Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-03
LATE rnom yEnA cRrz.

hddifional Particulars Of the Late attack on Col.
Mehtoshs 7Iuin --Siende~ Garrison at EZRA
Crus- Yeilotc Ferer, &c.
The U. 8. steamship Mary Kingsland, Capt.
Davis, arrived at New Orleans on the 18th ut..
from Vera Cruz the OH, and from Brazos the
18th nlt. She brings US more details Of the
most important event that has lately happened
in that part Of Mexico, viz : the attack on Col.
McIntosh's train.
ArrAcK ON THE TRATN--We learn that the
whole Of the immense train. under the escort
Of Col. Mcintosh and 600 men. proceeding on.
ward to the headquarters Of Gen. Scott. were
attacked by a guerilla party at point just Fl.
teen miles beyond Santa Fe, a village eight
miles from Vera Cruz. The moment the at.
tack was made on the head Of the train. the
dragons charged on the enemy and dispersed
them. After the lapse Of very short time. the
Mexcans again made their appearance in seem.
ingly overwhelming numbers, at le,st IL or
1900 strong, and opened fire on several points
at once. Here considerable number of pack
mules fell into the ha nds Of the foe, from the
tended line which had to be kept up on the
march, owing 10 the narrow de6ies through
which the train was passing
Colonel Mcintosh, afaera rather severe con.
test, beat off the sssailants, and then fortified
himself behind his wagons, deeming it timpru.
dent TO continue on without reinforcement,
particularly requiring artillery. An express
reached the city on Monday, the 9TH inst. in
:he evening, and on Tuesday morning, Gen.
Cadwalter marched 10 his relief. with section
detailed from the llowitzer battery, 10 guns.
attached to the Voitigeur regiment, under
Lieuts. Blakely and Cochrane /; Tour comp.nies
ll,h regiment, under Col. Ramsey one com
pany of the 9th and one OF the 7th Infantry, and
company X, OF 81 Drsgoone. Twenty wagons
accompanied.
The Mexicars are said TO be posted in con.
siderable strength. in the vicinity Of the Ma.
,ional Bridge, (Puente Nacional.) close TO which
The train is entrenched. They are determined
to dispute the passage with Us. General Cad
walader, on his junction with Col. McIntosh,
vii! be at the head of about 1900 strong and he
has declared that he shall soon be able to clear
the road Of those despafadoes, the guerrillas.-
Although the name is not given, there is little
doubt OF The Mexicans being under the command
Of Pedro Jarueta, the Spaniard, Of whose ex
ploi,s we have already spoken.
The exact SUN, in specie, conveyed by this train
Is s350,OO There is no authentic intelligence
of the loss sustained by either party, in this en-
counter. DR.. Harney. brother Of the Colonel
it is said, received musket ball in the leg
which wss, however, but flesh wound.
- HoRsE RosBERr "A daring robbery Of sou'
|4ory or Fifty horses and mules is said to hsv'
been petpetra,ed BY the Mexicans m the 81
instant, close to the walls Of the city. Comps
nyK, Sd tragoons, vert in pursuit the mex
!. td,y, and after remaining out securing the couu
} try until the following morning. the 7,h instsn
;. returned, and reported that they saw no vestig
!. Of the enemy.
% Garrison Of Vera Cru.-We have bee
, informed that the number o: troops at Ver
" Cruz, since the departure OF Gen. Cadwalade
q. has been reduced to so low figure as to gis
! rise to some spprehen.ions for the safety Of III
city. in case OF al attack, by any thing like ii
al number said to be under PEDRO Jsruela. Thel
were not more than forty men fit for duty
the Castle of San Juan de ulloa when the Ma
A. sachusetts left.