Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-31
INTERESTING FROM MEXICO.
Correspondence of the Republican.

PEROTE, MEXICO, June ia, 1871.
Yesterday, about noon, the entire force
that was at Jaapa succeeded in reaching
here in safety, and without any loss what
ever to the train. The march was con-
Quoted under the immediate command of
Brig. Gen. Cadwaader, who, although
slow in his movements, is generally sure
and safe. We were parts of four days in
making a distance of thirty.fve miles,
owing to the unweldiness of the train and
the annoyance the guerilas gave US. They
had posted themselves along the heights Of
the La Hoya for nearly two miles, and
were about thousand strong. The pass
of the La Hoya is much longer than that
of the Cerro Gordo, though not SO for
midable, in my judgment; and in the hands
of any thing like war-ke people, it
would have been very difficult to have got
the train through without immense loss.
On the Goth, we encountered the guer-
illas, and after some six hours skrmishing,
in which we took eighteen prisoners, and
killed between seventy and eighty of them.
they were completely and effectually routed.
We threw out, in the first instance, large
hanking parties, and then scaled every
height both with our infantry and cavalry.
Two caves were discovered by the LIST
Artillery, in which were slowed large
quantities of provisions, some ammunition,
and a few firearms. Among the former
were American hams, sugar and hard
| bread. After occupying the heights with
our forces, so as to effectually command
the pass its entire distance, the train was
| passed through and halted at the village
of Las Vigas, a short distance this side of
the La Hoya. The evening previous to
| our attempting to force our way through
the pass in the mountains, Col Wynkoop.
who is in command at this place and the
castle of Perote, hearing of the number of
the enemy that had posted themselves at
La Hoya with view of cutting off the
train, left at eight o'clock in the evening
with the greater part of the lst Pennsyl-
vania Regiment and Captain Walkers
company of mounted rifemen. They were
engaged with the guerillas, on this side of
the pass, from eleven o'clock that night up
to the time we got through next morning
and did most excellent service. They
drove the enemy for several miles back
from the road and burnt every rancho in
their route, leaving desolate the whole
country over which they passed. On our
reaching Las Vigas, pretty and flourish
ING little town, il was found that the dwell
lings were entirely deserted by the Mex
leans, and was satisfactorily ascertaineo
that they had identified themselves witt
the guerlas. With the consent of the
commanding general, the torch was applied
to the buildings, and in few moments
the entire town was one universal scene
of conhagration. Every building in it
numbering between eighty and one hun
dred, was destroyed by fire-the only ont
that was spared being the neat little Cath
Ole church that adorned the town. IT.
solitary appearance among the smoulderinG
ruins of the town, created sensations bet
ter imagined than described; and the ex
ample set in this instance, it is greatly tc
be hoped, will have the effect of resrainin,
the enemy in future in their murderou
course of warfare.
Our loss was, comparatively speaking
nothing. Capt. Guthrie, Of Iowa, attaches
to the 18th Infantry, was badly wounde
in the knee, the ball having lodged between
the bones, where it is impossible for tn,
surgeons TO reach it, without his under
going an operation that he is unwilling t
submit to. The opinion of the surgeons i.
that it will not require amputation, thong
he will, of course, have a stiff leg, and b
rendered unfit for service. In Capt. Wall
er's company there was one private slight
wounded in the leg, and they had eleve
horses killed. Captain Walker himse
was rery slightly wounded in the han,
scarcely enough to call it wound. Th
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