The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-08-06
WAR INTELLIGENCE.
FROM NEXICO.


lader's March.
The ST. Louis Republican has receive
some letters fron its army correspondent
whiolare full ofinterest. We have ROOF
this evening for only the following
pERoTE, Mexico, jane %, 1877.
Yesterday, about noon, the entire fore
that was al Jalapa succeeded in reaching
here in safety. aud without any loss what
ever TO the train The march was con
Quoted ender the immediate command o
Brig. Gen. Cadw alader, who, althougl
slow 10 his movements, is generally sure
and safe. We were parts OF four days il
making distance Of thirty FIVE miles
owing to the unwieldliness Of the trair
and the annoy yauce the guerillas gave us
They had posted themselves among the
height OF the La iloya for nearly two
miles, and were about a thousand strong
The pass Of the La IIoya is much Longer
than that Of the Cerro Gurdo, though noi
80 formidable, in my judgment; and in the
hands Of anything like warlike people
il would have been very difficult to have
got the train through without immense
loss.
On the Goth, we encountered the gueril-
las, and after some six hours skirmisiiing
in which we took eighteen prisoners, and
killed between seventy and eighty OF
them, they were completely and efectual.
ly routed. We threw out, in the first in
stance, large thinking parties, and then
scaled everJ height both with our nfantry
and cavalry. Two cave were discovered
by the lst Artillery, in which were slowed
large quantities of provisions, some am
fnuniiion, and few fire arms. mong
the former were American hams, sugar,
and hard bread. After occupying the
iy command the pass its entire distance,
the train was passed through and halted
at the village Of Las Vigas, short dis,
taDce this side oflhe La Hoya. The even
ing previous to our attempting TO force
our way through the pass in the noun
tans, Col. Wynknop, who is in command
at this place and the castle Of Perole,
hearing Of the eremy that had posted
themselves at La lloya, with view Of cut
ting ofTahe train, left at eight o'clock in
tho evening with the greater part of the
1st Pennsylyania Regiment aud Capt
Walkers company of mounted rlhemen.
They were engaged with the gnerilas, OF
this side of the pass, from eleven O'clock
al night up to the time we got through
the next morning, and did most excellent
service. They drove the enemy for sever,
al miles back from the road, aud burnt
every rancho in their route, leaving des
olate the whole country over which they
passed. On our reaching Las Vigas,
pretty and hourishing little town, it was
found that the dwellings were entirely
deserted BY the Mexcans, and it was sat.
Isfactorily ascertained that they had
identified themselves with the guerillas.
with the consent Of the commanding Gen
sral the torch was applied TO the build
ngs, and in few moments the entire
own as one universal scene ofcon1agra-
ion. Every building in it. nubering be.
ween eighty and one hundred, was de
'troyed by fre--ihe only one that was
ipared being a neat little Catholic church
hat adorned the town. Its solitary ap-
oearaoce among the smouldering ruins OF
he town, created sensations better i'm
'giaed than described; aud the example
et 10 this instance, il is greatly to be hop
ID, will have the effect of restraining The
enemy in future 10 their murd erous course {
VI warfare. I
Our loss was, comparatively speaking {
,othipg, Capt. Guthrie, Of Iowa, attached c
o the 18th infantry, was badly wounded 6
u the knee, the ball having lodged be. /
ween the bones, where il is impossible '
pr the surgeons TO reach it, without his
an operation that he is unwil.
ng to submit TO. The opinion Of the
is, that il will not require ampu.
ltioD, though he will, If course, have a h
iff leg, aud be rendered unfit for service c
Capt. Walkers company there was one
rivate slightly wounded in the leg, and n
ley had eleven horses killed. Captain Il
alker himself as cery slightly wounded 4
the hand, scarcely enough to call il pt
ound This was the sum and substance NJ
our loss: n
On reaching here, Gen. CadwalladerI r,
as met by an express from Gen. Scott, e
esiring him not to advance with the Il
rain. except in conjunction with Col $;
'hiids' command, and the force that was o.
} 60 forward from this post, as large "
Ddy OF cavalry, between two aud three h
'ousand strong with a small felj battery, II
,der the command of Generals Bravo n
ID Alvarez. had posted themselves be-
zen this and Puebla, more with a view