Washington telegraph., 1848-02-02
From the Pieayuas, lsth
FROM VERA CRUZ.

ed on the sh inst, four days subsequent
to our previous dates, The Tahmaroo
arrived in Vera Cruz from this port on
the 9Th inst. with four companies Of the
9th Tennessee Volunteers. The same
day the ship Republic arrived from Charles
ion with 3l6 men under Capt. Hill, Isl ar
iillery,
By this arrival we have accounts Of the
renewal OF oulrages by the guerrlIlas. A
wagon train has been attacked, and the
belief Is that large amount OF proper.
ty has been seized. The particulars of
the affair are given in the Free Ameri.
can Of the 9th insi.
TRAIN ATTACKED ny THE GuERRiLERos.
JANUARY 4, | O'CLOCK, 2. M.-.We have
Iust learned that the last oi the Train which
lell yesterday morning for the capital was
attacked by large guerrilla force at San.
IA Fe. We CLEAN llom the various rumors
the following statement;
For some cause, mol understood here,
portion Of the train WIS unable 10 leave
their encampmenl near this city until this
morning; in dragging through the heavy
sand, the train aud pack mules, Of which
there was a great number. became much
scattered, so much so that the rear guard,
which consisted oi Capt, Rul's COMPANY ol
the Regiment of Alnunted Rihemen, IN
der the command oi lsi Lieut.. Walker,
was thrown nearly seven miles IN the rear
OF the main bod oi the wagon IRAN; about
9o'olock word was sent Lack that gurr
rilla party al Sauia fe had captured some
ol the packs scattered along the road, It.
Walker leaving ten lillemen, with some
wagons which had not been able to keep
up, Immediately moved up In Santa fe.
where he iound tie gueflilas drawn up
Ono statement makes them 400 strong, an.
other 80.
They were Immediately charged by the
riilemen, aud without attempting 10 stand
and resist they scattered, keeping up
faniom aud destructive fro upon Lieulen-
ant Walkers little party Of thirty men, who
finding il impossible TO send forward 10 the
advance, senl a messenger 10 this city
stating nearly as above. subsequent mes.
sengers, two or three uf whom are nicn ol
the company, aud who were in the lghl.
state that Rufl's company had been sur.
rounded aud nearly every man Gu, otl; that
Lieut.. Walker had been killed. and that
some sixty mules had been driven oil by
the gucrfillas.
Another, who leit still later con,radcls
the death Of Lieut.. Walker, but states clear.
y aud positively that be was ordered in by
Lieut.. W. 10 report 10 Gen. fwiggs-lhaI
tho lieutenant had posted the company, OF
what remained of them in rayine, from
which they continued 10 keep up most
destructive lire upon the Mexican lancers.
A company Of lsl Dragons, Lieut.. Gar.
diners has been sent oui, aud also mount.
cd company OF Louisiana Volunteers.
We await In painful suspense lurlher in.
formation, but are inclined TO think that,
though attacked by ten times their nun.
bers, no serious loss has occurred, either
Of properly or lives. We discrcdil entire.
y the death OF Lieut.. Walker, and give
the whole statement merely, as rumlr.-
II Is u singular tact, that Ruir's company
OF riileman, though actively engaged in
all the battles OF the valley. aud all kinds
oi duly, have not yet, in any one instance,
made u march Ul over ten miles without
getting under the fire Of the enemy,
Serea O'Clock, p. MA few solder.
have just arrived from SANTA fe with de.
spalches to Gen. Twiggs. Some Of them
report that an engagement had taken place
between the gucfrlllas and Lieut. Walker,
IN which the former lost some twenty live
men, and the latter five men killed aud
r wounded.
The guerIillas have been defeated; but
Il is thought by our informant that few
pack mules have been carried of.
Lieut. Walker, is now on his way 10 the
National Bridge, together with the rein.
Ioreemcnis sent 10 him by the Governor.
We hope tha, they may oyenake the rob-
bers and chaslise them.
Great credit is due 10 Gen. TWiggs ior
his prompness in sending the reinforce.
menl. The report OF tho danger in which
Lieut.. Walker was in had hardly been 10.
ceiyed here when ho sent two companies
oi mounted men 10 his assistance.
One Of the men who came with the cs.
con says that there was only one Ameh.
can killed.
We have learned that a letter has been
received by Gen. Twiggs by the same ex.
press, which estimates our loss to DO slk
killed, and that oflhe Mesicans to be lwen
ykilled.
The report that Lieut.. Walker had been
killed is unlounded.
The number Of guerrllas amounted to
about 400 men. The small band under
Lieut.. Walker made noble defence, and
the enemy Tctrea,cd.
Further from Lieut.. Walkers Command
by EEPre@.-Just as we were going to
press we received the following distressing
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