The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-07-08


D howiIzers. The Two commands we've The
be lolued, making in all, about 1000 me
es with two howitzers, under command
Gen. Cadwsllader, and pushed on TOWARD
II the National Bridge.
a. Ga approaching the bridge Gen. Ca
ID uallader occupied The heights commandin
g. the bridge, from which the enemy had ii
: ed ~ Capt. Bainl ridges party, where h
IS was attacked BY large force OF The Me,
q leans, posted 10 the ridges and chaparra
z aud some hard fighting was carried on 70
]. several hours, the Mexicans losing som
u Is killed and some thirty or forty wound
) ed. he Mexlcans were repulsed; III
q bridge VAS successfully passed By Gen
! Cadwallader, who was on his wsv 10 ia
7 apa.
{ The estimated loss of Col. Mcintosh
party j. $4,000. For miles the road i
strewed with empty boxes and bacon SIDES
/ which had been captured by the enemy
There IS great deal of dissatisfaction II
the army, respecting the conduct Of ths
command which had charge of this train
There vii be court Of inquiry into the
subject.
The garrison Al Jalapa has been broken
UP, by order Of Gen Scott, and Al the sick
and Government stores have been sent 10
Peroee Castle, SO that This line Of commu.
nlcailon IS entirely closed Gen. Scott
has had road opened from Prrote 10 Tux
i pan, from which, 10 future, . our stores
aud men viii be sent, in preference 10 the
old road. The Engineer corps have com.
peted fine road from Tuxpan 10 Perote,
i The distance beng less than one half that
+ from Vera Cruz 10 Peroie, and Tuxpan
beng healthier place.
4 The success 81 he attack on Mcintosh 5
command has gwen great confidence 10 the
guerri,las, Who are swarming IN great
numbers through the country and attack.
ln2 all our pariles, large and small.
1t WIS chiefly owing 10 The ealantry Of
Mal, Bennett, the Paymasier, that the
specie vas saved. He vas 10 one of them
himself when the wagon vas attacked, and
Ought like tiger.
We are panied 10 hear hat the fine
charger sent out b. the citizens Of New
Orleans 10 Col. Harvey, was captured by
he Nexicans Their daring vas 50 great
that they even lartattd a woman Who was
IN The wagon, bu, she was rescued By our
men aier soIe hard fighting
There are about 1000 men 10 The camp
Al Vera Cruz.
Gen. Shields vas at Jalapa. and was
about u leave Cor tho United States, when
he received 40 ordsr from Gen. Scott 10
Iola hlm Al Puebla.
There are ~ preparations 70 defend any
point between Puebia aud he Capital All
The odds and ends Of The army are collect.
I'd II he cay, abou, 20 600 IN number,
but poorL. armed, and OF miserable mate.
rlal. There vas small pronuncidm,ento
= the Cry Of Mexico, which easily put
Town By Gen. Bustamente. |, vas gol up
. fast.ons q the pe.ssSe party and q, Co
with Santa Anna !" but the President ad
interim slII maintains his power and lnnu.
4uce. Congress has refused 10 accept hs
We have about COCO men at Puebla. IN.
Ter command ii WotI and Quuman.
Gen Scott aii remain at Puebll until
te = reinforced. Gen. Bravo IS 10 com.
uand Of The army at The Capital.
Santa Anna has published quite Dam.
og account OF the affair between him add
Sen. Worth, al Amoz que. 7 truth is
hat he had large force OF cavalry, winch
yas attacked b, Col. Duncans battery and
haI. Bonneville Of the 9th lnfanlry. He
I'D mol all TO receive mora than one vol.
ey, from which, however, he sustained a
heavy loss, and then fed in the widest
disorder towards the Capital.
The gallant Capt. Walker ha. com.
menced his work Of retaliation on lie guer
rlIas. On the morning Of the sfh inst. he
started elIh his command ftom Perote on
10 expedition some distance into the int.
'ior' During he expedition he succeeded
o capturing nineteen guerrtlIas and an
Ajesde-he has employed them IN clean.
ng The streets and sinks.
A letter has been received 10 Vera Cruz
1n the l1'h inst, previous to the sailing Of
he Galveston, direct from the head omar
.ers OF Gen. Scot, stating that Gen. Scott
had issued orders Tor tie removal Of the
government from Vera Cruz 10 Tuxoan.
TINS change was said to be, in part, ow.
ing to the sickness IN Vera Cruz, and be.
cause communications could be more east.
~ kept up between Tuxpan and Puebla
than between the latter place and Vera
Cruz. All the public stores 10 Vera Cruz
would, IN that case, be removed 10 Tux.
pan, aud troops oaIy sufficient to garrison
The place, leii at Vera Cruz. The act,yt.
ty displayed among the different vessels in
the hafbor Of Vera Cruz IN shifting the
eargoes from vessels hayiog but small por
hons oil Government property on board,
INTO others nearly full, with the evident
intention Of a move, would 90 lar To con.
hfm the rumor Of change in the base Of
operations.
DELTA OFFICE.
SATURDAY Mani, June 10, ls47.
The business Of the past week has been
much FEES extensive IN Flour, Wheat, and
IQTu than duttno tha ,,ay,,,,. - -