Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-03


party Of ruerillss. who kept up a continual fire
m his men for long distsncs. Al Ccrro Cor.
do. It was thought. from reports Of hearing q
ring. that the cneny had made stand in great
numbers. though no approximations were enter.
mined for The safety Of Gen. Cadwslader's com.
msnd, which VAS moving in a bold and steady
manner, the only way 10 deal with the Mexi.
cans. Capt. Gates company Of third dragons
being sent by Cen Cadwalsder to the rear to
reinforce the guards of the train, who were at.
tackled BY large force of lancers. which they
reoulsed with considerable loss.
There is much sickness in vera Cruz, bot We.
~ little in The Castle.
Gen. Csdwalsder IL much prsised Tor the
energy and promptness OF his movements to the
rescue of Mcintosh, and for the bravery and
skil! with which he scattered the swarms Of gu.
erllas, grown confident by the success of their
| previous enterprises.
The es,imated loss of Col. McIniosh's party
10 about $1,000. For miles the road is s'rewsd
with empty boxes and bacon sides which had
OeeH cdp'uTeu ny tIic cHeiiYs
There is a great deal Of dissatisfaction in
the army respecting the command which had
charge Of the train. There will be court Of
inquiry into the subject. Hr.t ...t
The garrison at Jalsps ha. been broken up,
by order Of Gen. Scott, and oil the sick and 90.
vernment stores have been eent to Pero,e Gas.
tie, 60 that this line of communics ion is entire
ly closed.
General Scott has had a road opened from
Perote to Tuspan, from which, in future. oil our
stores and men will be sent in preference TO the
old road. The success Of the attack on Nc
Intosh's command has given grent confidence to
the guerillas. who are swarming in great mum.
bers through the country, and attacking all our
parties, large and small.
1t was chiefly owing TO the pallantry Of Cap.
tsin Bennett. the paymaster. that the specie wa.
cone in charge Of the party were saved. He
was in one Of them himself when the wagon
was attacked, and fought like tiger.
There are about 1000 men encsmped at We.
ra Cruz. Gen Shields was at Jalaps. and was
received an order from Gen. Scott to join him
| at Puebls.
There are no preparations to defend any point
between Puebla and the Capital. All the odds
end ends of the army are collected in the city.
sbou, 10000 in number, but poorly armed and
Of miserable material.
There was 4 small pronunciamrnso at the
city OF Mexico. which was easily put down BY
the populsce party, and of Gomez Farms party
Their cry was, down with Santa Anna, but, the
! President I'D interim still manto ined his poweI
and influence.
We nave about 6OO0 men at Puebla under
the command of Worth and Qnlin,n.
Gen. Scott will remain a, PuebIa until he is
reinforced.
Gen Bravo is in command of the army at the
capital.
Gen. Scot, wns at Pu bla at the last accounts
The editors of FL Arco Iris had received date,
from the capital I'd OF June. Santa Anna had
second time sent in his resignation of the Presi
dency; Congress had not. however. mp to tha
time, accepted it; he had also made forma
resignation Of his office. as comma nder in chic
Of the army, which. like his resignation Of tn
presidency, remained ir sbeyance, Congress M
having acted upon either. Rejnn and five o,he
Generals, whose names are not given. have beel
arrested aud sent TO the difieren, States for con
finement.
The gallant Capt. Walker has commenced
: his work Of retaliation on the puerillss. o.
the morning of the 9th inst. he started with hi
command from Perote, on an expedition Of som
distance into the interior. During the cxped
ton he succeeded in capturing 10 guerillas an
an Alcade. lie has employed them n ceanin,
the streets and sinks.
J A letter has been received in Vera Cruz o.
} the 18th inst, previous to the sailing of III" GA
! weston, direct from the head quarters Of Ger
Scott, stating that Gen. Scott had issued order
7 Tor the removal OF the Government stores fror
, Vera Cruz to Tuxpan. This change was sap
to be in part owing to the sickness in Vera Cruz
and because communication could be more es
, silly KEEP, up between Tuxpan and Pu-bla tina
between the latter place and Vera Cruz.
CoLp SUMNER OF 1916 In looking over th
prices of grain, &c, in former times we find tina
b. the price ofcorn was from 81 90 to 50 10 pc
: bushel. Rye 81 rs to So, butter 81 cents. Ha
s25, Flour SO, &c.