The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-03-30
LATER FROM THE ARMY.

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WASHINGTON, March 30, IL, P. NJ
The New Orleans Picayune Of the 18th
received tonight contains some most a.
farming reports from Gen. Taylor's COM
.mand, in a shape more definite than in
any Of the proceeding umors.
The schooner Cinderella arrived at n.
Orleans. brings reports thar Gen. Tay-
lor, had been attacked in his position at
Aqua Nueva, and driven back towards Sal
sillo, to the pass Of Rinconardo, but no
authority is given for these statements
but such as are professedly founded upon
contradictory and flying reports. Even
these however, attest the gallantry Of
Gen. Taylor's resistance.
Il is stated that he lost 1900 men in
<he action, but that the Mexican loss
was still greater amounting to four thou
sand. The reports go so far even as to
claim the victory for the Americans.
Among the passengers by the Cinder.
ella was an officer OF the army. lie con
fessed his liabilities to inform the editor
Of the Picayune as TO what had occurred
Ia relation to the news from Saltillo, ht
did not know himself whether or not al
action had taken place.
The rumors received at Matamors'
were innumerable and conflicting. |
was said that dispatches had been receiv
ed from Gen. Taylor as late as the 25tt
OF February; bat this was believed to be
impossible. The communications be.
tween Monterey and Camargo are com
pletely cut of-say all the rumers-and
can only be r%e-opened by a considerable
force. Both the Americans and Mexi
cans on the Rio Grande are in a state O
great excitement. The alarm was increa.
sed by the interruption Of communica.
tons. and consequent uncertainty in ob.
tanning intelligence. The state of sus.
pense which this occasioncd was mos
painful. All hands were placed at work
IN Camargo and Brazos strengthening the
works and throwing up new defences.
Just as the Cinderella was leaving Bra.
EOS, ihe PicayuEe's informant learned
that two Mexiean spies had been taken
there. lie did not hear what disposition
had been made Of them.
The Matamoras Gag Of the 3D. instant,
says, that the reports Of an action having
taken place were fully credited in that CT
~. 1t is said, however, that there arc
many army officers there who are totally
lacredulous in relation TO them-and even
the Flag is at q loss how to believe some
Of The generally credited reports. The
Flag says:-"Our town has been thrown
Into a state of excitement, by the reports
constantly arriving, relative 10 the p~iriIous
condition Of Gen. Taylor's division OF
The army. The rumors are so vague and
confused that we hardly know what to
believe. That a battle had been tough;
no one can doubt but how it resulted, OF
what danger impends on the line Of the
Rio Grande, are matters involved In most
p%crplexing uncertainty. We give what
appears 10 be the most authentic accounts
received from the scat of hostilities.-
Sen. Taylor, while at Aqua Nueva with
5000 men was attacked on the 22d ult.,
by a ferce OF lf,000 men. Finding he
could not maintain his position, he made
his retreat to Saltillo, covering his wagon
train. Here he was assaulted again, and
an obstinate action took place in the
streets, involving heavy loss to the Mex.
leans, before the Americans AGAIN com.
menced their retregrade movement. Be.
fore retiring from S%alillo, Gen. L. DIES.
srayed all the public stores which he was
able 10 take with him. He then c~ontina.
his retreat to the pass Of RInconado, when
he was again attacked, and succeeded in
beating Off the enemy. Here all rumors
and letters leave him. Once in Monte
rev. and he would he safe: but his abili-
" to accomplish such a movement was
Altogether probsematical, as the Mexican
troops were swariaisig m every direction.
The Flag learns from another source
that Col. Morgan has abandoned Seralvo
after destroying such Of the public stores
az he WIS unable to t@ke wi.i, him. Cou-
riers that a force Of 1900 Mex
leans were batween Monterey and Ca
marro. Eight thousand were in the
neichborhood Of Victoria.
Captain Lamar reports that an express
had arrived al Drazos on the evening OF
line 4th inst, with he news that a Mexi-
can force had passcd the Rio Grande, and
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