Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-15
LATER from Vera Cruz.

The steamship Fashion, Capt. Ivy, (says the
NJ Orleans Della June a. arrived al Tins port
Yesterday from Vera Cruz, having left there on
Sunday forenoon, the Both ult.
Verbally we learn that The Mexicans were ousy
terrifying the pass al Rio F'rio between fueosa
and the City of Mexico.
Gen. Scott, with the rear OF the army was 10
have left Jalapa on the 29h ult., and would ar
rive al Puebla on the 4th inst, where il is pre-
sumed he will await The arrival Of the reinforce
men,s being forwarded 10 him, before ne advances
| farther.
We have heard rumor that Herrera has been
elected President, but cannot trace u 10 relape
source. and we think the result OF Inc eieclioh
could scarcely be known al the capital SO soon
From The American Eagle we learn that the
diligence which left Vera Cruz for JalaPa on tue
22d ult, without passengers, but with three trunks
filed with very fine dry goods, was stopped TWO
| miles beyond the National Bridge and robbed and
| then burnt and destroyed The driver and posiil
lion who accompanied il were released and mace
their way 10 Jalapa. The diligence which should
have come into Vera Cruz on the 24lh ult., only
came down 10 where the other had been destroyed,
and al once returned. This, II is feared, will put
an end 10 the use of digences on the road. Inc
robbery was no doubt The work OF Mexican pan
dilt. We come now TO more alrocious act oy liie
same ruffians. We copy the facts from The vera
Cruz Eagle OF the 29lh
"HoRRIp.-It is with pain mingled WIN oe-
sire for vengeance that We undertake 10 reia'e an-
other massacre of our counuymen IN Inc most
cruel and brutal manner. In our paper OF last
Saturday, (ony one week we announced the
| tact that COL Sewers was his city as bearer
of dispatches TO Gen. Scot, a Today we are
| called upon 10 inform the public OF MS noilio
dea,h-not with his enemy in front 10 oppose MN,
but cowardly shot by those who dared mol snow
themselves.
at appears that he left this city on Saturday
last with an escort OF five men and Lieut.: NC
Donnell OF Capt. Wheat's company, expecting to
find The captain at Santa Fee, or al most very
short distance the other side. They arrived al
SANTA Fe and lodged there during the night, ind
ing that Capl. Wheat had left in The morning,
anxious 10 push forward although il was ascer-
tanned that Capt. w. was some thirty miles ahead)
| with an addition OF two more 10 The escort Coz.
Sewers set Out for Jalapa. The next that we
know Of this little party is by the arrival oil one
| of the men, who returned and reported us sur
prise and destruction. In consequence OF Inc la-
sity OF the greater number OF similar stores, Col.
Wilson, our Governor, had The man arrested as
deserer. Thus matters stood until yesterday,
when developemenls were made by an arrival
from Jalapa-lhe first that has reached US Tor
| week-lending to confirm our worst tears.
eve conversed yesterday with gentleman
who arrived in the morning, and ne informs us
that al point about two miles on The DINER sue
of Puente Naciona he saw the ruins oil the dill
sence, underneath which was human oody
Stripped, with the exception OF pair OF drawers
and mutaed in The mos. beastly manner This
is supposed to be the body Of Col. Sewers. Near
him lay another perfectly naked and likewise
dreadtully mangled. Ourintormant was assured
tina, FIVE other bodies lay in some thick chapaIra
a short distance from the road. Now, the number
Of killed, with the man who escaped, exactly cor
responds with that OF the party which accompa-
MED The unfortunate Col Sewers, and leaves no
doubt in our mind OF It's destruction"
Our readers will recoecl parry OF Mexican
robbers recently captured near Vera Cruz by a
party of amateurs, under Col. Banks. Ten oil
| bem have been tried for robbing, secreting arms
and ammunition, SC. Five have been acquitted
and Ave convicted. The latter were sentenced To
four and halt months work upon The pubic
streets and thoroughlares in chains. Two more
vet /, manned TO be tried. We hope this exaHi'
.,'- may he Saluary.
Tur Eagle informs u.s. that on The 20lh party
OF Fix Mexicans coming into Vera Cruz from
Sana Fe, were attacked BY some OF their own
cuun.iymen, and robbed OF all they had ABOUT
them.
The ship Zenobia arrived al Vera Cruz from
New York on the 18th May, having on board 1873
troops, principally of the 4th and 5lh Infantry,
under command OF Captain j. FL. WhiPple, oil
The 5th. Is, Lieutenant h. Price OF the 4th In
fan,ry, and ID LieuIenan, J. w. Lendrum OF the
| Sd Infantry. Fourteen OF The men were recruits
| Tor several regiments
VIZ Vera Cub IL "Rey have published instructions
10 The unaccimated, full oil good sense.