Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-06-17
LATER FROM MEXICO.

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Orleans on the 7ih instant from Vera Cruz
I which place she left on the LIST instant Sh,
touched at Brazos Santiago on the 9TH nssan,
We are indebted 10 the New Orleans Time
and Picayune for slips containing the news b,
this arrival, The Picayune says
/ Cen. Shields is dong well, We are mos
happy TO hear, and was shortly expected a
4 Vera Cruz.
/ Gen. Scott left Jalapa on the 23d uli. fo
| Puebla, a, the head Of nearly 5000 troops
Mr.. Kendall's letters have no: We, come Il
hand We have. however, the following brie
! note from him.
PuEBLa. Mexico, May 90. lS47.
4 The division Of Gen Twiggs entered this
I ciry today-all well There were rumors in
the morning that Gems Busiamente and Lee
on were advancing TO attack Gen. Scott with
an immese force, but so far we have heard
nothing confirming the reports. Almost eve
nv one thinks that the Americans are TO nave
another grand battle. but where no one can
divine
The dlgencia does not run between this
3 dDQ tUt civ Vi. HltAitD. ULQ 81 fuT lDunu
II impossible TO lay hands upon any papers
No one as yet knows what Gen. SCOTS in
| tentions are as regards his future movements,
yet small as his force is many think he viii ad-
vance upon the capital. We shall know in a
day or two
The news from the city of Mexico by this
arrival is mostimportant Our intelligen: cor
responder from Vera Cruz has furnished us
with the annexed extracts from letters written
at Mexico. and from the best sources Of uuforn,a-
tim. The resignation of Santa Anna is an
important event in the history of the war.
Extract from letter dated
CRY OF MEXICO, May %, lS47.
From here have nothing wor-
thy otnouce 10 communicate except that San
ia Anna yesterday resigned the presidency,
but II is not known yet whether Congress will
admit of il. He was induced 10 take that
course from the opposition he meets in his
views of carrying on the defence of the city,
and from some defamatory writings which APP
peared in the public papors against his past
conduct.
1t is generally expected that the Americans
will be here aboutthe 18th oinext month !; and, .
considering the state Of things in the capital
may say that they will meet with but slight re-
sIsauce on the part of this Government
Though the same channel we have received
the following brief extract from another letter
of the same date:
Last week Santa Anna commenced fortfy.
ing Gaudaloupe, Perion and. Mljicatzingo,
near the suburbs Of the city; but unusual dis
appreciation was the result, and hence his rea-
son for Offering his resignation. 1t is suppos-
ed ii will be accepted, and that Herrera will re-
ceive the nomination. There are only about
5000 troops III the city
We have an exciting rumor from Puebla,
mentioned in letters from Vera Cruz, that the
citizens of Puebla, had risen upon Gen. Worth,
and cut off six or seven hundred of his men.
The rumor was in every mans mouth at We
ra Cruz and much credence givin to ii. We
are happy TO say that our correspondent in
Vera Cruz puts little faith in the rumors.
A Vera Cruz letter in the Picayune, dated
May %, sage
A gentleman from the city Of Mexico, who
was one Of the American prisoners captured
by Urea between Camargo and Monterey,
came down with the train, having been liberat-
ed by the English Minister, he having claim
ed British protection. He reports all the A
role.
Maj r. Hammond, Paymaster U. 8. Ar
my, died on board the New Orleans at sea on
the I'd inst, on his passage from Vera Cruz.
A Vera Cruz letter in the New Orleans
Times, written on the 3lst ofMay, says
A report by way OF Orazaba. tells us that
Santa Anna is still in the Presidential chair
that Valencia is COMMANDMENTS Chief of the
army, and old Ncolos Bravo Governor of the
State OF Mexico. Juan Alvarez whom you
may remember as the Sonora robber, and
friend of Santa Anna, is SAID to he rapidly APP
preaching with ten thousand Of his Indian re-
tainers, in arms, and is expected TO extripate
the Yankees, utterly.
The yellow fever, Ell ronito, as II should be
called, is now getting really serious amongst
US. Thirteen cases terminated fatally yesteI-
day, and to-day already have heard of the
death of three individuals whom ] personally
knew Two Of these are from New Orleans,
Mr. Cohen. of the firm of Simousfield s. Co
hen, and MIR. Michael, more recently from
Tampico. Col kearney, thegovernment con-
tractor is now lying in very dangerous state.
8 p. M.--The British courier is in from
Mexico, but seems to know very little of mat
ters IN that nelghborhood. He says that Her |
rera is not President, but contradicts none Of
the other rumors Of the past few days. except
as far as regards Santa Anna, who, he seems
TO think, is still the Chief Magistrate.
A postscript TO this letter dated June LIST,
says
Well, our reports Of Herrera'S election prove
TO have been premature, TO say the least Of II.
Santa Anna is at the capital, IN much less dis
credit than we have been led to believe, and in |
the full exercise of the functions Of his Office |
Upon his arrival he proposed TO resign his
seat, but contrived matters so as 10 .have his |
rejected.
An election will take place on the 18th in
slant, when it is hoped that Herrera will be
chosen; but Santa Annals creatures are too
and his position now too favorable
for The control of the required interests, TO per-
mt me 10 indulge in such hope. in any de-
gree confidently.
He expresses an intention TO fortify the
own, at least with large ditch and embank
nent, and to place force ID the city capable
IF keeping off the Americans. For these pur
poses he demands four hundred thousand
lollars, and has impressed all the horses and
mules that can be reached.
A letter from well informed German
merchant ofih capital, 10 his brother in this
,ity says, that Santa Anna has within his
control force of near ten thousand men, be-
des those on their way under Alvarez, and
hat he will soon have an army around him