Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-05-22
. northumberland Co. Pa. saturday, May p, ssAs>

'en. Patterson. lam happy TO inform you,
hss recovered his health in a great degree.
Gen. Scott hos his head quarters in a ls,rc
mouse 90 the principal stree, leading from the
The loss in killed and wounded, IN our side,
IL more 'hsn set down to you in my last. but
VIII not speak OF them again until con send
you list OF them.
The people Of this place arc following their
usual occupations, and do no. seer, a, all dis.
P'easeo 81 our presence. J.H. P.
JALAPA, April % g A. NJ,
An express has Just srrived from Gen. Worth.
He entered Perote Yesterday morning about /
o'clock, and found Mexican Colonel who wa.
charged with the surrender OF the place, and
al The arms aud munitions o: war generally.
None Of the large guns we're spiked, and were
found in excellent order.
Ampndia. with sScut a,0g0 di-organized I,n.
GERS, moved out just ff enough to avoid con.
fict. and then proceeded on.
Santa Anna had not passed through Pero,e.
and must now be in the moua,ains on this side
Of that place.
From the Vera Cru. Eagle. 1t the 2s,h.
pcEBLA.-We understood yesterday tha, in.
formsticn had BEEN received at Jalapo, that
General Worth had thrown his outros,s towurds
Puebs, and would march ..,nedm :e,y in that
direction himself We are somewhat, dorS,.
ful ss TO its iru.A, however, not being abe TO
trnee II to any positive soerce The latest in.
formation received from Peruse, which may be
relied on 1--WE think is ,ha, issued BY Us in an
extra On Monday last, and republished in this
days paper. Generals Scott, Patterson, Twiggs
Pillow and Quitnan were then in Jalaps. Gen
Shields VAS sti. Tying in very doubtful state,
at hospital on the battle field at Ccrro Gotdn
Rumor says that Puebla will yield without d,s.
charging gua. II so. they will show moro
Wisdom than has been evincsd BY several other
Mexican cities. with scarcely hope for sue.
crss against w.
SANTA AssA.-It 10 now certain ,hAt Ssuss
Anna is at Orisabs. lhths town At the loot of
tho mountain OF hat nsme. with about one
Thousand trcops around his standard. He was
seen At that ploee on Sunday morning las, and
was heard to express his desire Of renaininr
there until he eould muster sufficient force to
make smother stand. In regard 10 the sinceri.
iy OF his assertion, much docbt 10 entertained,
as it is supposed that he is exceedingly dosirous
10 lesve the country, but fears 10 attempt
movement OF that kind op-rly. lest he ehoald
be assassinstoG Immediately which WI, TO
d-sabt be his fate ultimately. however long be
may prolong it. He will not dare return to the
city Of Mexico, is the universal cpinion, until
some r,ccess should crpwn his efforts 10 ~.
deem his thousand promses 10 the deluded pco.
pie and the clergy, the inter being nov his on.
Iy hackers.
Il IS said that those %ho cling to HE drcnping
STANDARD now, are brought frnm Oaj,ca princi.
psliy, and that mt more than t~o or three nun
dred osthe.n have any arms those they have,
too. beng in very bad condition. We lear,
that he preteuds lie can yet rrruse TIE "invs.
drrs ef Of the s,,i' II he can rouse the rancho.
roe, and form them into guerilla PARTIES 20 an.
noy small bodies Of our citizens end soldiers
whom they may have Me 'rrmer'y 70 attack.
We have been credbly informed that a COT.
vi Gen. Ssnts Anna is At the heat, cr very
Closely leegued With the murderers who intes,
the road between this city ant 1alspa- Essh
2Eth ait
Troph:e.-Yssterdsy evening. some Amer
ican wssuns arrived from s.errs 0ordo, bring.
ing several Of the brass pieces taken BY The
Americas kttres IN the sction ut thst place.
They sre. we believe, intended to DO taken Ia
the eCas,le-Chroniete a0ih uts.
The following 10 IRON thr Chronicle Of the 2sth.
PsAcr Asb SANTA ASsA by person jus,
ssri-ed from Orzaba. we know that Gen s IN
Ia Anna had arrived there with abou, 2O0 dra.
goons. and Immediately commerced recruiting,
having now under his command atout 6OOC
tnen Of the iugitIves q, Cerso Gordo. lie ais.
assates as thsta eesrsspondsnre had BEEN SCI.
ed BY the authorities at Mexico, addressed BY 4
rseat persoosge 10 Ssnor Rrion. Offering a Ger
tain sum ifhs Would htins about sh early peaes
and 10 place oil the requisite means =, his dis
posal.
In Puebls, 0sneral lnclsu is sahass nding
They are for,iiyiog the town tor resistance.
On receiving news Of the dismsntl,og of Pc
to,e. the American .toops pushed fos@sfu 1
that place with sufficient force. end seven gun
occupying the fort, where. however, they ool!
Hound the uns left by 9sn. Cansliso.
The following Diary BY our Vers Gus CORES
poodent, win be perussd with in,esest.