Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-08-21


another effort in their behalf. bus we DO no, ye,
know the result q III /
Mt. Kendall prrseveres in sending cousiers 10
Vera Cruz. though he hss had three captured.
One has been killed. lie fought bravely for
his life end wee faihIul TO the last. By s;neu.
hr good fortune the l.r,ete BY this courier we
have recovered They are not OF late. date,
but it is rather sinpulur ,hs, they should have
reached their distinction 0e aigsi The wishes of
the Mesicons, when once in their posses.ion.
We have uot yet had time even to read then.
Mf. K. ~ill continue 70 despatch messengers TO
The coast Hff HI..7r g
Editorial correspondence Of the Picayune
Persia, Mexico, July as, lsl7.
In my last mentioned the capture of Mexi.
can mail BY party OF draeoons Since then
anosher package hos been taken. snd the con.
tents OF one Of the letters wss outrsgeous DO.
youd belief. The writer. a young man half
ctsxy and two-thirds huave, epoke Of women be
ing daily outraged by not only our men, but the
higher grades Of officers; .aid ths, the mos,
erose ekcesses were perpctra,ed in open day
that females were rot safe even in their own
houses; that many good citizens Of Purbia had
already died Of ssgc, aud that ne himself could
MOI possibly live much longer ard witness such
horrible crimes az were hourly committed by
the savage and per6dons Ysnkpes---he NEST die
from On excess Of choler. lie winds no his i,t.
ter By swearing to the truth Of s,i he has writ.
ten, and thea ssks kis friend in the city Of Mrxi
CO 20 read end circuls,e the precious document.
He 10 now suio,y iUdged IN prison, ard gives as
an excuse that he only wrote the letter IN joke!
As he has been TOLD that he must remain in pri.
son until he proves one Of the statements he has
20 scIemniy sworn 10, his incarceration is likely
to be q long one.
In ono Of ny last letters ! noticed the death
Of Lieut.. Tip,on. Of the rifics--a son Of Sena,or
Tipton, of findians. Since then can Of Sena.
tor Sturgeon. of Pennsylvania. a hs,rasn, in
one Of the regiments from that State, hes died,
aHd he, too, have been told. was a young man
of much promise. | cannR ieara that aov Of
our ofiicers are oow seriously mdisposed, aud
the health Of tie army generally is improving.
| To be sure there are 800 or 2O0O men sill On
the sick list. bat = larger portion ct them are
c0nvaieecent rn rfu 10 m't 'n
lwro,e you 4 short time since tina, had de-
spatcheda man to Vera Cruz with letters, and
that sfter his departure vas obliged. IN virtue
Of verbal contract, TO pay ali the expenses Of
his family during his absence, TO keep candle
continually bussing and have a Junciow perfor
med in one Of the churches for his safety and
Ssen viaje. have jvst learned that the fellow
was captured on tise road by the guerriieros.
stripped, beat most numerically. h,s horse
paid for the snimsl-taken from him, and was
then turned loose to make the best Of his way
back 10 Pucss. The story of his adventures
aud capture is most amusing, aud will give j,
it ever live TO get home; Al preseni will on.
ly say that thought the family made too much
fuss from the fret.
Last evening, on the strength Of a iettsr said
to have been received ION the Spanish Minister
| in Mexico, peace stock went up II was rnmor
Cd that the contents Of his communication made
peace ineyitabis--,hat the Congress and Sania
Anna were disposed 10 agree 10 anything in or
der to insure il; now. while am writing. intel
lsenes hss come In from which il would appear
that there 10 no earthly chance for m amcabl'
adjustment Of our dficnlties. From all accounts
il would appear that Santa Anna and Congress
ere at swords points, and that the former hal
all the advantage over the constituent wisdom o
the great and magnanimous Mexican nation. l
my be recoileeted that some two months sine
Congress passed an act declaring any one trai
tor who would even entertain the idea of peac,
with the Americans. So far so good WheI
Santa Anna received Mr.. Buchsnsn's last propo
sitions, a few weeks since, he al once submitte,
them to Congress for that body 10 act upon tn
matter in the premises but what did Congress
do but send the papers back with an answer ,ha
the initiatory steps belonged exclusively to tn
Executive. Al this Santa Anna became enrsge
said that be did not send the papers before Con
gress to ascertain what his preogaiives were--h
knew their full extent weli--bui he had laid tn
matter before that body in order that the mem
bsis might rescind their former decree declarin
any one traitor, &c. fthsy saw fit. That b
thought they would DO this. and thus Civ. hir
all and every power, is highly probable; b.
Congress took stubborn III, and here the whol
shair rests for the present. do not even 81
: who is to deign offer an answer 10 Mr.. Buchanan
y propositions, which seem TO have been transfe
red into species Of foot ball to he kicked bael
wsrds and forwards by Santa Anna and the Coz