The national whig., 1847-06-28
ARRIVAL OF The
STEAMSHIP GALVESTON.
NEW ORJ.EANS-SUNDAY MORNING
-, JIINE 9O-l2 O'CLOCK.

olGAUIplll oiAh ASSA - A's
NEW ORLEANs-SUNDAY MORNING
JUNE 2O-l2 O'CLOCK.
Conmun;oations reopened with Gen. Scctt-Gen
Cadwalader's dispersion Of the Guerillas--Skir-
mish at the National Bridge-Jalapa to be aban-
doned and Depot to be transferred to Perote-No
defences at Rio Fio-Abortive attempt at Rev
olution in Mexico.
The steamship Galveston arrived this
morning from Vera Cruz; whence she sailed
the evening Of Tuesday, the 18Th inst, The
news brough, by her is important. and will be
found in the subjoined correspondence. 10
which we refer. We will endeavor in brief TO
note the mos, interesting points.
The communications between Vera Cruz
and the army Of Gen. Scott have been reopen
ed. II will be seen by the first letter tha, a
train from above, by no means large, came
down through the midst Of the country occu-
pied by the guerillas and joined Gen. Cadwala-
der. This officer found no difficulty in pursu-
ing his march towards Jalapa. There do not
appear to have been any works thrown up by
the Mexicans, and they have been dispersed
with entire ease. They had become embold-
ened by our apparent want Of skill, to harrass
our trains, but made no firm stand. The Amer
ican Eagle and some Of our own correspon-
J. dents (whose letters we omit today) attribute
all the difficulty growing out Of the communi.
cations to carelessness and bad management on
our part. Letters and papers demand an in
vestigation Of the whole matter.
Our letters from Puebla are TO the Sd instant,
FIVE days later than we had before received
We have not a line direct from the city OF Mex
leo, later than had before been received. but in
our letters, various reports thence are given. Il
would appear to be tolerably well ascertained
that Congress has accepted Santa Ana's reslg
nation, that the plaos or democrats Of Mexico
have attempted revolution and failed; and
that no very formidable assistance 70 our ad
vance to Mexico can be made. The anxiety
expressed here about the difficult pass at Rio
Frio has been misplaced. There is no Mexican
force there to oppose US. The defence TO DC
The depot a, Jalapa is to be broken up
Perote is selected for the main depot. rumor
is afloat at Vera Cruz that Tuspan is TO be sub
stituted for Vera Cruz rs the depot on the Gulf.
There is still great deal Of sickness in Vera
Cruz, but there is Uery little in the Castle Of
San Juan. There has not been case of yel.
low lever there, and only two deaths since
Capt Blanchard's company left. In the town
there is much fever, and the deaths average
nina or ten day. his confined mostly to la
borers and foreigners (not Americans) We
make this statement on undoubted authority.
We find in The Eagle care from Col. Viii
son, in reply to a statement Of Col. Mata as to
the treatment Of Mexican prisoners at Vera
Cruz. Col. Mata's statement appeared origI-
nally in the Delta, and was only copied into the
Picayune to be branded as il deserved. Now
mole how Col. Wilson fixes the falsehood upon
the Mexican:
s@3rsl ~ VERA CRuz, Jams IL, ls47.
Mn. JEWELL observed in the Picayune Of 9th
May last publication emanang from Lieut.. Col.
Mata late Mexican prisoner Of war; stating in JUS
tcation and as set off to the severity Of treatment
shown by the Mexican authorities to officers who
had been made prisoners Of war; "that Col. Wilson
commanding at Vera Cruz, had confined Gen. La
Vega and his captive brother officers in the guard
house in the Castle Of San Juan d. Ulloa" This,
am Obliged to say, is wholly untrue. Gen. La Vesa
and The other officers captured at Ceno Gordo and
sent TO this place had, in accordance with instruc
tions received from COL Hitchcock, the inspectc
general Of the army, the privilege when here Of max
ing their election either to proceed to New Orleans
or staying at the Castle San Juan d. Ulloa the latte
WAS selected by them, and whilst there they hav,
had all tho privileges allowed our own officers, com
posnr the garrison, under the immediate command
Of Brevet Msjor Backus, Ist U. s. Infantry.
H. WILSON, U. s. A., Cong
We will only delay the reader from our cor
respondence by the annexed list of passenger
by the Galveston:
Caps s. D. Karnes, r. r. Scott, Kennedy
aud Bainbridge Lieuis. B. F. Dutton, P. H
McWilIiams, w. Williams, Graft, Games
Warshaw, Caraher, Young, Brown, Flint
Luckstt, Ankrum, Read, Fary, and J. Fra
sher; Me.srs. w. Brown, w. H. Atkinson
F. w. Ripley, G. Painter, J. Chapman, H
Petitpan. Durbess, and Croft
Especial Correspondence Of the Picayune.l
VERA CRuz, June l3, 1847.
Yesterday another train arrived here from,
Jalaps, after having run the gauntlet under