The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-03
The War, 90.
THE CRY OF rrrpIA.


PvKsLA, (MsxieoD June 4. ls47.
have just received your letter OF the LIST April.
find that train leaves for Vera Cruz to which
will be tho only opportunity Of sending for time,
no person travel upon the roads In this country
cspting in large numbers then The train In
witch came up OF 27o Eve horse wagons and
5000 soldiers We attacked but drove on the party
and Santa Anna at their head Three four prisoners
were taken; among them the conf .ssor Of Santa
Anna. Being within eighty miles Of the capital we
pect soon to " Revel in the Halls &c -
This H. believe, the second city In the kinedom-it
many churches. There is . church or convent upon
every block, monks and priests throng the streets has
are doed to one the other and church
bells keep up tintamarre night and day. There
six thousand Of here in rich and populous city the
nhabsnt: Of which might in an hour riso up against
us and end our glorious career with most ignomnous
death. Upon the whole, although It is beautiful city
and delightful residence for American It is dan
gerous No the street without being
armed aud rumors continually afoat Of rsngs In
the CITY am grieved to say that somewhat
satisfied ut the In which things conducted among
Mexcans taken prisoners Vera Cruz and set
at liberty retaken ut Cerra Gordo and again ut
liberty. Punishment to American citizens soldiers
is frequnt and while the Mexican robber assas
sin and thief goes scot Free or Is rewarded Mexican
thieves are taken up daily and they all robbers and
thieves) and have never known q single instance of
punishment, while have seen, for theft aud even
for less crimes white Americans have their heads
shaved and after being whipped paraded the
tfy the SCOTS and of Mexican thr0ng
II has become by-word in the army. that Mexican
American ee-
verely punished Our are daily stabbed and
poisoned by the Mexicans and what done the per-
petrator why he may possibly be kept In comfortable
quarters for short time where he Is better fed and
lodged than he before and then set at liberty
We whip them in fight, but they whip us every other
way. We hire Santa Annals houses, buy his grain to
feed cattle, which may become theirs his whenever
any of them wish It, What the object Of this warfare
is OF know. We fight because our duty tells us
to obey orders but, as Americans we claim to know
what is the object. Why obliged to lie in the
open air without tents when our enemies have plenty
ndaya nub hrrild xuhf
course belong to We seize article Of public pro-
perty some shy Mexican along and claims 1t as
private property and it is handed to him without in
quiry or ceremony by our commanding officer
Under these circumstances, you ask when will the war
peace, it may be said that 1t will never be made -
The Mexicans would be great fools to do So for they
never % knew better times and peace would only throw
they have no taxes, duties burthens to bear All
this is done for them by the good natured Yankees
are sneered ut for their pains Send down. Gods
sake some one who has little less military skill II you
WILL but little more common sense. Send him Lieu
tenant General or Captain General, and soon. the
hasty plate ofsoup will never be in the White House
We are reduced to the extremity being obliged
to remain where for long time vet for want
Of troops. We have taken this town, and reapsd no
benefit from 1t, and the day that leave Mexico,
it will again be Mexican city, more fonrIshing and
with more money than Santa Anna wants support
army for long timo We must leave II behind for him
to use against u.s. do not know how soon reinforce
to enable as to march to Mexico which we can reach
in about six days It is said that Santa Anna is strong
~ ftlO Cold Frozen river) a
gerous place to pass He said to have 10000 troops
with him; II So look upon him as of the greatest
men In existence by way of ingenuity and resources
No other man In Mexico could raise army after the
repeated losses he has sustained doubt however his
ability to raise men in such quantities under such
should scarcely have marched through
the country with litt. molestaton The castle Of
Perote. the celebrated Perotr, where many have
pinned away in long confinement had not a man to
defend it, and with all its strong walls and
deep dtches heavy guns, and beautiful field
pieces cost not man The cross is sn standing, and
Ia rpd nj tic
moat where prisoners tied and shot ] hope our
general will far forget his policy to send few of
and If his conscience reprove him king any thing
from the Msxcans without pay, why he can pay them
well as for load of straw corn an ass which
they value much higher
fcrote rprised somewhat. had always been ac-
customed to think of castles high hills mountains
Inc strength OF Perote Ia quite the reverse. Upon a
plain of some miles in extent, beautifully and
presenting to the eye every species Of verdure from the
yellow harvest through the different shades of interme
date coors TO the young sprout just issuing the
soil, Perote stands Alone the country for
miles around-a wall, deep ditch another wall and
then the castle mounting guns of every size from one
to rty FOUNDERS There also three eighteen
Inch mortars in bronze as well as many fine guns, of
the same metal Most OF its brass field pieces were lost
at Cerro Gordo where they bruised and burnt by
the Americans and yet remain. | looked through this
castle with great deal Of interest from the tales had
read Of suffering within its walls
The New YORK regiment, stationed hors, sends home
engaged st Crrro t;ordo Escb as.r ai, was
honor Of having killed seven. out Of every eleven
men, who iel but the regiment as regiment, did
fight we'll 1t said that two three Of the officers
aiso Lieut. Richard, captain. fought as though he
loved IT, and Willis, poor Willis is lying very low ut
Jaapa-l fear never TO recover.
We despise enemies, possessing the most do
graded qualities of Their intentions are ~
dark their swarthy faces and yet they courted
and caressed. A more intimate acquaintance might
lead to different course of conduct and look for
ward with longing eyes to the time when lives will
be protected In our own camp by the energy of
manders. We march against them as messengers of
peace, spreading the blessings OF money aud business,
unless our enemies assemble in bers when we con
quer thm and those OF who have the good luck To
escape death protect the mscreauts their hsmes
until they rise again. We may assume with propriety
the name Of the Missionary Army" carrying love upon
the points Of our bayonets and the hearts
our enemies.
THE ARMY OF GEN. TAYLOR.
From the New Orleans Picayune. June 241
The Fashion touched at Brazos Santiago on the goth
inst her voyage from Vera Cruz, and brought over
thence the following gentlemen Col J. P. Taylor of
the Subsistence department Capt. Chase, Adjutaut
Caldwell, I'd Kentucky Regiment; and Lieuts Wooster
Montgomery, Allen, and Miner Of the army. The
Fashion also brought about forty
Eaton relieves Col Taylor in the charge OF Subss-
tence Department aud will make his headquarters at
Brazos Island. Major Colquhoun acts subsistence
agent at Matamorns. The Flag makes grateful mention
Of Col Taylors services while stationed there
Major Ben McCuloch has arrived at the Brazos with
100 horses Tor the service Fifty Of Them says the Flag
Will De reserved Tor his spy company and the rest
probably, used in mounting Col Butler dragons The
rag suggests that Col should range the country be-
Capt w Il. Andrews, Of the 10th Infantry, has been
ordered North account Of sickness resulting from in
jures received in the wreck Of the Mobile on Orange
Two robberies are mentioned in the Fax as occurring
within the limits Of the city.
The same paper also mentions the death Of John
Conveys well known here ~ a printer and report
er. He was accidentally shot board the steamer
Whtevle just below Reynosa on the 18th inst.
We give below letter from correspondent now nj
Monterey though It 10 not 70 late received
here several days since regret to say that he had