Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-05-17
LATEST FROM THE ARMY

he latest news We have received from Go, so..,
Afny''s IN the American Eagle Of the 18th of Aon
Paper puosled In Vera Cruz,by three eneyprizinc r,,
ef' II speaks OF our having p,ssession of Jalap,b.,
moi having received the preceding number VIZ c,,,o
oeh whether our army met with any resistance in t,.i
H. Uegiye some extracts from their Jaano co,,..a.s
dents Of April 2lst and 23d:
JALApA. April 2lst lS47
usn Worth left yesterday fcr Perote Tn. mass o..r
pea MOS miles froW here by the enemy has be.n ,I
dones and was taken Poss ssion Of by an ,d,anc. 49,,
evening. o i~'
Col Childs is the military Governor of Jalana
Al ferots 1t IS The" CHI Gen. Worth will meat with
much oppositDn-g,tien sube WV
Zen tahers"n am happy to inform YOU. has recov,r
ed hrs health In great degree
Two Of the Mexican C., neraIs prisooers n, S,.. r..
do, are here. WV
nen Scott has his head quarters in large houss on
the principal street leading from the market
Inc loss In Killed and wounded. on our side il mara
IMAM set down to you in nv last bu, will no, a. .k
OF them again until can send YOU list of ,h., ~
We understand that the loss in killed and ,,o,ns.di
,'eh' "gg division was JOS regret we have no,
been able TO learn the loss in any of the Other con.n1
zen. Sneld; | heard to day. in doubtful stats,
ana mat will be good those who have b.en Id
vised that he was MORALLY wounded.
ri ZempoaReca of tho l9ih. the government p,ner If
me stale OF era ruz. contains meagJe account of rho
early part OF the fight ofthe Is h FIR IN what an bo,,
,o eoiof uenVea ms Information unable TO saw for
he speaks Of the repulse Of three several cbaros led h.
Gen Scott, in which our loss is set down at one tb,d
killed. " " w '"o"''"
Last lght ten Worth slept within five miles Of p.
ro'e and no doubt entered the town TODAY perc,e Ia.
oeen abandoned by the Mexicans, after spkng all their
large guns and will be taken possession o without oppo
sItIon Gen Quitman brigade reached this mace al.
evening, from era Cruz--hs troops in roud health
Inc people Of this place fl wing their usual Co
,an.a anu W mol seem at all dspeased at pre-
All the trains are leaving for Vera Cruz. so cannot
believe ahat any movement will be made for sey,r,
days. ~ MAUI ,'i u SD"
JALAPA, April 23d. SAM
An fhPress mas Just arrived from Gen " ORTIZ TIe,n-
tefea feIoe yesterday morning about II ocl,ek. ard
found Mexican Colonel who was charged =, ii, tho mr.
render OF the ace and all the arms and mn ni,ious fv,r
generally None Of the large guns were spiked and w..
found IN excellent order f ~ Wv
Ampodla' with about 8 dsorganizod lancers moved
just lar enough to avoid conflict and then rrocc,d
oth'a Anna had not passed through Perote, and must
De now IN the monn'a aims this side Of that place
L ne Editor then remarks,
we understand Yesterday. that information had been
received at JalaIm, that Gen Worth had ,,rn,, L.
posts towards Puebla and would march mmediat4ly in
a' "',' c,oh himself Ne solnew hat doubtful as to
us rum however not being able 10 trace it to anv p.
i'e source; HE latest information received from Pens
- y" ''lItu on we think is hat issued by
IN an effta on Monday last and re- published in to da-
PAPER Gems Scott, Patterson. Iwiegs, Pillow nd
Vu''na n were then inJaapa. Gen Shields was still
ynS III very eculilnl stale, at hospital on the battle
nela AZ sierra Gorda. Rumor says that Puebla will
yield without dscharging gun-ii so, they will show
Wore s"oih 'han has been evinted by several other
'N'ca" cities, with scarcely hope for success against
I'll now certain that Santa Anna is at Or;zaya. n little
"M al e loot OF the mountain Of that name with about
wv troops around his standard He was seen at that
'og on sunday morning last, and was heard to express
us oSire OF remaining there until he could muster
'cieh' nrce to make another stand In retard 10 the
"cey OF ms assertion. much doubt is entertained as it
supposed that he Is exceedingly DESTROYS to leave the
'u' iears TO altenpla movement of that kind ope
lest he should be assassinaed Immediately. which
WI" no d'uht be his eumaely. however long he may
l.. lie will not dare ret,rn 10 the city Mexico,
'ne universal opinion, until some success should crown
lis efforts TO re eem his thousand prmises IN the dendsd
a"d The clergy, the latter being n,w his only