Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-07-21
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LATER FROM THE ARMY OF GEN. SCOTT.
The schooner Iona, Captain Stevens, ar
rived Yesterday morning from Vera Cruz,
and in few hours afterwards the steam
ship New Orleans. Captain Aud, came
in. The latter left Vera Cruz on the 25ih
inst, ard brings us letters of the 25lh and
papers Of the 24th.
Our dates from the army Of Gen. Scott,
at Puebla, are to the 18th inst. The i'm
mediate advance of our army upon the
City of Mexico had 5een postponed until
the arrival of reinlorcements which were
on the way.
A runor reached Vera Cruz on The
night Of the oath inst. that Gen. Cadwala.
der's command had fallen in with guer-
rila party few miles beyond Jalapa, and
by movement unperceived by the guer-
rilleros, succeeded in surprising them
and killing about 80 Of them, without los
ing man.
Other letters have been received in tow
as to this affair of Gen. Cadwalader, which
represents it TO have occurred near La
Hoya, about Ii miles beyond Jalapa.-
The surprise of the Mexicans was
complete, and one letter says that so Of
them were killed. Gen. G. suffered no
loss, all agree.
By another letter dated the Oath inst.
from our Vera Cruz correspondent, we
learn that the train which went up under
command Of Gen. Pillow was attacked at
Calero, said to be nine miles beyond the
Puente Nacional The guerrilleros were
dispersed with the loss Of thirty men,
Verbal accounts say we had some eight
or ten wounded, but none killed.
The force under the command Of Gen
Pillow left Vera Cruz on the 18th, escort.
ing train of about l25 wagons. The
force amounted TO nearly 1900 men, and
consisted Of the / th Infantry, and por-
ton Of the 18th, three companies of the
Sd and 9th Infantry. six companies of the
Voltigeurs, detachment Of the Sd ORA
goons and six bowitzers. That such a
train would meet with serious resistance
from guerrilla parties, was not to be ex.
pected.
From the N. 0. Bulletin, Sd inst.
The letters by the New Orleans give
further details, but no new facts beyonc
what we gave in our abstract Of yester
day, as regards the army movements and
prospects in Mexico. except that it ap.
pears the report Of Gen. Scorr being
within rs miles of the city is premature,
and that up to the latest dates he had moi
quilted Puebla, but intended waiting there
for the arrival of his reinforcements
We previously expressed our doubts
as to the fact Of his having advanced upon
the capital, with such limited force
particularly when he knew large rein
iorcements were on the way, and would
shortly join him. The following part Of q
letter, which we take from the correspon-
dent Of tina Picayune, goes to corroborete
The report We gave yesterday, on the
authority OF letter from an officer of the
army at Vera Cruz, that General Alvarez
/ was between Puebla and Perote, with a
view to cut off Gen. Cadws,iader.
PURBLA, MEXICO. June II, l847.
The city is to day full of rumors and
reports, some Of these Of most startling
nature fthey could be relied npon. The
story is that the Mexican army is to
i advance upon and surround this place
1 entirely. Even the names Of the leaders
Valencia, Gnbero, Lombardini and
Alvarez-are given. hat Alvarez has
started with his command there can be
little doubt, but the impression is that he
has gone in the rear Of Puebla, somewhere
In the neighborhood Of Neupaluca or
Acajete, with the hope that he may be
enabled to cut off some Of the wagon
Trains known to have seven or eight