Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-02-03

lar more enlightened anu CHRISTIAN
principles Of action, and love to their
neighbors and fellow men, than | have
ever Witnessed in the conduct Of any
branch Of the abolition party, here or
elsewhere; and, in conclusion, would
say, that | hold the opinion that Con
gress is under the obligation to vote
promptly men and money for the pros.
ecution of a war that will conquer a
glorious and satisfactory peace, red ID
cling Mexico 10 complete subsection,
leaving us to dictate terms, which |
would have illustrate our humanity, Our
wisdom, and. cur justice.
From the .Ne,o Orleans Picayene, Jaa 49,
e LATER FROM MEXICO.
MILITARY CONTRIBUTIONS UPON
MEXICO.
The Rumors Of Peace not Confirmed.
The steamship New Orleans, Capt.
Edward Aud, arrived last evening
from Vera Cruz, having sailed the l4th
inst. She brought over as passengers
several officers.
The news we published yesterday
of an attack upon the train under Col.
Miles is confirmed in some respects
The loss may have been exaggerated &
it will, moreover, fall principally upon
foreign merchants, to whom the pack
mules stolen belonged. One house is
said to have lost property worth $751;
900. 1t was an English firm. The
French and Spanish merchants robbed
were able to obtain the restoration of
their goods by paying smaytly, but no
compromise could be made by English
and American merchants. Their reli-
ance now is upon Gen. Twiggs, who
is expected to assess upon the district
Of Orizaba, whence the brigands came,
the amount lost. In the skirmish it is
supposed that three or four men of The
Mounted Rifles were killed, and eigh,
or ten of the Mexican mule.eers. The
portion of the train cut off had in
cautiously Jagged behind. Col. Miles
could not wait for them to come up,
but left guard Of twenty i've
men behind, which was totally made
quate against the sudden onset of four
hundred guerillas.
The ship Ocean arrived at Vera
Cruz on the 9th inst, from New York,
with recruits under the command of
Capt. Henry, of the Sd Infantry.
There has been an arrival at Vera
Cruz from the city of Mexico, with
dates to the 1st inst. The mail came
down via Orizaba.
Gen. Scott has issued an order as
sessing upon the States of Mexico oc-
cupied or to be occupied by our troops
an annual tax amounting to about
three millions. The orderis so impor-
tant that we give it at length below
There is nothing in it looking Ike
peace. From the Free American Of
the 18th inst, we copy the following
items derived from the papers received
AO'H 'hC CoPitdI
The American Star Of the 31st De.
cember says that it has been known
that large force ofguerrilleros was in
the vicinity of the city of Mexico; that
theU. S. Dragons had failed to come
up with them. On the 9th ult. :. Padre
Jarauta slept at San Juan Zeotihuacan,
accompanied by eight hundred men,
On the 28th he was al Guada!oupe,
with an escor: of fifteen men, and pro-
ceeded as ia: as the gariia.- From
thence he proceeded to Hanepantla,
some nine miles from the city of Mexi.
co: on the Queretaro road. His cry at
Guadalupe was "Long live the Reli-
gion. We hope, adds TIE Star, thai,
some of our Dragons, or others, will
shortly get this precious rascal in their
hands. He is bold in ven.uring so
near the city, and cannot expect to es.
cape apprehension and HE punishment,
which he deserves.
A rumor was af7oat on tie 31st ult.,
that Col. Withers's command, which
zen the city Of Mexico, on the evening
% me 10Th, for Real del Monte, had
Deen ent to pieces when about twenty
miles distant The Star does not be-
llese 2 word Of it, and says that it
woold require four or FIVE thousand
Mexlcans at least to rout the 9th
many me Dragons and the artillery,
aAce, oo,. -. ; Command, and that il
Is Is, fortunate Tor Padre Jarauta and his
followers that they did NOT reach Gand-
6lope until two days after col. With