New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-26
SLENDER GARRISON At VERA CRUZ
YELLOW FEVER, &c.

We are again indebted TO oar pony express
for copie. OF Newohesns papers, in six days from
that city From the New Orleans Commercial
lime. Of the 10Th inst we extract the following:
Tie United state. steamer Mary King.lsnd, Capt De-
vie arrived At New Orleans the I'm instant, irorn
Vera Cruz he gtn and from Brszys the l5te inst she
brings "details Of the most important event tns'
has lately hspp~psd in thai part oil Mexico VIZ tne al
tack On Col MclotOshs usp.
Arrhcy on rHE Train We learn that the whole Of
the nnrnse tran under ihs command Of Col Mcintosh
and ~ men proceeding onward 70 tn- headquarters o.
Gen scott attacked al pointJG' 10 miles 1na
Ssnts Fe In village eight mes from vera Cruz lne
momsnt the attack m-ce tue head OF TIE train.
10. dragons charged the emmy and obpersed them
After the laps. Of very short TIM, the NsIeAns again
M de their APPEARANCE 10 seemingly overwhelming Dum
bers al lssst 100 200 strOps sDd opened hfe on
several points At once a Considerable bunoer Of
pack mules ie into the hsnds OF Inc Toe, from the ex
t<ndeo line when bad 10 Dc kept up on the march,
owing 10 the defles through which the line vas
Colonel MeIntosb after a rather contest beat
ing of the assasns and then terrifying himself behind
BIS wagons, deemins II imprudent 70 continue on WIN
out reinforcement. particularly requiring artillery
express reached thu city on Monday the 1h inst 10
the evening and on Tuesday morning Gen Csdwsisder
msrcned 10 his relief with section detsed from The
houzsr battery 10 guns attached 70 the voihsuer
regiment under Lieuts. Blskey and CochrsDe, four
companies llth regiment under Col Ramsey one
company OF toe 9th and one OF the I'm infantry sDo
company n OF 81 ofhBOOhs lNthJ "skONs oOeO."
panied.
The MexicAns are said 10 be posted in considerable
streng 9Th in the vicinity Of the Nston- Bridge. Puente
EaciOnsl closed which the train IL enueDched They
ere determined 10 dispute the passage win Us Geu.
Csdws,lscer, 90 bis Junction with Col Mcintosh, vii
be the head Of about 1900 strong snd be has declared
that be soon be able 10 clear the road 81 these des
persdoes the Kusrrillss. Although the name IL not
given there ue doubt OF the Mexcans being under
thu command Of Padre Jsrusla the Spsnisrd OF whose
exploits we have already spoken In these columns The
In specie conveyed by this usn is $3.50 90
There no authentic intelligence Of the loss sustained
by either party Ia this encounter Dr. Harvey brother
OF the Colonel II IL said received muket ball In the
leg which was however, hut nesb wound
HoRsE Robbery "A osriog robbery OF some forty or
fifty horses mules said 10 have been perpetrsted
by the Mexicans 5th inst close 10 the city Com
psny X 80 Dragons went ia pursuit the next day ard
after remsining securing the country, until the fol
lowing morning. the 7th inst returned and reported
tina; they vestge Of 81 enemy.
GARhIsoN or VERA CRUZ We have been informed
that the OF troops At Vera Cruz since the de
prature Of Gen Cad wsader. has been reduced 10 60
low figure give nee 10 apprehension for the
safety OF the city In OF attack, by nything Ike
the number said 10 be under Pedro Jsrueta- There
were not more than forty nj Tor duty Ia the Castle
of Juan de Ulua when the Massachusetts left