Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-06-29
LATER NEWS FROM MEXICO.
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NKw oRLKAS.. June 20-I2 o'eIoet. NJ
| Comm unications Rc-opened with GEN. scott
| riilas-skirnish at the National Isridrc-Ja-
.ara to be abandones ana Depot transferred
attempt at a Revolution ia Mexico.
Iho steamship Galveston arrived this morning from We
Stoz, whenee she sailed the evening OF Tuesday, the
ION inst The news brought by her important and will
DC found IN the suhoined which we re-
ter We will endeavor in brief note the most Important
points.
The communication between Vera Cruz and The army
OF Gen Scott has been reopcncd. IL will be seen by the
hrs letter that train from above, by large came
down through the midst OF the country occupied by the
guerrlas and Joined Gen. Cadw This f,n5
hlile difficulty in pursuing his march towards
hero do not appear TO have been any works thrown up
oy the MeNcans, and they have been dispersed with en-
tire ease They had become cmboldened by our
waT OF skill, haIrass trains but made no finn stand
The American Eagle and some OF own core
(whosc letters omit to-day attribute all the difficulty
growing out OF the communications careessness and
Dad management on Letters and papers demand
an investigation Of the whole matter.
Our letters from Pucbs tho 81 ms, FIVE dsys laer
than We had before received. We have not line direct
nom the city Mexico later than had before been received
but in our letters various reports thence are given I,
would appear TO be tocrably well asccaned Congress.
has accepted Santa Annals resignation that tho pnros or
democrats OF Mexico have attempted revolution and
tailed; and that formidable resistance TO our adj
vance to Mexico can be made. The anxiety expressed
here about the difficult pass Rio Fro has been
There Is no Mexican force there oppose US The de-
fence to be made. any, will be nearer the capital
The depot Jslspa be broken up Pcroc is selected
Tor the main depot at Vera Cruz that
ruspan TO be substituted for Vera Cruz the depot on
the Gulf
There Is still great deal of sickness in Vera Cruz I'm,
there very little IN the Castle Of San Juan There has
not been o. yellow fever there and only two deaths
since Capt Banchards company left In the town her,
much fever and the deaths avcrsge nine or ten day-
confined mostly laborcrs and foreigners mo, Anne
ricans We make this uudoubted authori-
".
We find in the Eagle Il card from Col Wilson, in roply
to statement, OF Col Maa as to the treatment OF Mexican
prisoners at Vera Cruz. Col Mstas statement appeared
originally in the Delta and copied the Picayune
10 be branded as II deserved Now note how Col Wilson
hScs the ialsehOod upon the Mexican:
VERA CRUz, June IL, lsi7.
Mr.. JEWELL observe in the Picayune OF the 9th Nav
ast, publication emanatng from Lieut. Col Mata late
Mexican prisoner OF war; stating ia Justification and As
sot-u 10 the severity OF treatment shown by the Mexican
authorities officers who had been made prisoners
war; THAT Col Wilson, commanding at Vera Cruz had
confined Gen. La Vega and his captive brother officers in
The guardaouse in the castle of San Juan de Uua" This
am Obliged 10 say. is wholly untrue. Gen La Vcgs and
tho other officers captured Ccrro GOrdo and sent 10
this place, had in accordance with instructions received
from Col Hitchcock, the Inspector general the army the
privilege when here Of making their selection either To
proceed 70 New Orleans, staying the castle of san
Juan dc Uua the latter selected by them and whilst
there they have had all the privilege allowed own Off
cers composing the garrison, under the immediate com
mand OF Breyet MAJOR Backus, let u. ). Infantry.
II. WILSON, u 5. A. Cong.
We will only delay the reader from our correspnndenee
by the annexed passengers by the Galveston:
Cspts ID Names, Z Scott, Kennedy and Bainbrdee
Lieuts Duuon,P McWiiams. w Williams Graft
Gaines, WaIshaw, Carahet, Young Brown Flint Luckett
Aukrum, Read, Fary, and Frasher; Messrs w Brown
w II Atkinson, Ripley, q Painter J Chapman II
PouiPan, Durbess, and Croft.