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


garrlsoned SaltlIo, 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 It as will rally un
der his banners, at San Luis Pot0si, which
place he is lntrenchng and fortlfyng with al
possible diligence and preCaution. 1t is esti'
mated that there are already l6, 900 men there
| and that lie means 10 increase his force to So
900, and with them to await an attack from
Zen. Taylor, and make a desperate--a final
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 Matamoras or
| Linares-but from The highest narigable pOiHt Of
the rirer above 1ampcO, and there our men and
munitions are henceforth to eonverge-but,
nous verrOnS.
A correspondent of the PIcayune at Camar-
60 says:
A rumor (Which do not vouch for, but
which "a not only possible but probable says
that another revolution has broken out in Mex
lco The Santa Anna party declared him
Dictator-antt Santa Anna (headed by Valen-
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 hospi-
tails here, that not less than 400 or 800 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-dle daily from fevers. Chill
dren seem to be greatest sufferers.
Col Humphrey Msrshal's Kentucky Caval-
ny 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 worstsd,
The train came in Yesterday from Monte
rey, bringing advices to the I'd inst but there
is very little news Of Importance, unless tell
you that number OF pack mules have been
ers-N lexicans-murdered. The train came
down without any escort, and without any in
terruption.
The funeral Of Ma. or Ridgely was attended
| by an immense number of persons; and my in
formane 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 so
inccnsed the soldiers that they forgot for = mo-
ment all sense of propriety and discipline, and
in retaliation commenced shooting Mexcans
wherever they could be found. A ffeRd of
mine told me that he believed % or so had
been killed by Tennessee rifles. To put a stop
to 1t Gen. Patterson ordered the roll to be call
ed every two hours, and any man who did not
answer to his name was court-martaled
, 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 1900
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
authorities, for having made the capitulaton
at Monterey, and is in jlil at Iadalagara.
! A gentleman recently arrived from Monte
Tey, informs US that one of the Priests of that
city has to do penance for his sins in a cell
OF the penitentlary there, by order Of General
Taylor. The reverend Father had been
found guilty of preaching dessrliOn TO our
troops, asa holy duty.
The Plcayune received last night states, that
Gen. Worth left Monterey for Saltilo on the
18th inst He took with him about 1000 troops
of the 9Th and 3th U. g. infantry and Col.
Chid's Artillery Battalion.
Gen. Taylor went with him, and took Col.
) Mays dragoon, to the number of some $50, as
an escort. One object Of the commanderin-
chief is to ascertain, positively, the chances OF
obtaining water on the road to San Luis, in
case it may be deemed exPedlent to march to
that city.
The Picayane also states that the imprisoned
Mexican priest was sent, with an escort, to
Matamoras, but made his escape before reach.
ing there.
The Picayune, like ourselves, doubts the re-.
port of the capture Of Chihuahua, as at the
last advices Col, Doniphan was still at Santa
Fe.
DISHONEST CLERK. Augustus e. Upham, q
clerk of A. & E. S. Higgins, extensive carpe
dealers, Of New York, has been arrested on 6
charge of robbing his employers of $4,000 ii
money, notes, and scrip. He has made con
fession.
TRIAL AT HAGERsTowK. A trial of grea
interest took place before Washington county
court last week, which ended in the conviction
of George Graves, of Hancock, one of the mos
respectable citizens of the county, an tue chars
, Of stealing $50 from the store of Snively 9
Resley. More than twenty witnesses wer
examined, aud the ablest lawyers in the coun