Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-06-05

The New Orleans paPers of the 23d instant,
contain intelligence from Vera Cruz to the 18th
ultimo.
The Eagle complains in set terms of the dull.
ness Of Vera Cruz and the excessive heat which
threatens TO become yet more intense Nothing
"a said Of the health Of the city. From the re-.
port Of the proceedings Of the city council, we
perceive that our countrymeo have brought
r~d deal Of American energy TO the task Of
cleansing the city, providing a police. support
ing schools and the like. Before we ere done
with Vera Cruz, we hope it may become quite
aud attractive and healthy city.
Nj. Kendall, writing from Jslapa, says:
We have no further news from the city Of
Mexico. YET an intelligen, Spaniard informs me
that the most unparalleled distress prevails d..
inong the poor classes there. All the employers
III the Government-the secretaries, clerk, and
all who depended upon their salaries for sup.
port--nre literally starving. They have recei.
we'd no pay for months, and are fairly obliged
IN beg the TODD with which to maintain life.
f'unt distress stalks through every street and
compelled to steal or call upon charity to save
them from starvation.
Poor. and most unhappy Mexico. and what
is to be the end OF all this! If this war contin.
ues another year. and is prosecuted with that
vgor which il becomes the United States to
press it, there will be nothing left Of Mexico but
a name, and that not Of the proudest.
FRoM THE BRAzos-The U. 8. steamship
Trumbu. Captain Stotesbury, arrived on the
22d from the Brazos, whence she sailed on the
18th uit.
Quite the most importrn: intelligence by this
arrival concerns the safety OF Col. Doniphsn's
command. According TO the letter of our COZ.
respondent, dated the Sd instant, from Monterey,
the most grave spprehensons were entertained
in regard to that command. The rumor was,
as will be seen by that letter, to which we refer,
that Col. d. had been defeated by the Mexcans.
and lost all his artillery. We are greatly in
hopes that this will prove to be mere Mexican
rumor, and we are encouraged in this hope by
the fact that the Picket Guard. published at Sal.
tllo on the Sd, makes no mention of the rumor,
and anticipates the speedy arrival of Col. Doni.
phan and his command at that place.
The Guard says that several Eng lsh gentle.
man who arrived at Saltillo on the Sd inst, from
Durango, report Colonel Doniphan to have star.
ted from Chihuahua on the LIST Of April for Sal
tillo, by way of San Jose del Parral. This a.
grees with the report we had in tho papers Of
the city Of Mexico. but the latter allege that the
force returned 10 Chihuahua, after having pro-
ceeded twenty odd leagues south. We have
great hopes this is true, and that the report sI.
ready alluded to of Col. Donphsns defeat may
have grown out of this retrograde movement
The Guard thinks the whole command must be
within few days march of Saltilo; but il had
not probably heard of the return to Chihuahua
or hearing Of it, did not credit it.
The Picket Guard contains the result Of q
court martial in the cases Of Gen. Lane and
Col. BowIes. In the case of Gen. Lane the O.
pnion Of the Court was as ws:-The cour,
are Of opinion that during the whole period of the
22d and 23d OF February, l647. Brig Gen. Lane
conducted himself as q trsve and gaiiaat cfi
Ger and that no censure can be attached e
him for the retreat Of the I'd Regiment Indians
Volunteers.
The following is the opinion Of the cour, il
the case of Col Bowles:
With reference to the first charge, the cour
are ofthe opinion that Col. Bowles is ignorant o
the duties Of colonel; but the court would re
mark that i'll health, and absence on account O
i'll heslth, have in some degree prevente,
him from fitting himself for the duties of lha
office.
The court are OF opinion that at the time Col
Bowles gaye the order "retreat." he was unde
the impression that the artillery had retreated
when in fact the battery had gone to an sdvan
ced position under tie orders of Gen. Lane
which orders had not been communicated 4
Col. Bowles.
And in conclusion the court find that tthrough
out the engagement, and through the whole da
Col Bowies eSiDced no want Of personal cour
age or bravery, but that he did not manifest
want of capacity and judgment as commander
Romano Paz, aotarious Mexican robber an
murderer, was captured in the vicinity OF Oh
Reynosa. by Captain Reid, Of the ssesulsos
Corvette, and brought down 70 this city O
"Wednesday last, where he is now imprisoned
u appears that he holds ihe rank Of captain VI
der Cansles, and visited the settlements nea
Reynosa for the purpose of inducing the rancho
ros to join his standard. The people we're nc