The Yazoo City Whig and political register., 1843-01-27
LATE FROM TEXAS.

The steamship Neptune, Captain Rollins,
arrived yesterday bringing ua dates from
Houston q the l4th, and from Galveston 70.
The 10th inst
The most important intelligence brought
By the Neptune, is contained in q slip from
the Office oftho Houston Morning Star, dated
on the l4th, relative 10 the movements Of
the army on the Rio Grande. We make
few extracts from the slip, which We give
70 our readers a. We find them. They are
Of interest, bat how fer they are correct we
cannot say.
eve have sesn,D says the editor Of the
Morning Star, 'sME. Nsedham, who arrived
last night direct from Bexar. He states that
Gen. SOmervelb with q portion of the army
that remained under his command, (EbOuf
200 mon had returned 70 Bexm. Another
portion Of 500 men left the command OfGen.
SomerVell, elected Col. VIM. S. Fisher COM
mander, and went down to Mier and cap
tured the town; but shower of rain came
up just after they had captured II. SO that
they could not use their sifes TO advantage,
and the Mexican army arriving, after des-
perate engagement FetOok the town, and cap-
tufed about 400 or 220 Of eur troops. About
400 Mexicans were killed in this engage
ment-only four Texans were killed. It is
not known upon Wha. terms the Texans SUR
rendered. Only tsOo Texans esCapsdi who
.weIe found at Gonzales by our army when il
returned, and it was from these men that
Mr.. Needham derived this news. The names
Of these two men are Clark and Sinclair.-
/ They say that the fight lasted from 12 o'clk
till g, P. ID. the next day. The army under
Gen. SomerVel heard nothingof il until they
4 reached Bexar. Sinclair reported that<the
Mexieans were commanded by Gen. AmPu'
dia and Canales, and that the whole Mexican
| force was 1900 or 1000. We doubt this
i Ampudia had only 800 or 400 effective mer
4 az Nlatamoras and .Canales retired from Guer
rero with only 900 men when our army cap
tured that town. Captain Cameron, with BIZ
II command, was with col. Fisher. Most o
the old federal soldiers that served unde
lJourdan were also with this detachment
We shall doubtless have accurate intelligence
respecting this affair in few days.
8 Mr.. Neodham menti0Rs that, after th'
capture Of Laredo, the army moved down ol
the east bank Of the Rio GFande to the Houtl
Of the Salado, and fouRd Canales, with 30l
. men, ready TO dispute the passage, but IN
Texans crossed without difficulty and here
tired without firing gun. The troops thel
3 proceeded % Guerrero, and encamped nea
{ the towns the slcalde came out and informe
(. the general that the Mexican troops had fe
and that he would furnish any articles the
required, The general msde requisitio
. for the articles most needed by the soldiers
and they wers promptly furnisheds Gen
Sonervell believing that his force was 70
> weak to proceed farther, gave orders for h
}. army 10 return % Bexar. This gave dissai
isfaction . large party Of the troops, an
in consequence the division was formed an
the party under Col. Fisher refusing 70 ODE
} ovders, LEFT the command as before msntiOT
/, Fed, and went down The river 70 capture th
small towns above Matamofas.
The poElien Of the army under Generi
J. Somervel returned in safety and brought
Df with them large number Of hne horses an
\ mules Col VIM. G. Cooke, col. ]. Cook
I. capt. Hays, General Hunt, Judge Hemphil
? COX Owen, and lnoskog the iegallY appointe
officers, returned with SomerVell Elacc
the Lipan chief. returned with the army /,
Relative 6 lhe above sfaiementa, our il
p telligent cor pondenl a weston remark
D. 9 The whole story about he battle a. Mil
4 and Sc resull needs confir lion. The
Is, porbope eoIne truth 81 s.. think Il ii
Unlikely thAs battle as lon shi - the tir
g and place nentioneds bus thak o many
900 Ms1ieans were killed, with so smsII
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