Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-07-03
INTERESTING NEWS FROM VERA CRUZ

PIcAruSE OF JUNE 20.
The steamship Galveston arrived this morning
from Vera Cruz, whence she sailed on the evening
OF Tuesday, the 18th instant The news brought
by her is important and will be found in the SUBJ
joined correspondence, to which we refer.
The communications between Vera Cruz and
the army of Gen. Scott has been re-opened. Ii
will be seen by the first letter that train from
above, by no means large, came down through the
midst of the country occupied by the guerrlllas and
joined Gen. Cadwalader. This officer found little
difficulty in pursuing his march towards Jalapa.
There do not appear to have been any works
thrown up by the Mexicans, and they have been
dispersed with entire ease. They had become
emboIdened, by our apparent want OF skill, to ha-
rass our trains, but made no firm stand. The
American Eagle and some of our own correspon-
dents attribute all the difficulty growing out of the
communications to carelessness and bad management
on our part.
Our letters from Puebla are to the Sd instant,
five days later than we had before received. We
have not line direct from the city of Mexico later
than had before been received, but in our letters
various reports thence are given. The puros or
democrats of Mexico have attempted revolu-
ton and failed and that no very formidable re-
sistance to our advance to Mexico can be made.
The anxiety expressed here about the difficult pass
at Rio frlo has been misplaced. There is no Mexi-
can force there to oppose us. The defence to be
made, if any, will be much nearer the capital.
The depot at Jalapa is to be broken up. Perote
is selected for the main depot. rumor is current
at Vera Cruz that Tuspan is to be substituted for
Vera Cruz as the depot on the Gulf.
There is still great deal of sickness in Vera
Cruz, but there IS uery lille in the Castle of San
Juan. There has not been case of yellow fever
there, and only two deaths since Capt Blanchard
company left In the town there is much fever,
and the deaths average nine or ten day. 1t is
confined mostly to laborers and foreigners mot
Americans.) We make this statement on undoubt-
ed authority.
coRREsPoSDEScE OF THE PIcAYUSE
VEnA CRuz, JUNE 10, ls47
Yesterday another arrived here from Jaapa after
ing the gauntlet under the protection of about $50 SICK
wounded, and discharged soldiers.
was not until they arrived within miles Of the Ma
tonal Bridge that they had any idea of being moesed nor
had they any news of Col Mcntoh's command but learn
ing that large body of guerras would await them on the
at certain positions on the road they concluded to
push forward TO the bridge that night and possible pass
those places before the gueas could their
Accordingly, they arrived at the bridge about IL o'clock
night which they found barcaded guarded by guerrilla
sentnes who fled their approach Here they encamped
ioI the night but unfortunately, just they starting
OH the next morning they fired into by about twenty
Mexcans from height killing three of They
large number of the heights further off and there
doubt but that if they had not come on as far as they
did the night BEFORE the whole party would have off,
About six miles this side Of the bridge they met Gen. Cad
waladers command. No encounter had taken place since
Gen. Z. joined COL Mcintosh, but active preparations were
being made to proceed the journey Immediately and
possible, play the guerrilas Yankee trick For this pur
pose, Gen. g. had sent nearly all his Dragons by crcuous
route OF several miles the of the supposed position
the guerrilas, thereby, possible, off their retreat
ianty and he has doubt this given them something
remember him by learn that he had expressed his nten
ton OF following them up long there any hope of
ting the old with them, and feel satisfied from his
well known energy, that he will keep his word.
Gen. G. sent down by the train the sick and wounded of
his command and all the suffers and merchants who had gone
up with goods under the protection Of the detachment
An order reached Jalapa last Tuesday for the evacuation Of
that place within the space Of days after the receipt
ode the sick, wounded and public property all be
ed to Perote which will be the principal depot the
to Mexico This appears to be sincerely felt by the in
habans Of Jaapa many Of whom making preparations
to leave with their families for safer part Of the country
such place be found.
Those who remain will be entirely the mercy of the guer
ras, and those who have shown the least the Anne
rcans either from good will necessity will receive
cy at the hands Of these cut-ihroats.
am almost ashamed to bother you with umors, but II has
been reported here by nearly the officers and who
down with the train, that this depot is be Immediately
moved from this city to Tuspan that road is now being
ton will be cut off between this city and the interior very soon
and must admit that it looks little plausible although up
this time cannot learn that any orders have reached the
authorities here to that effect That such road be OPEN
ed bringing the two points within distance exceeding
seyenty-five miles of each other, there is doubt
Vessels are daily arriving with troops, and there now
about 1000 at camp ready proceed the interior of
them companies belonging to the different regiments
vEnA CRuz, Jusr il, Is47.
General Cadwalader marched with his command from the
place where he reached Col Mcintosh miles this side
Of the Puente Naciona the 10th instant reaching the
bridge about sundown, which he found occupied by the gue
rlas, as well as the heights around
Lieut. Blakely of the Yoigeurs detached with
on OF mountain howtzers and twenty men, and, supported
by the Infantry they ordered charge the BRIDGE which
they did in gallant style, and carried it but regret to say
that OF Lieut. BIS detachment he lost killed and
four wounded, Lieut. b. included among the latter having
received muske ball in the left leg They also lost five
horses but cannot learn the loss sustained by the infantry
in this particular charge The infantry Immediately charged
the heights carrying them in fine STYLE In the time
General Cadwaade fearing for the safety Of Captain Blair
and Captain Gatess compan Of vogeu who the
way to the command charge of train containing forage
and provisions supply the place of those captured from the
train while under the command Of Col Mcintosh, sent back
Capt Gatess company of dragoon who fell in with large
party OF gueras, who attacked hem and whom they noby
charged leaving ten dead Mexicans the field / cannot
hear what number Of wounded the National
Bridge Of other detachmens with the exception OF Lieutenant
Rhodes, who wounded in the knee and has returned