Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1846-05-21
GLORIOUS NEWS
The Enemy Defeated
Mat021sO2'ns IN fishes!

I TO w "a SxCCSs
| Thro' the politeness of a friend, ",
have received the Bait. Sun of Tues
day, from which we take the following
interesting and highly important new.
from the army in Texas:-
correspondence of the Baltimore SUM-
new ORLEANS. May llth, 1876.
conference.-the city has been in contin
ued state of excitement for several DAYS, caus
ed hrst by the great anxiety to hear from Gen
| laylor's army, and then caused by the news
enclosed. Although it caused great joy here
and tho thousands of volunteers that thronp oul
city rent the air with their shouts, still expec-
talon is not satisfied, and fear for the future
clouds the rejecting minds Gen. TAYLOR, ere
! this. has probably engaged the whole force Of
me Mexican army, and on terms UNEQUAL in
force and knowledge of the country-until the
result OF the engagement is known. all will be
anxiety.
The brave Major Ringgold, the fayorte Of
your city. has covered himself with glory. as
well as his brave companions in arms. Seven
teen Thousand volunteers will be in Mexico be-
fore two months.
DO not know that you have been informed
That the for,ifica,ions were left in command Of
Major Ringgold, and it was his artillery that
opened on Matamoras. Truly yours, ~
Il From the New Orleans Picayune, May IL. I
important from the Rio Grands-Ge
Taylor at Point Isabel-.attacko on hi. Camp
-Repuise Of the .Mericans and Destruction
Of .Matamoras!
The steamship New York Captain Windle.
arrived in port on Sunday evening. having left
Brazos Santiago the afternoon Of "Wednesday.
the 9th instant or
Our last previous accounts came down to
Wednesday, the 29th ult Capt. Walker. of
the Texas Rangers. having come into Point H.
abel on the evening Of the 18th ult, from his
volunteered to carry dispatches, to Gen. Tay-
Tor. g
This movement of Gen. Taylor upon Point
isaoel was effected without encounterng sin
gle Mexican.
patched Capt. Walker back to the Camp for
Intelligence. The gallant Ranger executed
his commission with success, returning to
, OiIit lSAUtl VIC dtbcINOOn OF the Otn.
He reported thst the Mexicans. taking ad-
vantage Of the supposed weakness of the camp,
commenced an attack upon 1t in front on the
morning of Sunday, the Sd, with all their bat
teries from ,he opposite side of the river, and
simultaneously with a detachment of their for
ces on this side the Rio Grande, in the rear
The Americans holly returned ths fire. The
attack in the rear was Immediately repulsed ,snd
in less than thirty minutes the Mexican bate
Iies were silenced, and the city of Matamoras
battered down.
The loss to the Mexicans in the action is
variously set down. While no account makes
it less than 200, the latest report in regard to
it, and which we find in the Galveston News.
| carries il as high 800. The Americans lost
but single man, il is said, who was killed by
a shell. None were wounded-so admirable
was the state of the works before Gen. TAYLOR
left them. The town of Matamoras is com
plete ruin; there are scarcely houses enough
left standing to serve as hospitals for the woun-
ded.
( This attack and ropulse, however, is consid
cred but the opening ofthe campaign. Con
nonading was distinctly heard at times, down
to the hour of the departure of the New York
! General Taylor set forth on the 9th inst. te
return to his camp with ample supplies. The
Galveston News states that when he left
Point Isabel, there was not the slightest
doubt entertained that he would have to cut
his way to his entertainments through vastly
, superior numbers of the enemy, who were
! known tie be posted in large forces among the
almost impossible thickest Of chaparral on the
road, with determination to cut him off, il
possible, in his attempt to regain his other for