Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-05-25
LATEST NEWS.
The News Continued.
From ths Mobile Advertiser Extra, May,is.
General rayIo again vietoriossii
Route af the Mexican Army % a.aa--
lcons.pos4. "a g n %. II pis

81 tile second Lad,
and al, st drei-Sc II that the MeGesns
had only 1--we thousand n tie field the Il 4 b,ul..
aud '"f Thousand sw,d aHay Ia The eh1ppsrc the
bottle gtord IL AZ inie.iiion To have made bot
si'g' Hia 10. Ira. J'y, bsi bsih eliy cssod they
were ob isd - make good ter iv'Trst 10 whr-r e.. e.
tus nd acre IN thu rLappa's Ia the h--t .h,s gene
ra 'tiee' had iiS bead chat al. t. yet c,riaised
VIA" 10 49, " h bIdy was recognized BY his d'e.j he
lay upon tn fed
Gen Ta,lt adv need the morning Il the fist b9i;le in
20 the 'hsppars then cent oUU picked Inc under the
ehsTgo Of Captain Mccall r.eoano r.. he advanced On.
mo.es;ed uniil near UAo army followed at q dis
ianee) when CHptrin Mccall word Cen Ts,lqr
and let mn
The army then PIC, ed and c plain Nay. Cd drs-
goons ordered to cha the battery tia, had thrown tie
grape, aud TO take n he lost every man. he obey ed
orders, took the battery OF guns and lot but
The battery commanded BY Generil dc Ia g, who
was taken prisoner.
huzzis, and rush ng shouting upon the encny committing
the IA ., eldui havoc among them, t-kng eight pieces
o artillery, 55GOO rounds OF cIudge, aud 500 packed
mules General Arstas camp beadstead contained all his
private and public baggage papers. which will be at
great value not only have the key the whole
campaign which will enable t;enersl Taylor tn form hi,
plans So A. To entirely defeat their d-s gn-.
We took oil aud every hing they ha four hundred pr
soners sud tn. army baggage The oaemy had bct~
and UOO troops battles, bui We with 500
troops completely routed them.
We exchanged prisoners, got Captain ThprBon, Hardy
aud hs little band. Our officers while prisan.rs
treated, having lived with Anpudii siae they
taken. Gen. fsyOr would not exchange tor Lieutenant
Deas prisoner o Ss ~nald he sanc'ionirg bi,
crossing which he dd not having reprcbaled
| ero.sns ia the everest manner.
La this second aud Yo.i'i- battle lost sb e same
number Oi men IN the Lrst but had officers
ded. Captain Walker nth hi- oiue band oi Hangers
the last that fired the Mex cans. army lett hun aud
Ills comrades the bank vt the shooting them
they attempted Is
romorto~ General Taylor leaves here /, make an at
tack Matamoa-, IN connection with Com Common vino
has sent boat expedition up the
forgot to mention tina, Gen. Taylor arrived bee yes
erday ~h all wounded. between 50 aud CD with Gen
Romuius DE Ia Vega, one Mexican Capt Lieutei
ants who GO with Ihis letter ~ the Col. Harvey.
The Augusta from New Orleans arrived set evening
The muts Mstamurns. 500 were sent IN
ss well rs tue Mexican wounded.
lshOuld not iurgettO menunn that al the she'll ball and
grape slot o the Mexean- made o bros, OF copper
Tins letter must cOse. with details OF gry enough f,r
| ,ne day.
| Correspondence Of the Tropicl
AsROuheeme0 Of Coming Of PSiHsfe,Ts VAsTgettrd a..
rival 81 Com. Connor ut BrHso. Santaso--C:en. TayIr
START lur Msam"ri-om Conner tctnfo.res Point I>abl
-EEc emsIt-Ne~s from t,is Gatl -iirld-Ret
tlro oi AItcry-Mcxcan officer -.., by his own an
Cs2 Page ~"unded-LpVisIna Volunteers Uncle Suns
Ssi'Ts Oh sn re. BsAz0s SASukGp May 10.
Since my mot receivedl have had two arrivals;
the New York and brig Mulludon TIC last brought The
news Iat seambuus ia four Thousand vonnIs rs
about staring when she let. This news inside is
IA ST ch criu could not have thea the result
| thst has since krn pac. Irouys.
Dispatches had been Vera C.uz b, General T
contents TO rs subs Unknown. but unor would that
aiOs,d Vera Cruz was to have been Lonbarded Judge
oi surprise then when al dai the mornng
St Aer tho whole squadron Falmouth treuted
cd of harbor. The Commodore had net received II
dispatches iron her. at Vera Cruz that
the heAieans had marched or 900 troops by land
| To Asist Cen Atsta IN irhiff'ng Zen. Tsyl.r.
Commodore C. therefore, thought very wisely that h-
pres nee -ie would do good the way enforce
meats. Gladly he Welcomed, A. Gen Tayol had
the evening previous % meet .nd co, or the
enemy. taking with hIn twenty hundred men team
included, with hunded snI fifty lie n,s loaded
with amInunions provisions Nc which the MeK,eans
were doubt appriEed Of the hsd been loaded
ever since Monday last awaiting the orders Tor march
| 4 moments warning.
Cen. +. lett Point Isabel with ,te over four hundred
deeGd iIOr Monroe, command ne here
requisitun To- Com Connor tor as lac coa'd
spare, heard .ing about 4. NJ. al the 9Th whoa
continued with but little nteruiis,i1n unit dark Com. T.
cent ashOre 30 aud the 9Ih 500 more which
makes 'h place strong enough to withstand attack
| AK ,in>t 20 coo men.
Believe when say there the greatest excite
here all the afternoon OF the sh We could pa
| hear the cannonading the held ct battle
On the evening OF the 9Th, Mr.. Murray aud Mr. Bieon
| volunteered t. go and lind the result.
| On tile morning o the 9Th. u black boy came into
camp, hI.tDry the hghi which was about tue.
but ~ he had run away and lett hs team, he was not
believed.
| At +. VI. on the 9th. Mr-srs VI. and B. returned.
aud slated that they got Ia Gen. It's present camp
miles from here, al A. NJ, aud learned that the amy
marched until about 10 nnies from here when they
the McHoans drawn bIte array his road he
Immediately gave Lis ugdeIs tor To halt until
the I'd Brigade had passed. The MeA.cans we've on the
p'aiFe near the edge OF the eh pPael When Taylor GIT
within ! OF mile they opened upon hun with their iy-
ing srtery. Gen. TSylor arrived with Capt duncan A. Al
Maj Ringgods cOmpan'es, aud they until about
sunset, when the Mexeans had eeatrd the edge OF
| the cEapYaIol. and ceased q.
AT CT which, c. n. Ia 10; fired ten or teen guns n,
thein AMI set u work throwing up breast WORKS A,
Daylight the McNIeaus were in the edge The Chlpyarsl
Council oi war was held by Gel. Taylor aud IL was
agreed that B:latG saOulJ aJvauce g. the Cappa-
rel IN hopes the Vi Gicans iuto renewal Of the
hight, bui the more the troops advanced upon hem the
I'M ri Ii.fN wants su. L..
| from FOUR u SIN HUNDRED DEAD upon the held
AMI God onJ know how Insny wounded they took away
One MeAican WIN wss stationed OF their batteries
says oVsy boy but himself the batteries was killed
says the guns beat any thin: they dreamed o. they
were 50 qu'ek Oue OF to MeAicin ,fcers ,ryisg 10
faN ms men, found lac could not and need 20 cot
hem with hrs sword when his tOop shot him d, 3D. We
| had II KILLED. and about Ia IN Htai J wound d.
CSPan Iagc Of TIE 81, had AL toe lO~er part of hi.
lace eliot OIL with cannon b5i Is thought he will re-
cover, though horribly mugi ael MilpS Ringo!d Ia In.
lssiy part II HE legs shot through anJ hore kied-n,ne
o MS bones broken which wonderful. Our informant
says the held Ut battle siewtd with the De nd nd they
could hear The Of the Mexicas wounded night
Gen T. camp. The MeGicans were comm aBdrd by
"ential MaJl Th,Tc - no doubt they have t,ueated
aGT,ss the IlyoT. When the volunteers arrive Won may
depend you will hear Of them "icycng m the hills Of The
Monte zumss peace aud good WILL will he whipped IN
10 'hos bon'basuS hoXicans IL .. SUPP D.,
that So lew wuie lost on side
The mouuony ct this place been relieved the last t.
days by The dnlWg 81 'Unr.e Samuers" ",yeb-fr-l al
baTaa, ebachs" that here irin the Squadton You
would be ptiscd with what crit, and ufecisi
they 60 Tia Ough their cvuluons h ke und no one
could resi,i lIugh - hear tlrr sayings One
DID salt siid this morning. "Damn aud blast my eycs here
" ship ashore and poor Jack his beam ends" TIN.
speech was dddfes Sed himself when looking on the
that had been pitched aud Of sufficient dcnsons Ia
| hold about hiy.two.
Onohird of the whole number 81 men from the sauad-
ron are Marius, the balance Tars shout picture "a
uyso sOdi,T ding hors, back COW as room ne thai
should tour i've hundred suurs gong Into war with
mskes their s, uldef but you could RESTRAIN eu
from going against the Meiicins with only knife and
i,k, you would ony show them chance for They a,C
| oil eager Tot the tray. y our. &c.
In 4 decisive battle Gen. Taylor lost about Sky He'd
aud wounded, smoug sLum th"rc three officers v
1t lnar 1t hs Dragons; 1t Cochfso, cf e tth Inf.Dt.
| ~ aud 1t Cbadhurr, o. tie ST. Infantry. Among The
wounded Cot Mcint III. Of the 81 Infantry: It, Col
Pam IT, Atu.i'ry, aud Capt houc. 5th lnsnt 90, 81
| OF Vi ~ f.ighty, and none suppusrd MORALLY.
| M,iur King I'd. welt Suuvu the commander 1T the
~ ~ AtlI,y, alec died the tin. from wound. fc
| ,ed m The action ui tie Sih
Capt Pogo. who wounded IN the same engagement
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