Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-11-19
FROM THE
SEAT Or war.
ARRIVAL OF THE JAMES [. DAY.
DATES FROM VERA CRUZ TO
THE 5TH INST.
From the N. o. Picayun., of the ll,h inst.

N. -.
LATEST FROM VERA CRUZ.
The steam ship James L. Day, Capt. Wood,
arrived last evening from Vera Cruz, having
left there the evening of the 5th inst. She
stopped at the Brazos, but did not communi-
cate with the shore.
Among the passengers on the Day-a list
OF whom will be found in the appropriate
coIumn-were Major Iturbide prisoner of war,
and Lieut.. Sears. I'd Artillery. bearer of des-
patches to Washington.
The news brought by the Canton is entirely
confirmed. Gen SCOTS dispatches left Niexi-
co between the 18th and 18th of October, es-
corted by spy company of Mexican lancers,
100 strong, under command of Col. Domin-
gueZ. The company left Puebla the evening
of the 18th and were attacked the same night
by strong force under Gen. Torreion.-
Shortly after they were attacked BY Col. Va
mos In the two engagements they lost ff-
teen of their number, but suppose they killed
at least ten times that number. They retur-
ned to Puebla and Gen. Lane placed the des-
patches IN the hands of his adjutant general,
Lieut. Sears, who came down with his Next
can escort 10 Vera Cruz, but accompanied as
far as Plan del Rio by the lst Pennsylvania
Regiment, under Col. Wynkoop. Capt 10y
alls Georgia mounted men, AMI three compan-
les of artillery. The American portion of the
escort halted at Plan del Rio and were to re-
turn with Gen. Patterson. Lieut. Sears reach
ed Vera Cruz in the night of the 4th inst, ac-
companied by Capt. George Taylor, I'd ArtiIle-
ry, Lieut.. Lear, 4th Infantry, and Lieut. Hills,
1st Pennsylvania Regiment, on their way home
on furlough. Lieut. Henderson, Louisiana
Volunteers, came down to join his company
About eighty discharged soldiers also came
down.
The Mexican spy compony is described as
roughIooking set OF men. They fight with
ropes round their necks, as the saying is, and
therefore fight CALAMITY. Col. Dominguez is
thought to know the road intimately, from
long experience upon the line in different Ca
pacity. We understand that we have alto
gether about $50 OF this description of force
in our pay. Of the detachment which came
down with Lieut.. Sears, one OF the officers
lost an arm by the way, and two others were
severely wounded. An American DISCHARGED
soldier, who came down with them, told our
correspondent that they fought most gallantly
Gen. Lane remains at Pueba, retaining all
the command he took up with him. A circu-
lar order from Gen Scott directs garrison of
$50 men to be stationed at the National Bridge,
1900 at Jalapa and 1000 at Puebla-the last
two points under command OF general officers
Gen. Gushing has been assigned by Gen. Pat
terson to the command at Jalapa, Gen. Pat
terson had reached the National Bridge on the
morning of the 4th inst, with ali lis force,
having been entirely unmolested upon the
route.
Gen. Lanes command is quartered in the
heart of Puebla, the General occupying the
Palace.
Santa Anna was at Tepuacan on the 2Gth ult
He had given up the idea Of going to Orizaba
as he had proposed.
We have the Genius of Liberty of the 5th
inst, and regret to see by it that one of the
editors, DR.. Quinn, is seriously indisposed.
The guerrilIas are quarrelng among them
selves The Rainbow says: 1t appears that
Jarauta's band have declared COL Cenobio to
be traitor to them and to his country; that
he is Ieagued with the Americans, and even
supplied by them with arms and ammunitions
for the purpose of destroying his brother ban
dts. After much hard talking they have at
length proceeded to blows; and in one engage
ment, It's said that Jarauta was victorious, and
that thirty of Cenobos men were killed"
Later accounts confirm the above, but say
that only twenty were killed and that Jarauta
was shot through the leg. Papers of Jalapa
of "a prior date had said that Jarauta had with
drawn from the field to attend to his religious
duties
The Arco Iris Of the 5th inst, speaks Of an
expedition of 800 men as about to start from
the camp at Vergara against Orizaba. Our
correspondent makes no mention of it.
The same paper says on the English side
that the uDburTied BODY of the late lamented
Capt Walker remained On the field two days
after his death.
By this arrival we have two numbers of a
new American paper published at Puebla and
called the Flag of Freedom. We learn from
it that Col. Childs was entertained on the 21s1
ult., at a dinner given by number of the Of
fcers who served under him during the siege
OF Puebla We have no room for the report
This paper furnishes us report of the bat
ties of Haumanta and of Atixco, the results
of which are already before our readers. We
may recur to them another day.