The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-06-30
FROM MEXICO.
From the ~. o. Picayuuc, Junc II.
E;stcr from Vera Cruz.

Later ffOm vera cruz.
attack on u Wagon Train by u Mexican
GurrriNu Pariy-IHirtY limcrHemS Sup.
pcwM tn be hHl~l-Fotly Wagons DE-
srowd-DcuM ol Major Bosworh, Pay
master L. S. army
The r. S. ship Massachusetts, Captain
Wood, arrived las, evening. from Vera Cruz,
whence she sailed on the evening oilhc ] l;h
inst. The Massachusetts brings over l;5j
sick and wounded soldiers, under charge of
DR.. Tudor, besides the following passengers:
Mr.. Joseph tarro,I, DR.. Tn''or o. S. A.,
Purscr Bryan, Of the navy, and Mr. Bo-
swo,th and two servants.
The following deaths occurred ON the
Massachusetts :-C. Gaines, OF tho Mounted
Rifles, and John Drew, Of company |. 9TH
Infantry, died on board before the Alassa-
chusctls left Vera Cruz, and were sent on
shore for intrrncnt on the l,h of June
On the 18th of June. John Pope, of the
Mounted Rifles. and John Smith, of Com
wany G., 7lh infantry: died at sea. On the
4S1h, J. +. Carson, Of the SOUL, Carolina
Volunteer, died. On the l1lh. ID. Scurrv,
OF the South Carolina Volunteers. and H.
Heck, Of the q! Dragons. On the 18th,
J.. Grover, Company T., Mounted Rifles.
The romiio is represented as on the in
crease at Vera Cruz. We regret extreme
ly to say that Paymaster Boswortll, who
sailed from here only Oh the 18th ul,., sick
cncd and died in Vera Cruz Of the romiio-
His remains were brought back on the Mas
sachuscrs in charge OF his brother.
Quite tn" most important intelligence
brought by this arrival relates to IN attack
upon large train by the Mexican .urrril!a<.
which has been partially successful. BY
the Fanny VIC learned that IL train was to
leave Vera Cruz Oh the morning of the 9Th.
instant for PurbIa, under command OF Lieu,
COL M'Intosh. The train had in chrngc
5225,00O in specie, Of which sum one hun
dred thousand belonged to the Paymastcr's
Department. the remainder TO the Quarter
masters One hundred and twenty-five
wagons and six hundred pack mules were
in the train, which was escorted by 500
troops
The train left Vera Cruz on the night Of
the 4,h inst, and on Sunday the 9TH, when
it had advanced about 25 miles. it was at
tackled by a large party Of 2ucrrillaS. The
place was we'll selected for the purpose by
the Mcxicans, being represented as a dcfe
broad enough for IL single wagon only
1t is said, too, that slight works had been
thrown up by the Mexicans to obstruct our
advance. The attack was made upon each
extremity Of the train and upon tho centre
at the same time, the principal point however
being the wagons which were supposed to
contain the specie.
Private accounts represent that the attack
was so far successful that forty ofour wagons
were dcstroyed-:hough not those contain
ing the specic-two hundred mules loaded
with subsistence were taken, and thirty of
our men killed The American Eagle of
the 9th says our loss is variously estimated
at from four to twenty, but private accounts,
from responsible sources, give the loss as
we have done, at thirty men. The check
was so severe that Col. M'lntosh deter.
mined not TO hazard an advance without
reintorcements. Cur troops accordingly
en,renched themselves behind their wagons,
and dispatches were sent of to Gen Cad
walader at Vera Cruz. The generailleft
on Monday evening, the eth instant, with a
force OF about five hundred men and four
howi,zers. Private accotnts say further
that ori the 10th a a.past Of the voI.igeuFs also
left, with four howilzers, TO join the train. s
-sThe fEagle' represents that our troops