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From the New Orleans ricayuns, June "a
From Vera Cr..v


| From The New Orleans rieavun.. June q.
From Vera Cruz.
| The steamship Fashion. Captain IVY arrived at this
port yesterday from Vera Cruz Brazos Santiago She
s. the former port on the NH instant the day alter the
| Darby, of the Palmetto regiment
we have no letters from General SCOTS army by this
arrival, or from the city of Vera Cruz We cannot learn
that there had been any later arrival in that civ from The
army above We presume there none. The most
contradictory umors are said to prevail in Vera Cruz in
regard 70 General SCOTS movements We prefer 10 give
none OF them having no faith in them We have no
confirmation OF the truth of report that the Mexicans
Sad made overuTes to General Scott for though
Wood. We are more than ever convinced that the
rumor was without foundation.
Saplan Ivy in speaking of the rumored offer Of terms
OF peace says that it said at Vera Cruz that the diff
Guilty was the offer of guaranty by the Mexcans which
Scou will accept for carrying the conditions into
eieSI uncut such guaranty the General
will not halt this side OF the capital where we trust he
will celebrate the fourth of july
From the Army OF General Taylor.
The Fashion touched at Brazos Santiago on the Goth
instant, on her voyage from Vera Cruz and brought
Of the subsistence department. Capt Chase. Ad;ntnnt
Caldwell, I'd Kentucky regiment and Lieutenants Woos
Ter, Montgomery Allen, and Miner, of the army The
From the Flag Of the 10th inst learn that Captain
Eaton relieves Col Taylor in the charge of the su6sst
ence department and will make his headquarters at Bra
EOS island. Major Coquhoun acts Subsistence agent
At Matamoras The Flag makes grateful mention of Col
laylors services while stationed there
Major Ben McCullOch has arrived at the Brazos with
100 horses for the service Fifty of Them says the Flag
VIII Dc reserved for his own spy company and the rest
probably used in mounting Col Buffers Dragons The
tween Matamoras and Victoria
Capt. w X. Andrews of the 10th infantry has been
ordered north on account OF sickness, resulting from in
lnrles received in the wreck of the Mobile on Orange
Keys.
Two Iobberies are mentioned in the Flag as occurring
within the limits of the city
The same mentions death John Com.
eggs, man well known here a printer and reporter
He was accidentally shot on board the steamer White
ve Just below Reynosa, the 10th ult under the fol-
lowing circumstances;
Mr. SGS%esy while hill resting upon cot the boat,
old horseaans pistol that had been throwing about the
at Mr. C. and pulled the trigger bali issued from .ha
muzzle and penetrated Of his temples killing him in
worked Office He was for some time clerk kim in l ,hs
j. sspsey on the WheSe Vile His lis ass ~
be amenied by all who knew him. and furnishes another
should be banded.
We give below letter from our correspondent at Mon.
terey though il is not late accounts received here
several days since We regret say that he had suffer
ed relapse Of his Illness brought by the atisues OF
severe ride when yet feeble. AT last accounts, how
he better and doubt not will shortly be sat
himself"
Especial correspondence Of the rcsyuneJ
MONTEREY, (Mexico.) June 6, 1917.
Once again am enabled to my pen, which a se-
relapse Of the fever under which suffered severely
Sallo has prevented from using for several days
have had tough time of il, but. thank fortune.
strength A. present no scales save apohecary would
my weight wrote You letter on tho i sSh ' a
and the lt ns but you will probably got this letter as
soon Since the LIST inst until today have been confined
The Illinois volunteers and Capt. Pike. squadron of Ar
cavalry nave been here several days. but leave to-
Since left sq,illo news has reached of quite sue
rangers which, presume Col Belknap win have OBJ
Vista sens w Snns Long from Blu
he discovered party q ten or dozen armed and
Gen Sanchez al Patos to the governor of San Luis with an
escort mostly deserters from army. The bearer of
dispatches and his horse and papers were captured but
The contents of the dispatches conveyed the information
hood Of salo at that city. along the line people
snarpg under injuries and wrongs, and anxious to gn
@ rom resenns snd ,,o wn%i 81
a troops be despaichsd with III possible speed re!aks
induced to believe authentic and the above the
parport Of the despatch They would hardly whany
account They scarcely have any artillery now 70
who the despatch, would realize his espec,a
ton Of its being such ian easy task" There pretty
The horse which dsspstch-bearer rode. sim
snf 50 sn stolen from Lsa
the rangers and company Of dragons residue Of
are they "aRs lssS S a
have alluded in my previous letters the murders COM
mitted at Saltio by Mexicans upon Americans They
killed too many On the 8st ult a member of the
Arkansas cavalry, while leading his in grove near
the Alameda. used as track nccostcd by
Mexicans who extended their hands him in friendly
manner but instead of the grasp Of friendship, the
sins knife plunged into his heart and
ditch, while his horse was made away with
Some Of the companions of the deceased, who came
join him the track afer discovered Of blood,
and, pursuing them, found the wounded breathing
his last, with just life enough tell the of his sia
ion Not far from the place, two Mexicans shortly
afterwards discovered whose conduct suspicious and
they captured II afterwards deemed inadvsa-
BILE TO permit them 70 be regularly tried party Of men
demanded them, and they taken and shot In the
sleeve of found bloody knife, corresponding
the OF the wound This enough! regret
that many Mexcans killed that day-some say
seventeen, and some more. Comment is unnecessary.
Col Curtis formerly of the Ohio regiment, has volunteer
ed for the and been appointed governor of Saltlo.
We have had more of Urea, and heard nothing
of any guerilla parties yet The ID battalion Of Virginia
volunteers garrison this place, but will
they be relieved There still good deal of sickness
here but ola mild character and but few deaths For the last
few days have had showers during the day, and
imagine 1t is brewing up for the rainy season. Mr. X.
g. Brown--a portrait painter from Vgina-las come out
to take portraits of the general and the members OF his staff
1t there still bare possibility OF our going to San
Luis advanced period than contemplated by
Gen. Taylor at first but all depends upon whether troops
can.be had j. f. ID.
DIRD,
In this city this the LIST Of July the reencs Of her
brotherin law, sELpNc Miss HEkROTT BROWN
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