Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-14
LATEST FROM GEN. rAYLoR's ARMY

n excellent health; and the wounded, who were
,,aiIy wished by Gen. Wool, and who saw thai all
,beir wants were attended TO, were rapidly I'M
proving With The wounded Mexicans, VINO are
10 separate hospital, attended by their own sur,
geons. itis different The place is in most nl.ny
Condition The American governor OF the Town
had TO compel the alcalde 10 pay more auehuo"
10 their wants and TO the cleanliness OF Inc place.
Gen. TAYLOR is still al The Walnut springs
He has heard of his nomination Tor me tlesiuen,
cy by several presses and persons ID the on,M !,
States but avoids referring 10 il or saying aueh.
about it, He evidently appears chaerineu, ou' a.
or about what he does mol communicate 10 'host
about him. Our informant iet MS "a '" Wy
18th ult -.
The Kentucky Rifles, who were then al Inc
Walnut Springs, were 10 start for Camarso on
their way home, with the next down train. M
The headquarters OF Humphrey Marshai IL,
Kentucky cavalry was Ceralvo. Tom Marsnairs
company was al Camargo. But few or none VI
the volunteers will re-enlist.
TFron lie ". O. P,eayune, May6.l
later FROM GEN'L SCOTS ARMY
.yalopa Su,rendered-Perofet an me POSSESSION "
az rr,,,sd Staies Aymv-Adpanee OF The Anle-
,;cans to,rayds Puxbla-Morenents OF Santa
anxa-lNerican Version OF the Battle Of Cerro
Gordo-Gax,riAa Rar-Siate OF Tie Capital
Po,,uar Feeling in the CoIntry-Br1tish oyer
of nfed,nt,on-amsrican Prisoners-Mo1S B0r-
land and Games and Capt. Clay and their Com
mands, &c.
The steamship New Orleans arrived last eve
ming from Vera Cruz, which place she len on The
o9,6 ult. She touched at Lobos and Tampico,
and met with rough weather on the passage.
By,his arrival we have received voiumInous
correspondence and files OF Mexican and Ameri-
can papers NOT forgetting the American SIar, AN
excellent paper just established al JalaPa.. The
news is interesting in every parcu ar The al
nv met with no opposition on The maTch 10 re-
role, nor is il expected that any serious oosruc,
,ion will be encountered This side OF Puebia, II
indeed at that place.
Santa Anna escaped through mountain pass
at Cerro Gordo, and was al Orizaba al last ac-
commits. waiting reinforcements. IL was said that
he designed adopting guerrilla mode Of opera
lion for the remainder of The war The city o
Mexico was astounded by The battle OF CerIo Cor
Go. Great preparations were being made for lis
defence.
The road from Vera Cruz TO the army was in
tested with armed bandn, who attacked weak
parties or trains unproyided with saihclent es-
colt
The ron,ito had not broken oil, in Vera Cruz.
The New Orleans brought over Lieut.. Col.
DON Jose Maria Maia, Lients. Ant PiedraS,
Henry Mejial and Barioleme Amalbe, Mexican
nrisoners. under charge OF Major II. G. Bennett,
Paymasler u. S. A, and w. P. Clements
These officers were taken prisoners al Ceiro
Go1do. Gen. La Vega and others were shortly
10 leave Vera Cruz for the United States.
Capt. Montgomery QuaIermasief v. D. A.
Lieut.. Sorvera and Lieut.. Sanders, LIST Drasoons
came passengers in Inc New Orleans, and $50
discharged volunteers and leamslers
Lieut. Andrew Ross, late Of the w e>tmo!e'
land Guards, 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, an
Private James Peck. COMPANY q, Is; Regimen
New York, died on the voyage.
We invite attention 10 Mr. kendaFs letters
they are part only Of those received BY The New
Orleans, but all that we have room Tor This morn
ing. They will repay perusal. we have re-
ceiyed list OF the killed and wounded al CeFIo
Gordo, which we will publish tomorrow
CORRESPONDENCE OF The New Orleans Pcayunel
J.LAPa, Mexico, April p, ls47
which / will Try and throw into some kind o.
shape, although cannot be answerable for one
OF them
In the frs, place, it is said that Gen. Taylor
has arrived before San Luis Potosi. They do
not assert that he has taken the city, but simply
that he has arrived in The neighborhood and close
by. Again il is confidently asserted that The
Mexicans intend leaving The road entirely open
from this 10 Puebla, but al that city they intend
making a stand and entombirg themselves be-
meath lis ruins before Gen. Scott shall enter it
They talk SO much about buryng themselves be-
meath their ruined dwellings, and do so LILLE IN
that way that one can place no confidence IN
Them. Another rumor is that in day or two we
shall hear OF revolution in the city OF Mexico
against Santa Anna This looks reasonable
A is now three weeks since they have had pro-
3.uncionento in Mexico, and il is high time they
should stir up fresh outbreak Has any one
ever attempted 10 count the cost oil one oil these
Mexican revolutions? We are no, so far adj
o,,l anttu ~ q
been relieved oil the luxury OF oveflurning 60
vernment every three or six months know mol
what the expense u.s.
OF Santa Anna we can hear nothing Some
say that he passed on towards Mexico by way OF
Orizaba: some that he has hid himself in the
mountains. The infantry that fed with him is
dispersed in every direction, the larger portion
throwing away tner arms, 10 accelerate their
flight, The cavalry 60. of in better plight, al
though General Guznian, who commanded Two
thousand of them, could not get them TO face
about when pursued by General Twiggs with
only one hundred and fifty Illinois and New York
volunteers, so badly were they frightened.
The weather here is lovely, and | do not hearoi
sickness of any kind among The troops stationed
in the city and vicinity. wish you could be
here Just 10 inhae one breath OF really fresh and
pure mountain air, and take one such bath as
,bey offer you here. The bath-house is situated
your little cooped mp places, Iedoent OF steam
and mildew, but large and airy, furnished with
couches AMI all appropriate furniture, and neatly
eot up in every way. have some idea oil trying
10 hire one 10. sleeping apartment
The stage left here this morning for the city OF
Mexico, with General Doriego and other officers,
recently released on their parole, as passengers.
Tomorrow believe that Stage starts Tor Vera
Cruz.
Ihave seen, and shall endeayor 10 obtain CO.
Nv of FL Monitor Republican, of the 18th inst
il contains long letter giving an account Of The
battle OF Sacramento, near chihuahua, on the
23h February, and The capture of The latter city,
by the Americans. Even the Mexican letter
writers cannot turn or twis, the affair into any
thing save a mos, inglorious defeat. The Mex
leans numbered, according 10 this account, 25uU
men, under Gems. Trias and Garcia Conde-the
latter commanding 1900 cavalry. Their strength
in artillery was 10 pieces OF different caiiores,
placed in strong works, but so lmPetuously ola
the Americans charge that they were routed at
once. The name OF the American commander
is not given, but he entered Chihuahua on the I'd
of March. The letter mentions that Samuel
Owens, the wealthy and well known trader, was
killed; but hope il may not be true. The Anne
rcan force only numbered 1900, including wa
soners All the cannon, arms, baggage, provi-
sioas ammunition, money-every thing the Mex
leans had-they left in even greater haste than
their valorous coun,rymen did their effects the
other day at Cerro Gordo. Trias and GaIcia
Condo had gone on towards San Luis pretend
ing that they were DESTROYS TO see Santa Anna
and obtain reintorcemenis to return and drive
back The usurping invaders from CHIHUAHUA
Neither one Of them could be coaYed or driven
back TO Chihuahua as long there is an Ameri-
can there. II can con,rve TO get hold OF the pa
per containing the account OF The fight, you must
publish il entire; it some of the riches, and most
laughabIe things have read in lwelvemnnth.
P. S. There is no mistake that The Castle OF
Peroe has been deserted by the Mexicaus, and
no, having time 10 carry of their heavy guns they
spiked them before they lett The talk now is, that
the enemy is to adop. The guerilla system OF war
fare, besides making regular defence a, Puebla;