Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-05-06
LATE FROM MEXICO.
VERT IMPORTANT faum MEXICO.
Approach Or Santa Ann.
with $4,000 Men.
Americans Murdered.


The Baltimore Sun of April 30,h conf,;,..
highly important and exciting Xews from, fhs
sea, Of war. received By exclusive Overland
Express" for that PAPER.
The news is Of a highly important ana .x.
citing character. clearly indicating tia, ano,A.
e. grand battle is % BE- Tough, before Gen.
Scott reaches the capital The next arrival
IRON Vera Cruz will be looked for with an in.
ieres, unparalleled, though none can fear as 10
the result Of the struggle.
The United States steamship Mississippi.
Sap'. wood. arrived at New Orleans on the
evening Of the 22d INST. from Vera Cruz, from
whence she sailed on the i4,h inst.
Moses Z. Beach, Esq. came passenger in
the Massachusetts. He left Tanpico on the
18th, and brings dates from The CITY Of Mexico
10 the Sd inst.
The following letter 10 from MIR. Kendall IA
the Picayune, and contains news OF considcra.
bic interest -
tTson the New Osissns Pics,une.l
CAMP AT SAN JuAs, April Ia, 1887.
arrived in this camp at II O'Clock las,
night. the road from Vera Cruz running for
the mos, part through heavy sand. The div.
sion OF Gen. Worth, from the excessive Lea,
and wearisome road, suffered incredibly.
The news IN camp is stirring. An express
has come down from Gen. Twiggs 10 the ef.
feet that Santa Anna was before nm, a, Ger.
70 Gordo. with $4,000 men. as near as could
be Judged from reconnoissances made BY Capt.
bardie and other officers OF dragons.
Lieut.. Col. j. +. Johnson has been severely
but no, MORALLY wounded while examining
Santa Anna's works, which appear to be
succession OF brcastworks on the emintnc. in
the vicinity OF Ceuo Gordo. Everything
would now 60 to show that Santa Anna lsde.
termined 10 make Gold stand.
A dragoon who had been sent down express
by Gen. Twiggs, was yesterday found sho,by
the road side just beyond this. His rapeis
had not been touched. The Mexcans are
playing bloody, and a, the same time boloer
2anie than Is usual for them, AZ IL is thought
they have killed no less than fifty Of our msn
within the last three days on lie read.
Gen. Scott stopped last night nine miles
from this--to-nie hi he y i'll reach Gen. Twiccs'
position. II Santa Anna is as strong as he is
represented. he probably will 40, be attacked
for TWO or three days.
write in haste. G. W.K.
A letter 10 the editors Of the Leila, IRON
Vera Cruz, under date OF the Il 9th Aprll SAYS:
ma, with from l2.0C0 to 1900 men, is te-
tween US and Jalapa. |, is conceded on all
sides. But II Gen. Twiggs Goes no. whip
him, he will al least keep him in check unul
Gen Scott. who left yesterday. reaches HIM
which will De tomorrow night Maj. Gen.
Patterson LETT here with two brigades u voun.
teers on Friday and he has. no doubi, reached
the advance before this hour
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men-choice ones, too--under his command
and entertain little fear tor his safety. Gen.
Paterson marched with Shields ana Pillows
brigades, and all the force except the garrison
OF the town and Quitman's brigade. are eher
al the scene VI action or on the road 10 il.
Gen. Scott, think, was pretty well SATISFIED,
before his departure, that SANTA Anna was IN
the neighborhood Of Jalapa, and was making
good time towards tina, pom, before the ~
press reached him.
A terrible battle will be Tough, al Cero Cor
do, or there will b. little or no hsbung. An
intelligent Mexican told me TO- night. ,al.heIe
would be no fight, and that Santa Anna had
with him four prominent members Of The Ma
tional Congress, with the aid Of whom he
hopes to negotiate peace. ] believe uuly.
that it is the wish of his Exceency TO end lie
strife, but whether he will embrace this occa-
sion, (Which, by the way, is anexcellsn, one,)
cannot saw.
The Vera Cruz Eagle Of the 18th April
says Some day las, week anuuber OF Mex
leans were discovered in the ACT ofnclimg the
citizens Of Tampico to revolt and drive he
Americans from the Place. We are no, ad
vised Of the particulars, bu, learn hat colonel
Gates banished them from the city. iorb,Gding
their return under penalty Of death.