The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-12-18
F,on ST. Louis Union, Dec. :.
LATER FROM THE ARMY.

The rumor with regard to the taking
Of chihuahua must be Incorrect:
BY the arrival last evening of the
steam ship McKim, from BRACES
Santiago, which left on the morning
of the 22d inst, we are placed in
possession of interesting items Of in
telligcnce from the army. To Cap
tain G. 7. NJ. Davis, of the Illinois
volunteers, aid-de- camp to General
Shields, and who is bearer of dis
patches from Gen. Wool to Wash
ington, we are indebted for whatev-
er Of interest we give to the public
to day from the army.
On the 18th ult., when Gen. Wool
and his command, numbering two
thousand six hundred men, were
within about one hundred miles Of
Monclova, the General received
from Gen. Lopez, the Governor of
Coahu!la, Il formal protest against
his further invasion of Mexican ter
ritory, informing him of the armistice
that was entered into between Gen
erals Taylor and Ampudia, at Mon
tercy, and alleging that he should
consider any further advance on his
( Gen. Wool's) part as an infraction
OF the same.
Gen. Wool sent word to Gen. Lo-
pez,'n reply, that he was aware Of
the existence of tie armistice allu-
dod to; that lis Government, whose
orders hc was obcying, construed its
terms differently from the interpre-
tation Which his Excellency, Gen.
LOPEZ, had given it; that he was
! determined to continue his march,
ami would DO so with the least pos
siblc delay. He did SO, and on the
30,h halted four miles north of the
city OF Monclova. TO this place
Gen. Lopez came quickly out, at
tended by an escort. He politely
welcomed Gen. Wool to Coahuila,
and offered him a peaceable surren-
dcl of the city Of Monclova, explain
ing, at tic same time, that the pro-
test which lie had previously for
warded 10 lin vas drawn up and
despatched in the discharge of what
he believed TO be his duty to his own
Government; but that so far as he
and the civil authorities OF the city
were concerned-and there was no
military force in the p ace-they
would receive the General and his
command as friends, and in return
they looked for the treatment Of
friends from them.
The General then encamped his
men where they were--a most favor
able locaton-anl with his staff and
detachment proceeded on, took
possession Of the city and raised the
American flag over the citadel. EX-
cellcnt and comfortable quarters
were selected for himself and staff.
On the "a Of November, Capt. ID.
left with dispatches for Washington,
taking Monterey i'll his route, having
Information to communicate to Ger.
Taylor also. The health Of Gen,
Woofs command he represents as
remarkably good. t.cir march most
agrceabi. one, and through one of
tie finest grain, corn, cotton, sugar
and pasturagc countries that he ey-
Yer saw, or can well be conceived.
Although reports were rife that
the country was infested with Mex
icon banditti and trcacherous Indi-
ans, Capt. Davis left the camp with
only two Mexican guides, and arri-
we'd safely in Monterey on the 9th
inst. There he found things pretty
much in reserve, Gen. Taylor await
ing dispatches from Washington.
The camp was still sickly, and among
those who were not Commissioning as
fast as desirable is Gen. Butler.
His wound is still painful TO a de-
gree. Capt. Davis left Monterey on
the llth. On his return he met Ma
Tor McLanc few miles from the ci-
ty with dispatches to Gen. Taylor,
Having been delayed at Camargo
and other points along the Rio
| Grandc, he was overtakcn by Major
/ McLanc and others, who had left
| Monterey later than he did, and this
enabled him to receive still late, in
| formation from that quarter. The
dispatches of which Major McLono
was the bearer, determined Gen.
| TaylOr in his course, and gave a
new direction to affairs along the
whole Rio Grande; the first fruits
of which were the despatching of
| the steam ships Neptune and Sea
from Brazos st. Jago on the 2lst
inst, with 700 regulars OF Col. Gates
command, TO Tampico. Maj. Gen.
| Patterson left, or was to leave, Ca
MARCO on thc Goth with force Of
1900 or 1000 men, ria Brazos St.
Jago, for the same destination.
| On tie 10Th inst, Gen. Taylor aud
his staff, with Gen. Worth in COM
mand of brigade, left Monterey on
a tour If reconnaissance of the Coun-