Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-05-14
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM
THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION
LIEUT. PORTER AND THREE
MEN klLLED-COI. CROSS NOT

pspe1 The 9th, and dates from the AZ.
my 10 the 22d The following persons
came passengers
U 5 Atsy Gen Worth, Col Coffin,
Col. Fisher, Col WAITE, Col Watts Ma.
lor Van Ness, MAJOR March. Capt Dun.
can, Capt MeLelIard, Capt Whitehead,
CAPT Cobuin. Lieut.. Root, DR. Robson,
Dr. KAN, and seventeen discharged u s
soldiers
The subjoined article is from the Gal.
weston News Of the 24lh
LATER FROM THE AMY OF OccuPA.
TIoS The schooner |. NJ Hitchcock,
Capt Wright, arrived Yesterday morning,
having left Braxos ST. Jago last Sunday -
We are indebted for the following nfor.
nation 10 Col March, who came on board
the Hitchcock, having leh the camp Of
Gen Taylor on the 5th lost.
Oar former intelligence by the Hitch.
cock, IN regard to the movemen, oftbe ar.
nv % , position ihrec or four miles below
Maamofss, was materially incorrect On
the morning Of the 10Th ult when Gen
Taylor found himself exposed to the enc
my's FIRE, with his right and left unprotect.
ef M consequence Of the peculiar bends Of
the river he ordered one division OF bis ar
my to take position in the bend above and
the bend below the town, while with the
main army he maintained his first position,
where he sill remains Gen. Taylor has
used all diligence 10 Strengthen his pos.
ton, by throwing up breas,works, by IN.
ircnchmcnt'. Qualifications, &c, and the
Mexican General Ampuda has been
cqua lly industrious in fortfying the town,
defcnsIveIy. keeping his soldiers employed
hight and day Gen Tavor's heavy ord
nance Of eighteen Founders are SAID to be
situated within pcln, blank shot Of Gen
Ampudas house in the middle OF the city,
AT distance Of 300 yards. Thus the two
armies have been situated for upwards OF
two weeks, up TO our present dates, neither
having committed any positive act oil hos.
iIIiy upon the other On the 10Th inst,
Col Gross, commissarv General Of the ar.
my, rode on, by himself about 10 o'clock
IN the morning, 20 the house OF German,
about two miles from the army, where. (as
vas Afterwards ascrrtancd) no was taken
prisoner, by party Of Mexican Rancheros
AS soon rs be was missing Gen Taylor
sent detachment Of men. who secured the
country in search Of him, but to no purpose
Two or three days after, Capt May, Of
the 2nd Dngoons, took n runaway negro
in the nrighborhood of the same place
where Col Cross was captured, and from
this negro, the above Information OF the
tnl inn NJ C,I Cross ,,oo al, ,,,cJ Ipo,na
dia,cIy after Gen. Taylor sent n mcssen
ger 10 the Mexican General requesting in.
formation whether Col Cross was a prs
oner with him or not The next dav, Gen
Ampudla sen, several officers TO the Amer,
lean camp with the answer that they knew
nothing Of Col Cross but they had made
Lieut. Deas a prisoner. This officer, II
appears, had previously crossed the river,
(but wilhou, orders) in search Of Col Gross,
(who wa, his particular frend) and had
fallen into the hands OF the Mcxlcans -
Much uncertainty and many surmlscs pre-
vail in regard to the fate Of Col Cross -
Bu, The more probable opinion appears TO
be that bis capture was unauthorized lv
and unknown by Ampudin and it is TO be
feared ,ha, he has been murdered by the
party by whom he was taken, and his horse,
money aud clothing divided among them.
On the l4th, Gen Ampudia sent formal
notice to Gen Taylor, ordering him tc
leave his present position within ~ hours
and n rvacun,e the whole country west o
iae Nueccs, or 'ha, his refusal would b.
considered n declaration OF war. Gen. II
Immediately returned for answer, that hi,
orders were TO ma ln,an his position on III,
cast bank of the river and ,ha, he shout,
do so, especially as the roads were muddy
and j, was unpeasan, re,reat,ng q, this sea
son. Shortly after the reception Of this On
swer, the Mexicn army partially with
drew from the town, and portion OF tn
troops disappeared from tie yves, bank O
The river Thus closes The last act Of tn
drama, ns Gar ms reported, that has vet beer
performed This movement of the enem,
IS as inexplicabe to Gen Taylor as to ev
cry body else Col March informs u
that report has been put 10 circulation
tina, the threatened hostilties are only sus
pended all the ls OF June, then to be re
newed, We suppose, with redoubied enerp
and sill more slaughter
Gen Taylor is prosecuting the fortified
lions a, Point Isabel, with steady persever
ance
Before he returned The above answer t
Ampudla, he ordered the blockade Of Mai
nmoras, and direclf the commanders 9th
Film and Lawrence To enforce il strictly
which was accordingly done A vessel
with cargo Of -four, having been wailin
some time for fair wind to enter the Dor
was the first TO suffer from this measure
and was compelled TO leave the marke
where -four is now worth si0 per Dbl
TheTelegraph, Capt Aud arrived las, nipl
from the Pra1os 81 Jago, with news fou
DAYS is'e' from the Army Of Occupation -
This steamship leA Brszor ST. Jago at to
o'clock 4. Nj day before Yesterday. bein
only IWeniy-e,ght hours out The Caplai
has kindly furnished US with some mem
randa, stating thn, on the 10Th inst, Lis
Porter Of the ith Regiment, (son ofihs Ia
Commodore Porterlbeing out with . faiigi