The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-08-26
LATE FROM MEXICO.

I al eaycntenteJpectet-San .daM aud Con-
/ gress qnarreiiay-Ge.t. iieree's arTsai a. Pc.
rotc-acpor.ed aciion miM Mc Gaer.il,aI--
L,eGtt IF Lieu.enaats Upton and sisuyeon, etc.
The L. ). steamer Fashion, Capt, wv
arrived last evening from Vera Cruz, bring
ing Us dates from that city To the ~ inst
lier news j. important. she brings large
nail.
Our letters from Vera Cruz differ some
wha, from Mr. kendali's in regard 10 the
| probable movements u Gen. Scott. The,
/ represent the chances Of peace in more
favorable light t:Isn Mr. X, and think tho
resistance ~ o1r advance will he ulnns
] nominal. Ar. Kendall thinks differently
1 and gives hi reasons. We cun ony iind
room tbs morning Ter tie substance OF his
/ latest letters, whIrh will be tulnd lclow
/ Ia Mexiro every thing WIS at SKIES and
1 -csens. Congress has referred MIR. Ba.
ch mans letter back Ia the Executive, and
thrown upon him all the responsibilities al
The war. AtoH 1000 troaps are collect
e. i.r tho defence of The city, but the peace
party ~ town - sct strong aud increasing,
and they have NJ faith in their generals.
/ tsen. Pierce. with his train and convoy,
bad arrived s:.Icl. 81 Pcroie. Gen. Sect.
| ~ wtii he sen, despatched Gen. Sani,l.'s
/ brig SCI: trims P.senia To mec, hun. II viii
be ~ern t.l; Ar. Kendall believes Gen.
| SIT woi.d advance the lis, wec.; IN 4 l.
..i-f up.n Msxira, and that there would lie
the scscfssi battle IL the war; The Mex
leans are .s!!s prepared 10 receive him.
| The San II Anailuac gives the following
acc"urt of an encounter between Gen.
PIcrrc's train and the guerrillas. IL mus,
be regarded - rumsr, SAYS our corrcspon.
dent, and 50 t.D saws the sun:
"A respectable person Of the city has in
formed ~ tn, letter had been received
se-scrta. ~ .Tnina by a citizen OF this place.
from ancriii, chief, Stain. that the .gacr-
r.lcros. abs;a SOD IN number. attacked the
trim c.ssn;n nd~d o. General PIERCE, ~ 81
the y ~ nj BrIlac. The letter sa,s the
AmerI.-gBs agpr,Sae he'd under the fire If the
Mrs.clns rnsIl they arrived within hum
drei snrds ui their, " hen the American in.
irnsry opened DEADLY tire upon them, Tor
cling them io retreat. While the Mexicans
were rcir. aiisg the American cavalry rs,st,-
cJ IN them, sword 10 hand, nn1 killed about
orc hundred M-xicaus. The position at
the NexIcIns was QUO 81 the strongest TINT
cln he fen u in tire country. The Ameri-
cans pr-seiil.e blldgc after this successful
eng gcsuCHt.'
4 g~nflesu4n wiI1 convcrsei with Santa
Anaa -incc IA. msd,!ic Ut JIly-we are
told ;sis ~ - test authority IN Vera Cruz
-;sss'sd bin 10 i.Eor Of negociaiing but
tlreatiing - ASSUME the responsibility. Gen.
salencia hsd arrived 81 the capital with
iOo1 sn~n ir.sn 81. Lis Ppiosi-all full 81
fight I..i~ embarrassed Santa Anna. lie
ie.i hir.s>c.. tso s.rgu. 10 give up without
: :s-f.i.
OR letters mention tho death &c Lieut..
TIpisn. ! tie Rii.es, ani Lieut.. Sturgeon,
"a asc Il The Pesn>s isaEia rcgimcnis-
the frfner sas ne son Of ex-Senator Tip
IDB. = !sssislna-s1c latter Vi Senator Siur-
act.n. .: Pms Iysnia.
Gen. S.sIc.I>' health is nenriy rc-csteb-
ii-lled- - i.is maay friends will be delight
ID 4, hear.
Two letters firm Lieut. Whipple nrc
ss;bii-l.ea ia tie papers. lie is treated
hinti. - . rFi-s:ger II war, and expects
-horii. 10 he eAeasngej. lie was Gu his
NAY 10 GsTd.sya a last accounts. Gu..
Ssao has hiHs 10 charge, To whom Cav.
WI!<pn his written, Thanking him for hi
81. isliie<
Tie fl,st0sing ia laiirn tn the eyaciia-
i'm Il Taa.sc /. i lr.,n the Sun of Ana.
h,.se "f ..jl II.
Tie L. :. Steamer Mississippi, Cum.
Pesr. arrived yes;elisS al l.zsrdo, bring
ing - irh him the steamers Scorpion, Spit.
Ire and Vixen.
the t'rrcs hase hren Withdrawn from
The cts Il Tsir.sen. 10 consequence q. tn
severe sicanass aAieh prevailed n,Dnn.
ihem. u. i!.e siea!. scasun shall hasr
passed.
.Eser. thing mas taken on board, md
The eysealila:s NJ eii.a-'. without moes.
iaIisn fran The ctsetn,. :. j. was in cnnsii-
erable iofrc ..iIis.le. The deleuces were
a. DESTROYED hen the place was hrs. occu-
pied s.x we' < sil.ce.''
A drunken Mclean the other dnv stab
bed lies.i. kendali. of The Vera Cruz Pol
lie. and two aih..T Den. Some Mexican
horse iliste- h - ieen cas,ui,t outside ;he
walls oil N,ra Craz with ten IL olr horse,
~ their = ,--ae..oa.
The health II tho ciir of Vera Cruz /.
improving. - tie papers. We will give
tie s.lirial siaielneni ~ oar next. bit the
average dbl, mortality is about nine
The ronifo i distressing.
The San i.l.- nf vari.ai- exploits If Mex
lean robbers near Vera Cruz. but they are
hardly worth rcpea'ina. stealing horses he
ing the greatest leai. The following para
graph from the sun of the 23d nli. touches
Father Jaran,a: