Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-03-25
HIGHLY IMPORTANT
FROM THE ARMY!
EXCITING NEws-REpoRr OF A BATTLE
LATER FROM TIE BRAzos.

.i,riral Of The Cinderella O.. Scull-.Nerican
Rumors-Gen. Idylor-F0titicatio at The
Bracos-Capt. .Montgomery's Letter-Rumor
Of Great Battle bct,reen Gen. Taylor and
Santa .a,aa
The schr. Cinderella G. Scull, Capt Scull. ar
rived last evening from the Brazos. We are much
indebted to Capt. Scull for the very kind and
prompt manner in which he put us in possession Of
the medium through which we received the follow
ing important news:
The Cinderella left the Brazos on the 9th inst.
and amongst her passengers, brought DIR. Wood
the son-in-law of Gen. Taylor Dr. Wood is well
and most favorably known rs the chief military
physician at Point Isabel. He informs us that no
authentic report had been received from Gen. Tay-
or since the 22d of February. There were many
Mexican rumors i'll circulation regarding the threat
eDed attacks of the enemy on Matamoras, the Bra
zos, and indeed all the points now in cur possession
on the Rio Grande and San Juan rivers. Matamo-
ras had been fortified by cur troops, and was being
strengthened every day. When the Schooner
ieit, every person was busily engaged in throwing
up Notifications Ia Fort Brown filling barrels
casks and boxes with sand-thus making as solid a
wall of defence the materials afforded TO repel
any attack that might he made on the depot at the
BRACES. This would intimate that these who are
on the spot do not regard the rumors Of attack as
being entirely without foundation
The very latest intelligence received from Mon
tcrey is contained in letter from Capt NIontgome-
ry, Of the 9TH Infantry At the time he writes
the Goth or 22d, he says, CAT the time write this
expect Gen. Taylor is giving the Mexicans bat
tie." This letter, informed. was received
ut the Brazos the 4th inst. and we think it can
be relied on as the latest intelligence of the move
ments OF our army.
There was report brought by the same vessel
by which we received the above, which, taken in
connection with Capt. Montgomery IS letter, makes
1t strongly probable that battle was actually
ought-altho' the details are probably much exaG-
geratod-between our forces and Santa Anna's. a
bout the time already indicated. This report states
that Taylor gave him battle On the 2lst ult In
this engagement, which is represented rs being the
iierceSt and most important that we have vet had
1t Is reported that the Americans lost about 1000
men, and the MeXicans 5000, among them Santa
Anna. After the battle which must have taken
place in or near the neighborlood of Saltlo, Gen.
Taylor is reported TO have fallen back with the re-
mander OF his force, TO pass noted for its great
natural detences, in the vicinity of Saltillo.
We give the above ru!nor as we heard it last
evening, with the remark that such report was
extensively circulated at the Brazos, and by many
believed to be true. OF course, nothing definite
was known as TO the actual result of the battle but
from the letter of Capt. Montgomery, dated at
Monterey, and the well known contemplated attack
of Santa Anna Saltillo it is highly probable that
4 hard battle has been fought