The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-09-14

ing the whole party to retire. They left
The whole of their wagons, save only
enc, in the possession oil the enemy. All
the baggage Of the officers and knal,sacks
of lie men, which were in the wagons,
felIinio the hands OF the Mexicans, and
little else besides the mail was saved
The loss OF men in this anair has been
five or SIX killed and three wounded,
and several men have subsequently, died
from fatigue and exposure on the march.
About eight miles this side OF the bridge
Capt. Wells, on his advance, detached
twelve Dragons, accompanied by DIR.
Cooper, with directions TO go forward
cautiously, and, if they found it prudent,
to return am. report the fact at once
Nothing has since been heard OF this par
ty, and it is supposed the whole have
fallen into the hands of the Mexicans.--
These twelve dragons we suppose TO be
portion OF Iairchild's company. DIR.
Cooper was the Surgeon who went up
with the train.
Capt. Wells had FIVE successive engage
ments with the enemy before the final af
fair at the Bridge. In this the Mexicans
had one piece Of artillery engaged, from
which they fred grape, and were thus
able to make good their stand against the
command of Capt. Wells.
Major Lally, ON going up with the
train, is said TO have had sharp skirmlsh
with the guerrillas at Cerro Gordo, and
| a., b,v, cx,ao.oJ ,,o+bar Lr,,cb with tho IN,
at La Hoya. No accounts of these al
fairs have been received, but our latest
letters say that there is no doubt Of the
safety Of the train. No news had been
lie ird at Vera Cruz Of Capt. Besancon's
company for a fortnight. 1t was out on
scout when news reached there that
| Major Lally required reinforcements, and
ii IS by many supposed that the company
fell in with The train. and, crossing the
National Bridge, continued up with it,
Others again think differently, and sup
pose the whole company has been cut
off bv the Mexicans. Such is the tenor
Of our latest letters.
In regard to Gen. SCOTS march, there
were rumors at Vera Cruz that he had
met the enemy and rerulsed them after a
sharp engagement. in which he lost eight
hundred men. This the Mexicans re-
garded as victory on their part, as their
less was insignificant. Notwithstanding
these details, our correspondent writes
that there is no truth in them whatever.
He also considers the announcement of
the Sun of Anahuae; that Gen. Scott ar
rived at Ayolla on the llth, as state
| ment hazarded upen mere rumor. He
has confidence in The yeracity Of the man
| who arrived on the 2lst, and declares the
vanguard of Scott's army 10 have been in
Ayotla on the 18Th. having met no resist
ance so far. Both the Vera Cruz papers
and our CORES spondeut believed that Gen.
Scott was in possession of Mexico by the
Goth instant, but they had no information
to this effect.
We have no letter direct from the ar
my. The Bolttn de las Noticias, of Ja
apa, says that more correspondence from
the army HIS been intercepted by the
guerrillas. This paper appears TO have
advices from Puebla TO the 10Th instant,
but only states that the last division OF the
American army left on that day, 1000
strong.