Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-05-07
FROM MEXICO.
Late And Interesting News.

ua'eu, lamp near MatainolaS, hprli l2lh 1916,
will be found very interesting.
Dear Sir-Anxious TO keep you correctly in
formed of passing events in this quarter of The
world, avail myself Of some of the uery few
leisure moments ann permitted to enjoy [
wrole you last from Point Isabella, and will
lake up my narrative from that point.
The day after writing my letter we SET eff
for this place and the first day encamped with
The main body. We started early nexl mo;-
ming in Que column, The nature of the country
beiug such as TO prevent any olher order Of
march When arrived within four or FIVE miles
of the river we found our advanced guard hal
led with the information that they had losttwo
men and three horses, captured by party Of
Nexicans. This looked beIligerent indeed,
and preparations were made accordingly. The
trains were parked and The traces cast loose
from he wheel mules, while The whole conf
mand moved forward covered by light Infantry
skrmishers.
! Al las, we came in sight of the Mexican
flag, aud few minutes more and The Town and
lis forlifca'ions lay within $50 yards of U.s.
We defIed directly along the river bank, The
river is about $50 or 200 yards wiIeI and bal
ting within nuskei shot Of their batteries hastily
erected temporary flag staff and unfnrlel The
"stars and stripes" Our standards and coIors
were unfurled by The different regiments as ihey
passed it, and the bands :aluted II with the
national airs. We encamped in some large
corn-feds, lin which the corn l8 incnes
or feet high] and almost immediately Gen.
Worth, with his staff officers, was sent with
white flag 10 demand pariey
In short time. boat put out from The oher
side, bringing two Mexican officers in splendid
uniforms who in answer 10 General Worth.
stated that they were forbidden to allow his
crossing the river. They consented 10 re-
ceive letter from Gen. Taylor, however, d-
rected 10 Gen. Meja, stating our peaceabIe n-
tenlions &c, and so The matter ended for The
day. The next day, in answer TO a demand
from Gen. T., they returned us the two men
and TWO of the horses they had captured, sta
ting Iha, the act had not been authorised by
their military authorities, and that their mag
unanimous nation did not war upon individuals,
&C., in their usual strain. By this time they
had commenced new batteries, and al daylight
next morning, we found that they had during
The night thrown up sand bag battery OF very
formidable appearance. The next night word
y, N had
: crossed the river below, destination supposed
TO be p. Isabella Our squadron was ordered
down there Immediately. We received the or
der 10 saddle up at % minutes past O'Clock,
and al half past two o'clock, were at Pt. l.,
% ID miles distant. The night rainy,
and so dark that we lost the road twice. We
remained there two days without hearing or
seeing any thing.
Whilst there, the garrison Of the place COM
u pleled their field redoubt and mounted four six
u Founders in it. We brought up with us six Is
Founders, and on our return found Two field
u works thrown up on our side, and another one
: i. now nearly finished. The latter is intended
to fight three brigades within its walls, if ne
: cessary. We made another night march, four
nights ago, with fifteen men and a lieutenant,
l. we started at dark and kept the river bank for
! miles down, returning about O'Clock, A. Nj,
Il without seeing any thing. Day before yester-
II day COL Cross, the third officer in rank with
y the army, and Assistant Quarter Master Gen
eral, rode out alone, as he had been in the hab
T" Of doing, and has not been heard of since.
Our entire Dragon force has been securing
L. the country in all directions, but without sue
. cess. Supposing that he had been made Priso-
ner and carried TO MatamoTas flag was sent
{, TO the Ferry this morning TO enquire hey
z" have assured us mos, positively, that he va
- not there 10 their know ledge, and certainly ha!
not been captured by their orders. There Is
. very little doubt but that he was murdered of
~ his horse, watch, &c. This is sad loss 10
:" us, for be has always ranked one Of the hf''
70 If mol the first soldier Of The Army. Another
~ great loss we have sustained In The resignation
p of Gen Worth who left here the same day