The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-06-30
From the N. Q. Pieayune, June IL.
LATER FROM VERA CRUZ

LATER FROM VERA CIR UZ.
Attack on a sagon Train b. a .Mer r;ca,
Guerilla Party thirty Anserrica, 8 SUP
posed to be killed Forty Wagoas DE
% stroyed-D Death Of MaJor Bosirortk
Paymaster.S u S. Army.
The q, s. ship Massachusetts, Captain
Wood, arrived last evening from ver,
Cruz, whence she sailed on the evening o
the Iltliinst. 1'he Massachusetts bring.
over l55 sick and wounded soldiers unde
charge Of DR.. Tudor, besides the following
passengers: Mr.. Joseph Harrod, Dr.. Tudor
u. 9. A.. Purser Bryan, Of The navy, and
Mr.. Busworth and two servants.
The following deaths occurred on the
Massachusetts:-C. Gaines. ofihe Mounted
Rifles, and John Drew. Of company ], 18th
lnfaDtry, died on board before the Mas.
sacllusetts left Vera Cruz. and were sent on
nhore for interment on the Fth June. On
the l2th June, John Pope, the Mounted
Rifles, and John Smith, Of Company C, 9Th
< Infantry, died at sea. On the 18th, ]. +.
Carson, Souih.C Carolina Volunteers, died.
On tha sl4th, ID. Scurry, South Carolina
Volunteers. and III. Heck, Cd Dragons.
On the 18Th, l.. Grover, Company E,
Mounted Rifles.
The pomito is represented as on the In
crense at Vera Cruz. We regret extreme.
ly To say that Paymas,er Bnsworth, who
sailed from hero only on the 18th ult..
slckened and died in Vera Cruz Of the 90
msto. His remains were brought back or
the Massachusetts, in charge Of his brother.
quite. the most important intelligence
brought by this arrival relates TO an attack
upon large train by The Mexican guerril.
Ias. which has been partially successful
IA fa, 1oa Il fl,,kn
tn leave Vera Cruz on the morning Of the
9th inst. for pnchla, under command Of
Lieu. Col. MIntosh. The .rain had in
charge S225,O0 in specie, Of which sum
one hundred thousand belonged 10 the
Paymaster's Department, the remainder 10
the Quartermasler's One hundred and
twenty-five wagons and six hundred pack
mules were in the train, which was escor.
ted by 500 troops.
The train left Vera Cruz on the night Of
the 4tl inst. aud on Sunday the 9th when
it had advanced about 25 miles, il was at
tackled by large party ofguerri'ias. The
place was we'll selected for The purpose by
the MeNlcans, being represented as hetiie
broad enough for single wagon only. II
IS said, too, that slight works had been;
thrown up by the Mexicans TO obstI ucl our
advance. The attack was made upon each
extremity OF the train and upun the centre
atlhc same time. the principal poin, how
ever being .!!c wagons which were suppo>
and TO contain the specie.
Private accounts represent that the attack
was so far successful that forty Of our wa.
gons were estr"yed-ihough not those
containing tie specie-two hi,ndres'sm,,les
loaded with sSssis.ssasse%s7 ss.ss tsker and
f9H!T bs ;nen killed. The American
Eagts of the 9th SAYS our loss is variousiy
estimated at from four 10 twenty, but pri-
vate accounts, from responsible sources,
give the loss us We have done, at ,bjr,y
men. The check was SO severe ,ha, Col.
Mcintosh determined net 10 hazard an adj
vance without reinforcemen,a. Our troops
accordingly cntrcnchcd themselves behind
their wagons, and dispatches were sent Of
to Gen. Cad"aiader nt Vera Cruz. The
general left on Monday evening, the 7lh
instent, with u force Of about We hundred
men and four howitzers. Private acc cunts
say further that on the l0lh Part OF The
Voltigeurs also left. with four howi:zcrs, 10
Join the train.
Inc Eaeie represents that our troops re-
celved the attack with the u.mos, cool-
ness' sid tha! the enemy, being repuised,
fell hRck towards the Purnt National
which some suppose they may attempt to
defend No later news from The train had
been received the morning Of the iih, the
day the Massachusetts left. On the lO:i, n
large mail was despatched 10 this port on
the propeller Washington, which may be
hourly expected. Her letters NAV bring us
further details.
No later news had been received from
the army ofGen. Scott. The reason is OBJ
vious: for the present At Ieas, ss...s's
ic",ion has bee,, en,;,e,y on,.nG I'' xWn ~,
T,1,g,' ~. ega'" ~: as at all alarming, for Gen.
,"t. 80. VIII no doubt open a passage
e"'aPa a. "hcc; but il indicalesa necess-
~ so"'e cav Nlry force upon the line TO
o'.a' away 'ne origanjs which infest it. and
than had been a,,ic;n,,an ,o "a, ,,.;u
guarded by 800 troons
But the auda .;,v r., ,bose ouo-r;,,.
not stop here. 'Thev sre sptsr;na w.
- a"u S'ea' ing our horses. For several
I'm. n'I''s had been created in the city
~ '"'ss p'eaa tory attempts. Private let
lers say that six tv horse. ,yere e,o,.n f,ou,
o"o P'" !" me immediate vicinity Of the
s.',". .o"". regiment Of Texas Rangers, i,
soe",a 70 Us. would find ample scope 70,
e'",rrI"y III "'ene, in tho vicinity Of Vera Cruz
w 'e""'eners Palmetto and Ed,,h arrived
q. a. 'era$ Cruz on the S!h inst. Tho sch,
Worth had also arrived with one
Company Of vol,iguers. On the Palmetto
"a laIy ia said ~ haze =; al Co..