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IMPORTANT ARMY NEWS
GEN, scorr's ADVANCE Ar AyorL.

GEN, scorT's ADVANCE AT AyoTLA.
DefsatIof an american Eseort at The
.Natpnol Bridge By the IGuerrillas-
.Mai,r Laily's Train Safe-.A De-
tachnent Of Dragoo1s Cut OF-Se-
cere Skirmishes p,M tie Guerrillas,
&c.
Ths-tchooner Mississippi arrived al
New ORLEANS on The 26ih dit, with advi
ces from Vera Cruz toihe els. The in
telligeDee is highly interesting. and leaves
no doubt that Gen. Scott Is nov safely
quarletedSin the CsritoT orEsrexico.
The most i'm porianl news by ibis arri-
val concerns the movements OF General
Scot. There had been various rumors
on the subject in Vera Cruz, many Of which OUT
correspondent knew TO be unfoanded, but be
writes US q the afternoon OF Saturday the 2lsl
inst on What he considers tsihe best authority.
thst the vanguard Of Gen. Scoli's army was Al
AyoiIa, IN Friday the 18th inst, and Up 10 that
date bad Dd fred a gun. This news reached
Vera CrnzbJ gentleman who lefl AyotIa on
the i3ih, Ginning down BY the way Of Orizaba.--
Ayotla Is bat twenty -one miles from the civ Of
Mexico, being twenty miles beyond The pass 81
Rio Frio. We now turn Tor moment 10 N,
other subjects Of great INTEREST," ~
A portion of The command uhder Mai. rally,
returned TO Vera Cruz on the Ifth, af,er hayina
Procssded ss Gar ss The Nalonal Bridge, where
they expected TO ossttske Mai. Laiiys com.
mabd. Msjor Lally, however, had gone on and
oy subsequent sdsices al Vera Graz il Is know
thai he had carried up his trtin 10 safety be-
you'd Jaispa.
The command Of Capt. Wells were compelL
ed 10 tight their way 10 the Bridge, and ihey
made an attempt 10 pass il, but found all The
heights occupied by the guerrflss, who opened
hesyy Gre upon them, killing nearly an III,
n ties and forcing the whole PARTY 10 retire. q
They left the whole Of their wagons save one
only, 10 the possession Of the enemy All the
baggage Of The officers atd tnapsseks Or the
men, which we're ID the wagons, ftii into the
hands Of the Mexicans, and little else beside,
the mail was saved. The loss Of men 10 thi,
affair has been Eve or ak killed and two wound
ed, and several men have subsequently, died
from fatigue end exposure on HE march.
About eight miles this side OF the Bridge.
Capt. Wells, on his advance, detached 10 dIa-
goons, aceoupsnie,. By Or. Cooper. with direc.
tions TO go forward csutioubly, and, IL they
found il prudent, 10 report to Major LaIIy; bul
AZ they encountered any obstacles, 10 return and
report the fsctat once. Nothing has since beep
heard ofihis party, and il is supposed the whole
have fallen into The hands ofEihe Mexicans.
-Thesa ladrsgoons We snppcse 10 be poriion
ef FsiEch:ld's company. Dr.. Cooper was The
surgeon who went up with The train.
Capt. Wells had I'VE soccsssise engagement,
with the enemy before The final sfsir Al the
bridge. IL this ths msxieaus bad one piece n
artillery Engaged. ffoin whiehEihsy ksed etspe.
and ssIs ihus able 70 mskeIgoot their Stand
against the command Of Capt Wells
Msi Lslly, on going up With lie train, Is said
10 bage had sharp skirmish fith The gueffillas
At Cefro 6ordo, and 10 have expected another
brush with them Il Ia Hcys.
Ia regard 70 Gen. Scotrs march, there were
'rumors II Vera cf0zthat hefhsd met The ene-
ny and repnlsed them lftei sharp engagement
in which he lost 500 men. THIS lie msxicsns
regarded asa victory on theirpati, a. heir loss
swss Insignificant notwithstanding these de-
tails our correspondent wfiits Thar there . no
truth N shom whatever he hlxo considerable
snn0uncsmento ffhe Snn Of Anahnae thal Gen.
Scott srfiyed Il AJous on tks lith IS siais-
meat hazsrded upon mere Fufbor. He has con
6denss 10 The rslaciiJ or thslnan Who arrived
'oa The 2lsi. and declares The vanguard II scstts
arng - have been a yofla bn the 18Th, hax
ing mel 30 Fesi>tsnce 80 far Both tbe Vefa
cros psret md our correspondent believed
Thar Qsnsfal Soon rss 10 possession oflsxieo
By ne z1lh iaslv but hey hsd no informatio1
70 ms elect $50 ~ 81 .assi !.
John Rish.rd.. d Hoa.s6sld, Penn.
isll While repairing tofuise and killed.
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