Tri-weekly journal. (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1847-188?, 1847-06-29

may possibly get off this evening, l shall give
you hasty sketch of what has taken place
since wrote you my last letter, and which has
been kindly furnished to me by Lieut.. Riger, of
Capt. Blain's company Of the voltigeurs.
Gen. Cadwallader marched with his command
from the place where he reached Col. Mcintosh,
seven miles this side the Puenta Nacional, on
the 10th inst, reaching the bridge about sun
down, which he found occupied by the guerril-
las, as well as the heights around.
Lieut.. Blakely, the Voltigeurs was detach-
ed with section of mountain howitzers and
twenty men, and supported by the infantry they
were ordered to charge the bridge, which they
did in gallant style, and carried it, but regret
to say, that of Lieut.. BIS detachment he lost
one man killed and four wounded, Lieut.. B.
being included among the latter, having receiv-
ed musket ball in the left leg. They also lost
five horses, but / cannot learn the loss sustain
ed by the infantry in this particular charge
The infantry Immediately charged the heights,
carrying them in fine style. In the meantime,
Gen. Cadwallader, fearing for the safety of
Capt. Blair and Capt Gates's companies of
voltigeurs, who were on the way to the COM
mand in charge of d train containing forage and
provisions to supply the place of those captured
from the train while under the command of
Col. Mcintosh, sent back Capt Gates's company
of dragons, who fell in with large party of
guerillas, who attacked them, and whom they
nobly charged, leaving ten dead Mexicans on
the field. cannot hear what number of our
men were wounded at the Nacional Bridge of
other detachments with the exception of Lieut.
Rhodes, who was wounded in the knee, who
has returned to this place. On the morning
of the It'll the advance had another sharp en-
counter about three miles beyond the bridge,
driving the guerrillas before them. Capt,
Blains and Capt. Demands companies, having
turned over the supplies, leftthe bridge on their
return. At the same time Gen. Cadwallader left
there to proceed on his journey, and they heard
firearms in the direction of Cerro Gordo, and
from all appearances there is no doubt that this
command had to fight every foot of its way to
Jalapa. The loss of the Mexicans was no less
than forty, while ours as far as heard from, is
one killed and eighteen wounded If the Gal
weston does not leave to-day. | shall try and
find time to visit camp four miles distant and
may give further particulars. In haste.
p. Seen. Shields, | have been informed BY
a physician from Jalapa, although yet feeble
has given up the idea of going home, and is
going to enter again upon the duties of his
station
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE P1cAYUNE1
PUEDLA, Mexico. May %, 1871
Gen. Scott arrived here this afternoon with an
cort oil some 200 dragons and 30 rifles under Col Har
uey. lie left Acajete this morning at half past 7
O'Clock, and from all the information received there it
was almost certain that the small command would
be attacked by body of 2 or 5000 Mexican cavalry
under Gen. Canalizo but not one was seen. Gen. S.
came into the city at O'Clock and has taken up his
quarters at the palace
AT last it is asserted that the Mexican ar
my is at III Penon few miles this side the capital,
and that is under command ofGenerals Bravo, Va
enca, Leon, COstazar and Alvarez, the latter having
several thousand Indians from the South Reports are
rife that they are certifying Ell Penon and also near
the city.
In the affair Amozoque, where Gen. Worth was
advancing upon Pueba, Santa Anna commanded his
cavalry-supposed TO be 1000 in number-in per-
son. Col. Duncan gave them something like seventy
round shot from his battery and Major Bonneville,
with detachment, enabled to reach position
from which he gave them a severe fire of musketry-
Near 20 Mexcans were killed or wounded, and the
scampeng of the is represented amusing in the
extreme. Santa Anna, it is thought, was endeavor-
ing TO get between the commands of Gems Worth and
Quitman, with the intention of having brush with
the latter, but, il this his intention, he
signally foed.
The command here has been annoyed by continued
rumcrs of an attack by troops from Mexico, aided by
rising OF the inhabitants of the city; but the most ac
tive measures have been taken guard against sur
prise enclose proclamation issued by Gen. Worth
to-day.
As regards the next movement Of the army, can
give no Information. Gen. Twiggs' division will be
up tomorrow or next day, and then a more definite
plan of operations will be adopted
Isend this off hap hazard by the digencia to jail
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