American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-25

occupied by the Kurdish rebels
On the morning Of the 9Th, the Hurdles rush
ed down from the mountains, and falling on
the Turkish army unexpectedly, threw them
INTO the greatest disorder and confusion. Tayat
facba, however, rallied his men, and a severe
engagement took place, the consequences of
WAch are not precisely known. II is said,
however, that the Turkish army had been
worsied, leaving 100 killed on the field Of bat
tie. II is likewise rumored that 5000 prisoners
have fallen into the hands OF Beder Khan.
The HISTORIANS under the head ola noun
tain bishop, Mar Johanna (who is supposed to
be Russian agent, having been at Titis,) fear
ing the consequences of the effects Of this dis
aster, fled INTO the mountains ufDieh ell TAX.
They were preparing to cross the frontier, to
take refuge among the Persians of Ormian,
where the HISTORIANS already number So 600
subjects 10 Persia,
1t is further said that Mar Shimoun, the for
mer HISTORIAN patriarch, had fallen into the
hands of the Hurdles.
INTERESTING FROM THE Army oings at
NOntsrty-Rumors, SC. We find the follow
ing interesting intelligence from the Army, III
the New Orleans Delta, received yesterday:
1t was our pleasure yesterday, to hold con,
versation with DR.. Wilson, of Col. Woods
Texas Rangers He arrived here on the steam
ship labama, on Monday evening, and is one
Of the last persons from Monterey--haying left
there on the 25ih uIt. Sickness was abating
in the camp, aud the wounded, generally speak
ing, were rapidly recovering. Gen Rni!3r was
among those whose convaescence was most
slow. Gen. Worth, with about 1900 men, was
at Saltillo, where he found very comfortable
quarters. BY the way, good story is told of
old Trough and Ready" who accompanied
Gen. Worth's Brigade to SallIIlo, in connec-
ton with the march into that place. As .ney
approached within few miles Of it, thew were
met by a courier from the Alcade, or chief go
vernon Of the city, who presented to the Gene.
raj very formidable looking despatch A halt
was called, and Tie Generals INTERPRETER was
ordered to give a Translation Of the document.
II opened with an expOstulation of the Injustice
OF the war on the part of the Americans-al-
ogei that it was prosecuted for the purposes
oil conquest, rapne, aud plunder--prolested a
gainst the further advance of the Generals for
ces-,hreatened him with the retrbution that
must follow, and - but the General stopped
the anslator in the mdde ola sentence, with
-"Are you through sin" "No," was the re-
ply, II have not read half of it, yet"
80, Pil hear no more Off," said the Gene
raj; "March!" He ordered the bugler TO
sound the advance, and again the column was
in motion.
The number Of men fit for active duty at
Monterey at the present time, is about 3000.-
| OF these, one regiment is quartersd in the city
the remainder are encamped at the Walnut
Springs.
From the representations which DR.. Wilson
makes TO us, Gen. Taylor cannot advance with
his forces ON Saltillo 10 San Luis Potosi.-
The Mexcans, in their retreat, performed the
march at a great sacrifice of life: the Ameri-
cans cannot accomplish it-frst, because the
enemy would let the water out Of the tanks,
and thus deprive them of this necessary ele-
ment Of existence; next, because they could
find no provisions OIL the way-a distance OF
ESQ miles-and, because it would amount to
al almost absolute impossibity, to convey the
necessary forage and provisions over the noun.
tans in the line indicated. There would seem
! 10 be no probability, then, that a junction can
be formed with the two wiags of our army at
San Luis Potos-the one marching from
Tampco, the other from Monterey to Saltilo
which report has been saying, is 10 be the
movement.
! A report, circulated along the Rio Grandc
was, that Santa Anna had challenged General
I Taylor to meet him with 10000 men, in pitch
ed battle, between San Luis Potos and SAITH
10. "Rsugh and Ready" replied, that SO
soon as he would have 10000 efficient men
under his command, he would meet him any
where, whatever might be the strength of his
forces.
A few days before Dr. Wilson left Monterey
an express arrived there from Gen. Wool, a,
Monclova. 1t il not his present purpose to join
Gen. Taylor In this decision, he is guided by
the Instructions or advice of the latter. Col
Harvey and his dragons are at Chihuahua, in
TO which they marched without firing gum
Indeed, they were cordially welcomed, and got
from the authorities decent elbow out" into
the bargain.
The regular army at Monterey conduct them
selves with great order and regularity not 50
always with the volunteers. They and the
Mexlcans too often get into difficulties, and
homcides follow. On the day before Doctor
w. left the camp, the body Of member of the
Louisville Legion was found in position
which showed that he had been violently muir
dered. His comrades buried him, and the next
day, the Doctor heard, when he reached Ca
margo, they sailed out and killed several
Mexicans. He further heard, that for this
Gen. Taylor had ordered them back from the
camp, with strong reprmand, either to La
mares or Camargo. The 4th regiment of Hi
nois volunteers, which had marched from Ca
MARCO to Maamoras, OH their way to Tampco
were ordered back, probably, to take the place
of the Kentucky Legion, or possibly to repel
some threatened attack oil Camargo. What
ever the motive, they were, at least ordered to
countermarch from Matamoras, The report
at Matamoras, was, that Gen. Ampudia had
beer tried by military court, at San Luis Pc.
tosi, for his conduct at hionterey, and ordered
to be shot
SEGARs. The Rochester Advertiser say:
that 4,962,8o0 scgars are annually made in
the factories Of that city. Estimating them
worth two cents a-pioc., tho value would be