The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-08-16
Fpushs N. o. Picsyms, Assrst s.
LATER FROM MEXICO.

LATER FROM MEXICO.
The steam ship Alabama, Capt. Baker ar.
rived last evening from Vera Cruz, having sail.
ed thence on the evening Of the 1st inst. Her
dates from the city Of Mexico are to the 9th
ult.
Sen Persifor F. Smith came passenge on
the Alabama, and was landed at the Barracks.
Mr.. Dimond, formerly our Consul, and more
recently our Collector at Vera Cruz, was also
among the passengers.
We regret that we have not room to-day for
a correspondence between the merchants Of
Vera Cruz and Mr.. Dimond in which they
tender him public dinner in compliment 10 bis
faithful public services, but which he Was con.
strained to decline.
The Legion of ST. Patrick is now pretty
much broken up. After Ril-y's arrest, th,
greater part of them rebpllrd. The Govern.
mpnt sent force after them 10 Guadalupe.
Some nf them laid down their arms without join.
ing in the insurrecinn: abo,It thirty were taken
prisoners, and the rest have marched of or dis
persed-to 20 on The highway pr"hably. or join
in the first attempt to overthrow the Govern
| ment.
The case of Roqno Miranda. whose sentence
of tlpaih was commutrd. 10 imprisonrr,"ni. has
referred il hack TO the tribunals. The foreign.
ers in the National Guard had declared they
would resign ifslIch culpr escaped.
We hear nothing further Of Paredps. Our
spare is so pre-. .orcupedthat we can only give
place to thu following communication from the
prh ofa gentleman who came passenger on The
Alabama:
THE LAST DAY IN VERA CRUZ.
The LIST OF August was the day appointed for
the final surrender Of the city ofVcra Cruz into
the hands ofthe Aipxcans. and at q o'clock, A.
NJ, the plaza was filled with mixed crowd of
Imh races. anxious 10 witness the cerrutony Of
pulling down the American stars and stripes
and hois,ng the Mexican Fri color. In the first
part ofthis rxpeca!i"n they were disappointed,
asihe American flag was not 10 he seen flying
anywhere in the city. end the flag stats were
perfectly hare. The lst Artillery were drawn
up in line in The plaza, and aInnli half past 8 a
Company of the Guardia Nacioual marrhpd past
on their way to the castle. Their uniform was
gray roat with red facings, white PanIaoons
and blue cloth rap. without britn They had
u
and looked neat and soIdierike. About 60.
clock another rompany at the Guards marched
In,o the plaza and halted under the portals of the
Palace, when the officers an".nied 10 take
charge of fhe city came forward and were pre-
senrrd To- Gen Smith. They were Cols. Lnel.
mo, Tavnr and Gnvnes and Major Zamnra'
Smn afterwards Gen Smith and staff, the Mex.
ican offirers and the first Artillery. took their
stations in frnnt Of the Palace, and the Mexican
Hag-rpd.: white and green. with the eagle and
serpent embroidered nn the whitc-was hnisted
on the nag..taff ofthe Palace. when ihe office rx
saIuiat and the soldiers presented arms. | hr
hand If thu l<t artillery struck up. hut was per.
factly nandibe for the first FIVE minutes. in con.
sequence of The int"lrrah|e cater kept up by
the bells Of the old Cathedral. This was stopped
by ono of,he Mexican officers, and the hand al.
lowed to proceed. Salu,es were then fired
from the F"rts Santiago aud Conception, and
and from the Castle of San Juan de Uiua. but.
the tops Of the houses anil the larger
pnrtinn Of tie SQUARE were crowded with Mex.
leans, net single shout or cheer was heard
when their counlry's. flag was flung to the
brepzp, and. had il not heen f,r the church hell.
and the American hand. thr silence would have
barn profound. A1er this ceremony was per.
fGrrned. ,hr American troops lrfi The plaza and
marched 10 the mole. whence they shn tly af
ter embarked on hoard the ships Iowa and Mas.
sachusrtrs, for New York. The regimen, is
under command nf Capt Norman.
According 10 a suggestion from Gen Smith.
the ayuntamrnto issIled An order that all the
liquor ships should be cl'sed, and fine Of IS
for each and every glass Of liquor sold iha, day.
The Consequences nf this wise prrcauiion were
that no Disturbances occurred during the day.
outstanding the large number Of quarter
masters men who were to sail on the New Or.
leans.
About 6 o'clock in the evening the Alabama
lrfl thu harbor of Vera Cruz. with Gen. Smith
on lpard. As she passed the U. s. slonp Of
war Germantown, lying near tho island Of San
Juan. the latter firing salute of | guns, and
certainly more h-anr;flI sight was never seen
than she presented at that notnrnt. The gun.
were fired with such rapidiiy that no,wilhs,and.
ing there was stiff brppzr, the vessel was
completely enreloped in smoke, hut The instant
the firing ceased the smuke blew away, and
there lay The brar,if,l vessel with her decks'as
white. "a snow, and her crew gathered in groups
tire. while the officers stood upon the quarter
deck. The whale formed a tout ensemble rare.
y witnessed, when the boaiAwain's whistle was
heard, in ans'ant the groups we're dispersed
through the rigging, and from the top Of the
mast Ia her decks; her shrolds presented a mass
nf men who gave three sonorons cheers t'r the
hero Of Conirrras. All hands on the Alabama
nDw rushed af. and, az W. were rapidly l"av.
ing thr sloop of war, gave the gallant ,ars thre
as hearty cheers q. ever emanalrn from II free.
nuns throat. An hour mnre and lhr vessel
and town gradually faded from our sight; and
sn ended the las. day Of American rule in Vera