Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-05-26
LATER FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.

We are indebted to the milwaukee Sentinel for
the news which we give below:
Jalapa smreadc,sd-Pcyote IN possession of the fine
2icqHa--Ihc adra8ce t0cards The cGpjidL
In the ST. Louis Republican OF the 18th inst re-
ceived Yesterday we find full extracts from the n
Orleans papers giving the latest intelligence from
Gen. SCOTS army. Jalapa surrendered without
making any resistance to our troops, on the goth OF
April, and 40 opposition was expected tlli the ad-
vance reached Puebla, if then. The news OF the
defeat Of Santa Anna at Cero GordO was received
in the city Of Mexico with great establishment and
disappointment, but the cry OF the whole people Is
.still for war
The communication with Vera Cruz is with
great difficulty kept up. Bands OF armed Rancheros
inlcst the road and attack all stragglers or small
parties.
Santa Anna was at Oriziba, organizing another
army He intends it is said hereafter, to conGne
himself to guerrilla war.
Gen. Worth with his division, took possession
of Perote on the 21st, without being opposed, IT
would seem.
We subjom some extracts from Mr. Kendall ;
letters TO the n. o. Picayune;
JALAPA, April "a.
LaDortoau 10 o'clock a. N-The diligencia or
stage coach is just in from the city OF Mexico. from
whence they have received papers up 10 the 22d,
The news OF the terrible defeat at Cerro Gordo had
reached the capital, and while it astonished and
overwhelmed all classes the tone Of the papers, OF
the public men, and Of Congress itself Would also
show that it had infamed the people still more
against the United States Annaya has been APP
pointed provisional president, believe and has been
gifted with full powers on every point except that
in relation to making peace with the United States
this no one thinks OF. Congress III an eNlraordl-
nary session has even declared any one traitor who
. I<..-,, ll fos,y,r, cay-S
that we NAV take Pueba, that we may even cap
lure the CITY of Mexico but that there must be no
peace The duty of the people is to see their cities
sacked and DESTROYED and themselves inundated
before they talk OF peace. The guerrilla system OF
warfare appears to be recommended on all sides as
their only salvation BY this means they drove
ONT the cpaniards and III the same way, they say,
they must eXpel the inlqutoos, usnrpng and gras-
| ping North Americans nom their sacred soil Bet
Ter all die and be blottei from the scale OF nations
than to come to any terms SO long as single hos
tile foot is on their soil hostile vessel on their
coast-such is the language OF the papers, OF the
| civil bodies. and OF the military.
II is still uncertain when main movement OF
| the army Is to be made The want of transporta-
ton is severely felt, Tor with his present means
| Gen. Scott finds the greatest difficulty in extending
| his line of operations. In the mean time, small
parties of ladrones and Ranchercs are committing
depredatons in the rear. and such IS the nature OF
! the country. that they can only be punished with
| the greatest difficulty
JALApA. Mexico. April 90, is47.
We have intelligence this morning to the effect
that Gen. Worth has advanced one OF his bngades
with battery and troop OF dragons, to place
called Tepe Agualca, twelve leagues beyond Perote
to enlarge his circuit OF supplies. You may heal
that a party of dragons has been cut oil by the en-
envy at the other side OF Perote, but there IS ne
truth in the rumor
We already hear of depredations committed by
the Mexicans on the roads. Even Santa Anna
son-in-aw; who has the appearance Of an American