Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09
ArE rRnM VERA CRnz.

dates nom Vera Cruz to the I'D, and from Jalapa
TO the goth. Gen, Scott was still at Jalapa, ten,
Worth, it was stated, had entered fuebla on the
18th with force Of } 800 men, Gen, Shields was
regarded as conyaleaeent.
Correspondence Of The Piedgaas,
JALArA hExIoo. May Is. lsi7.
Tn 10 o'clock this morning, We have
no intelligence Of the advance of the army
under Gen. Worth. lie must be in puebla
ero this, and il he had battle the
Mexleans here would ninsl certainly known
il, aud Ihe result would have been plainly
pictured in their eounienanees, Bad news
shows perhaps more plainly aud palpabIY
IN their faces Than in thuso ol any people
aliye, and vice sefsa.
From santa Anna we have more positive
information. Ii is certain lhai hc has
passed through ruebla, and with a force
yariously estimated from 10000 10 300oa
men--ihe former number Is doubtless
nearer the mark. Some Of the AoSieaus
hero say that he vii make u slanl sumo.
where between fuebla aud the city Of Mek.
leo, aud that he has three or lout pieces Of
cannon. Others believe liul there will ha
grand struggle at the city Of Askieo-a
last clToh for The libcryuf the RePablie.
Among the foreigners, again, lhere arr
those who believe that Santa Anna is onlY
pushing on towards the capital 10 conifol
the elections ani help himself, b. force, Ia
the highest office; and TINT then he viii
come uni in iaYnf oi peace with The uni.
ted States. Others, aud among them lhpze
who pretend to great knowledge Of TIN
country aud lis public men, say thai SANTA
Anna vii never give up a. Long as he can
draw around him a force sufficient 10 make
any kind ol' a show against los Yankees.
be hims. It always taking care Ia be in u
position where he eau safe bis Own preei.
Gus body Ia case ui' a reverse.
| bafe thus efrn fan hll the ratioas
apininus all nj, anl mus lea,r If 10 wiser
heals lu nick oul which IS the mBst resuua.
bic, santa Annas whole lie has been
one oil ups and doWns-=has been riddle.
Ahcr lis disastrous defeat AZ buena Vista,
all thought bis pawcreamplclcI1 annihia.
ted; yel be was Iaunl am in IaIl force At
gou1 Guflo. There hn met with the
worst reverse O. all, an cvtfY enc sup
posed him completely aaaihilaled. yet ~
now know that he has collected another
Iarce afaanl him. that hs Is pushing Tor The
eapi,sl, and il lsirly 10 b. presumed lhal
man 50 fall Of eapfdieniz may yei give he
American arms same lfaub.r. lad ton,
scot haen ia possession of the proper
means on the eve Of the battle OF Germ
Gordo, the cilY of Mexico would at this
moment hayo heen under The american
lag, aud very likrly without tie los. d a
man,-he had nj The proper means, aua
The raal may m now b. lolni an npeu one.
Gen. Scot, owing "a the non arrival al
a train akpeoledlhis morning, VII nol m5fe
for Two OF three days To eemc,
Yours. 6e. Il. w.K.
P.S.--A spaniarl has Just toll mo lha,
Gen. Worth entered puebla on Saturday
last, without opposition. At lhh time, he
says. Santa Anna was encapptd at San
Martin Tcsmciuean, len leagues on the
other side.
There is report ,hal Gen. Worth is IN
hardpursail of him beyond Pdebi, aud |
think yefy Nkely such Is tie case. Santa
Anna will ind very liltlo rest to the sole Of
his foot, Il Gen. w. gets ia pursuit Of him,
JALAPA. MAY 10, lsiI--Fo eno1n.
We have some luther reports in relation
10 Gen. Worh's entrance into Pucbla, al
though a, ye, there is no olli,ialor positive
Information. A German who arri red fiom
the city Of Mexico lns' night, aud who ap.
pears to be an Intelligent man. says that
when tho advance OF Gen. Worth bad
reached point lew miles this side Of
Puebla, on the 10Th inst, Santa Anna wa,
in the city distributing shoes TO bis soldiers;
thai 10 delay ihe advance ofihc Americans,
he sen, out a party TO sairmish with them;
that this party was attacked by Gen. w.,
driven into tho city with tho loss Of several
killed aud wounded, besides many horses,
aud hat 50 holy were they pressed, that
Santa Anna was obliged to retire without
having time 10 shoe all his men. Such is
the report, and il looks reasonable enough,
ofihe German. Gen. Worth entered lile
city at o'clock In the afternoon Of Saluf.
day, the 10Th. As the gentleman le0 Pue.
bla about that time, be could not say whclh.
or Santa Anna was pursued or not.
Ohcr accounts say that Santa Anna tell
back as fir as San Martin Desmelucan,
which he intended to fHil; while the 9th.
CTS again will have il that a grand stand q
to be made at or near Rio Frio. The Tor.
mer Is situated on plain, anl there nature
has given little or no strength ol position;
while at tho latter here arc several very
strong points, one in particular, which may
DO fortified Ii Santa Anna, too, can gel
up another excitement at the cspiial--anl
ho can DO almost anything with his coun.
lrymon-ho can obtain immense assistance
in the way Of throwing up works. Rio Frio,
II my memory serves the right, is but nm or
twelve leagues this sido ofthc civ of Mex.