The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-05-14
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The following from the the correspondent
ofthe Picayuno of The 23d alt.
CAMP AT SAN JUAN, April ID, Is47.
arrived in this city at 12 O'Clock last
night, the road, for the most part, through
heavy sands.
The division Of Gen. Worth, from the ex-
cessive heat and wearisome road, suffered
incredibly.
The news in camp stirring.
An express has come down from General
Twiggs to the effect that Santa Anna was
before him at Cerro Gordo, with fifteen thou
sand men, as near as could be judged from
reconnaissance made by Captain Hardy and
other officers Of dragons.
Lieut. Col. J. Z. johnson had been 80
verely but not morlaly wounded while cx-
aiming Santa Annals works, which appear
ed TO be a succession of breastworks, on an
ominence in the vicinity of Cerro Gordo.
Everything would go to show that SnntO
Anna is determined to made bold stand.
A dragoon, who had been sent down ex-
pressly by Gen. Twigus, was yesterday found
shot by the roadside just beyond this; his
papers had not been touched.
The Msxicans are playing bloody and
at the same time boder game than is usual
for them, as it is thought they have killed no
less than fifty Of our men within the last
three days on tho road,
Gen Scott stopped last night nine miles
from this. Tonight ho will reach Gen.
Twieg's position.
If Santa Anna is as repres cnted, he will
probably not be attacked before Two Or three
days.
| write on in grea, haste. G.W.K
The following letters are from the Delta
of the 23d:
Correspondence of the Daily Delta.
VERA Cruz, April ID, lS47.
As stated in my letter OF this morning,
the brigade of Gen. Worth took up the line
of march for Jalapa, but from rather sudden
indispesiton tho General did no, leave with
them
About one o'clock an express reached the
General with important information, which
stated that tho column under Gen. Twiggs
had allen in with large force Of the enemy
at Cerro Gordo, a strong position beyond Pu-
ente NacionOl, aud that skirmsh had ta-
ken place between Twiggs's advanced guard
and tho enemy, in which Capt. johnson, To
biographical Engineer, was severely wound
ed, and several others.
In half an hour after the reception Of this
news Gen. Worth had mounted his horse and
was off so suddenly, indeed, that missed
him, Notwithstanding lrepaired | to his quar-
ters to gether the particulars as soon as |
heard OF it.
There is no doubt at all but that Santa
Anna, with from twelve to fifteen thousand
men, is between US and Jalapa. 1t is con-
eludcd OH all sides that if Gen. Twiggs does
not whip him he will at leas, keep him in
check until Gen. Sect, who left yesterday,
reaches him, which will bc Tomorrow night.
Mai. Gen. Patterson left here with two
Brgades Of Volunteers on Friday, and he
has no doabs reached the advance before this
hour.
Gen. Twiggs has between $500 and 2,70C
men under his command, and l enierain lit
tie fear for his safety.
Gen. Patterson marched with Shields and
Pillows brigades, and all the torce except
the garrlsons of tho towns; and Quiman's
brigades are either at the sceEe of action OF
on the road 10 IT.
Gen. Scott, think, was pretty welt salts
fed before his departure that Santa Anna
was in the noighbayhnod of Jalapa, and was
making good lime toward that point, before
the express reached him.
A terrible battle will be fought at Cerrc
Gerdo or there will be little or no fighting.
An intelligent Mexican told me to-nigh
that there would be no fight, and that SAINTS
Anna had with him four prominent members
of the National Congress, with the aid O
whom he hoped to negotiate peace.
Gen. Scott, had issued a Proclamation to
the Mexicans, urging them in strong term:
10 remain at their homes, and no longer
countenance the military tyrants who hlt
beon Leading them 10 destruction. He pro
claims himself and army as the friends of al
psaceable Mexicans, and determined TO pro
tect them in all their civil and religious rights
WESTERN BOUNDARY OF TExAs.-A grea
deal of camor Oh the pait Of the wing party
has been raised, on the assumption that tht
Neuces was the Western boundary Of Texas
instead ofths Rio del Norte, and that the
efossing of the Nueces by Gen. Taylor, {
measure which the brave old hero urged up
OH the government, wss an invasion OF Mex
lean territory. AS Mr.. Clay's sa'csman
ship is the theme of whig admiration prehap'
they will DO willing to take his opinion as te
what constituted the western boundary, as
expressed in his celebrated Raleigh letter O
April l7,h, 1914. Read for yourselves gen