Cant. $. s. Tucker.
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The numerous friends of this gentleman will be pleased to learn, from the letter we give below, that he has accompanied Gen. Scott in his advance to the capital, with his command of "Riaes," and that the report of his i'll health is not confirmed. We are in- debted to Lieut.. 4. NJ. WOODRUFF, who recei- we'd 1t al New Orleans, for its delivery, to- geiher with the present sent by Captain TrcKER. The account of the battle Of Sierra Condo, which be has given us, loses much of it's interest, from our inability to furnish a copy of the we'll drawn diagram with which

 he has furnished US, of the situation of tl,e several Mexican batteries, the heights occu- pied by our ordnance and the different posi- tions taken by ihe American troops during

 the fight The letter IS dated

 r JALArA, April, P, Isl7.

 Dear L.-l am afraid I shall fail to g,ve you any proper view of battle ground. but wiil attempt to describe 1t. Our army had, after the glorious victory of Vera Cruz and San Juan de Uloa, rested about three days, when we were otdered to take ap our line of march for fortified pass, (Psenta Nacionai.) Our seconds march brought us up and not Mexican was there. A magnihceni place, Santa Annas beautiful hacienda, situated upon the summit of hin of agreeable accent. sioping lanes, sostresses arenas, orange orchards and sil deseed fartsess with soar guns. commanding the pass fcs twp miles eseh way here we sncsmped The next day naked at beautiful little town. aad it de- seTssa. The foasth day we arrived at Plsa del Rio with all our trsin without molestatisa what ever. On the ia,h day of April we put all under order to march fos Jaiapa- This place. when al about four miles sa route. the eneny's batteries were diseevesed ky our typographical eiiess. with a party of seeogsizanee. ia advaace. Capt Joha- son of ths r. {. Cesps. was shot thssagh the body with two balls. apary of their skisnisAsss. TAe fiasmsn. were osdessd into the wooss. -hy Colonel iiaznsy. b drise the d-d eowura, in tss hs called them9 and Q we did. about twenty minates. and