The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-20
From the s.. Louis Rcycillc.
News from Gen, Scott,

Thirty Days La'Tjraa Puoll1 and Metro,
The L. 5. steamer Fashion arrived ut New
Orleans on the evening oftho 9TH inst, from
Vera Cruz, bringing dates from that city to
the I'll inst. The following Intelligence,
brought by her, we oytrac: from the Plea
yuuc, Of the 7th:
Gen. Scott was sill at pueb,a on the 3)th
oi July. The intelligence, therefore, OF his
advance was incorrect,
The courier o. the British legation arrived
It&l era Cruz on the 3l,t Ilt., with cores
pdndslce from Mexico 10 the -y.h Of July
andffcm pucbla to the 30th.
Our letters from Vera Cruz differ some
what from Mir. KoUda!Is in regard to the
probable movements Of Gen. Scott. They
represent the chances Of peace .uamore ia
vogable light than Mr.. X, and think the re-
,i,,aucC 10 our advance viii be almost nom
mal.
In Mexico everything was at SKIES and
sCvcus. Congress has referred Mr.. Buch-
aumu'N letter back 10 the Executive, and
thrown upon hm all the responsibilities of
the war. About 10000 men are collected
for the defence of the city, but the peace
party in the town is yet strong and incrcas-
inc, and they have no faith in their gcner-
ais.
Gen. Pierce, with his train and convoy,
had arrived safely at Pcrote. Gen. Scott
/ despatched Gen. Smiths brigade from Pue-
. bla TO meet him. Mr.. Kendall believes
/ Gen. Scott would advance the first week in
August upon Mexico, and that there would
he the severcSt battle of the war. The
Moyicans are fully prepared to receive him.
4 gentleman who convcrScd with Santa
Anna since the middle Of July, 1--WE are told
, this on the best authority in Vera Crna.)
found him in favor Of negotiating, but dread
ing to assume the responsibility. Gen. Va
lcncia had arrived nj the capital with 1000
men from San Luis potosi-all full Of fight.
This embarrassed Santa Anna. He felt
himself too strong to give up without fight.
Our letters mention the death Of Lieut.,
Upton, of the Rifles, and Lieut.. Sturgeon,
of one Of the Pennsylvania regiments. The
former was the son of ex-senator Upton
I of Indiana-the latter of Senator Sturgeon,
OF Pennsylvania.
General Shields health is nearly rc-ostab.
lislci. as his many friends will be delighted
4 to hear.
Two letters from Lieut.. Whpplc are pub.
liShcd in the papers. He is treated kindly
. lN Y prisoner VI " Ut Nlll tNINiAN Nlib1lAN ~
bc exchanged, He was on his way TO Cor
dova at last accounts.
The "Sun of Anahuac" reports q rUmol
Of an attack of the gucrriRcroS, about COO in
number, upon Gen. pierce'S train, near the
| National Bridge. The MeXicans were de.
lca,cd. with the loss of 100 men.
The forces have been withdrawn from the
city of TobaSco, in consequence Of the se-
we're sickness which prevailed among them
till The Sickly season shall have passed.
Everything was taken on board. and the
evacuation was effected without molcStntor
from the enemy, Who was in considerable
.urcc outside,
The Vera Cruz papers attribute the with
1lawol TO 'hc overwhelming forces Of the
enemy. Our commandment feared he would
| be unable 60 resist an attack and dctcru'n-
ed to cvacua,c til place rather han s.,S tho
issue.
Letters from American prisoners in Mex