Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-02-13
FROM VICTORIA.

Movements of The Army-Merican Cdpalry-
| Horses, Mules, and Prouender-Gen. Taylor
and The Illinois Boys Generals, dc.
think you may safely set it down that The
next movement Of this wing Of the army will
be to Tampco. and from thence 10 Vera Cruz.-
We are advised here that Gen. Scott is at, or on
the way to Tampico, and lhither an express will
be sent TO him tomorrow morning We look for
dispatches from him in day or two, and the
chances are altogether in favor OF their contain.
ing an order for us to proceed Immediately to
Tampico.
The Mexican cavalry, that were reported to
be within twelve leagues Of this place, on the day
OF our arrival, list division, --are said to have
fallen back in the direction Of lula, if not to
that place, where there are several regiments Of
infantry. lula is upwards Of 100 miles from
this place. and the road TO it leading over a coun
try altogether unfit for artillery; and should we
send our infantry force 10 dislodge them, it would
be labor thrown away, for they would fall back
faster than we could advance; so think they will
remain unnoticed. was in the office Of Major
McRea to>day, when all the regiments handed in
their list OF horses and mules, entitled to forage
from the Government, and the total summed up
1928. To feed these, it will take near 900
bushels OF corn daily, and the little patches here.
abouts will not hold out long at that rate.
/, Major Williams, Of the Georgia Regiment, is
acting Governor OF the town, and affairs go on
, quite smoothly.
General Taylor visited the Illinois volunteers
yesterday, and TIE way the boys crowded around
him, threatened immediate suffocation. By way
Of salutaton, verify believe the Old General
, pulled al his hat five thousand times, and | was
looking every minute TO see him pull the front
|, piece off, The General was mounted on large
and gentle mule, whilst his orderly rode spen.
did dragoon horse, and was himself dressed in a
u clean and handsome uniform, whilst the General
had on the same old black frock coat, and big
!: Mexican straw hat. Mr.. Fannin, the orderly,
l. got about six saues to Taylor's one, the "Suck
= ers" taking him for the General, and wondering
n why they called him old Taylor. When at last
/, they found out that the old ranchero was the
sure enough General, they inferred from his plain
S appearance, that it would be nothing amss to OF
e fer him hand to shake, and they went at it with
such good will, that by the time the two regiment;
finished squeezing it, there could have been little
feeling left in it. AS he rode off, there were
many who wondered whether that was the ami
NAL on which he charged the Mexicans.
Speaking Of Generals, there is no "particulaI
a quantity" on EN- here, at this time Maj, Gen
Taylor, Maj. Gen. Patterson, Brigadiers Twiggs
h Quitman, Pillow and ought to say Smith, al
though Persifer is now acting the Colonel. The.
/, were all in town together yesterday, at the head
e quarters Of Gen. Qutman.
}. COL Kinney arrived at Tampico on the 12
g, ult.; direct from Victoria. He entered that tow
,e with Gen. Quitman on the evening OF the 9th ult
lie Gen. Qutmsn drove the enemy before him 70
,r the last thirty or forty miles. As Gen. O. enter
Of ed the town the Mexicans were going out on tn
De other side. Gen. @. had no cavalry and coul
lie not pursue them.
Is Col. Kinney parted from Gen. Taylor al Mont
80 Morales and pushed on with Gen. Quitman t
Victoria. From thence he made his way, almos
st alone, to Tampico, taking Soto la Marina in hi
route, accomplishing distance nearly $50 mile
a. in three days, and narrowly escaping. He sue
n. ceeded in evadiug Romano Falcon, the man VIII
!, is ruputed to have killed Col Cross. AT Soto
!" Marina he found company OF sixty ranchero;
le He rode at once to the alcalde boldly told hir
a. that Gen. Taylor had sent him on a few hours i
ID advance to prepare supplies, and by this rus
made out to come off safely-the rancheros
~ once dispensing.
From correspondent at Tampico we lear
r. that on the LIST of January General Taylor ser
-, forward Col. May, Of the Dragons to examin
> the mountain pass between Monte Morales an
a Labradores. On his return from Labradores
We took another pass leading to Linares and was a
n lacked by large oody OF the enemy and his REL
:. guard cut off, This was effected by rolling STONE
p into the pass, which was scarcely wide enoug
We for a single horseman. May managed 10 g
lie through with the main body and reached sp'
where he was enabled to dismount and return
the succor Of the rear guard. but it was too lat
as the enemy had retreated with their prize.
one time, during the passage Of the gorge, Il
tn dragooons would have been almost at the mere
III Of the enemy had the latter discharged their nj
" ces with any accuracy for the position they oce
pied was directly over the heads OF our troops.
ng We cannot ascertain Col. Mays loss, or whetf
he had any men killed or not.
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