Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-10-28
Arrival of the Nentnne-


Arrival of the Neptune.
By the steamer Neptune, Captain Spin.
ney, we have Galveston dates to the Ilth
INST. We refer our readers to the marine
list tor particulars of her Proceedipps du.
ring the gale.
Inc news from the army is but little
later than that before received. The loss
OF the Americans in killed, wounded and
! missing, "a large number having been ia
.ken prisoners by the Mexicans) was about
l50O. The tossof the Mexcans in killed
and wounded amounts to, by the morning
report of the 9th, 1857. 1t is however,
generally believed that their loss exceeds
1900.
The chief of the fighting was done in
the streets of Monterey, wherein the
Texan Regiment, and particularly the
MIsslssippians and Tennesseans, togelh.
er with the regulars under General
Worth, displayed the most dauntIess cour-
age. On the last day of the battle Gen.
eral Worth with his division, succeeded
in taking SEVEN of the enemy's batteries
three OF which were Immediately turned
upon the place. La performing This du-
ty General Worth lost 300 men, in hand
to hand fight.
The Texan Regiment suffered severely,
and determined to take their own way,
and applied to General Worth to permit
them to go ahead. 1t is reported that
General Worth gave such permission, and
soon after they were pell-mel with the
Mexicans, sweeping every thing before
them, until the Mexicans cried for quar-
ter. During their attack upon the bull,
dings several Mexican women were killed.
1t is said that when the captuIation took
place, General Taylor had not more than
five or six rounds of ammunition left.
We do not find one word of news of in
terest in the Galveston papers.
The Neptune was at Galveston when
the McKim passed.
1t is understood here that the GarleStoa
was to leave Brasos within a day or two
after the Mchim.
Mrs. Barbour, wife of Major Barbour,
who was killed on the 24n, has returned,
under charge of Major Fry of tho Ken
lucky Volunteers. [JeterSonidn.
The U. S. steamer Telegraph, Captain
Aud, arrived yesterday from Port Layac-
ca, having left that place on the 9th.
We learn from Capt. Aud that Gen'i
Wool with $500 men, marched from San
Antonio on the 29th ult., for the Preside
de la Grande, his advance guard having
left three days before. iBulIetin.
Captain Bainbrdge ID. Howard, Of the
ICarrolll County Volunteers, arrived here
ON The Magnolia yesterday. He brings,
however, no news from the Army at Mon
terey, as he had been assigned to. duty
which kept him at Matamoras. [Sent 2lst.
WAR MOVEMENTS. The Washington
Correspondent Of the New York Herald,
in his letter of the lst inst, says:
The greatest activity prevails in the
War and Navy departments, among those
whose ESPECIAL duties relate immedi-
ately to the preparations for carrying on
the war with Mexico.
There is no doubt that all the available
strength of the nation is to be employed,
until our republican neighbor cries for
The statement recently made, through
the N. Y. Herald, of contemplated at
tack on Tampico, is fact now beyond
question.
Last June, large number of guns and
shells were shipped to the Gulf from this
city and elsewhere, to be thus made use
of, if so advised by the proper department.
A delay of offensive operations was occa-
stoned by the anticipated return of Santa
Anna; but now that the administration has
been disappointed in what they had a
right, or reason TO expect from him, and
being unwilling to await the deliberations
of a constituent Congress, the long pent
up war thunder is to have vent, that, with
its accompaniment, it may awaken the
drowsy Mexicans to the " still small
voice. of peace.
Gen. Patterson at the head of 5000 men,
including the 700 regular from The North,
to be sent under direction of Gen. Gaines,
is to advano on Tampico with all posi-
bic speed, after the necessary provisions
shall have been made for that purpose -
The naval forces are, at a proper time, to
unite their strength with those OF the land
and thus ensure success.
Orders to this end were issued yester-
day, but to whom it is not now material.
We have already got possession of a
large portion of Tamulipas, but the entire
tx Is 10 be secured.
AFFAIR OF Honor We learn from
Port Lavacca that a duel took place on the
3D. inst, near that place, between Lieut..
Jackson and Capt. Thos. F. Marshall, of
the LIST Regiment Kentucky Cavalry