Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-06-30


give the horses rest: had he been at dmosoque,nith
oIiIy 500 men, a great many OF the 200 MeXlcans
would not heyc ans wered to their LeXt roll call.
The better classes at Puebla appear to lie well
enough DISPOSED towards the Amoncans. although
they pcrhaps do rot altogether like TIE idea that
a force of 5000 men should enter city OF near
100000 souls, and without stance The lower
orcIers-the ladiones and lcperos with witch Puebla
abounds are evidently bat Ill disposed toy ards US
One OF Gen Worth men has already teen ass as
snated but fortunately the murdereTs were imme-
diately arrested.
On the aIcaides telling Gen. Worth that, accor-
ding TO their laws. year and hal! would ciaISe
before the case OF the assassins could lie settled IN
the courts OF Pucbla, he was informed that the
American Tribunal would reader them iull justice
in a dav and hail. The miscrelnts are now
where they never Will commit another murder.
It's sa:d that supplies OF all kinds can be readily
obtained at PuebA. The wheat crop has just r.
pcned, and is rncst abundant
The news now is. that the Nexicans have aban
doned the idea of fort,ying at the Rio FRO, but
intend constructing a line OF works at Eli Ieno a
position about nine miles this side Of the city OF
Mexico Perhaps they only intend this as "a snow
of resistance, for the sake OF SAVING their cIcdlt
again, they may hope to raise men enough 10 give
\ REGULAR battle to the Americans They can col
lGct nothing MOVIE RtI. but al tiiVN' I''i'4N'
and these our regulars can dsperse like chatf-
the more they have to contend with Of this class
the better-tae quicker d panic can he created
among item.
santa Anna after the dispersion Of his cavalry,
did not stop even at san Martin or RIO FRO put
kent on with all speed to the city OF Mexico. Our
Lnovlcdge of tie state OF affairs At the capital,
nee >anta Auna's arrival, Is Limited, but II was
currently reported at Pucbla. on Wednesday last
that on / previous day the two partieS-1he RAJ,
kas and the PuTOs-Wcse lighting Ike cas- ana
dogs. Some new revolution has without o1up'
h oxen out. bnt the leaders at present unknown
Gen. SCOTS last proclamation has been general
~ ci culated at Puebla. and it is SAID with most
excellent effect No less than three editions OF 1t
had been printed and still the inhabitants were
were calling for more The demand tor 1t alone
would show that its effects have been salutafy.-
The numberless hordes of military drones, and all
the EMPLOYERS and hangers-on OF the government
are doubles doing all they can to put dow" It's CIR
cu|aou. ana deaden its influence upon the masses
bat they cannot keep 1t out OF the hands Of tae
middle and be ter class % citizens, the laborious
a d hin ing rtis n, nor pre' en-, them rom par
sum. and poderng upon us contents.
In a letie. sent you yesterday by tie dillgen-
clos believe stated that General Valencia was
coming out with fourtt EN- thous and men 10 meet
the Americans The report is, that OF tins num-
her four thousand are Pntos, or indians OF the
sontb. under Gen. Alvarez. They are called Pin
tbs from the fact that after come 10 manhood their
faces, from some cause or other which | have not
heard expla ned, become spotted-yeliow and red.
They are Of little account as soldiers and It Is
pr1blabe that Nc,encIa men, II he has The num-
b,r given him by rumor, arc nothing hnt raw re-
crufs If they stop to be fred al once thuy Will
not do il a second time.
There is much speculation in the army as 10
what l. be the result-as to what IS 10 be tic win
ding up Of this war with Mexico can see no
other result than the subugation OF the country en-
tirelvor at least in bringing It under the protec-