Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-29
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.


FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
We give in another place some interesting
ilems-by which il will appear that The ccmmu-
nications between Vera Cruz and the army Of
Gen. Scott have been re orened, The guerrilla par
ties having been efieciual!y dispersed by General
Cadwaader. Indeed, train from Jalapa TO The
coas, arrived sale al Vera Cruz, guarded b. on
Is $50 convalesceni soldiers. The guerlillas do
not appear TO have thrown up any works on the
route, as was confidently asserted in the previous
accounts. A le,.er in the n. 0. Times states ,ha,
all The leading men amongst the sueTras are
Spaniards, and mosl OF the rank and file. and that
!wo hundred Spanish, with six q eish, small!
Geld pieces, are expected TO land on he coast
within 80 miles OF Vera Cruz, and that some ap.
prehension is isli lest descent be made upon
Vera Cruz. But none OF the other accounts re-
les 10 these iscls and we are inclined 10 lock up
on them as baselts'.
III AJeo Lis al Vera Crrz has The following
"Ry private letter from the capital, under date
OF the I'd inst, which has been sho%n 10 US, wc
are informed that Scno. Rcjon and FIVE generals
have been seized and conilned TO different siales;
that although Santa Anna has 4 second time sent
in his resignation as provisional president to-
gc'her with .hat Ci his command, and OF his rank
a. gcnera..in-chiei, the Congress has mol ye; ac-
copied them, and The letter concludes ty saying
lha, a number at persons, OF different employ
menis, and men oi influence, have forwarded
petition 10 the President substitute, praying that
be would proceed 10 negotiate peace"
The picavnne looks upon i, as lo,erab!y well
ascerlaincd tha; Congress has accepted Santa
Annals resignation and lha, Herrera is supported
By The clergy. Tire following anecdoc, cited in a
letter iron Puebla Il June ID, indicates the fact
"a was much surprised 10 lind the church party
here so much opposed 10 Santa Anna. Amongst
the San Augustine monks and friars do moi be-
leve he has friend. Herrera is the fayoIile oil
the clergy. Yesterday hiend oi mine who
speaks Spanish passing we'll was in conversation
with TWO reverend gentlemen. and when he told
them that We were in favor Of Herrera, they seem
ed delighted ard shook him by The hand with
great good will. In this place there ale no less
than five hundred priests, and, they being owners
ofone haiiiEr town exercise independent Of their
molly calling, = great influence over the reop.e.-
They are treated with great respect, TOO By our
own people. Every officer. nnn-commis;oned Of
ficer and solder is ordered to salute them in the
streets, aud a day OF Two ago. when the bishop
visited Gen Scott, The erlire guard was uFned
out and remained I, I present until MS holiness
had passed in and ou. again. To conquer peace
the best method is evidently 10 conciliaIe The cler-
gy."
So confident were the guerrilla bandiiii Of OBJ
tanning The specie in The train from Vera Cruz
that lhey were consralulaling one another in eocd
English on their SUCCESS, and che OF them called
on, 10 The eamslers, who are helpless in such
cases, "ah We have goI your specie now ~ Blu
they were awully disappointed.
On The l4.h June 1000 American uoors wsrt
within three miles Of Vera Cruz and on ha, ia,
seven hundred more were landed at hat city. The
fever in The city of Vera Cruz was mostly conhn
ed 10 laborers and foreigners not Americans. =
There was scarcely case in the Caste.
The verr hurried extra IRON the Delta, receiy
ed yesterday morning, brings lis important news
OF The successful march OF Scott and his army I,
Rio Frio, The tender for negotiations Of peace, &c
Until We receive mnlr specific Information, wt
shall no, express nj opinion rs 10 an early issue
Of eycn:s in lic Capital OF Mexico. A few days
mus bring decisive Indications, one way Of iht
Other; either an early peace or prolonged hos'i
SC. ON; impressions incline to the former re
sun: ANA ws snuud no, be surprlzed ", on III
5ih July, We have sufficient grounds upon which
10 celebrate in orr Rowing tups ROT only The go
rious achievements Of our officers and soldiers
bat The harbinger Of an honorable and rcrmaren
peace between The Two Republics. We feel sa.
tshed, al all events, that Gen. Scot is now quie,
~ encamped within the walls olihe splendid Me
Iropols oil Mexico. There is truth as well a:
beauty in The following sketch from the New Or.
leans Della, written before news had arrived oil
the complete dispersion OF The guelas, and the
safe arrival Of Scott and his army al Rio Fric
abcu, thirty miles fem The Capital:
The voice OF our giant General will ring sill
louder along the craegy base Of Popocaepell
"Onward! onward" The Hero Of Ccrro Gordc
and Lundys Lane, when he has defeated the IN
cmy and threaded The difficult deies that liz be-
lore him, may, like Alexander OF old baIhe his
weary limbs in another Cydnus- in The clear and
limpid stream which gives IL this position the
name of Rio Frio.
And then our noble army ascending on The
beautiful plateau which leads 10 The Capital will,
with music and banners flying, file along lhe rose
and jessamine irinsed canals through Tie fra
giant gardens, and by the Indigenous Of agares
and cacii, towards the Capital. a small show
OF resslance-a flourish OF trumrcis and 4 few
innocent caracoliincs Of 4 regiment OF Lancers
will soon he dissipatcd by lew shells thrown
from cur howiizsrs. and then our army enters
The city Of The Aztccs, and cncamps in the Plaza,
where, three hundred years ago, CoIicz reined up
his fierce charger.
But in the meantime SCOTS communica ions in
the rear are disturbed BY banditli and guerrilla
bands. The efforts, Of which We heard so much
a few weeks ago, 10 organize gucrrillcros. DOPE
rate on the Aarss Of our army, have III part been
spcccssinl, and The last accounts give us some
anxiety iur the tate OF rich train, guarded by
500 OF onr soldiers, and irde! command Q. Inc ve.
terGn Col Mciiaiosh. The fact iha, so gallant and
dashing in officer siond have though, ii neccs.
sary 10 send 10 Vera Crna Tor leinioicemsn's is
an evidence OF The peril which threatens our troops
and orr treasure. Bnl as large bodies Of lie ncw
evics must Re arriving daily in Vera Cruz, Tie
country will soon be cleared Of these marauding
parties, our communications kept Tree and oncn,
ard large reiniuTcemtnts sent on 10 Gen. Scott al
Pueba or Mexico, IS The case mag be. Tue new
leyies arc raw soldiers, they are fine maitTiGt,
and We think will prove in action 10 be true and
effective men, such as III, Mounted Rifemen
eminenlly proved, on The irs! occasion they went
into battle.
Events are fastening to the goal marked out
by tie military ambition Of The country, from the
Tune The war sprung upon us Ere this, we be-
lieye Gen. Scot, has written, in lech!e letters, on
The waits O! The Palace Of the Mca;ezumas-
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Thinkin. that j, wcnld interest CIR readers, We
I have given a pre.y extended roiicG ol The gene