The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-16
THE NEWS FROM THE ARMY.

10 the surprise of nearly every one, Yesterdays
Southern mail informed us that the recent repor,s
OF the advance of Santa Anna upon Salillo with
~ or $4,000 men, were without foundation. and
that Gen. Worth was deceived in his information
BY the extracts from the New Orleans papers in
another column, II will he seen upon what data he
proceeded to call fnr achievements The follow
ing article from the New Orleans Bulletin SETS
forth the inconvenience consequent upon this
false alarm. in deranging and retarding the opera
TONS or the army. This is to be regretted-but
me occurrence sl'"ws how promptly and success
fully, IN case of an emergency. our troops can he
put IN motion and concentrated against the enc
my. This fact is important in proving the skill
ana energy ct our officers and troops. and in urv.
ing the necessity Of constant vigilance:
Gen. Worth forwarded the information 10
Gen. Wool, who broke up his encampment and
started forward, by forces marches, TO his relief
Zen. Butler moved forward in like manner from
Monterey, with his whole force and so PRESSING
was the danger considered, that the large depot
OF stores and provisions at Camargo were left
with but slight protection and all the available
force there was also forward But the must
unfortunate result was with the army of Gen
TAYLOR He had advanced 70 miles on the route
TO Victoria. and had retIaced his steps, with all
his troops, back To Monterey, on his way 10 Sal
mo tie would. however, again move forward
Tor Victoria, hut it had retarded him fifteen In
movement with other detachmenis that were or
dered up tn Victoria, particularly that under Gen.
Patterson. from Matamoras"
oome OF the accounts State. that il was report
ed at Saltillo that Santa Anna was making every
exerton To bring about an adjustment of the diff
culties between the two countries-and, morrow.
err. that the Mexican Congress had accepted our
overture al peace, and had agreed to send us an
agent to negotiate. We put no confidence IN The
latter but We have always been of opinion that
Santa Anna was at heart favorable to peace, and
would. if possible, bring over the Mexican people
to the same sentiments. His .'brave words, nav
sound o,herwse-but his acts certainly do not
show him To be an uncompromisng enemy of pa
cific negn,iaton
The Union of Wednesday night though not
furnished with the news received by us yester
day morning, does not attach much consequence
10 Inc alarming rUmors' which had excited so
much anxiety II quotes letter from an officer
at Brazos Santiago on the 18th December, which
expresses the opinion that Z" a sufficient force
v as, doubtless, collected at Saltllo to meet the
emergency; and if Santa Annals movement was
any thing m"re than ,fcint, he has unauestiona
bly, been repulsed."
The Union says:
" letter from Major General Scott, now cam
manding all the land forces in Mexico, dated De
cember 70, from Brazos Santiago, states that he
should leave the next day via Matamoras and
Camargo, IN search OF official news, by which he
should be governed accordingly. Referring to
the reports ot the movement Of the enemy, he
states that, IN the meantime, events NAV take
him To Monterey and that, as if Santa Anna be
on The offensive, he must he repnlsed - &c