The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-05-29
CANTON, MISSISSIPPI, SATURDAY, NAY -, Is4,


head Of his cavalry force, although Cen. Al
corta had been appointed to supersede him.
ite u loudly denounced for not having defend.
"a La Joya and Perote.
Z Each step in the march OF Gen. Scott to.
wards the capital is chronicIed Our troops
laM represented as very keen in the pursuit Of
Santa Anna, and put hs rich friend Garcia to
some personal Inconvenience to make him re-
veal Santa Annals lurking-place.
Gen Bravo is still in command at Pueba
hps forbidden the diligence to come further
down than that city. Every day the diligen.
ces are robbed. The Legislature of Puebla
bas adjourned, after having conferred extraor-
etnary powers upon their Governor, Senior
lnzunza. Many bands of guerillas have been
Iformed in that State. All the regular troops
nppearto have left this city as early as the 23d
Tor 24th n
The press is loud in its denuncations of the
lproprietors of haciendas who are selling grain
70 Gen. Scott, from which we infer that he does
mot lack supplies. The house of Drusina. &
CO., of Vera Cruz, is denounced for having
tIcashed drafts Of Gen. Scott upon London for
4 100000. What ground there is to suppose
that any such transactions took place, we are
not informed.
III Congress having conferred very ample power
i[ppon the President Substitute to provide for
the existing emergency in the affairs of the
country, was occupying itself with the discus
lsion of constitutional questions The Presi-
Ident shows a good deal more apathy than is
acceptable to the editors of Ell Repubhcano--
They appeal to him to arouse himself and call
forth the energies of the nation to meet the
1crisis. They denounce as cowardly and infa-
nous any other course than war and long par.
Those who are suspected Of more peaceable
views are denounced in no measured terms.
4 On the 9th Senior Trigueros commenced the
work Of terrifying Guadalupe.
"A "Yankee'' was arrested on the 26th. hav-
i ing presented himself to the President to con-
fer with him upon the propriety of peace, but
IN no authorized capacity. No clue is given
as to who the man is. He is negotiating son
| his own hook"
Il =
for all political offences is announced in the
Rpapers Of the 9Th
In Toluca the casting Of cannon was imme-
lately to be commenced, the prelates Of San
rancisco and La Mercede having offered the
necessary for the construction of cannon
Ra paper Of the eth we read that party
II Americans under one Kirker has marched
lpon the mineof Guadalupe y Calvo, but that
preparations were making for resistance.
The Mexicans speaS of the conspiracy which
was entered into among their countrymen in
Tampico to obtain possession Of that lows, as
having failed principally for want of funds;
but they indulge the hope that another attempt
will be more successful.
A story got into circulation in Mexico that
the clergy was at last melting up their plate to
afford assistance to the Government. The off,
cial journal came out at once and denied it,
The Republican, had at first believed the story,
but in conradicting it afterwards reproachful-
,ly asks: "Does the clergy prefer that the trea-
sures belonging to it shall fall into the power
of Mr.. Scot?o
, D. Miguel Orbe, the curate of Huauchinan-
go,is raising company of guerrilas and upon
the following terms:
HUAUCHINANGo, April 90, l847.
He who subscribes this pledges himself to
the FIVE following articles:
lst-To die defending and ovenging Our
Lady of Guadalupe, and the Catholic, Apostle
tic, Roman religion which he Processes.
, 2d.-To defend the integrity and independ-
ence of his nation.
3d.-To pursue with death the Anglo Anne
rcans, their followers, defenders or allies, who
ever they may be.
4th.-To abjure and detest the personal party
Of whoever have destroyed their country.
5th.--To respect all legitimate authority,
whatever it may be. in every thing not repug-
nant to the preceding articles.
7 These five articles shall be the fundamental
rule of their GU errilla, and shall be denomina.-
I'd La Insurgen,e Guadalupano.
Tsigned) MIGUEL oRBE.
A number of the deputies in Congress have
protested formally against the deposition of
Gomez Fariasas irregular and unconstitutional
The Replbieano interposes defence not very
,llusible.
The owners Of the mine La Luz have pre-
ented or loaned the Government Of Mexico
$4,000 for The expenses of the war.
I Letters had been received in the capital
rom San Luis Potosi, announcing that the
Governor Of the State had promulgated de-
rec that every citizen should take up arms,
nd that the enthusiasm to defend themselves
Tas very great There were about four thou
and troops Of the Army of the North then in
he city. Gen. Taylor, they supposed, was to
love upon them from Saltillo about the LIST of
fay.
Letters have been received in the city Of
iexieo announcing that on the 5th Of April
We hundred American troops lett Chihuahua
nth fourteen pieces Of artillery and thirty
TagOns, for Parral, a town about Fifty leagues
0uih, on the road both 10 Durango or to Par
IS. The Msxieans say the object Of the ex-
edition was TO break up the State Govern
tent established Al Parrsl since the fan Of
,hihuahua. The moment their lyanee wac
card the seat Of Government was again re-
moved 70 a place called Guadalupe v CaIvo.-l