The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-02-10

From the New Orleans picayunc.
LATE FROM MEXICO.
Military contributions upon Mcrico-Rs-
mors Of peace NOT confirmed.
The news of M nttack upon tho train un.
der Col. Miles, is confirmed in some res
poets. The loss may have been exnggera-
ted, and it will, moreover, Call principally
upon i"reign merchants, to whom the pack
mules stolen belonged. One house is suid
TO have lost property worth $4,000. il
was on English firm. The French and
Spanish merchants robbed were able TO oh
tain the restoration Of their go.'ds by pay
ing smnrily, but no compromise co1ld be
made b. English and American merchants.
Their reliance now is upon General Twiggs
who is expected to assess upon the district
Of Orizabn, whence tho brigands came, the
amount lost. In the skirmish il is supposed
that three or four mcn1of the Mounted Ri
t.cs were killed, and eight Of the Mexican
,nuletecrs. The portion Of the trim cut oil
had ncnu,iously Jagged behind. Col. Miles
could not wa;t Tor them to como up, but
left guard Of twenty-five men behind,
which was totally inadequate against the
sudden onset Of four hundred gncrilns.
| Gen. Scott has issued m order assessing
upon the States Of Mexico occupied or to
he occupied by our troops, on annual tax
amounting to about three millions. There
il nothing in il looking like peace. From
the Free American, Of the l2,h inst, we
copy the following items derived from the
papers received from the capital:
| Tho American Star, Of the 3lst Decem-
her, SAYS that il hns been known that urge
force oi gucrrillas was in the vicinity OF
the CITY of Mexico; Tint the U. 8. Dragons
Ind failed to come up with them. On the
9Th ult., Padre Jnrauta slept AT San Juan
Zeo,ihuacan, accompanied by eight hun
bred men. On the 2S,h, he was ut Guads-
lupc. with mn escort Of fifteen men, and
proceeded as Ear ns the garita. From
thence he proceeded to lInnepan.ly, some
nine miles from the city Of Mexico, OH tho
Qucre,aro rond. Ills cry a. Guadalupe was,
"l.nng live the religion!" We hope, adds
the Star, TINT some Of our dragons, or
others, will shortly get this precious rascal
in their hnnds. lie ID bold in vcnturing SO
nenr tho city, md cnnno, expect TO escape
apprehension and the punishment which be
deserves.
A rnmor was niloat on tho 3lst ult., that
Col. W;thcrs' command, which left tho city
IL Mexico OH the evening Of the Goth, for
Real del Monte, had been cut to pieces
when abou. twenty miles distant. The
Star dies not believe word Of il, md snys
TINT il would require four or Eve thousand
Mexicnns, nj lcast, to route the ninth inlan-
try, the dragons and the artillery, under
Col. WIS command, and that il is fortunate
Tor Padre Jarauta mud his followers that
,hcy did not reach Guadalupe until two
DAYS after Col. Withcrs' command left that
place.
We lind little said about treaty Of
pence, but there were whispers at Qncre-
tnro al an nrmisticc Of three months being
ON the iapis.
learn that Gen. Twiggs is about 10 c.
,aLlish a scmi-n.on,hly mail between this
city md Jnlnpn; and TINT tho first will
lenvc here in ambulanccs, under an escort
"f dragons, tomorrow evening. Col
Hughes will most likely sec that l, is sent
on in the same manner 10 Puebla without
delay, and SO on until il reaches Mexico.
The General thinks that by taking light
loads they will be nblc TO reach Mexico in
twelve days, and il 10 TO he hoped that the
enterprise will succeed, and ior my part |
do not think that il can do otherwise.
VERA CRUx,
Jan. Il, 1913.
A smnll party Of soldiers arrived las,
night from Jalapa, but they bring no news
except tho arrival Of Col. Miles, trim nj
that place, without any further loss or al
tack than what WINS reported to you few
days sincc, aud that on the lth il proceed
ed en- route to Mexico. Every thing re.
mnins quiet on the road to the interior, and
will continue 10 do SO until there is chance
for booty.
FRoM LIEUT.. WALKER's CoMMAxD-
by Erprcss. ms we were going Ia
press, we received the following dist ressing
letter from friend. The letter was writ.
ten nftcr the engagement Of Lieut.. Walkers
,ncn and the gucrrillcros:
SANTA FE, Jan. 4th.
Here We arc-wc have lost about 800
pack mulcs-onc hundred thousand dollars
worth of property!
The gucrrilleros attacked us IL ] o'clock;
VIC have lost about ten men out Of thirty
under Lieut.. Walker of tho Rifles. lie
was obliged TO dismoint bis men in on
open prairie, for, At the first fro, II horses
br,kc from under their riders. Thirty men
were not enough 10 protect n million worth
ofpropcrsy. Yours, &c.
Mus. GEN. GAINES GREAT CAsE.-The
Supreme Court Of the u. States has dcci.