Washington telegraph., 1848-03-08
FROM MEXICO.
EXPEDITION TO TFluAcAs uspEa GEN LANE,
Correspondence Of the Pieaguge.l -
lInIII.. -. LIN on lsIA.

point out the ultimate destination u The expedition
after the information In relation 10 Reas head.
quarters being at Maiumofns kDe fueblal, aud
the guerrillas being in the neghhorhood Of fnehlu,
the general supposion was thai Rra would be- at
tucked, or thai the general would 90 in search of
the purrrillas reported tu be between Purba and
RIO frio, of the road II was Raining when we
started aud for sums four or five mles Of Inc road
the nItht was intensely dirk, All, however, went
on cheerfuyi fur, with Gen Lane IN command,
aud making night march, every man was conf.
den, that solnr ohiaet was IN view When We ar.
rived at Amaaolue the general, leaving the Vera
Cruz und oaizaba roads on the lfh, took rad cn.
tirely unknawn to any onc but himself aud his
guide. For a time It was wide aud good, but af'
ter travelling somr ten otiwrlse miles from Amaz.
oque We turned inio tInck bul little brllel than
a mule path, aud fr abnul eight or ten miles the
horses had 10 90 usrf bai- aud Jagged limestone
rock. The horses bore II admirably, and ah1nt
o'clock In the morning wr took up our qlnilers at
hacienda near the vagn otsanta Clare, at the
foot Of a range Of nalulaIas, aftst having accom-
pshed a march of over iaHy miles
Al this place tie gruafal Informed the elllcru
that he immediate object muW was 10 capture
Santa Auua, WHO. hr uadiuIormaliHn, was At Tv'
huacan with about one hundred and aAy mHn.-
In order thai the McKean ehIsilafn mlgh not
obtain information nl The presence uf auf lfaaps in
this ssulian af country, ths general uIdefrd every
MrGcln Ia The h4sitadI. aud esrty aar found on
.lhc rad during ihs dly 10 hr afrrsi#d aud Aept
siass uall W len ia the sFaung Tie order was
hlfeIIf ruiaffrd, aud 1t dusk tie nafgH i1f ehut
can. dIsi int l.aflY Iu1F III les Ras i#kru an IA
the full hope that the wy Mexican Wauil ssau b.
within our gasp Shorty a0sf leaving tie haci.
enda. at part ufthe ruad whrfe 1t runs ihFapgh
deep aud narrow cut, aud bfufa the moon fesr,
the general aud b. stall riding ia advance cam
upon patly Of lnaunlrd M-keaB armed. bHfore
either saw tie ulher at tn DISTANCE Of twenty feet
The MrKeans, riet 10 uunhHf, were Instantly
dsafmrd; bat IA the fuif Of ihrm Ne found a car.
rag, from which strppnd a MHkeau Wth nas.-
port ff0m Gen Snlh 10 travel run MHNaato Or,
aaba aud back, with an rseou Of eight afmed srr.
vaults rhis be ~ discovered the ann. wsfs Of
eouss returned, aud iheeakalaalo Was permitted
TO 20 OH,
Miasay belwren the hacienda We had leh aud
this place, lh- road brconrs As BARE aud uneven d
rock Il Was pall o. the march Of the previous
night The hones Iaded nom lie fapidly with
which We had moved Tie shis distance from the
eapiial gave sgus that oaaliuned lsiffidrr not 10
push Them too hafJi aud the consequence 5,
the command did ual ifafHI win ilie Helfui4 The
general d-sisnrd=ot he hai Intended lhai iH= for.
should b. accomplished m about sven b uiz, aud
that he should anHss llaff about tvs n the morn.
ing Mould That he hadi
Mth.n eght OF ten miIss Of lshuacaa. thr
guide received information that Santa Auua Was.
Niibuai doubt, Al that Place, aud had slh him
from na- IA two hnnl Il m=a wIH feaaWri
hope every nan nov spaffrd LIS "Iaari sisTi,H
aud uu We sent qH.ch faoug4 uul NiihIu i've
mrs. ol our goal, whrfe 4 h4ll af allaui q haIf au
hour Ras mlde aud tie pau Of attack aud C aplufr
discluzsi by the gsueTaI 10 his officers The party
mounted; ofdHn wffs gwen to oEsar,e The siHairsi
silence during the fsmtndHf OF the march, The
order Nas abHyrd, yaum l,reud; fHsrty man
had sH ialenss ankIsiy 10 saous the Hfza ahead
Ihiz sleut mach over such ruautfy as We
= Rissad tlr'usb vs. impressive ini ed % on
Tght Wa pFrriHrf risng .InnfUiat IL f'um The
Tuai to the height %, twi uilIr- ani hIy 10 three
hundrz d t-rt; vn iifs rii va, q dcus- gfuWtl Of
uni-fsOoi, b~iwr"u ls and luil, rtigf ul noun.
iaius ilruugh N. ggrErs oi which g'tv -r.n ogcn.
sionaily tbr moan nt. snowy prsk oI Ori ,h., bnl.
haui bui b,gak; a.d sb sd ul ID. was a rosd uysr
hinr.sis.r i.us, La,.ns a 4aI9ILg WIN, nrss from
thr maaos fil briug % d ci,d uPon IL difcetI, 10.
ward. n. An d iI.f gumaurr ol se,i. ~, iht sig.
grsion ruuld no isH 90 p.tsrul i.fli ihst w. w-fr
on \ aiaaui three hunUird aud hlN sfHug; that
W. wris ifom sei.y g. an huui ID HIrs tom r,.
Inducements. Nhtoul mIaHi, uf lHl.ty; that
We Ncrr trradne Piu ol lHe country which
never beiof- ku-N thr pi scucs VI Amrucin arm,
and that the rnrrnt might have had nolir" ui our
advance AID cu.iecird iuuuidab- lofcr, bat
thrtr was an aHims c1niI.nc ia the sagaeiiy,
skill hnd bravery "l tir cumpand-t
Al dawn We wcfa ahhin half q mile df Te.
huacan. The frpot ol psaItafy goa from the
town. sud The rapid posfrss Of l. sbls to aud
fro u thu buildings u,Ii us, gave hops that III,
bud was about 10 b. Gagged, and SUSTAINED the
expectation Of mrfiing an curmy A. the uom.
maud came 10 The -ntfiucc 0i the town, ihr
Dagaou, aud Rars dashed oill- night and ielt,
and 10 a few muuirs rycfy outlet was siupard,
aud the Ranges gilIopcd ahrad tuwnri tlif pllEi
with their sn shooters cooked, lIaneiue in eye
on every sdr with the bslri, aud thnk may
say the hope, thai the rnrmy was on ihr huusr
top. The Range. "a the plaza in a moment sluad,
were galopus through ryefy STREET, bit nu enrtny
was 10 be lound. aud ~ irw mia'ls- We had the
modification 10 learn that the goat object VI our
search had ird two hatt. before We arrived, aud
had taken the road TO oiici, wilii an escort Of
seventy .f,c mounted meu The national lligs
hang out from The fcsidraros ol lofrignefs, ani
white nis- suspended from the houses Of the
Mr6ieans in every part II the town, told that our
appfoach W.. knowu IN advance, a ID % wts with
ehasnn i va. Learned that the Mexican, whose
coach and r.cirt va. stopped shortly after lragint
. the hiricndi, srni by q short route through the
mountains one Of bis servants 10 communicate TO
santa Aini that Am-nran troop, were Oh the
road, aud, =, b. believed, with the intention Of
capturing him. Had Il not bnrn lor this lrrachc-
~ on the puH Of man travelling under an Amer.
team safeguard the surprise would have brru CON
plelr The guide. wi,.e d lriity has bfel proved
after mecln, ttr cirfisgs, WIS uneasy dunng
the remainder Of inr march, aud was constantly
utring the general Ia pres th" comnind forward
with greater rapidly, bit ii's could nil h' done
wthpui ri.klng the los Of III" ncu and horsrs
wha were most f,tgurd, d wrigily consideration
In the i siilnn hr was ihauin. Il was suggested,
m arriving ia town aud finding Santa Anni bad
ard. 10 pres ihy or hundri fresh haf's, mad
pursue him ., long "a there was prospect OF
finding him. but the general wisely argued ilui
the bird was alarmed, aud In pursue him through
a cuunir, unknown t. our troops. ard pefirotl,
known 10 the eieny, aud with the possibility,