Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-06-26

Lieut.. Col Mcintosh The train had in charge $685. 900
in specie, of which 100000 belonged to the Psymas
ters Department. the remainder TO the Quaremasers One
hundred and twenty-five wagons and hundred packmues
were in the train, which escorted by 500 troops.
The train left Vera Cruz the night of the 4th instant
and Sunday, the 8h when had advanced about TWEEN
five miles, it attacked by large party Of gueras
The place well selected for the purpose by the Mexican
being represented dee broad enough for single wagon
only II said too, that slight works had been thrown up
by the Mexcan to obstruct advance The attack was
made upon each extremity of the train and upon the centre
at the same tmethe principal point, however, being the
wagons which were supposed to contain the specie.
Private accounts represent that the attack far
cessfu that forty Of wagons destroyedhough not
those containing the specie-wo hundred mules loaded with
subsistence taken and thirty of men killed The
American Eagle the 9th says loss is varous estimated
at from four to twenty, but private from responsible
sources give the loss, have done, at thirty men.
The check that Col. Mcintosh determined
not to hazard advance without reinocements Our troops
accordingly enenched themselves behind their wagons, and
dispatches to Gen. Cadwaader Vera Cruz The
General left on Monday evening, the 7th instant, with force
of about five hundred men and four howzers. Private
say further, that the 10th part of the vogeurs
also left, with four howitzers to join the train.
The Eagle represents that troops received the attack
with the cooness and that the enemy being repused
fell back towards the Puente Naciona which suppose
they may attempt defend No later news fiom The train
had been received the morning of the l the day the Mas
sachusets left On the 10th large mail dispatched
this port the propeller Washington which may be hourly
expected Her letters may bring us further details
No later had been received from the army of General
Scott The is obvious; for the present at least the
communication has been entirely Off We do regard
this at all alarming, for Gen. Cadwalader will doubt
open passage to Jaapa at but it indicates necessity
for cavalry force upon the line clear away the br
gands which inst it, and who have mustered greater
force than had been anticipated attack train guarded by
800 troops.
But the audacy Of these gueas does not stop here They
entering Vera Cruz and stealing horses For several
nights alarms had been created in the city by these predatory
attempts Private letters say that sixty horses stolen
from pen in the immediate vicinity of the town.
The New Orleans Bulletin states that the train
which was attacked consisted of one hundred and
thirty-two wagons and six hundred pack-mules.
The fighting continued at intervals for three days,
with loss side of thirty men, besides hundred Of
the pack mules captured and thirty five Of wagons with
their contents destroyed prevent them from falling the
hands of the enemy the horses having been killed the pre-
vous fighting. 1t thought Col McINTosH could hold
his position until the arrival of Gen. CADwALADER.
On the evening of the 10th body of twenty-five guerllas
made attack fourteen Americans and Mexicans
who in charge of horses about five miles from the city
The Mexcans, not answering the challenge, fired
by the guard and six killed. but they succeeded in
ryng off ten horses. The morning the two Mexcans
persuaded the second in command accompany them in
of these horses and they of sight
of the guard they hung the officer, and mounting another
Mexican his horse, succeeded in driving off sixty Of the
best horses stronger force sent from the city, but