Washington telegraph., 1847-02-17
Correspondence Of the Telegraph
CAMr At PAros, NEAR sALrlLlo, MEkIeo,
January %, l647,

Dear SIR i.=Amidsi the hustle of camp liie
hurry OF expresses, and shol nalice OF tuef leaY.
ing we find but little time and opportunity Of wfis,
Ing satisfactory letters to our lfiendsi bat being nn-
DEF obligations To You, for sending Your paper TO
US occasionally, haYo deemrd il neeessats to ia
form you Of onf pre- eRi poslion particularly as
from our eifeutous route through tue campaEn
30 far owing 10 the uncertainty al our Destination
for some time, and finally, an eniife ehange Of IL
| understand shat oars, thai Is, General Noala
Dpiapn, actually aequgel the unme ol the Last
Dirisi9a. with some. Up 10 the iime we arrived
at Prc-lda. il eeuns we were on the march lar
chihuahua; iFam that to M'neagu, It WIS mas.
ter Of doubt aud uncertainty Al which place II
seems 10 have been determined that we were b
operate with the sanihrm Division Of the army
Accordingly We sci aut on The ruth OF November,
iof fauas about $50 miles southwest el Meneova.
aud having met with no opposition, In about ten
dayswo were encnmprd within nile Of the city.
Padas, we found superior TO any town we had
seea=-cauaisling OF some zia or eight thousand in.
hahianls. mora wealth AMI husiness, and buildings
Of a better character Wa wen suddenly aroused
from oar ehsc, by an express from Cen Worth, at
Salullo, informing uzihut the enemy was near Al
baud, aud very powerful ~ numheisi "a that We
struck ouf ientz immediately, ana by faihef forced
lNAHANss III u INV AAAN We #AN A AAAAA -
miles oasi Of Salie, ai commanding Pass, on
the rad To San bus Po,az. We were disappointed,
heRayof, IN meeting any snelnY--lhs information
trlisd On hy Gen. waflh, being founded upon sams
movement another character About a week
Afterwards ail was again hurry and "a 0rms3 news
having bfen received that tue MeAcaus wefa
WITHIN a days march Of rs Preparations weFe
Immediately made Tor battles an EXPIRES started
iof Gen. nlilns, then AND new IA conmand oi tins
Division, aud Col, Yell, with four eompaulas Of his
rralment. sent out iu advance, 10 fccann1tfn
and buuH Oh tue action W. mnrehri zamr =
miles, mnde no discoveries nua r"lumrd Ia camn.
having aihof dull thnzlmas day. ilseinr be.
come satisfied there was nu immga4Ie prospect Of
a fight, Il was concluded to ssni our regiment 10
this poiat, within striking distance Of Salllln, aud
mafe convenient ph,aaing supplies for uurrlEss
aud other port ons of the army. There seems 10
be very general satisfaction In Cen Ratrr'a hlvins
command Of the Division. Generals Wool aud
Worth arr 10 command under hlm-Gcu Taylor
being inthe direction oi 'famneo. We can't toll
haR suou other changes may occur haWeysf.-
Oar future operations seem entirely in Doubt, and
ysa Of course. eau afr We Al lhfn ahaui fNa9ily
as ourselves, from tie aelrn ii our government.
aud hrine ADVISED Is /, tue ooufsc Of The MrNiean
Congress. W are rfrtfY certain, if s iianth 10
remain IN the srf,iee the remainder al the twelve
menllis lie regiment Is In eaa'l haal'h and iiar
spIHia, aud ihangh somewhat disappointed frain
The tao frequent fslss alarms, afr Vt eager for
contest Rli the MsAicaas, particularly h6aird BY
Santa Anna. The regiment has diminished.
from vafans eausrs. within the Plsi - msnths a.
bout one hundred tbtie having hefna goo 4 many
discharged iar d sahi,iy,a ai ibass ihaagi uuiii 10
undergo the hardshiP' Of the cameaiti. Hal
e.
the intention of waiug hitter Of dslals. but sIm-
pIy q InluIm Ynn d our nfesenI pasIlIan.