Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-05-10


: IN our opinion. il this s,a,cmcn, b
, t!oc' and wo believe il is, il shows plainlv
:ha. the Mexicans havc again made :.
, abuse Of tho good faith Of tho America,
tsavernncns."
We learn frnrn tho Monitor tina, .,,.
Ito was fought at Santa Cruz do Ro..,c.
twenty-five leagues from Chihuahu,. on
the 10th of March, in which, rs usual. ON,
troops were victorious Tho Moni.orsa,..
1.-The firing commenced ut q O'Clock ),
Tho morning. md continued until dark 81
night. when the Americans .,ormed tho
placc. took ciyh, pieces Of heavy artillery.
SIX small pieces Of ordnance. and moro
than ono thousand muskcts. The mum.
Der OF killed. on either s,de 10 not yet
known: sui tho loss Of life or both .i.ics
was very great. Don Angel Tria.. Gov
ernor and comma ndcr. and the officers
under his command ~ero taken prisoners
a. the moment. tho action Goa scd.''
/ Commissioner 'rr,ss and Gen. Cndwaia.
der loft the city Ct Mexico on the S,h inst.
+ We DO no, boar Of their arrival a, Vera
Cruz.
Gen. Cad~alador has resigned his com.
mission.
Commissioner Clifford had arrived in
lHe CIV OF MEXICO.
a conduc,a from Gunnaioato had Az
rived at Mexico. escorted by forty Mcxi.
can Dragons. Tho amount brought bv
tho conduc,a is stated to DO 500 .OOo.--
Another conducta. arrived from Puebia
Mircraldrl M,u,c. md I'll Chico, brou:h
tiS bars Of silver.
Tho house of Murfc' and Brothers, IN
Tho city OF Mexico. had been crod in
the nigh, by gang Of robbers, who muir.
dorcd clerk named Gorilla. Sevcn of
the twelve robbers have been arrested. aud
a'nong them we regret To find officer, Of
American army. Tho American Star
gives tho names Of tho persons arrested
for being implicated in this affair rs fol-
lows: Lieut.. Dalton. 81 Pennsylvania
regiment; Lieut.. Hare. I'd Pcnnsvlvania
regiment; Jesse Armstrong. discharged
,cams,er; John e. ilollis,cr. American Cit
zen; John larcr;v. Canadian l:rcnchmon;
Il. +. Wrngg. orderly sergeant. 9TH In
fan,ry; John Wall, private. l.. CO.; 7,h In.
tanIrv.
A military commission for tho trial Of
The persons engaged in this burglary md
murder wns sitting at last dates IN the city.
ca. ". y. Thompson. Of tho 81 Ncn,uckv
regiment. was president OF tho Court. md
Ma or Gard. of the fth Kentucky regiment.
wnS one Of lis members.
Tho Monitor Of the 7th. contains n lcs.
Ter from San. Lnis. stating that the Ind :
ans, TO tho number Of $500. arc now IN
n S: ate Of revolution. md that their num-
Dor is st,l increasing. Severnl hacicndns
or plantations have been robbed Of all III"
cattle md horses Somo Of the planters
havo been murdered. Tho letter also
state. that the capital. Snn LUIS. is tn"
only pa ri Of the State where ono cnn re-.
nain with security. 4 detachment of
cish, hundred men. sent to San Luis do
La PACE, by tho Government Of Guiana
lua!o, IN assist IN protecting Tho S;aic \.
gains, the Indians. has retired To Dolores
il,da' 20 withou; firing n gun. Gen. Blu.
iamcn,c, 10 whom the people looked for
assistance, las written that he would come.
bat they have los. all hopes Of getting sue.
cor from HIM.
The Monitor nf tho ll,h saws. TINT tho
State of G,iarni ua,o followed thc exam.
pie Of San L1is. and tho Indians arc in n
state Of revolution. Tho Monitor says
TINT the revolution which was commenced
bv abou, forty individuals Inns now mus
tered upwards Of two Thousand pnrtiznns.
RoJbcrirs were s,,ll frequent on tho
roads and in tho cIlv Of Mcxro.
Numbers of families, Who hive been
Obliged TO abandon their homes 90 account
of Tho instruction in fnca,nnr had mr..
rived a, Vera Cruz some Of them entire
~ destitute. 1t was proposed 10 hold n
meeting to adopt measures for their re-
lief.
The court mnr,ia Cor tho ir al Of Lieut..
John Smith. 81 battalion LOui-i,nt volun-
leor>. commenced sitting on tho nth inst.
a, Vera Cruz. Tho charges pcrf"rrcd -
On inst Lieut.. Smith nrc, dcser,lon, chiic-
ing soldiers 10 desert. ..mbczz 'cment OF
public property. conduct unbccoming an
officer AMI gentleman.
|, is stated that the general hospital IL
10 DO removed from Vera Cruz to Jainp,.-.
probably on account Of tho approaching
sickly scnson.
Our Vera Cruz correspondent. "U'ua."
say: 81, is rumorcd tina, Cen. Cushing's
brigade is ordered 10 Jaiapn."
Tho regular mil coaches commenced
running between Vcra Cruz and tho city
of Mexico on tho 18th, and will lcavo
hereafter thrco times week.
A bill 10 abolish Militia Trainings pass.
ed both house Of the Pennsylvania Lcgis-
lature. Ii imposes tax Of 25 cts. upon
each individual subject TO militia duty.m
lieu Of personal service upon training days.
The fund thus produced. after payment OF
all necessary militia expenses. IS 10 bedi-
vided among the several volunteer corps
Of the Commonwealth.
Hon William p. Maclay. member Of
Congress from y. York. expresses the
opinion that the time is not distant when
Congress viii decide in favor of giving
farm to every poor man who has no means
of purchasing it, and sell the pubic ianns
only to actual settlers, in limited quanu'
ties.
According to the last census. New York
con,ain'd more white citizens than Arkan-
sas. Delaware, Florida, Mississippi, Vir.