The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-03-19
NO. NXNII.
BuESA NisrA, (oerr SahiRo, Mrrico. ,
February 6, 1917.

DuENA NisrA, ("ear Sah,ip, Mcrico,)1
February 6, 1871.
The event of the week has been the
arrival of Gen. Taylor from Monterey.
with an addition TO The force here of two
batteries and about 700 men. lie arriv.
ed last Saturday, and encamped mile or
two west OF the town. The whole force
IN this vicinity was thus increased to
about $500; but they were scattered in
dozen directions, and about the frs,
work the Gen. went NJ was to get them
together lie selected the Aqua Nueva
as the most eligible poin, for an encamp-
men', and since Thursday troops have
been passing MS in an almost unIn,errun-
ted stream, going in that direction. The
Gen. himself, with two artillery compa.
MES, a company Of DRAGONS, and a Miss
IssiPpl regiment of looi, passed US YES.
,erday. Our regiment turned on, to pay
him the honors due his rank, and we
were all grathed with a look a, old
though" on that same old horse. As
he got opposite the regiment and the
command was given to present arms, he
reached up to ra,e his old tarpauin cap.
but the wind anticipated his movement,
and carried II off. So he rode by M
bareheaded, while an attendant chased
his unruIy top cover. lie then called at
our Co'oneTs quarters, where the officers
lot our regiment were presented To him
and had hearty shake of his hand.
There have been so many descriptions Of
HIM printed SIN G this war has common
ced that | will not bore YOU with anoth-
.er. lis sufficient to say, that though he
looks sufficiently intellectual and very
like military man. no one can Justly ac-
cnse him Of being handsome man, or of
taking extra pains TO appear so.
Morgan's and Prentiss' companies have
been ordered 10 town, who, with Web
sler's battery and two companies of the
ID Ill. Regiment, will. in day or two.
he all the troops left in SaluIlo. They
will be under the command Of Mai War
rem, who will again be here, as he was a,
Monclova, sort of provisional governor
Of the place. The companies from the
ID Regiment are vet TO be selected by
Mai. w. 1t is fact, sufficiently humil-
iaiing, ii must be confessed, that there
are few volunteers that can with any de-
gree Of safety be left to garrison a town.
Those tina, hare been tried here, made
such hand of it tina, the Gen. made it
his FIRST business to get them away.
The men appear to become perfectly
reckless, and run into every kind of ex-
cess, from which the officers, if they had
the power, manifest little disposition to
restrain them. The idea of leaving anv
force in SallIlo was nearly abandoned.
until the Gen. heard such good report
of Maj Warren and the companies he
had with him at Moncova, that he at
once determined to send them here, Civ.
ing the Major leave, as the force WAS
rather small, TO select two more compa-
MES from the other Illinois Regiment.
Thus our boys have again the post Of
honor, and fully as well, predict, will
they maintain their good name here, as
they did at Monclova.
The balance of our regiment, with all
the other forces here, except the compa-
MES just named, will be at the Aqua Nu-
eva in day or two, and all thus under
the eye and immediate command of Gen.
Taylor.
AS to future movements, Of course
with all but few, it is mere speculation
and rumor. 1t is the general belief, from
what has dropped from head quarters.
that this whole command will take up
the line Of march from here in three or
tour weeks for Zacatecas, or on the road
to San Luis Polos. Santa Anna, it in
believed will have TO divide his force at
San Luis and in the vicinity 10 oppose
Scott, and the belief is that a diversion
in that direction will be successful-a,
eas, i, will help Scott, if it does no more
good.
Nothing has been heard since my last
of Maj. Bourland and the prisoners with
him. A rumor. i, is true, has been anoat
day or two, tina, they had all been shot,
but no one believes it. The alcalde here
SAYS he has seen man who saw them
at or near San Luis, and lha, they were
on their way To Mexico. There IS little
fear bu, that they will he we'll treated
as we'll as prisoners Of war generally are
among civilized nations.
A scout is going out in the morning
under Capt. McCulloch Of the Texas
Rangers, to consist of but s or G men.
The Capt. is an old hand a, the business
was in the battle of Mon,erey--ap1
knows the Mexicans thoroughly
they catch him they will find Z !.
asleep, Notwithstanding he say cay
find out all about their forces { % Ell
must go 10 San Luis,