The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-10

From the New Orleans Delta, July 5.
Further Items FROM late Mexacan Papcrs.

| his courts martial executed Sergeant McKeowD, OF
company f, New York volunteers, recently tried at
Pueba two chargeslst, for conduct subversive Of
good order and military discpne I'd, for robbery The
Ksown on the 10th Nav little more or ess poeo mas
menoso entered, sword in hand the house OF Don Jose
Santa Cruz Poanco, and threatened the said Don and
that said McKeown robbed the said Don Of quantity of
money The sentence Of the court was that said Nc
Keown should pay fine Of fifteen dollars for the benefit
Of the Don. be imprisoned for the time the regiment
should remain in Pueba, not exceeding thirty days, and
| be reduced to the rank Of aprivate soldier.
Inc same court tried and convicted soldier M ey the
volunteers similar charges and imposed like fine for
the Dons benefit and sentenced the criminal to fourteen
Ell Naciona after publishing the charges, specifca
tons, judgment, &C., thus comments:
From the foregoing document. our readers may form
cans criminal case condemn the accused and
execute Judgment; but at the same time i will DO
nsthng in reality In order ooademn the robbers Of Po-
lancothe rgeant fine of fifteen dollars, mprison-
der to similar fine and only fourteen days imprisonmsnt
there is. indeed, need Of forms and delays by which
the accused have 10 the which Justice
furnishes for selfdeience By our laws, American sol
years % yet the Whole process would have
been pocrastinatcd sufficiently long to have every matter
and the participation of the should have been
dered as clear AS noonday, would they have been
person of the man. Our invaders, however. who
pride themselves much upon their civilization, and
ascertain even the date Of the crime as appears from the
of the robbery the @ May more o h
is to say the Judges neither knew nor wished to know the
so important the process as to be worthy Of
extensive investigation II a. certain knowledge Of the
hour of its pepeation are, necessary consequence,
equally so. The Ango-Americans, in three days, sup
Das NOT lfeoDf es but hy q
s1d called that right IS G Posdsd the
not having corresponding punishment inflicted; if it
ment Of innocent men That which is important is the
breviy moi the effect In this way great crime may be
heard fths an offence against common sense We
know not what is; ta!l events il is matter about which
there can be no doubt
La Epoca, published in San Luis Potos has article
so characteristic of Mexican philosophy and bombast
combined, that cannot resist the temptation to give it.
That paper says:
cipe of perversy incning us to evil In order that this
principle may not be developed and thus
commences efforts should be made to couneract
well by inspiring in the youth those
senng him examples by the imitation Of which habits
uou examples there Is nothing but disorder and excess,
exhibiting at all hours, acts of cruelty; and what be
man? Hence there are many destined dsgrace-fami
lies, societies, even Whole nations Among these, be-
north What morals what rssioS What phrincipss
have these received in their education? What the
they know no Ther sas noaa and
object Their habits are dn,nkenne ss and dnay
their daily examples are the unheard-of crueities with
these the who pretend domineer in country
Arc these the who have had the audacty
how to live Sooner let people reduced frag-
fields cid to ashes Sooner LET us see our beloved
in the grasp OF those monsters whom bound resist
"Comparots Our enemies have penetrated almost to
the capital OF the republics and now the time for hs1
unanimous effort must be made to bury agge
honor have received for having repealed them
first opportunity!
Especial correspondence of the New Orleans Picayune.]
MONTEREY, MEXICO, June ID, lS47.
Nothing more has been heard Of senor Don Urea
anceos, although the oaces OF the camp have had him
Cerravo and several other places the road and
powerfully and oteniy belevedas every one IS bound to
do camp rulnorhad the slightest foundation in truth
known soon he makes it. There Is no doubt be-
eve that he is in the neghborood of Victoria bui ifhe
ever advances as far as the road to Calago it is
Of extreme doubt whether he gets buck again. think
The Mexoans returned to Monterey in oonsidera-
bic numbers and many more Of the better class would
ing the place. and they compelled to remain among
The outsiders Quite an excitement was raised among the
town buddy wounded and bringing in four horses saadsd
and bTided + appeared that they were Attacked the
fired upon They were compelled to fight for their lives
@ The he sSspSSs
raj When the animals brought into town, several
them We're recognised belonging persons living in
Monterey These worthy NIexicans have made
their appearance in the city they have havesuc-
ceeded IN eluding the vigilance ofthe Mexican police.
Intelligence has been received from China Lieut.
Mahan who shot in the duel with Lieut.. Munford, is
dead COL Hamtranck whose health has been very poor
ever since he left Camargo has almost entirely
ed his health and has been conducting battalion drills for
several days past The advantage of volunteer regiments
having field officers who understand the profession Of arms
ment, who certainly quiet and orderly of vol
untees ever have been here and well acq al tied
with the duties of soldiers
The Massachusetts regiment expected here daily
although there that they have been ordered
Vera Cruz by Gen. Scott Well, perhaps it is
company OF Texan rangers here short time
snce but they were not received, for what have
not yet learned; that it sound will doubt
The weather here is not hot it has been and
the Mexicans assert that May is their hottest month"; There
have been showers lately that the air has become
quite cooh The mountains that gray and bald when
first reached here clothed with green, and the
whole country around exhibits by its verure the benefit
the showers. The market toleaby well supplied
prices, however enornousabout times much
they got before the army occupied the country
There train in from Sallo this afternoon, but
any consequence. There do appear to have been
outages committed there recently there
little time back. The terrible retribion of the Ar
kansas men has struck fear the hearts OF the Mexicans
j. E. ID.
BACON COLLEGE,.
THIS nourishing institution, located Hanodsburg