Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-06-17
From the New Orleans Delta, June A.
LATEST FROM VERA CRUZ.

The U. S. steamer Fashion, Capt. Ivy, arrived
yesterday morning from Vera Cruz. She left on
the morning of the Both ut.
One of the rumors floating about Vera Cruz
before the Fashion sailed was, that Santa Anna,
with force OF some three thousand men, was at
Rio Frio, a pass eight or ten leagues from the
city of Mexico, which he was defending, and
which of course he would defend to the death.
The Eagle, in tone of becoming Indignation,
tells of the murder of Col. Sewers, and party
consisting OF Lieut. Nc Donnell, and four others,
in the neighborhood OF Puente Nacional.
Advance of Gen Itoigg's Dirislon from Jalapa
deaths in The Hospital Confirmation of the
Murder and Robbery Of The Diligence Passsn-
gers-.4ttack on ttoo american Soldiers.
JALApA Mexico, May g. I547.
Gen. Twiggs's division of regulars left Ja.apa
on Saturday and Sunday for Peubla, large train
accompanying.
The hospital is now filed to overlooking, near
ly 500 souls being enclosed within its walls.
The diligence which left here on Friday noon
last for Vera Cruz, containing nine passengers,
(Americans,) besides the driver and postillion,
was found by the one which followed on Mon
day, ~ miles distant, broken to pieces, and all
hands murdered and pundered.
The last diligence Immediately returned to
Jaapa with its passengers, when the painful in
telligence spread rapidly throughout the city,
causing much conversation and excitement.
| understand the unfortunate men, who have
thus met SO untimely an end, were possessed Of
considerable money, some of which was entrus-
ted them to carry home, by the soldiers who had
been paid of.
VERA CaUz, May Goth, l947.
Since last wrote you up to the present time,
there has not been news enough, If condensed,
to fill one small page. Murders on the roadside
have become SO common that we cease to regard
them as Interesting"
Since the surrender of Vera Cruz there have
been anchored at this place, at Sacrlfcios, Lobos
and Anton Lzardo, vessels varying in number
from so to so in the government employ-all
chartered by the day, at prices varying from $40
TO 500 per day.
Some of them have been here three months,
with stores-tho original cost of which one
months demurrage will pay for. You wall see
anchored within pistol shot of each other, five
and six vessels, with coal for the arny-the guam
tity contained in the whole six not being suffi-
cient to fill the hold of any one of them.
The demurrage of not one OF these vessels Is
| less than $50 per day. 1t would take more time
than can spare at this particular moment 10 give
a faint idea OF the immense waste, and might
add, bare-laced pundering OF the government
property, as carried OH here.
The case of the coal vessels, as given above,
is but the history OF all store vessels employed
by government oo
The surf boats which cost us at least 5000 a.
piece, are scattered along the beach for miles IN
extent. Sixty-three surf-boats are bilged and
sttewed along the beach in every direction.
We have had several cases of bona ide yellow
fever. The rainy season has regularly set In
and we may expect sickness to increase ON us
daily. We have adopted most stringent regula'
tons for cleansing the city, and am IN hopes
that we, the sober part of the population, may
escape the Yellow Jack.
learn that Com. Perry was in town the other
day, beating up large number OF saddles and
mosquito bars, for an expedition into the interior
somewhere. l have no doubt that Tabasco is 10
be attacked in ten or twelve days. A large force