New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-10-23

IL uas in,.sted By the civic authorities Cen scou
90 the 9th hat the eonuss.oa of $4,000 issiea
upon the population vss ready for him The sn'1h'
I'D 81 loan, 90 -sro. i-fth-r ~ 1srfss NC u
hADitaa's- -, L.
The stages comm-nced running from Mexico Tor
Ggeretaro the morning Of the z7th ut
Vera Cruz Correspondence Of tae Plesy1ne
VEHA CHrz s-pt q. l-iI
gentleman arrived this evening from PGeo... and
confirms the Reports that were NJ ihsf Cnl Sn1s
h.d upon finding the ciriz-us dlsposed 10 BE nosue'
sen, Ia soog, sixty Mann, A-eTfcaAs. toOmo so1sy
which had exploited with foe t-sci--snssoins ~
nous-s and bringing the cirzens. as vel a. ! P'-ny
formidable force Of gu-rrss VINO hsd enter-o 'ns cy
10 tneir tn attsr retiring out Of ire rrseh o. "
Americsn batteries . another part 81 ne ~
gentleman left Pueols the l7fh inst snd AZ tna 'r
santa AIMS that part o the city occupied ~ n-
hostile portion OF the Nexcsns aud has gwen insuuc
lions that toe Americans SHOULD not D annoyed "a 1n)
way that might render !, Necessary inst Cei Snii1'
should again its guns aud mOrt-rs upon tnTc'f
TIE hisnu occupied OF the Auerc sns CO 10 7nl'n-
the city are vel fortified and hsve On hAnd supply ~
Dr. vision. sufficient - last the comn.no s-vef.i
and not xtb.t-ndns ramor has ttnN u 10 tn- intention
~ ~ enemy 70 cso,ur- them think that there Is %,
tt- prospect Of their making the al, upt ano ~ouia
%, tear for ~ cir safety If santa AIMS should sa1A
them the best army that ne ever oroaent tosrn7'
although il would Be impruoent % Leave Tue iofuucA
tons with 90 small force attack large body OF the
enemy. =. N 49,
Tia .,-srnsrs Ssg-Orlssn. Telegraph and OHIO ar
rived this morning. Tnsv brought Gen Patterson ana
stat and the Telegraph. Gen Gushing
salute was fred this morning from The Caste ana
For, ssnrsgo upon the arrival Of Cen Patterson Ins
vsri,g vii rte Won out the news from Mexico. u
Communications % no, come direct from the city Tor
you -, -
rrmad by - who snd converted with nim on
the 2-th His quarters then in part Of the city
where he is safe from Col Chilcs'. LONG guns and sup
posing that Col il nearly out Of provisions ne i AZ
Ing 81 sud stopping supplies intended Tor me
20 Of the following letter We gave In our sst
vEAA CRuz, Sept q. lsi7
A. for opening this road 70 Jalsps or Mexico 90 tnAi
II will BE- perfectly safe for travellers IL thing that
never csa 6e accomplished except with solid column
Of infantry from gates Of Vera Cruz 70 those cities
and even then men Of enterprise II the Mexica0s have
any such could annoy the beet troops 10 the word.
Nearly the whole road from Vesara 10 the Nations
Bridge IL skrtei By iheket each side which Is i'm
peneira BY oun,ed meD but the Nsxicaus hsve their
blind paths by which they reach TO within lew
yards Of the road Win perfect saiety. bai sun
az long 90 the posis san Juan sud the National Bridge
are occupied nothing very serious can ever happen 70
small command passing or repassns nhless me heN
leans should surprise them win a large force.
have very fereri opinion from tbs generality Oh
neoole about this line OF communication being Kept
nnen 90 not tnrk there Is any other country on the
face Of the earth but what would with the advantages
the road affords hsvc annoyed our troops more man nn
Mexcsns have from the CONNIE NJ % me p1s'er'
dsy doubt very much II - this dag there has oeen
4 time when t~o companies OF determined m-n could
not hsve passed up the line ia safety
Lieut. Henderson, with II men passed me bridge =
few hour. before Capt, Weiss command abandoned
their wagons after loss Of three men out Of soou, 200
portion Of Lieut. HIS detachment (ab3ui nine Of the
rnsn) returned with loss Of but one man, VINO was
killed By random shot hred from distance OF from 20
TO 800 ysris
Col Mcstosh train was annoyed because he bad not
troops enough bis long De Of wagons, and with
half the number Of men with only a baggage train |
have DO DOUBT but that be could have gone through In
perfect safety.
No matter how small our forces have been, on this
road the Mexcsns have never stood before the smallest
detachment except IL be distance OF from seventy 10
two hundred yards and they are very careful to keep
that distance from Americans