The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-24

ed by the u 5. authorities should he attempt to land.
JOURNAL NEW YORK SUNS BEARER OF DISPATCHES
Julv 3O-I left the city of Mexico in company with
few friends, at o'clock M We had British passports
and strong enthusiastically for British ohcer-to
safe through the Notifications which going ny
miles from the city of Mexico, the road to Pue
bla, by way OF ST. Martin AT Pinon the road winds
around between two volcanic mountains each command
ing point or turn in the road Between these two hills
is extensive fortifcatOn nearly completed ana on
which found Mlrty.tiue thousand men at work. OF
the sf two werd r. msy lee
uted the superiority displayed in the works The guard
now LETT Our party consisted OF four.yiz the Brit
ish officer, two Englishmen interested in one of the
mncs and myself AT about fifty miles from the capital
we overlook twenty struggling Mexicans, and made
their acquaintance. AT first afraid OF Them but
finally accepted their services as guides The British Off
GER however, was suspicious. He had dispatches of
great importance. Everybody seemed to know hun but
he would give his name to no one He exhibited Bnt.
ish flag fifteen inches by eight ten, which at once
respected by every guerilla party or public officer on the
road. In two instances he received letters on the way to
left u.s. the British officer concluded 10 proceed alone,
leaving with the twenty Mexcans. It was get
ting late, and put up al the next rancho about sixty
miles from the capital After SUPPER collected the fire
OF my guides, and put them in my room, remarkng
that they strangers TO me, and SO superior in num-
bers that they had nothing to fear from me- | saw
by the sounding of honl-lislened got my ready,
and opened my door.
Seeing nothing, concluded it was false alarm, and
retired but could not Sleep got up again, went out
room, which was the ground foora mud floor, too;
July 31.-At one O'Clock this morning. being sill
awake heard horsemen approaching, and saw the que
rllas with drawn swords coming up to my door. "Why
don't they come p said one in Spanish My men kept
perfectly quiet well they might for they were entirely
destitute q arms | had fvenyow shots in four oS Of
Drawing one Iopened the door and fired live shots in
rapid succession. Two of the riders fell and were i'm
medately borne off by their comrades now called out
the landlord and demanded an explanation prefacing my
demand with declaration that he deserved instant death
for his reachery. He denied the imputaon, and &C
cused my men. He said in under tone, that my
poyed by their chiefs at the capital to follow us, and rob
and kill all, the British officer included. Then, said
direct the first fatal shot then tied him TO my door out
side, and there he remained till morning started early
and took the arms OF the twenty Mexcans on my
own horse, and told them to follow 10 ST.. Martins.
When got three miles east of St Martins, ordered
halt, called the ringleader up before me, eproved his
treachey, and then shot him dead on the spot in pres
gng tor their lives which spared, and they scampered
on on Their mules and put spurs to my noble horse and
soon reached Puebla where delivered the muskets to
the United States authorities. saw numerous guerilla
bands on the mountains, but met opposition on the
road ! found General Scott at the head Of 1880
l think the great battle at Pinon will be fought before
September. l left Pnebla in the afternoon in company
with two or three Mexican gentlemen. They took
another road Ten or twelve miles out, overlook five
Cruz. We halted forty miles from Puebla and having
taken refreshments at hacienda, inquired the nearest
and most secluded route 10 Jalapa The pan,er-a kind
and obiging man-directed us over the hills BY a path
which disclosed the beauties of this splendid country
Nothing could surpass the luxurance and beauty of the
plantations. The people salued in friendly and cor
dial manner My companions were dressed in United
States uniform. We dned at a hacienda, whose proprie-
tor treated like princes But had not got half
mile from his house before my spygass revealed as
semblage of Mexican cavalry and infantry, numbering
seventy or eighty men, miles ahead As the cavalry
approached we turned about they sounded charge and
we got under the protection OF ridge in an adjoining
field fired upon u.s. without effect Selling this opportu-
nifty put spurs and bounded off, getting beyond reach
of their fire before they could reload We took TO the
main road, and chased TO within league OF Peroe
by hy-6ve of them. Their horses were fresher than
ours; and it only by throwing away all our extra
baggage and scattering doubloons the road that got
rid Of the villains. ] threw away one hundred and nifty
ounces, (douboons,) one hundred of which received
from Santa Anna for bringing on package OF letters
addressed to Mexcans AT Vera Cruz. One OF the
villains who fired at my head the of the ha-
cenda at which we had dned, who had followed us,
probably to see caught in the trap he had prepared
| shall remember him on my return TO Mexico. We
passed Perofe little the left learned that Walker had
400 men IN the CASTLE and that Gen Pierce had Just
rived from Vera Cruz with $500 men Both commands
would proceed to reinforce Scott, leaving proba
by 400 men in the castle. Thus Scott has now about
10000 men We encountered no interruption until
within two leagues of Jalapa where we encamped for