Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-09-14
From the N. @. Pisayuns Of the 3lH .
Late from Vera Cruz.

SGtefy Of Major LaLy's Irdin-Repulse
OF the Americans at National Bridge.
The schooner Mississippi arrived from
Vera Cruz, on Sunday, having sailed
thence on the evening of the 2Ist inst. Al
that timeth fashion had not arrived there,
though constantly expected. She left here
the evening of the 17th.
The most important news by this arr.
val concerns the movements ofGen.S Scott.
There had been various rumors on the
subject in Vera Cruz, many of which our
correspondent know to be nfounded, bue
ne writes US on the afternoon of Saturday
.ae ~ist instant, on what he considers
THE best authority" that the vanguard of
zen. SCOTS army was at Ayotlaon Fri
day, the 18th inst, and up to that date
had not fired gun. This news reached.
Vera Cruz by gentleman who leftAvotla
on the 18th, coming down by way Of
Orizaba. Ayotla is but twenty.one miles
from the city of Mexico, being twenty
miles beyond the pass of Rio Frio. We
now turn tor a moment to other subjects
of great interest.
The expedition which left Vera Cruz
about the 18th inst. to reinforce Major
Lally's command wastomposed of Cant.
Wells company ofthe 18th Infantry. Can.
Halls company of the 18th Infantry, and
Capt. Fairchild's company of Louisiana
Rangers, all under eommans of Capt.
Wells. They returned to Vera Cruz on
the 18th. after having proceeded as far as
National Bridge. where they expected to
overtake Major Lally's command. Major
Lally, however, had gone on, and by sub.
Fsequent advises at Vera Cruz it is known
that he had carried up his train in safety
beyond Jalapa.
The command of Capt. Wells were
compelled to fight their way to the
Bridge, and they made the attempt to pass
it, but found all the heights occupied by
the guerrillas, who opened heavy FIRE
upon them, killing nearly all the mules.
and forcing the whole party to retire.
They left the whole oftheir wagons save
one only in the possession ofthe enemy.
All the baggage Of the officers anG KNAPP.
sacks of the men, which were In the wig.
ons, fell into the hands of Mexicans, and
little else besides the mail was saved.
The loss of men In this affair has been
five OF six killed and two or three wound.
ed, and several men have subsequently
died from fatigue and exposure. on The
march.
About eight miles this sideofthe Bridge,
Capt. Wells, on his advance, detached
Twelve dragons, accompanied by DR..
Cooper, with directions TO go forward
cautiously, and, ifthey found it prudent,to
report to Major LalIy; but if they encoun-
tered any obstacles. to return and report
the facts at once. Nothing has since been
heard of this party, and il is supposed the
whole have fallen into the hands of the
Mexicans. These twelve dragons we
suppose to be a portion of Falrchild's
company. DR.. Cooper was the surgeon
who went up with the train.
Capt. Wells had five successive engag.
ments with the enemy before the final
affair at the Bridge. In this the MeIi.
cans had one piece of artillery engaged.
from which they fired grape, and were
thus able to make good their stand against
the commad of Capt. Wells.
Maj. Laliy on going up with the train
is said to have had sharp skirmish with
the guerrillas at Cerro Gordo, and to have
expected another brush with them at La
Hoya. N6accounts ofthese affairs have
been received, but our latest letters say
that there is no doubt ofthe safety of the
train. No news had been heard at Vera
Cruz Of Capt. Besancort's company for
a fortnight. 1t was out on scout when
news reached there that Major Lally re-
quired reinforcements, and it is by many
supposed that the company esll In with
the train, and, crossing the National
Bridge, continued up with IL Others again
think differently, and suppose that the
whole company has been cut off by the
Mexicans. Such is tao tenor efe0r latest
letters.
In regard to general SCOTS march,
there werc rumors at Vera Cruz that he,
had met the enemyand repulsed them alter
q sharp engagement,in which he lost 500
men. This the Mexicans regarded as a
victory, as their loss was insignificant.
Notwithstanding these details, our cores.
pondent writes that there is no truth In.
them whatever. He also considers the
announcement ofthe Sun of Anahuac that
Gen. Scott arrived at Ayotla on the Ilth
IS a statement hazarded upon mere runlor
He has confidence in the yeracity Of the
men who arrived on the 2Ist,an declared
the vanguard of SCOTS army to have been
in Ayotla on the 18th, having met no res.
istance so far. Both the Vera Cruz pa.
Ipers and our correspondent believed that
Gen. Scott was in possession of Mexico
BY the 10th inst. but they had no infor.
nation to this effect.
We have more minute accounts on board
the ship Agnes Of the various engagements
with the puerrilIas mentioned above. The