Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-02-09

r;.,s,ia taken by Col. Ktnney-Ramors Of
mi !, SahiHo-Col May attacked and ms heaf
D1s nm Prison rs-Ihe Mexiean Force es-
cs.s.d nf SO ,O0o-Rumored Acceptance by Mer-
;sg tie Offer Of Negotiation &c. DC
WAsn,xcros, Jan. 81 P. VI
rh. brig Georgiana. from Tampco l4,h
~, arrived a, New.O fleans 22d inst. Col.
Yenney arrived n. Tampico on tho 18th
I;,ac, from Victoria with dispatches from
Cen. TAYLOR TO Gen. Shields. to suspend
oocra,ions for tho presen,.-Ho entorai
V;c,o,ia with Gen. Quitman on the oh.
On Ouitman drove tho Mexicans before
him the last thirty or forty miles before
.n,erinp Victoria. The MexIcans were
very reluctant 10 give up tho piace, but
,.on, ont on one side as General Qlitm1n
uttered on tho other. General QIltmnn
having no cavalry, could not putsle them.
Col. Kinney parted with Gen. Taylor at
Moutcmorales md pushed on with Cen.
Oui.man to Victoria, AMI thence alone 10
Tampico.
There was no reason TO suppose that
Gen. FuIiar and Gen. Worth Ind move
from Saltillo, though it was reported.
Tho Mexican army. ii was believed, was
not far off. The Mexican soldiers seen in
tho neighbourhood Of saItlllo are nov sup
posed to have beon advanced parties Of
eome fifteen hundred or two thousand
men kept in possession on this side OF the
DESERT between SaltIlio md San LUIS, 10
aestroy tho wa,or-tanks in case the Ameri-
can Army should move IN force IN tho di-
rec,ion Of San Luis, which precuIos tho
idea of any serious attack being contcm-
plated .pon General Worth or General
Wool, the object Of tho Mexicans being
only to keep watch upon tho American
forces, to retreat before any advance
and cut off supplies Of wator.
Col. Kinney brought rumor TO Tanpi-
co that fifteen thousand Mcxicans were 10
atlack Saltilo on the eth ult. and Verbal
news was brought by tho Gaorginna to
New-O Orleans - tho Object that Santa An
ma had placed himself betwccn Tay Tor
and Worth with thrty-fvo thousand mon,
and q general action was immediately cx-
pected. This is probably moro rope
tition Of rumors before received by tho
way Of Matamoras. Private letters eX-
press very lti!o doubt Of large Mexican
forces, mostly cavalry, belng at TuIa, al
tho las, dates, under Gen.Valontia. Gems.
Urrea. Romero md Fernandez were also
reported in that vicinity.
On tho Is: January, Gen. Taylo scnt
forward Col. May to examine the noun
tain passes between Mon;emornles & La
bradorcs. On his return he took another
pass leading TO Lnares, and was attakcd
by largo body of tho enemy, and his rear
guard Gu, otf,bv rolling stones into the pass,
which was scarcely wide enough for SIN
Clio hcrscman. Colonel May managed to
get through with the main body of his
forco. and reachod spot where he was
ena bled 10 dsmount and return to succor
the rear guard. But it was too late, as
tho enemy had rereatcd with their prl-
soners. AT ono time Mays Dragons were
almost at tho mercy Of tho enemy, had
tho latter discharged thoir pieces with nc
curacy; for tho position they occupied was
directly over The heads of our troops
Col. MAYS loss had not been nsccrtained
nor whether he had any mon killed.
There can DO no doubt, however, that
some Of our men have fallen.
Generals Tayl or, TwigIs. Patterson and
Pillow we're at Victoria with a large force.
Gen. Shields with six hundred and fifty
men, marched from Tampico on tho 10Th
toward Al.nmirn, with tho supposed lnten-
ton of opening communications with Con
erul Taylor at Victoria. From two to
thrcc thousand Mexican troops were bo-
tween Tampico and Victoria. with which
it was supposed Gen. Shields might have
On engagement. The force remaining ut
Tamico numbered $50 men. The Tam
pico market was amply supplied with
American merchandise.
Col. Kinney states that tho Mexican
force at San Luis amounts 10 thirty thous,
ard mon, and he estimates their entire
forco in tho field nj fifty thousand men.
Tho capture of Tnmpico. he SAYS, had
created tho greatest excitement through
out tho country. Generals Butler. Worth
and Wool, had at SaltiIlo eight thousand
men, considered tue flower of the Army.
Col. Kinney speaks confidently of our sue
cess in case Of an engagement at SaltllIo.
Generals Taylor and Patterson, with six
thousand mon, arc ar VICTORIA, waiting
orders from Gen. Scott.
Ga.-Law for the Army.
The President having first insulted tho
People Of the United States by denounc-
epr Ia of