Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-10-15

Senior Pena y Pena has been INITIATED IN hrs
place. / will try to obtain for you copy OF
this proclamation and forward it by the first
boat. AS the reports that come down are We
ry currently believed by majority OF the res
idents, will give you list OF them before
the boat leaves, if no later news reaches us
from Mexico in shape that can De relied upon
Our city has become remarkably healthy
SEPT. 26.-The British royal mail steamer
Midway. arrived this morning from Tampico
and will leave on the morning OF the I'd Octo-
Der for England. We are in anticipation OF
norther.
The Alabama, which has been in but two
hours, starts back in half an hour, and have
not time to say any more:
The new paper established in Vera Cruz
and called the Genius of Liberty. promises to
be very useful. 1t is published every day
save Sunday, in English and Spanish, by K.
Mathewson and NJ j. Quinn. We copy from
it the following items, some OF which have
been touched upon in the foregoing letters OF
our correspondent =
From the Genius of Liberty of Sept. 25
Intelligence has been received by us, bro't
in by train which has JUS arrived from the
| National Bridge, under the superintendent OF
Lieut.. Bedny F. Mcdonald, Act Brig z. NJ,
that Gen Lane, with his force, had taken VI
a position for the present al that post. and
there was awaiting the return OF supplies,
which is the express object of this train &c
carry out The gallant General and his brave
| band were somewhat harrassed by the enemy
who kept continually lowering on his TANKS,
firing on them occasionally, but the vigilance
and circumspection which he Increasingly
manifested deferred the enemy from al APP
proach wlthinaEv reasonable proximity. We
are extlemel sorry to add that Lieut. Kline
OF capt. Lewis company of Louisiana Volun
teers, was slain whilst employed in the real
in the performance of duties incidental TO the
time. We would strenuously advise every
individual marching in company with conveys
on this road, to exercise the utmost caution
and to avoid lettering on the way. The stead
ness with which the General advanced ant
marshalled his force for the full and complet.
protection of the train, is worthy, by all &C
counts, OF every praise and commentator, ant
is in perfect keeping with his character, which
is that of cooness, determined bravery, ant
calculating prudence. Such are the men quail
flied to take charge of reinforcements passin!
through the enemy's country, in which every
moment surprises and attacks are things to b
expected, and should consequently be foreseel
and provided for
Ricardo Trujlllo, the Habanero who stabbed
a Spanish gentleman last Monday, was arres
ted outside the town yesterday by Lieut.. Ken
dali of the police
From the tenor of the account set forth il
the Arco Iris, concerning the alarm given tn
other night at Camp Belgara, it is to be infer
red that Father Jarauta was only deferred from
an attack upon this city by the representation
that were made him of the terrible destruction
of property and loss of life which would fol
: low the opening of the batteries of the cast
upon the city. Had we the choice of matters
s. Come, holy herald of peace and good vii
. to man Come on, there are sufficient BRAY
hearts in the2clty of Vera Cruz besides thos
who stand ready at the guns Of San Juan d
ulIoa. Fair play is ewel, and you sha
have it,
GEN. Scott in the City Of Merico The OF
: fetal dispatches have not yet arrived from tn
: army, but the surrender of the capital is nov
placed beyond all doubt 1t is extremel
gratifying to us, as friends If humanity,
J learn that Santa Anna retreated from the city
! and saved Gen. Scott the necessity of destroy
: ing it and shedding innocent blood. We HOY
the Mexican people will soon see the necess
ty of peace, and use all honorable means ca
culated TO bring about a result so desirable t
all. The counsel of ambitious and deSlgnIn
military men prevailing over those of her le'
} pretending, but certainly more ludlcious, cit
zens, have 100 long swayed the destinies {
t the nation.