The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-01


Commodore Perry had temporarily taken up
his quarters on shore.
The vomito had again made its appearance,
but in mild form, at Vera Cruz; Coils. Wilson,
and Miles, and Major Arthur, had been quite
sick, but were convalescent.
The steamer James Cage burst her boiler 30
miles from Vera Cruz, injuring several.
THIRD DISPATCH.
The Iris publishes Santa Annals letter to Col.
Childs, requesting him to leave Puebla, saying
that he could now do it with safety, or else with
5000 men he would compel him.
Chiids answered, and declined to eyacuate, or
go to Mexico or Perote, as proposed by Santa
Anna. Santa Anna, on the evening of the 9th,
commenced cannonading from three different
points, doing much injury to the city. Hos
tilities were suspended at night and renewed
next day.
On the 10Th Santa Anna CONNIE ced a breast
work with cotton bales, when Childs's bombs in.
creasing, many citizens went to Santa Anna at
Carman and obtained q suspension of the firing
The artillery then marched to- the convent Of
Santa Rosa and commenced fearful attack, but
night produced cessation of firing. The nuns
were removed from the convent, and on the Both
nothing was done except a few grenades thrown
from the direction of San Juan del Rio, in the
rear OF the convent, in whose church Gen. Rea
had erected battery to operate on San Jose.
The same paper of I'd says, since Santa Anna
left, the cannonading had ceased, and the cotton
warehouse of M. Vaesco, which had furnished
bales for his breastworks, with 1000 bales in
the convent OF Santa Domingo, were fired and
burnt at night, causing the inhabitants to fear
that the Americans had left the intrenchments.
| and were storming the city.
All was quiet at the National Bridge on the
18th. The Legislature OF the State of Vera
| Cruz met at Huatusco on the night of the 9th,
and new State officers were elected, who were
believed to be more active in raising supplies to
prosecute the war.
On the LIST October, says Spanish paper,
Santa Anna sailed out of Puebla with 1000 ca
valry to attack the train, and reached Perote on
the 4th, but that his soldiers, except 100 of his
body guards, before reaching Tepey ahualco, pro-
nOunced against him as unworthy to command
| Santa Anna thereupon proceeded. towards Ca
| jaca TO raise troops.
The report that Santa Anna was endeavoring
to embark is denied by the Spanish papers, and
his determination to fight asserted.
Senior Pena is dischargn the duties of Presi
dent at Queretaro, and has refused to recognize
the associates appointed by Santa Anna. He
prefers Congress should appoint.
Richard Bemish and VIM. Miller, soldiers,
| died on board the steamer Day.
Gen. Patterson has four thousand troops at Vo-
| gura. He sent out Capt Truell with 200 mounted
men, and Capt. Armstrong with about the same
number, in the direction Of Medelin and Santa
Fe, on the Orizabo road, to beat off the mauraud
ing guerillas. They killed sundry guerillas, and
| cleared the country, with no harm to their men.
Major Polk takes command Of Major Cook 9
detachment, who goes to Washington on Free
mont's trial
Santa Annals whereabout is very uncertain.
Major Cook arrived at New Orleans on the
steamer James L. Day.
Major Webster arrived at New Orleans en-
| route for Vera Cruz.