The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-24
HIGHLY INTERESTING
FROM THE
S e AT OF w A r.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
Town Of Parras In the Possession
Of General Wool.
The Reported March Of Santa Anna to tho
Capital.
General Taylor's March to
Victoria.
Special Dispatches to the New York Herald
Once.

The smship Alabama arrived at New Orleans on tho
18th instant bringing dates from Brazos the Iih and
Monterey TO the lst Among the passengers about
% officers part Of them Sick and ass sick discharged
soldiers, including number wounded Monterey. The
third Indiana regiment under marching orders from
Monterey fer Csmargo and onwsrds The third and fourth
regiment. Of Illinois volunteers had returned e~s,amo
cd few days previous on their way to rampco by
General Shields wss st TsmpicS and these two rsgi.
ments would march under Gen Peterson meet him
there The Tennessee cavalry, their arrival at
Mssmorss had been Ieorgsnized into squsdrons Col.
Coffee WI It'll the remainder of the Alabama regiment,
rived at Ma.smoras the 9Th The portion which pre-
vicusly arr ved, had taken snip for Tampicc but
moras The schooner Policy chartered BY the Gov srn
ment, had been lost The steamer Sea was still ashore
total loss.
Gan Tsylo had returned from salullo which was
No demonstration had been made against him;
distance Of only thirty miles the scouts Of Gem. Worth
had discovered about 5000 cavalry. said to bs ssntom
Gen Wool hiss besn ordsrsd by Gen. Taylor. to ecca
.on 10 Gen Wool, bu. wsr. prepared 10 receive Kin
M His q: s2iGy excellent hssia sna
n RI
the line Of operations to Tampico He would himself
shortly take up the line Of march upon vctor. where
The possssaon Of Victoria indspeusably necessary
TO Gen Taylor to secure his lines Of ccpmunicson N
attack upon Potoss Santa Anna would no doubt 70
sst the attempt Gen Teyler va: expected 70 march BY
the 10Th Of December with the 3D. 4h and 1h infantry
the dragons under Col Harvey Brsggs battery
regiments Of volunteers.
Den. Butler will 30 left inlcomm:nd Of Mentsrey,if
dsvolve upon Col south Gen. Butisr's wound was not
Il was SELL on good authority that Santa Anna fearing
that the new Congress, which was about to assemble s
the Capital would sustain him. had marched thithsr
down another outbreak among the populacs Poosi YES
in strong state Of defence and daily rscsiving sddi
Gen. Shields was to take command of Tsmpice. Cen
Pillow was to take command Of tho volunteers attached
rumor prevailed At Brssos on the iiih' and We r.
morally beiieved that sixty government wagons, with
the road between Csmarso s and MGR. '' y ~
1t was believed that Santa Anna intended TO hernse
General Taylor, and make stand against him which
would soon require hard fighting.
HERALD MILITARY CORRESPONDENCE.
| MArAMoRAs, Mexico, Nov. Is, IsAs.
II seems now to be decided that the nsxt weeks
to be employed in pushing forward our troops and
fully occupying the conquered territory. Gen. Taylor
will advance to the mountains with his army and sup
plies during Ethe coming month he will look Santa
Anna through the sorges Of the Sierra, and Afterwards
| he viii act = 70 him may seem proper.
from this point to the interior in few days. Prspars
tions actively going considersbls wagon train
visions Pack mules will 30 used for carry tents and
4 Baggage. General Patterson in command at &c.
any this side the mountans Il NAV be rasardsd
a. specie. Of coloniz alton, and wish heartily co.
iumn was followed by thousand two Yankee fsmi-
lies with their ploughs and their hsrrows and their
hoes dive into the bowels Of this hitherto negecsd
land. would the poverty stricken renehs contain
ing ofhsf naked. INDECENT natives rive way 70
the comfortable farm house. filed with the industrious
members Of race worthy to iDhsbit fair land The
humble writer Of TIL. an open undsguissd advocate
conquered We have fought for II In war which has
Sssn saSs ssd Ga
\ q m nd hono sintn
the hands of capable Of spprecsng the vsutsess
nature has 20 bounfully given. Never ought our TO
venment to surrender one inch Of this soil; and IL
hoped that more party divisions will interfere with
such settlement Of this matter the vital interests Of
nation and demand Our nog is ct Tampco and
Monterey and saltllo In few days will hsat at San
down IL Mexico will have war. let her pay the bill
Trade 10 becoming quite brisk In Maamorss and large
supplies Of our manufactures daily arriving. The
counry people come In more freely, since the lear Of
Canaes and his rancheros Is longer before their
Great quantities Of goods OF every description beng
carried Monterey and will start for o,hsr towns
which We are to occupy. This after ALL IL the most e.
6cient mode OF making war against this called Msx
government-open their ports-stop their supplies
give to their reopi, cheap goods.
turbance in tne capital which said cause no little
uneasness TO Santa Anna. This rumor reached this
city. several days ago. through Mexicans, but
row believes santa Anna be prisoner He 10 consL
dered traitor for having abandoned Tampico and with
drawn from sslhlls Mexican General these days has
hard fate Unless he defeats General Taylor, be y
voted traitor to his country
not quite sure that we ought mot 10 take possss
sion Of the entire country and begin send dele
gates to Congress ct Warrington. x.Y.z.
| MATAMoRAs, Nov. -, le<e.
menced and 10 now going forward with great activity
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