Tri-weekly journal. (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1847-188?, 1847-06-29
From the New Orleans Picayune Extra, June 90
IMPORTANT yTTTELLIGENCE.
LATE EROHI CEN SrNTT,S ARMY


riIIas-Skirmish at the National Bridge
Jalapa to be abandoned and the Depot to be
transferred to Perotc-No OFFENCES at the
Rio Frio.
The steamship Galveston arrived this morn
ing from Vera Cruz, whence she sailed the even
ing of Tuesday, the 18th inst. The news
brought by her is important, and will be found
in the subjoined correspondence, to which we
refer. We will endeavor in brief to note the
most interesting points.
The communications between Vera Cruz and
the army of Gen. Scott have been reopened.-
1t will be seen by the first letter that a train
from above, by no means large, came down
through the midst of the country occupied by
the guerrillas and joined Gen. Cadwalader.-
This officer found little difficulty in pursuing
his march towards Jalapa. There do not APP
pear to have been any works thrown up by the
Mexicans, and they have been dispersed with
entire ease. They had become emboldened by
our apparent want of skill to harrass our trains
but made no firm stand. The American Eagle
and some of our own correspondents (whose
letters we omit to-day attribute all the diff
Guilty growing out of the communications to
carelessness and bad management on our part
Letters and papers demand an investigation of
the whole matter.
Our letters from Puebla are to the Sd inst,
five days later than we had before received
We have not line direct from the city of Mex
leo, later than had before been received, but in
our letters, various reports thence are given. 1t
would appear to be tolerably well ascertained
that Congress has accepted Santa Annals resig-
nation, that the puros or democrats of Mexico
have attempted a revolution and failed; and
that no very formidable resistance to our adj
vance to Mexico can be made The anxiety ex-
pressed here about the difficult pass at Rio Frio
has been misplaced. There is no Mexican force
there to oppose us. The defence to be made, if
any, will be much nearer the capital.
| The depot at Jalapa is to be broken up
Perote is selected for the main depot. A ru-
NOR is current at Vera Cruzth Tus pan is to be
substituted for Vera Cruz as the depot on the
Gulf
There is still great deal of sickness in Vera
Cruz, but there is very little in the castle of
San Juan. There has not been case of yell
low fever there, and only two deaths since
Capt. Blanchard's company left In the town
there is much fever and the deaths average nine
or ten day. 1t is confined mostly to laborers
and foreigners mot Americans We make
this statement on undoubted authority.
| ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE PIcAYUNEl
Vera Cruz, June IL, lS47.
Yesterday another train arrived here from
Jalapa, after having run the gauntlet under the
protection of about $50 sick, wounded and dis
charged soldiers.
1t was not until they arrived within seven
miles of the National Bridge that they had any
idea of being molested, nor had they any news
of the attack of Col. Mclntosh's command, but
learning that large body of guerrillas would
await them on the morrow at certain positions
on the road, they concluded to push forward to
the bridge that night, and ifpossible pass these
places before the guerrillas could concentrate
their forces. Accordingly they arrived at the
bridge about Ii o'clock at night, which they
found barracked and guarded by guerrilla senti-
nels who fled on their approach. Here they en-
camped for the night, but unfortunately, Just
as they was starting off the next morning they
were fired into by about twenty Mexicans from
height, killing three of our men, but cannot
ascertain their names. They saw large num-
Der of men on the heights further off and there
is no doubt but that if they had not come on as
far as they did the night before, the whole
party would be cut off.
About six miles this side of the bridge they
met Gen. Cadwalader's command. No en-
counter had taken place since Gen. G. joined
Col. Mcintosh but active preparations were
being made to proceed on the journey immedi-
ately, and if possible play the guerrillas Yam
kee trick. For this purpose Gen. G. had sent
nearly all his Dragons by circuitous rout of
several miles to the rear of the supposed posi-
ton of the guerrllas, thereby if possible to cut
off their retreat while he walks into their af-
fections on this side with his infantry and he
has no doubt ere this given them something to
remember him by. learn that he had ex-
pressed his intention of following them up so
long as there is any hope of settling the old
score with them, and we feel satisfied from his
! well known energy that he will keep his word.
Gen. G. sent down by the train the sick and
wounded of his command and all his suffers
and merchants who had gone up with goods
under the protection of the detachment
An order reached Jalapa last Tuesday for the
evacuation of that place within the space of
six days after the receipt of the order, the sick
wounded and public property all to be removed
to Perote, which will be the principal depot on
the route to Mexico. This move appears to be
sincerely felt by the inhabitants of Jalapa, many
of whom are making preparations to leave with
their families for safer part of the country, II
such place can be found.
Those who remain will be entirely at the mer-
CIV of the guerrillas, and those who have shown
the least favor to the Americans, from good
will or necessity, will receive no mercy at the
hands of these cut-throats.
4 am almost ashamed to bother you with
rumors, but it has been reported here by nearly
all the officers and men who came down with
the train, that this depot is to be Immediately
removed from this city to Tuspan; that road
is now being opened between Puebla and that