The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-03
SPECIAL OVERLAND EXPRESS
NEW YORK HERALD OFFICE.
ONE WEEK LATER
CITY OF M EXIC
The War Feeling Among the Mexicans.
TEE GUERILLA warfare.
THE CONGRESS DISPENSING.
INCREASE OF THE WAR SPIRIT.
CONTRIBUTIONS SUSTAINING THE WAR.
Countermarching of Doniphan to
Chihuahua.
SANTA ANNA'S FORCE INCREASING.
F0RTIFYING THE CAPITAL,

F0RTFYING THE CAPITAL,
| &c. &c. &c.
Another overland express has arrived at Philadelphia
for the NeW York Herald with intelligence from tho seat
Of day in advance Of the mail This was trans
mitted to the wires from that city.
The Nec Orleans Delta has received letters and pa
pers from the city Of Mexico, which contain intelligence
to the sth ult
The Mexican papers still breath and defiance to
the North Americans and urge the people to unite in
adopting vigorous Of defence. They complain
of the deseron Of members Of the national Congress
seventeen Of whom had left their posts without license
and many others declined to attend the sttngs on the
ground Of sickness, which fegned.
The government had appointed committee to receive
subscriptions for the purpose Of carrying the war; and
solicited sums from both the rich and the poor. Any
thing at all would be received, matter how small
shilling n thousand dollars
Letters from Orizaba report that Gen. Scott is sick at
Japa and would not proceed towards the capital until
the newly appointed peace commissioners (probably
meaning Mr. Trist from the United States would reach
him.
The guerilla system Of warfare Is being prosecuted on
small scale; but as yet, nothing serious had taken
place except the capture of American baggage wa
gon, containing sixty thousand dollars in specie which
on the way to the army.
Letters from Durango report that Donphan's com.
mand was countermarching to chihuahua in conse-
Of the receipt Of intelligence that another nsur
recton had broken out in New Mexico that severa
Americans had been massacred.
Santa Anna at the last accounts exertng himself
to increase his army, which he was augmenting ra-
pidiy.
General Canalizo had been succeeded in tho command
of the cavalry by Gen. Acesta.
1t reported that party of gueras had attacked
General Taylors wagon trains, and that In the melee
General Taylor had been wounded.
The reports, however, came in such questionable
shape that they not credited.
The Notifications Of the capital going under the
direction of Gen. Guzman.
The Bishop OF Oajaca had contributed twenty thou
sand dollars for the prosecution Of the war; and the
churches giving their plate &c. for the same pur-
pose.
The city Of Guadalupe was also being fortified
Generals Lemus and Iturbido dead
The government had issued a decree suspendinr the
liberty of the press accompanied with long address
from the clergy.
At San Luis Potosi the priests were striving their
utmost to raise the enthusiasm the people, and prevail
on them to take up In defence of their country
In consequence of these appeals enstments going
on rapidly At the last accounts they had thou
sand muskets and fifty pieces Of artillery.
NEWS FROM GEN. scorr's ARMY
From the New Orleans Picayune, May IS
BY the arrival Of the Eleanor Stevens from Vera Cruz
whence she sailed on the 18th inst have letters from
Jalapa to the l4th nstthree days later than pre-
vious advices.
The movement on Santa Anna upon Puebla Is men.
toned in Mr. Kendalls letter below. Hopes enter
tanned that Gen Worth may be fortunate to en-
counter him. The probable motives of Santa Anna are
conjectured by Mr. X Gen. Worth left Perote for Pue-
bla on the 10TH with his own anu Gen. Quitmans dvi-
sons He expected to enter Puebla on Sunday the
II la he an oft ha touv nxpi
| come out to meet him and escort him in.
All will be glad to learn that Gen Shields il mendng
though slowly and that Gen. p +. Smith has reported
| for duty.
Cen Scott is still detanedat Jalapa The for
his detention mentioned by Mr. Kendall 1t will also
be by his letter that Mr. Trist has arrived at the
Generals headquarters.
We have the 4merican Star Of the 18th nst the last
number Of that paper to be issued at Jaapa We infer
that the publication Of that paper is to be transferred to
Puebla and ultimately to the city of Mexico. The enter
prsng firm which conducted it has been dissolved by
mutual consent MIR. Jewell will attend to the affairs Of
the Eagle at Vera Cruz and Mcssrs Peoples Barnard
| will close the business Of the Star.
The last number of the Star informs that rumors
rife the 18th inst that the troops at Orizaba
had pronounced against Santa Anna and made him pri
souer The Star Is ncredulous and Mr.. KS letter Of
| the l4th does not confirm the news
Colonel Childs ia Governor of Jalapa and will remain
there with 600 picked troops General Scott
to Puebla The city Of Jaapa entirely quiet and
orderly rows or disturbances have occurred there
We have paper printed ut Puebla t. 9th instant
It announces positively that General Taylor had left
Sstio and moved eitherlupon Zacatecas or San Luis
state and 5000 the latter Would that he had the
force to do 80!
The Yankee, or foreign legion" organized by Santa
Anna from deserters from armies been dsbanded
and ordered out Of the city Their immortality and in
subordnation is assigned for this proceeding Their
manners the Mexcans say, not ut all adapted to
their society.
letter from Durango dated tho goth Of April states
positively that Colonel Doniphan forces had fallen back
upon chihuahua instead of advancing upon Durango
We think that there be doubt Of this fact and
consequently that Colonel Doniphan has not been de-
feate he iuslI n Ia media
JALApA, Mexico May Il, ls47
For two three days there has hardly been item
of worth recording-not even rumor Of the least
moment last evening and this morning reports have
in which are entitled to some little show OF i'm
portance.
moved from Orzaba and in the direction Of Puebla and
the city of Mexico The administrador de las dlgen-
stage agent suppose he might be called in
the vernacuar left yesterday for the capital on bust
ness line but this morning he returned with more
speed than he went He reports having met at Cerro
de Leon, Perote, with force Of seventy armed
appearance he did not at all like From
| straQgers he learned that Santa Anna, with large
passed towards Pueba that the roads were
filled with robbers and brgands and that IL would not
digencias returned without eectng the OBJECT OF ms
mission.
he had two letters from Orizaba dated the 9th
and the other the 7th inst On the first day the letter
stated that the nrst brigade or dvon 81 h IN th
other division marched in the same direction his en-
tire force put down at 500 the most OF them ind
fereDtly armed and under little or no discipline.
IL Santa Anna has moved towards the capital, and
there certainly Is good to believe that he has his
intentions doubtless to control the election for res
sident, which takes place tomorrow. lie cannot GER
taniy have the temerty to think Of Gen
Worth whose division could put to flight 10000 OF the
best Mexican troops that bore arms that the
conviction irresistible that he intends having hand
In the coming election. One would naturally think that
after his disgracefu he would either at
tempt to leave the country else hide himself In some
part Of III but the coward tyrant loves power
is dollar, amusket and open road which to run,
left In the Republic.