The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-02-24
LATE FROM MEXICO.

Engagement Lctveen Col. Dom;ng ses
AVID the enemy--Gen. 1Ssrejos take.
prisoncr--Jack Hays among Mc Rerc-
rcnds--A Conspiracy--Gen. Valencia
and Col. Arrcta taken prisoners.
b. the steamship Edith, which lcit Vera
Cruz on the 20,h inst, papers and letters
have been received 10 the day I'll her sail.
ing from Vera Cruz, and letters from the
City al Mexico TO tho 18th inst.
A train arrived on the 18th inst, at We.
"a Cruz, from the City Of Mexico, under
command Of Capt. Chare mud Lieut.. Whit
comb. They left the city on the ID inst.
They met Col. Doming,icx's Spy Company
at Amazuka, near Pucbln. This company
had bad On engagement, in which he los,
some fourteen, killed about one hundred OF
the enemy, and took Gen. l'orrcion and
two Colonels prisoners.
There was rnmor al Tampico ON the
18th, that Guadalajara had pronounced in
favor Of Santa Anna md the Dictatorship.
We find this in private letter.
The Edith brought the bodies Of q num-
Der ofdeceased ofliccrs-also, forty sick aud
discharged soldiers, two u whom died on
the passage.
Correspondence Of the Delta.
Cry n Mexico, Jan. IL, IS4S.
a Mexican officer has been detected in
endcayoring 10 induce The soldiers to de-
sert. A military commission, Of which
Gen. Smith is President, md II. +. Ham,
mond, Judge Advocate, is now in session
trying him for tho offence. II he should be
found guilty, us cxpec, he will be, he will
either be shot or hung.
The brigade Of Col. Riley is still at Ia
cubayn, aud the brigade &c Gen. Gushing
at San Angel. No movement of troops for
San Luis can take place before the LIST Of
February, even it Gen. Scott mes, ardent
~ desires il. The command, before il,
starts from here, must 10 fully appointed
for five or six months, us il will take that
time al least before they would be nb!c 10
mako road from San Luis to Tamaico by
which he would be enabled to bring sup
plies from the latter place. At present,
they arc without one oil! the most necessary
articles, clothing, for such an expedition.
Gen. Scott has sent twice 10 Vera Cruz for
il, and both times has received o very mea.
gre supply; therefore he has had to resort
10 the poorest means VI procuring it-hay-
ing il made here. Capt. AlcKinstry, Of the
Quarternastcr's department, Inns now n.
bout 1000 men and women engaged in ma
king clothing for the soldiers, aud under
stand they will he nj least until tho LIST III
February bcforc n sufficient quan.ity will
be ready. Il is a very easy matter to move
armies OH paper, but more difficult in the
field.
Col. Jack Hays has returned; he routed
Padre Jarauta from one Of his dens-kil.
ing some 10 or IL Of his men, and wound
ing about Is others. One Of the men sho,
at the Padre, whether they killed him am
not informed; they brought in his horse,
saddle aud bride, aud cloak, md other
trinkcts belonging 10 the Rev. Father.
We have received the intelligence Of the
attack on Col. Miles train, and are sorry
to learn that the zinc company Of Mounted
Rifles has been cut up.
A conspiracy mas been set on foot in Pu-
ebla, TO assassinntc the Governor of the
State Of Pucbla, Don Raphael lzunsa, BY
Gen. Rea and some of his worthy associ-
a.cs. Their letters were intercepted b,
Col. Childs, from which il appears tina,
their first object was to get Gov. lzunsa
out Of tho way by assassination, and then
murder some Of the pcaceably disposed in.
habitnnts Of Puebla, seize the rcims of Gov
crnmeni, End declare Rea Dictator. Gov.
iznnsn is known TO be q strong advocate Of
peace.
Mr.. Trist docs not 60 home with tho train
going down tomorrow.
The gallant Capt. Walker, Of 9th lnfan-
try, 80 severely wounded at Ii Molino del
Key, will be sent down; he gocs in litter
still being too weak To travel otherwise
Col. II. NJ. Wynkoop, Of the Cd Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers, having learned BY
Mexican friend, that Padre Jarauta and
Gen. Rea were ut TlalnepanatIa, applied
to Gen. Scott fur permission 10 take twcn-
~ men and capture him. Permission be.
ing granted, the Colonel set of on the II,
with,hirty two Texan Rangers, under coin.
mand Of Licuts. Daggcri, Barkc and Jones.
Upon arriving Al and charging Tlalncpan.
alta, md finding no QUO there, they lenrn-
ed that Rca and Jarauia had left for Tolu-
en- few hours previous TO their arrival.
Col. Wynkeop here learned that Gen. Va
lencia and bis staff were nj a hacienda
some six leagues distant. lie Immediate
" set oil with his party, mud arrived NJ the
hacienda, which they surrounded. Admit.
lance into the housc was demanded Ly tho
gallant little pnrty, bat il was fnr . time
refused, when Col. Silica, wounded Mex
lean officer on parole, opened The door and
assured Col. Wynkoop that Gen. Valencia