The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-04-08


but still there is every reason to believe
iI il suIlIenIic and mainly ruTerI.
We will delain our readers mn longer
from the paruruIars. a. copied from the
New Orlesns papers.
From The y. q. De,a Of SUNDAY.
| VICTORY! yICrORYH yIcTORY.!
Cool News from Gen Taylor.
The schr VIM. T.. Preston arrived yes.
lpr,lav lrnm BraZo,. from which place shs
sailed nn the alIsrnrnn Of the 10Th inst.
The news from ten. 1aylnr. brnughI BY
this arrival. is most cheering. The in.
tense anx;siy created smong our rilizens
hy The MANY alarming rumnrs whieh have
circulated through the country. relieved
itself last evening IN one universal ex.
preston "f joy and proud coniidence 10
the superiority Of Amenran valor. Al
though these reports are still vague and
indefinite. ennugi can be gathered from
them To gise's'ery assurance thai Gen.
fayl"r has whipped Santa Auns.
! From Capt. Brown. n passenger mn the
Wm. T.. Preston. we gather the following
particulars of the repnrls most generally
Terrived At the l}raz0s:
] Gen. TAYLOR was a,larked BIZ Santa
Anna nj Aqua Nueva. and after a sharp
halle frll bark, in gnod order. tn The Vi.
cinily ri Sallilln. Here he was again At
tackled by Santa Anna. and sharp ell
gagemrnI ensued. in wllirh Gen. Iaylur
was victorious. Continuing his retreat
in gond order. Gen. Taylor fell hack un
Monterey. where he arrived i'm safety
Safely enirenched here. and finding San
Ia Anna would moi attack him, Gen. Tay.
lur sailed out against Santa Anna and
gave him battle. A long and severe con
fici ensneh. which terminated in the to-
tai defeat Of Santa Anna with very hea.
w loss. The loss is reported Id be be-
tween 4 and 5000. This NAV he M ex-
sggeIaiion. but when il is considered that
Zen. Taylor had 20 pieces Of flying ar
liIlery. spIPndiliy differed and managed,
we venture the opinion tina. the Mexican
loss has been very heavy.
Capt. Brown states thai MI the points
OH the Rio Grande are in hourly appre-
hension of being attacked by the Next
Fans. Al Camargo. especially. the num-
her Of Meaicaus hanging about The nut
skirts nf the Town had created considerable
anxiety aud vigilance amnng our troops.
There were about 1900 Irunps at Camar-
go.
! Capt. Hicks. who commands the steam
boa, Warren. in the Government, employ
nn the Rio Grande, zane passenger III The
VIM. &. Preston. and gives The following
csrrohoralive information. Capt. Hicks
brings intelligence from Calnaryo 10 the
5Ih INST. al which place information had
been received from Mexican wl.n had just
arrived from the interior. that n collision
had taken place a, lluena VisIs, Salillu
and Monterey, between the lurres 81 San.
Ia Anna Numbering some 23.000) and
those "f General TayIor. The couilir
was s,uhh"rn and saheninary "n hoII
sides. the enemy suffering UNNECESSARILY
hut Gen. Taylor finding himself too ho,
~ pressed an all si,Ies. hv fnrce greatly
ou,numbering his, retired befnre The enc.
my in good order. and made gnnd his re.
trea; I" Monterey. spiking six pieres 81
ordnance. and leaving al SaItilln some
30. 600 tations. which have fallen into the
eneny's hands. The different engage
menls are said 10 have occupied the space
IF three days. The enemy follnwed
closely upon Gen. TayIor's retreat. and
no arrived at Monterey, where the battle
was renewed, our furres gaining a decid.
ed advantage over the enemy. forcing him
tn prpripiia.ely retire. when Gen. Tay.
l"r. with battery Of flying ar,iIieiy and
a squadron of Dragons. pressed them
warmly home. creating such immense ha.
voc ~ their routed columns that the slain
are represented 10 have been ridden oveJ
in piles i" three deep!' The enemy was
pursued fur lS miles on the SaltilIo road
having suffered in all the engagements tn
the amount Of 5000 killed, wounded and
missing. Gen. FsyIor's loss il said Ia
be 100. Al the last advices. Santa An
ma is said TO have been endearOring 10 raj.
ly his forces for another desperate on.
slangh'. while Urea had fallen in Gen.
Taylor's rear, near Passa Victoria. with
5000 cavalry and an irregular frce Of
raucllero<. f"r the purpose Of impeding
FrininrcemenIs and cutting ah' all rommu-
ylcatiops between Monterey aud Camar-