The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-09-01
FROM MEXICO.
From the ". o. Picayune, august 20, lo4''
Arrival Of the Galveston.
Seven Days Later from PHeDi;l.

Seven Days Later from fHeDi"'
Arrival of the Pmayune's E1prcss from
Puebia-GcmeraL SCOTS moUements--
Escape of Major Gaines Gnd passed
Mnshipmam Rogers Encounter Of
Train qcitA the Guerrilias-PcrI Of the
Ir0in-Dcaths of Adjutamt Gwiot, Lacmt
II,N, and Dr. Hamncr-Generat Pierce's
Arrival at Puebl0, &c. .Sr.
The steamship Galveston, Captain Elavl-
land, arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz,
having touched at Tampico, BraZos and
Galveston. She left Vera Cruz on the
l2th instant
Dy this arrival we arc in possession OF
adyiccs from Pucbla to the 9th of August
Just one week later than wc had before re-
ccivcd Our letters were brought through
from Pursa to Vera Cruz by a courier de-
spatchcd exclusively for this office. The
news is important.
General Scott was still at Puebla on the
! 9th inst, but the army was to take up the
line of march the next day for the city OF
Mexico. General Twiggs's division leav'
ing on the eth, General Quitman's on the
Sth, General Worth's on the 9th, and Gen.
Pillows on the 10th. Colonel Childs re-
mains in command at Pucbla.
General Pierce arrived at Puehla OIL tho
9Th inst.-not on the End inst as some OF
our contemporaries stated. lie lost not
sinal lie man OH his march, notwithstanding
"anothcr severe battle with the guerrllas."
The most agreeable news by this arrival
is the escape of Major Gaines and Passed
Midsi,ipman Rogers from the city of Mexi-
headquarters. They were Of course not
| Il IL ,l,o,, IoCt
The particulars will be found in the letters
below from MIR Kendall. Ills letters men
ton an affair between Captain Ruff, Of the
rifles, with his command: and Mexican
guerrilla party, in which the latter was en-
tircly routed. Mr.. k., also writes US OF the
death of Lieut.. Hill, OF the End Dragons,
and DR.. Hammer, Of the South Carolina
Regiment. We need not refer more par
ticuiarly to his letters which abound in
interest
From Vera Cruz, too, the news is impor-
tant. The train which left Vera Cruz on
! the evening of the 9th inst, has been at
tackled about 2l miles from Vera Cruz !;
indeed, attacks commenced shortly after
leaving that city. The escort 10 the train
under command of Major Lally, Of the 9th
Infantry, Colonel Wilson being down with
yellow fever. We have confidence that the fol
lowing is a more correct report of the prin-
cipal affair than that of the Sun Of Anahuac.
1t is from an officer Of intelligence, and is
to the latest date:
CAMP AT BRIGADE, RI miles from Vera Cruz,
August IL, lo47.
Lally was met by the gucrrlIlas yesterday
in force at Passo Oncja, one mile in the rear
Of this camp, about 3, p. M. Attacks were
made in front; in rear, and upon the centre
of the train, and they were repulsed at all
points, and we advanced to this encamp-
ment Our force was well distributed for
the defence Of the train, the force in the rear
being nearly as long as in front, and
guard of two companies in tho centre of the
wagons, and fankers along side of the train
throughout.
But our loss is severe, two officers being
severely wounded. Captain James H.
Caldwell. of the Voltigeurs, and Captain
Arthur G.. Cummins. of the ! lth Infantry,
the former native of Maryland, the latter
of Virginia. Ten men, non-commissioned
officers and privatcs, are wounded. None
were killed outright. One has died since,
and some perhaps dangerousI y wounded
Hopes are yet entertained for the recovery
of the two Captains, if we can send them to
Vera Cruz. l believe that the command
ing officer has sent to Vera Cruz for de-
tachment of horse to escort ambulances to
take back the Wounded which may accu-
muIate by the time we reach the National
Bridge We are 1000 strong, with
train Of seventy wagons, and the troops all
raw and comparatively uninstructed. But
think we will make our way through Sc
curely; perhaps fighting our way for many
days. We are about twelve miles from the
National Bridge, and we move on few
miles to-day.
The sun says eight men were killed on
our side, and that Captain LoyelPs Geor-
gia mounted men killed twenty five of the
enemy in a charge. Governor Wilson i'm
mediately ordered up reinforcements. Cap
tain Falrchild's company started at once to
go up, and Captain Seefeld's of the LouIsi-
L-x II.