The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-05
THE ARMY OF THE CENTRE
I From the Rostou Courier. Dec. .

THE ARMY OF THE CENTRE
From the Boston Courier, Dec 81
The following is an extract from q letter fro m an
officer of of General Wools STAFF to his brother in this
city,
Our column arrived here yesterday. having been
eleven days the march from San Antonio. We met
wsy. On arriving here. we found that General Wool
had pushed on to santa Rosa, ninety seven miles from
men to guard the crossing this point with Captain
Fraser Of the engineers to supperinend the construction
that company was ordered to build Col Churchill was
directed to detail from his wing, when 1t up,
other company to remain and assist the first These two
defend themselves, protect public stores and the flying
bridge now in operation upon the river against i've times
their number. They have been supplied with 30 days
subsistence. and $50 rounds of ammunition per man
They number, and officers 1876 souls Our train il
are able to ford the river with All those filed with
ammunition, and all other liable to damage by
water, the flying BRIDGE the others only
wet about four inches above the bottom Of the bed
The companies are detached from time to time to assist
hank We shall all have crossed by tomorrow. and
before have encamped three miles towards Santa
RSa se s "%
ment shall not have one drop of water except what
The General dates his last communication from Coz
hula Mexico Head Quarters near Santa Rosa 22d Oct
ls46o He then eight miles distant from Santa Rosa,
Of October perhaps 2sd Whether he should remain
at Santa Rosa until We came up or proceed thence to
mined upon. has been believed by many that he can
not enter Moncova without resistance; II he believes,
w Be- 70 on
force which might be collected he to wait for
the sS Is hs will ~ 1s %
any resistance The rumor here IT, that the volunteers
under General Taylor committed some depredations
upon the inhabitants, in and about Montereyand that
in retaliation Canales had attacked train Of twenty
wagons belonging to the United States killed the escort.
and then after loading his packmues with the stores
hauled the wagons together and fred them. Whether
this is true not, cannot say; II true. Of course the
The country from here to Santa Rosa 10 shall
have but little trouble in passing oyer. We shall pro.
Alamo snS saSnos hu that know nothing We
get up in time to strike with the rests that II all we care
for you may rest assured rresioo s%d 70 Do 9uits
habtants We found the country very beautiful from
San Antonio to this ENTHUSIASTICALLY the valley Of
For about twenty miles each side Of the Nusces,
II is quite barren but with that exception, 1t Il very
have ever seen or tasted The Rio del Norte. upon
whose banks am now writing, looks as large ~ the
Mississippi and when Uttered is as fine as that Of the
Nebraska which, in the Rocky Mountains, you were 30
The Nlexicsns are all through our camp, selling
cakes sugar chickens, and corn. They bring their
sn@ ssi .s
for ''un rial" each We procure corn enough for our
animals for two dollars Pc; ,. measure Of DssI
the Mexicans furnish here for 81 per bushel while at
Bexar they cost cents the pound or 80 per bushel
General Wool will no doubt adopt some plan to pro-
supplies by the Rio Grande, rathe: than by land
from La Vaca via San Antonio Preside, Santa Rosa.
&C. goo miles to Chihuahua. Wc must levy con.
tribuons of grain aud beef upon the inhabitants they
will not sell It to for fair price, this will i'm.
poverish country and enrich Mexico, beyond any
calculation. go long seattle ing our money
right and left, and paying three prices for every
thing the Mcxcans lacking In THRIFT and shrewdnes
enough to lot the end1 Its, in fact the most
summate policy imaginable that Of letting an American
army march through and through their country t. is
hearts content and only attacking II now and then, 10
before the inhabitants Of the country would their city
sacked and destroyed, they might come to terms.
PROM SANTA VE
By Mr.. Eli Dsnna. late q member Of Captain Hudsons
company who arrived here last evening the Amelia,
have tour days later intelligence from Santa Fe Mr.
d. In with party Of sixteen others far Zone
Hvndren and Ten Creek eighty miles from the settle
msnts) and from that point alone, bearing des
patches from Major SUMNER whom he left At that plaCs.
| With Major Sumner there Lieutenants Armstrong
and Adutant Staunon all having been detached for the
service of the South.
The party, afer leaving Sonta Fe, met with NO very
interesting incidents They but Indian on the
entire route. They met numerous trans OF wagons. but
heard nothing Of the robbery the report Of which
| promulgated. They came by the Cimaron or lower
route, which may account for this fact.
All quiet at santa Fs yet general feeling pre-
vailed that the nh abtsnts wanted but opportunity 10
rise upon their conquerors. Nothing later had been
heard from Chihuahus-S S. Louis Daily Unien Nov. 49,