Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-25
THE NEWS FROM VERA CRUZ.

We trus, that the intelligence oil the capture of
a portion of The train and the killing OF Ameri-
cans is exaggerated. The Picayune's account.
intano,her column, is the fullest we have seem
From the other papers we CLEAN few additional
extracts. The Mobile Advertiser announces The
arrival OF The fast-sailing schooner Elyra from
Tampico, which port she left on he 9th instant.
She brought a letter 10 a commercial house in
Mobile from which The following extract is pub
lishcd:
.TaMplco, June IL, 1877.
oThe Palmetto has just arrived fcom Vera
Cruz. and reports that one OF our Trains covered
by COO men, all told was sc, upoa b parry OF
500 Mc1icans shcrl distance from the Oily
They were charged upon and repulsed by de-
;achmcn, Of dragons under Capt. Duperu. I'm.
mediatcly on receipt Of the news al Vera Cruz,
Gen. Cadwalader started in pursuit with 300
men. Our loss in killed was about ~. Nothing
whatever captured"
Our friend Charles Rad2iminski. Esq. 4 for
mer resident Of Richmond, is Lieutenant in
Cant. Duperus company We feel assured that
he did his duty en- The occasion.
Among tic GOO men taken b. Gen. Caawalia-
der 10 reinforce the train, was portion Of Colo
mel Andrews Volligcurs, with six howilzeIs and
supply Of rockets which would make The en-
entire force amount 10 400 men; who, il was
SUPPOSED, would continue on 10 Jalapa.
An intelligent passenger informs The New Of-
leans Delta, tina, letter was received in Vera
charge Of The specie in The train, stating that the
Americans lost in the attack 50 men and 200
Na
that the specie is all safe, none OF The accounts
refers to lis loss
In the New Orleans Bulletin We fad he follow
ing items:
On The evening OF the 10Th. a body OF IS guer-
rillas made an attack on ii Americans, and
Me1icans, who were in charge OF horses, about
five miles from The civ. The Mexicans no; an
swering 10 the challenge were fired upon by The
guard, and six killed. but they succeeded in car
rying of 10 horses. The next morning The Two
Mexicans persuaded The second in command TO
accompany them in search OF The horses, and SO
soon as they were out Of sight OF the guard, they
hung the officer, and mounting another Mexican
on his horse, succeeded in driving of sixty OF The
bes, horses. A stronger force was sent from the
city, but neither the Mexicans nor horses were 10
DC found.
The route from Vera Cruz was infested, and
completely blocked up by the guerrillas-all
communication with General SCOTS army was
cut OF. and there had been no recent intelligence
from him. The road could only be opened by
strong escorts as all messengers and small par
tics were waylaid and murdered:
On the day The Massachusetts left there was
repor, of new revolution in the city OF Mexico,
bu, nothing positive was known, nor how lar The
report nigh, be depended on.
I, wa. believed al Vera Cruz that there would
he another Cerro Gordo battle, after Gen. Scott re-
ceiyed his reinforcemenis, before he could reach
The capital.
The yoGi,o existed to a considerable extent,
and was increasing; Inc daily deaths were about
20, chiefly Americans.
The Garrison was weak, bnl no fears arc en-
ief,aned Of an attack, as the Mexicans IRON The
country, have greater dread OF lhe voinilo, than
the Americans