Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-05-23

A mail Of the Sd inst. 5rouH veu Cru ~,
bnnsh mah steamer Tweed, TO Havana i'm
iour days, arriving at the latter port ON The
Ith inst, and thence By TIE barosc Randi ar
rived st New York on Monday, In eicbt d,v.
We copy the following synopsis Of tbe ne~s
from the New YosAS aa:
The news il interesting and impov,syt. Pa
redes declared war on the 23d nit. ana we
now learn, by his own of7icial declaration.
that the late cowsrdly assassination of our
men constitute the system Of warfare which
the msxicandespot-blasph a ppeeIiup
70 whgon q civiiiza'ion-has wsged against
Gen. Almon,e went of from Havana in the
steamer Tweed, en- route to France and Eng
land. taking with him the Proclamation 81
war issued BY Parades.
Gen. Santa Anna remained AT Havana do
uoting himself TO amu;sments, apparently
quite unintcrested in The affairs of states n,
nations. "
OFFICIAL REPORT.-The Washington
Union OF last night publishes the folloy;no
FROM THE RIO GRANDE.
We learn that dispatches were received
this evening from the General Taylor, dated
the Sd and 9th instant; both Point Isabel. and
the Tort on the Rio Gmnde, Perfectly safe.
On the LIST. the defences on the river be ng
made strong, (nearly completely General
Taylor lefta garrison Of some 500 men. under
Major Brown, OF the 7th infantry, and march.
ed with the remainder OF his army (27 miles)
TO Point Isabel. Not an enemy was seen in
the whole distance. All apprehensions for
the safety OF that depot of supplies were TINS
dissipated.
But on the morning (5o'clock) ofthe 81 the
enemy, from the side of Matamoras, opened a
neavy cannonade uron our fort, which lasted
with but little intermission till midnight. In
the meantime the enemy's guns fall but one
mortsr) were silenced BY our fort. Mai. Brown
lost one sergeant killed. aud not another man
wounded. Our gallant little band expected an
assault nom this side Of the river at the same
time and was fully prepared to repel it. None
was made
matamoras was necessarily fred upon in
The act OF silencing the enemy's batteries. and
also 20 kill or disperse the troops therein
CHARTERED. The buildings were probably but
little damaged. The inhabitants. no doubt.
mad mostly fed before the commencement OF
the cannonade. What number of Mexican
troops were killed was only known BY con.
Jeclure; no doubt considerable number.
zen. Taylor, at Point Isabel, expected on
.ne Gun 10 march the next day with heavy
tIain OF supplies fof the fort on the river. ana
thence 10 assume offensive operations aga;os,
TIE Mexieans: but o private letter makes The
proba bic conjecture that Gen. Arista had re-
ett.with. his regulars 10 the other side o,
the river, leaving in the chaparrcis only the
sncheros, his Irregular cavalry. 1t is no,
nkeiy that ne viii re-invade Texas, ss Gen
iaylos had received, or expected TO receive a.
me 9th INST, several de,achmen,s OF troop,
treguiars and irrcgulsrs) from New Orleans.
me affair with Captain Walkers Texar
kankers, as was represented by mmor. wa,
much exaggerated. In the temporary ab
sence OF the gallant and enterprising officer
ms company lost, by a surprise, but hand
iui OF men-S os 10.