Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-05-28
From The Pittsburg Gazetle.
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM MEXICO.

! IMPORTANT NEWS FROM MEXICO.
! The Academy of Jurisprudence in Mexico
have petilioned through the Director for permis
sion 10 take up arms against the Americans. The
council of the Province of Mexico has ordered
that every citizen shall be registered in the Ma
| tional Guard.
lfthe Mexican papers speak truly we hope,
and will believe they speak falsely undl we know
10 the contrary-some of our American scouts
under Gen. SCOTS command are repeating the
tragedies which distinguished portion of The
Arkansas troops under Gen, Taylor The Dia-
70 Official declares that the following occurrence
took place on the 18th of April at the Plantation
of GuaduIoupe, district Of Marin, at 10 p. NJ
A party Of Americans arrived in search of corn,
and after they had obtained as much corn in the
ear as they wanted, they went 10 searching The
houses In them they found some articles nkcn
at Aqua Nueva, whereupon they hung all the
men they found there, fifteen, as it is said, and
going on shot all the others, srsngng iuIe
old man who wore pair of American panta-
looms. As confirmation of the above, the same
paper adds that 25 persons were shot at Guada.
Ioupe.
! The Mexican Monitor also charges the Anne.
rcans with burning Monterey from the entrance
near the country house of Gen. Arisa to the
Plaza de Meson and on the north side as far as
the Bridges. The tower of the cathedral was
: destroyed, and the bells thrown down, all of
which have been mellel. At San Francisco
they have taken all the stud of horse und have
completely destroyed the Convent. They have
burned all the villages from Marin 10 the vicinity
of Mier, leaving nothing but ruins. They have
done the same from Estancia TO Ceravo; not a
single rancho but has been destroyed. They
have burnt in the same way all the ranches from
Reynosa TO Matamoras and the commandant Of
that city has said that on the approach of Urea
he would set fire TO every house.
These, We know, are all sanderous exaggera-
tons, and we know, too, that Mexican cruelty
has been the cause Of all the revenge that has
been taken, but how cruel, how bIood-lhirsly,
how unchrstian is war when il makes such fiends
of men. Even if the least shadow of truth is
told here, the Americans who have done this
deed have disgraced their name and country.
From PuebIa we learn that the Legislature has
made the following proposition;
'No proposal from the Government Of the
United States of the North shall be received, hav.
ing for its object peace with this Republic, except
on condition OF the restoration CT the whole ter
rory which. has been usurped, and of indemnify
for all the expenses connected with the war from
the year 1886 TO the ratification of peace--nor
shall any proposal be received while a single
armed American soldier Weads the Mexican soil
or its hostile squadrous are arrayed before our
ports"
The Mexicans deny having lost more than
1000 men nj Cerro Gordo.
| Santa Anna was at ST. Andreas at the last ac-
counts on the Orzaba road, 35 or 40 miles from
Vera Cruz, where he was threatening an attack
upon the latter city.
| 1t was also said that Santa Anna had with him
about 1000 troops, half armed and badly equip.
ped, and he threatened to make an attack upon
! Vera Cruz.
Santa Annals army was entirely dispersed, and
he, wholly without power and influence, was
seeking 10 leave his country.
Letters have been received at Washington
slaling that the British agent at Mexico, Mr..
Bankhead, had been requested 10 mediate. and
open a communication with tho Americans TO
treat of peace.
We have Gen. SCOTS official account of the
battle of Cerro Gordo, dated Jaapa, April esd.
1t adds nothing new of the battle.
Gen. Taylor remained at Monterey, and the
main body of the army at Buena Vista, without
any prospect OF an immediate advance. All the
new troops recently intended for him were. un-
der new order, 10 be sent to Vera Cruz.
We are sorry to hear that Vera Cruz contin.
ues sckly. More Than fourth Of those within
the castle were confined by some prostrating
disease.