Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-05-05

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niovai, numbering about one thousand were
yesterday sent to Jalapa, with an es0o.s In n,h
manded by Lieut.. Col Preston OF TIC 4'n
Kentucky Regiment. ..,o ,o,,rs 81
8 and IN a nafroie of ten rifemen, commanded
bv n cornoral. was fired upon from the bull
d!nG Enawn as the {" bull-pen," in the Lepero
o,,aTtor of the city. After sustaining the fire
for about ten minutes the patroe was compel
| led TO retire. Requirements, consisting OF
one company of the Rifles, under Lieut.. Rus
SELL three companies of the 4th Kentucky Re-
giment, the name of the commander of which
/ have been unable to learn, and company
of Marines, under Capt. Henderson, were Or
dered out. These forces having arrived on
the ground, forty or fifty armed horsemen
were met, who secreting themselves in and
about the ''bulI-pe n,'' kept up fire upon our
troops for nearly an hour. Several shots
were also fred from the tops of the houses IN
the vicinity. and two rfemen were severely
wounded Owing TO the darkness OF The
| night, and the fear that our troops might DC
cidentally shoot one another, their nre was
not effective, and but two OF the MeXIcans
were killed. A few were taken prisoners,
/ and no ;ses in the ;ghborhood were searched
and arms found in them captured. During
| the latter part of the fight firing was heard
towards the AHemede, in the opposite quarter
of the city, and Lieut.. Russell started in the
direction from which it was heard, but on
reaching the spot no one was to be tound.-
| The horsemen that were seen at the {" bull
pen'' were regularly armed as guerrilas or
cavalry, with lances, escopettes and pistols,
and If is supposed the object was to break the
armistice. The firing at the AHemede was, it
is thought, for the purpos of drawing atten-
ton that way, and by weakening our forces
at the ''bull-pen" TO enable the Mexicans
there 10 act with more boIdness and effect.
The parties accused of the murder of Man
uel Torllo, and OF the attempted burglary of
the house in which he was clerk, were arraign-
ed yesterday before military commission, of
which Col. Burnham, of the New York VOL
unteers, is president; and after the charges
being read, at their request the examination
was postponed until this morning, TO allow
them an opportunity to obtain counsel. Since
last wrote you, Lieut.. Madison. OF the I'd
Pennsylvania Volunteers, and Sergeant Stuart,
of the 7th Infantry, have been arrested on the
charge OF being concerned in the affair. Arm
strong, who has turned States evidence, and
is kept in confinement in the Palace, says that
r since his Imprisonment he has seen another
, officer who was implicated in the foul deed
: but whose name he does not know, frequent
ly pass in and out of the Palace. Measures
have been taken for this officers arrest as soon
, as he is seen by Armstrong again. There are
, now ten persons in confinement charged with
, this crime, viz Lieuts. Hare, Dutton, and
, Madison, of the I'd Pennsylvania Volunteers
Sergeants B. F. Wragg and Stuart, of the 9TH
Infantry; John Wall, private of company E,
+ 18th Infantry: Jesse Armstrong, a discharged
5 teamster; John d. HolIster, an American cit
lZen, and John Laverty, Canadian French
p man-not an American citizen as first stated
| Two others-a man named Booth, dischal-
q ged teamster; and a Frenchman named Leva-
\ teur, who has resided long time in this city
e both charged with being participators in the
crime-have not yet been arrested, and the
e probability is they have escaped into the inte-
rOr.
] The twenty-eight deserters I spoke of in
Y my last letter as being about Chaputepec, are
e still at large. The party sent in search Of
$ them was unsuccessful, and they are probably
9 ere this in Queretaro. Two privates of the
Sd Dragons were caught in the act of desert.
ing night before last, with their horses, arms
and equipments. ID 1t Thomas H. Bassey
of the 4th Infantry, has been found guilty by
a COult MAI ildl vi dUScIilHS himself WITHOUT
leave from his command, of dsobedience OF
orders, and of conduct unbecoming an Officer
= and gentleman, in charging in pay account
D which he sold, $40 for commanding compa
: ny in his regiment, whereas he never com
!. manded company. The court has sentenced
? him to dismissal from the service, and the sen
tence has been approved by the commander
q in-chcf.
We first heard of the late great revolution
in France on Sunday last, 9th inst, and the
0 day had not passed. before measures were ia
ken to afford the Americans here an opportu
: nifty of manifesting their joy at the glorious
f event, and of expressing their sympathes with
republican France. Accordingly prelimina
! ry meeting was held night before last, The
proceedings of which | send you. more en-
thusiastic meeting have never witnessed, an(
n the determination is universal that whateve
+ demonstration the committee of arrangement:
1 may agree upon to celebrate the event, it shall
y be one worthy of the occasion.
The Court of Inquiry, it is now confidently
said, will adjourn about the middle of mex
$ week, and will proceed Immediately to thu
+ United States to prosecute the investigation.
D. S.