New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-23
Late from yern Cruz.
Editorial correspondence of the Picsyune.


Editorial correspondence of the Picsyune.
VERA CRUz April 4 l547.
Inc expedition TO Antigua, under Col Harvey,
returned yesterday completely successful In every way
This side OF the place which 10 nearly eighteen miles
distant from the they obliged to take they
found heavy trees eled the road and other OBJ
srucuons thrown In the way, but the dragons found
way through all, dashed into Antigua and succeeded Ia
capturing all the lancers then at the barracks Those
OF the enemy who were GU, at the time evidently got
wind Of the approach Of the dragons and succeeded
making their escape toward Jssps.
Two Of Col Klnney's men came In this morning from
Santa Annss estate Mango de Clavo whittier they had
gone In search of cattle &c They found the hacienda
which IL described az rich and most beautiful place
entirely deserted-the doors all open probably pre-
vent their being broken in and the furniture and every
valuable removed.
The administrator of the hacienda they found con.
ceaed at house two three miles distant and 10 this
place he had taken Of the valusbes OF his master
to prevent their falling into the hands OF the Mexican as
well as American soldiers
From the information given by this man. there can be
no doubt that Santa Anna has thousands and thousands
OF cattle between this place and Jslapa all OF which can
be driven in and sold 10 army Tor lair price
Strange of affairs ihisSans Anna making money
the United states By providing its army with pro
visions yet so IL is.
The NAPOLEON of the South s ever ready 10 make an
honest O penny and have little doubt has all along
considered that Gen. SCOTS camp would make a most
excellent market for his cattle and, what is more, has
connyed at their sale
The accounts brought by Col Kinney's men would 20
to show that La Vega has deserted Puente Nscionsl
entirely and has taken up and s terrifying strong posi-.
ton at Cerro Gordo this side Of Jslaps Here notwith
standing the Me8cans dsprited and deserving ia
consequence Of the fall Of Vera Cruz, La Vega
pecng renorcemens and aid from the city OF Mexico
and other parts of the interior.
The party who bring this information, as they started
last night from Mango de Clsvo, passed by some
300 sncers The latter were rising with all speed, scat
tering lances escopetas and their caps on the
road.
They had evidently but just sscertsined that Antigua
and some of their friends had been taken and rode
In the direction OF Jaaps though they fancied Gen
SCOTS entire force after them II Is said that son
of santa Anna active cavalry officer and has been
interchangeable from the fret in raising men and taking
measures 10 annoy our army,
Dates from the City Of Mexico have been received
little later but yet have been unable to get hold Of
paper. From private accounts, Notwithstanding their
dssensions among themselves all classes would appear
unite in denouncDg every idea OF peace with the
United States-he majority OF them will not even listen
TO until every hostile foot is removed from
the sacred soil of Mexico.
The mission OF A,ocha is secuted at. Santa Anna,
Notwithstanding his disastrous defeat at Buena VISTA
speaks with confidence OF being able 10 raise an army
every way strong enough to resist the advance OF Cen
Scott upon the Capital
They talk boldly of bleeding dying and being
buried amid the ruins of City OF Mexico rather than
have its streets and gorgeous palaces polluted by los
Yankees" but as they were going TO do the same thing
at Msamoros again at Monterey and more recently here
Vera Cruz and changed their minds when came 10
the pinch II s barely possible that some few OF them
may be left alive TO tell OF the surrender OF the great
city Ii would be far better for the country is ON
GERS would talk less and die more.
wish 10 mention fact that rather astonished me
passing house in the ruined part OF the city last
evening when good blocking but scsntiy dressed wo
accosted for ldmosHGs aims all 10 celebrate
grand function In the cathedral Reckoning 10 enter
her house, che handed me paper to read and pointed
TO large plate Of silver-halt dollars, quarters and
dimes for the most part Americsn-which was lying on
the table.
The paper went to show that there to be solemn
function or observance in the church. all TO return
thanks that the city had been surrendered TO the Amer
leans before the entire population was killed and the
place entirely destroyed by the shells of the enemy
and to raise money for this purpose they were calling
upon the Americans
helped to swell the fund to the extent OF dollar and
intend have sight at the performances as the worth
of my money. The Mexican officers borrow money OF
the Americans the hungry Mexican population clanor
about Commissares depots for bread and now they
ask defray the expenses OF one OF their obervan
ces or celebrations hardly know what they will want
next 800
have said but little about the evacuation of this place
by the Mexicans the goth ut because have had little
time. }; reminded me more oil the departure OF inc
lsraetes than ought else can compare 1t to-the long
procession of soldiers national militia and people OF all
classes and sexes they poured out OF the walls OF
city set OFF as this is with huge anhque|ookng doFes
and other architectural ornaments.
As at Monterey, there the same throng OF camp
women, carving conceivable Implement OF Orna
ment and use, especially OF the former to say nothing
of innumerabe parrots poodle dogs and other absurd
ties of a Kindred nature IL rs singular TACT that the
poorer the people in every country the greater number
of dogs they have about them but in no nation
does the hsstarved population affect the animal to the
same extent in this.
There was one fellow in the procession that marched
out of Vera Cruz that particularly noticed tie GER
tainy looked like priest both in garb and mien but
then as he had fiddle in hand and fighting chicken
in the other it may be unfair to class him among the
holy brotherhood shall not forget the man and
his baggage at all events.
have Just conversed with very Intelligent man-one
who should know Mexico well He says that The inhab
iants in the Interior with the exception OF few OF the
clergy and propreors of houses and ands are farther
from wishing peace with the United States than ever
Qgien sa5e but more than half believe him. CIV. X