Washington telegraph., 1847-09-08
From fae N o. Pieagane Of Aug, ~.
ARRIVAL OF THE GALVESTON.

/ NEl IN III Li Eh lhth 'AHHi'
Arrirai of the Picagme's Express fram
Puebla-Gen. SCOTS Movements Is.
cape Of Mli. Gaines and Passed Mid
sbipmaa Rogers Eaeouaier Of Iraia
wih The GaerrHias--Peni Of The Train
-Dedfhsaf Adiuidat Gaiot Lieut. Hill
and DR.. Hamaer--Gfa. Pitrct's Arr
rai al Paebia, dc. DC.
The steamship Galveston, Capt. llayi.
land, arrived on the l0h from Vera Cruz,
having touched at 1ampieo, Brazos aud
Galveston. She leR Vera Cruz on the
l1,h inst.
BY this arrival we are in possession ol'
ad,ccs from puabla 10 the 9th "i August
Just one week later than We had hetafe
received. Our letters were brought through
from rueila to Vera Cruz by Courier
despatched exclusively for this olliee.-
The news IS important.
Gen. SCOT was still n Pueha on The
9th inst, bul tho army was Ia lake up the
line Of March the next daY for tho city Of
Mexico. Gen. Iwiggs's division leaving
on the 7lh Gen. Qullman's on the slh,
Gen. Worth on the OH, aud Gen. Pill
lows on the lnlh. Col. Ghilds remains
in command nj Pucha.
Gen Pierce arrived al Paebla on the iith
insi.-nol ON the 2l lust, a, some ml our
contemporaries stated. lie lost not 4 sin
glo man ON his match, notwithstanding
"anolher severe banle with the gncri'las.h
The nost agreeable news by this affi.
val Is the escape Of Maj. .Gaines aud Passed
Midshipman Rogers from The ely ol MeNi
ca, aud their saa suy, al Gen. Seoll's
headquarters They weie Of course mol
uudcr parole a lhc imn lhey !eli Mexico.
Tho particulars will bo luund in The letters
below liun Mr. kenlall. His letters
mention an affair between Captain Ruil.
nf the rifles. with his command, aud a
Mexican guerrilla party. in which The lat
,cr was entirely routed. hr. X, asa
w,,rs Us ui he d,aih Of Lieu. Hill, 81 Tue
~, Dragons, AMI DIR. Hammer, oi Tho
ouih Cafolna Regimen. We need not
refer mnie particularly 10 his letters which
abound in interest.
From Vera Cruz, too. the news Is i'm.
plHaui. The train which lefl Vera Guz
/ the evening oi the Oh insi.. has bren n
iackci ab1ul : miles from Vera Cruz; IN.
deed, attacks commenced shortly alice lray
+ iag that city. The escort tn lhs train was
under command OF MAJ. Lilly, OF the 9.h
/ lnianlrY, Col. Wilson bHng down with
+ The yellow fever. We have confidence
that The following is mofe correct report
Of the principal affair Than that ol tho sun
Of Anahuae. II is fom an officer ol IN,
lelligencr, AMI isio The latest date.
CAsF At HBIp1F, - miles from Vera Cruz, /
august II, lsiE
GcailemeH:-lhc command under Mll.
Lally was met by the gueti.'as yesief.
+ day IA iufee at Passo Oneia, ono mi.e IN
the rear Of this camp, about } Z. VI. Al
lack, wora made in front. in rear, and upon
the centre Of tho train, AMI hey were fe
pulsed al all points, aud We advanced 10
this enCampmen'. Our lofco was well
distributed Tor the defence of the train, the
force in lhe rear being nearly as long as
IN front, and 4 guard Of two companies
in the centre Of the wagons, and llaukcfs
alongside Of the train throughout.
I But our loss is severe, two officers be.
ing severely wounded. Capt. James IL.
Caldwell, Of tue Voigeurs, aud Capt. Ar
thur &. Cummins, oi tho il,h Infantry,
tho former a native OF Maryland, the latter
ol Virginia. Ten mcn, non commission
ed officers and pryales, are wounded
Mono were killed outright one has died
since and some perhaps dangerously wound.
ed. Hopes are yet entertained Tor the fo.
coyory OF the two captains, Il We eau send
them to Vera Cruz. believe that the
commanding ollierr has sent 10 Vera Cruz
for detachment OF horse lu escort ambu,
lanccs 10 take back the wounded which
may accumulate By the time We reach the
National Bridge. We are one Thousand
strong with a train Of seventy wagons, and
the troops all raw aud comparatively unin
siruclcd. But think we will make ouI
way through securely perhaps lighting
our way for many days. We are abuuI
Twelve miles from the National Bridge
aud wc move on few miles lo.day.
The sun says eight men were killed on
our side, and that Cap'. LoyelI's Georgia
mounted men killed twenty live OF the en-,
omy in charge. Governor Wilson lm
modiatcy ordered up reinloroemsnis.-
Capt. fairchild's company started at once
10 60 up, and Capt Seeieidls, Of the loui.
,iana battalion, were also ordered up. A
gentleman who came over on the Calves.
Ion, saw the latter leaving the c,'y. Capt.
Bcsaucon's company was absent on scout
when tho news reached Vera Cruz OF the
danger Of the train. When he returned, he
would be ordered up, and other forces were
to be sent forward The verbal report.
are that the American had thirty men
wounded in the shirmish and us man,
horses killed. II is not TO be concealed
that serious fears arc to be ell for the safe
ly OF this Train. The Melicans have mad,
extensive preparations 10 barrass it an,
cut il Off il possible. We are inlorme,