Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-12-19
FRESH INTELLIGENCE FROM MON
TEREY AND MONCLOVA.

The steamer Monmouth, Capt. Baker, ar
rived here yesterday from Brazos Santiago,
which port she left on the 29lh ult. The
Telegraph left Brazos the previous day, the
2slh, with the mails, and will, no doubt,
make the port during this morning. Capt.
Baker has politely placed at The disposal of
the press, the whole of the Information he
has been able to collect, in his recent visit
10 the scene of military operations.
Monterey and Moncloua.--Mr. A. L Dau-
nay returned from Monclova, whether he
had been sent by the General as Commissa.
ry to carry specie for the use of Gen Woods
army, states that he reached that city on
the 9th ult. where he found Gen. Wool and
army encamped. His army in fine condi.
ton. He remained at Monclova until the
18th, and then started with an escort with
dispatches for Gen. Taylor; found the road
for 100 miles a perfect desert, destitute of
water, and arrived at Monterey on the
10Th; ascertained that Genera Taylor had
left for Saltillo, 10 miles. Lieuts. Franklin
and Dcschields, with the dispatches left
for SaIlillo. with the same escort, on the
10Th. The distance from Monterey to
Monclova is 100 miles, thence TO Saltillo 10
miles, whilst from Monclova to Satillo it is
but $50 miles, water plenty and corn in
abundance, and no doubt Gen. Wool will
advance direct from Moncova to SaltiIlo.
Mr.. Daunoy thinks that Gen. Wool and
army are now al Saltillo. He (Mr. d. left
Monterey on the 10Th ult. Eleven miles
from Monterey met train of sixty wagons.
On the 2lst, met another train Of fifty
wagons, escorted by four companies, having
two long IS Founders. DR.. Hawkins along
with the train.
Braaos.--Captain Baker, Of the Mon.
mouth states, that on the Goth November,
the United States steam.frigate Mississippi
arrived at the BRACES Santiago from New
Orleans, and left the same dag. On the
Goth, the schooner Arispa, loaded with coal,
stores, and two skies, was towed out bound
for Tampico. At 3 P. NJ, the United
States steamer Telegraph left for New
Orleans, via Matagorda. At p. NJ. the
United States iron steamer Mary Summers,
left for Tampico, with about twenty men
and stores for the army. The U. States
steamer Undine also left the Rio Grande,
with troops for Tampico. On the 29th the
steamship Virginia, nearly unloaded, came
over the Brazos bar, TO take troops to Tam
pico. The schooner Gertrude also taken
up by the Quartermaster to load for Tam
pico. On the 2s,h, the United States
steamer Col. Cross arrived at the mouth of
the Rio Grande, with regiment, of
Aibamians, their destination Tampico.-
Requested to report the schooner Heroine,
Captain Jarvis, cleared from the Rio
Grande, on the 2Sth, for New York.
The brig Orleans was lying off and on. at
the Brazos, ready to sail for New Orleans
on the Goth. On the 3Oth ult, at meridian,
off Matagorda bar, saw two briggs going in,
and the United States steamer Telegraph
inside. On the lst instant, met the high
pressure steamer VIM. r. Mckee, between
the Calcasieu and Sabine, standing to the
westward. On the Sd instant, passed the
barque r. H. Douglass, at anchor in the
s. w. Pass.