Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-29
sy Yesterdays Southern Mail.
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NANNY FROM MEXICO

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. ssiese Fights lciia lie GUsrrntes- oae NOR
a,sd .Ncr,eans ts'!sa ana i7e''adea, ara 'o'ty@,
i'm dmericags- General Cadwat!odcr d.,etse@
tr a large party-Batle al tas National n'iass'
Tn. following highly important 'nteIh is1h'.s
was communicated % Us BY l.ieh'Shah.s W.
and hIcWi,Iiams, OF the 81 Pcausy rama w
lnn,ssrs who came over OH The steamship Caves
,on his morning. 4, 6 o'clock. On Ire GU
small recruiting party together Win some GU, M,;,b
and disbanded soldiers in number apou1 ioI, e.
u armed men. and thirty mounted, iei " ~" -
W.. ccn7 This rarly was cnde. eoinii'aee "
cs,',in Bainhridge, of I'd Artillery, On leaving
~, end getting near Ce!ro Gordo, TINS parry
us ;ntormed lha, il would no, be pIucen, 10 ~
through the pass as there were aoou. IVY ,,;nns
cans in the chan rial along The pass. ~
10 This. two officers who hau so"c rral a,
Tho ,r,;n were f,ed al from the chaPaila'. ~,
he n,on,h Of the pass, the party was o!SahlAeu
ana rn.rcbed through without meeting an eheniy.
arr;yaJ q, The Bridge that evening. Whiis'' ney
more h;vouacked on he CHER side OF Inc Dliuee,
beine so iai,eued that they were nnaoie 10 iuinlsii
\ onari. they we're informed that some petsous
we're barricacins The bridge. guard was 'nen
e,ationed between the bridge ami the eneaulpu,n'i
10 prevent The party being surprised. =. .,as
time signal lights on the ridges anu GINS WY
distinctly seer. ..o,nsea of this
Before ho
l;,,Ia narlv were removed 10 Santa Anna ha
c;enda a quarter OF 4 mile from the orose.
scanning par,y was then sent out, ana aiso . 20.
10 to clear The bridge; which was done "snou.
any opposiion The main body OF ihe a'ms
,hs, r..ssed over The bridge. Every Thing aP-
ns.r;na then 10 be SAFE, and all danger ee'rs
pass.d Lieut.. McWiiams and Mr. Frazer
side OF The bridge Jnsi as they were entering
The bridge, a pary Of a5ou, twenty-five Mex
cans appeared on The ridge, and fired seveial VOL
lies on Them. The wagon master ana iouI
others. who were passing The bridge, were II ~
on and The uhne five were killed. anc wagon
was captured. oi no greai vaiue
Alter ,he fire had ceased, party OF !ancers
peaTed on the bridge and sesmra 10 pe p.spa sns
10 charge bui seeing that Captain bainof1se
NAVY wcre nreoarius 10 receive hem, they wneel-
ed their horses and eailoped on. :.
Canaan Eaiubridge resumed bis maich in
eood order followed by 400 or 500 oil The lancers,
who hung upon his rear and ilanRs LOT TOUT OF
FIVE miles, but al a respectable distance. mus
hemmed in, this iille party pursued lis way IN
III j, arrived al the Pass OF La VOLTA, where Coi.
Mcintosh had encamped with ms large .raih.-
The Mexcans who had attacked balnolidses
marty were the same who had compelled COL NC
in,osh TO halt and wait Tor reinioIcemeh's,-,
The party remained iha, night in Mclntoslfs
camp' and during the whole time the Mexicans
KEEP, continual fire on the camr, approaching
with great bodness very near " our sehsines.
On the next day Capt. Ba:nipNcrt parry ~
sumed its march 10 Vera Cruz being Joinea ny
Cant. Duperus dragons, who were sent oack 10
gel their horses. This company, win us Saiiah'
Canaan had behaved very handsomely IN Ibc A.
tack on McIntcshs camp l!s sailantiy was me
toemc OF universal praise and admiration IN ,he
army. Indeed II was generally Admitted that
nd c1v?d
,aolry OF Duperus patty. BainbIicges naTly
continued their march 10 Vera Cruz where hey
arrived in safety In the meantime, Duperus
nariy. having long return Train 10 guard, and
being threatened b. q large body OF lancerS, malt
ed AZ Santa Fe, where they were charged BY
sreatIy superior iurcc, which they sallanIly re-
pnI,ed. killing many oi The enemy, and suffering
M loss themselves. |, was said. however, that
some OF our wagons were chi OIL and the ciiveIs
taken prisoners. Capt. Dupcra arrived saie'y IN
Vera Cruz, having losl three killed ana Ih'es
wounded.
On Inc day Capt. Bainbyidses party leli Mcin.
tosi.'s camp. Gen Caa#allader had arrived, VAN
\ force al 800 mea ana tao howi!scls. The t"o
commands weic Then coined, making, in ALL about
1000 men. with $50 howi;zers, under command OF
Gen. Cadwaliad:r, and pushed on towards The
National Bridge.
On approacbns the bridge Gen. Cadwal!ader
occrpied lie heiehls commanding The bridge,
rom which the cremy had fired Oh Capt. BAN
bridges pariT, viie:c he was attacked b. large
force OF the aieycans posted in The ridges ara
chaparral, ani some hard fishiins was carried on
Tor several hours The MeN1ans losing mere than
100 men, and Gen. cadwalader losing some 10
killed and some thirty az !of;v wcaadei. The
Mexcans were rtpn!ss,.; Tie bridge was success
.nlly passed by Gen. Ca!waliadeT, who was on
The es;lia'sAa'r,'s> .. .,,..... .....
with With, empty Sit q ba5xel II Ind nt.sr A4 es t,
been captured by iha enemy. There is 4 great
deal oil dissalisfaciio7 n the amy, respecting The
conduct OF the command which iad charge ct 'llis
train. There viii be 4 o3u;i ol irliiiy into lie
subject.
The garrison al Jaiapa has been broken up. ~
order 0. Gen ccc!., snl Il! lie SCH az! Govern.
men, sioreS have been 81; 10 pe:c.c Castle, 50
tina, this lie ur communication is entirely closed.
Gen. S.c., has had road opened rom fe:2;c %
Tuypan, from which, in future, all oEl stores an;
men will 5e seat, in preference 10 ,ic old road
The Engineer corrs hare completed iae road
from Tuypan 10 Pe.o,e, he distance being less
than one half that from Vera Cruz 10 PeTo;e, aai
Tnxpan being g healthier place.
The SUCCESS ct The attack On Mcln!osh's CON-
mand has given s-ea, confidence to The guerrilas,
who are swarmins in great numbers through the
county, 6LU ot.aehiH5 aH Wv. f'''sNi 49, - "'N'
small.
i, war chiefly owing to The gallsntry OF MsIos
Bennett, the paymas,er, that The Specie wagons III
McIntcsh's party were saved. dc was in one Of
them himself wien The wagon was attacked, and
fought like Tiger.
We are panied 20 hear tina, the fine charger
sent out By the citizens Of New Orleans 10 Col.
Harvey was caHured b. lie MeSlcans. Their
daring was g. great that they even ior'ctcd wo-
man VINO was IN The wagon, bnt she was rescued
by our men a.er some had lighting.
There arc about loco men in camp al Vera
CIu2.
Gen. Shields was n Jalara, ard was about 10
leave for The IT, States, when he received an or
der from Gen. Scott 10 Join him a, Prsb!a.
There are no preparations to defend aHy point
between Puehla anal the Capital. All The odds
and ends OF the army are collected il the CITY,
ahou, 90 oc0 IN number, but poorly armed. and OF
miserable material. There was small PFonnn
eiameato al The City o! Mex &C, which was easily
put down by Gen. Bnstamente. X was gotup ey
factions OF the peace party and Of Gomez Farlas'
narty. Their cry was down with Santa Anna!"
bu, the President al interim still maintains his
pnwer and Influence. Congress has refused TO
accep, his resignation.
We have abou, 5000 men a, P; IA, under
comma I'd of Worth and Quman
Gen. Scot viii remain a, pneh.a un;'i he IS
reinforced Gen. Bra:o is III command OF Inc ai-
my at he Capital.
Santa Anna has published quite flaming &C
count Of The affair between him and Gen Worth,
at Amozoquc. The truth is tha, he had large
force OF cavalry, which was attacked by Col.
Dunean's battery and Maj. Bonneville OF 6'h In
fan,ry. Ele did no, wait 10 receive more than
one volley, from which, however, ne sustained a
heavy loss, and then fed in the widest disorder
towards the Capital.
Since the above was written we have learned
that in The affair between Gen. Cadwallader and
The Mexcans a, the national bridge, the compa.
ny Of Lieut.. Blakey, rof Richmond Va ] OF the
newly raised voligeurs, with two howzers,
charged the bayricajes and swept the.a with lew
discharges from The howiIzels. In passing
through, however, Lieut.. B!akey iccci. hea-
w fire from Inc enemy on the ridge which
commands The bridge, BY which he sustained