Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-05-13
OFyicE or THE PicAYysE,
Saturday, May 2,:74 o clock, A. Nj.
DEPLORABLE NEWSi
FROM TME ARMY.

(,Ol, CnQIl0S OOdut III SiJ q
an early hour yesterday morning, from Brazos
Santiago, which place heleft on the 2sth ut
in the steam schooner Augusta. Sixty miles
west of the y. w. Pass he was transferred lo
the steamer Galveston. He is the bearer o
despatches frou General Taylor, and ufa re-
oui.iliou upon the G. vernon of Louisiana ioi
four regiments. The previous news received
,ha, the Mexicans had crossed the Rio Grande
10 fully confirmed, aud detachment of Amer.
icau troops has been cut of But for the de,
,o;Is we refer 10 the following account of opera
lions kindly furnished us by Col. Doane.,
On Thursday evening, the 23d Inst, Gen.
T,vIor received information that body Of the
Mryican army had crossed 10 The east side oi
the Rio Granhe, alta point some ~ miles abuve
hi, encan,pment. Early Oh the following
morn;ne he despatched Capts. Thornton and
Hordee, of the I'd Regt. Dragons, with de-
,och,nen, of 70 uen to examine the country
abnye and Capt. Kerr Of the same regiment,
w,tI, company t" examine the country below
tho eucampmeni. The latter returned 10 camp
without having made any discovery OF Mexi-
cans.
The former, howeset' 'eii I'LL WIN what ne
considered to be a sconling party OF the enemy,
hut which proved ~ be the advance guard ofa
very strong body ofife enemy, who were post
ed in the chaparral. immediately m the rear
of GEN. Tuylor's camp. Capt, Thornton,
contrary to the advice oi his aIexican Guide,
charged upon the guard, who re,reatsd TO-
wards the main body, followed by cap. Thorn
ton, when in All Instant he found himself and
command surrounded by the enemy, who fred
,,pon him, killing rs it is supposed, captain
Thornton, I.icu,s. Kane and Mason, aid some
,wen,y-six Of the men. and taking capt. Har-
,,ee and the remainder Of the command prison.
crs, The Mexican commander sent into Geu.
.Tnvlor's camp, a cart. with soldier badly
yronnded, with message that lie had no ira
yelling hospital with him and could not. there.
fore Yender the soldier The assistance which his
situation required.
I,issupposed that the detachment oflhe enc.
nv on the east side Off Rio Grande consists
of at least $500 men under the command of
Coils Carnsco and CarrahajaI, both old and
cYnerienced officers and that their object is to
cut off all communication between Gen. Tay.
lor and Point Isabel. the depot OF provisions
I'm the execution of this object. they have fully
succ eeded and have thereby placed the Amer
ir,n army in most dangerous position. as it
will be utterly impussibie inr Gen. Taylor with
tho limited number OF men now under his
command. say 200, to force his way through
the dense chaparral, in which the enemy are
already strongly posted.
Ooibe ODD. Gen. Taylnr received from Gen.
Amnud;a. by useals of Il flag OF truce, COM
municatiou in very offensive terms, complain.
;no of his having bIockaded line Rio Grande;
TO which be replied, that Gen. .impnda hud
himsefbeen the cause OF the blockade, in hav.
inp expressly declared lhatuEless Gen. Taylor
commenced his retreat behind the Nueces with.
I'm ,wcnty.lour hours riter his displaying his
Aaq upon the le;t bank oi the Rio Grande, he
would consider war us being declared, and
would act accordingly, Gen. Taylor further
more stated that he would receive no further
communications iru,n the Mexican commander.
Mess coucl.ed in Language more respectful
towards the Goyernnentand.people flhe u.
States, ~ ., 5!SEE .;E 3. 8 81
moras. is sufficiently strong TO Withstand snc..
.essfi,lIy an attack OF the whole Mexican force,
and commands the towr, which with the battle
res already mounted, conld be razed to the
pround in an hours time. Gen. Taylur has
in camp Cul! rations for is days, which he
think cal, be made 10 last thirty days, by which
time he is i'm hopes to receive large reinforce
ments from Texas and Louisiana, upon each
ofwbich States he has made reqU;sition for
the immediate equipment and transmission TO
Point Isabel Of four full regiments Of militia.
l, is thought by the superior officers Of Gen.
Taylor's Army that 20, ,OOO men will be requir.
ed wi,hil very short period, as It Is well
kown that the Mexican army is daily receiv'
ing large reiniorcements from The interior. II
was supposed by the American officers that
Gen. Arrisla reached Ma,amoras on the even
ing o. the 22d ult.. with brigadei but up 10
the period Of the writer's leaving camp. no
communication had been recelvedby General
TAYLOR from Gen. Arlsta
GSubsequenlly TO his leaving the Camp on
the 26,h nit. Col. Doane learned that General
Arista addressed polite note 10 Gen. Taylor
informing him that he, Arlsta, had assumed
the command of the Mexican forces.
AT Point Isabel great fears were entertained
of n nigh, attack, which from the present ex'
posed situation Of that post could not be ether
wise than successful II conducted with energy.
'rhe most is defended by Major Munroe, with
- Je,ach,nen, of 81 ar,ierists. There are also
nj the most about 200 armed wagoners and 50
Inborers under the orders fthe Quarlernaster
md some 100 citizenS furnished with arms by
the H. s. Ordinance officer, organized under
the command of Capt Perkins, and deuoulina'
ted the Frontnn Guards. A company Of SO
Mexican cavalry were seen on the night of the
26th within five miles Of Point Isabel They
were supposed 10 be a corps of observation
The body of Col. Cross was found on the
olst ult. abou, three miles from Camp, fright
fully mntila,ed and entirely destitute of CLOTH
ing. The body of Lieut. Porter, who was
killed some davs previous by aparty Of bandnli,
under the command of Ramon falcon, had
10, been found
The principal officers known 10 be in COM
mand Of Mexican forces, and General Arista,
Ampudia, Mezia and Canales. Coils. Carasco
and Caraiaba; all men OF talent.
The ezra of the Galveston News says that
reoulshons have been made upon The Govern
G. &C Alabama and Mississinn. for irnnus.