American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-31
FURTHER ARMY NEWS.

4 CAPTURE OF ONE HUNDRED MEXICAN PACK
MULES-HEALTH OF THE TROOPS-MUR-
DER AND ASSAsSINATIONS AT MONTEREY
/ --DESERTGONS FROM THE ARNIY-ARRESTS
OF MEXICANS sc,
The New Orleans papers contain number
3finteresing letters from Montery, The latest
eing down to the LIST inst. They wore receiv-
: ed by the steamer McKim. A correspondent
Of the Picayune, under date of the 25th ult,
writes as follows:
Gen. Taylor arrived at Saltillo day before
yesterday, Esd instant, escorted by one squad
! ron ofCol. Mays horse, having left one squad
ron i'll Saltllo. The general succeeded in cap
/ turing one hundred pack mules, with their car
goes, consisting of subsistence stores intended
! for Santa Annals army at San Luis Potosi.-
The squadron left are said to be in pursuit of
4 four hundred mules, loaded also with the same
eargoes.
Col May had a very severe fall at Saltilo,
J by his horse tripping on the pavement which
inclines towards the centre from each side
8 lie is doing well, and will be ready for duty in
I few days.
Santa Anna is said to be worry otrong in San
Luis, having some $4,000 volunteers, beside
his regulars. Reports, however, are conflict
/ ing. The Mexicans are disappearing daily
/ from this neighborhood-no doubt to Join San
4 Ia Anna. The gamblers are collecting here in
great numbers from Matamoras. private
] belonging to the Louisville Legion was found
8 murdered at the edge Of the town this morn
ing. The 7th infantry occupy the plaza, and
are the only troops belonging to Gen. Worth'S
division left here. TIE officers who returned
! with Gen. Taylor report having met with ice
in Sdltillo, whilst here we have all the evden-
: ces of a tropical climate around us. The health
of the soldiery is generally good; some fever
| and ague, however, is still found amongst
them. The volunteers are gradually perfect
ing themselves in drill, and are much better
calculated for soldiers than upon their arrival,
A correspondent Of the Delta, under date of
the 30th, says:
There is much exctem mt in the city this
morning, arising from murder committed last
night at Armstrong; Hotel. party of Ten
nesseeans from the camp came into town to
take supper at he hotel, and whilst eating and
drinking, table was turned over, breaking
number of plates and glasses. Armstrong came
into the room much excited, and commenced
TRADE OF abuse, at the end of which pay was
offered him double for all that was destroyed;
but not content with that, he called in the
! guard, and, alter pointing out very estimable
| young man, by the name of Forrest, said
"There's the ID rascal who broke my dishes;"
but before the sergeant of the guard could reach
him, Armstrong pulled out pistol and shot
him dead, and escaped before his companions
or the guard could put their hands upon him.
lie was, however, subsequently arrested.
Two Frenchmen, in addition to the "big-
bug" Mexcans, have been arrested on a
charge of tampering with our soldiers, and Of
ferlng them inducements to desert. There will
be pretty hanging match here some of these
days. A volunteer lieut.. colonel dressed him
self in prlvates's clothes, and was readily ac-
cepted as uOtuntartO, and given an order on
man about 10 leagues distant, for the money
and horse promised him. The one who gave
the order was Immediately arrested, and the
. colonel started for his reward, but not alone
he took 20 good men with him, and will doubt
less return in the course of a day, with several
OF those who preferred the Mexican to the A.
merican service, and also, with the individuals
who pay out the Mexican dollars.
The tables have been turned on the Mexi-
cans, and Tor those who have been assassinat-
ed oil the volunteers, a double number of the
enemy have suffered within day or two. 1t
is reported this morning, that Gen. Taylor has
ordered the LIST Kentuckians to Cerralvo to
prevent this killing.
The correspondent of the Delta, under date
OF the list Inst, writes lengthy letter, from
which we take the following extracts:
The war between the Kentucsiuns and
Mexlcans, as it's Familiarity termed, has eroat-
ed no little excitement, both in town and the
lamp 1t Is thought, that not less than forty
FMexcans have been killed within the last FIVE
days, fifteen of whom, it is said, were killed in
one day, md within the scope of one mile
From this you VIII sco that Tie boys are deter
hlihed TO have and 10 take revenge for the as
sasslHa'ioh Q; their comrades.
Ing tlai OF the alcalde son, and others en-
gagged IN tampefing with cur men, lis set for to-