Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-07-05
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
From The ~ q. Pieapne Eri,a. .june ~.
IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE.

lMfoNTANT INTELLIGENCE.
ia.e fr,m Gca Scots .l,ny.
C,mmuni = l.ons Rcopcncd with Gen Scolt-Gcn. Cad
wslader's Dispersion Of the Gurrras--Skirmish
the National Bridgc-,Daapa 10 he abandoned and De
pot transferred 10 PerOc No Dcienccs nj Rio Fro--
Ahorve attempt at Revolution In Mesco.
The steamship Galveston arrived this morning from
Vera Cruz. whence sho sailed the evening OF TUESDAY
the l5iG inst The news brought by her Ia important
and will be- found IN the snbnlned correspondence,
which we rcirf, We will cndcayor III brief 10 note the
mos lnterrs,'ngpoin
The communications brtwocn Vera Cruz and the army
III Gen, Scott have been rcoponed. II will be by
the first letter that train from alnye by means large
came down through the midst OF the country occupied by
the guor,llas and joined Gen. CadNaaor. This officer
found liiile difficulty IN pursuing his march towards Ja
aIa. There do not appear 10 have hecn any works
thrown by the MeNlcas, and the, have been dsper
sed with entire They have hteone embodened BY
apparent want al skill 10 harass trains, but made
no firm stand The American Eagle and some Of our
own correspondents attribute oil the difficulty growing
sn ct the communications 10 carelessness and had
aeement on our pari icilcrs and papers dennnd All IN
vesiigatlon ol tho whole matter.
Our letters FROM Puchla the ID lust, five days
later than we had before received. We hayr not line
direct trum tho city o Mexico later than had before been
reeev but IN our letters, yarionsrepori thence CIV
en II would appear To be tlcrahly well asctrlancd
that Congress has accepted Santa Annas esgnaion that
the pess or democrats Of Mexico have attempted
luton aud ilcd; and that no very formidable resistance
10 our advance 10 Mexico can he made. The anxiety
expressed here about the dlicult pass at Rio FRO has
been misplaced There IL no Mexican iuroc 10 oppose
US The defence 10 be- made, II any will be much rourcr
the capital
The depot at Ja'apa is 10 be broken up. Puro,o is
ect,d ior The ma,n depot. rmur current at Nora
Cruz tia, Iuspan Is To be substituted of Vera Cruz AZ
the depot IN the Gull.
There Is still great deal # sickness Vera Cruz.
but there ssery h'o !" the castle san Juan. There
has been oi yellow icvor there, and only two
deaths since Capt Blanehard's company lott IN the
town there In much fever. and the deaths average nine
N ten day. II Is confined mos, 10 laborers and FOR
clgncrs (no Ameicans) We make this statement on un-
doubed authority.
Col. " son publishes card in tie Fnglc pronoupcrg
The sa,emem u Col hiata that La epa had been
fined in the guarJhoIsc Of the Castle 10 be false.
rEoI,L CORRESPONDENTS " rnr r,cA,uNr
NnRA Cnuz, JUNE 49, lSi7
Yesterday another train rived here from aa pa after
having the gauntlet under the pioieciion OF about
l5J sick, wounded aud discharged soldiers.
II until they arrived within miles Of the
National Brlgo hat they had any idea Il Icing nolrsed
had they any oi the attack oi Cd. Mcintosh 8
command, bo' Iarong that large body of gucrrlIlas
would await them the MORROW al certain positions
the road, they concluded 10 push forward tho bridge
that night, and If possible pass these places before the
gucrrllas could concentrate their forces Accordingly
they arrived nj the bridge bb,aIt Ilu',ock nj night
which they found harfncadcd aud guarded by guerrilla
nncs who fled their approach. Here they Gu
camped r the night, but unfortunately. just ~ 10Y
wen starting of the next morning, they fired iuo by
about twenty McNlcans from height, hiiug thne oi
oui men, but cannot asccr ain 'her nantes. They saw
large number II III. heights further III aud
there doubt but hat II they hhd come on far
they did Tho night before. the whole party would be
cut Oh
About six miles this side Of the bridge lhcy met Cen
CndwaladcI's command No encounter had taken place
since Gen. {. joined o Mcintosh nut active prop.ln
tiuns were being made proceed the journey mcd
aely.
An order reached Jaapa las, Tuesday for the evacua
uon OF that place within the space oi days after the
receipt Of the order the sick, wounded and public prop
crly all 10 b. removed to PeroIe which will he tho pm
cpa depot til the To Mexico. This move appears
10 b. slncaay lclt by the inhabitants II Jalapa many
OF whom arc making preparations 10 leave with their
families lor safer art oi the conntr, such place
be found
Those who remain viii be cnel, Al tic mercy Of the
gnerfas and those who have shown the least ia
yor to The Americans, either from good will OF nccos-
sily, will receive merry at The hands vi these
threats.
Vessels daily arriving with irools ard there are
now about 1900 at camp ready 10 proceed the iucfior
Most Of Them companies belonging 10 the ileicn
new regiments.
Capt Dcpcru and his company have returned to OBJ
tain their hoIse> there moi being sufficient here sup
ply them previous 10 then departure With Colonel Mic
lnio.h
The BRUSH royal mail steiner Avon arrived here
yesterday with the EuroIean ma for NJ, Aico, forty five
days from England, by way olncaly al,lc West India
pors.