The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-09-09


he evening Of the 2lst Instant. At that
,mc the Fashion had not arrived there
though constantly expected. She left here
tho evening Of tho 18th.
The most important news by this arr.
,al concerns the movements of Gen. Scott.
There had bocn various rumors on the 5ub. /
cct IN Vera Cruz, many Of which our cor
respondent knew to be uniounded, but he
whites US on the afternoon Of Saturday, the
2lsl instant, on what he considers, =" the
best authority" that the vanguard Of Gen.
SCOTS army was at Ayoila on Friday, the
3lh instant, and up 10 that date had not
fired a gun. This news reached Vera
Cruz by gentleman who left Ayo,la on
he 18th, coming down by way Of Ora
b. Ayotla is but twenty one miles from
The CITY Of Mexico, being twenty miles be. /
yond the pass Of Rio Emo. We now turn
for a momea, TO other subjects Of great in.
crest.
The expedition which LEFT Vera Cruz a.
but the 18th instant, 10 reinforce Major
Lally's command was composed Of Capt.
Wells company Of the 18th Infantry, Capt.
Illlle's company Of the iih Infantry, and
Cap. Fairchild's company Of Louisiana
Rangers, all under command OF Captain
Wells. They returned to Vera Cruz on
nc l7th, after having proceeded as Ear as
National Bridge, where ...oy expected TO
oycr'uke Mnlor Laliy's command. Major
llllY, however, had gone on, and BY sub.
.cqlcnt ad,lces at Vera Cruz il i known
laa he had carried up hrs tram in safety,
BEYOND Jalopa.
The command of Capt, Wells were com.
-clol TO fight their way 10 the Bridge, and
i.ey made the attempt TO pass i. but found
4 the heights occupied BY the gperriiids,
Mo opened heavy fire upon them, kill I
nearly al tae mules AMI forcing the
Whole party to retire. They lsit the IS hole
y lAeir wagons save only one 10 tho pos
session Of the enemy. Al the baggage OF
tie officers and knapsacks OF the men
uh,ch were in the wagons, tell lnto the
bands Of the Mexicans, and little else be .
/, BE-. the mail vas saved. The loss Of men
ibis affair has been five Of siN killed anl
lao or three wounded, aud sevcral men
l4,. subsequently died from !d'is1c and
t,08sure oa the march.
,lout eish, miles THIS SIDE The Badge
CIR, Wells, on his advance, detached ?
1eoons, accompanied BY Dr Cooper,
STA directions to 90 luraafi cautiously
NJ. i they found II prulenl q report q
VI y, Lally; but Il they encountered any
..'4clc, 10 return and report tie fact j!
n Al. Nas H.a ..f
..- party, and /. Is supposed the Whole
yc hlgn into tao hands Of the AleNlcans.
I'll taciyc dragons &c suppose 10 be
rpla Of Fauchlld's company Dr.. Coo.
M vas lhe surgeon eho vent Up Nith The
li7.
Capt Wells had Gge successive engage.
-enls with the enemy before the ilnal at.
4r al tie Bridge. In THIS the, Mexlcans
ll one piece Of artillery engaged, from
,.ich they cred grape, and we're thu.
10 make good lheif stan1 agllnsi the
nmaud o. Cap. NeIls,
Mai Lally on going up with the tram Is
SAD have had sharp sktfm.sh w,th the
gserHas al Cerro Gorda, and 70 have *
eclcl another brush with them q, Ia
|Il5ya. W accouats Of these uliiirs hive
ca received, but our latesi letters say
a.s there Is no doubt u The safety Of the
rltn. No news had been heard Ut Vera
Cruz II Capt Bcsancon's company for
fortnight. TWAS out On scout "hon aa@s
-.lched there lha, MAJ Lal5 required rc-
urccmenia, and il IS by mauy supposed
Aat the company cell 10 With tic tram
lal, crossing tho National Bridge, cont
med Up With i. Others ngan think dlf
srcuuy, aud suppose the whole company
11' been cut off by the MesIelas. such
The tenor Of our latest letters.
In regard 10 Gen. Scots march, there
we're rumors at Vera Cuz that lie bad
mot the enemy aud rcpplsed them after a
.arp engagement, IN winch he lost soc
men. THIS the Myxicaus regarded as
victory on their part, as their loss was IN.
a.u.hcan, Notwithstanding lhcsc details,
IN correspondent writes that there IS no
ruth 10 them whatever. Iie also constd.
,is the announcement of the Sun Of Ana.
mac that Gen. Scott arrived at Ayolla on
Tie llth as a statomun, hszatded upon
mere rumor He has confidence 10 the
,cmcily 81 the man who arrived on the
lin, and declares the vanguard Of SCOTS
army 10 have been 10 Ayotla OF the 18th,
Ia,nr met 10 resistance 50 far. Both the
Vera Cruz papers aul our correspondents
believed that Gen, Scot vas n possession
ot Mcvico by the 2Oth instant put they
had no information 10 this effect.
We have more minute accounts on board
The ship Agnes Of tho various engagements
with the guerriIas mentioned above. The
N''slssppb beng fast sailct, has an''ei-
lacd those accounts, but without supply .
ng all the details.
We have no letter direct from the army.
The Bolc,ia dc las Noucias, Of Jalapa,
says that more correspondence from the
army has been Intercepted by the gucrnl. .
1'' THIS paper appears to have adsiccs
itom Pucbla 10 the 10th instant, but only
states that the last dlyl.ion Of the AmcTl-