The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-22

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The siIcndcI steamer Champion arrived few
minutes ago, bringing US New Orleans Extra,
"fIhc lJb Inst. We has,,n to give The follow,
ne glorious intelligence:
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| by tie arrival, this evening, Of the steam shil
NJ" frrk, Capt. Ph ips, We are in receipt q,
tie iiiuwlng important und gratifying news:
From the Extra OF the Galveston News.
The following report is from Captain Walker
of the rcNa, Ringers, who hal arrived On III,
5''' lust, at / ?. VI, from the cu,rcncAmcnl op.
p,.-il- Natamnros.
We learn that au cugl cement had taken place
between the Lnurd States and Mexican forces
Tie particulars, far is We caa learn are as fol.
lows.
Gen. Taylor, having on the evening Of the 81,
iril The cnlrenchmeat With a dttachm,n, of L =.
Ir'uIiN for the purpose Of opening communicd.
ton between Point Isabel and the entreuchmcnl
on the morning If the l4th, the Mcxicans, TAX.
ing advantage ol his absence, u, day break, open.
Cd heavy cannonade on the rntrenchmcnt,
which was calamity returned by the L. ;. troops
nnI N 30 minutes sil,nced their batteries and rt-
Jnccd the city Of Maiamoros to ashes.
This was o. the 81, anl the fighting contin,
ued until night. Walker, the well known Tex
an soldier aud SPY, then took forty men to carry
the news to Gen. Taylor, at Point Isabel, dur.
ing Tie night. lie lost six mon on the way, and
had his horse shot from under him, but got in.
NDHiHy efMe 6h. 4 gentleman who has
Just arrived from the field Of battle, informs US
that the slaughter among the Meaicans was trc-
menduuus that upwards Of seven hundren lay
dead on the field Of battle, and that the number
If housc' left in Ma,amoros was not enough
10 accommodate the wounded
According to accounts received at Point Isabel,
he number Of Mesicans in and about Matamoros
was estimated at ten thousand men, 0nl eXpec-
ung rclntOrcemOnts daily.
Gen. Taylar was to leave Point Isabel on the
Oh INST, with detachment Of troops, determin.
ed TO open a communication between Poin, lisa.
'el and the army opposite Maamoros, which
lao for some days been cut of, and only effected
~ one instance by the valiant and undaun,ed
Walker Of the Texas Rangers whose horse was
shot IRON under him in the attempt, and the loss
VI six men.
81. Jago and Isabel are now under marti Al
'aw-e'cy citizen compelled TO DO military
duty.
On the morning of The 9Th, previous to the de-
pariufe Of the New York, heavy cnnnonades
were head, aud supposed to be another attack
from the Mcxicans on the L. 5. troops opposite
Matamoros.
Great excitement prevailed at Point Isabel
aud st. Jago up to | o'clock, p. NJ, when the
New York took her departure. Arrived a, St.
Josn OH the 9Th inst, schr. Decatur from New
Oseans. United States schr FIlu will leave in
day or two for New Orleans. Steamer Mon
mouth left on The evening Of the 5.h, bound to
Aransas, for the purpose of bringing every man
capable OidonS military duty to the camp at ST.
JJgo.
McCester and Rajcif are the names two
among the six men who were killed by forcing
their way through The Mexicans 10 the United
States camp.
The St. Louis Republican Of Tuesday, notice.
the arrival Of the Hannibal, one day later from
New ORLEANS than the Champion, and although
II brought no later news from the army. it bro't
fuller accounts, from which it is inferaJle, that
the Mexican loss on the 81 has been considerably
exaggerated. The Rcpub. also says, 1--WE have
heard by this arrival, that neither captain Thorn
ton or Handy, or Lieut.. Kane, was killed. 1t is
stated that letters were received in camp from
one OF them, and, that they are retained in Ma
iamoros, and received the treatment and alten.
ton due to prisoners Of war between civilized
The same paper also says, 1--WE do not think
from information we have, that any apprehension
need be entertained Of any disastrous battle.
We believe it was not General Tayor's intention
10 leave the encampment at Point Isabel until it
was completely inlrenched and a portion Of his
had arrived. In this case be
would not only leave Point Isabel secure but
would be able to make his way through any
iurcc The Mexicans could bring across the ri.
yer.
AS Tor the camp opposite Matamoros it is a
regular bastion inirenchment ratification Of five
sides, very strong, and well supplied with guns
1t has force Of abou, $50 men, with provisions,
as We are informed, and abundance Of ammunition
except for the IS FOUNDERS, which is accordingly
husbandcd. The enemy's artillery, we infer
from the little effect of his cannonading, is not
50 perfect, or else not SO we'll served as was sup
posed. The place may, therefore, we think, be
counted fec from danger except by assault.
There was reason to think that an ATTEMPT 10
storm 1t was in contemplation by the Mexcans
and their irregular fire kept up for the purpose OF
fatisuing the garrison in advance"
The call Of Gen. Taylor on Louisiana for 70.
lunteers was nota promptly answered as was an.
licipa,cd and bounty Of at first ten, AID finally
twenty dollars was offered before the complement,
was made up.
The call of Gen. Gains, on Missouri, Tenucs-
see, &c, is being answered promptly, and voun.
teers are docking into Texas from all points.