The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-08-31
LATER FROM VERA CRUZ.

OF the 7tl instant. There are, however,
no further adEsces from Puebla, the head
quarters of Gen. Scett. A postscript TO
letter received from an officer OF the army
at Vera Cruz says: 1--WE haze indirect
aews from Gen. Scott-the aspect is pa
cifc. But no details of this news are
given, nor any explanation of the channei
through which it was received.
Various reports were in circulation at
Vera Cruz, to which but little credit is
attached. One of them is that the enemy
has blown up the west end oil the Nation
al bridge.
A wagon train OF considerable extent
left Vera Cruz on the 9Th instant. with an
escort of 1900 men, 1t was 10 Fave
been commanded by Colonel Louis d.
Wilson, of North Carolina, but he was
taken suddenly ill with the fever on the
morning Of the 9Th instant, when Major
Lally took charge.
On the Cd instant mail arrived at We
ra Cruz from Jalapa. The Boietia de
las Not;cias was received by it as late as
the 30th of duly. This is little paper,
thoroughly Mexican, published in Jalapa.
From it we learn more particulars Of Gen.
Pierce's march through that town than
had before been received. The Boletin
says that the train which the General es-
eorted passed by without haliing, but he
with 800 dragoons entered the city and
addressed the following note to the Cor
poraton:
"JALAPA, July 26, ls47.
"'Fo the Corporation of Jalapa: A
brigade of the American army, encsmped
near Jalapa, are in want of provisions
| therefore ask this Corporation OF Jalapa
TO furnish, at reasonable price, all this
brigade is IN need OF. | will take the
necessary steps 10 protect those who will
furnish those provisions. II, at two o.
clock this evening precisely, the provl-
sions demanded are hot forwarded, all the
members of the corporation will be sent
10 Perote as prisoners.
4F. FIERCE.
"W. X. VAN BoNLIN, Brigade Q. M. y
The reply of the members of the cor
poration is very indignant at what they
consider the harsh language of the Gen
eral. They made no difficulty about the
provisions; these could have been had al
reasonable rates without any threat. They
deplore their unfortunate position, being
deienceless. This, they say, should have
protected them from insult. Gen. Pierce
is the first American officer, they say,
who has thus had occasion TO find fault
wiits them.
The Vera Cruz Sun gives the follow
ing summary from the BoIetin:
'.I'he BoIetin says that a Mexican was
encountered by party of guerrillas, and,
being suspicious, he was required to un-
dergo an examination; bat, having offered
resistance, he was killed. Three large
packages, contaiRing letters from the Off
GERS Of the army to their friends in the
United States, were found in his pos
session. The Boletin adds: In said cor
respondence ii is stated that great discord
exists between the volunteers and regulars
of the American army, and that this may
eause them TO fight among themselves.
That paper is delighted at this, and takes
that opportunity TO call the Americans
highway robbers Yankees &c. II
also SAYS that itappears from intercepted
letters that Gen. Pillow and other Ameri-
can chiefs are of opinion that the attack
upon the capital will not be successful;
that the commanding officers consider
the capital to be 10 very strong state of
defence, as much for lis fortifications as
for the number of men who will be brought
into action; and, finally, that the guerrilias
had completely interrupted the correspon-
dence between Puebla and Vera Cruz.
"TIie letters after having been al
we're sent to the Government at Mexico.
"Four American dcserters arrived at
Jalapa on the 30th ultimo, three of whom
were from Puebla and one from General
Pierce's train. They were to leave ia
lapa for Coatepec. The Boletin says
that those from Puebla report that the de-
sertion was very great from the ranks of
the American army, and that seventy
three deserters were advertised in one
day at Puebla. The one from General
Pierce S train is said 10 report that wagons
full OF sick follow him. We do not be-
lipve one word of this"
The Boletin further says that the in
duccments held out to Americans 10 de-
sert are not enough, that if the Govern
ment would promise them money or any
other rewards, SCOTS army Wonld he de-
stroyed. Il counsels the Governors of
States TO take measures to foanent and en-
courage desertion.
The same paper says assassinations
are frequent in jalapa, as well Of Amcr-
cans as Mexicans. A small garrison is
required there for the protection of the
inhabitants.
A small lot of pack-mules arrived at
Vera CruZ on tho 9Th ;nc.a,,t f-o,,, H., -,