Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-09-07
DAILY PicAYCSE EXTRA, !
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 800 A. M
Later from Vera cruz.


ssFETY OF MAJOR LALLY's TRAIN.
Rcuulsc Of Americans at National Bridge.
The schooner Mississippi arrived fiom vera
crnz on Sunday. having sailed thence On the
evening OF The 2ist instant. A! HAL Tune the
Fashion had no, arrived there, though constantly
expected. She Lett here The evening OF the II b.
The most important news BY This arrival con.
Germs The movements ot Gen. Scott. There had
been various rumors on The subject in vera Cruz,
many Of which our correspondent knew 10 De
un.uunded, hut he writes us on the afternoon OIL
Saturday, The 2lst insi on what ne considers The
hes. Al authority thai The vanguard Of Gen. SCOTS
army was al Ayoila on Friday, The 18th inst, and
I'D 10 that date had moi fred a gun. This news
reached Vera Cruz by gentleman who left yot-
la on the 18Th, conixg down BY way OF OrIzaba.
Ayolla is bul 81 miles from the city OF Mexico,
being 20 miles beyond The pass OF Rio Frio. We
BOW tuIn for q moment 10 Clher subjects OF great
interest.
The expedition which left Vera Cruz about
the - b ins!srt 10 reinforce Major Lally's COM
manG was composed OF Capt. Wells company
of The 18th infantry. Capt. Haile's company oil
the l4lh infantry, ard Capt. Fairchild's company
Of Louisiana Rangers, all under command oil
Canaan Wells. They returned 10 Vera Cruz
on The l7lh, alter having proceeded as lar as Ma
| ,ional Bridge, where they expected 10 oyeT'aKe
| Major Laliy's command. Major Laliy, how.
ever, had gone on, ard By subsequent adyices al
Vera Cruz il is Known that he had carried up
his ira in 10 safely beyond Jalapa.
The command of Capt, Wells was compelled
TO fight their way 10 lie Bridge; and they made
The allen mr. 10 pass il, bu iouEd all he heights &C.
| cupied by The suerriAs, who opened a heavy fire
| upon them, killing rearly ali The mules and FOR.
cling The whole parry TO Teiire. They lei! The
| whole OF lheii wagons, save onlv one, in Inc pos
session oi The enemy. All The baggage Of The OIL
fice.s and knapsacks Of the men, which we're IN
the wagons, fell into The hands Of The Mexicans
| and little else besides the mail was saved. The
loss of men in This affair has been FIVE or six kill.
| ed and Two or three wounded, and several men
| have subsequently died from iatigue anu expo
sure on The march.
About eight miles This side OF the Bridge, Capt
| Wells, on his advance, detached twelve dragons
| accompanied by Dr.. Cooper, with directions IL
90 forward cautiously, and, if they found il pru
| DENT, 10 report 10 Maj. Lally; but il they enconp
tered any obstacles. 10 return and report The fac
a, once. Nothing has since hen heard Of thh
party, and il is supposed Tie whole have fallen in
10 The hands of the Mexicans. These Twelve dra
ooons we suppose to be a portion OF FaiIchild'
company. DR.. Cooper was the surgeon who wen
up with The Train.
Cap. Wells hal five successive engagement:
with the enemy before The final affair al III
Brirge. In This The Mesicans had one piece o
artillery engaged, from which they fired grape
and were thus able 10 make good their slan'
aeains. The command of Capt. Wells
Maj Lally on going up with The train IS san
to have had a sharp skirmish with The guerrilla
al Cerro Gordo, and 10 have expected anolhe
brush with them al La Hoya. No accounts q
these Affairs have been received, but our lales
letters say that there is no doubt OF The safetv G
The train. No news had been heard al Yer;
6sEu. as,~es dds o,ra s,nue~sen lexsreacne
there that Major Lally required Reinforcement
and il is by many supposed that the company IL
in with The Train, aud, crossing The Naiiona
Bridge, continued up with il. Oilers again thin
differently. and suppose The whole company ha
been cut Of by The Mexicans. Such is the leno
of our latest letters.
In regard 10 General SCOTS march, there were
rumors al Vera Cruz iha, he had met The enem,
and repulsed them after a sharp engagement, il
which he lost 800 men. This the Mexicans re
gaided as a victory on their part, as their los
was insignificant. Notwithstanding these de
tails, our correspondent writes that there is n,
truth in them whatever. he also considers tn
announcement of The Sun OF Anahuac, that Gen
Scott arrived at Ayotla ON the ll,h, as a state
men; haZarded upon mere rumof. lie has con
idence in the veracily OF the man who arrived oil
the Dist, and declares the vanguard Of Scou'
army TO have been in Ayol!a on The 18Th, having
met no resistance so lar. Both The Vera Cru,
papers and our correspondent believed that Gen
Scott was in possession OF Mexico by The 20lf
inst. but they had no information TO this effect
We have more minute accounts on board III,
ship Agnes OF lie various engagements with III,
euerrillas mentioned above. The Mississippi
being a fast Sd iler, has anticipated those accounts
but without supplying all The details.
We have no letter direct from the army. TIL,
Bole,in de las No.icias, OF Jalapa, says tina
more correspondence from the army has been in
tercepled by The euerrillas. This paper appears
10 have advices from Puebla TO the 10Th instant
bu, only states lha, The last division Of The Anne
rican army Lett on tina, day, 1000 strong.