Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-10-02

-,--,h., mo will move towards Monterey
The ;nSah,an,s here all describe Monterey as
on;,s are,, CITY. fine houses, wealthy people,
and ali ,hc comforts OF life and ciVizalion, anu
vitbal quite an educated population. ~
or the piclurc is overdrawn We have ye' IL
| as Mexican yeraci,y is not always " oe inv
on. We are all however, very anAioas " " ~ Mi.
Csn Tsylor however, will be prepared. Inc
| Eeanlars' Volunteers, Artillery, &c, &c, are du-
vancne, and suppose thal We WI" '"o'
| this pon in one body. :; l;,,.
This coun,ry is very healthy, and there Is niue
sickness among the troops. Some lew snHefe'l
! from sun-slroke in our hot mafcneS ouiinS 'no
sn,n,cpr. but generally we have been very iorlu-
na,e ami The hot weather is now nearly over. II
We had remained much longer on lhe MO
Grande, expect that we would have suffered Sc
| verely.
THE MEXICAN NEWS.
!, 70 ,ot nrobab Bile that the troops seen by Capt.
Mc1.nlloch beyond Cerralvo had an intention 10
ar,ack Gen. Worth, il they numbered only from
ann IN 1000. as the rumor states. Gen. worms
force oulnumbered them, even before ne was JON
ed by Gen. P. +. Smiths brigade These Mexl-
can troops may be The advance OF stronger oody
blu, General Taylor, in all probability arrived
a, Cerralyo sooner than the enemy as he IS stalled
by The messenger 10 have been only IS miles east
ward Of that place, and rapidly advancing
while the renconlre oflhe Rangers with the Mex
leans occurred about The same distance from lhaI
town on The other side. Whatever may nave
been the force oil the Mexicans in The battle sup
nosed 10 have taken place on The 6h we have no
apprehension Tor The result. The American troops
under Worth and Smith are not less than 2ooo
composed ofthe best regiments in the army, win
due PROPORTIONS OF artillery, cavalry, engineers
sc. For hard and long tight no troops can
excel Them. and Worth and Smith are worthy 10
command such men.
II The Mexican Generals were acquainted with
the history OF The United States, they would re-
strain their vaor far as noIto attack our troops
on the 9Th day of The month. II was on Inc ON
October, lit, that the British army, advancing
from Canada into The Stale OF New YORK. was
defeated al Saratoga BY The Americans under
General Gales--which defeat led to Burgoynes
surrender few days afterwards. Ii was on The
slb Sep,ember. 1881, that the British army was
sienaliy defeated at the bloody battle Of Eutaw,
in South Carolina. II was on The 9Th January,
1915. that the British army below New Orleans,
was defeated with terrible slaughter, by The Anne
rican militia under General Jackson. II was on
the Slh May, 1886 the Mexican army under Ge-
neras Arsta and Ampudia was defeated by one
third of their number OF A nerican troops under
Gen. Taylor. 1t was a superstition OF the old
Romans, that nations and individuals had their
lucky and unucky days. Without needing this
notion, we may be permitted 10 remark how sin
guIarIy fortunate The 9Th of the month has been
10 the arms of the United States.
~. o. Courier.
WouNDep AND DISCHARGED SoLDlERs.-The
Mckim brought over 10 New Orleans 23U SICK
discharged volunteers, and three soldiers severely
wounded in The actions of The 9Th and 9Th May.