Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-05-15
OFFICE OF THE N. o. P1CAYuNE.
Saturday, May 2.-74 o'clock, A. NJ.
DEPLCRAELE NEIVss
FROM THE ARMY


an e.tiy hour yesterday morning, from Erazoa
Santiago, which place he left on the 25,h ul.
in the steam schr. Augusta. Sixty miles west
Of the $. W. Pass he was transferred TO The
steamer Galveston. fIe is the bearer Of m-
portant dispatches from Gen. Taylor, and OF
d r, QUESTION upon the Governor of Louisiana
for Iour regiments. The previous news receiv.
ed, that the Mexicans had crossed tho Rio
Grandr, is fully confirmed, and a detachment
Of American troops has been cut off. But for
the details we refer to the following account
of operations kindly furnished US by Col.
Doahe:
Un Thursday evening, 23d inst General
T,:N Tor received information that ID body Of the
Mexican army had crossed the Rio Grande at
II point some 30 miles above his encampnent.
Early on the following morning he despatched
Capt. Thornton md Harlee, OF the 81 Reg't
Drag oons, with a detachment Of 70 men, to
examine the country above, and Capt. Kerr Of
the sanc regiment, with company, to exan'-
inc the country below the encamptnent. The
latter reformed to ra.npt wiihou. having made
any discovery Of Mexicans.
The former, however, fell in with what he
considered to be Scouting party Of the enc
my, but which proved 30 be the advance
guard Of a very strong body of the enemy,
W no were posted in The chaparral, Immediate
~ in the rear Of Gen. TAyIor's camp. Capt
Tho:nlon, contrary to the advice Of his Next
can guide, charged upon the guard, who re-
treated towards the main body, followed by
Capt. Thornton, when in an instant he found
h,nAnf and command surrounded by the enc
my. who fred upon him, killing as is snppos
ed, Capt. Thornton, 1.ieuts. Kane and Mason,
and some TIVE nty-siX Of the men, and taking
Capt. Iiardpe and The remainder Of The CON-
mand prisoners. The Mexican commander
sent into Gen. Tay|or's cAmpt. cart. with
soldier badly wounded, with message that
he had no travelling hospital with him. and
could not. there fore. render tic soldier the as
>istanre which his situation rtGniftd.
1T Is supposed that the detachment OF the
enemy on the east side of the Rio Grande,
consists Of at least $500 men, under the com
maEd Of Coils. CaIuSco and C"rabajal. both
old AMI experienced officers, and That their OBJ
jrct is to cut off all communication between
Gen. Taylor and Point Isabel, the depot of
provisions. Ia tho execution of this object,
they have fully succeeded, and have thereby
placed the American army IN most DANCE
rous position, as it will be utterly impossible
for Gen. Taylor, with the limited number OF
mep now under his command, say 1890, 10
! force his way through The dense chaparrn. il,
which The enemy are already strongly posted.
| Gen. Tay lors position. in the rear OF MatA'
maros, is sufficiently strong TO Withstand sue
cessfuiy an attack OF the whole Mexican force,
aud commands the town, which, with the
batteries already mounted, could be RACED 10
the ground in an hours time. Gen. Taylo.
has III camp full rations for Is days, which he
thinks can be nrade to last thirty days, by
Ia b~r lara
Inducements from Texas and Louisiana. UP
on each Of which States he has made re1uisi.
ton for the Immediate equipment and trans
mission to Point Isabel, OF i''nr full regiments
Of militia. 1t is thought by the superior Off.
GERS of Gen. Taylor's Army, that 90, 900 mer
will be required within very short period, as
it is we'll known that the Mexican Army is
dAiy receiving large reinforcements from thu
interior. Ills supposed by the American off
GERS that Gen. Aris,a reached Mattamoras or
the evening of the 22d uIt. with brigade; blu
up to the period Of the writer's leaving camp
no communication had been received by Gen
Tayl Tor from Gen. Arista.
TSubseouent 10 lis leaving the camp on TIT
2G.n u,., Col. DoAne learned that Gen. Arts
Ia addressed polite note 10 Gen. Taylor. in
forming him that he, Arisia. had assumed th'
command of The Mexican forces.
The extra of the Galveston News says tina
requlSi,ions have been made upon the Cover
nors of Alabama and Mississippi for troops
= The News snpposes that Gen. Taylor woulC
OMEN his fire uron Mattamoras the morning o
the 18th ultImo.
: We have also received an extra from the OF
: 6cr of tie Galveston News, where the inteIEi
uence was received by the steamboat Mon
n.ou,h, with Capt. Catlet on board. btare
of dispatches from Gen. Taylor to Gov. Hen
id.rson, of Texas, calling upon him for aid
: We Give the letter 10 the Galveston Commll
tee in full, as i. beet SHOVE to urgency o. III
lcall upon Us all.
r Tie fo.,owine letter fssn csPs. osslst'
rE,o Ne eeec.e Of Gslressos, vi! Drew s6tl