Washington telegraph., 1847-05-19
LATER FROM GEN. scoTrs ARMY.

LATER FROM GEN. sCoTrs ARMY,
Jalipa Smrenared--Peroie IN The Pos.
session of our Troops A3peaec ioeardS
Putbla-Morements IF SdHid AaBa-
St4te ofhe Gapial-Popuiar Feeling,
&c,
by the arrival Of the steamship New
Orleans, from Vera Cruz which place she
left on the Goth ul,, we have the following
further particulars of the operations oI our
army under Grn, Sean. As we stated
las, week, the McAieans it IS said intend
leaving the way open 10 Pdeb'a, where,
they say, thel viii make decisive sand,
aud "enlomb themselves beneath ils ruins
before Gen. Scott shall enter H." There
Is very little doubt, however, thai their
ehtomiing themselves will he as il was at
Sierra GOrdo--in the Businesses Of the
ehapafnl instead Of beneath the sod, II
hotly pursued, they will no daubl, furnish
another speeimen nf their locomotive pow.
efs. Santa ANN escaped from Sierra
6o,dp through a mountain pass, aud was
Al Orizaba at last accounts with about
5000 men awaiting reinIoreemcnls. lie
intends adopting the guerilla mode ol war.
fare, b. attacking small parties Of Gen.
sent's commands, aud cniearoIing 10 cut
air his supplies. The Mrkieans accuse
him Of acting the traitor, and Of having
sold 10 the Americans The hauies Of Biena
Vista and Sierra Goflo, in pfouf of which
they Gle the s. OoGO0o appropriation. aad
the fact that Tue American Pfesdenl fin
ishcl him Win a Pass 10 enable him to
reach Vera Craz.
The road from Vera Cruz To Jalapa was
infested with bandili. who attacked trains
anl parties uaprorilel with sufficient
escort.
Gen. Wuhh. who was IN possession ol
perote, had advanced a p.rlion Of us com.
mani twelve leagues beyond Peroio On
the road to Pleb.a.
The f1nio lad broken out At Vera Cruz.
We anne. one Of Mr. KendalI's leltrrs
II the Pi-ayane. which viii be iaual cr
eecdingy interesting, aud also some oI
aacls from the correspondence Of the Delta.
Correspondence Of ihe Delta.
JALhPA, AExlea, Ap=il. 81, lat7.
Eds. Deifa-l arrived Al this Ingcb
place Yeslcrday morning, AMI iound lbai
Gen. Twiggs had h1islel the American
lag, IN the city the day bsfore. lie fol
lowed the relfealing heroes Of Ccf.o G1;IJ
10 within leW miles Of Ialapa, when all
traces Of them as a body disappeared. aud
he oneamprd for tie night within three
miles ai' the toun lha. evening, and entered
aud t9uh possession ol it early the next
morning.
Santa AngadId nj pass through Ialnpa,
but, in company with Ampudia and Tore.
ion, turned Oft To the left at his hacienda,
and hailed Tor the night at the "nine mile
pass, which was Icing fortified, but which
on second consideration, il was deemed
prudent to evacuale. This evacuation
iouk place yesterday morning, and IN the
evening Col. llarney's Dragons took pos.
session Of the plss-Gen. Worth following
in their footsteps. A number OF small
arms wa. taken at the pass. BAlhcy are
ui little or no value.
Al along the road between Prroir aud
Pucbla, the Makicans here say we will be
opposed, and contrary toihc general belief,
il is said the Commander.in Chief will
shortly move IN that direction
The list Of killed aud wounded, On our
side Is much larger lhan was At lira IePor
lcd-it is over $50.
Col. Chi'ds is the military Governor Of
Jalapa.
send You a Mexican paper. There
are Two days later dates here, but this con.
rains all the important Information.
CllAPARAL.