The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-09-16

From the ST. Louis Republican Of 9th inst.l
LATE FROM VERA CRUZ.
ADVANCE OF GEN. SCOTT TO lYOTLl!
Safety cf Major Lolly's Train-Repulse
Of the Americans at National Bridge.
From the N. Orleans Reayune Of The 2lstl
The schooner Mississippi arrived from
Vera Cruz on Sunday, having sailed thence
On the evening Of the xlst. Al that time
The Fashion had not arrived there, though
expected. She left here the
evening Of thu 18th.
lie most important news bv this arri.
val, concerns the movements Of Gen Scott.
There had been various rutnors on the sub
ject in Vera Cruz, many Of which our cot
respondent knew 10 be unfounced; but
he writes Us on the afternoon Of Saturday.
the 2lst, on what he considers "the best
authority" that the vanguard Of Gen SCOTS
army was as yet AT Ayo'la, ON Friday, the
18th, aud up 10 tina, date had TO, fired .
gun. This news reached Vera Cruz by
gentleman vino left Ayo,la ON the Is H.,
coming down by way Of Orizlba. Ayo,la
10 bu, twen,y-oac miles from tho city oil
Mcxic", being twenty miles beyond tho
pass III Rio Fro. We now turn Tor mo-
men. to other subjects Of grea, interest.
The expedition which left Vera Cruz
about the 18th inst, 10 reinforce Mai. Lal.
ly's command, was composed Of Captain
Wells company Of the 18th Infantry, Capt
llnile's company Of the 18th Infantry. aud
Capt. aIrch,ld's company OF Louisiana
Rangers, all undc. command &c Captain
Wells. They returned 10 Vera Cruz on
the 18th. after having proceeded as far us
the National Bridge, where they expected
10 ovcr,ake Major Lally's command. -
Major Lally, however, had gone on, aud
by subsequent advlces al Vera Cruz il is
known tina, he had carried up his train in
safety beyond Jalapa.
The command oi Capt. Wells were com.
PEELED 10 tight their way To the Bridge, and
they made the attempt 10 pass il, but found
all the heights occupied by the gGcrriiias,
w"o opened heavy tire upon them, kill
ing neatly all the mules aud forcing the
whole party 10 retire. They lei, the whole
II their wagons, save one only. ia the pos
session of The eneiny. All the baggage vi
tho officers, aud knapsacks Of tho men,
which were in the wagons, Tell into the
hands Of the Mcxicans, and little else be.
sides the mail was saved. The loss 0i
men ~ this affair has been five or six kill
I'd, and Two or three wounded, aud several
men have subs. qacn,ly died iroln fatigue
aud exposure On the march.
About eight miles this side Of the bridge,
Captain Wells, ON his advance, cti,ched
twelve dragoons, accompanied by DR.. Coz
per, with dircctI"ns 10 20 forward eau ious-
~, aud, ii they found II. prudent, 4" reIur,
10 Major l.sii.; bm Il hay encountered
any Obstacles, 10 return and report the lac,
al once. Nothing has si,ce been heard oi
this party, and u IS supposed the whole
have fallen into the hands III the Mexicans
These ,w.lse drag"uns We saplOse 10 he
a portion OF Fancniid's coup my. d..
Cooper was The surgeon who went up with
the train.
Captain Wells had five successive en-
z g. nenis With The enemy before The final
ntl,,r az tho bulge. III l,',s, the MeXicans
had one piece Of artillery cng y, Il, from
winch they tired grape, aud were thus
able 10 make good ,inT 81 nd against The
OF Z pit Wells.
NJ Lally on g"lnl up with the tain is
said ~ have nad snip sA,r,,isa with Tia
euerr las at Ccrm Condo. aud IL have tx.
D. c,cd another brush with them at La
tl"ya. M accounts Ot these ati IRIS have
nee received, but our latest letters Sd,
that there is TO dnub, Ut The safety IL the
train. No news had been received al We
IA Cruz II Cap. Bssancon's COZ pany fnr
"a fortnight. Il Wis oui on scout when
news reached there that Majm Lally re-
quircd rcimtorcenents, and il 10 by many
supposed that the company Tell IN with The
tram, and. crossing the National Bridge.
continued up with il. others again think
aud suppose The wl,ple compa.
ny has been cut oti by the Mexicans.-.
Such is tenor vi our la,cs, letters.
Ia regard to Gen. Scouts march, there
arc rninors nj Vera Cruz that lie had met
the enemy and repulscd them after sl'ar,
engagement. in which he lost eigh, hun
bred men. This the Mcx,cans REGARDED
as a victory on their pari, as their loss was
No,wi,hs,and ng these de-
tails, our correspondent, writes that there
is NO truth in them whatever. lie also
the announcement Of the Sun oi
Anahuac that Gen. Scott arrived nj Ayoi-
Ia ON the lih rs . lniemen, haz lrdcd UP.
IN mere rumor. lie Inns confidence in the
Of the MN who arrived on The
2ls', and declares The vanguard of SCOTS
army 20 have been al A VOLTA on The 18th.
having met no resistance % Far. Both the