The Mississippi lynx. (Panola, Miss.) 1846-18??, 1846-05-23

in aud abou, Matamoras, were esilma-
ted al ten thousand men, and were ex-
pecIing reinforcemens daily.
Gen. Taylor was TO leave Point lsa-
bel on the 10th inst. with detachment
ortroops, determined 10 open commu
nica,ion between Point Isabel and the
army opposite Matamoros, which has
for some days been cut oil, and only e!-
rccted in one instance by the gallant and
undauuted Walker. OF the Texan Ran
GERS. whose horse was shot from under
him in the attempt, aud the loss Of G
men.
St.jago and Isabel arc now under
martial law-every citizen compelled
10 do military duty.
On the morning Of The 9th, previous
to the departure Of the New York, heo-
~ cannonades were heard and sup
posed TO be another attack from the
Mexicans in the U. s. troops opposite
Matamoras.
Great excitement prevailed AT Point
Isabel and ST. Jago up to one o'clock,
! P. NJ, when the New York took her
departure.-Arrived at ST. jago on The
9th inst, schr Decatu" frousNew Or
leans. Steamer Manmouh left Oh the
evening Of the 5ih. bound TO Arkansas,
for the purpose OF bringing every man
capable OF doing military duty 10 The
camp OF St. Jago.
McClester and RadcIilT are the names
OF two among The six men who we're
killed by forcing their way through
tie Mexicans to the United States camp
From tie Extra the Galveston C'ri1ion
The steamship New York arrived
from the Brazos ST. Jago on Thursday
evening, bringing news that the Mexl-
cans having succeeded in interruPting
the communication between the army
opposite Matamoras and Point Isabel
Gen Tay Tor proceeded with he main
body Of the army in order 10 secure
Poin! Isabel, which was menaced. and
opened the communication, leaving on
~ 700 or 500 men in the camp oPpo-
site MatamUras. The arms proceeded
without interruption, but the MeNicans
thought the diminished force in camp
offered favorable opportunity for is
cupture-attacked it and were repulse1
with severe loss--some say several
hundred. The loss on our side not
stated. but very insignificant. Our lat
reries were opened on Matamoras, and
reduced the place TO RUNS, or nearly so
This was on the Sd and the fighting
continued until night. Walker, the
we'll known Texan soldier and spy
then took forty men to carry the news
} to Gen. Taylor, at Point Isabel, during
the night. lie lost SIX men on the
way, and had his horse shot under hin
but go, in.
Our troops are in fine spirits Gen
Taylor was to leave with large force
on Thursday morning for the camp op
: posite Matamoras.
S The New York had this news from
the Cincinnati, which came ont over
: the bar TO take Off the troops carried
g down. Firing was heard when tht
: New York left
5 The main force of The Mexicans i.
: probably on this side Of the river.
: The Texan schooner Santa Anna ha:
been despatched from Brasos St. Jagc
with communications from Gen. Tay
Tor for the American squadron at Vera
: Cruz.
The only written information VI
have from the seat of war, comes from
Captain symptom, late of the revenue
y service of Texas, now IN The employ o
;. Gen. Taylor. 1t is dated May 4ih
h Capt. S. says:
d 1.-THE news was brought to Point Isa
bel by our friend Walker, of Maj Hays
+ command. The Nexicans made ib'
attack on our works after General Tay
I. Tor came down here. The fight con
% tinued the whole day. The y. S. bat
, teries knocked down Watamoras, kill
G ing two or three hundred Mexicans
they killed only one Of our men, by th
ID explosion ola she'll. The works were S
s well completed, the Mexican shot coul
$ not injure them"
,o TARNADO AT GRENADA.
. We lay before our readers the FOL