The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-10-21

vera Sfu1, SciFtelna CT ~, lslI.
A deiat haeLt returned last night fIom
Gen. Isne's command, 1hich had sr,iv.
ell 81 The Nat onsl BIidee wilhou, en-.
count' ring any srIious obstacle, although
the gnenIllas made their sppearacce On
several occasions 10 small Numbers. with.
out doing any hsfm 10 our commend.
fau Will be surprised when ! TELL Won
that this d,tachmeni was sent bark 10 o.
tain ommmiiion. !, appears that upon
The arrival ol Gen. Lanes command u
The Bridge aHp"H was current thar CsuO
Gordo had been fortified by the gurrtIlIss,
and wss occupied BY them in fcire. Pee.
Parsilons we're msde 10 continue on aud
attack Them. but upon inspection u va.
iouEd that The men on The average had
only aboo, tighf cartridges each, and u
was impossible 10 continue with The pros
pert Of sighting over two hund. ell mites
OF the wsy without powder and chat.
Arequsilinn calling for 100. 600 rounds
has be,n 6lled 10 DAY, and nil the spare
troops I.oui'i.na fangersl will 90 along
10 tscors IL; hui this command only took
about 81 days provisions along, and by
the time this ammunition reaches them
ihey must run abort 81 place y here pro-
Visions c.nnot be had except from Jslsps
or this eIly Tor On large body Of men.
Truly ID . 10 a serious affair. II il IS
singular az u is true. But the difficulty
Of transportation iron this 10 the bridge
b very great, and | am told ,ha, Lieut..
Col. Hughes's command have been oblig.
ell 10 live for several days upon half rauons
Of bread: yet his teams have been taken 10
send down here Tor this ammunition in.
stead oi provisions for his command.
Then again, having taken all the mounted
Volunteers Tor this escort, IL 10 Impossible
for the commanding officer al this post
10 supply them with what they rsquue.
Fresh beef can be obisined in abundance,
but men cannot live on this alone. patti.
eularly as the uonps stationed there are
not acclimsted, and am also informed on
good sulhority that the yellow fever has
made ne appearance amongst them, as
w. u as in Col. Coilins's CON IN aud Of the
San Jnar.
Gil. Collins's command, which 10 ste
timed al The San Juan Bridge. was at.
tackled lew days since BY the guerrilla,
who killed one private and wounded two
Others. which shows thai notwithstanding
he lower part of the road is fully occu-
pied by The Americans, i. is occupied by
The gueulllss also. ..sG 49, u.@#1 ..-3 ~
~8 Vera Cruz. September IS, lsI7
! have jus, seen note from MAJOR Lsl.
w. dated the 23d instant, at Jalapa. in
which he states tia, every thing was
quis, there. not having had an alarm FOR
a month. lie says that the wound be re-
ceived on the road TO that place, in the
neck. came very near killing him. but 1t
10 now doing quite we'll. From letters
That arrived By The came convey ance there
are an hnndred rumars from Gen. SCOTS
command, and but one inporian, item,
aud that 10 a proclamation IRON San:a
Anna, in WHICH the people OF Mexico are
'ht"rned that he has resigned the Office
Di President of the Republic. and the
Senior Rens v Pena has been initiated in
his place. | will Try To obtain copy Of
Ibis proclamation aud forward il by the
ssst boat, As the reports that come down
IRE very currently believed by majority
u 'be residents, | will give you lit 81
hen before the boa, leaves if 40 later
,sss Je,ches us from Mexico in shape
hat ssu be relied upon.