Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1847-02-03
FROM the armp, Saerleo, ST.
LATE FROM THE RRNY.

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American forces along the line of ope-
rations, &C., &c.
The brig Georgiana, Capt. Crispin, ar
rived yesterday morning, having left Tam
pico on the 18th inst. The verbal news
she brought was alarming, it being to the
effect that Santa Anna had placed him
self between Gen. Taylor and Gen. Worth
with $4,000 men, and that general ac-
Ilon was immediately expected All this
is an exaggeration. We believe the au-
theniic facts 10 be as follows:
Col. Kinney arrived at Tampico on The
18th INST, direct IRON Vicioria. He en-
tered that town with Gen. Qniiman on
The evening of the 9th inst ana not on The
7th, as we SAID IN an extra sent oil yes.
terday. Gen. QuHman drove the enemy
before him for the last 80 or 40 miles be
fore getting to Victoria. The Mexicaus
were reluctant to give up the place. AS
Gen. QuItman entered the town The Mex
leans were going out ON the other side. -
Gen. Q. had no cavalry aud could not
pursue them. Col. K. speaks in the
warmest terms of the prompt and SOL
ulelIy CONDUCT OI tnlS Ofncer.
Col. Kinney parted from Gen. Taylor
at Monte Morales and pushed on with
Gen. Quitman TO Victoria. From thence
he made his way, almost alone, to Tampi-
CO, taking Soto La Marina in his route,
accomplishing distance of nearly $50
miles in three days, and and narrowly es-
Gaping from the advanced parties of Mex
cans on several occasions. He spent
part OF the night at the old Rancho of
Croix, where Sanchez was stationed with
20 Dragons; vet in the morning he con-
trived TO give him the slip. He also sue
ceeded in evadIng Romano Falcon, the
man who is repu.ed TO have killed Col.
Cross. At Soto la Marina he found
company of 60 rancheros. He rode at
once to the alcalde, boldly told him that
Gen. Taylor had sent him on few hours
IN advance TO prepare supplies, and by
ruse made out TO come off Sately-the
rancheros at once dispensing. The ser
vices this officer has rendered since the
Mexican war broke out have been invau-
able. He has ridden thousands and
thousands of miles through the country al
most alone, his favorite servant Catalina
has been killed, he has been himself be-
set and attacked time and again; yet by
his superior riding, his knowledge of the
Spanish language, by his promptness and
courage, he has so far succeeded in escap-
ing. Such services as he has rendered
the country surely will not be allowed to
go unrewarded-but 10 the news brought
by this arrival.
We have no reason TO suppose that
Gems. Butler and Worth have moved from
Saltillo, as was reported in town yester-
day morning. We believe them, togeth-
er with Gen. Wool, to have been still
there or in the vicinity a late as the lst.,
with at least 5000 troops, and we farther
believe that division of the Mexican ar
my was not far off, noting our movements
ready TO fake advantage of any favorable
opportunity which circumstances may af
ford. 1t may be, and tnis opinion is en-
tertained by officers of the army high in
rank, that the Mexican soldiers seen in
neighborhoJ of SaItllo are advanced
parties of a force of some 1900 or 1000
men, kept IN position on this side OF the
desert, between SaItilo and San Luis, to
destroy the water tanks in case the Amer
lean army should move in force IN the di-
rection of the latter city. This view of
the case precludes the idea of serious
attack upon Gen. Worth or Gen. Wool,
the object of the Mexicans only being to
10 keep a watch upon the American for
ces, 10 etreat before any advance, and cut
of the supplies of water as far south as
the operations OF our army may make 1t
advisable to do so. That the troops spo
ken of as threatening Saiuio are scouting
parties of this corps of observation is con-
tidenty believed by Officers Of experI
ence and observation-disclosures others, whose
opinions are perhaps equally entitled to
respect, regard the movement of the enc
my in more serious light. The report
brought by Col. Kinney to Tampico, to
the effect that $1,000 Mexcans were to
attack Sallillo on the 9Th alt is bat the
same rumor which has already reached
here by way Of Matamoras, and which our
correspondent "Allo" spoke Of IN a letter
we pub last Thursday. Col. K
heard the rumor at Monte Morales, prob
ably, and had no opportunity to learn the
sequal OF The anticipated attack.
There is a lille doubt, as we learn from
private letters, that there was large
Mexican foIce-probably mostly cavalry
at TTula at last dates, all under COM
nand of Gen. Valencia. Gems Urea,
Romero, Fernandez and others are also
reported to be in the vicinity. 1t may be
recolected that our last accounts from the |
city of Mexico represented Valencia as
on his march to Tuia. |
From a correspondent at Tampico we
learn that on the lst OF January Gen.