VERA CRuz, June Ia. lS47.
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VERA CRuz, June Ia, l847.


Gentlemen: II is impossible to tell precisely
when steamer will leave for your city, but 10
order to be in time for the Galveston, which
may possibly get off this evening, shall give
you hasty sketch Of what has taken place
since | wrote you my last letter, and which
has been kindly furnished to me by Lieutenant
Riker, Of Captain Ban's company Of the vol
ugeurs.


General Cadwalader marched with his com
mand from the place where he reached Colonel
Mcintosh, seven miles this side OF the Puente
Nacional, on the 10th inst, reaching the bridge
about sundown, which he found occupied by
the guerriIlas, as well as the heights around
Lieutenant Blakey, Of the voltigeurs, was
detached with section OF mountain howilzers
and twenty men, and supported by the infan
try they were ordered to charge the bridge,
which they did in, gallant style, and carried il,
but ! regret 10 say, that of Lieutenant B.'s
detachment he lost one man killed and four
wounded, Lieutenant B. being included among
the latter, having received musket ball in the
left leg. They also lost five horses, but can
not learn the loss sustained by the infantry in
this particular charge. The infantry immed-
a,ely charged the heights, carrying them io
fine style. In the meantime, Gen. Cadwalader,
fearing for the safety of Captain Blair and
Captain Gates's companies Of voltigeurs, who
were on the way 10 the command 10 charge Of
a train containing forage and provisions to
supply the place Of those captured from the
train while under the command Of Colonel
McIu,osh, sent back Captain Gates's company
Of dragons, who fell in with large party Of
guerrias who attacked them, and whom they
nobly charged, leaving ten dead Mexicans on
he field. | cannot hear what number Of our
men were wounded at the National Bridge OF
other delachments with the exception of Lieu
| tenant Rhodes, who was wounded in the knee,
who has returned TO this place. On the morn
ing OF the llth the advance had another sharp
encounter about three miles beyond the bridge,
driving the guerrllas before Them. Captain