Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-03-04
From the New ORLEANS Picayuns. 2Oth ult.

Later froa asxieo.
The bearer Of dispatches for Gen. Scott, who
left this port on the steamer Virginia. took hs
departure iron, Vera Cruz for the capital the
morning Of the 12th inst, under On escort of q.
bout fifty dragons, Capt. Taylor, Of "Twiegs'
r femrn." Baltimore Volunteers The detach.
ment took up letter mail for the army.
There were only twenty five members Of the
new Congress at Queretaro on the 2lst. II
seems impossible to get quorum Of members
there, some stating that they were sick. and
others declaring their inability to defray the
expenses of their journey. There was a pre-.
Iiminary meeting held on that day, at which
one Of the members present moved that the sub.
depu,rs be called in ill the regulars should ar.
rive, and smother that the custom houses should
furnish them funds .or their expenses. In Vera
Cruz there had been no election. and the one
which had been held in Oajaco was declared
null and new one ordered.
The clergy Of Guanaj juato have published an
infammi,ory appeal to the people, calling upon
them to arrest the progress Of the invaders and
avenge the insults offered to their county,
They attribute ell the evils they have hitherto
suffered 10 the supineness and cowsrdice Of the
people themselves; bot exhort them to buckle
on their armor, and SEQ il Providence won't ss.
ast them this time. Now, this 10 oil very fine
and patriotic, but when VIC consider that the in.
suts and suffering they spcak Of hsve never
been felt by them, and that they are not called
upon to take part 10 the conflict. We may detect
. ittle selfshness in the exhortation. ..
Gen. Cadwalsder addressed q letter to the
Governor of the State of Mexico. ssking for the
States portion of the revenue assessed upon il
by the American authorities. The Governor
replied that he would never lend his CO opera.
ton to obtain it. The Legislative Assembly
have expressed wish to the Governor that some
action might be had upon the subject.
A letter from an officer of the 9th Infantry,
stationed at Pschuca, states that he had Just re-.
turned from trip to Talancingo. come forty
miles from there, after Jsranta. The padre,
however, had ett the place some ten hours pre-
vious to their arrival, at the head of three hun.
dred men. The Americans numbered about
ninety. From another source hear that ten
thousand dollars were levied upon Tulancingo
Among the many games prsctised BY the 'e.
pe-os to defraud our soldiers, is the following
rather ingenious one. They see soldier with
silver and Immediately offer to exchange Anne.
r.nan gold with him tor the plata. Nine time.
out Of ten. the s~ldier gladly accepts the propo
sal. and when the exchange 10 effected. they
pretend to be dissatisfied with their amount, snt
demand their gold back sgsin. This being q
greed to. they hand the soldier the came mum
ber of dollars they received from him--but al
counterfeit, Tits new wsy Of passing bogu
they have practised 20 a considerable extent
hut the other day party Of i've were detecie
in the oct, and accommodated with quarters il
prison,
Mr. Peoples. the editor Of the American Ssal
arrived here on Sunday evening last, with
large mail and an escort ofdrsgoons A raihe
amusing incident occurred to him on the vost
When they arrived At Nopaluesn. sbout shrs