Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-06-08

From the New Orleans Pieayunc, May p
LATER Tao>I .sH. sCoTg'.s aRsIY.
Increment Of Ssata lam uPoa PueLla-c;en.
Sco1 stall oiJslaga--HcaLh Of General Ssieiis
aud Gen. u. T. Smai--I5r.ral Of NJ. Tria.
By the arrival Of III, schooner Eleanor Ste
ihcns, Captain Ha!l, from Vera Cruz, whence
she sale! the 18th inst. have letters from
Jalapa TO the ith iHst.,-three days later tlan
cur previous a.Yice<.
Tie movement of Santa Anna upon Pnebla is
announced. Hopes ar entertiinei til Gen
" orth NAV be 50 fcrtua1te rs to encounter him.
Gen. ". left Perote for Pn-bla, on tn l0th
with his own ami Gen. Quitmsn's divisions
He WAS expected 10 enter Puebla on Sunday the
10Th. It il supposed the authorizes of the town
VII come cat II meet him an3 escort him in.
Gen. Shields Is Incnting slowly. ami General
?. Smith has reported for duty.
Gen. Scott Is sftil detained at Jalapa. Mr..
IrSt ms arrived at the Generals head quarters.
We have the American Star of the 18th inst .
the last number of that paper to be issued ia
lapa. We infer that its publication is 10 be trans
FRED 20 Paebia, ana ultimately to the city Of
Mexico.
The last number Of the Star informs us that
rumors rife on The 18th inst. that the troops
anI lnade him prisoner. The Star Is IncreGal-
Gus. AMI Nj. Ks lette. Of the lith inst, does
not confirm the news.
Co. ChiiGs i Governor Of Jaapa, and will
remain there wish 1900 picked troops when
General Scott moves on to Purbla. The city of
Ja}aoa IS entirely quiet and ortcriv; no rows or
disturbances have occurred therc.
We have paper printed at Pucbla on the 9h
inst i annoanccs positiy' ~ that General Tay
Tor has left Saittlo auI moved either upon "a
bltacas Or SIN Luis Potosi; one report SAYS with
4 900 men nnon the former State. and 900 on
the -..c-. " oa!I that he had the force TO do
SO.
The Yankee, Or "fo-egon LEGION Organized
r.. F-o F-z-
been C>banded ami ordered OF, Of the city,
Inrr manners the Nexicans say are not at all
adapted To their society.
A letter from Durango, dated the 26,h Of April
states positively that Cot DoniPhan's t,rc-s hal
fallen back upon Chin 'hua inst cad of advanc-
ing upon durango. We think there can be 10
doubt or this fact. AMI consequently that {; oil.
DonIohan has not been defeated. The insurrec-
ton IN New Mexico IS assigned the Of
his return.
We copy the following from the =. Orleans
Bulletin or the 25th:
The train left vera Cruz on the lIth, AMI ar
rived at Jai apa the 18th. 1t consisted of
go wagons ana 800 back mules, loaded with
munitions OF war; hospital stores, provisions, md
81 $40 900 cf speice for the army of Gen. Scott
4 5 the great value aud importance of this train,
it thought wouId render it object of attack.
three regime nts Of regulars sent back as far
as Puente Nacional 20 protect it up to hea6quar-
te rs the former place Il escorted by about
40 men. principally cavalry, who returned to
Vera Cruz.
The last accounts W. have of Santa Anna lef.
hisn at Orizaba with 400 or ; 900 men, and it
was against him and not the rowing bands of guer-
lila naraudcrs that 50 strong an escort was
required
At 0rizaba Santa Anna is really in Inc rear oil
Gen. Scott. and distant only about thirty miles
from the main route. which oar line of COM
HluHicatloas exists, and which VAL be Travelled
by the present train. II Is, therefore, very evil
dent how readily he cond cut it off, unless suf-
feientTy protected 70 resist any at.sck that he
might attempt