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~ o.-EzSl. L1fc1 81. 1871.
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ee1losIt zip gives you 81 ftsl i knoun.
1eN ofe fepor,s q further details e a
I15 1fk'. bot hey ere Only r<porfs. / g..
iieFs Tint there h1s been ftkt. asf
lh1l ihe se1nlI hss been f.xarsbIs He'd
4 bsse olksFuise. tks Me1icans would
bese ~ =. know L promptly. n Csh.
fnyIof h,s beaieu 9sais Anna n lroo,.
" nay not tast been s6,e. nofui.kslsnd.
ine. . ppeI his Reconsideration /. 81,
fssI, l1t mpsi vail uniiI i i done ron
Csnsrec. He i perfectly safe Il Moo
tersy. = 4 sircheit fortified. and kss
abundant sis;fss and provisions.
Very truly. yours.
Ktsn ~ " d Buil.,i., .usr.k 80.
Repulss " Santa .4nna-T zree D.v.,
Hgktinf Mexican Loss Fsue TEsr-
sand Men americas Loss Elepen
Handrsd.
ne schooner Wn. c. Psssion has iu,i
srFlysd from ne Brs1os. which place she
lei % Ihe E0ib insisni. By ri, arrival
We IssTn vsrbslly that Gen. T.ylor. VINO
bad iallen back bslore Santa Anna. To-.
wards Monterey, and had been attacked
y Santa Anns. vsnd. aaer three dsys'
hard hehiine. The latter had been repuIsed
with the loss Of .. 900 men. ana that &c.
neral Tsylor's loss was slso very severe
one report Ssys | 100. another 700 me,.
We are incebied 10 Col HAT for the fol.
lowing copy Of letter addressed "a him
IRON Capt Ogden. Of the Qaarlerm asier',
Depafimenl. and which is The ONLY writ.
Ten iniorma,ion We have been able 10 oh.
'sin. - The vessel brought no mail.
BRAzes SANTIAGO March 10.
UndeF present cireumsia ices Won vill
b extremely anxious. know. 10 hear
thsnsEs from this quarter. Isish | could
myself ascertain the truth among the
lhousand lies that are circulstng. which
y Ike efsin Of wheat ID bushei I'd
chah-out whole line al Communication
has been ihfeaiened by Ssnia Anna's 8.
vefWhelmink force Tor some lime past
and columns unqaesiionabiy n motion "a
stack lli the depois. AZ late a,Ao..l
clock this morning the serounis iron,
Maiamorss were extremely doIorous. an
attack sxpecied every moment. re-.
ceised. 90 hour since. 40 Urgent reduesi
Tor Feinfoscemenis |; but Just now. ho res.
e.. privsie express arrived. stating that
some heavy firing that was heard yesier-
DAY evening Il Masamoras VS. . salute
over great victory 5y Gen. Taylor: and
! Just sas letter from Gefmsn nef.
chant there who says The same thing II
Thsplsee where the three days' b.nle Il
said 70 have been foughiis Baena Vista.
twenty miles from Ssltllo- the Mexican
loss Is said TO be immense feel so1.e
confidence 10 this story. as il corresponds
with Msxicsn reports Tor some DAYS pa.t.
I must odd, that up 10 our last direct
hates ron csmsrgo. there bad been moth
lns heard IRON Gen. Taylor later than the
- 81 February since tben eli cnmmu.
enics'iona from him had been cut Of IRON
Cansres. - The brave old man vas com
plsiely surrounded. knew, OF course.
ne wonld do honor 10 the country. but
snch tesnl,s ss are now reported may be
c"nsidesed a miraculous sad whllstl 10.
l,evs them IN part, | muJ await eiicisl
Intelligence.
NoTHiS0 FuRTHgR.--W We regret that
We gre unable TO relieve the anxiety Of
our resdets this morniDe BY any further
neWA hon ten. TAxLoR. there having
heen no mail received IRON New Otlesns
49, evening, These interruptions Of H..
I'll - = - -. "a - 4
teil'eence at moment, Of painful interest
are exceedingly vexaiious. but The South.
sfn mail route must be subject 10 them 90
long - = ses voyage Constitutes part O.
me Inc --Jgat. iaisiiig,aeer. fsesdsy.