The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-15 00:00:00

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AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF TiFL CAMBRIA.

LivEnrooL, TUESDAY.— The British and North
American Royal :\ ail steamer Cambria, Captain
Judkirrs, arrit(-d in the Mersey this morning, at half-
past ten, with the usual mails from America, Canada,
&c., and 135 passengers ; amongst whom we notice
the Hon. Richard Pakenham, late her Majesty's
Plenipotentiary at Washington. She left Boston on
the Ist and Halifax on the 3d instant, and has,
threfore, made the voyage in eleven days eighteen
hours, including her call and stay at Halifax. The
Caledonian reached Halifax on her outward voyage on
the 2d instant, and proceeded to Boston on the same
day.
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The news of Mexican affairs is not of an important
nature, no decisive results having taken place either
from the advance of General Scott upon the capital,
or from the negotiations with which Mr. Trist was
entrusted by the Government at Washington. It is
said that the expectation was general that the war
was wearing itself out, and that peace must soon
come as a necessity felt by both parties. In America
it is evident that it would be welcomed on any terms.
In the latest intelligence from the army it is reported
that a deputation from the capital met General
Scott on his approach to the city, with offers to ne-
gotiate. It is added that they were rejected ; but
upon what grounds we have as yet no information.
It can hardly be doubted, however, that the approach
of the American army to the capital has given addi-
tional strength to the peace party.
No intelligence of Herrera's presidential election
was officially known ; but it was generally believed,
and this favoured the peace party. The clergy, too,
are understood to oppose a continuance of the war,
and have declined further contributions to it.
The warfare has assumed entirely a banditti cha-
racter. The resistance, observes a New York jour-
nal, seems wholly confined now to the guerilla bands
that infest the route from 'Vera Cruz to the capital,
and attack the trains which pass between those
points. A large train, under the escort of 800 men,
commanded by Colonel M'lntosh, which left Vera
Cruz on the 4th instant, was attacked, and obliged
to halt for reinforcements ; on the 6th and 7th
it sustained some loss in waggons and provisions,
mules, and in killed and wounded, the particu-
lars of which, as far as known, are detailed below.
General Scott does not contemplate, it is be-
lieved, any future regular transportation of sup-
plies or ammunition from Vera Cruz, but designs
to subsist his army in the country itself, pay-
ing for whatever is taken. He found no diffi-
culty at Jalapa, and it is believed will have found
none in Pueb'.a, in negotiating drafts upon his
Government, for which the silver is paid to him on
the spot; and thus, as to means, he is rendered inde-
pendent of supplies from the United States through
Vera Cruz. The reinforcements to his army will be
able always to make their own way, and it is reason-
able to believe that before this General Scott is in the
city of Mexico, small as will be the moveable columns
which, after garrisoning the chief points on the route,
he could retain for the occupation of the capital.
But he will occupy it more as a pacificator than a
conqueror, and will be welcomed by the mass of its
people.
The business of Mr. Trist, sent from the State
Department in Washington, is known to be to bring
the Mexicans, if possible, to terms—and those terms
consist, as is well understood, in offering to pay for
all the territory we desire to obtain—to assume the
debts of Mexico to our own citizens, and to let her
off without paying the expenses of the war. All
these objects might, to be sure, have been obtained at
first without any war—by quiet negotiation; but
the desire and necessity of peace are so great and so
clear, that this country will be content to have it,
even on such terms.

With Brazil there is a misunderstanding arising
from the arrest of some sailors belonging to an
American ship of war, and of one or two officers
who interfered by force to rescue their sailors from
the police. Mr. Wise, United States Minister in
Brazil, resented the arrest of these officers, and
demanded their immediate release—and while the
matter was in abeyance absented himself from a
grand ceremonial at the Court, for the baptism of a
royal infant. In aggravation of this slight, more-
over, the transports with the troops on board. for
California, having touched at Rio Janeiro at that
juncture, Mr. Wise ostentatiously attended the
baptism, on board one of these ships, of the child of a
soldier's wife, born on the passage, and made an
address on the occasion, contrasting the two baptisms
in a manner that gave fresh offence to the Court at
Brazil. Mr. Wise has since, in pursuance of a pre-
viously expressed determination, returned to the
United States. Mr. Tod, his successor, sailed from
here in the United States ship-of-the-line Ohio, about
ten days ago, and the confident belief is entertained
that this not very dignified squabble will be satisfac-
torily adjusted. The Brazilian Minister resident at
Washington, Mr. Lisboa, who has rendered himself
very acceptable in this country by the amenity of his
intercourse, is said to be recalled by his own Go-
vernment, for not having demanded some immediate
and categorical satisfaction and explanations of the
transactions at Rio.

LATEST FROM MEXICO.
(From the IVery Orleans Delta, June 20.)
The following highly important intelhgence was com-
municated to us by Lieutenant Floyd and Mr. Williams,
of the 2d Pennsylvania volunteers, who came over iu
the steam-ship Galveston this morning.
On the Bth a small reconnoitering party, together with
some citizens and disbanded soldiers, in number about
150, with 75 armed men and 30 mounted, left Puebla for
, Vera Cruz. This party was under command of Captain
Bainbridge, of the 3d Artillery.
On leaving Jalapa, and getting near Cerro Gordo,
this party was informed that it would not be prudent to
go through the pass, as there were about 4,000 Mexicans
in the chapparal along the pass.
Previous to this the officers who had gone to the rear
of the train were fired at from the chapparel at the
mouth of the pass; the party was organized and marched
through without meeting an enemy, arrived at the bridge
that evening,. Whilst they were bivouacking on the
other side of the bridge, being so fatigued that they were
unable to furnish a guard, they were informed that some
persons were barricading the bridge. A guard was then
stationed between the bridge and the encampment, to
prevent the party being surprised. At this time signal
lights on the ridges and cliffs were distinctly seen. Be-
fore daylight the scouting party was sent out, and also a
party to clear the bridge, which was done without any
opposition.
The main body of the party then passed over the
bridge, everything appearing to be safe, all danger being
past.
Lieutenant Williams and Mr. Frazer were sent back
to bring on the train on the other side of the bridge.
Just as they were entering the bridge a party of 25
Mexicans appeared on the bridge and fired several vol-
lies on them. The waggonmaster and four others, who
were passing the bridge, were fired on and the whole
five killed, and the waggon was captured, which, how.
ever, was of no great value.
After the fire had ceased a party of Lancers appeared
on the bridge, and seemed to be preparing to charge,but
seeing that Captsin Bainbridge's party were preparing
to receive them, wheeled their horses and galloped oft
Bainbridge pursued his march in good order, followed
by 400 or 500 foot Lancers, who hung upon his rear
and flanks for four or five miles, but at a respectful
distance. Thus heinmed in, this little party pur-
sued its way, until it arrived where Colonel
DPlntosh had encamped with his large train.
The Mexicans who had attacked Bainbridge's party
were the same who had compelled Colonel M'lntosh to
halt and wait reinforcements. The party remained that
night in M'lntosh's camp, and during the whole time
the Mexicans kept up a continual fire on the camp,
approaching with the greatest boldness very near to our
sentinels.

O❑ the next day Captain Bainbridge's party resumed
its march to Vera Cruz, being joined by Captain
Duperu's U. S. Dragoons, who were sent back to get
their horses.

The company, with its gallant captain, had behaved
very handsomely at the attack on APlntosh's camp. In-
deed, it was generally admitted that Colonel M'lntosh's
command was saved by the gallantry of Duperu's party.
Bainbridge's party continued their march to Vera Cruz,
where they arrived in safety.
In the meantime Duperu's party having a long return
train to guard, and being threatened by a large body of
Lancers, halted at Santa Fe, where they were charged by
a greatly superior force, which they gallantly repulsed,
killing many of the enemy, and suffering no loss them•
selves. It was said, however, that some of our waggons
were cut off, and the drivers were taken prisoners.

Captain Duperu arrived safely in Vera Cruz, having
lost three killed and three wounded.

On the day Captain Bainbridge's party left M'lntosh's
camp, General Cadwallader had arrived with a force of
eight hundred men, and two howitzers. The two com-
mends we] e then joined, making in all about sixteen
hundred men, with two howitzers, under command of
General Cadwallader and pushed on towards the Na-
tional-bridge. General Cadwallader occupied the heights
commanding the bridge, from which the enemy had
fired on Captain Bainbridge's party, where he was at-
tacked by a large force of the Mexicans posted on the
ridges and chapparal, and some hard fighting was car-
ried on for several hours, the Mexicans losing more than
one hundred men, and General Cadwallader losing some
fifteen killed, and thirty or forty wounded.
The Mexicans were repulsed, and the bridge was
successfully passed by General Cadwallader, who was on
his way to Jalapa.
Since the above was written, we have learned that in
the affair between General Cadwallader and the Mexi-
cans, at the National-bridge, the company of Lieutenant
Blakey, of the newly-raised Voltigeurs, with two howit-
zers, charged the barricade, and swept them with a few
charges from the howitzers. On
how-
ever, Lieutenant Blakey received passing through,
a heavy fire from the
enemy on the ridge, which commands the road, by which
he sustained a loss of one kilt(' and tour wounded—the
Lieutenant hirwelf being wounded in the leg. The)
also lost several horses. The heights were then
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charged on the right and left of the road, and gallantly
carried—the enemy flying from before him in great con
fusion. When lieneral Cadwallader had passed the /
bridge he was attacked by a large party ef gtierallts, who 1