The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-10-09
Important from the Army.


TIE Rgaztss pq9rr CAPTAINS McCulloeA aa4
C.'ss7ie freed 10 "a! back on tie main bod,
o. ne A-ny.
The steamship Mrkim arrived at New
Otelas on the 22d instant, from Brazo.
Santiago, with dates from Seralyo, or NOR:
properly Cerralro, to the 7Ih inst. She
brought, moreover, an extra Of the Amer
lcan Flag, published a, Ma,amoras, con
tanning a letter dated the SIN instant, from
Camargo, 10 which the following passage
occurs, which caused lively sensation in
the clty:
hasten to inform you Of the arrival,
posihas,e from Cerralvo, Of Capt. Murray,
with Information that McCuiioch's Rangers
had come into Gen. Worlh's camp OF Ger.
ralvo. aud reported that 90 the 4lh instant,
about 10 miles bey ond Cerralvo, they dis
covered a body OF Mexicans, forming the
advance guard Of large force. they re.
treated as The Ringers came upon them,
and were pursued until they fell back on q
larger force, which was discovered 10 be
from 500 to 1000 strong. Il was the gen.
efal impression tha, II vas intended 10 at
tack Gen. Worth before endorsements
could arrive, and Capt Murray thinks that
q battle is being fought at Cerralyo to-day,
the S.h. Capt Murray met Gen. Taylor
with part of bis force, some Distance in
advance Of the main body, and within IS
miles Of CerraIyo, 90 forced march TO his
relief.
We have letters from Cerralvo quite as
Isle as CAPT, Murray would appear to have
bought. ne frs, which y suhj3in, from
NJ Kendall, gives all the details Of the ev.
.ion 81 The Rangers, and the second,
ua!ed the 18th instant, indicates that Gen.
Worth was med.tlIing al attack upon The
enemy, rather than expecting one.
CERRALyo, Sept 6, 1910
The two companies Of Texan Rangers,
uader Caps. McCulIoch and Gillespie, re.
turned last evening from a scouting tour ia
the direction of Monterey, uud brought back
more full Information Of the enemy than has
been heretofore received. Capt Meade, OF
the Typographical E1giueers, accompanied
the Rangers, having been sent Out BY Gen.
Worth 10 examine the roads.
The party started from here on Friday
afternoon, wl!hou. pack mules O, baggage
Of any kind, and with ouiy three days pro.
visions. Before shutdown, and at the foot
oil the mountains, suspicious looking Mex.
lean was caught. He endeaYored 10 escape
BY running, but o. fading thai his horse
was unable 10 carry him Oh safely he turn
Cd al some cattle he saw by the roadside
end pretended that be vas q rqcdrd, or COW
driver, and hunting an estray. This ruSe,
however, did not &c, hlm of, and great
deai oil Information Was fi4a.ly extorled iron
him by threats, He stated tina, CauaIes
was near Passa Ga,!os 10 considerable force
and that there vas also q body Of regular
cavalry under Col. Carrasco IN the neigh
borhood. - P-ssa Gales was place they
had been ordered 10 examine, the party bur.
rled Onward. The road aas exceedingly
rough, full Of loose rocks, and extremely
hard upon the horses, yet this did not IN The
least check the adyaacs.
The small rancho Of Passa Gailos, abUu
thirty miles from this, was passed wilhou
an accident, but an Old fellow al Que OF the
tlc1ies stated that two couflers or express.
rlders, carrying news Of the advance OF the
Texans undoubtedly, had passed a snor
lime previous, g1ia1 ahead IN no. haste
A little farther on, about | o'clock in tn
morning, tie advanced guard Of the Ran
gers came suddenly upon the pickeis OF tn
enemy, and although they gave them hafl
chase, the fellows succeeded IN getting d
by taking 10 the chaparrel. Ia the pursuit
however, one Of them dropped bis lance
regular cavalry -shich sas picked W
and brought 10.
1t vas now sscertajned that the Ranger
we're within bu. short distance Of the CAM
Of the Mexcans, and that the latter har
chosen strong posllon-lu an arroyo Q
dry guAy-from winch TO defend Inemsetve
They ou,num5ered the Texans, TOO, 10 It
rallo Of nearly eight to one, having 30
Taucheros at least Uuder CdnaIes, and fro
2 10 300 regular cavalry under Col. Ca
rasco and gader these circumstances thei
was no Other alternative left than to retiu
The Texans wen, about two or three mix
on The back track, where 90 finding s,rot
natural position they encamped lor a ie
hours to res, their I4Ied horses. An attar
was certainly anticipated, for the MeNlcI
leaders must have known the force OF 4
Rangers yet the morning hours wore
way and the sun rose without On alarm.
Ga first ascertaiuiog tue force Of t
Nexlcaas, from the prisoner who had be
taken, McCuoch seul back note 10 &c
Worth. This officer immediately despalc
ed six companies Of regular artillery q
infantry "a the road, 10 sustain the K,
gers IN case they were beaten back. III
we're met on the return, 3 or leagues fr
mere, and all came IN together
The route taken by this scouting pa
wss tae right hand one TO Monterey p.
sa 8aua. The Ieit hand road, winch z
'1r912n C4ldereyta, is thought 10 be
worst Of The two over the mountains,
the other viii probably De the one taken
the array, w0'ner there are any IN
,rogps on H. r,a.e than those encounte
near Passa Ga.os Is not known, bu, the
peatancc Of those would Indicate tina, A
UUdla Is keeping Lryhf lob ,,,t ca,