Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-07-01
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
From te ". q. Picay,ne. June IL.
LATER FROM VERA CRUZ.

LATER FROM VERA CRUZ.
Attack on Wtron Train by Mexican Guerrilla Par.
N-lhiriy Amerl' ans surpassed TO be- Killed. FortS
Wagons Desiroyed-Dcah Of Major Boswv rth, Pay.
master l.. y. Army.
The L ;. ship Massachusetts, Cant Wood arrived
lat evening from Ncn Crez WHENCE she sailed ON The
evening oi the ,h inst, The Massachusetts brings o.
yer 100 SICK a'd wounded soldiers under charge Of DIR.
ah'r, besides The following passengers Mr.. Joseph
llarod. DIR. Tudor. 4. ). A fufser Bryan of tn. ma
w, and Mr.. Bas"orlh aud two servants
he roniifo IL represented The ncreasn OIL Vera
,rnz We regret extremely 10 say that paymas OF
hdsworh, who sailed roin here uny on the 18th uli,
sekened aud died IN Vera Cruz OF The ron,ifo His rc-
mains were brought back the Massachusetts in charge
ii his brother.
Quite tho most inpoan, Intelligence lfohph by this
ARRIVAL relates 10 an attack upon large tram BY the Mex
lean gacrr'las which has bean partially successful By
the fanny we o rned that tram was 10 leave Vera
trn2 On the morning of the 9Th inst for pnebla under
command Of 1t Col. Mcintosh The train had in chargd
e!|oooo IN specie OF winch SIN one hundred thousand
belonged TO the Paymuste Department. the remainder
to the tlnaricrnastors. One hundred and twenty-five
wagons aud SIX hundred pa k mules in Tie lrain,
which wa, escorted by 100 troops
The tram len Vera Cruz the night Of the 4th
lust. and On sunday the 9Th, when il advanced about
twenty five miles. II attack by large party ofpuer.
rllas
The place was we'll selected Tor the purpose by the
NieSicans ang represented dce broad enough f,r
single wagon only II is said, too that slight works
vance Ihea,iach made upon the m The train
anu upon the centre Mt the same me Tho princpal paint
however being the way ms which supposed ~ CON-
tain the specie
Private accounts represent that the attack was 80 tat
successful that ioy Of our wagons destrJ we'd
though not those containing the specie Two hundred
hh'es loaded win Subsistence taken, aud thirty Of
our men KILLED. The American Eaule Of the OH snys
our loss ~ 'afously estimated AT from four twenty. but
private nccou ns, from responsible sources give the s
AS We have done. NJ thirty men. The check was SO NE
we're that Col Mcintosh determined To hazard an nd
vance without relnioiccmenis Our troops accordingly
enrenchc' themselves behind their Wagons aud des-
patches were sent oil " Gen Cadwalad,r AT Vera Cruz
The General leii on Monday evening" the III inst win
force 81 about five hundred aud four liowyers-
invac accounts say further thai the 10th part If
the voligeurs aso ir with four howitlors To oin The
train.
The Eagle represents that our troops received the a.
tack vita the utmost jlness and that the enemy being
rspuised fell back towards the Puene Macdonald which
s'nesupposc they may attempt defend No later news
from the tram had been received the uJrainr M tho
Ill., the day the Massachusetts left. On the 10Th .
larry mail vas despatched Ii this port on the propelrr
" ashineion. which may be hourly expected. Her Let
ters may bring nsf,,rthsr details.
No later news had been received from the army of Gem
Scott The reason is obvious for the present at least
the communication has brrn entirely cut III We do nos
regard this al all alarming fer Gen Calw alaJer will no
dabl open passage 10 Jaapa at once bul indicates
necessity Tor some cavalry force upon the line clear
inc bfigands winch nitst II, and
nn tered III greater force than had anticipated to at
tack u train guarded by 500 troops.
bnt the nudacly of these gnerras does stop here
They are entering Vera Cruz and stealing our horses
For several nights alasa been cheated the city by
these predatory attempts Private letters sly that six.
" horses were stolen from pen the immediate vi.
ciniiy OF the town. regiment Of Texas Rangers, it
seems to u.s. would find ample scope for employment ia
the clniiy Of Vera Cruz.
The Steamers Palmetto and Edith arrived at Vers
! mn lp mat hos I.l
also arrived with one company OF voltgeurs. On the
Pameiio lady is said 10 have arrived from New Or.
leans IN search Of runaway slave. Her pursuit is rep.
resented as successful.
We await anxlously our letters by the Washington-
From he NJ o. Bulletin, June H.
On the evening Of the 10Th. body of % guerrillss
made attack On IA Americans. and 2 Mexicans who
were m clatg oi horses. about I've from the city.
The Mexcans mol oriny the challenge, were fired
upon by the guard aud SIX killed. but they succeeded IN
carrying of hoses The morning the two Mex
leans persuaded the second in command, 10 accompany
them IN search Of the HORSES and as they were
out OF sight Of the guard they hung the officer aud
ted another Mexican On his horse, succeeded in driving
off sky ot the best horses. stronger force was sent
from tie city, but neither the Mexcans horses were
10 be found.
The from Vera Cruz infested and complete.
ly blocked up by The guerrlas- communication with
Gen. SCOTS army cut off, and there had been no
recent Intelligence from hun. he road could only he
opened by strong escorts all messengers and small par
ties way land and murdered
On the day the Massachusetts left. there was a report
Of new revolution m the city OF Mexico, but nothing
positive known how f,r the report night be de-
pended on
II was fully believed at Vera Cruz, that there would
be another Cerro Godo battle, after Gen. ScoTT received
his reintJcements before he could the capital.
The vomo existed u a consd cradle extent and was
ncreasing the daily deaths about 20, chiefly Amer
leans.
The Garrison weak but fears entertained Of
an attack, as the Mexcans from the country have grea
ter dread Of the vomito, than the Americans