The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-05-16

teams which bod started rem the Pvin, iof The
rsnp were returning, ard reported that the
Nes,eapa we've On tie road, lie started from
Lis s,mD on the - h With his whole iofce 10
teepp,oiits. and, N possible, open n romnunics
lion with Gen TAYLOR lie had proceeded ~
far m about midway between Point Isabel aud
Tho tho cabp, when an overwhelming MeAican
otee appeared very suddenly. A portion Of his
,toops were raw these he instructed 10 keep on
b,a ripbi, aud gave order TO the whole 10 retire
under c iyet Of chapafco N view.
Hot his raw troops, pane stricken, scattered
In eoufusiop, and the Mex cans advancing IN
over henng numbers. no was compelled TO 70
treat. lie was followed by the Woslcans until
within A mile Of Point Label, where he arrived
with only two Of his mon. SIX others subsc.
quently came N.
Captain Walker estimated the number OF
uesicans he encountered at 1000, and he cup
noses that nj least 80 Of them fell during the if-
| teen minutes which he engaged them. THIS
force il supposed TO be portion of that which
had, al the last accounts, crossed the RIO
Gtspde some 90 or % miles above Matamoras,
and which is estimated at 5000 men. II lie be-
lieyed that they had arrived at the position they
occupied by taking clrcutous route on the
Eastern side of Gen. Tayor's camp.
No communications had been had with Gene.
raj Taylor, at Point Isabel, Cor three days pre-.
vious to the departure of the Ellen and Clara
At the last accounts il was reported that he had
but ten days provisions. Captain Walker, i'm
mediateIy after his arrival, CALAMITY rendered
his services TO Major Monroe, the commander at
Port Isabel, if four men would accompany him,
TO make his way TO Gen Taylor with dispatches,
or die ~ the attempt. His offar was accepted,
and accordingly he started at day light on the
morning OF the 29lh.
During the nights of the 9th and 2Sth the
troops al Point Isabel were in constant expecta.
ton of being attacked, and dispositions were
made accordingly. The masters and crews OF
vessels in the harbor were called on, on the 18th,
and spen, night under arms. On that night,
500 men were furnished with arms, Of which a.
bout 90 were seamen.
The works were IA perfect as il was possible
10 make them under the circumstances, and II
was generally believed that should but fifteen
hundred Mexicans attack the place, they could
be at least held a, bay until renforeements arri
we'd. Messrs. MONROE and SAUNDERS. it is sta
ted, deserve great praise for the manner in
which they have fortified Point Isabel.
Capt. Griffin and DR.. Briggs inform Us tina,
the officers of the army speak of the Mexicans
az being in very high state of discipine--,he
cavalry particularly. Besides the three thousand
have crossed the RIO Grande, it is iutmated
that there are about five thousand at Ma,amo.
ras, and it is supposed that the Mexican gene
raj has not yet displayed his full strength, but
has KEEP, large reserve back of Matamoras.
1t is believed that the Mexicans have posses
sion of an island at the mouth of the Brazos,
which commands the entrance. II so, it is ap.
pretended tina, the troops by the Neio York will
not be able to get in. The island is LAID down
on some of the maps as "Brazos Village" l,
is a natural fertilization.
A small schooner. the Aurora, called from
Poin, Isabel on the 29th, for this port, with des,
patches. The weather has been very severe
on the coast, and it is to be feared that she has
been driven ashore.