The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-12-30


~ the present crisls.
Here - an extract from another letter
~hlch gives us an account Of a sharp affair
with guerrIll1s, which is very clediabIe TO
our arms;
MESIco. MY -, 1915.
On the S.h inst, thrtv six wagons be.
longing TO INGREDIENTS 10 this civ and Pie.
bla, left the latter place with 10, o! iol.ac.
GO, d,y goods and b-lnl,, destined lor lhla
city. On reaching San Martin Gems Bra
and IarrJln, IN commend Of lie guerrilla
forces there, made lescen, urnn the wa
gems, captured them and started III Tor
Qleretaro wa Tasca'a. Information va
convey ed to Gen. Lane al pucbIa, Who
started Ter them with to,re Of it'an,ry
and the cavu'ry command 81 Z lp'. Roberts.
When they reached TlascaIa they found
the enemy there and capt. K. who bad
been sent 10 the rear Of the town, seeing a
movement 10 run oG' the traip, charged
upon The gUerrll'as. completely routing
them, killing seventeen and liking thirteen
officer. prisoners. In tic mean tine
portion of the wagons which hGd bcen Ia
ken a mile from the town By party Of the
enemy, we're sol on fire AID SIX DESTROYED,
before the infantry came Up, WHO rescued
the remainder. think this uil be a les.
son TO the guefrlilas, and teach them that
The Americans are determined 10 protect
the mercantile interests Of thus county. no
matter 10 what mutton the merchln,s NAV
belong.
Santa ANN has assumed the commaa1
Of the army in Oijaca. He says that be
was deprived OF The command by Penn y
Eena, N order that tho latter might find 20
obstacle IN making peace with the Ameri.
cans. He ayows has determination 10 op.
pose any negotiation Tor peace with the
American forces occupying any portion Of
the Mexican territory.
Mora Nlliamd has been nominated
Secretary of War. Iorue left Querreiaro
on the l4h for Morelia to take up his
quarters there as general.
Yesterday a new paper called the Yam.
kee Doodle, made rs appearance. Yours,
sc. c.
Percy " Doyle Esq tho now British
Minister @ Charge arrived OF Vera Cruz
10 the steamer Vixen on the Both ut.
The Arco Iris says that Gen. Patterson
division left Jalapa on the 2J.h ult Be.
fore his departure he hung on The 23d two
American teamsters, for having killed
Mexican boy I@eiye years old. He caused
also TO be executed, the mex, day, the Two
Mexican officers, Garcia and Acadc, be
longing to the sth and llIh regiments
who were taken prisoners cammandiur
guefrei'as, without having been exchanged.
The people buried them in great pomp and
ceremony, upon which Gen. Patterson
sent Tor the a'cgds, who said that The funef
al had been spontaneous With tie PEOPLE,
and thst lie had not power 10 prevent II;
besides he remarked that notwithstanding
the .rea; numbers vho had attended the
ceremony, order had not been disturbed IN
The sIIshtes, manner.
We have been informed tia! Padre Mar.
tin Che second Jarau;a) has been made pri
s9ner While sleeping IN one Of the garitas Of
the city OF Mexico.
Senior O'ero broogh, forward his proPo.
sl'lon in Tie Mexican Congress for depriy.
ING the Executive OF the power 10 alienaic
any Part Of he territory Of tie Republic by
treaty Of peace. The proposition was
rejected by large majority which is deem.
cd a favorable omen.
1t will be seen by the following general
orders which we lind IN the rec American
that train was 10 leave the city OF Mex.
CO on the 2Slh ult for Vera Cruz. Mr..
TrsI will come down with that train.