The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-09-09
From The N. Orleans Hrayme
LATE FROM VERA CRUZ.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM THE SEAT
OF WAR.
Arrival Of Gen. Paroles ut Vera Cruz! III,
EScnpt into The Interior!
SEVEN DAYS LATER FROM PrE8LA.

IANs lsAILh IhuM AEuLA.
Con. Scots observation-disclosures Of Maj Gaines
and Passed .Midshipman Rogers Encounter ot
Tram miM the Cue, 1iias-Irri cfMe Train
-DraHs Of .4djuiant Guoi, Lieut. Hill and
Lr. HaHaaer-Gea. Heiee.s .1rrical at Pueblo.
The steam ship Galveston, Capt. Havil-
and, arrived nj New Orleans on the 10Th
n!t., from Vera Cruz, having touched nj
Fampco, Brazos and Galveston. She left
Vera Cruz on the 18th ult.
Gen. Scott was still at Pucb!a on the 9th
but the army was to take up the line u
march the next day for the city Of Mexico.
Gen. Twigg's division leaving on the 7th,
Gen. Quitman's on the 9Th, Gen. Worth'>
on the 9th, and Gen. Pillows on the 10th.
Col. Childs remains in command at Pucbla.
Gen. Pierce arrived ut Pucbla on the 9th.
He lost not a single man on his march, NJ,
withstanding "anu.her severe battle with
the gucrrillas."
The mos, agreeable news by this arrival
is the escape Of Majr Gaines aud Passed
MiJshipman Rogers from the city 81 Mex
leo, and their safe arrival ut Gen. Scott's
headquarters. They were Of course moi,
under parole nj the time they LETT Mexico.
Mr.. kcnlali's letters mention M affair he.
tween Capt. Ruff. f tho Rifles, with his
command, and n Mexican guerrilla party,
in which the latter was entirely routed
Mr.. X. also writes OF tho death Of Lieut..
Hill, of the I'd dragons, aud DR.. Hammer
Of the South Carolina regiment.
From Vera Cruz. too, the news is i'm
portnnt. The train which left Vera Cruz
Tho evening of the 9th inst, has been 1T
tucked about "a miles from Vera Cruz; in
deed, attacks commenced shortly after lcav-
ing that city. The escort 10 the train was
under command Of Maj. Lally, Of the 9th
intan,ry, Col. Wilson being down with ycl.
low fever.
BY the Alabama, three days. later arri-
val, we learn the death Of the above named
ofliccr-Col. Louis ID. Wilson, Of the 18th
Regiment, U. ). Infantry.
One oi the officers in letter says: 1.-THE
loss was very severe, two officers being Sc
vcasly wounded. Col. james II. Calwel,
II the Vol,igeurs, aud Cup,. Arthur L.
Cumanins, oi the lllh Infantry, the former
a native oi Mar, land, the latter Vi Virginia.
Ten men, non-connissioned officers aud
priv.tcs, IRE wounded. None were killed
outright. One has died since, and some
perhaps arc dangerously wounded. Ilupcs
nre yet entertained 81 the recovery Ut the
two Captains, il We can send them 10 Vera
Cruz. believe that the commanding .ili-
Ger has sent 10 Vera Cruz Tor u detachment
ii horse ~ escort ambuianccs 10 inke buck
,hs wounded which ,nay accumulate by the
time We reach tho National Bridge. We
urc loo strong with q train 81 10 wagons,
aud The troops all raw md co,nparallyel.
unlnstructcd. Bat think We will make
our way through securely; perhaps light
ing our way Tor maisy days. We arc aLou.
twelve miles from The National Bridge, and
We move on y lew miles today
The Sun says eight men were killed on
our side, and that Capt. Loycll's Georgia
mountcd men killed 70 oi the enemy in
charge. Gov. Wilson Immediately ordered
up reinforcements. Capt. Fairchild's COM
pany started at once ~ go up, and Capt.
Seclcidl's, oi The Louisiana battalion, were
also ordered up. Tho verbal reports arc,
that the Americans had thirty men wound
ell ia the skirn'ish, aud ~ many horses
killed. Il is MT TO be concealed that seri.
Gus fears IRE irIt for the safety Of this train.
The Mcxicans believe that this train car
rcs up Sl,DOO,OO0, and 1000 gucrrillas
are ON their trail 10 cut them OIL Two Of
the command Who Jagged behind were hor-
ribIy mu,ila,cd. Their mnrdcrcrs were
caught aud disposed 81.
Lieut.. Guio,, Adjn,ant Of the Louisiana
battalion, died ut Vera Cruz, on the 9th.
The Spanish Minister rcsidcn. in Mex.
leo. il expected in Vera Cruz about the
25,h inst, on his way 10 Spain.
Another American courier has been sho,
At Aniguo.