The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-08-05

ll tuem Ueihs plouio'ious. ue iNepuuil'
cano comments upon this subject al length
aud with freedom.
From the Nep Oiedrs PieIygne July TO-
ONE DAY LATER FROM VERA Cruz
The steamship Palmetto, Capt. Smith,
arrived last night from Vera Cruz, BY the
way OF raupco and BRACES Santiago,
She left Vera Cruz on the 9th, Iampco
on the 10Th and the Bruzos on the l2Ih.
By this arrival we have letters and pa
pers from Vera Cruz to the 9Th inst So
far as We can learn by them, or By the
verbal report Of the officers of the Pal.
metto, there had been no arrival from tie
army of Gen. Scott since the night If the
Isl ms. We are, therefore, confirmed IN
our opinion that the story brought here by
some one on The Galveston about courier
from Mexico with momentuus news to
the 5ih inst. was call / my eye" We
can learn nothing whatever from the army
or the capital.
The sun of Anahuac Of the 9th inst.
gives the following account Of the issue Of
Capt. Mayo's expedition against Father
Jarauta:
Capt. Mayo, U. S. y. Governor Of Al. .
varado, as we have said in previous NUN. .
Der, assembled the Alvarado river with the /
steamer Pettria few days ago 70 2. Efll /
of renowned priest, CHEF OF the guerfl-
las. Padre Jarauta. Capt. NJ. weai % be
river about 70 miles 10 town called Casa
maloapan, where the padre had cdptarcd
an American traders boat with Two men,
and robbing 200 dollars from them but
when he arrived The Mexican had aed, At.
ter selling the boat.
f" No resistance was made 10 the Gov.
ernor-he holsed the AmerIcanass, made
he alcalde pay the two hundred dollars
and return the boa, 10 It's owner.
!" The padre before leaving Coslmaloa
pan on Friday last told the people that has
intention Was to 60 TO Tesechoatan, and
Hacienda 81 Nopalapan, for be p,rPoso q
collecting 500 horses, To mount is men,
Of this time stationed in tie tavrH Catas.
ia, Hacienda Of Naranjo, and Boa CostAl,
in number about 500 effective mn from
|, hese places he was to join a guerrilla
. chief from JAlapa, Juan ChimEo Robot.
: ledo, who ; now 10 the pass Of he iiaya,
nine miles from Jilapa, with l5i men, aad
; collecting Us many more as possible from
the neighburlrg country, for tie purpose
Of attacking our train on their wy AZ IL
has positive orders to take no prisoners
but 10 put . death no, only all hnancaas,
. TO, even every Mexican thai heean ealea
tia, has Ia any way rendered arfecs u
cur countrymen."
; The Sun also reports fight between q
Frenchman named Simon Lamdee ana u
Mexican Ramon Buslamenie. lte Mex.
ican stabbed the Frenchman dangerously
and made his escape. A rewa u sl0O
J was offered FOR Bustamsnle forthwith.
Gen. Pierce had not eft Nera Cruz
when the Palmetto sailed, bat vas expect
ed leave ANS. a~y G-.~---a-s -. 'o.s.-
ESCAPE OF EIGHT AMERICAN PRI
, sONERs
The schr Home, Capt kinny, artged
here Yesterday morning from faapIcn,
bringing over eight American prioner,
who have been % long confined aud un.
J lIs,ly detained 10 Mexico. The mares ot
! these men are A. " Hoeman, v De
0 Normandto, VIM. Funk, Jno. lhoma, Jao.
E A. Scott, ROber, s. Cockrll, John SSi.
CERT and VIM Russell The last nmed
belonged to tie Arkansas cavalry, til 9th.
] ers 10 The two regiments from Kennedy.
They left the city Of Mexico on the tn Of
, June, with other prisoners, i beng nier.
stood that their destination was f4np.ca.
They marched with 0 small escTt "a
charge IL colonel and Two CIR lhre' oiii
" GERS. o. The l1lh they reached lh'l ui
Ia, where they we're turned over a m.
s9nefs TO Gen. Garay. N command & bat
town, where several hundred lto sps were
stationed. The prisoners we're i-sa'ed
with some Consideration by Gen, Garay,
I, AID much more kindness than they hld
before met with. They were nfotatI By
aim that 10 had m orders to dtspo,e Of
them, and lhat although he presumed it
was The purpose Of the Government ia
send them On 10 Fampico be had 20 TO-.
struc.iyns 70 that effect. The prisoners
we're here furnished with Is cents each
Adtf loI RHelf tApeUse-. Its HFHf
Gen. Garay appears to have raised BY
contributions among the towns people.
Ader waiting here some days, seeing no
prospect Of release, and fearing Iesi events
al the capital might induce the Govern.
meat 10 change It's intention Of Forwarding
them to Tampico, they determined 10 eff.
feet their escape. They attempted his 10
small parties Of five al one time, tao a.
another and five at another. Seven 10 all
left % the eth The first FIVE we're al
relaken and carried back to HuejuIu, but
one Of them again escaped and with the
other seven reached Tampico. They
marched principally by night and were
from four to SIX or seven days OF HE
route.
Alter iIeir arrival al Tampico, news
reached there by Mexican that abaa,
thirty Of the men had also attempted to
escape thai twenty five Of them had been
felakcn, and three Others shot IN lie pur.
suit. These were The reports IN 'rampl