New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-10-23
From the n D. Plcsyune, Oct. IL
Afair~ In yeru Cruz and on the Road.

Our papers and letters by the Fashion" contain
much interesting and important information IN rela
ton 10 the state of the road from Vera Cruz to the
Capital and to affairs in Vera Cruz. We proceed
to give such items as are OF immediate interest.
The report that Gen. Rea was at Puebla is fully
confirmed and the Genus Of Liberty of the 27th
ult. says our troops under Col. Childs were bonn
harding the city from the surrounding nights. The
same paper of the I'd inst has the following
santa Anna never 80 bsdiy discounted, vas by the
very latest accounts st Puebs. HislJrce sitter It's juno
ton with ihst OF Gen Rec amounted in infantry and
cavalry % 600 men. and 1t quar,ered In the con
vent of - Carmen. The Americans. under the com
msni OF Colonel Chids, strongly fortified in mas
sivey built aud very cspsci0us convent OF the same
city conscious of the strength of their position sud It's
inprcs usby. were awaiting the arrival of reinforce
men,s IN tho utmost security aud tranquility AT inter
walls bombs thrown into the city which. however
hapyy TO say, did not receive much Injury from
their xpOsions 10 tbs date of our accounts
From the tenor Of oar Vera Cruz correspondents
letters we have doubt that Col Chllds would
soon be reinforced by the arrival of Gen. Lane
with bis brigade at Puebla He reached Jalsps
on the 30ih ult and was to leave the next day for
Pueba Mai Laiys command accompanied him.
Our correspondent says, writing on the 10Th ult
Captain Biscoes command returned yesterday from
the National Bri-ge where Il bad been 10 escort sm
munition for Gen. Lanes command which had already
started the General having st orders tor the smmuni
ton train 10 and jlin him From pretty good
information received Al the Bridge Capt Bscoe was
confident there was not guerrilla =, cerrO GordO and
that the whole command would arrive safe a, Jsaps,
where II would obtain supply If provisions
Another small train Of provisions LETT the city las,
nsht part OF which for Col Coliinss and part Tor
Col Hgghess command. The fact ihst Cep,. Blscoe
company attacked either In going TO or return
Ing from the Nations. Bridge 10 evidence that the gusri
las have abandoned that road for the present but have
no doub, they will return when least expected
Our correspondent writing from Vera Cruz on
the ith inst. says that a gentleman who arrived
from Mexico q few days previous, and who went
from Puebs to Mexico ON the 9Th September, say 5
that he met fully 1000 Mexican soldiers ldesertersl
on their way to Puebla and other places south OF
Mexico.
Capt. Fairchild's command returned to Vera
Cruz on the Sd inst from the Bridge, having es-
corted provisions 10 Col Hughess and Col Collins 5
command. On the way back they were fired into,
aud Lieut.. Morales, OF Capt. F.'s company, was
severely wounded in the left hand, which will no
doubt have to be amputated
Gen. Alvarez has been appointed COmmandant
of the State OF Pueba and is represented to be un
cea.ng in his efforts to organize and equip another
force for the purpose Of cutting off Sen. SCOTS
communication with Vera Cruz, aud Of preventing
any new accession of men and supplies
The following is from the GeniHso Liberty OF the
3Otn ut:
Our city looks quite brl,k and lively thi. morning
owing 10 the arrival Of the steamers New Orleans Tele
graph aud Ohio; hsrbor notwithstanding the yio
encs Of the wind literally covered with boats running
backward and forward, landing horses mules aud Gov
ernm-ut stores and the loud peal OF ,hs 10
sonay heard from fort Conception, giving hearty vel
come 10 our gallant officers ana brave soldiers.
Gen. Patterson snd staff Maj Polk brother OF the Pre-
sdenti Cap, Slspp. Lieuts. Lsmpre. Palmer and Nil
chel ILL., Vols; Capt Livingston Leuts. Stewart Scott
and Holmes Florida Vols Lieut. jenkins. regusr army
arrived by the steamer ewOrlesns, from New Orleans
and Gen Cushing and staff by the steamer Ohio, from
BrszOs.
Our correspondent, writing on the ith inst. says
Gen Patterson expected TO be able to start for the
interior in about a week with 1000 or more men,
The L. S. schooner Flirt had been out eleven
days on a craise in search OF suspicious vessel,
supposed to be prvateer, bat returned without
getting glimpse Of her.
The Genus Of the 18th ut says a report was
circulating in Vera Cruz that beareroi dispatches
from Gen Scott was killed at the city Of Cordova.