prospect Of ..r,yellipg an 49,
halls Of tho Montezumas" we'll as some Other ncoi
and 1t live through the campaign aud return VIA Vera
Cruz, shall have seen quito much of tho country A.
care about As soon my health will permit my poi,,
70 Monterey shall apptse you, in detail OF the plan
OF operations number Of troops TO be taken and all o,b
particulars likely TO be interesting.
Mexican stabbed the bel few d,vs si,ca -.
IN me plaza by ieow-counyman aud hes since died
Col Doniphau with the residue Of his command arrived
and
thought that the artillery compsnes under Canaan
Weiehtman attached to this command will consent In
remain during the war but hardly think such will la
Ine case The regiment is under orders march on
Sunday the 23d for the Brazos, there TO be discharged
The two Illinois Regiments will march from here ON the
5Oth or 3lst inst and the Arkansas Cavalry on the Isl of
June The two Indiana Regiments % and 3d. will mo-
coed on Monday. The troops then OF the old stock Will
all be gone, except Ben McCuoch's company Of Tex,n
Rangers, now commanded by Lieut.. Tobin and not a
company will go on to San Luis except the artillery bat
iees that have been any Of the fights with Gem
Taylor Well let ms hope that the regiments will
sahd up To their work quite well the old and
opportunity distinguish themselves as their preds
eessors have done We cannot doubt them IL scarce
probable that there will be any resistance San LUIS
yet tho Mexlcans make a stout one. An order ma,
lu been received from Gen. Wool, by the two Mexican
officers who brought the dispatches from San Luis to
report TO hlm tomorrow morning at o'clock Tor an
answer TO their dispatches. LED.
Important from the City of Mexico.
we have received, by the way OF Iampco O. from
the capital late the 29h of May THIS IS week la
ter than the papers received last week by the Oregon snd
iul as late as the private adyices from the capital
Santa Anna's letter of rosignaton which we gave on
Friday last - published in the papers Of the 29,h u but
we know nothing OF the action taken by Cougess on tho
subject We fad also long manifesto addressed TO the
nation by him few days earlier which have not time
10 translate before the mail goes. II be worth "A
In the city of Mexico every thing manifesy in a state
OF confusion and almost unlicensed anarchy Gen Bravo
has resigned not only his command OF general chief but
also his commission Oi general OF division. Gen. Rncon
said to have done the same thing More OF the
next.
1t that Gen. Amonto under arrest though tho
causes OF his imprisonment are not avowed lie con-
hnod in Santiago Taltelolco.
Gen. Ampudia has been directed TO await further orets
at Cucrnavaca. What suspicious thing no has done or
contemplated informed
Gen. Valencia and Cen Saas ordered 10 leave the
city of Mexico on the 2ih ult. for the city san Luis
Po'osi. TO take command Of the army OF tbs North
The accounts find In the Mexican papers of the dis
affection in Zlcaecas confirm those we published a lew
days since. The official paper of State publishes wrong
representations made against Santa Anna and Of
the Amercans-Gon SoDtts infcstD umo1g the later
ms latter document is also given IN oil the papers the
capital
Gen. Arsa has refused his military functions
until his conduct should be investigated by military TIT
bunn He demands that his rial take place at once
in order that he take part in the defence OF the
Try.
cisco Eloriaga Tor President. Upon the fret ballot Flo
riaga received votes Santa Anna four Herrera one
Pedrasa one, and Angel Inas Upon the second bal
lot. Eoriaga received eight and SAINT, Anna sN
Elorsga was the former Governor OF the State, and will
be rocOloced Santa ANNA hard for tho Provisional
Presidency, IN the last election by Congress.
The State OF Tamaulpas has voted for Gen Almonio
for the Presidency, and Zacaiecas for JOSS Maria
LafrsRga.
Tho Legislature OF O5Iaca (Which has been dcnouno
ed by tho revolutionary party in Stac,J voted Ton
Cen Herein. The new Legislature voted Tor Genera
Santa Anna for President
II this last vote bo allowed Gen. Herrera. the 70
suit Of the election far will stand ihus Gen Herrera
votes Angel TTias votes, Senior OcampO vote, Scnoi
Ellotaga / VOTE Gen Almonte / vote aud senior Ia.
iragua vote. Give the vote OF OaIoca Gen. SAINT
Anna and you have the seventh candidate for ho
enyiable station Of President OF Mexico.
Fror Mr. Orksus National Jaus 10
We had the pleasure, last evening, OF convotsing
Major Glpn and other officers OF the army OF Chihuahu
who arrived here IN IS days from Chihuahua by the w.
Of tho camps Of Gen Wool and Gen. Taylor
The army Of Chihuahua uudor command Of Col. Don
phan, consisting at the three bataons OF the Mrs ur 60
vary and tho Chihuahua rangers, undor Capt Hudson
feachcd the Brazos Santiago and embarked for this CITY