Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-27
From the New Orleans National of the 18th.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.

IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
The sehr. Page, Capt. Homer, has just arrived
from Vera Cruz, and we hasten to lay the
following important news before the public
Iron Ell Americana Libro. Jan. 81
TRAIN ATTACKED BY THE GUERRIL-
LEROS!
lo'clock, P. M, Jan. 4, 1913.
We have just learned that the last of the
train which left yesterday morning for the Cap
ital, was attacked by a large guerrilla force at
Santa Fe. We CLEAN from the various rumors
the following statement.
For some cause, not understood here, a por-
ton of the train was unable to leave their en-
campment near this city until this morning; III
dragging through the heavy sand the train and
pack mules, of which there was a large num-
Der; became much scattered, SO much so that
the rear guard, which consisted of Capt. Ruff7s
company Of the Regiment of Mounted Rifemen,
under the command of LIST Lieut., Walker, was
thrown nearly seven miles in the rear of the
main body of the wagon train-about 9 o'clock,
word was sent back that a guerrilla party, at
Santa Fe had captured some of the packs scat
tered along the road, Lieut.. Walker, (~leaying
ten rifemen with some wagons, which had
not been able TO keep up) Immediately moved
up to Santa Fe where he found the guerrillas
drawn up Zone statement makes them 400
strong, another 250.)
They were Immediately charged by the rifle
men and without attempting to stand and re-
slst, they scattered, keeping up a random and
destructive fire upon Lieut.. Walkers little par
ty of 80 men, who finding it impossible to
sendforward to the advance, sent messenger
to this city stating nearly as above. Subse-
quent messengers, two or three of whom are
men of the company, and who were in the fight,
state that Ruffs company had been surrounded
and nearly every man cut off, that Lieut.. Walk
er had been killed, and that some sixty mules
had been driven off BY the guerrillas.
Another. who left still later, contradicts the
death of Lieut.. Walker, but states clearly and
positively that he was ordered in by Lit. Walk
er to report to Gen. Twiggs-that the Lieut..
had posted the company, or what remained of
them in a %ravine, from which they continued
to keep up a most destructive fire upon the
Mexican lancers. A company of LIST Dragons,
Lieut.. GARDENERS has been sent out, and also
a mounted company of Louisiana Volun-
teers.
Further from Lieut.. Walkers Command
By Express.
Just as we were going to press, we received
the following distressing letter from a friend.
The letter was written after the engage
ment of Lieut.. Walkers men and the guerril-
leros.s
SANTA FE, Jan. 4th, 9 o'clock.
Here we are-we have lost about 300 pack
mules-one hundred thousand dollars worth of
property!
The guerrilleros attacked us at one O'Clock,
we have lost about ten men out of thirty under
Lieut.. Walker of the Rifles, He was obliged
to dismount his men in an open prairie, for at
the first fire II horses broke from under their
riders. Thirty men were not enough TO pro-
tort n million vUOrfb of Oroaorf-
Yours, ETC., 6. n.
The Arco iris of the 7th inst. as we see bv
article:
The Treaty Of Peace sigmed.-In a letter
received by US yesterday from our correspon-
dent at Jalapa, he informs us that an individual
holding a high position in the American army,
and whose assertions deserve entire credit, said
publicly, and without the least reserve, that
from letters received at Jalapa from Puebla,
on the 1st inst, it was positively known that
a treaty of peace had been signed in Mexico.
On being told thatit was strange that this should
be the case, as Mr.. Trist had not the power to
sign such treaty, he answered that Gen. Scott
had taken it upon his own responsibility to
sign the treaty, in consequence OF which the
treaty had been sent to Queretaro for the appro-
baton of the Mexican government.
The Free american, putting no faith in the
rumor, goes on to reason on the subject as fol-
lows:
1t is very strange, indeed, if this be true.
Gen. Scott, if he is directed by his Government
not to sign any treaty, would certainly not
sign one. He is too we'll known for his obedi-
ence to superior orders to put himself in a po-
sition that his countrymen might not approve;
he has too much at heart the friendly feelings
of these whom he serves.
The last annual message of the President as
sures us that Mr.. Trist's powers had been re-
voked, and that he was recalled, 1t is true that
Mr.. Trist has not yet left the city of Mexico;
but this he may do to await further orders from
his Government relative to the propositions Of
peace lately made by the Mexican commission
ers, to which he could certainly not have re-
ceiyed any answer from Washington before
the lst of the present month.
The Mexicans could not have been in such
a hurry to make the peace, as they have alway:
refused the propositions made by our envoy,
and we are certain that Gen. Scott is not sc
anxious for it as to grasp at the first shadow O.
an opportunity.
We wish to receive the news of peace from
better source before we give credit to it.