The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-07-15
From .he In.en.


DISPATCHES PROM THE ARMY.
Dispatches xefs received on Saturday
nigh, by The War Office from Ten.
SCOTS camp. Several Of the soldiers
wsre siek in Tie hospitals Of Vera Cruz.
Jslaps, PsIois, and PUsbls; but. 9Th tie !
rsinforeemenls that were ca route from |
Yer, Cruz he would probably have HoeP' |
sufficient by The 22d 10 march 10 ihs ca !
pissl. perhsps without any seriuus oPPo- |
smion. lie had ordered I'll our troops 10
esseusls yslsps. in order to strengthen be
active army. The Last accounts BY The
steamer James L. Day are from Vera
Cruz 10 The evening Of The l6ih instant.
= hich slate hat General Scott had 3D.
vaneed 10 RIO Flo. where . despatch 10
said 10 have met him With . pioPosilIon
for peace. III This last report be uur, II
10 probable that he will remsin Al RIO
Frio. and not forthwith march 10 The ca
pilsl. but, sceording 10 The intlmsiion 10
his o~h dispatches, visit nll Shout the
22d, bo,h 10 give himself The oppo'ssnssy
OF receiving IeinfoIcemen,s. and 10 allow
the Mtxiesns more time 10 negotiate with
Ihs better grace: 1"
Among The papers that were received
on Saturday from General Scott, 10 the
following interesting letter from General
Worth. which ne lay before out readers;
Headquarters. PuehIa, May Is, Is47.
Sra: have The honor 10 report. Cor in.
formation oil The genetsl.,n.chiei, that the
forces under my command. ineludIhg she
buigsds Of Major General ouilmsn. took
military possession OF ibis cry a. 10
O'Clock today. Hslting yesterday u
Amosque, to swaii the junction Of Gene.
Tsl QOiinsn, Ior which purpose ] had
shoIm nd the marches Of the leading brig
AIDES The Two previous days, | found my
position suddenly menscsd, Al 8 O'Clock
A. NJ, by large body Of esssiIy.i Tins
force approached somewhat sisal,hIly by
. road on our right unknown 10 ~. A "a.
pid examination, IS 10 uamssked itself.
sxh,b,,ed, as vas supposed. some 1900.
but, from accurate information obiaIned
here, 1900 cavalry OF the line; unsupPof.
.ed s,,her by infantry or sr.ilIeIy, and
moving mile on our light aud toward
the rear, led TO the conclusion ,hs, % was
rase 10 attract attention IN that quartet.
while the zeal attack was 10 be look d Tor on
the high road in font, or movement on
General Qui,msn, who might have been
supposed The usual days march 10 the rear.
IL wss presently reported tina. heavy
column was sciually approaching ON she
main road. Thus 10 became necessary,
while dns c,lng . portion OF the force
agaIns, the visibls enemy. to guard our
large train, reserve ammunil,vn, De-,
packed in the square, against The insisi-
BILE. ~f79s.~ .sssa @.s. s.. VI sr-,. ~. d H..
The I'd artillery, with a section Of
Dunesn's battery under The brigsde CON.
mander, Col. Garlsud, the G,h infantry
under MAJOR Bonneville. wrh Sisptoe' $
battery. was promptly moved, and SO
duecied 80 to take the enemy in flank.
The head Of his column having now
reached point Opposite the cen,er oishe
town, sud dis,an, shout half mile, The
batteries soon opened q rapid and eiTsc.
live fire. Alter some twenty five rounds,
I the entire culuwn broke without atlemp,.
ing charge or firing shot. and hastily
/ fled Up tue SIDES Of The conyen,en, hills.
Only one company OF inf nuy (ol The
6'b) was enabled. from distance, 10 dell-
yer It's IRE. The broken column IVES
seen 10 reuaile and resume lie march IN
the direc,ien oil General Qui,msn's sp.
prosch. The I'd sr,Illery and 9Th inlsn-
ny, with two sections Of the light battle
RES, was put in lie track, when tbs enc.
my again swcr.ed TO the LETT. aud dissp.
peared IN the hills. Two m,les distant
Gen. QuI.msn was met by the Iasl-nsmed
detachment. lie had already discovered
the enemy. of whose proximity the firing
had sdwon,shed him, and pr omp.Iy taken
his order Of battle. The discontinued
enemy reached Puebls late at night, and
evacuated the plesce al 4 in tue meruing.
We took some prisoners, and found lie "
dead. The enemy acknowledge a loss oI
80 killed and wounded. Geuetsl Santa
Anna conducted the enterprise. Eaclos.
ed. marked A, is copy of eommunIca.
ton addressed, on the 18th, TO the ctyll
authorities oil Puebls. Again. marked q,
on The 18th, with reply TO the latter,
marked ID: also copy OF circular, dated
9th, addressed TO commanders OF cofps,
10 regulate their conduct 10 certain con.
.ingrncies on the, march. IL 10 under.
stood The force which retired IRON this
ely Tie day before yesterday. and to-day,
is to take post q, Puen,e del Tesmalucs.
distant IL Leagues on The road 10 the ca.