Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-31

little Catholic church that adorned the town. Its solitary
appearance among the smoudeng ruins Of the town created
sensations better imagined than described and the example
this instance it greatly 10 be hoped will have the eff
feet OF restraining the enemy in future IN their numerous
OF warfare. Our loss was, comparatively speakng
nothing.
On reaching Gen. Cadwalader met by express
from Gen. Scott desiring him to advance with the rain
except in conjunction with COL Childss command, and the
force that 90 toward from this post large body Of
cavalry between and three thousand suong with small
field battery, under the command OF Generals Bravo and Al
vaZ had posted themselves between this and Pueoa, more
with view OF securing part Oh the train than IN any ex
pectaton Of doing much injury to forces We shall,
therefore, have another brush with these gentlemen robbers
before reach the advance OF the but as the coun
generally plain have lar chance at them
and them up eectualy than done at La Hoya
From here take six companies OF the Isl pennsylvania
regiment, under Col Black in addition to our force that we
left Jalapa with and the train will be materially essened, in
consequence OF the number OF wagons we leave her that
brought forward the sick and subsistence designed for
this post The sick, alone required nearly forty wagons, all
Of which to remain here.
Colonel Wynkoop with four companies OF the LIST Penn
sylvana regiment Capt Tayors battery, and Capt Walkers
company OF mounted remen remain to garrison the castle
of Pote and this town; which, considering that Is the
principal hospital and the depot of subsistence between the
advance of the army and Vera Cruz certainly very small
force But there other alternative, Gen. Scott Is
get Mexico, slow the reinorcements in reaching
him. In addition the force going forward under Gen.
Cadwalader expected that about thousand
now on their march from Vera Cruz Pueba. If they
within four five days after do, they will be in time
for the big be that is to be fought this side OF the city OF
Mexico.
Among the eighteen prisoners taken by on the 10th in
at La Hoya two Germans, deserters from our
army There four others among the guerras that
greet could secured The doom of the cap
tured will be that of a traitors death.
was in hopes should have left here to-day, but in
sequence of the nsucency of the quartemasers depart
ment shall not get off before tomorrow, if do then.
We ought gehrough Pueba in five days. and fog all the
Mexican forces BESIDES that between this and the advance
of the army yet if do with rapidity than
did from Jaapa here, will take from eight days.
The castle of Peote next to that Of San Juan de Uua,
the strongest ratification in Mexico is however, in
most filthy condition, and the sick dying of the hos
pitfalls in large numbers daily Disease is making far greater
havoc among forces than is the enemy Peote is
miserable little place, for Mexico though the country
that surrounds picturesque and grand in the extreme.
The valley of Peroto very fertile SOIL and the fields of
corn, barley and wheat immensely extensive. Upon the
whole it is generally cultivated than any other section
of Mexico for the extent which have passed.