Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-10-22

INTERESTING LETTERS FROM PUEBLA.
The statement in the letter from Col. ChiIds
published in the National luteIIigencer some days
ago, 10 the effect that The American garrison in
Pusbla was in dangerous situation, that ciry be-.
| ing surrounded by some COO Mexican troops. is
corroboralcd by other letters, some Of which
bear date one and Two days Iurcr.
The Ptlsburgh Journal Of Monday last, pub.
fishes extracts from three cItcrs Of an officer Of
the Frsl Regiment Of PENNSYLVANIA volunteers,
Z wing some interesting statements as To the con.
drt.on of Ihirgs in aud about PucbIa. lie saws
he battalion which is the main body of the a.
mcrcan garrison in that cty, numbers less than
250 effective men, and is in The midst Of hos.
Tile population Of 8O,CO0. This was written
Sept. 8. when the hospitals contained Of 1900
sick. At that time Pucba had been for three
weok KS surrounded by Moxrcon troops. varying in
number from $500 10 4C0U, who etIucluuliy cut
off communication.
In letter Of September l1th, the writer suys:
Communications between Purbla aud our army
al Mexico, as we'll as with the garrison in the
rear. urc entirely cu of, So if IGuergoes from
onc to The other, II is considered next 10 miracu.
lous."
while writr,n train from Vera Cruz we Pre-.
sumo Major LaIy'5I is hemmed in JaIapa, and
cant move, although but lhiry.fve miles from
The Castle Of Pcrule, which we occupy. At Pu.
eba Nc hold The heights, The Church Of Guuda.
oupc, Forl Lor2uo, and the Castle Of San Jose,
and no man can visit tho Plaza, three squares off,
except At the pcriIo Of his ilo."
He says further:
"On Sunday, took battalion 10 h9 Public
SQUARE To bring down the body Of a soldier, who
had wandered up towards the Church and lcaS
murdered in the market place. Two days before
thG GuCrras tume in and stole from our mule
yard seven hundred mules--lhe mule yard being
IN different street from the troops. They were
seen to lake them. and yet Gov. Chd3, who is
us careful as he is brave, (but not more SOY could
noliurnsh troops to rSuo tn I'M rwO MI from
town. number OF wagonerS and others form.
ed Il parry aud followed them. la sight of town,
they were surrounded by four or five bundled Of
the enemy, and, Of nearly forty, only twelve got
back"
In letter Of September l2th, the writer states
that the enemy was just then outside of the city
with body Of troops 4,O0O strong, and threaten.
ing an attack. He saws he does notwishto write
any thing which would create alarm, but he con.
siders The garrison in tight place, the ene-
The writer Of these letters is evidently man
Of intelligence, knowing whereof he atHrms, and
understanding the situation Of the American ar
my in Mexico. We therefore throw together
several detached references TO the war--whal has
been done, and what remains 10 be dune-madc
in the course OF his successive letters.
General Scou has fought and won a
splendid battle nj the Clv--,his followed by an
Aruslica and talk, which has resulted in moth .
ing, and again rhe dogs of war are ouSc.--
General Norh, BY all accounts, was the bright .
6 MUS in The Interesting encounter Of 8,O0O u.
ganst 80 00O.
The MeX'cans, here, stare al each other even
yet, us they speak of the impossible things Worth .
did. suppose the army will 60 on into the city,
and ulicr it does, we will be about aS near TO
peace rs The Far West is to sunset. If we
had 25 900 more troops on this line so as to com.
mand every thing between Vera Cruz and Mcxi. .
co, rict0rieS would be worth something towards
great end--as it is, they are bur profitable amuse
ment 10 the vanquished. The country is fooled
To the top Of It's bent by tho cry of peace, when |
there is no peace, The Government is wrong.
ng ilseII-wrorging It's Iriends-and, worse Than
all, wrongingrhe country byi its miSerabIy meagre .
supply OF forces. II is wreched and cruel C.
economy,
"When VIC get about thirty thou7and additional
troops on this line, il is probable that peace will
be IN sight, hut not I'LL then. Our victories, bril-.
liant and glorious as poetry can make them, are
utterly worthless. We have tuken possession of
the country between Vera Cruz and Mexico, and
hold none of it except Perolo and Purbla, and
here our troops are more like prisoners than VIC
turIouS tenants.
"Trll every body that The Government must
crowd troops by thousands on this line, it The
war is ever TO end. think The safety of those
oIrlady on it depends Il good deal on the early
arrival of reiniorcemenls. II Col. Jack Hays
were here, with regiment of Texan Rangers,
The country would never regret it. Col. Walker
is nj Perole. flo is an admirable man, and was
very sorry ~ par1 With HIM"