The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-02-29
W AR IN TIE LII G E N CE.
BY OVERLAND EXPRESS.
FROM THE WASHINGTON UkfoN.
LATER FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
Thirty Thousand Merieans, d.
FROM THE WARRINGTON UkfoN.

We have received by onr everl nj express
an extra from the office ofihe New Orleans
Picay'ne, dated February s, p. M, Que
day in advance Of the mil. from which We
extract the following intelligence:
The ship Napier, Capt. Sanford, and the
ship Dinvers, Capt Grafton, arrived a,New
Orleans on the morning of the 9Th ins,ant
from Vera cruz. having sailed on The 29ih
nit. three days later Than Archmedes.
Our files of of papers from this the city Of
Mexico are to the 18th nItno. The Amer
ican Star of this date thus mentions The de.
parsnre of the train:
We have only ro,ln 10 say briefly, tina, the
American troops are by degrees occupying
the mineral and other important points ar"urd
us, and the revenues are being rapidly co..
lecled tor the benefit OF the American army.
This is in accord ,nce with the policy wh.ch
The home government has marked nn,. Al
on, lates, adylc.'s from Q1erclaro quorum
Of Congress WAS no. III attendance, and thrr
was bui little prosp CT that any buIngss would
be transacted IA, present. General Anly.
had ben succeeded b, Peny y Pona as Prsi
dent-,te term "f The Former having expired,
and the latter coming in as Pfssldeit nf The
court of Justice. A new President is to b
chosen as soon AS Congress ass ,mbIes VIM
il will he, is A matter upon which We cln o.
fer M opinion. There have be- rutnnrs thai
Mr.. TrIst has for some time beau in contc'-
enc with the Mexican ..,issionrr, and
thai certain terms have been greed np0n,
hut we have nothing authentic OH H.; subject,
Gen. MARSHALL will probably reacn lhr
city with his command some Il ne neXt waAh
From the same number of the Star We cV.
py the following articles;
Father Jaranta barely escaped Indeed
it is not absolutely certain 'Ilal he did escape
with his life a, Troilllnacan. some twelve
leagues. To the northeast of the city, ON thc
18TH Of January, Col. Hayes. with abon' one
hundred rangers, and few tho lllinos vol
nn'e' ls, reached that place in pursui, of the
padre. Whilst his men we're repUsing them
selves at a hacienda, their horses all unbrih.
led and unsadled, Jarania came sud ienl}
upon them with a party of Mexicans. A
sharp and severe contest for some miauies
eusnej. About $50 sho's We're fired by the
rangers, and 100 by the Msxicans--the balls
ifihe latter all going over an' not rak,ng ei-
feet. Eight NJ xicans were killed, but not
an American WAS killed or wounded. FadI-
er Jaraua fed on his horse having received
several severe wounds When last seen, he
was reeling in his saddle; aud in a few mn-
men,s afterwards his horse cnme back, .sadd-
led and and bridled and the blood r,,nn
down his side. A lieutenant was taken pris-
oner, who states thai the padre was severely
wounded IL was u very narrow escape iol
him, and, if living we think 10 Cannot hold
out much longer. In the present instanc
had not the rangers ben caught napring," Their
horses without brides or saddle, very low
Of the Mexicans would have escaped TO tell
the story. Those who were so, lucky have
received lesson which should bs of advan-
tage t0 them.
Gen Busamente. ex-Presiden, Of the Mex
ican republic, has issued an add ess 10 his
dated al Guanaiua'o, on the
Oath uIi. He says that, though wiling 10
shed tho last drop Of blood in defence Of
his country, he has not had the satisfaction
Of sharing in the honorable battles IN VIII ch
his counlrymen have been engaged. He
says that when Gen. V'lencia, in lS4l,
the public peace under the prelsnce
pf opposition to his {Busamen'e) being in
chair, he withdrew !r,n station
to which the votes Of the people had elevated
him. After few other rem,ks in regard
10 his absence from and return 10 his country
he lroceeds as follows. We translate from
The Moni'nr of yesterday:
"I should no, wish 10 recall to your minds
HAT, in the manifasio which | issued to my
Fellow-ciizcns OH 26th Of September, ls4l1
stated lha, The hand of time wound place
IN its true point of view evary ac,ion and
Iced. and that the captain who had been el
sva,ed through per6dity aud infamy alone,
would shortly be complete TO shed the tears
,f blood. But why recall such mournfull 9.
vents ia regard to those who are the occasion