Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-02-25


enclose you letter from Gen. Bravo 70
the editor of Los Debates, a new journal pun
lished in Queretaro, some copies OF wn,c en-,
sent you by the courier who IeH on .ne 'O'li:
II was drawn forth by la.e puu.Sa'lo r %
Wests chorres Bravo with cowardice in his
defence If cha poltepec. The gallant veteran,
whose humanity to our prisoners here will moi
soon be forgotten, writes in an indignant tone,
and all who were present at the storming OF
Chapul:epec know the falsity of the charge
brought against him by the g. hero of hun
dred defeats"
The Monitor says that Padre Jarauta is
neither dead nor severely wounded-that he
escaped with slight wound in the hand. L
adds that he had only twenty men in his late
skirmish with the Texans, and that since bis
success in that affair his force has rapidly in
creased. This is about as near the truth as
the Monitor generally gets His saddle wnlcn
was reeking with blood, tells a different taie
as to his wound, and the precIpltate n'gnt OF
his band, does not look much like success. lie
has two uowerfnl enemies TO contend with
the Texans and the native spy command OF
Col. Dominguez; should he tall INTO the hanus
of either, his race IS run.
I wrote TO you some time ago that the Gov
ernsr had licensed several gaming houses,
wisely concluding that as he could not repress
the evil he would turn it into a source of pro-
fit, The result has been favorable. Nearly
all of the petty gambling establishments which
infested every quarter of the city have been
repressed, and the rank and file Of the army,
who were fast becoming demoralzed, already
show the beneficial effects of the measure
81 ha honcoc
scenes In one, the Gran SOciedad, there are
no less than eleven tables, where all sorts Of
gaming may be had at the shortest notice
monte being decidedly the favorite. An mini.
tiated spectator would be astonishedat the piles
of gold and silver displayed on the tables, and
the sang froid with which some of the betters
stake and lose small fortunes. The Mexican
exceeds all others in the GOODNESS with which
he sees his last dollar melt from before hi:
eyes, and when "broke," he turns from thu
table, lights his cigar, and walks off, withou
moving a muscle of his countenance. The
following advertisement, taken from the Star
will give an idea of the spread OF civilization
in the land OF the Mextli:
NoTICE.-The proprietor hereby informs
the officers and citizens of the United State:
and Mexico, that the Grand Sociedad Del Pro
gresso is licensed for gaming. Gentlemen ART
invited to call, as all kinds of gaming and thu
best the market affords, will always be fount
on his tables and at the bar.
Ozone half hour without port.
Show me an establishment in the U. States
where call kinds of gaming and the best tht
market Affords can be found on the tables
"and at the bar" Our superiority is mani
| fest.
4h0I IF fhn inf lodi peyJr
recton, some days ago, many persons suppo'
sed to be implicated were arrested, and among
them the celebrated Dr. Mariana Otero. Yes
terday he was liberated, the Governor being
| fully satisfied of his innocence. The doctor
was formerly the leader of the Moderado par
tY here, and for number of years edited the
Sigio XIX"
The advance of Gen Marshal's train came
in this morning, and Col. Miles with the rear
will be in tomorrow. The mail is in the rear
Of course. Z Z.
Mexico, Jan'y %, 1913.
The boys in the streets are selling an ad-
dress to the Mexican people, signed by the
notorious Jarauta He calls upon the people
to awake from their lethargy and rally around
his standard in defence of his just rights. He
concludes that the God of Battles has, for some
unaccountable purpose of his own, favored
the Yankees heretofore, but that luck must
turn scne time" and as the tide of success is
now at the food. he conjures the greasers not
to neglect the favorable opportunity.
The following note from our Vera Cruz cor
respondent relieves us from all anxiety in re-
gard to Mr.. Peoples:
VERA CRUZ. Jan'y 25th.
The non-arrival of Mr.. Peoples is accounted
for, as he left with the escort that took the
mail a week after COL Miles left, and he wa:
met on the road by several who came down.
We find in the papers from Mexico the fol
lowing orders OF Gen'l Scott, one OF which il
strkingly Illustrative of his humanity and sol
dierly feelings: