American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-07

garrlSoned Saltlilo, and were about TO return Il
camp.
The reports from the Mexican camps are
that Santa Anna is collecting the whole force
Of the nation, or so much Of 1t as will rally un
der his Banners, at San Luis PutOsi, which
place he is Intrenching and fortlfying with al
possible diligence and precautlon. 1t is est
mated that there are already Is 900 men there
and that lie means TO increase his force to So
600, and with them to await an attack from
| Gen. Taylor, and make a desperate-a tinaI
effort TO defeat our forces.
He will, however, have to wait some time,
it is believed, before Gen. Taylor "calls him
out" For it is now believed, indeed, it is
known, that henceforth the base Of the opera
tons of our army is to be-not from Monterey
not from Camargo-n0t from MatamoTas or
Linares-but from the highest narigabEe pOinI Of
the rirer ADORE TampicO, and there our men and
munitions are henceionh TO eonverge-but,
nous verrOnS.
A correspondent Of the PIcayune at Camar-
60 says
A rumor (Which | do not vouch for, but
which is not only possible but probable says
that another revolution has broken out ia Mex
leo. The Santa Anna party declared him
cla) demurred, turned their arms against tho
Dictator, and drove him and his party from
San Lus Potosi; and that the Dictator was
falling back in the direction of the city of
Mexico. This was very natural route for
him to take, were he driven from his lines at
San Luis, considering the position Of affairs in
this section.
A correspondent Of the Delta at the same
place, says;
should think from the looks of the hosp-
tails here, that not less than 400 or 1900 per-
sons were on the sick list; nor is the sickness
confined to our own people, for a gentleman
who lives here told me that from three to five
psrsons-natives-dl daily from fevers. Chill
dren seem TO be greatest sufferers.
Col. Humphrey MarshalI'S Kentucky Caval-
~ have just arrived here, and they look as
though the trip had considerably used them up.
They numbered near 1000 men when they left
home, and am told that 400 would cover all
their numbers for duty at this time. Their
horses, too, look terribly worsted.
The train came in yesterday from Monte
reY, bringing advces to the Cd inst; but there
is very little news Of Importance, unless tell
you that number OF pack mules have been
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ers- Mexicans-murdered. The train came
down without any escort, and without any in
terruption,
The funeral Of Mao Ridgely was attended
by an immense number Of persons; and my in
formant SAYS that many officers who have met
their country's foe unappalled, shed tears
when his remains were consigned to their last
resting place.
At this place two of the Tennessee Regi.
ment were killed by the Mexicans, and it Sc
inccnSed the soldiers that they forgot for mo-
ment all sense of proprety and discipline, and
in retaliation commenced shooting Mexicans
wherever they could be found A frieRd oil
mine told me that he believed % or so had
been killed by Tennessee rifles. To put stop
to it Gen. Patterson ordered the roll to be call.
ed every two hours, and any man who did not
answer to his name was court-martialled.
, The sickness along the whole line of the Rio
Grande this summer and fall has been repre-
scented to us as very severe. Not less than 300
men has it made its victims since the opening
Of the campaign.
Col. Gates, who commands at Tampco
keeps the place under strict martial law.
( Reports had reached Monterey, that Gen
Ampudia had been arrested by the Mexican
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at Monterey, and is in ill at Iladalagara.
! gentleman recently arrived from Monte
rey, informs US that one of the Priests of thai
city has to do penance for his sins in eel
of the penitentlary there, by order of Genera
/ Taylor. The reverend Father had beer
found guilty Of preaching desertion TO GU
troops, asa holy duty.
The Plcayune received last night states tina
Gen. Worth left Monterey for Satillo on thu
18th inst. He took with him about 1000 troop
of the 9TH and 3th U. 8. infantry and Col
Child's Artillery Battalion.
Gen. Taylor went with him, and took Col
: Mays dragoon, to the number of some $50, a
an escort. One object Of the commanderin
chief is to ascertain, positively, the chances o
obtaining water on the road 10 San Luis, il
case it may be deemed expedlent to march t.
that city.
The Pcayune also states that the imprisone
Mexican priest was sent, with an escort, t
Matamoras, but made his escape before reach
ing there.
The Picayune, like ourselves doubts the re
port of the capture OF Chihuahua, as at tn
last advlces Col. Donlphan was still at SAINT
Fe.
DISHONEST CLERK. Augustus E. Upham,
clerk of A. & E. S. Higgins, extensive carpe
dealers, of New York, has been arrested on
charge of robbing his employers of $40 700
| money, notes, and scrip. He has made cor
fesson.
TRIAL AT HAGERsrowN. A trial of gre,
interest took place before Washington count
court last week, which ended in the convictc
of George Graves, of Hancock, one of the mo
. respectable citizens oft the county, an tue char.
Of stealing $40 from the store of Savely
: Resley. More than twenty witnesses we
a examined, aud the ablest lawyers in the cou
@ tv enCaped in the case