The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-07-02


LATER from Vera G"r.A,,noL on Wages
r'uis
No later rews had been received from
thu army Of Gen. Scott. The reason is
obvious; for the present al least the CON
munlcauon has been entirely cut of -
We do no, regard this as Al all alarming,
Cor Gen. Cadwallader will no doub, omen
passage atonre: bu, i, indicates ncrrs-
sily for some cavalry force upon,he line.
to clear away the brlganis which infesl
it, and who must have mustered in great.
er force than had been anticipated to at.
tack a train guarded By 500 troops.
The New Orleans Della learns from an
intelligent passenger, that letter was re-.
celved in Vera Cruz from Major Bennett.
Paymaster, who was in charge Of the spe
cla m the train, stating that the Ameri-
cans lost in the attack thirly-lwo men and
two Hundred pack mules, besides TWEEN
iy-tlght wagons.
.7hGck on the Train We learn that
the whole of lhrimmense train, under the
escort of Cob. Mcintosh and eigh, hun.
drcd men, proceeding onward to the head
quarters II Gen. Scott. were attack, d nv
guerrilla parry at a poln, Just fifteen
mses beyon Santa Fe, village eigh,
mlles from Vera Cruz. The moment the
attack was made on the head Of The train
the drsgoons charged On The enemy. and
dispersed them. After the lapse of We
" shor, time, the MexcIns again made
their appearance in seemingly overwhel-
ming num as, a, least 7 or 1900 strong.
and opened ire on several points a,
once. Here considerable number of
pack mules fell into the hands Of the foe,
from the extended line which hal to be
kept up On the march, owing 10 the mar
row detIles through which the VAN was
passing Cot. Ncln,o,h, after a rather
severe contest, heat oil the sssahauts. and
lhrn Il uiiet himself behind Ii. wagons.
deeuinG II lmprudru, to continue on
without reinforcement, particularly re-
qnirng artillery. An eIpiess reached
the ci;y on the 7lh inst, in the evening,
aud the next morning Gen. Cadwallader
marched TO his relief. with a section de
tailed from ,he howllzrr battery; ten guns
attached 10 the NoiUgeur regiment, un.
der l.leuts. Btakelv and Cochrane; four
companies Of the lIh regiment. under
Col, Ramsey; ole company OF the Oh.
and one of the TN infan,ry, and rompa.
ny X of the 81 Dragons. Twenl,
wagons acrompanl d. ] he Mrxrans
are said TO he posted in considerable
strength IN the vicinity of the National
Bridge (Purn,e NaciouaO close +, which
i've train is enrenc ed. They are deter.
mined to dispute the passage with u.s.
General Csdwallsder. on his junction
with Col Mcintosh, will be al the head
of about 500 strong. and he has declar-
ed thar he shall soon be able 10 clear the
road Of those desperadnes, the guerfillas.
Although the name is not given, there is
hui little doubt of the MeNcans being IN.
der the command Of Pedro Jaruets, the
.Spanard. of whose exploits we have al.
ready spoken in these columns. The
exact sun, in specIa. conveyed by this
train is S350, 600. There is no authen.
tic intelligence Of the loss sustained BY
either party in this encounter. DR.. liar
npy. brother of The Colonel, I, is said. re.
ceived a muskel ball in the leg, which
was however bu, Gesh wound.
Horse Robbery.-A daring robbery Of
some forty or fifty horses and mules is
said to have been rerpe'ra,ed by the
Mexicans on the 9Th inst, close TO the
walls Of The city. Company X, 3D. dra
goons, wen, in pursuit the mex, day, and
after remaining on. securing the country.
until the following morning, the 9Th inst,
returned, and reported tina. they saw no
veslige Of an enemy.
Garrison Of Vera Crus.-We have
been informed tina, the number Of troops
at Vera Cruz, since the departure of Gen
eral Cadwallader,, has been reduced 10
so low figure as TO give rise to some
apprehcnsions for the safety of tho city,
IN case of an attack, by any thing like
the number said 10 he under Pedro Jareu-
"a. There were no, more than forty men
f, for duty. in the Castle Of an Juan de
JTlloa. when the Massachusetts left.
One Day Later from Fern Cruz
The steamer Jane, Il. Day. at New Or
leans on the 2lst, brough, advices one day
later than the GolreSton, from Vera Cruz
The news from the army is really M la.
ter. but there was report, brought by
Capt. Wood, of the Day, that information
had been received al Vera Cruz before the
Day LETT, that Gems. Scott and Worth.
with the main body Of the army. had al
ysnced as Ear as Rio Frio. withou. oapo-
s,ion, and were met at that place by n
dcpu,sIion from the caphd. with pro?osi.
lions for peace. The exact tenor OF the
nrcpnsi,ions were not hn"wn; they were,
however. Of such a,nalure that Gen. Sroi,
refused 10 accept them, and was deter
mined 10 push on lis force. 10 the capital.
From the deep anxiety felt by the new