Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-11


! that must be wan BY our vaior ana cohs'd"Ii'
! bought hy victories ubtained by people tna' W.
/ lest oppression A peace OF this KIND wiz say
us, and make us respected by The powers 'la' Wv
| serve us and give us The place due 10 'hf VIZ
can nation. II we cannot obtain such peace, y
is better 10 bury ourselves under The runs ~ ou'
cities, and beller 10 die than live wllh'"' nonp -.
As 10 myself, | am determined TO bfeas' une
dangers OF the campaign, conlienl MAJ NY e ~;
duct will gain The APPRECIATION al my UNIV
zens Ii am crowned ~ yicioiy, ana saoc ..-
| i'm driving The enemy tom or soil. shi'i 'e''e
10 private life satisfied that shall have rendered
| my country some service; Or il The ean OF S'ee'
should cut The thread Of my life, snai ale cun,
! tented. as shall leave my country an hohoiau'1
memory. and 10 my children a name al WHICH
they need never blush.
Present. &C., &c, nn,
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA.
To the Hon. Secretary OF the Constituent Con-
Mexico, April ?, ls47.
| From The New Orleans Picayune Extra, May3
LATER FROM VERA CRUZ.
C.prrRe OF TusP.Ni-The U. S. transport
schooner Gen. Patterson, Capt. Jackson, arrived
his morning from Vera Cruz having sailed thence
on the 24lh April.
cam Jackson reports that on the day OF sailing
he fell in with The American squadron, twenty
five miles north OF Vera Cruz, Com Perry III COW
mand. The squadron was returning iom NE
Tuspan expedition. The Gen. Patterson was
boarded from the IT, S. steamer Scorpion, and re-
ceived mail.
Capt Jackson learned that Tuspan was taken
on The 18th April, after severe resistance from me
MEXICAN troops The Americans had hour men
killed and about fourteen wounded. Among The
wounded were four officers namely Com'I Iall-
nall, slightly; Lieut. Parker, severely; Lieut.
Harisene, slightly; and Passed Midshipman
Lowne, slightly. lThe last name isdonblless m
correctly reported. There is Passed u idshipman
Lowry in the Navy Registerl
The guns Of the Mexicans al Tuspan were all
spiked and the place rendered deienceless. II was
then abandoned.
| We have copy Of The American Eagle, from
Vera Cruz, Of The 22i ult., Two days later Than
we have before seen. IL contains very lille news
| from the army, although there had been several
arrivals from il. Gen Shields was still alive al
last accounts but il was thought he could not sur
vive Capt Johnston, OF the Typographical In
gineers, remained in a critical Stale. Gen. Pill
lows wound is not serious.
| fThe Bulletin OF this morning says: General
| Shields, we regret 10 learn, died OF his wounds
on the 10Th" We presume this must be an er-
ror--al least, that there was no positive iounda-
ton for The statement We can hear OF no news
from the army, although we have made every
| inquiry, later than has been received al this OIL
| fee. Al oul last accounts Gen. Shields was Sill
| alive.
The Mexican officers, on their way 10 The U
States, were sent over 10 The Castle Of San Juan
| dUoa OH The Dist ult. They were in fine Spirits
Sergeant Tucker, Of the End Dragons was
shot NJ and wounded in The hand while riding an
express from General Scott 10 Vera Cruz on the
| 2Oh ull. On The 2lsl teamser was picked W
on The road, having been killed BY some cowardly
| Mexican.
We annex letter IRON a correspondent at We
ra Cruz, which is The latest we have from that CT
| ty
Correspondence OF The Picayune.
VERA Cruz, Mexico April 23, lS41.
Gentlemen We are now onr days without d
word concerning The movements above, and are
beginning 10 think il possible that an express has
been cut ot1-panicularly as The last express
which came through received volley Of about
fifty muskes II only wounded one OF the five
dragons, (he sergeani,) muskel ball having
passed through his hand. An express LEFT here
with mail on The 2st and, alter proceeding
twenty-five miles, overlook our provision train,
under 4 strong escort, The commander OF which
deemed il pIudsn, 10 take charge oi'the mail him
| settle feeling confident that nothing bur strong
trying TO make their way through 10 Jalapa.
The accounts of the battle received In this civ
are not nearly as tull AS those on the way to you,
from Mr.. Kendall il will, therefore. he useless Tor
NE 10 say any thing 10 YOU upon that subject.
The Mexican officers who are 10 be sent 10
Yank.edom, have taken M lodgings, and are
now rusIicaling al he Castle Of San Juan de
| Ulua. They number about fifteen. and General
La Vega j. Of The crowd Neither lhr battle, nol
The arrival If The prisoners appeared 10 create
much excitement in this place, and not single
gun has been fired in honor OF the glorious vic
tory al Cerro Gordo.
This city appears 10 lie filling up every day
win ho,n Meyicsns and Americans. The former
are a,iGie. confidence ~ th- Americans and The
latter ATT h,odre The market with Yankee mel
chandize Uncle Sans warthoues are chork
| IN al provisions, and his magazines full oi The
comtusih!es. A vet The business is confined 10
the city and suburbs, bui as soon as The commu
nicalon has been we'll opened between Tins and
Jalapa We may expect TO see Vera Cruz the most
active business place Of its size on The continent
| The weather is very warm, and all we want 10
cool ourselves with is ice There has been lii
lie brought on shore and retailed al IS cents per
pound You shall receive The latest news from
above as fast as il comes.
Very Iespe cltully YOUR friend,