The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-23
ADDITIONAL IMTELLIGENCE
SEAT OF w AR.
ANOTHER ARRIVAL AT NEW ORLEANS
The --latest Authentic Accounts
FROM
g EN- ERAL TAYLOR.
Further Particulars Of the Reported Battles
Abandonment Of Cerralvo.
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From tho Washington Union, March 2O]
We learn that no official Intelligence giving any
nrmaoD to the rumors Of battle, has been received at
the War Department Sw.,
-. From the New Orleans Pcayuns March I4l
The " > schooner Arispe Capt W est arrived in port
yesterday afternoon from the mouth Of the Rio 0rande
having sailed thence the 9th inst Dr. Jarvis of the
~ Army came passenger in her He is the bearer Of
the government at Washington.
Dr. Jarvis left Camorgo on the I'd inst There had
been nothing received there from Cen Taylor in several
days The rumors which prevailed were brought
through by Mexcans, and were of the most conradic
known to be- true from what merely ana thus
to correct fart possible the exaggerated reports in
with the IF arDs tn:
month OF February Of which no was personally cogn-
zant -
MEMORANDA OF DIN. JARVIS
for Matanoras At that time NO apprehension OF.
was entertained either BY Us or the Mexicans 80 far
we could learn from the latter large force Of cavalry
lor, which Of course was made known BY their cap.
ture OF tbs detachment Of Arkansas and Kentucky
Of cavsry on this side Of the ssrs Msdr. uDSsr
command OF General Urea. estimated at from six to
sa' .noussnd was said to be at Victoria and part as
the former place. They were in fact. in Victoria at
the time our troops marched to that place in January
Gen Qutman entered the town. They were supposed
TO be aatngas corps of belief was enter
tuhy to strike on our line of communication between
Camargo and and capture such trains a. should
happen to be the road the time Gen. Taylor must
have spPrehended intentions of this kind for on
my arrival ut Matamoras found them terrifying the
s.s o. that consequence oforder. just received
the whole or part of this force.
+ lsf Camsrgo on tho morning Of the oeth February to
return 10 Mentsrsy company with train Of 70 wagons
ksaacsy ande se s'EPsn MAJ.
Drsgsons We had not proceeded Ave miles when an
order arrived for our return in consequences of nsruc
road dire ctod to the quartsrnsster Camsrgs from the
quartermastsr at Monterey, which received from
ts Whiting assistant auartsrma:ier general at the
that ell trains be stopped certain information
received that large force Of the snemys cavalry say
Caasreyta was already occupid By them. These last
particulars costansdl hasty sote from the quarter
it with the remark look out" with Col. WhitinS's
instructions slso camc the order of Gen. Taylsr dated
the time ssVnr a Ts. order 90
doubtless the despatch Of Gen Tay calling for
I'd s t. y Gs in his
Onthe morning Of the 27th another express arrived ct
Camargo from the quartermaster at Monterey stating
bended ths he May have boon of; and he under.
stood from Col Whitisg, that there were important
he had ssn. .sso,her to advise Of this fact.
About oaiock the same day another express arrived
O'Clock A. M February 9sd saying en- express had lust
arrived bringing information that santa Anna
SEM summons 10 Gen. TAYLOR demanding his sur.
render The general told him to come and take him
santa Anna stated that he had twenty thousand
thar Tsyisr did not surrender he would cut him to
alter dark las, night says that Taylor giving the
This may be considered the last official coumunisa
ton received ell the subse quent information being de
rived from the Mexicans Ii might here remark that q
received from the postmaster at Monterey at
the time with the last Communication Of Captain
Montgomery; which gives the additional particulars that
General Taylor had fallen back from Aqua Nssva to
infar tho If
NJ, although he does not distinctly state The Next
cans say he lest six pieces of the former place
pass Of Los Muertos with view Of terrifying IT, and
large quantities Of ammunition had been despatched from
Tho dstsehlhsnts Of the Sd Ohio Regiment under Col
Morgan and Lieut. Col Irving the former having seven
companies at Cerrevo and the latter three Ut Marin
was greatly feared at Camargo had been cut OF by
large force OF 5000 who said have occupied
the latter place on the afternoon OF the 23d Lieut. Col
Irving to general order No said
left Marin the morning VI the day was occupied
by the enemy marching towards Cerrslvo, with view
ceedng to Monterey. Col Morgan lett Csrralvo on the
24th having destroyed in obedience the endorsement
on the same general order all such provisions and sup
quence have encountered the enemy in his route they
had as we have seen above, occupied In force
Marin, lying between him and Monterey.
Moreover. train OF 100 wagons, which left CamarRo
about the 18th l7th laden with provisions clothing
Ramos, lying between CsrrslvO and Marin, and with the
escort captured This intelligence brought in by
an American or MexlCan mule driver, who
train end escaped time Of s capture He ssys the
Mexicans charged ct the time both the front and
rear Of the tram After the firing, which Of short
DURATION ceased he cautiously venursd out of the
chaperrsi with Wow Of anding his comrades
He discovered the MeIcsns busily engaged in unhar.
Messing tho mules from tho wagons and seeing Of
his own party made his way back, carefully avoiding he
hundred Mexican stories were in circulation NJ Ca
MARCO when Left in reference to the battle going ON be
tween General Taylor and Santa Anna They say II had
already continued three days with considerable loss
areat nm taft o Mav
subsequent accounts represent Cen having fallen
back on Monterey The day left Camargo letter was
troops had entered that town. -four miles dis
tant from the former place, and had made him prisoner
bshisd in his charge when Lieut. Col McCook svscust
cd the pluce. COL Curtis intended to march with his
regiment ior Monerey, the moment Col; Drake, with
relieve him The latter officer awaiting the arrival
OF the Mississippi regiment which met On the river,
short distance below Mstamoras, its way up This
regiment and six companies Of the Virginia regiment
under Lieut. Col Randolph, which arrived at Csmarro
ments arrived the Rio Grande, all the other nv
that had arrived having boon sent below TO Lobos From
sse say Every soldier and in fact double or three
the number that constitute the garrison tho dir
ons for
relief"
and certainty our information from the Rio Qrande
learn further from DR. Jarvis that bearer of dispatches
had iet tamarko ior 1hmpco and sailed from the mouth
Of the Rio Grsndo the 9th inst on the McKim Ifhe
formation we give IN another column from Tampico be
entirely authentic tho messenger would not reach his
destination I'LL the departure OF all the troops which
be spared from that point II would SEEM however, that
from TamPico by the way Of Victoria, Gen. Taylor
must look for hs reinforcement
The Mexican citizens in the valley Of the Rio Grande
are abandoning their homes in crowds Matsmoras and
Csmago are stripped Of their native inhabitants They
dread the approach of their own army more than the
presence Of ours ~
NO fears are expressed for tho safety of CamarRo
where we have vast of stores There are 1900
nghtIng men IN the place, including ell classes They
well armed and tho place so strongly fortified that Il
will not probably be attempted $500
ere most happy to say that the reported capture
OF McCuiioch and LIs command il unfounded II harm
has occurred TO him. it must have been somewhere be-
nave an abundant supply of reported incidents by
De Were they authentic but enough is known
win certain.y Oh the position OF affairs on the Rio
Gsnoe ana az saiio to excite ALARM witheut saerayat