Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-04-05

r-l Iape left the City Of Mexico. ON tbs
- ~ a some secret expedition, with the
- e~1mssd which accompanied him against
ss.ss.e and Orizabs. he retained 10 Mexico
= = II ;sssssa. .I.s, n.x;nE fs'..s. The
s..e;ca. ssas gives the particulars Of The a.
Reconsideration 10 his reaching Talscin-
n litsls interest. When he reached lula
-. Fsssdes escaped from ~" noo'e ~ "a :.
sse.y-.Aed. fhs wife Of General Paroles
~ AssPsabls to The General and his
.1.,s.d sect morning for the hacienda
Css1.Ieps, which ,h:y reached r. me .,'e 70
Ss,.,..4. H., Tor Sequaitaphan. and reached It at
e.. Before arriving, however. they were
t.S.-sd thst 800 Izncers were there ny turn,
~ T.,;..s we're in the advance. preceded BY
IN Ard Hays. and when thsy got opposite 'ne
49,. h ths edge Of the town, voiley Of
-s1 ALL came whistling from it. The doors
49, -. epsped, and the asssiIants killed. The
~ 49, o. essstel il was the same thing. and
~, Polk coming up, the town was regularly
ssrs;led, The enemy firing from every house, In
~ i.saanees. We are told, it came TO hand-to
~ feht. IN . short time. the enemy were
~. xsm their positions. and some Of them
..ileetins in body outside tho town were pur
- respectively BY Lane and Hays. aud 'srr''
" est up.
I1no loss killed ON tno soc OF INC enc"y -
~ down at 100 at the least. We lost one man
k;iied and four wounded. Fifty prisoners were
Aeeusht into the city yesterday, among whom
vere Captain Montana and two lieutena"ss.
Col. Montana, the father Of the captain, was
t;ilrd. a. was also Padre Mortimer. tho second
"a hosom frie nd Of Jaurauta, himself, il il be-
i;,,ed. vas wounded but no escaped with five or
six men.
Ovjet wss soon restored in the town after the
xghiisg was over.
We do not Tecollect 10 have laid before our
readers the contract by which our army - sup
pIisd with money in Mexico by Mr.. Voss. We
6sd il in the North American:
!. The undersigned offers to furnish 10 the
Qsartesmaster's Subsistence and Paymaster's
Departments Of the army Of the Uuited States in
ths city Of Mexico, all such funds may be re-
ssised by them for the public service, against
drafts drawn by tho respective chiefs Of the said
departments. and payable in specie. NJ not owe r
ten days. sight. either in Now York. New Or
leans or Vera Cruz, and together with two pei
cent premium.
2. Provided tho discussing officers of tho Uni
led States army, will, in accepting this proposal,
agree not 10 issue. or cause to be issued, any Of
their drafts upon the United States or Ve:a Cruz
excepting those issued to the unde rsigned, nor
make any pay ments whatever in any such drafts,
excepting such as they may be compelled to
make by the rules Of the service.
,. The undersigned proposes that this contract
shali remain in force 80 long as the army Of the
United States continues ia the city Of Mexico,
bot that either party may ANAL il by giving one
months notice TO that effect.
I. The officers in charge Of tho DEPARTING n I.
will specify, possible. the amount they
may each require per month. EMILIO VOSS.
Mexico, February 7, Iol5.
We. the undersigned, merchants in tho city of
Mexico, bind ourselves that should the above
proposal. signed by Mr.. Emilio Voss, be agreed
TO- we guaranty the faithful compliance with the
same J. GARRUSTE g. co.
J.. DAVIDSON,
YECkEE, CORE, & co,
We. tho undersigned, chiefs Of the d'sbursng
departments referred to, hereby accept the pro-
psssls stated this sheet, and bind ourselves
10 abide by the several articles expressed the rein
J.B.GRAYSON, Capt, G. s., A. e. &. s.
A. e. MYERS, Capt. and z. NJ.
ID. RANDALL, Dep. Paymaster Gen.