Tri-weekly journal., 1847-06-15
THE JOU RN AL.
From the Picayune CT the 9Th inst.
LATER FROM MEXICO.
Arrival of the Steamship New Orlean

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The steamship New Orleans, Capt. Wright,
has arrived from Vera Cruz, having left there on
the lst inst. She touched on the 4th at the Bra
EOS.
Gen. Shields is doing well, we are most
happy to learn, and was shortly expected at
Vera Cruz.
We regret to say that Major r. Hammond,
Psymaster U. S. Army, died on board the New
Orleans at sea on the I'd inst, on his passage
from Vera Cruz.
Gen. Scott left Jalapa on the 23d ult. for
Puebla, at the head of large body of troops.
We have the following brief note from Mr..
i Kendall of very late date:
PUEBLA, Mexico, May 20, 1917.
The division of Gen. Twiggs entered this
city to-day, all well. There were rumors in the
morning that Gen. Bustamente and Leon were
advancing to attack Gen. Scott with an i'm
mense force, but so far we have heard nothing
confirming the reports. Almost every one
thinks that the Americans are TO have another
grand battle, bat where no one can divine.
The diligencia does not run between this
and the city of Mexico, and so far have found
il impossible to lay hands upon an, 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 will ak
vance upon the capital. We shall know in a
day or two. G. w. X.
We learn that the work of fortifying Rio
FRO was going on rapidly. The English cour-
Ter, who arrived at Vera Cruz the night before
New Orleans, left said positively there were
10000 Mexicans engaged in the work. Other
accounts reduce the number to $4,000, but on
this subject the explanation, we take it, is that
any number of men can be raised to defend the
city-that there is scarcely limit to the hosts
that can be concentrated, if the means offeed-
ing them can be procured. But that these
hordes are well armed and equipped, or possess
any discipline, we have no faith. Their very
numbers will prove an encumbrance when the
day of trial comes.
Although 1t is not mentioned positive, We
presume that Gen. Scott reached Puebla on the
Goth ult. Capt. Lauman estimates the total Of
effective men. who Gen. Scott could muster at
Puebla 1900 men at the farthest. This is, of
course, independent of the recruits which have
arrived in such numbers lately at Vera Cruz.
We have before given the composition OF the
garrison left at Jalapa under Col. Childs At
Perote five companies of the lst Pennsylvania
Regiment have been left, with some dragons
and artillery-about $50 in all.
The steamship Telegraph arrived at Vera
Cruz the morning of the LIST inst. with Gen.
.Cadwallader and portion Of his command
There were three companies of infantry and
two Outrageous at Gen. Twiggs old camping
ground near Vera Cruz awaiting Gen, Cadwal-
LADDERS arrival. They would proceed up with
him at once. t u.I.t
The Mexican guerrilla parties have laid waste
all the ranches on the road up, and driver
off all Mexican proprietors disposed to b.
peaceable. The road is not deemed safe fol-
travellers unless under a very considerable es
cort.
The news from the city of Mexico by this ar
rival l.; most important. Our intelligent cor
respondent from Vera Cruz has furnished us with
the annexed extracts from letters written a
Mexico, and from the bes. sources of inJorma
ton. The resignation of Santa Anna is an i'm
portont event in the history of the war:
Extract of a letter dated r
CRY OF Mexico, Nay 90, 1877.
From here have nothing wor
thy of notice to communicate except that Santa
Anna yesterday resigned the presidency, but i
is not known yet whether Congress will admi
oft. He was induced to take that course from
the opposition he meets in his views of carry
ing on the defence of the city, and from some
deiamatory writings which appeared in the pub
lie papers against his past conduct. 1t is gen
orally expected that the Americans will be here
about the 18th of next month and, consider,
ing the state Of things in the capital, | may say
that they will meet with but slight resistance on