Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-10-21
Published every Thursday
The News. &c.

We have delayed making up any thing m the shape
of nses, especially from the army until the latest
moment: and now we are compelled to make short
work of it. The heavy floods at the east noticed in
our list, have been very disastrous, and in a great
measure, all direct communication between important
poiAts, has been cut off. The Washington Union, of
Saturday night last, Oct. 9th, says:
We are compelled to draw upon the copous funds
we had hand tefore the (ate) food fell for making
up paper. We have not received single news
paper from the iorih or the west since Thursday
night The mail communication has been cut Oft by
the rain storm, aid all other intercourse with the
exception of the telegraph.
II Is said that almost every bridge between Balti-
more and Washington, either upon the railroad the
turnpike, has been broken up. or injured to be
impossible No mail has been sent from Washington
for the north until this morning, when IL was de-
spatched by the steamboat Baltimore and no mail
is expected in return until tomorrow morning, and
by the same route.
The Potomac has been swollen into one of the
highest feshets known to the citizens of Washington.
The canal is filled and overlooking upon the low
grounds along the mall and the water almost washes
the base of the Market-house. The low grounds
between the Capitol Hill, and on the right side of
Pennsylvania avenue. converted into small lake.
The long bridge, which 10 the other side
Of the river is threatened by the torrent of water
trust it will escape destruction. large quantity of
drift wood has lodged and accumulated on its upper
side, and along the shore and busy the scene
presented to-day by the variety of people and
Der of carts that were bearing the wood away for
their winters fuel. Pumpkins, corn cabbages, &C.,
mingled with the descending flood.
Since the above written have learned that
have received mail from the south this evening.
We thus left to our own resources, being COM
pleely isolated and cast off from all communication.
except by telegraph, from the north, east, south, and
west. pleasant predicament, truly, at this inter-
esting period of elections and of war
These causes have deprived US of our most import
ant information from various sources and more par
ticuary so, the called Telegraph is of order
as usual. From some causes, the western
telegraph is a Of annoyance than benefit
to editors and whether the difficulties of which all
complain, to be Overcome, remains to be
The Dayton Journal of the 18th inst. has the fol-
lowing, under its Telegraphr head; but it looks to
us rather apochryphal, from the absence Of dates,
Sc We give it. however. and would advise our
readers not TO place implicit confidence in it. Later
advices must to hand.
LATER FROM MEXICOl
General Scott retiring from the City-Santa Anna
adUancing cih 10000 min !--Puebla retaken.
A late NUMBER OF La fatrla. Spanlsh paper puO-
lshed at New Orleans gives news from Mexico which
is most alarming.
Ii states that Gen Scott was so much ANNOYED by
the leperos that he compelled to withdraw his
troops from the Capital.
1t is also reported that Santa Anna had advanced
from Guadalupe with furce 10000 strong-and
hosiilies had again commenced.
The Mexican General is said TO have complete pos
of Pueba. Our troops still hold possession
of the heights and severe contest was in progress
the Americans pouring murderous fire into the
Mexicans from their elevated position.
No direct communication with Gen. Scott had been
effected.
We hope these reports may prove but rumorS.
We wait patiently for further advices.