Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-08-21

peuce, uUo IN tne eyfs ~ tuo "otW tney VIII oe
atls to make 3 s:olessbly ssesr csss. "a
ssnta Anna las recently levied eos,r.bu,isn
"a forced iosn Il may be cslled--up"n the inha.
bitan,s Of the capital. In which he calls for $780,.
s7s to carry on the war. The ehursAss end con. 4
vents, az we'll rs private individus,s, ate asses.
s.d, ana it is hntsd ,ha, the .yrant has left the
names Of come Of his few trisnts of Of the tar
lst The foreigners who have been called u.
ron without stint, have made REGULAR protests it
n said against the unjust exacton, bit Santa
Anna does not stand upon tribes in his money
Transactions, fsts stis,srf -,t ODD fn-Is rA
From every indication. it wonld appear that
Gen Scott intends an immediate movement upon
the city Of Mexico--at least within week or
ten days Hard bread 10 being baked for the
march, the qusrtermasters have been ordered to
hold themselves in readiness, and in every de.
partmrnt all 10 hustle and activty. II being
found impossible 10 receive clothing from the
Uoited States, hd,dteds Of Mexiesns are hard at
work putting our men in uniform. Some even
think that the army will move before Genera,
Pierce comes up, but IL 10 hardly probable that
Gen. Scott will march before that officer gets
within one OF two days march. At least 1900 Of
the sick will be irn behind, bu: majority Of
them would be in situation to take up arms in
case the garrison was attacked t-tl ,i o.
Speaking of fsrknrss, the South Carolina Rrgi.
ment has suffered more than any Other in the ser
vice This not expected. II was thought
that the Northern regiments would suffer most
hereaway in the tropics. but the New Yorkers
and South Carolnians have been, a. il were, side
and side, aud the former have bad bu, few cases
on the sick list comparatively. The South Csro.
liniaus. out Of 900 stvong when 6IN mustered,
now turn out but about 400. or the other 500
some 40 have died. 200 have been i-it sick 10
the rear. and the rest are now in hospital here.
The health Of the regiment is improving how.
ever, and many are convalescent '
Yours, &c, ii'h G. W.K.
-...- PrKpLA, MExico. July 10, lsl7,
In relation to the movements of the army. |
can give you no other than the impression that
| General Scott will marrh Immediately on the ar.
rival Of General Pierce. The men composing
the divisions OF Gems. Worth and Twiggs, are
| probably better soldiers than any at present in
the world In the first place, She material is e.
welt drilled; have the best otfcers 10 Ies. them;
and, wha, is Of the greatest importance. q great
portion Of them have bcea Ia the front rank Of
battle in numerous fights -F-..>
Nor is the division of General Qutmsn, which
will doubtless take an active part in any opera.
] LII; nd sho oil
| The regiments composing il, the New York,
South Carolina, and first and second Pennsyiva-
MIA have been long enough in the field TO become
we'll drilled, while Sseptoe's admirable battery
10 s,tschcd TO il. The army that will set down
before Mexico will be the strongest and best ap
Mexican. fight as they will, the result Of any con
ties, tba, may take place cannot be doubted. T..
Copirs OF the Diario del Gu6ie,no up to the
27th ins:. have been received here. II is the on.
ly paper now Published at the capital, ard con
tains little save government ordefs and de, rees
or articles Published under ,he express sanction
! of Santa Anna In one Of the lauSr the editor
asks the people not 10 forget their great and glo
rions victory over "ios Yankees" on the trium
phant field Of Buena Vista, nor the three pieces
ofcannon and the standard then and there tsker
from General Taylor He himself has probably
entirely forgotten the seven or eight hundred
cannon csptared4o his coun,r ymsn within tn,
last eighteen months. a. we'll ~ the Asgs innu
mcrable that have been sent on to Washington.
! mus, close this letter with few speculation
Of my own. There 10 now every Indication the
the army will move upon the cspitsi in tb
course Of the coming six days. and il is more thai
probable that the hardest hgh, yet will be at tn
city Of Msxico---this is the opnion Of the msjo
riiy. Santa Anna, however, much A. he may b
averse TO it, can hardly avoid a battle, althoug
he will still creep out of il il possible, No on
not in all the secrets can know anything wit
certainty but there are yet strong reasons TO hs
iieve that the English legation is exerting ever
influence 70 keep the Amer ricans out Of the cap
tai, and TO effect tLis Santa Anna has been tam
pered WITH and golden showers, of America
coinage, mind you. have been made to rise beicr
him The English do not want 10 see in III
city of Mexieo--,Hey have interests oftheir ow
: TO subsrrvs. and are fearful the American hol
upon this shattered Republic will be too stron
. to be shaken of except 10 their great detrimrn
I If an immediate peace is made, Why then ,h
e United States eau help herself to such portion
9 Northern Mexico as she mny eovst while Eol
. land-wili come in at the southern extremity On
;. lay hold Of territory to their hearts content
!. The obstinsey Of Congress, the deep hatred
!. the Mexiesns and Americans, and the slight no