The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-14
From the Union. Nov. II.
FROM THE CAMP AT MONTEREY,

~ Il ShbT Al NUN i ENFIH.
Last evening the War Department received
de- parrhes from General Taylor. They were
written "n the 9th. llth, l2,h. and 18th October
Bin The detailed %offiriai letters on the operations
before Monterey did M, accompany them-much
delay having urrurred in making out complete re-
turns from the varipuS Subordinate commanders or
The army. The despatces which were received
last evening. are brief and comparatively unim.
port ami in their character.
In lis letter Of The 9Th of October. Gene,,,
Taylor states that he had mustered out Of service
the entire force OF mounted Texas volunteers. One
cor0 pany of Texas frpt volunteers, which has rem.
dered excellent service in the campaign, was then
on the march To Canargu, there to be mustered
out of service.
The general states. that a small furce is to bo
stationed at Laredu on the east bank of the Rio
GTande, fur the purpose of protecting that frontier
OF country from Indian depredaiions. and enabling
the government of Texas to extend it's Jurisdiction
WIN tnore facility To the ri-er. With the advice
ot Governor Henderson, he has authorized General
! .amar, ex President of Texas. Ia raise a mounted
company ut eighty men for this service, for twelve
months. As a very small furce is now in service
from the State of Texas, he trusts that this step
will he approved by the department.
The Cd infantry, with snme of the artillery
companies leti in The rear. and an additional vol.
un'eer force, has been ordered forward to Monterey
together with n heavy battery train.
M credible intelligence has been received from
the interior at the dale Of This letter. General
Ampudia, at the last advices was at Saltillo, probs.
ply win the whole or greater part of his army.
| But subsequent accounts, in private letters, re.
port that Ampudia had retreated from Saltillo. and
wonld make San Luis de, Puiosi his rallying point.
lie was expected To make a stand there, and per.
haps 10 be Joined by Santa Anna, in case Gen.
Taylor should extend his advance in that direc.
tim.
The general states, that he had been unable az
yet 10 prepare his detailed official report of the
operations before Monierey-ihe last report from
his subordinate commanders having been at /. AT
moment received. Our luss in killed, wounded.
and missing, will vary very little from 500-4OO
Ut which was sustained in the attack on the lower
part of the city on the 2lst.
Lieut.. DilwOrih, LIST infantry, had died of The
wounds received IN the 9th ult.
In his letter Of the 18th October, Gen. II. en-
closes a statement of a recent atrocious murder,
which had been perpe,rated on the 9Th, in the
streets Of Monterey, upon a Mexican lancer, by
one Fiizsimons. Captain Hays of the Texan
rangers was present, soon after, at the scene, and
had no doubt of The guilt of the man. He is now
IN confinement. Sumo difficulty had occurred as TO
the proper disposition Of the accused Jas there seems
to be no American tribunal competent TO meet
The case. The Mexican governor had complained
of The act, and desired that the man might be
brought to meriied punishment. The general re.
Piled that the case should be Submitted to his
government before any action would be taken
there.
In his last letter, General Taylor deeply regret.
The necessity Of reporting the death of The brave
Robert H.. Graham, LIST lieut.. Of 4Ih infantry, who
died. on the previous night, of the wounds which
he had received, in the engagements of the 2lst
September.