Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-08-12
VOL. XNvl.---.xO. 4
ARMY IATELLlG ENCE.
From The y. D. Commercial Times, Juiy 90.
MENICO
LITE LND LlIpORT1N1 LvTELLICEyCE.

the Wy on HE lbih inst Sauia Anna pe arlng Ia
give fight with an army ofDtuD mtn--Arrival II
Volunteers al Vera Cruz--ll, altl--1'he volnlio,
Sc.
The |. >. transport steam ship Msssachu' cts. Cap
tain Nood arrived here Yesterday frsn Vera Cruz lls
I'D instant, bringing files Of the Sol de Aua,iac to
date ol Departure and regular correspondence from In
dlcaor up 10 The time 81 her dcpartar.
FEosrEcTs ~ Pr,cr.--No intelligence direct from
the city of MeSicn. even from Puea raceaoe loany
authentic source had reached Vera Cruz the date Of
our last advces Il will be rrcecie thai all was then
IN state Of doubt and suspense. Information in an M.
olcal irn had arrived there ntimating thai Santa An
ma had taken tho INITIATIVE IN the question di the clsi
mtionaiiy ul opening n'go,iath,o with Mr.. IriS.
which had lain between hho and The Congress, and had
appointed three commissioners to meet the American en-
soy NJ saa Martin 'irsmeuran appointed day. In
reference 10 this vital suhlor The Sol de Anluac Vi tho
~ instant aes that rumos Were IN circulation quito
nnavorahle 10 the success oi Mr.. Ttsl's mission In
deed, linn letters which bad tn hand from pn,bla
Was certain hal The cnnmss,un had bern insiaed
and consequently. thai the hopes OF peace which ,ad
hten founded thereon had completely vanhetp He adds
the urr hand that from the naciion Of t,on Scott's
amy, the o0y datum On which possibly The prnb.
ability ii commission Tor the settlement oi difficulties
and the total absence IT news for time from ha in
tarlor IL may be HAT the commander IN chief Is waiting
The atflval al fresh instructions lrnn Washington 'Ihs
Immediate nmnatuo nj commissioners, aHd the desgna-
Hon al thu place III moaiha. would 10 indicate a
sincere DESIRE the part 81 the Nexcans for kind
ri pacific arrangement. IrAi mte, of accidental
nature, delays etc may have interviewed 10 obstruct the
eorsunlnnlitn ri II |rr5iy. Eng1lsh mediation.
stated, had been ffufisrs and ace, nted which had pro
dressed 50 far IL have hrnai The Secretary Of ega.
lion OF The BRUSH tmbassy Ia the headquarters Of Gen
Scott turhl, IN alasnn Ia tins las, means 10 which
The MeshaHs had aeuafse the Sol d6 Anahuac express
es us dssn from any reign interference. being al
ways costly aad sometimes most fatal 10 its results III
reviewing sit the news however, which has reached ~
hy ths arrival hound 10 Confess thai everything
seems IN tnugno The last receipt of intelligence
nj soY,
Congress. IT Whose meeting word Is said or Of The,
mode OF acting o the Mexican Government General
Scott had not yet le pneba when the last ace,aInts
wore received al Vera Cruz from that rity.
AprsoicniS B,rrLh.-ln opposition 10 the f,Tero.
ing speenlailnns however, find that letter II the
iIth. which hasnn, come tehand ms yet ccunsance
we much regret s alluded 10 by regular corresppnd
cut "lndcttr. in which. CLEAN from his remarks
nm the 2h relating thereto. he states ha, all hopes Of
peace entirely crushed and ihst Gen Scott was To
march IN the Capital on tho 9Th inst. Santa Anna at
Inc head of largo army, supp Ia be - OO0 stng.
lnonded 10 give him battle at solne point between Paela
aud Mtsicu.
GeSra,t praer- rhis officer left with his train on
the day ndeasd in our las' advices During his adj
firing had been hoard along The road. by which
seons he must have met with sma obstacles from thu
gnerras. His force. however was overwhelmingly
sttong-ihrce Thousand with one hundred and liiiy
wagunslhat he 40 doubt brushed away these predatory
binds with In reference ia this. learn that
hundred men, who sol forth from Vera Cruz after thu
which left few days before attacked short dis
tincs from San'a Fc. Tho MGyicans had strong force
but defeated.
DrnsisG OF s.rr, FE.--iieni. Fitzgerald has been
sent on an expedition with aen,, ivemsn. They
To Santa Fc. tet away prsisi,s belonging To ,ha
Amy. and set fire 70 that town. place OF refuge Ia
puerillas.
Noprro. This disease the terror orfr,rners in Va
Cruz, still continues its rasasss, but il Is quite certain
lhal the health of the city has immensely improved
comparison wifi, that durng past years. through the
IL,
Board of Health aceasng their lahrs To prevent
and mitigate the ravagos this harfd V urge.
The Sd de Ahahaae f22d July publishes extract,
Of letter 10 Col Wilson rm Col. Gates. AT fnnpiro.
Stating that Gel. DE nssy lost only eight man.
and the Mex,cans hundred and fifty The narrative
we have already given is Of later date and .laub ess
moro correct 1t stated ss thirty. Col G speaks
in aeservedy high terms Of o. DE Russy's gallant
plot.
In view Of the probability of night attack on ihs
city tho "Sol'' says the requisite precautions had been
taken. American residents had been directed 10 form
themselves inoa corps. commanded by Capt Iippes.
and 10 repair the first alarm, 10 n place designats
Mexcans and foreigners allotted place Of retreat.
and at given signal the castle guns 10 open upon
Meciip
Gov WusoN.--We sorry 10 learn that the Gov
ernor Of Vera Cruz / ken suddenly aud alarmingly
i'll on tho morning Of the Cpd inst, We trust lat no has
recovered before This
Tosasco.-Co ON Perry has again 'cfi Anton I.izarIn
for Iobasco and it reported that the further occupa
patton Of that place to be- for the present, abandoned
A false alarm Of an attack was given on the 10th.
ARnivAL TRoops-The ship Charleston. from
Charleston, and Virginia from New York. the former
with 30 the latter with 300 troops. besdes those taken
downs W the Massachusetts, being considerable nun
Der, have recently arrived at Vera Cruz, forming the
nucleus Of another large reinforcement for General
Scott.
a correspondent of the Commercial Times writes
board lhe L, :. ip American July 23d:
MlJn Smh, Quariemasicr lis very low from re-
lapse; Col Wilson had slight attack Captain War
rim gon and L. Creanor convaeseen The health OF this
place is 81 bad the people who talk about IT, Cap
tain plmcr is now acting for MAJOR Smith. Quarermas
ter. Our ships now made store ship, taking IN oats
and ammunition from yarons chartered ships. a French
Captain If man-of di d at acrifcios few days
AZ o | did not learn his name
Oar market is glutieI with everything, including
money, but no intercourse with the interior.
'TnE PEACE NsGoTIAuoa.-LArEsr FROM GEN.
Scorr AND rnE C,rrAL-lhe regular correspondent
of the Commercial Times Indicator, writes as follows
from Vera Cruz, on the 70 h
GENrLENEs:-In my hurr j noo n the l7th, in
formed you Of the destruction Of our hopes with regari
peace and % the report that Ge Scott had fixed upon
the 9Th instant for his march upon the Capital II To
be expected that express will bring us nie
gence of his being the road. have seen nne letter
day from officer of the staff al Pneba, which states
thai from the hest information he obtain he forms
the opinion that Santa Anna has force of twenty-five
thousand men. Of which will pr,bahy Gen.
Scot s army his way, and afford anoher Cerro Gordo
I,ur II tn each of our bravo fplin,xs