American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-14
LATEST NEWS!
LATER FROM TIE ARMY.

LOR FROM SALTILLO-LARGE MEXICAN
FORCE AT VICTORIA, sc.
The United States steamer Telegraph from
BFazos st. Jago 29lh ult., arrived at New
Orleans ON the 9Th inst. with her flag floating
at haIf-mast. The cause Of this token of sor
row, says the Delta, was soon announced she
had on board the remains of the late. but ever
to be lamented, Major Ringgod, and of the
brave Lieut.. Cochran, which friends of fond
| remembrance and warm hearts were transport-
ing to graves in their native soil, there to rest
with the clay Of their kindred. Messrs. GrE
filth, LETTERS and Seltzer, the Baltimore com.
mltee, were on beard, and had charge of these
cotfined relics of soldiers who so bravely served
their country.
The remains of these distinguished and gal
liant gentlemen were removed from the Tele-
graph, under proper escort of Mai GaIly's
ARTILLERY, to the ROtunda of the ST Louis Ho-
tel, where they lay in state. Guns were fir, d
during the afternoon and late at night The
American flag, under which they lcll, hangs
llstlessly over their dead bodies. guard of
honor has attended them since their removal
from the boat.
The Delta Of the 9th inst. says:
Due military honors will be given to-day by
the UNIFORM companies OF the FIRST Division
H. W.; The iiags OF the shipping will float at
haH-nast, and every other demonstration of
respect due to the memory Of brave men, who
ieiI III The service OF their country, will be paid
them' Fifteen minute guns have been order
cd TO be fired during the time the bodies re-
main IN the city. We understand that the
committee have determined to proceed to Mo-
Die Tomorrow, OH their route home
A letter was received in this city last nipht
from the committee, who state that they ex
pect to reach Baltimore about the 18th inst,
to-day.
.1Jor RinggOlds TeGmsier. The Ringgold
committee have with them that Iamented off,
GER iavorIte teamser-named Kelly. But
few days before the battle of the 9th the poor
fellow had served out his times and on the eve
ming of the battle Major Rnggold, knowing
his skill in driving, said: "Kely, cannot 90 TO
fight without you" Every well, Major - re-
Piled the brave fellow, you shall not 90 with
out me-" On he went-and before sunset of
that day, poor Kelly had lest his right arm
near the shoulder. Here he is, commended
to these gentlemen and to Baltimore sympathy
by Maj. Gardner, the officer in command al
Point Isabel, having served his country, but not
entitled TO pension, owing to his being simply
volunteer. Surely our country will see him
righted Picayune.
The news from Monterey and the posts
along the Rio Grande IL no later than we had
previously received.
We find in the Matamoras Flag, of the 2lst
ult., the tOlOwlng-we had extracts from the
Flag otthe 25th IN our paper of yesterday.
INsGican Duet. Two Mexicans went out on
Thursday last 10 settle a point of honor-wea-
pons, dirk knives. The parties stood up to
the scratch until the entrials OF one were cut
out, when the other hcd. The wounded man
survived but short period. The murderer
has not been arrested.
Gen. ButlerIs military commandant Of Mon
terey
Capt. Thornton reached Matamoras on the
nth ult., with 10 dragoon recruits and their
horses. The men and horses looked as if cal
culated for good service, and under his com.
mand will perform it. The command depart
ed on the 10th for Monterey.
An American deliberately, and without pre-
vious proVocation, fred at Mexican in Mata-
moras on the goth ult
Sergeant Maj John l.. T Snead, ofthe T en-.
nessee Cavalry, has been elected Captain of The
Eagle Guards" one of the companies compo-
sing the same regiment, to fill the vacancy &C.
casIoned by the resignation of Capt. VIM. N
Porter.
Gen. Taylor has returned from Saltilo, lea.
4 wing Gen. Worth in possession of the place.
we have conversed with an intelligent gen.
tleman, who left Monterey on the Esd ult. Hi,
iTon &c hot tho 4, e.
cept the necessary numbers left to garrison the
several ports, will concentrate at Tamprco, anc
that Gen. Taylor in going there will take 8
route leaving San Luis Potosi TO his right; thai
arrived at Talnpco, and having the necessar,
forces to carry out his future operations, an at
tack will be made on Vera Cruz Simultaneous,
by sea and land.
james Robinson, of Cumberland, Pa, pri
vate in Capt. Newman's company, lst Regi
ment of Artillery, died on the passage to thi
port He enlisted on the 9Th of June last II,
had with him bis discharge from the service
on Surgeons certificate Of disability, date
"Camargo, Mexico, Nov. 10, 1886" T. S
CaItrllo also died Oil the passage. file had
, letter in his pocket, purportlng TO be from hi
, brother, 1t Cultrilo, Haysville, Ala.
. When the Telegraph left, there were in pol
at Lavacca, the U. s. steamer Gopher, iror
this port, via Galveston, Gust ir;) briggs Pee
mont and Mary Perkins, sclirs. Highlander an
RI McNcal-all bound for Tampico, via BrazC
81 st. Jago. A schr., name unknown, was lo
! on the I'd instant, on the beach near Port l.;
vaca.
= z A correspondent Of the Delta, under date
: Matamoras, Nov. 81, says:
A movement Of troops is about being MAJ
from here to Victoria, the capital of this Stat
(IamauIipas.l A large Mexican force is So
q to be collected there, supposed to be from
y ., 5o00-the latter number most likely correct
u These troops have crossed the maintains fic
San Luis, with view to strike in this dire
tlon-the small galrsons that have been Il
" here, loYOrimg the Immersion with lLa Mrx:n-