New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-26

Fight with CucriIia., &c.
BY Overland Express to The Tribune.

Prom the n. o. Pcayune, Jag. j.
The ship Tahmaroo Capt Sinclair. arrived yes
,crsay from Vera cruz she sailed ire sih inst four
days subsequent to cur previous dates The rihnsroo
arrived Vera Cruz from hi. port or ire on lest Win
for companies of the sih Tennessee Voiaasefs The
sane Jay the ship Republic arrived Iom Charleston with
sls men. under Capt, HILL Is. Artillery.
BY this arrival We have accounts Of the renewal o. out
risssby ne Sucrras wagon train hA, been attacked
and the belief Is hat ars, amount Of property has been
seized The narticuars OF the affair are given In The Free
Agsericsa of the 5ih Inst:
Train Attacked by the Gucrriiiero-'
Jan = 0'oi5cE, p. we have irst learned hat TIC
at Il the rain which icf. yesterday mlInue r me ca
- as attacked BY iarre guerrilla AZ santa F.
wegiean from the various rumours me ieNoWine 'Aie
mcnt;-
For sre cause not Understood here portion Of the
train vas unable 20 leave their encanpmeni He the cts
until this morning IN dFagsrE through me heavy sand
,ne train and pack rnuies Of Whish mere W. iase
number became much scattered 50 uch 60 mat me rear
guard which consisted of Capt Rar. company O. TIC reg
meni a. Mounted Rdsmsn, under the command Of Is.
Lieut.. walker Was thrown nearly seven miles In The
rear OF the ran body tie wagon train about oclS
word hack that guerilla party AZ c.hA fe aa
es-ercd s0ne Of the packs scattered along the ROAD
Lieut. Waiker, leaving ten rihenen' with some wagons
which had no. been abe 20 Keep Up, Immediately moved
az to santa Re, where be found The suera' Drawn up
one statement makes ther, 400 strong another 80.
They were Immediately charged ~ me Inenien, aId
without attempting 70 stand and resist they scattered
keepi u2 rsneopl and destructive nie upon Lieut.
walkers LITTLE party Of thirty men, who hndins II poss
bic to ssni forward the atvAncs. sent messenger 70
iris city stating nearly IS above subsequent messengers
two OF three Of whom Of the company, and Who
we're n he fight. tia. Runs c. mpany had been sur
rdeI and nearly every man cut Of that Lieut. Walker
had been killed an that sixty mules had been driven
on By tie sueTrilas.
Another who LEFT stn later. oontradicts the death Of
Lieut. Walker, Dat states clearly and positively That
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Tvizss-ihat the lieutenant had posted the company, or
what remained Of them 10 sravine, from which they con
tnued keep up most destructive IRE upon the Mexican
.nccrs. company OF lat Dragons, Lieut. vaIiner'
has been out, ard slso mosnied company Of Louis
ina Volunteers.
Weawsit in psiufui suspllse farther Information, but
are inclined TO think that though attacked By ten times
their numbers no Tous loss has occurred, eliher Of
property or lives. We dscledt entirely The death OF
Lieut. walker, and give the whole statement merely as
rumor Its singular fact. that Eo1 company OF me
eu though actively engaged in all the battles Of the val
ley and all kinds OF duty. have not yet IN any one IN
stance, made march OF ove ten miles without getting
under the ERE 4 he enemy.
Seer ocIlck F. IA few soldiers just arrived from
Santa Re with dispatches 10 Gen Twiggs Some Of them
report that an engagement had taken place between the
gnerras and lieut. walker ~ which the former lost
some twenty FIVE men, and he latter five men Killed and
The guerrilla, have been defeated bu, II IS thought by
/ cur informant that few pack mules have been car
/ ried Of.
lieut. Wake Is row on his way to the National Bridge,
together with he rcinorcemens sent 10 hin BY The Go
vernon We hope tina, they may oveFAke the robbers and
chaslise them.
rea, crsdits due to Gen Twiggs for his prcmptnes in
sending the reinforcement The report Of TIE danger m
which Lieut.. waller in lad hardly been received
here when he sent two companies OF mounted men 70 MS
assistance.
OIe Of the who came with the escort, says that
there was only ore American killed.
We learned that letter has been received by Gen
Tvigys bv thc same xoress which estimates our loss to
4 . 80 Il a4df "a 81 ha NeN fQaue n t.
The report that Lieut. Walker hal been Killed - un-
founded.
The numbsr OF guerrilss amounted 10 about 800 men.
The small band under Lieut.. Walker made noble de-
/ fence and the enemy retreated.
FARTHER FEoN LIEUT.. WALKKR's COaNASD.-By Er-
press Just as We were going 10 prss We received the
following distressing letter from friend The letter was
written af.er the engagement OF Lieut.. Walkers men ana
s,vr, r. Jan. "a o'clock
Here we sre-we have lost about 500 pack muiss
I hundred thousand dollars worth Of property
The gueTrilias attacked Us At O'Clock We have es'
about u men out Of thirty under Lieut. vi ker Of th-
Rifles he obliged 10 dismount his men IN an open
prairie FOR At the fret fire seventeen horses broke from an
der their riders Thirty men were not enough 10 potec
million worth Of property. Yours, &c. Il" o.
The sane psper Of the 9Th inst has the following para
graph on the subject;
We understand that some Of the merchants who suffered
from loss Of the mules taken by the robbers left this
city r orzaos or CJrfOva 1--WE supposed 10 enter INTO al
arrangement with them. We wish them success
The FREE Am0icoa says the steamer Souiheruer bad
been seized b. the custom-houe authorities OF Tscoia
pan for having quantity Of powder concealed on board
The Arco Trs Of the eth inst. we see by the fre'
/ american has the following curious article
/ TIE TRKATY oF PEACE sIGSED.-ln letter received
b. US Yesterday correspondent AZ Jaspa he IN
forms us thai individual holding high position IN
the American army, and whose assertions deserve en
tire credit said publicly and without the least reserve
trat from letters received Al Jalapa from Pucbs, OF
( the LIST inst. II positively known that treaty
0 peace had been signed IN Mexico Ga being told ira
IL was strange that this should be the Mr. Irs
mad not power sign such treaty he answered ths
Gcn scott had taken II upon his own responsibility u
sign the featy Ia consequence Of which the treaty mad
been sent 10 Queresro FOR the appreciation Of Inc Mexican
] Government.
The Free american, putting no i4lh 10 me rnin0r' se'
! on 10 reason on the subject IS follows;
ltis very strange Indeed II this be true Gen. Scott u
he is directed by hts Government: not 10 sign any treaty
would certainly not sign one lie is too well known for
his Obedience superior orders 10 put himself IN posi-
ton that h. countymen might not approve nc has too
much az heart the friendly feelings o. those whom n
/ serves.
The last annual message Of The President assures us that
NJ rrss powers had been revoked and that he was re
called II Is true that Mr. Trist mas not yet cit the City
o. Mexico bat this he do 10 await farther order;
from his Government relative ~ the propositions Of peace
lately made by the Mexican Commissioners. % which h'
could certainly have received any answer rom Wash
ington before the isi Of The present month
I Tho Mcxicans could not have been IN such hurry n
make The peacc as they have always refused the PROPOSE
tons made by Envoy. and we are certain that Gen
not anxious for Il a. grasp Al the first shaf
! Ow 10 opportunity.
We wish 10 receive The news Of peace from better
source before we give credit - 70.