Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-05-22
WAR WITH MEXICO.

The first blow has been struck. Sixty
three Americans under tie command of
Capt. Thornton, have been killed or captured
By the Mexicans. The following account of
this allir, is from the New O-lsans P~icayune:
Capt. Thornton fell in with what he con-
sidered to be a scouting party of the enemy,
7troved~torbe me ADVANCE guard Of
a very strong body of the enemy, who were
posted in the chaparral; immcdiatel9 in the
rear Of Gen. Tay lor's camp. Capt. Thorn
ton, contrary to the advice Of his Mexican
guide, charged upon the guard, who r%etreated
toward the main body, followed by Capt.
Thornton, when in an instant he found him
self and command surrounded by the enemy,
who fred upon him. killing. as it is supposed.
Capt. Thornton, Lieuts. Cairn and Mason.
and some twenty-siX Of tie men, and taking
Capt. ilardec and the reminder Of the COM
mand prisoners. The Mexican Commander
sent into Gen. Taylor's camp, a cart, with a
soldier badly wounded, with a message that
he had no travelling hospital with him, and
could not, therefore, render the soldier the
assistance which his situation required.
1t is supposed that the detachment of the
enemy on the East side of the Rio Grande
consisted Of at least $500 men, under the
command Of Coils. Caruseo and Carrabaial,
both old and experienced officers, and that
their object is to cut oil all communication
between Gen. Taylor and Point Isabel, the
depot Of provisions. In the execution of this
object, they have fully succeeded, and have
the.eby placed the American army in a most
dangerous position, as it will be utterly I'M
possible for Gen. Taylor, with the limited
p,,,ko~ - ,.,o No., ,.lz L.; - go.
1900, to force his way through the dense
chaParral,' In WalciI the enemy are already
strongly posted.
The subjoined extracts we clip from the
New Orleans correspondence of the n. y.
Tribune of My ID and 81, since which time
no news Of importance has, been. received.
I write you just as tho mail is closing
Our city is in great commotion from the tenor
of the Mexican news just received, an Extra
containing which the mail will bring you.-
There is a requisitiou on our Governor for
$500 men-lo. sent on to Mobile and Ala
bama. Captain Forno's Native American
Company are forming on the Place des Arm
cs, and viii leave By the Steamer Alabama
Mi, afternoon. Their guns calling on the
men are now firing.
NSh'IdI LAY loE hd' pcESiSleu III ollONllI5
10 the letter his Instructions from the Depart
ment, and from motives, apparently Of pride,
refused to make a call for EoluPteers, ill he
is reduced 10 a humi!iating position.
You can scarcely realize the excitement
now existing in this city, created by the ar
rival Of the news by the Galveston this morn,
ing. Even while | write, the cannon are
firing in our public squares, but why, it is
difficult to teli-for we have less reason tc
fire clnuon save as minute guns, foi a worse
managed affair than this Mexican war never
was known. a want ofdecision on the part Of
our Government is to result in the loss o.
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars, and hun
dreds of lives.
Immediately on the receipt of the news
contained in the Tfopic Extra, the lowe
House of the Legislature, as soon as organ
lied, appropriated by acclamation $IOO,O OC