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TIE slslnskip C,lvs.,os arrived I'll
Me- 0sls,ns o. NE 2osh 1une. ZION We
g Crpz. With l,'e snd imp5riahf ius<i,i Il
gsaes IRON The Army. II appfars lbs.
he rspos, q .lhs capture of lie bsxssss
train with large seoaai 81 money. i.
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ieok place bslneep body 81 aosriIlss
sud he troops 10 charge Of The srsis 10
der Col. MeIDtosh.
o. ths dsy Capt. Bsiabrid es . party
LEFT meIaiosh's camp Cea. Cad saiader
arrived. With force o. 500 men .nd
tvp hosiszers The tpo eommspds we're
then joined. making ia at sbou, 1000
men. with Two hoWiizefs. under camnand
of Gen. Csdwslsdsr. and pushed on 10
Nsfds the Nsiiousl bridge.
% approaching the bridge. Cen Cad
vslader occupied the heights commsnd-
Ing The bridge from which The ssemy bad
6rsd on CAPT. Baisbfides's party. .rhere7
- !. uas terea lone. - 49,
Mexiesns posted ID the ridges and chap
psfrsl. aad ZONE hard 6ghiine was carried
on for several hours. The Mexicaps losina
more than 100 men. snd Gen, Csdw
der losirg some 10 killed snd 30 or 40
wounded. The Msxicans were rsbvl,ed:
the bridge was succenfulIy passed by
Gen. CaJWsiader. who was onihis way
10 Jslspa
The estimated loss OF MeTniosh's par.
" 10 about $4,000. For miles the road
Is sirewed With empty boxes end bacon
sides, which had been cspiured BY the
eaeny. There 10 grea, deal Of dissat.
isiaciion 10 the army. respecting the COM
mand which had charge o. lhisiirsin.-
There will be cour. Of inquiry into the
subject.
The garrison Il Jslspa has been broken
up, BY order Of Gen. Scott. and eli the
sick and Govern ment azores have beensent
10 Perote Castle. 90 that this line OF com.
mnpicaiion is ertirely closed General
Scott has had road opened ram Perots
to Tuxpan. from which, 10 future, ell our
siores and men viii be sent. 10 preferences
70 the oldsoad- The engineer corps have
completed fine road from Tuxpaa 10 Pc.
roie, the distance being less than one
bali that IRON Vera Cruz 10 Peio,e. ana
Tuxpan being hesl,hier place,
The success Of The attack Oh MeIn.
tosh's commend has given greet conf.
dence 10 the gusrillas. who are swarmine
70 great numbers through The country.
and attacking oil our parties, large and
small.
y was chiefly owing 10 the gallaniry OF
Maj Bennett, the paymssier. that The:
specie wagons 10 MeIniosh,s party were
saved. He was in one Of The N him,elf
when The wagon was attacked and fought
like tiger s ssl.. 80
We are panied tohssr that the tiue
charger sent out BY the citizens Of New
Orleans to Col. Harvey was captured by
the Mexicsns. Their daring Was 90 great
that they even lariafed q woman who
was.in tho wagon. but she Hss.fssesed
by our men after some hard fighiing.
There are about 1000 men 10 camp q,
Vera Cruz.
O.. n. IL
bout to lave for the United States. when
he received an order from Gen. Scott 10
Join him 10 Puebla. Ks
There are no preparations 10 defend
any point betweeo Puebls and The Capt..
ial. All The odds and ends 81 the army
are collected 10 the city, about 90 600 ia
number. but poorly armed, and OF misefs.
bic 'ma'erisl There vas small groau,.-
eiaRisnio st The city Of Mexico. which,
was easily put down By Gen. Busitnen,e.
IL vas got up by factions 81 the peace
party and Of Comes Fsnasi party Their
cry was .down with Santa Annar but
The President I'D interim s,ilI msiniaios
his poSer and influence. Congress bss
refused 10 accept ms resignation.
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under comnand Of Worth and Qp,,m en-
|. Gen Scott will remain >, Paebsa until
be is reinforced
Mr.. Ksadsll, ia. letter from Puebls, dated
June 80. ssys:
The result IL the new election Tor Pre-
sideut. isno, ye, known. ~, the opia,on
gains ground that Herrera will be he suc.
cesslui candidate.
\ There are no troops between this ard
the city Of Mexico, nor ere there any for
iifea,ions 10 process Of construction. ei-
Their At Rio FRO or FL Penon. What with
the Nstionsl Guard. The Indians under
Alvarez. the Guansjualo troops ubder
CortazaF. and the odds and ends. uuder
Valencia and other Generals. there my
be some %. 900 badly armed and equip
ped At the capital. Az Wss doubt. hest
tstion and confusion.
II is said that Almonte has been sen
fenced 10 be shot q the capitol. fos bold.
ing treasoaable correspondence NTH one
Of our generals He is certainly in pri-
son. but ! hardly believe be will Be shot.
= s.lt Concentrated
A. he time u drsvisg nesr shen he elsciors Of
The .scharisslsvn District, pill b called upoa 70
eAoase ! School Commissieser, sni The writer Of
this eoassising The ess 10 hs one Of considerable
re,poasibilily and inpertsnse. be hopes thet fhal
msa m.y hs selected uhs d capable q giving The
systeu fair and honest trial u Issking sround
arnour s,,,r rood cifinrus q krlisxsa WILLIAM