Washington telegraph., 1847-08-25
From he N O. Picasane, Aago Q,
LATER FROM GEN. sCorWS ARMY,
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP
FASHION,.

4 General Engagement E4peeted-.Sda
Ia Anna and Congress QUdrrelling-
Gen. Piefce'i mrindl al l'erote-Re.
ported Actioa wah The Guerrdids.-
Death Of Lituieadats Tipioa qad S'af
geon, dc.
The L. 5. steamer Fashion, Capt. Ivy,
arrived Friday evening from Nem Cruz,
bringing us dates from that city To the III
inst. ller news is most important. She
bringsa large mail.
Con. Scott was siill at Puehla eli the
3Dh july. Tho news OF tho Nationals =
extra was totally uniounded, as we be.
lieyed and have coulendrd from the first.
Before going further We may mention
that since The Fashion has been absent she
has made one voyage from Vera Cruz to
fampieo aud back, The Mary kingsland
hal arrived at Vera Cruz from Mobile with
troops, aud the Telegraph aud New Or.
leans from this port.
The eourier ol tho British legation ar.
rived at Vera Cruz On the 3lst uli.. with
correspondence from Mexico to tho a0Ia Of
july aud tom ruebla la the sob,
Our letters from Vera Cruz differ some.
what from Mr, kcnda.l's in regard To the
probable movements o. Gen. Scott, They
represent lho chances ul peace in mafe
favorable light than Mr, X ani think the
resistance 10 our advance will be almost
nominal. Ma, kcudall thinks differently
aud gives his reasons.
In Mexico every thing was at siaes aud
scseus. Congress has referred Mr.. hue.
hanans letter back % tho Executive, aud
thrown npun him all tao responsibilities ol
the war. ALanl 2d,aoO nm are collect.
Tor the defence ol The city, Lni The peace
patty ia the town Is yei strong and iHereas
ius. aud ihey hare no hhh IN their gene
rals.
Cen Pierce with his train aud convey.
had arrived sala IN prrolo. Gen Scott, II
vii hc seen, desp4tshrd Gru. Smilh' ;
brigade lrpm purbil 10 meet him. II viii
be seen that ir. Kendall believes Gen
Seoa would ADVANCE the first week IN Au.
gnzt upon Nclleo, aud that there would he
the sryeiesl haila ui The var. Tho Meh.
leans afh ii.ly pacplfedlI receive hiia.
The sun ol Anlhuae gitus the follow.
ing account ol an eneoanitf between Gen.
PieIes's irain aud the gurnilas. II must
be regarded as fumor, ,ays our CORES.
pau .rui. and - loo .ays Tue sun
\ Respectable p.fson ol The city has IN.
formed u that letter has becn received
yesIerday morning by citizen u lhis
place, rum guerrilla chiel. stating thai
the gHefFiHrr0s. abUui goo IN number, At.
tackled the Tram commanded 10y Gen,ral
Pierce, nrar the National Bridge. The
lener SAYS tho Americans approached un
der the lifo OF tho Mclicsns until they az.
rived within hunJiej yBtd. Of hem, when
the American infantry oponei deadly Gfe
on them, iurcing them 10 rrlfeai. While
tho Nelieans were retrralin. the Amer
can cavalp rushed on Ihom, sword IN hand,
aud killed about one hundred MoIican,.
The position Of tho Melicans was une ul
tie strongest that cea!d be found IN the
country. The Americans passed The biidgr
al,cr this sIccrss,ul engagement.
4 gcnlIeman who conyrrsrd with Santa
Anna since tie middle of July-wc are
told this on tho beat authority in Vera
CmG-iounl him ia favor ol negotiating,
bat dreaiiug 10 assume ihe responsibility. /.
Gen. Na,enlia had arrived at the capital
with iuur lh01sand men from San Luis
pJlosi-al full oi fight. This cmbar.
IasssI Santa Anna. llu lell himself too
strong To give up without fight.
Our letters mrniun the death of Lieut..
Upton, Of tho rifles, and Lieut.. Sturgeon.
oi Dne Of tho Pennsylvania regiments
The former was the sou ol rA.Scnnior
Upton oI lndiana,-lhe latter Of Senator
Surgeon, ol Pennsylvania.
Cen. shields health 10 nearly rc.cslab.
ed as his many friends viii bs delighted
10 hear.
Two letters from l.icll. Whpp.o are
published in the papers. lle Is treated
kindly Us prisoner Of war, and expects
shortly 10 DO exchanged. lie was Oh his
way to sOIdoya at last accounts. Tho let.
lers are too long for US today. Coy. Soto
hes him IN charge, to whom Gov. Wilson
has written, thanking him ior his ciytlilies.
4 drunken Mexican tho other day stabb.
ed Lieut.. kondaIl, Of the Vera Cruz p0.
leo, aud two other men. Some Mexican
horse thieves hsyo been caught outside oI
the walls Of Vera Cruz with ten Of our
horses in lholr possession.
The health oi tho city Of Vera Cruz Is
improving, say tho papers. We viii give
the official statement IN our neat, but the
average jai > mortality is about nine. The
rjmEO is decreasing.
Tho following in relation to the cracua.
ton Of lUbasco is from the sun of Ana.
huac Of the eth ult.
Tho L. S. steamer Mississippi, Com.
Perry, arrived yesterday at Lilardo, bring.
ing with him the steamers Scorpion, SPIT.
lre and -Nncn.
The forces have been Withdrawn from
the city of Tobasco, in consequence Of the
severe sickness which prevailed among