Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-05-22
From the Phila. Ledger of the 18th inst.
lMPORrANr FROM mExICO.

| Late from Vera Crns,
Taking Of ,5alopa The Cnstle ofPtro,e in
Possession of United States Troops
Advance Of oar Army into the Interor--O Ocsu.
patton OF Jalspa and Pefote>Pueb!a next.
! as Reported-Santa Anna at Orizabs. afraid
to return to the CITY Of Mexco-D sasscction
q: the Capitsl-Moral and Physical Pros,ra.
ton o. M.xico--Gen. Shields yet Alive
Hopes OF his Recovery. &c, &c.
We received BY Special Express from the
South this morning. "a hours in advance of the
nsa, the following impor,sn, Intelligence from
Mexico. 1t will be seen that Gen. SCOTS army
is rapidly penetrating to the interior Of Mevico,
and has already taken possession Of Jalapa and
Perotc. The latter Is town 35 miles AeyonS
Jaapa. and con,sining 10000 inhsb,an,s II
is one hundred and eight from Vera Cruz and
one hundred and seventy one from the city OF
Mexico. One of,he Eve Pr;ccipal fortresecs OF
the country is here. But this strong place has
been taken fosecssion Of BY General Worth hsv.
ing been dismsntlcd BY the Mexican.
The rapidi,y Of SCOTS movement, and his
successes have shaken the courage OF the Mex.
cans and given them no time TO reorgsnize thrir
bro.gen army. The march 10 ,he Capital will
probably be uninfeded f continued immediate.
ly. Santa Anna is afraid 10 return lest he
should be assassinated> He Is \, q desperate
condition bot the sooner The Mexicsns are
brough, by their ,nisfortunes and revcrsps to ,
sense Of their cosd.siun. The sooner they will he
disposed to come to terms.
Progress OF rho Array.
From the N. o. Commercial Times, Of May 6. ]
BY the arrival here last evening, Of Inc steam.
ship New Orleans. Capt. Wright, which left
Vera Cruz OH the 29th ult., Ne have received
mass of letters and papers from Onr friends
and correspondents in that city. General Scott
is vigorously pressing the enemy, af1ording the
defeated Mexicsns no respite. Jalspa and Pc.
ro'e have been occupied and the scpot, was
current. when the New Orleans set sail, that
Gen. Scott was on the point Of making a de.
mons.ration On Puebla hselt. Nothing is more
likely, since .s.ere appears 30 De now no orgsn-
z,tioh Of ,roops to impede the march Of our ar.
my even 10 the Capital. Santa Anna, when
last heard from, was in SO forlorn condition,
that il was expected he would give himself up
to the American Governor of Vera Cruz, pre-.
rerring to trust himself 10 the generosity Of an
open foe. to exposing himse,fto the tender mer
cies of his own countrymen. who now denounce
him as their be,rayer. We lay before our rea-
ders the following extracts from the Eagle of
the 2s,h, and the Mexican Chronicle. q new
paper, established at Vera Crus. in English and
Spanish. Of the Goth and 2elh ult.
The Mexican Army, after the heavy .sses
of killed and w,,undrd, amongst which .As.. Gen.
C,ri,co Vssques and other chiefs and officers Of
less note. who fell on the field Of battle. has
broken up altogether. no, an officer or soldier
remaining with their sta r,lsrd
chief was the first. according to some, and the
las, according TO others, to leave the Held, nc
compsnied by only twenty Eve dragons, taking
the by-ways; and a party 10 even io.ud ,u as.
sert that he saw him in one Of tie villages Of
the Sierfa, in search Of heroes to remoun, his
escort
The fact Of this General not having ral,en
back upon lalaps, has len room for the supposi
,ion that his Hight IL prompted by the f-ss oTSe.
! ing sacrificed. Tor treason imputed to him. and
which has M other foundation than the adverse
results experienced BY the Mexirsn arms in eve.
| ~ encounter with the Amerrsns.
General Canslizo, in his trtseat on Puetls,
dismantled the tort of Perote, carrying or all
the ordu.ncs he could. and spik,ng such as he
! had to leave behind He set at liberty oil the
/ criminals confined there, including the sssss
/ sins Of Falconi and his bro,berin-la who some
of our readers will remember to have been cru.
ely murdered in this city,
! In consequence, the American troops advun-
ced in triumph from Sierra Qotdo on lalspa
where the corporation end civil authorities wen,
out TO meet them, and took possession Of the e,
~, where they behaved themselves in the same
quiet and orderly manner - in this city.
The inhabitants Of Jaispa, adopting different
!'ne Of conduct from that ot many persons in thu
place, remsned in their houses, and have unds
ceived themselves, wi,hnu, the expense and IN
convenience OF Travelling. ,hs, they will be NJ
q where ssfef than nndst the protection OF the A
meriesn chiefs. All the inhabitants Of this cit,
who were living there, satisfied also on thi
point, are disposed TO return to their homes, an.
,sko csfe Of THAR Concerns, only waiting hi
hrs. opportunity to stfsc. h.-Chsssicie, 2ed
uliime.