Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-11-28
LATER Faom TBe ARMY.

bANHA EnOm VBG ARMI.
The follo.ing. from the Galveston News, ex.
ia, cf the 10th inst. gives q new and important
vetscn Of the movements OF Gen Ampuda
Capt G. X. Lewis, formerly connected with
US in this paper, arrived by the steamer Sabine
on Sunday. He LEFT Monterey on the 18th ult.
snd therefore brings intelligence several days
later than we have before had. His route was
Nv land. through Salinas, Artists, Hacienda. Bc.
"a de Leon, Lapasas. Psris. Loredo, San Anto.
MO. &c. When Capt. L. left Monterey il was
sh- almost universal opinion through the Army,
that Gen Ampudia bad not (as has been so gen.
crafty reported and bsIieved) retreated from SAL
rilo TO San Luis Potosi. but that he had proceed
Il on the road towards Monclova, with a view
10 intercept Gen Wool. and prevent his junctio
with Gen Taylor. His opinion was not predi.
tated upon any direct information, (for no spies.
or raagers, has been sent but to watch Ampu-
ds's movements,) but upon pretty strong pre-.
samptlve evidence, supported by the unanimous
opinion Of all the English merchants in Monte
r-y.
II is believed that Ampndia i.f, Monterey
with at least $4,000 men. In addition 70 the lib
rfal supply ofsmmuniton with which this large
urmy were permitted to leave Monterey, Am.
r'tia had ample time to procure both arms and
ammunition from San Luis Potosi, which 10
general Mexican depot for the army supplies of
all kinds. Gen. Ampudia was well informed las
Mexican Generals always sre,) as to the strength
and character Of our armies. lie knew that Gen
Wool had but 5000 about one.Gfth part Of his
own forces-ttat these were all recruits with.
out any regularor Texan troops 10 support them.
Such an opportunity to retain [repaiil bis defeat
ia Monterey, il is supposed, nigh: have stimu.
lated even Ampudia to undertake this enterprise
sad show the world that de kaew bow to profit
by the armistice. 1t may here be remarked
that the restrictions of the captulation only sx
tend TO the Rinconade, and would not interfere
A' all with this enterprise Gen Wool had left
;he Preside on the s,h ult but We cannot learn
whether he would take the road through Mont.
ciova or devate 10 the left through Lampasas.
The former is the route il was supposed he would
;ake, and Ampudia (if the foregoing suppositon
be ,rue) wonld take the Montclova road. But
his road, as we learn, 10 exceedingly rough and
mountainous, being nearly impossible 10 ar,ile.
ry and wagons.
The presumption is, therefore, that Gen. Wool
took the other, which 10 a much better though
also much longer route. Even, therefore,
should A,npudia have the spirit which the pre-.
FALLING opinion gives him credit for, still the two
armies may not meet If the march Of Gen
Wool has been uninterrupted he is doubtless now
in Monterey, and if be has encountered Ampu.
'ia We shall soon know the result
On the above intelligence, the New Orleans
Ficayune remarks:
We do no. entertain doubt that the impression
enterained at Monterey, that Ampuda hac NOV.
cd to intercept Gen. Wool's march uron Mont
elova is erroneous On the 2sth of September
Ampndia wrote from SaltiIlo to his Government
demanding court Of inquiry in his case. The
same day he wrote another despatch explaining
hat he had entered Saltllo in advance of the
main body of the Army, in ord"r 10 prepare hospi
',is, quarters, &c, for his troops On the 4th
of October he despatched from the same point
his statement Of the losses sustained by him,
&c, aud promises 10 transmit, yet more copous
returns as soon as possible. Having then de.
manded an investigation into his conduct having
already to answer for not having sooner retreat.
I'd in obedience to the orders Of Santa Anna, who
Is concentrating troops at San Luis, is it at all
probable that he would venture upon his own re.
spertablity upon an enterprise against Gen.
Wool, Or would Santa Anna have entrusted
such command to him, had he conceived the
Lns'gn ofcuttng of Gen. Wool. when it 10 no.
,orous that Ampudia had lost the confidence Of
HE troops, and as some accounts have il, has in
fact been deposed by them.
The News yet more mistaken a. to the com.
position of Gen. Wool's command. ILstead oi
raw recruits Gen. Wool has with him three
companies OF the 9th Infantry, two ofths Is,
Dragons, two of the and Dragons and one com.
p,ny of Light Artillery-sll regulars, and as fine
force of volunteers as has been raised since the
commencement Of hosti,ities.
The announcer in the News 10 the earliest
we have seen that Gen. Wool left the Preside
on the 18th October. Ere this then, we presum,
he has entered Monclova and opened communi
nication with Gen. Taylor.
Terrific Explosion Of Powder MIL.
BALTIMORE, Nov. ALL o'clock, p. NJ.