The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-11-19

INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE.

II -.TftrG! ~ McStcdnl ship Nelr OfiedgS- GC
ne'm Lanes sgtrGacc INTO PUebia-
Death 81 Capt. :. II. Hddfr-liro Du
Is , General intelligence, &c.
C ihe steam ship New Orleans, Capt. Aud
arrived at New Orleans on Friday morning
week, having LETT Vera Cruz On the Is
inst.
Il The British courier arrived at Vera Cruz
; ON The 3lth October, having l,i, Mexico on
the -Sth, TO which date NC have letters and
: papers.
Gen. Lane entered Pu,b,a on the lGtl
MT, with three thousand men and six piece,
= OF artii!ery--No says a despatch of Santa
p Anna. The latter could effect nothing
against him in the Final.
Mr.. Bankhead, the British Minister. ar
rVei at Vera Cruz on the Seth ut, and va,
received with military houcrS.
The principal part vt the force recently
. "hder Santa Anna is understood 20 have
marched for Qucrctaro. Being entirely
\ "nprovidcd for, they subsistcd Icy rapine and
plumber.
Capt. Walker, Of the rifles, yves killed in
the affair at lluaman,la.
Gen. Lane having arrived NJ prrntc. was
tiere joined by Capt. Walker and his COM
mand. Both advanced together Oh the Pu-
cbla road, till they reached thctown of Vrc-
yes. At this place Capt. Wakes. by crlcr
ct the commanding General. took M his
me OF march TO lluamantla, bv way Of the
towns Francisco and Guara>tla. On his
arrival at lluaman,la, <auggiuary en-
gagemcnt cn>ucd in the streets, between
the force of Capt. Walker. cosis,iug Of 80
mem ana that OF the MINlcanS. numbering
. ioJ)-the result of which was the total cN-
pu.sIon OF the enemy from the town, and lis
/ occupation by our va,,cutlittle army. which
!oSt III inc battle only SIX men. But the
gallant W aIker, after performing prodigieS
Q! Na!of, an" leafs OF the most daring chaE-
acter' tell IN single combat, pierced by the
spear 81 an enr"SGd iaiacr' who, goodcd To
actnal frenzy 10y the death OF his son. whose
tau beneath the arm Of Capt. Walker he
ma" yi>t Witnessed, rushed forward, heed
'e>N OF all Danger, 10 revenge his death, and
a,a'hih% the captain with almost iIre>lS,i-
,'e N."i'H''' plunge" ms spear INTO his bO-
ny, ana SIC" MN almost instantly.
Inc AIeNcanS lost two hundred men and
,''ec pieces ol 2ih"erF the latter were
thrown into -pllcy adjoining the town by
me Vitior>' who after the achievement Of
,'''F c'Je't ,'le dispersion OF the enemy
''r M"''H they were despatched 10 Ilna-
'i'.''IA' evacuated me place. and directed
'"'', course towards mai en- The PVcbia
foao, which they reached without any cp-
POSITION and there meeting with Gen,
'",'s' '"e co'H"'nt' Amtncan force cou'iu-
, n'' Us ,"arrA upon Iuebia. Into the city,
III " ''a'e OF instructions 1t entered IA pla-
,u','>' GtHN'I!h- III every step constant
an" {" u'4,c'rd lire OF musketry. which
J' 1>''' ''u' va '',' enemy F'Iea'ed, and or
0'' was i i,sl''yU III ever! quarter.
u"e' was I'HSn' near vera Cruz, out
80 '"' -''' '' -HviCF' on tHe urNt INST,
Ir'"c'" '"i - "aiInS'o" and White. Of
i.,'''''"'', '''. "''.", win .lN>N.i,' at sixty
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fro ,, Ca,. ~ ,.T lol,@''ir>. M the second
'''o orf'. .nI'.'' was >"ot III the abdomen
d st'ere oN' hot dangerous wound.
", ''',, a''eT>oh command has not left
-SI .l N'u"' a., ~ WIN De compose" OF at least
h., ''''"' l"c leN'' rangers 80 up with
Crr s,ra,
cen Zen sih''n ms yeen appointed Governor
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