The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-16
From the New Orleans Picsyune, August 8.
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| Later nou,
! The steamship Alabama Capt Baker arrived last
evening from Vera Cruz having sailed thence the even
ing of the LIST instant Her dates from the city of Mexico
| are to the 27th ut
! Gen Persifor F. Smith came passenger on the Ala
bama, and was landed at the barracks. Mr. Dmond,
formerly CONSUL and recently collector al
Vera Cruz, also among the passengers, list OF
whom will be found in another column. We regret that
the merchants of Vera Cruz and Mr.. Dimond in which
they rendered him public dinner in compliment to his
faithful public services, but which he constrained
decline
The legion of St. Patrick is now pretty much broken
up. After Reys arrest the greater part of them ebelled
The government sent force after them to Guadalupe
Some of them laid down their without joining in
the instruction about thirty taken prisoners. and
the rest have marched off dispersed-to go the
highway, probably, or JOIN IN the first attempt to
The of Rogue Miranda, whose sentence of death
was commuted TO Imprisonment, has excited such indig
nation that the President has referred back the tbu
nails The foreigners in the national guard had declared
they would resign if such culpr escaped
We hear nothing further of Paroles. Our space is so
peoccupled that we can only give place to the following
Communication from the pen of 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 of Vera
Cruz into the hands of the Mexicans, and o'clock
m the plaza filled with mixed crowd of both
anxious to witness the ceremony of pulling down the
American stars and stripes and hosting the Mexican
color In the first OF this expectation they disap
pointed as the American flag was not to be seen flying
bare The LIST artillery drawn line pla "a
and halEpast company of the guardia naciona
marched past their way to the castle Their uniform
was gray coat with red acings white pantaloons, and
than drum, but marched well and looked soldier
like About o'clock another company Of the guards
marched the plaza and halted under the portals Of the
palace, when the officers appointed to take charge
the city came forward and were presented to General
and Major zamora. Soon afterwards Gen. Smith and
staff the Mexican officers and the LIST artillery took the
stations in front of the palace, and the Mexican aged
whte and green, with the eagle and embroidered
the whitswas hoistsd the flagstaff Of the palace
The band of the LIST artillery struck but was perfectly
naudibe for the first five minutes in consequence of the
ntoerahle catte kept up by the bells OF the Old Cahe
dra This was stopped by one OF the Mexican officers
from the Castle of San Juan de Ulua; but, although
as tops of the s,1%ss w SS s nes the
shout cheer heard when their countrys flag
bells the American band, the silence would been
profound. After this ceremony performed, the Amer
they shortly after embarked board the ships Iowa and
Massachusetts, for New York The regiment under the
command of Captain Norman.
According suggestion from Gen. Smith, the aynnta-
miento issued order that all the liquor shops should be
OF liquor sold that day The consequences of this
precauon were, that disturbances occurred during the
men who were to sail on the New Orleans
About o'clock in the evening the Alabama left the har-
the United States soop-owar Germantown lying
the island Of San Juan, the fired salute of eleven
than she presented that The guns fired
with such apdty that, Notwithstanding there was stiff
breeze the vessel completely enveoped in smoke but
the instant the firing ceased the smoke blew away and
and her gathered in groups about the decks all
dressed in their neales ATTIRE while the officers stood upon
witnessed and when the boatswains whistle was heard
in instant the groups dispersed through the rigging
o e ho
the hero of Contreras All hands the Alabama now
war; gave the gallant tars three hearty as ever
emana.ed from freemans throat An hour more and the
ended the last day of American rule in Vera Cruz.
From tho NJ o. Picayune, Aug s.
Mexican Items.
We made slight mention yesterday of another attempted
revolution in Mexico, in which the deserer Riley was
implicated Our dates from the city of Mexico are to the
25th and give elaborate accounts of the conspiracy
They possess very little interest Riley and two officers
of the St Patrick legion arrested the night OF the
cad ult.; Egio Romero, Ugare, and other Mexicans,
to have been to attack the palace in the night seize the
President and his ministers, and lay hands upon what
money could be found in the treasury The Sananstas
The legion at ordered out of town to Guada
upe and it believed would be against the In
dams of the Sierra Gorio.
We may state here, that the government has obtained
several important successes against these insurgent In
dams, which gives confidence to the Of the public
press to the future destnies of the country
We hear nothing OF the whereabouts of Paroles. He
pursued in every directions not only BY Bustamentes
troops, but by procamatons from the President and cir
culars from his ministers Wherever taken, Arsta has
ordered him to be tried by military tribunal within
twenty -four hours The press call upon the government
to display like promptitude towards the scoundrel Riley
Rogue Miranda, convicted of treason, MURDER and rob-
berry, and sentenced to DEATH has procured Communication
of his sentence to ten years Imprisonment.
Our minister, Mr. Clifford, having expressed desire
to visit the Supreme Court of Justice-being himself
lawyer he said, and having served in like tribunal
received very graciousy on the 23d ult in court
and introduced to the various members of it, formal
interchange of visits between the minister and the Judges
to ensue
Both houses of the Mexican Congress are in session
transacting business
We might fill a column or two with details about Ri
leys conspiracy and arrest, but the game is not worth
the candle"
PRESS
A HISTORY