The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-11-16
FROM M EXICO.
FURTHER INTELLIGENCE.


Gen. Patterson was expected to conf
menee has march 10 the interior about the
4 24ih.
The Genius Of Liberty (printed at We
ra Cruz has files of papers from the city
of Mexico TO the 9Th. Ii saws that the
most profound tranquility reigned in the
capital.
The same paper furnishes the following
news from Puebla and the interior:
FROM THE GENIUS OF LIBERTY OF OCT. 10.
The family of Mr. Castro, respect
able citizen Of this place, arrived here yes
terday evening from Jalapa. On the road
10 Santa Ee, al deserted rancho about
ten miles from here, they were met by
some thirty or forty guerrillas, by whom
they were exceedingly maltreated.
| DIR. Galven, a native Of Havana, who
is direct from the city of Mexico, fell in
with Mr.. Castro's family at Jalapa, and
accompanied them 10 this city, By the
kindness OF this gentleman we were put
III The receipt Of very important intcllI-
gcuee from the city OF Mexico.
He Jeff the city of Mexico on the 9TH
Of this month, and on the llth, at o.
clock p NJ, he entered Huatamantla, a
town little cast OF the Perote road, and
about half way between Perote and Pu-
ebla. There he learned that the force Of
Gen. Lane had entered shortly before,
and so sudden and unexpected was his ar
rival that Santa Anna had barely time TO
get away by another quarter OF the town.
The Americans captured two pieces of ar
tiilery belonging 70 the force Of General
Santa Anna, which the latter in his hurry
had no time to remove, and also took pris-
sAers, Gal. Vega and Iiurbide.
= Santa Anna, after sisesiiFiag seiiF bHaiqRaailas
which he did al The head of one thousand
horse, was reinforced by fifteen hundred
men Of the command of Gen. Reyes, and
both remained in the neighborhoOd Of
Huamantla liIl Gen Lanes departure, af-
ter which this town was sgain taken pos
session OF BY Generals Santa Anpa and
Reeves, who following up the rear guard
of the Americans killed seventy men,
principally inebriased strsgglers, and took
twenty prisoners. The Mexcans had
two pieces of artillery with them-One
brass i3-pounder aud the other g. pound
er Of tlIc same metal.
Gen Rea sailed out Of Puebla at the
head OF pretty considerable force, and
was awaiting at Ell Pinal town a few
miles south Of Huamanila, on the same
road to Puebla the approach of Gen.
Lane, whose TANKS and rear the Mexi-
cans are reported to have been incessant-
! lyl barassiug. Bot we are confident that
though the MexicanS should muster force
Iour-lold the amount Of that which it is re-
! ported that they have, yet General Lane,
the Buena Vista hero, will extricate him
self with honor and with glory from their
midst, and will form junction with his
General. unscathed by the ordeal of pas
sing ihrough the soldiers OF Santa Anna
and Reyes.
The decree by which 1t was ordained
that Mr.. Penay Pena should take charge
of the supreme power, in conjunction with
Two associates, has been repealed, and
Santa Anna has again been called upon to
assume the reins OF Government. if il can
be called one, and the command OF the
army.
Gen. Paredes is in TuIancingo, endea-
voring, and with some success il appears,
TO establish his nonarchidl system. He
has Of late received some very important
converts to his polilica! principles.
Gen. Valencia is al his hacienda, pas
sing away his time as agreeably as he can,
taking no part in the national affairs. We
suppose he is only hiding his time.
Gen. Bravo is in Mexico. quiet, and on
| parole.
The semblance Of the Mexican Govern
ment met according 10 appointment al
Querctaro on The 9Th, but there not being
any thing Ike a quorum present nothing
was done.
Peace is as far OF as ever. the feelings
OF the people. are said to be most slrenu-
ously opposed to anv compromise with
the North Americans; in TACT the hostility
which exists against us in the intefior
towns, cities, and villages, is reported to
be of the most bitter kind.
The other leading men and generals
have gone for the most part 10 Cuerna-
vaca in the iisrrq caiieafe. Cuernavaca
is a town seventeen leagues south Of the.
city of Mexico. on the road to Acapulco.
Capt William II. Churchill, Of she 81
infantry, Assistant Qnartermaster, died II
Point isabel on the i9ih uliimo, Of yellow
fever. He graduated al Vest Point IN
| 1870, and was brevessed captain for bis
/ gallant conduct al Resaca de Ia Palma.
Ljsnt. jenkins. Of ine First Dragons,
died Of yellow fsves al Vcrz Cruz OF lAs
18th uI.isno.