The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-25
BY EXPRESS
Two Day. In advance OF tho Mail.
FOR THE UNION.


we gave yesterday summary, received by telegraph
from Petersburg of the brought by the Tahmaroo
We now lay before our readers fuller detail taken from
The Pcayune OF the lsth being full days in advance
of the mail
From the N. o. Pesyune Jan. Is
Later from Vera Cruz.
The ship Tahmaroo, Captain Sinclair, arrived yester
day IRON vera cruz She sailed on the sh INST. four
days subsequent 10 previous dates The Tahmaroo
arrived IN vera Cruz from this port on the 9th instant
with four companies of the 9Th Tennessee volunteers
The same day the ship Republic arrived from Charleston
with 3l6 men, under Captain Hill, LIST artillery.
by this arrival we haye accounts OF the renewal OF
outrages by the guenllas. wagon tram has been az
tackled and the belief is that large amount OF property
has been seized The particulars of the affair gwen
IN the Free American of the 9th inst
Train Attacked by the Gueriiieros.
San ,aa =, o'clock p m1We have Jus. learned s
the capital attacked by large guerilla force at Santa
Fe. We CLEAN from the various rumors the following
statements
For cause, understood here portion of the
train unable to leave their encampment this city
the train and pack mules, of which there large
ber became much scatteedso much that the guard
mounted rihemen under of LIST Lieut. Wal
ker thrown nearly miles in the rear OF the main
back that guerilla party at Santa Fe had captured some
the packs scattered along the road Lieut. Walker eav-
ing remen with some wagons which had not been
able keep up, Immediately moved up Santa Fe, where
he found the guerilIas drawn up. One statement makes
They were immediately charged by the rincnen, and,
without attempting stand and resist they scattered keep
ing up random and destructive fire upon Lieut.. Walkers
little party OF thirty who, finding impossible to send
forward the advance sent messenger 10 this city stating
nearly above Subsequent messengers three OF
whom men of the company, and who were In the
fight state that Rufus company had been surrounded and
nearly every off, that Lieut. Walker had been
killed, and that some sixty mules had been driven OIL by
the guerias.
Lieut. Walker but states clearly and positively that he was
ordered in by Lieut. w 10 report to Gen Iwiggs-tha,
fh. liam, had w
them) vine from which they continued to keep
destructive fire upon the Mexican ancers COM
pany dragons Ueu Gardiners has been ont,
! and also mounted company of Louisiana volunteers
We await in painful suspense further information, but
inclined think that though attacked by ten times
their numbers serious loss has occurred either OF prop
erty or lives We dscredt entirely the death OF Lieut..
Walker and give the whole statement merely II
singular feet that Rns company OF riiiemen, though
actively engaged in all the battles of the valley, and all
kinds of duty, have not yet, III instances made
march of miles without getting under the fire OF
the enemy
Santa Fe with dispatches General Twiggs. Some OF
n an WnSe haa wa s s'e
some twenty-five men, and the latter five men killed and
wounded.
our informant that few pack mules have been carried off,
Bridge with the renfocements to him by the
governor We hope that they may overtake the robbers
| and chastse them.
in sending the reinforcement The report Of the danger
in which Lieut. Walker in, had hardly been received
here, when he sent TWO companies OF mounted men TO
One ofthe men who came with the escort says that there
was only one American killed,
We have learned that letter has been received by
Cen Tyiags by the same express which estimates ouI
loss six killed. and that OF the Mexcans to be twenty
killed
untounded 400
The number Of gneIns amonnsS 70 about 400 men
The small band under Lieutenant Walker made a noble
defence, and the enemy retreated.
| FURTHER FROM LIEUTENANT WALKERS COMMAND
By going to press, we received
the following distressing letter from friend The letter
was written after the engagement OF Lieut. Walkers
men and the guerllas
SANTA FE Jan. 40 O'Clock.
! Here are-we have lost about 300 pack Wholesome
TSe aueGas aaeked ns at oeoct We have los
about of thirty under Lieut. Walker OF the ri
e for the first fire seventeen horses broke from unde
their riders Thirty not enough to protect mil
lion worth OF property. Yours, &C., q. n
The paper of the Sth inst has the following para
graph on the same subject:
We understand that of the merchants who suffered
from the mules taken by the robbers left this city
rnngemen with them. We wish them success
The Free American says the steamer Souhee has beer
seized by the custom house authorities of Tlacotapan
for having quantity of powder concealed on board.
The Arco Iris of the 7h instant, see lby the Free
American, has the following curious article;
The TREATY OF PEACE sIGNED.-In letter received by
Yesterday from correspondent at Jalapa he inform
us that individual holding high position in the Amer
army and whose deserve entire credit sale
publicly and without the reserve that from letters
ceved Jalapa from Pueba, the LIST instant, 1t wa
positively known treaty of peace had been signed il
Mexico; On being told that was strange thai this shoule
be Mr.. Trs had not the power to sign sucl
treaty, he answered that Gen. Scott had taken it upon hi
own responsibility sign the treaty; in consequence
which, the treaty had been sent to ueretaro for the appo
baton OF the Mexican government
| The Free American putting faith in the rumor, goe
on to reason on the subject as follows:
1t is very strange, indeed if this be true Gen Scott he
directed by his government not to sign any treaty wonlt
certainly sign He is well known for his obedi
superior orders put himself in position that hi
counynen might not approves he has TOO much at hear
| the friendly feelings of those whom he serves.
The last annual message of the President us tina
Mr. Trs powers had been revoked and that he was re
called 1t that Mr. Tst has yet left the city
Mexco but this he may do to await further orders from
made by the Mexican commissioners, to which he coulc
certainly not have received any answer from Washington
before the LIST OF the present month.
/ The Mexicans could not have been IN such hurry
make the peace they have always refused the propes
tons made by envoy and certain that Genera
Scott anxious for it to grasp at the first shadow
OF an opportunity.
We wish to receive the news of peace from bette
source before we give credit to It.
| From the Rio Grande.
The schooner H. S. Scranton Capt Taber, arrived yes
erday from the BraZos, having sailed thence on the 18th
inst By her have the American Flag, from Mata
moras, to the 9th. Major NJ s Pitcher, of the 18th in
fantry, came passenger on the Scranton.
! There had been no late arrival from Monterey
Here is notice which cut from the Flag OF the
9th inst Is it not characteristic of American progress
In virtue of the desire, strongly and unanimously
pressed 10y great number OF Mexican citizens, as well as
residents of all nations, that meeting OF the
friends OF education will take place Sunday, the 9th in
slant, at O'Clock M, at the Cathedral All are invited