Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-09-09
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ANOTHER MEXICAN GENE
RAJ "PASSED."

Gen. Paroles has run through our squadron
and by our officers at Vera Cruz, and is now
doubtless in the heart of Mexico ready to fight
Scott. The New Orleans Picayune remarks
upon this fact as follows:
THE ESCAPE OF PAREDEs.-From Vera Cruz
we learn that Senior Atocha met General Para
DIES and recognized him. Parades is understood
to have signified to him by sign to "keep dark"
and the handsome senior did so for the space Of
an hour or more-at all events, unit! the distin-
guished Mexican had passed out of the city's
gates. We have seen these facts written from
Vera Cruz by gentleman Of sense and discre-
ton. From him we learn, too, that Senior Ato-
cha held situation in The customs at Vera Cruz,
from which he has been promptly dismissed for
connlving at the escape Of Parades. Every day
is further developing the fitness Of Senior Atocha
10 act as the emissary Of cur Government.
We learn, too, that Capt. Clark, the Port Cap
tain at Vera Cruz, has been dismissed from his
post for remissness in this affair of Parades.
Upon this Folks organ comes out thus:
LANDING OF PAREDEs.-A New Orleans pa
per makes some complaint Of the want of vigil
lance in our agents in Europe, and of the COM
handing officer ut Vera Cruz in relation to Gen.
Paroles. 1t might be imprudent at this time to
divuge all the facts connected with this subject,
but they would clear our agents abroad oil any
shadow of complaint. Col. Wilson, at Vera
Cruz, has not been asleep upon his post 1t is
difficult to detect every spy who may land on
the coast; but we have lately been informed by
the New Orleans papers, that very lately he has
forbidden a suspicious character TO land, and
sent him off. AS TO the landing of Parades, the
following extracts of COL Wilson's letter to the
Secretary OF War, THE last which has been re-
ceWed from him. relieve him from any mputa-
nj
others
Extract of Letter from Colonel Wilson to the
Secretary of War.
"HEADQUARTERs DEPT. OF VERA Cruz,
August 18th, lS47
| have the honor to report that, on the 18th
instant, the British steamer Teviot, Capt May,
arrived here from England and Havana, having
General Paroles on board, under the assumed
name Of M. Martinez; who, in consequence of
the hardness of the boarding officer (Cap'. Cark,l
landed at between and z, A NJ, incogniio, from
fonr-oared boat, apparently prepared for the
OCCASION In his transit through the gate of the
mole, he was recognized by an Inspector who
took no notice of him. Therefore, Immediately
| ordered the discharge of both him and Capt
Clark-the former for having lost sight of the
main object, Notwithstanding my office is but
few yards IRON the mole.
"The General, having arrived at the house Of
MIR. Jose &. Zamora, native merchant, he
presented letter of introduction from Paris,
and requested that horses might be directly fur
nlshed for himself and servant-a request imme-
diately complied with; and but ten minutes after
his landing. he passed through one of the gates
of the city on his way TO the interior, without
myself or any of my officers being able to avoid
it, from the circumstances of his arrival and pres
ence here being unknown, and the letters from
the United States Consul at Havana, giving no.
tice of his having left no, being delivered to me
until after the Generals departure, owing to their
being in possession OF a lady passenger on board"