The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-05 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

We regret to state that accounts have been received
from the Cape, which represent that Captain Gibson,
and Dr. Howell, of the Rifle Brigade, accompanied
by the Hon. W. Chetwynd, 73d Regiment, went on
an amateur excursion among the Kafirs, fell into an
ambush, and thus all of them were sacrificed to their
imprudence.

THE UNITED STATES.
By the Baltimore, Captain Johnson, arrived at
Havre on the 3d inst., we have received American
papers down to the oth ult.
The close of the session of Congress had been suc-
ceeded by an entire dearth of political news, and the
various 'Heathers of that assembly were busy in re-
tiring from the scene of their labours with all possible
dispatch.
With respect to the war in Mexico we publish the
following extracts from the New York Journal of
Commerce of March 10 :

" There were upwards of 80 sail of vessels at Point
Isabel on the 13th, inelu iir g the two ships containing,
the New York R,egitnent.' This regiment was to pro-
ceed immediat,ly to Lobos ',land, the general rendez-
vous, preparatory to a descent upon Vera Cruz.
• " The Georgia INiment, which originally consisted
of 910 men, has been reduced by deaths and discharges
to 626.

"A letter from Saltillo states that when the 80 mounted
men of the Kentucky and Arkansas ltziments were
captured, they were 93 miles from that city, in the di-
rection of San Luis Potosi.

" The Matamoras Flag of February 17 states that the
defences of that city are such as to enable the garrison
to defend it against any force which the Mexicans can
bring against it.
"It is now certain that the battle of Bracito, near El
Paso, on the Upper Rio Grande, was fought by Colonel
Doniphan's regiment of Missouri Volunteers, aided by
a detachment of 100 men from other regiments under
Lieutenant-Colonel Mitchell, making the whole Ameri-
can force 600. These whipped 1,100 Mexicans, killing
28 or 30, putting the rest to ill*, and capturing one
cannon, without themselves losing a man. They, how-
ever, had seven wounded, but none dangerously.
By the schooner Delta, arrived at New Orleans on
the Ist inst., we have news from Tampico to the 20th
ult. General Scott arrived at Tampico on the 19th,
where it was reported that Vera Cruz had been evacuated
by order of Santa Anna, and the enemy's troops marched
to the interior. Mr. Lumsden writes to the Picayune
from Tampico, 13th ult, that he has seen a letter from
a Mexican officer to a friend, dated San Luis the 9th,
which states that Santa Anna was to march on Saltillo
preparatory to attacking Monterey. General Urrea,
with 5,000 troops at Victoria, was to attack Matamoras, ,
and that both expeditions must prove successful. The
writer of this letter is Santa Anna's private secretary,
and he says they shall give the Yankee's hot work in the
north, while General Scott is marching on Vera Cruz.
It is pretty certain that Santa Anna is now at &Hilo,
and it is even reported that lie had engaged in a conflict
with General Taylor, but the latter is not believed at
Tampico. General Scott had issued orders to punish
all crimes committed by Mexicans or Americans not
proiided for by the army clause, after trial before a
military commission, according to the laws of the United
States.

" General Taylor, with Briggs's and Thomas's bat-
teries, and the 2d Mississippi Regiment, arrived at
Saltillo on the 2d of February, and had taken a position
at Aqua Nueva. All the troops were to go there on the
10th, except a few to remain in town. There is little
doubt but that General Minon will give General Taylor
considerable trouble. It is stated that General Taylor
wants light troops very much. A letter from Brazos,
dated 22d of February, says, that Taylor was busy mak-
ing water tanks, and collecting a large train of waggons
and pack mules. The enemy had apparently left that
part of the country for parts unknown—supposed to-
wards Vera Cruz. General Worth's division had all
embarked except the dragoons and light batteries.
General Worth would sail in a day or two in the Edith.
The Atrevida, of New Orleans, from Campeachy, 19th
February, brings news that the British Royal Mail
steamer Tweed, was lost on the 12th of February, N.E.
of Cardenas. Sixty persons were drowned. Au expe-
dition was sent from Campeachy to her assistance."