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Vera Cruz that Father Jafanta had attacked the
train short distance The other side of Jaapa but
that he had been driven back by onr-roeps. with
loss on both sides.
p In addition to the foregoing, we have been
favored with the two notes following, the first of
which is translation from the Spanish


JALApA, August 20, f847.


The American army, after much suffering on
the road, has been again attacked at Dos Rios by
700 eueriIlas, and badly enough treated. Even
before their entrance into Jalapa, there yas some
firing. Last night. at 9 o'clock, the Americans
entered the city firing, and retrealing one minus.
He was lassoed by one of the guerillas. This
morning they sent flag of truce to- the Ayunta-
miento, (city council, to ascertain whether they
should enter as friends or foes but withourawait-
ing an answer, they began to enter,i and continued
up TO l, p m, when all got in. There are 176
wagons and S95 men, among whom 3l7 are
wounded and sick. Maj. LalIy is sick. The
horses are worn out; for which reason, it is sup
posed they will remain here for some time. 1t is
said that Farther Jarauta will attack them tonight
but nothing positive. ..... 4.Ha. ..as


The other note is as follows: sat, aeai.s


JALAPA, August %, 1847.


Major Laly with his command is sill here,
and will probably remain here some time. The
guerilas have all disappeared from this neighbor-
hood; but to where they have gone am unable
to say Aburto the guerilla chief died at Jaapa
few days snce-some say of wound received
in one of the attacks Oh Major Lally's command,
and others by fever. 'nt


= We do not entertain any doubt that the train,
as mentioned above, had passed Perote, and gone
on in safety to Puebia. ~. ...-


Intelligence reached Col. Wilson, on the morn
ing of the 9th ult., that Lieut. David Henderson,
Of Capt .FairchIds company of dragons, and
his party, who were sent out by Capt. Wells on
the 18th of August, to apprize Maj. Lally of the
approach of reinforcements, were all shot by the
guerilas. There is little or no doubt of the cor
rectness of this sad intelligence. Lieut.. Hender-
SON was resident of New Orleans, and but re-
Gently embarked as a volunteer in his countrv's
service He was printer by profession man
OF courage and enterprise, and his fate will be sin
cerely iamented by his numerous friends. 81


1t is now very generally believed that Ca plain
Brsancon's company went up with the train under
Major LalIy.