The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-06-15
Philadelphia, June 3.

Philadelphia, June s.
By the steamship Palmetto at n, o. iron
Vera Cruz. we have advices from the latte
port to the 23d Of May.
Gen. Worth entered Puebla on the after
noon of the 18th May. after short skirmisi
with party Of Lancers, set out TO oppose
his advance -Four Mexicans were killed
no Americans.
Santa Anna had been in the city a mo
ment before our troops enter, but leil ant
pushed on towards the Capitol.
Ii was reported that Gen. Valencia wal
between Puebla and the CAPITAL, AT the
head of fourteen thousand men: 10 resist inc
further advance of our army.
The result of the Presidential election was
not known. Santa Anna, Elesiaga and Her.
rea were among The candidates. One ac'
count states that Herrera,,was elected Presl'
dent of Mexico on the 18Th uli.
Santa Anna is said 10 have had a consid-
cradle force with him when he passed thro'
Puebla, variously estimated for ten 10 fifteen
thousand.
Capt. Mayo, OF the Navy, who is nowGov-
ernor of AIvarado. started on The 18th ult.
for Laliscoya. On his arrival the town sur
rendered 10 him wiihour any resistance On
his return lie was fired upon, and Passed
Midshipman Pringle, with five seamen, was
badly wounded. DR., Barton has been APP
pointed the President of Board of Health al
Vera Cruz.
A party of Guerillas was surprised and ia
ken cosn TO Vera Cruz. They were fifteen
IN number.
Capt Mason, Of the Rifles, died on the
18th, There is a rumor ahOat that the Mex
leans had wagon train.
An extra sPicayune, issued on the after
noon OF the 9th ult. contains conespon-
dence from Kendall al Jaapa, up 10 noon Of
the 3lst.
All was quiet at Puehla;the people appear
ci seemed satisfied under the presence OF
Gen Worth.
Reports state that Santa Anna had halted
at San Marin, % miles frem Puebla, but it
was NOT generally conceded that the main
force of twelve thousand men at Rio Frio
were preparing for an attack at that natu
TaIy strong point. 1t is also stated that 5
batiaions of the National Guard were be-
ing Thoroughly organized al the Capital, and
there was prospect of another hard fight,
consit cred by many certain.
1t WAS rumored that Gen. Wool was in
pursuit of Santa Anna, who is beyond Pue-
bla.
MIR. Trist is still at Jalapa, the object of
his mission being kept secret,
The train from Vera Cruz under the es-
enrt of CapI. Walker, had arrived.
Gen. Shields has suffered an attack Of plu-
re<y bat was recovering.
Three guerrllIas were killed, one wounded
nine taken piis1ners-al large number Of hor-
SEES. muskets. pistols and ammunition, &c. cap
fured in The affair heretofore mentioned.
News from Vera Cruz states that the pris-
oners brought 10 trial, were severely dealt
with.
The town of Montaa had surrendered to
r'Ie eaptain of the sloop-o war Germantown.
but was re-taken BY three hundred Mexi-
cans.
The sch. fraternity at MantaIa. had been
boarded by 80 armed men, stripped of cargo
and burned.
Maj. Dommerland with portions of the 5th
aud 9Th Infantry arrived al Vera Cruz from
the United States, on the 18th. Col. Sow
ers arrived at Vera Cruz on the 23d with
dispatches from Cen Scott.
Some fears are entertained that General
Worth's dispatches had been cut off. as
none had been received at Jalapa or Vera
Cruz: