Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-05-20
FARTHER NEWS FROM NzExsCo.

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persed Col Childs Governor Of Jaiapa.-
Gen. Shields not dead
Advices from New Orleans are TO the 9Th
inst. We copy from the Commercial Times
of that city.
By the arrival here, las, evening, of the
steamship New-Orleans, Capt. Virgin, which
left Vera Cruz on the 29th ult. We have received
a mass Of letters and papers from our friends
and correspondents in ,ha, city.
Gen. Scott was vigorously pressing the enc.
my, affording the defeated Mexicans no respite
Jalapa and Perote have been occupied, and the
report was curren, when the New Orleans Sc,
sail that Gen. Scott was OH the point OF making
a demonstration on Puebfa itself.
Santa Anna, when last heard from, was in 80
fororn a condition that it expected he
would give himself up to the American Cover
nor of Vera Cruz, preferring to trust himself to
The generosity Of an open foe TO exposing him
self TO the tender mercies of his own country
men who now denounce him as their be,rayer.
The Mexican Army, after heavy losses OF
killed and wounded, among which last Gen.
Cirlaco Vasquez, and other chiefs and officers
of less note, who fell on the field of baille, has
has broken up altogether, no. an officer or SOL
dier remaining with their standard
Gen. Santa Anna, who commanded 10 chief,
was the first, according to some, and the last,
according 10 others, TO leave The field, accom-
panied by only 25 Dragons, taking the by
ways, and party is even found to assert thai,
they saw him in one Of the villages of the ST.
ezra. in search of horses 10 remoun his escort.
The fact of this General no. having fallen
back on Jalapa, has left room for the suppos-
.en that his flight is prompted by the fear of
being sacrificed for treason imputed 10 him.
and which has no other foundation than the ad-
verse results experienced by the Mexican arms
in every encounter with the Americans.
Gen. Canalizo, in his retreat on Puebla, dis
mantled the Fort of Pero,e. carrying off all the
ordnance he could, and spiking such as he had
TO leave behind. He Sc. at liberty all the crim-
inals confined there, including the assassiRs Of
Falconi and his broiher-in-law, who, some of
our readers will remember, have been cruelty
murdered in this city.
In consequence of this, the American troops
advanced in triumph from Cerro Gordo to ia
lapa, where the corporation and civil auhori-
ties went to meet them. and took possession Of
same quiet and orderly manner as in Vera Cruz
Gen. Worth left yesterday for Perole. The
Pass, nine miles from here, occupied by the
enemy, has been abandoned, and was taken
possession Of by an advance las, evening:
Col. Childs is the Military Governor of Jaapa
Gen. Patterson has recovered his health in
a grea, degree.
Gen. Shields, | heard to-day, was in doubt,
ful state.
Las, nigh. Gen. Worth slep, within miles
Of Perote, and. no doubt, entered the town TO-
day. Peroe has been abandoned by the Mex
leans, after spiking all their large guns, and will
be taken possession Of wi,hou, opposition.
General Qui,man's brigade reached this place
this evening from Vera Cruz, his troops in good
health
The people in this place are following their
usual occupation, aud do not al all seem dis
pleased at our presence.
JALAPA, April 23-s A NJ.
An express has just arrived from General
Worth. He entered Perote yesterday morning
about / o'clock. and found Mexican Colonel
who was charged with the surrender of the
place and all the arms and munitions Of war
generally. None Of The large guns were spiked
and were found in excellent order. Ampuda
with about three thousand disorganized Lam
GERS, moved out jus. far enough 10 avoid a con-
fllci, and then proceeded on.
Santa Anna had no. passed through Pero,e,
and must now be in the mountains on this side
of that place. We understand that information
was received yesterday that Gen. Worth had.
thrown his outpost toward Puebla and would
march Immediately in lha. direction himself
II is now certain iha, Santa Anna is at Or.
zaba, litle village a. the foo. of The mountain
of that name, with about one thousand troops.
He was seen al that place on Sunday morn
ing last and was heard TO express his desire of
remaining there Till he could muster suflicien,
force TO make another stand. HI will not dare
to return TO the City of Mexico is the universal
opinion, until some success should crown his
efforts TO redeem his thousand promises to the
deIuded people and the clergy, the latter being
now his only hackers.
Ii is said that those who now cling to his
dropping standard are brought from Oaaca
principally, and tina. not more than two or three
hundred Of them have any arms, those TOO be-
ing in very bad condition.
We learn tha. he prelends he can ye, re-
pulse the invaders of the soil, if he can rouse
the Rancheros and form them into Guerilla
parties to annoy small bodies of our cizens
and soldiers, whom they may have the emeri-
" TO attack.
The following is from the Merican ChrOnical
of The 2sh, by person just arrived from Ori.