The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-05-16
FROM the Galveston News OF Aprl24
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO
AND TEXAS!
Lieut.. Porter and three others
Killed

The schooner l.. VI. Hitchcock, CAPT.
Wright, arrived Yesterday morning, having
left Brazos 5. lago last Sunday. Weare III.
debted for the following information to Col.
March, who came on board the Hitchcock,
having left the camp ofGen. Taylor the
18th inst.
Gen. Taylor's heavy ordnance of eigblecn
Founders are said to be situated within point
blank shot of Gen. Ampudias house ~ the
middle of the City, at a distance of300 yards.
Thus the two armies have been sifUafed6r
upward oftwo weeks up to present dates,
neither having committed ANY positive act OF
hostility upon the other. On the 10Th inst.
Col. Cross, CommiSSary General oihe Army,
rode out by himself about 10 O'Clock IN the
morning, 10 the house ofn German, about two
miles from the army, where as was atterwam
ascertnincd he was taken prisoner bya party
of Mexican Rancheros. As soon as he Mas
missing. Gen. TAYLOR sent detachment Of
men, who secured the country i'll searchOt
him, but 10 no purpose.
Two or three DAYS after Capt. May, oithc
I'd Drogoons, took a runaway negro 10 the
neighborhood of'lhe same place where CoL
Cross was captured; and from this negro the
above information ofthe taking of Col Gross
was obtained Immediately after Gen. laN.
Tor sent a messenger to the Mexican General
requesting information whether Col. Gross
was n prisoner with him or not. The next
day Gen. Amhudia sent several officers olF
American camp, with the answer that tle
knew nothing of Col. Cross. but they had
made Lieut.. Deas prisoner.
This officer. it appears, had prcNouSii
crossed the river but without orders nn SeaTrU
of Col Cross, (who was his partIcularireDd
and had fallen into the hands ofthe MeNlcaDH
Much uncertainty and many surmlses ,e'
vailed in regard to the fate ofCoI. Gross DuI
the more probable opinion appears to OeV"
his capture was unauthorized ny, anu "a,
known to Ampudia; and it is TO he feared u"
he has been murdered by the party oy WlT h
he was taken, and his horse, money au"uO'"
ing divided among them. .l
ON the l4th, Gen. Anpuda sem "fn",
notice to Gen. Taylor, ordering nm "US,s
his present position within "a hours ana u
evacuate the whole territory West OF tieN5'
es, or that his refusal would he conslag'u"
declaration of war. Gen. T. Immediate!
turned for answer, that his orders w rh,
maintain his position on the East baD6%w'
river. and thai he should do So eSPer"!
the roads were muddy, and II was OI .s"r tLe
retreating at this season. SIoT'l! "n ormy
reception ofthis answer, the MeNc"h o NOV.
partially withdrew from the town. mUSWEI os
ton of the troops disappeared from wv WV
bank of the river. ,oA AM
Before he returned the above answer l l'U,r
pudia, he ordered the blockade OF n"I T,;,t ana
and directed the commanders OF the NV, i, ,r,s
Lawrence to enforce it strictly, WIN" ,oT
accordingly done. Avessef, with om i,ya
-four, having been waiting some ." frst 10
fair wind to enter the port, was INC walled md
suffer from this measure, and was comp ,,or,h
to leave the market, where -four is no" "V'''
$40 per Dbl. ,,rIol.
The Telegraph, Capt. Aud, arrn n,n LAYS
night from the Brazos 81. lago, anu ,o Tbs
later from the Army of Occupa'ionn', ,,,ork,
steamship left Brazos st. lago at ~ ouly o
A. M. day before yesterday, peil'S t,rn;sbed
hours out. The Captain has klnd'y On the
MS with some memoranda, stating , nor;mcp.
10Th inst. Lieut. Porter of the 4lfl Nm H9inr out
fson of the hare Commodore Porter pe 1rthem
with n fatigue party of ten menu sole " with.
wearing uniformly and fired upon WIG"
in few miles ofthe camp. ,, were
Lieut.. Porter and three oth's l''p nnrty cs.
killed, IN the attack, the rest of the P''t is
Gaming returned to the camp next o"y. were
stnted that the guns of the AmerlcanI or u
wet and would not fire. we SCI t;nrs should
nation given why this party of soldiers n, S &a
be ranging about the country wiz"
,eo,,ld not fire. army have de,
serted and swan the RIVER lol wy shot as de,
camp, but number OF them "o'' ''N'
serters while in the water