The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-05-22


Pom, Isabel was effected without encoun /
terlng single Mexican. Instead OF mo.
testing him, they concentrated their troops
about the camp wbichhc had Jn>t left.
On the morning II the 81, Gen. Taylor I
despatched Capt. Walker back 10 Tie Camp
for intelligence. The gallant Ranger exc
cu,cd his commission with success, return.
Ing to Point Isabel the afternoon Of the 9th.
lie reported lhat the MeXicans, taking nd
vantage Of the supposed weakness Of the
camp, commenced an attack upon il il
front the morning Of Sunday the 81,
With all their batteries from the opposite
side of the river, and simultaneously with
a detachment OF their forces on this side
The Rio GrandG, in the rear. The Amerl-
cans holly returned the fire. The attack
10 the rear was Immediately repulscd aud
III less than thirty minutes the Mexican bat.
teries were s,icuccd, and the city Of Mata.
moros battered down. The loss to the
Mexicans in the acton IS yariouslv set
down. While no account makes It less
than 200, the latest report in regard u il,
NlilItl We i4uh ~ Abt NidlfG7 .3tNSt cur
cries il as high as 700. The Americans
lost but a single man, it is said, who was
killed BY shell. None were woundel-so
admirable was tie state Of the works before
Gen. Tay lor lelt them. The town Of Ma,
amoros is a complete ruin; there are
scarcely houses enough left standing to
serve as hospitals for the wounded.
This attack and rcpalse however, is con.
sldered bul the opening Of the campaign.
Canonading was distinctly heard Ut times,
down 10 The hour Of the departure Of tie
New York. Gen. Taylor set forth on the
9th inst. to return TO his camp with ample
supplies. The Galveston News saws that
whca he left Point Isabel, there vas rot
the slightest doubt entertained bui he would
have 10 cut his way through vastly superb
or numbers Of the cucay who were known
10 be posted in large forces along the al.
most impossible Ihckels Of cdappara Oh
The road with a determination to cut him
of if possible, in his a,terpt to regain his
other forces. The number Of the Mcxicans
Is entirely vague and uncertain, though all
the statements agree in estimating them at
not less than ten thousand, while many &C
counts pu, their numbers at fifteen or tNen.
ty thousand,
All accounts agree also in stating that
The Mexican forces we're rapidly hocktug
in from all quarters How many crossed
the river could not To told, dough the
News thinks il wouid be reasonable 10 pre-.
sumo thu, large part Of their forces would
be brought into rcquisllon TO dispute the
march Of Gen. Taylor. They cou'd no, ba,
sec the importance Of cutting him of, AID
would doubtless employ all their udyan,a.
gcs Of local knowledge, skill in horscman.
ship and all their acknowledged resources
in stratagcn to accomplish their object.
Gen. Tay Tor anticipated a formidable and
desperate opposition to lis march, Lu! de.
termlned to accomplish it or perish,
Thus reasons the News, and according.
Iy anticipates intelligence Of @ decisive gcu.
erai action. We arc greatly inclined ta
doub! whether the Mex,cans would venture
to attack Gen. TayloE's whole force, a.
though they SO outaumber him but should
they do so, We ute confident that we shall
have glorious victory to recount.
The ARRIVAL Of the New York al Pom,
Isabel was most oppoTlune. II will be re-
that she had nearly 200 regular
troops on board under Lieut.. Mcpdail, as
well as several field pieces. These were
4Il safely landed. Even without The Urn,
val Of further reinforcemenls, the pos, al
Point Isabel mus! have been SO strengthen. !
ed as to place lis safety beyond reasonable
doubt, Martial law has b en- proclaimed
there and al Santiago, and every man pres,
sed into the service. But ere HIS, further
support has reached Point Isabei from this
city aud Pensacola.
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