Litchfield enquirer., 1847-05-20
LATER FROM MEXICO.

The New York papers contain still la ter news from Mexico, received a, New Orleans on the l6th insi. Vera Cruz dates are to the 18th of April.
 Gen. Scott was vigorously pressing the enemy, alIording the defeated Mexicans no respite. Jalapa and Pe:ote have been oc- cupied, and the report was current, when the New Orleans set sail, that Gen. Scott was on the point of making dsmonstra- lion on Paebla itself.
 Santa Anna, when last heard from, was in so forlorn condition, that it was expec' ted he would give himself up to the Ameri> can Governor at Vera Cruz, prsfering to trust to the generosity oi an open foe. te ex- posing himself to the tender meteies of his ewH countrymen, who now denouncc him as their betrayer.
 The Mexican army, after heavy losses of killed and wounded, amongst which last General VaSquez, and other chiefs and odi> eers of less note, who fell en the field of bat lle, has broken up altogether, not a n officer or s,oldier remaining with their standard. Gen. Santa Anna who commanded in chief, was the frat to leave the field, accompanied by only 9 dras conS, taking the by-was, and a party is even fanad to assert 'hat theV saw him in one Of the yillassS'ot The Si- ezra, in search of horses to remoLat his eS> .cpt. u.
 The fact of this General not having fa.'> sn back on Jalapa, has left room for the tha. his flight is promoted by the fear of being sacrificed for treason imputed 10 him, and which has no other foundation than the adverse results experienced by the Mexican arms in every encounter with the Americans.
 CAp,. Childs is the Military Governor of Jalapa.
 Gen. Patterson has recovered his health in great degree.
 The people in this place are following their usual occupation, and do not all seem at our presence.
 JALApA. April p, 8 A. M.
 An expres. has just arrived from Gen. Worth. He entered Pcrote yesterday nor ming about o'clock, and found Mexican colonel, who was charged with the surren> der of the place and all the arms and mun- tions of the war generally. None of the large guns were spiked but were found in excellent order. Ampudia, with about three disorganized Jancers, moved out just far enough to aviod a conflict, and then proceeded on.
 IL is now certain that Santa Anna is at Orizaba, little al the foot of the mountain of that name, with about ten thousand troops. He was seen at that place on Sun- day morning last, and was heard to express his desire of remaining there till he could muster sufficient i zee to make another stand. He will notNare to return to the city of Mexico, is the universal oPinion, aatil some success should crown his efforts 10 re> deem his thousand promises to the deluded people and the clergy, the latter Aow being his only hackers.
 It is said that those whs now cling to his dropping standard are brought from Oajac principally, and not more than two or three hundred of them have any arms, those too bciag in very bad conditions.
 We learn that he prelends he can yet re- pulse the invaders of the soil. if he can rouse the Ranchcros and form them in;o Guerilla parties tO annoy small bodies ot our citizenS and soldiers, whom they have the lemer.ty to attack
 VERA CRUZ, April 29, lS47.
 An express is in this morning, (April 29) bringing intelligence of the continued ad- vance of Gsne"al Worth, and some discon> nectcd ru"ors from the ri,y of Mexieo.- The citizens are throwing up walls of sand, fancy, around the place, and expect the soldiers to defend them. How far their cx> pcctationS will be realized, we may judge by the ras.
 The public voice is openly heard in ops poS'''on 70 the late Msxicas dsmagoguc, ,rator!" are the cries tha, arc now heard in the capital. '
 l am very happy to learn by this expfess, ,ha, General !>hicils is nA dead, he is im> proving