Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-05-15
FROM TEXAS AND MEXICO.

LET PORTER AND THREE OTHERS KILLED.
Ne,c Orleans, Apr! 20 .-GeutIemcn | send
Won the latest news from Mexiro and Texas, in
an Extra just issued from the I'ropic. |, will b.
lnund quite Important. The men of our fl,e, off
Vera Cruz suffering severely from sickness
L;sW. Porter and (our men hare been Killed bu
The Mericans. and the Commanding General
says he is not responsible! This extraordinary
excuse is only cqualed by Gen raylor's accept
ing il as valid one for the outrage.
The Texas Congressional election was vet
undecided. Tho Houston Star thinks there is
little doah: tia, Judge Pllsbury is elected. The
Galveston News thinks the chances are in ia.
vor III Cot. Williams.
The election for FREQ s hools takes p'ace n,
Galveston on the 23i. The vote was all in their
favor.
III neck.and neck now with our Country and
Mexico witch Is most ridiculous IN Tins war on
the Rio Grande. Lieut.. Pnr,er's death will he
deeply lamened lie was married bu; short
time since. Lieut.. =. WAS brave and ga,lan,
officer, aud worthily bore the name Of his hero
father. We fear that his death will be unre
vensed. Ii is very amusing indeed to see the
Government concentrating IT'S emery es to meet
few l,dIscipncd troops of Mexico, and vel,
camor'ng for war with England! The mail is
about closing. 10 haste. ~
From the Galveston News of the 9th.
The sch"oner l.. NJ. Hitchcock, Cap'.Wrigh',
arrived yesterday morning, having leit Braz,s
ST. Iago last Sunday We arc indebted for the
following information To Col. March, who came
on board the Hitchcock, having left the canp 81
Gen. Taylor on The l5h,
Oar former into genrr bv the Iuchcock. in
regard to the movement ut the army to posi.
ton three or four miles below Matamnras, WAS
materially incorrect On The morning OF the lOih
ut. when Gen. Taylor found himse exposed To
| The enem!'s fire, with his right and lett unpro.
tccied IN consequence OF the peculiar be ads of
the river he ordered one division of his army 10
take position in the bend abo re g. he he nd beuy
tie i"wn,w hilei Alth'he man army he manta ned
his first position, where he still relnalns Gen.
Taylor has used all diligence to strengthen his
position by throwing up breasiworks, by en-.
trenchmen's, Notifications, &c. and the Mexican
General, Ampud'a. has been equally industrious
IN i"rtlfyng the town delenslvcly, keeping his
soldiers employed, night and day.
Gen. Taylor's heavy ordnance Of eighteen n.
FOUNDERS are SAID Ia be situated within point.
blank shot oi Gen. Ampuda's house IN the IN "A
die OF the cay, at distance OF 300 yards Thus
the two armies have been situated Tor upwar,
OF two weeks up TO our present dates, neither
having committed any positive ACT of hos liz,
upon The other. On the 10Th inst. Col Cross
Commlssary- General of the Army. rode out b,
himself about ten o'cl,rk in the morning, TO IN,
house OF a German, about two miles from th,
army, where las was allerward ascertaned) h,
was taken prisoner by party II Mexican Ran
J cheros. As soon AS lie was missing, Gen. Tay
lor sent detachment of men, who secured lh
country in search OF him, but to no purp6se.
Two or three DAYS after Capt. May, of the Q
Dragons, took runaway negro in the neigh
borhood of the same place where Col. Crns
r was captured and from this negro the above in
formation OF the taking Of Col. Cross was oh
! tanned. Immediately after Gen. Taylor sent
! messenger TO The Mexican General. requestin
: Information whether Col. Cross was prisone
with him or not. The next day Gen Ampudl
sent several officers to the Am an Camp, " il
n tho answer that they knew nothing OF Col
e Cross bu. they had made Lieut.. Deas a prs
= oner
!. ms officer, il appears, had previously cross
60 t',e river Out without orders) in search ,
i Coi' Gross, (who was his particular iriend,) an
I had fallen into the hands of tho Mexican. Nine