The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-18


Resignation.
The schooner Zenobia Capt Brown arrived yesterday
from Vera Cruz, whence she sailed the Sd inst The
steamer Telegraph to sail from Vera Cruz in two or
three days. f.s oaq ss3 ees4 ~
By this arrival copy Of the American Eagle of the I'd
inst received in town. and through the kindness Of
a friend we have obtained the of it. 1t contains
Santa Annals letter of resignation, which give below
translated by the editors Of that paper l was pub
lished in last nights unon"l Congress had not acted
upon it at last accounts. n. ~
The Eagle says that this resignation was followed up
by that of Gen. Bravo as Vice President There preb
Vice Presidency abolished to get rid Of Gomez Fa-
rias and has not been e-established Gen. Bravo was
recently in command at Puebla and yet more recently
tre" He may have resigned this post. s.f,i,l9 n
The Eagle says that the election for President will take
place the 18th t. gX this we mel m meant
suit declared We have no further returns by this ar
val but the Eagle thinks Gen. Herrera will be the Pres
ident sfoeo &
Gen Scott reached Puebla on the 2sth ult, the day
before Gen. Twiggs arrived there Everything quiet
in the city, soldiers and the inhabitants being appa
A small recommending party of our troops had been
met some twenty miles beyond pSsba They had en-
countered no enemy 50 far Inc Msxcans are erecting
Eagle treats them as unmportant, and not likely to be
completed.
prisoner accusation OF holding correspondence with
General Scott. l@i at loja 5et4t s r
Benz Thomas, sergeant-maior Of the Isl infantry, died
Monday morning with military honors The SER
geant was valuable officer, says the Eagle and his de-
mise was regretted by all who knew HIM.
with Colonel Sewers. The imprudence OF the colonel
in venturing ahead OF his party cost these two lives,
naval expedition against Tobasco. under the COM
modore person, talked OF at Vera Cruz about to
start at The following vessels were mentioned
likely TO compose it: The rgate RaIitan, sloop-of-war
John ADAMS ship Germantcwn the Htna now at Eroa-
Bonita and Mahonese Should the soop of war Albany
arrive in time, she would probably join in the expedition
Interesting from xscatecas.
We yesterday had the pleasure of conversation with
Mr. Reuben Gentry, who has been several years in the
Santa Fe trade and who left Zacatecas on the 10Th u
coming direct to Sallo, and taking the Rio Grande
route home. as.sa 44
1000 men at San Luis Potos and so hopeless the
enemy of being able to maintain the place against Gen.
Taylor, that this force had orders to retire to Querearo
a city the road to Mexico, should he advance. So
far as Mr.. Gentry could learn, Qor he not in San
Lus the address of the clergy OF San Luis melting the
people to support the war has had but little eject there
become that few of them had placed themselves at
the head of guerilla parties raised in the vicinity Of
Mexico. -
Mr. Gentry confirms the accounts heretofore received
Of the apathy existing among the people OF Northern
Mexico as to the Indeed, he says, If any feeling
exists among them it desire for the presence of the
American army The only persons who favor the war,
the clergy and the officers, both civil and military
In the State Of zacaecas the friendly feeling towards
the AMERICANS SuOHSci mS Ctdtc, IL
will be remembered took part with Texas in the
mencemen OF the struggle between the ederasts and
centrasts, and overrun by Santa Anna with his
army Since then, the people bear inyeteate hatred
to him. 1t at time expected that General Taylor
would march upon Zacaecas, and take possession OF It,
The people looked for his arrival with anxiety and the
day before Mr. Gentry left there prominent Mexican,
at public festival gave toast, Success to General
Taylor and the American amy" which was drunk by
the whole company with applause. There is therefore,
but little prospect of the enemy receiving aid from this
quarter of Mexico, either in men or money. ,r
Gen. Taylor, in conversation with Mr.. Gentry, told
him that if he reinforced, he expected TO be- he
would advance upon San Luis Poos about the middle of
July and the prospect is that he will find but little, if any,
resistance. a..i ~. .f 49,,
Trade was not 80 good either in Zacatecas the sur
rounding country might be expected. Goods in con-
the Pacific before the blockade of the coast became gen
eral, and the merchants generally were well supplied
Mr.. GENTRY brings later news from California than
has already been received