Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-08-03
LATER FROM MEXICO.

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I lean. and Alsbann have arrived al New Or
leans with dates from Vera Cruz 10 the l7ih,
and from The capitol TO the 18th.
The New od:sns brought over company
/ II Artillery, 30 meu and 50 horses anu
/ iislt-bluey; and company i, ~ psss5oNs'
1 50 men, GO OF whom are siCk,1 aud % nor
ses.
Information lad reached Nefa Cruz that
/ Gen. Arista, late Minister Of Was, hal re-
signed.
Gen. Alvarezin the Wss, onl Parades in
the East. are beading the insurgents against
the Government.
Tie rumored dese,ion Of the Foreign lie
ei1u from Gen. Busamente 10 Psredes, 5 con-
iradicted.
Il is expected that by the I 81 Of Angus, the
4 American toass will evacuate the city Of
Vera Cruz.
All the tr,op< had embarked or had trans
ports assigned 80 .hem, except the lst Atttl-
iery, which IS stationed IN The city aud castle
as the garrison 81 he place.
The most important news which they con
tain relate 10 the iusuuecu0n under Plredes.
Active hosiIHits haye commenced between
his tioops and tbs government forces, com
manded bv Gen. Bustamsnte.
On the 9Th instant, the soldiers OF the Go
vernment assaulted the iorilhcations sur
rounding Guena uato, which are formidable,
both ~ nature and art, consisting OF a chain
ol hills surm united by artillery. The assail-
ing force numbered 1000 men.
The troops uuder Pdredes have been swol.
led by accessous from the rabbi OF Guaud iua
10 aud other contiguous towns. Bustdmente
at the last accounts, had captured three Ger
'ros.
The whole Republic seems to be overrun
with robbers Ass5ssinatons are things oil
common occurrence, and general complaint
is made that the quantity OF arms III the toan
try is quite inadequate Tor public and private
defence.
We have conversed, SAYS the Pcayune
with an intelligent foreigner passenger on
the Great Western, who left the city oil Mex
ico On the l2th. He says that the Govern.
ment was exceedingly alarmed on account o
the success of Parades, aud it was proposed
to fortiy the gdrttds OF the CITY in order t
resist bis approach. The Vera Cruz CORES
pondence oil the Picayune says:
The British courier arrived last night iron
the city oil Mexico, bu, he brought no papers
or at least could hear OF none. have beef
assured, however, by persons who have re
ceivel letters from respectable sources to tn
18th inst. that the prospects OF Paroles loo
brighter and but little doubl is enter,aned b
intelligent foreigners in the city that he vii
eventually succeed in overlhrowing the GOV
eminent. By these letters have also been re
ceiyed authentic accounts OF the battle be
tween him and Bustamente, and all agre
that the latter was soundly whipped. an
they expect that, under the excitment and al
vantage of victory he will soon find his wa
int, ba f.a,,itaI tbi,,n t, tina
revolutions in Mexico have even with less ad
vsntages overturned the Government, and &c
the last ten years none have shown in thei
infancy brighter representations oil success
than the present
You can toIm your own opinion oil the sin
gular position OF The United States shout
Parades succeed. but it is we'll known tina
his opposition TO what he terms the disgrace
ful cession OF the public domain, IN the irea
ty with the United States, is the base OF hi
revolutionary movements. II victorious " II
he not ieel himself bound to carry out the a
vowed purpose OF his rebellion by refusing t
acknowledge the treaty as binding upon Mes
leo, aud probably by carrying on guerrlli
warfare along the line OF our exposed front
Ter? Should this be so-and think 1t not nj
lkeIy--the only hope OF a permanent peac
will be Tor the United States again to invad
the country, conquer and Keep 1t.
A METROPOLIS OF MONKEYS Bangalor
itself lies above two miles from the militar,
centre, and is, on that side, completely hi
BY danse tope, grove, (which stretches d
round il and is penetrated at different point
by roads leading to the gates. This grove i
perfect metropolis OF monkeys. They swarr
in thousands, chasing each other on the road,
eapering on the hedges, chatering ON III
boughs, and grnning hungrily at every on
who passes with any eatables They are
pest Ia every house wife in the town, discoy
erlng unsupported passages 10 their stores
iorestalling the meal, and making a hasty re
treat. A native fable, in illustrating the daI
ger OF mlschlevous companions, tells oil a ma
who took Journey accompanied by his mon
key and his goat, taking with him rice an
curds for reireshment by the way Arrive
at a tank, he resolved TO batheand dine. La,
ing down the bundle with the provisions, h
tied the two animals TO "a bush, went down (
the tank No sooner had he disappeared tina
the monkey took the bundle, united it, dispo
sed OF the good things, and then, wiping hi
hands on the beard OF the goat SO as to leav
plenty OF marks, sat down solemnlv at tn
other side OF the tree. The poor goat sufere
the beating due TO her arch companion. -
Mission TO the Nysore
Force OF PREJuDicE.--it is said that Gal
leo the inventoro Of telescopes with which h
observed The satellites OF Jupiter, invited
person who opposed his theory to look throug
that he might be convinced. The man, how
ever, positively refused, assigning as reaso
for SO doing, ''if he should see the moon h
could no longer maintain the opinions he ha
advanced against Gulileo's philosophy, Sue
is the case with too many at this day. The
spun at all Improvements, as innovation
that ought tot 10 be tolerated, simply becaus,
they are opposed to old practices aud the an
ilqualed notions OF their sres. We find met
who sti use the Old wedge-like woodel
plough, and the wooden shovel with an iron
lip. Such conservatism" however, is raj
nous, and hespeaks a man ignoran' Of hi
true Interests, and an advancement of III,
great cause IN which they are engaged.
A DIsHoNEsr La"ER--A fellow namec
John NJ Dartn, who has been paying his adj
dresses 10 Ca,harine Slier, of New York
took the opportunity OF hlr sence on Sltur
day TO steal gold watch and about 500 il
money, but was arrested and committed lt
prison.