The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-05-07
From the Ohio Statesman, Extra.

From the Ohio Statesman, Extra.
BY Overland Express for the Baltimore
Sun.
Saata Anna and La Frga al Zero Gordo
wHh tDelUe thousand .Men- Genera
T'p,ggs Scouting Party .4aaeked-
Skrmish,pg wiM The Enemy- Troop.
leaving Vera Cruz Generals Scott ana
= Worth on their ,oay 10 join Grn. 7piggs
-Assdssination If -7mericans, Gen. ScoH'.
Proclamation &c.
The Urit,d States steamship Mississip-
pl, CAPITA ain Wood, arrived at New Orleans
on the evening of the 22d inst from Vera
Cruz, from whence she sailed on the l4th
inst. The New Orleans Picayune and
Delta received by her their correspon-
dence, with filerof that invaluable jour
nal, the Vera Ctuzt American Eagle 7
from which the extracts below are made,
Moses Y. Beach, Esq came passenger
in the Massachusetts,. He left Tanpico
on the 18th, and brings dates from the
city of Mexico to the 81 inst.
The following letter is from Mr Kendall
considerable interests:
From the N O. Picayune.
Camp attsaa Juan, April IA, 1917.
arrived at this camp at II o'clock last
night, the road frou, Vera Cruz running
for the most part through heavy sand.
The division Of Gen. Worth, from the ex
cess;va heat and wearisome road suffered
incredibly.
The news in camp is stirring. Ane
press has come down from Gen. I'wiggs
TO the effect that Santa Anna was before
him, at Cerro Gordo, with l5,0O0 men, as
near as could be judged from reconno's-
sance made by Capt. Hardie aud other
officers Outrageous.
Lieut.. Col j. T.. johnson has been seri>
ously but not mortally wounded while ex
aiming Santa Annals works, which ap>
pear to be succession of breastworks oD
the eminences in the vicinity Of Cerro
Gordo. Everything would now SO to show
that Santa Anna is determined to make a
bold stand.
A dragoon who had been sent down ex-
press by Gen. Twiggs, was yesterday
found shot by the roadside just beyond
this. His papers had not been touched
The Mexicans are playing bloody, and
at the same time bolder game than is usual
for them, as it is thought they have killed
no less than fifty of our men within the
last three days on the road.
Gen. Scott stopped las, night nine miles
from this o>night he viii reach Gen.
Twiggs position. II Santa Anna is as
strong as he is represented, he probably
v i'll not be attacked for two or three days
Iwrite in great hasts. G. w. X.
The New Orleans Delta brings US the
following interesting letters form their
Of the N. o. Daily Delta
VERA CRuz, April l3, lS47
Eds. Eeia-As | stated in my letter of
his morning, the Brigade of Gen. Worth
ook up the line of march for Jalapa, but
rom rather sudden indisposition, the
Sener did not leave with them. About
one o'clock an express reached him, with
he important Information that the column
,f Gen. Twiggs had fallen in with large
'orce of the enemy at Cerro Gordo, a
trong position beyond Puenta Nacional,
md that skirmish had taken place be
ween Twiggs' advance guard and the en-
my +, in which Capt. Johnson, Topogisphi.
al Epg,neer, was severely wounded, and
everal others. In half an hour after the
eception Of this news, General Worth
ad mounted his horse aud was of-so sud-
en-. indeed, that | missed him noiwith.
landing | repaired to his quarters to
ather the particulars as soon as | heard
There is no doubt al all but that Santa
Inna, with from $4,000 to Is 900 men, is
'etween us and Jaisps. II Is conceded
70 all sides. Bat fGen. Twigg. does not
'b'P him, be viii al least keep him 10