The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-04-03

ofproyisions more than six months, for our
present garrison, and the supply of amnuui-
tion,is unbounded in one more day we shall
have our magazines perfectly secure. We
have some seven or eight pieces in each of
the bastions, some thirty in all mounted. We
have sent all our funds to the fort, and have
them secured in one of the magazines.
They write us from Saltlo,under date ofthe
2Ist, that General Taylor has fallen back on
siul,Ilo, and will fight the enemy on the hill
Immediately west of the city. This position
is hunked by two rGdoubts, and we are reioic-
ed thai he has taken it, as we now feel conf
dent ofthe result.
Captain Plentiss' company of the LIST artillery
left here Yesterday morning, with two Ia and
two Founders, for Satillo. So the Gener-
ais regular force will consist of five compa.
MICS of artillery (tilree light and two heavy
aud two sqaudrons of Dragons.
The mail leaves today, twenty-tonrs in adj
vance Of the regular IN oil, in consequence OF
its containing an order trom General Taylor
for achievements.
GEN. n. TowsoN, PaymastHr General u. $.
army, Washington.
Upon the whole, we see as yet no conclu-
sive reason TO suppose that II battle has taken
place; still less any ground to believe ihntanly
disaster has beialIen our gallant army. II VIII
he seen by the following extract from the n.
O. Picayune ofthc 18th inst, that an arrival
which left the BraZos on the 9th, brought nc
news ofimportance.
FROM THE BRAzos. We are still without
any further news from Monterey, although
there were two later arrivals Yesterday from
BraZos Santiago. The schooner Pinta, Capt.
Brown. saied on the 9Th inst, and schooner
T.. :. Powell, Capt. Powell, sailed on the
, morning of the OH and neither brings any
,,t,.
Int they gave us not even a verbal report Of
news. The letters received are equally bar
rem ot';nte diligence. One passenger had con-
yersed with ~ officer who left Mutnmoras
on the 9Th ipst., aud derived from him the i
dea that that to WI was in no danger from the
MeXicaps-thnt lis offences were quite ade-
quate to the emergency
The e. :. Powell In ought no letters of
which we could learn There were several
vessels ut the BraZOs TO sail for inns Port' SO
that we MAJ look for frequent Hrr'VaIs,'lil the
uncertainty which hangs over the 'at9 OF our
arms is cleared up.-E|'stington Ousn ''a'0
%
The Savannah Republican of the I'D ins,'
says ave have received. through Iriehu,
direct accounts going far to cOniinl many
OF the opinions we advanced. Our INFORM
ant came down in the cars on Friday evening
with an Officer of the regular army, a.. F.)
who was going post hast TO Washington.
The officer left Monterey about the 20th or
2lst our informant is not certain which lie
had an escort nine men and was bcsieged
III stone house FOR twenty four hours by
runcheros, whom they beat off. 1t is II fact,
/ he says, that the communications are cut OIL,
and the enemy's cavalry and ruucheros were
swarming in all directions. it is true, also,
that orders had been transmitted to send no
supplies without very strong escort. 1t
! is reared that Captain James IRWIN, OF the reg
ulur army, most accomplished officer,
/ known personally to many of the citizens of
Savannah has been cut off. But atthe posts
all WAS going on well, all were in good spir-
lis aud there was no cause for alarm or APP
/ prehenslon. Lieut.. f. had seen since he left
! Monterey, letter from Gen. Taylor to ms
son in law, DR.. Wood, in which he says that
| he was sixteen miles from Sultillo, with his
own and Gen. WOODS command, amounting
to $500 effective men, and he was retiring
quietly ON Monterey. His outposts were con-
stanty retfeating before the enemy's advanc-
| ed guard, or what is presumed 10 be an ad-
vanced guard of some 10000 men, comman-
ded by Santa Anna. The men under Gen.
Taylor were all in the highest spirits, and
ready for Il conflict. The General himself
in the letter alluded to, says he wants TO geta
fair field for his artillery. and that if Santa
| Anna wants to distinguish himself, he will
| give him chance The batteries ofthe reg
uIar artillery with Taylor, are Nashngtous
! Webster's, Shernan's and Bragg's-24 plec-
es. Each oi'these four batteries, in the COM
mon parlance of the army, are held to be e.
quail to n regiment and half OF men. OF
course this remark is not to be understood
as made seriously, but it shows how much re-
lance is placed upon them by the army. The
troops at Camargo were actively engaged i'll
throwing up entertainments.
| Thus we have vet TO learn whether there
has been general engagement or a partial
one, or whether Taylor has reached Monter-
ey without encountering the enemy. There
were at Monterey, our informant says, full
ratons for 5000 men for 100 days, which
could be made to hold out nearly six months
in case Of necessity. Such is the substance
ofthe verbal statements made to us, which
may no doubt be confidently relied upon.
GEN. TAYLOR AND HIS BATTLES. MIR March
of the New York Tribune, writes from
Washington OH the Goth as follows, upon the
late events in Mexico. 1t will he seen that he
records his belief in the tathiuness of his
narratlons:--
A letter has been received quite recently by
Col. Taylor,-the brother of our most gallant
genera, dated SaltilIo, Feb. %, from the most
lnquestionable authority, ian authority that a
promise of secrecy compEls me to withhold
giving an account ofthree several attacks by
Col. Folks next friend" Ger. Santa Anna,
with nearly 10000 men, upon "Old Rough
and Ready" who had but abont five thou
sand men under his command at the time.
The first attack was made ut Aqua Nueva,
and after some hard demonstrations of mu-
tual hostility, repulsed with considerable loss
! TO the MeXicans: the attack was renewed ut