The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-08-05


10 but without having exhausted at all II
contents of the papers we have received.
is From the ". Orleans Piesyune, July a.
ID AMERICAN PRISONERS IN MEXICO
b. PROBABLE ADVANCE or GIN. ScoTr.
ID We have at last direct ac, cunts frof.l III
=. American prisoners in Mexico, which ent
e BILE IS 70 clear Up The contradictory runor
We have had in relation 10 them. Letter
s aere received here yesterday from Ma
!; Gaines by his brother A. l.. Gaines, date
{ IN the CITY Of Mexico, the 26:h of Jane
With the use Of which we have Jeen favor
led Il appears from them that the ran
aud file Of the prisoners have Been release
aud sent TO Fampico. These we're doubt
less The individuals at HJeiulla, as men
. toned in our last. The officers had no
been released on The &c of June. W.
give the greater part Of Mai. Gaiuess lei
ters, which, il will be seen, throw grea
light on Gen SCOTS movements as well a.
upon The late Of the American prisoners.
Cry or MEXICO, June &c, i-47.
DEAR SIR !: am very sorry that have
Il not IN my power TO advise you Of our re.
lease from bondage. This execrable Gov.
ernrent, IN violation Of repeated promises
and solemn engagement entered ITO with
Gen. Taylor the day alter the tsi,le u
Buena Vista, still retains US as prisoners oil
war.
% the 81 inst. received q note from
+. Government to present myself at the
Castle Of Santiago, our late prison, and
there receive The final determination of the
authorizes IN our case. AT the Castle We
were informed that we were exchanged, and
that we should depart the next day for
lampico-ihe officers only, without the
tnen-Gnd were directed TO go 10 the pail
ace, receive our instructions, expense mo.
aey, DC, &c, preparatory 10 our depar.
ture. AT The palace We were told 10 call the
next day, and on the next day we were in.
formed thallhey were without means 10 send
US and that we could not 60. Thus were cur
hopes blasted, afier having made all necessa.
~ preparation on our par. for the trip. This
disappointment was The more CALLING be.
cause the reason assigned was known to be
a mere sublerfuge, and II turned out that
four days afterwards our men, one hundred
and seventy 10 number, were sent OF to the
same place without cur knowledge, which
required much larger sum than II would
have required TO send The officers. Indeed,
:, WOULD have taken q very small additional
sum 70 have sent Us with them, and that we
~uuiu ehrrrfuiiy have patd our. selves. BY
sending Oft The men without our know ledge,
they were subjected to grea; suffering and
lDconse nIeuce on long road to Tampco,
without The preparation necessary in The
way O., clothing, shoes, &C., which we're
heu IN fact beng furnished them. The
true reason why the officers were not al.
owed 10 accompany themremaius to be seen.
Since hat tine (he h) have heard
nothing from the Internal Government, IL
Government i may be called, but today |
ave received an assurance from Gen.
Scott that Immediately upon bis arrival in
lie vicinity Of the city, which will surely
be within twelve days, he will make per
amp'ory demand Tor US. Il will be com.
piled with, as | thiuk You may therefore
ook for me early IN August.
Gen. Scott VIC are assured has made ev
cry possible effort 10 procure our enlarge.
nen', but 10 No purpose Ills approach to
his city viii certainly take place in a very
ew days, HIS measures preparatory to
moving are all taken, and preparations
nearly complete. lie comes with a force
sufficient 10 accomplish his object eflac
ually.
have received no letters from the
States except one from A. X. since my
captivity, SO that the void as to me may
be said 10 be Theoretically sealed up. Here
follow passages of a nature altogether pri,
yate and domestic, and the letter concludes
as follows.
have nov the most positive Information
Of Gen. SCOTS readiness to move on this
capital within the next three or four days.
He will have an easy conquest.
Ny intercourse with Gen. Worth is
frequent. BY bis generous conduct to.
wards me, he has endeared himself to me
for life. Your adsctonale brother,
JNO. ?. GAINES
We regard these remarks Of Mai. Games
upon the movements Of Gen. Scott as Of
the utmost interest. He lsa cool and eau
tious gentleman, guarded in what be says
or writes, and mus; have strong grounds
for the Judgment he expresses as to the
Mexican means Of defence, We confess
that our opinion as TO the degree OF resist.
ance General Scott will encounter from the
Mexicaus has been modified by this letter
but that Gen. Scott would promptly and
thoroughly fog the Mexicans when he me,
them, we have never doubted. THIS letter
confirms the expectations of cur Vera Cruz
correspondent, and of the editors in the
city Of Mexico, that Gen. Scott would ad-
vance from Puebla about the last Of June.
We look eagerly for further arrivals from
Vera Cruz.
From ne S1,as Of July 10.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP GAL.
I-ISYDN