The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-05-12
THE WAR ON THE RIO cRANpE.

JHOTS FtSHC1US O6tJCSEH the americans ana
yNertcGnS Lieutenant CGir7 and Thirteen
americans Killed; and Capt Hardee and
Forty .Sir .dmericGns taken Prisoners!
From Extra the Galveston News of April the soh
The U. 5. steamer Monmouth, Capt. Baker, ar
rived at Galveston on Thursday morning, April
Both, from Brazos, St. Jago, bringing exciting
news from the Army, and urgent call for vol
unteers.
On Thursday morning, April 22d, Mexican
came into Gen. Taylor's camp and reported 1000
Mexicans crossing the river some 20 miles above
That afternoon Capts. Hardee and Thornton
we've sent with two companions OF cavalry, SO
men in all, to reconnoiter. On Friday morning
they fell into ambush of the enemy, when
Lieut.. Cairn aud Is men were killed, Capt. Thorn
ton missing, and Capt. Hardee and As men taken
prisoners
On Saturday afternoon the Mexcans sent in
wounded man who made the above report
These Mexicans, it is stated, were commanded by
Canales and Carbajal.
After the fight, the Mexicans on this side of
the river were largely reinforced, and have sur.
rounded Gen. Taylor's camp, cutting off all COM
munication with Isabel at which place is the
train and all the stores belonging to the army
Gen. Taylor not having on hand over ten DAYS
provisions. There at Point Isabel 80 artil-
lery men, 20 dragons, $50 teamsters, and about
$50 citizens and laborers, and the entrenchments
The steamer Monmouth landed Mr. Catett on
the night of the 28th at Port Labeca, with des-
patches from Gen Taylor calling on Gov. Hen
derson for 40 companies of rihemeR, to Corpus
Christi, when they will be mustered into service
and supplied with provisions-the foot companies
will rendezvous at Galveston where transporta-
ton will be furnished. The steamer Augusta
was to have left the Brassos ST Iago on Monday
night for New Orleans with Gen. Taylor's call
he of I 1
Alabama for 5000 troops. Should immediate re-
lief not be sent to Point Isabel it will most pro-
badly fall into the power OF the enemy with all
the army Stores and the destruction of the whole
army may follow ~
Gen. Memucan Hunt will leave this city late
this evening by way of Valesco and Victoria to
rendesvouz Corpus Christi, preparatory to march
ing for the relief of Gen. Taylor.
In addition to the foregoing we learn that the
Governor of Louisiana has issued his requisition
for $500 volunteers, and they were all ready in
the streets, on the morning of the I'd, actively
preparing for departing. They expected to leave
the next day. The Louisiana Legislature has
appropriated $1,000 for the service. The CITY
OF New Orleans was in great state OF excite
ment-drums and flags, parading through the
streets calling for volunteers.
The Editors the Picayune having been favor
ed with personal interview with Col Doane,
bearer OF Dispatches, that paper gives an account
OF the events somewhat fuller than that from the
Galveston News. We copy from it as follows:
Capt. Thornton fell in with what he consider.
ed to be a scouting party of the enemy, but
which proved to be the advance guard OF very
strong body of the enemy, who were posted in
the chaparrel, Immediately in the rear of Gen.
Taylor's camp. Capt Thornton, contrary to the
advice of his Mexican guide, charged upon the
guard, who retreated toward the main body, fol-
lowed by Capt Thornton, when in an instant ne
found himself and command surrounded by the
enemy, who fired upon him, killing, as 1t is sup
posed, Capt Thornton, Lieuts. Cairn and Mason,
and some rs Of the men, and taking Capt Hsr-
dee and the remainder of the command, prison.
ers The Mexican Commander sent into Gen
Taylor's camp, cart, with man badly wound
ed, with message that he had no travelling hos
pital with him, and could not therefore, render
the soldier the assistance which his situation re-
CURED.