20 Oct 1846
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1846
Page
1
An assortment of poetic snippets and prose sketches. The text includes verses on gentle words and autumn, a travelogue fragment describing Mexico’s terrain from Vera Cruz to Puebla, stage coach travel, Santa Anna’s vast cattle, and notes on climate and scenery including Orizaba and Perote.
A long travel sketch discusses Mexico from Veracruz to Mexico City. It notes pulque drinkers, agave yields, and central Mexican landscapes, plus robber bands on roads from Vera Cruz to Puebla. It recounts stage robberies, consular murders, and tales of bandits, with reflections on Mexican society, Railways, and the dangers of travel in the era. The piece includes a detailed anecdote about the Swiss consul murder, a Pueblo view, and Cortes era memories, concluding with a debate over slavery and annexation politics.
Telegraphic report from Oct 12 details the battle at Monterey between American and Mexican forces. General Tartar arrived with 6000 troops, Worth attacked from the Bishop's palace approach, and the town withstood three days of fierce defense. Mexicans numbered 114,000. Americans 6,000. A flag of truce offered surrender terms after heavy losses. Casualties include 300 killed and 200 wounded among Americans. several officers listed as wounded or killed. Armistice declared for a two week pause as arrangements proceed.
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