Washington telegraph., 1846-12-02
From the PiedyuHs, Nor. l6
LATE FROM GALVESTON.

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!, loft there on Tuesday, the 10th inst The eal-
weston brought over large number of passengers,
, among whon we nole Col. Hays, 1t, Col, Walker,
Cupl. Walker of the u, $ Rifle Regiment, Capt
McMulluui Dr. MeMufphy, aud Mcssfs. A u,
Cdgc-ull oi the late regiment OF Texas kaHgen.
by ths arrival we have an extra OF the GalVes.
ton Nows Of the l0lh inst, with intelligence ffOm
Monterey 10 the 18Th nst.--one day later thun tho
last letter We hare published iTom our special cor
respondent, but no later than The ddriees uhieh
tetrt Tetfiped here on The lsi inst The News
gives new sefsiun 0i the intelligence received
here dstot, and as we believe Il to bu altogether
erroneous, as an aet ol justice 10 tue News, We
hrst publish thrf statement
Capt q, IL. Lews, formerly connected with Us
in lhis paper, alased by the steamer Sablne On
Sunday Tie leit Monterey on the 18th ul aud
therefore bHugs lntullgrneu several days later
than we have bainfe had. Ills route was by land,
through Saliaas, Afstis, Hacienda, BJea de Leon,
/ Lampisas rafis, Loftdu, san Antonio, A.
4 When Capt l.. len Monterey il was the almost
universal opinion through the Amy, that ten.
| Ampujla had mol .as has been 30 generally reported
/ and bclryedl fetfealed from Satlo to san lais
poiosi, but lhat he had proceeded on the foad to-
wards Moaeiogai with view 10 intercept Gen.
] Wool, aud prevent his Junction with Gen, Taylor
/ lis opinion vas not ptediealed upon any direct
Q lNNINAAtlhA AtHA III HFtHs W A"Nh - aAaA AsNh
/ synl oul 10 watch Ampada's moyrmeulsl but upon
/ pfsuy slloas pFtsumplre evidence, supported by
I Tho unanimous epnioa Of all the English mef.
chaulsiu Monterey
It's believed that Ampuda len Monterey with
/ at least 1 uQu meh In addition to the lIbaIal
supply OF ammunition with which tins largr army
were permitted 10 ltaye Monterey, AmpuIia had
ample time to procure bUlh arms aud ammunition
nom san l.Ha fglas winch Isl general Mexican
depot lvf the amg sappius Of all kIads, zen
Ampudia Was vel informed las MrAiraa uenufals
always arr as IN IhH strength aud character Of our
uuuirs lie anew lHat Gen Wool had but duaV.
about uHrsHItH pant al bis own iofc's--ihat tHess
wrfe all faW recruits without any feen.at u
IrAln troop 10 sHPHaa them such an epPaf.
tIu.ty To ttIaIn .fspauI ns defeat IA Mouieuy.I
i supposed, mIHBl nave stimulated even Ampaaa
10 uudJftake lHH enterprise, aud SHOW Tie WuHl
that ur knew hos Ia profit by tHr arniai.ee. II
may here Be umafael that The Hs'uei ans 81 the
captuaiuu auY HaleHd 10 The klnron ldai aud
Nuud tot mIesIeIe at all with lhs eutEipuzH.
Gen Mual Iau the Preside ou iht i-th ail., but
w. c8nual iHau NHaIHsf be would take tie faaa
ihua1l NuHeaFa. at dHsaty lu thr len iHfaaHl
Lamgasas. In iaunrf Is the route ii AS zaH=
ra-rd uf waa.d lakHt aud Ampniia 10 tie iafes
going sappgsHIaa hf ifurI would take tie aiaas
g.ula uaad bat la.s iaAd, as No lfafa, is e.
Crgu.us.y tough aud msaula.uoit brinH MY
impossible u aIlIi.sfI and w1gnua
Toe pTsumHIIaH u, Therefore, that brus aal
took ilt olHaf, RHIaH IS a murh better tHoaab -
a much lauzef iuals. E,tu, iL,frlofs, sluaId
AmpHda Hafs tie spHt which TIE FirFa#Iaz
oguuH EItts I'm afaaIi TOT ii.I i'.g iWa aHaas
my not maHt II lHa ma .rh of 1rn, ~ bas
hgHD uninterrupted Ha Is daHbJlrss uuA H NaniHHH
aud % DE has encountered Ampulia Ne s4ai. zata
kuog the fFsuII
We 90 uai 9utsfaa doubt that the impression
entertained Al Monterey, that Ampud.a had amstsd
~ iulrfrfp pl 60. y aaIs match upuu MaHelata i
rTf0nJuas - tie asth Of Sgpirml1f AmHuaIa
wIo.c from saIl.Ia 10 Is eugsrnmsui demanding
@ count oI Ia4H4 ia H.z eass. llr siiu# - he
wf.t- another a#sHaIeh rsp'l'ui & that he nd
entered ,4Illa IA advance 81 tls main bsag OF lie
army, in uflzf 10 HfsRafH haspiaI., qHlfiHH. A.
TOT H,, lrnaHs. IN lie lth OF Uclabaf he H.
patches .nu the sama point bis statement al Tie
losses sustained h9 hun. A., and pHsmaszz Ia
transmit yrl marr oQpiuas folurus az s,ln 40 pss'
sb.s. Having 'hrn demanded au uyrtisluQn
into b.s eulluci having already % answer luf nut
having -ulnaf rriIFats4 u nhHaHnr, Go tlr orders
90 slHl Aunl. who o. CulcrntfatLu troops 10
san i.uis, s t al 80 prohihs tA4t He WuuJ yrBurr
upon hIs own responsibility upon nu rlirfpnso
against Gen Wool Or would sauia Anna have
cutrlsi such a command to hIm, bad ts o0n.
ceiy,d ihc d-s.gn OF cutting Oft Dcn Wool, when
Il is notorious lhl, AmPudl has lo.i llo ooui.
dtnoe OF bis troops and, A. samr aeaolns hlsrt
h1s in fact bron dc.p1srd by ilcm'
The News Is yci more misiakrA ii H. the con.
position OF Gan. Noi's command lustsai Of
/ "aw recruits" Gen Wool hls viii lim t,f5c
cumpaua.a ui uIr GIb luitull.. too 4 the lst
] Dusu1ns, two of the "a Dragons, adi ONE com.
I piny ui Light Aruloy--all regulars, and 81, Cine a
/ force of volunteers as has bHsn IalsJI since lhs
. commencement sl Hasiiltes
Tie announcement iu ihe News B the cif'rt
I we have trrn thal G-n Woo. Irli the prs4.l un
Z Che irtl o iub.r Err ihs, then, we presume d.
7 Ha. rsir t4 VI ng.9ga 4al .ruta q. muuuicsiions
NH 3rp. Taylor
/ Iar Nat1fp TsusI Advocate Of ihe alih
October uas udticgs direct iom san Antonio to
/ the rii.ot that lwo co npiuiss oi Afkinsas vol.
. uu.rcr were s,tlI detained at iblt point for tho
| plrp1ss OF oscoriug tram VI wagons 20 the RIO
1 Gundr.
] IN the Civilian we have the report OF Cot Wood
I to Gen, llcrdcnon detailing the operations Of tic
| "a Regiment Of Texas mounted yoluntrcn at
| Monterey This regiment was ordycd into the
| city On the 2id sept, IN support Of the Mississippi
/ and Tennessee volunteers, their object being TO
| drive the M,seaus from the baitlrincnis Of Inc
| houses ia the east side Of the town. They earned
on their operations in the sans style us di Hay.'s
/ regiment under Gen Worth uh the west side Of the
] town. They dnye the enemy FROM house to
/ house aud penetrated so far as to leave but one
/ block Of dwellings between them and the public
/ square which surrounded the great church In a
/ few minutes more they would have been able to
occupy the roofs Of TIC houses surrounding this
church, but were ordered TO retire, which they did
! IN good order having losi two killed, one MORALLY
| two severely aud three slightly wounded Bombs
supposed to have been thrown from Gen WoHh's
| batteries frequently fell near them. Col Wood
bcars testimony to the gallant bearing Of his ofi.
crrs aud men, less than three hundred In number
and makes particular mention oi the services of
Gen Lamar, Inspector General, who accompanied
the regiment throughout the Engagement
A luchinn schooner arrived At Galveston few
| dayssmoe from Yucnlan, bearing Mesoan ooon
II she remained in port long, The Collector there
must have received intelligence from this city
which would lead linn 10 seize her.